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Ada Hagan, Ph.D.

@dradawrites.bsky.social
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Making Science Accessible @ alliancescc.com | Intersectional Feminist, Trekie, #scimom, microbiologist, #ADHD, & writing coach | Oxford comma advocate

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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Thank you for teaching me something today! 🤣
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This is true of so, so, so many things. You can try a game of saying, “hey, what would be true if both my experience and this fact that feels opposite of my experience were true at the same time”. I think it is really useful. You don’t have live in that space but its okay to play in it.
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Mzbitca @mzbitca.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I think of it that there are two types of importance. The importance of me being me and what I need. And the importance of me being a part of things and impacting others and my world in small ways just by being there and present
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I assume you're looking for human genetics not microbial so I can only help with a repost 😔
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Erica D. Pratt @pratted.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The lab has asked for an intro to genetics book for the lab library. Do folks have any recommendations?
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ThePotLab, PhD 🧠🧪🏴 @thepotlabphd.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I can’t believe I have to make this statement but here it is: There are experts who believe in BOTH modern vaccines and medicines AND traditional plant medicine/ natural remedies. And we dont really conjure the media or capture audiences like the extremists do. 👀
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Julie Johnston @queermsfrizzle.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Please support my students kickstarter to finish an educational wastewater video game we started building! I taught an interdisciplinary capstone class video game where programmers, artists, sound designers, and education students could work together! www.kickstarter.com/projects/que...
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What the Floc: Educational Wastewater Video Game
Educational video game where players operate a wastewater treatment plant to protect the city and environment from pollution!
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I still have to convince myself that those are okay to touch sometimes 😂
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Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
My food aversion cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE has been called both “funnier than a cookbook has any right to be,” and “life changing.” Built on a foundation on unconditional acceptance of individual sensory needs, for all ages. Written by me, an Autistic classically trained chef.
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Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Please help if you can. chuffed.org/pay/campaign...
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Emergency relief for the immediate evacuation of Lolo family from Gaza
Hello friends. My name is Megan, and I am a close friend of Lulu and her family, who are currently residing in Khan Younis, Gaza, Palestine, originally from Rafah. The humanitarian crisis has weighed ...
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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 08/05/2025
At the start of the day she needed $1,000 to get medical treatment for Mohammed, now she only needs $430, PLEASE share this and give whatever you can.
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Joshua Earle, Ph.D. @cyborgapologist.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I officially dub this the Yeet Fleet. www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-airc...
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A US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea fight just lost a third Super Hornet. The $60 million jet went overboard on landing.
The F/A-18 tried landing on the USS Harry S. Truman but went overboard after the arrestment failed, a defense official said.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Anyone seen writing that thinks about fossil fuels as a kind of time travel? Fictional or scholarly.
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Yes? But I'm struggling to remember what. Maybe Penny Chisholm's Living (or Buried) Sunlight books? www.thriftbooks.com/w/buried-sun...
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Buried Sunlight book by Molly Bang
Buy a cheap copy of Buried Sunlight book by Molly Bang. Acclaimed Caldecott Artist Molly Bang teams up with award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm to present the fascinating, timely story of fo...
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I had an undergrad prof who always made comments like this. Frustrated one day, I finally asked him who raised us [to be so displeasing]. I don't think he ever brought it up again.
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Yes! The music is awesome! And if you haven't already, consider watching Emilia Perez - it's apparently based on a modern opera & also has amazing music(al scenes)
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Lauren Morrill @laurenmorrill.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
We signed our lease today, which means I can tell you Good Girl Books will be located at 7685 W Northshore Drive between Richy Kreme donuts and Flourish flowers in Knoxville! We bought a can of pink paint today! IT’S HAPPENING! (Also donuts, flowers, and romance novels is a helluva day!)
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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a woman in a denim jacket is sitting at a table and says i 'm listening
Alt: A woman in a denim jacket is sitting at a table and folding her hands under her chin. A caption reads "I'm listening".
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
What a line... "This was like trying to fix a microwave by hugging it" 🤣
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Me too! My little will eat nearly any fruit or vegetable & is in the habit of trying at least 1 bite of anything, but the list of reliable foods has become increasingly restricted over the last year - add to that diverging dietary needs for the grown ups & I'm running out of ideas 😭
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Putting this on my wishlist...
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Thank you for your service!
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 06/05/2025
All of this. Public Radio affiliates are often the only thing on the dial in the rural U.S. that isn’t right-wing talk radio or Christian proselytizing (is there a difference these days ha hah ugh) and they do so much good, necessary reporting, even if they don’t get everything right
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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tigger from winnie the pooh is crying with his eyes closed and tears coming out of his eyes .
Alt: Tigger from Winnie the Pooh is crying with his eyes closed and tears coming out of his eyes. A caption reads "ugly crying"
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Well, I mean, we haven't gotten her to stop watching Fox when FiL puts it on, but I did get her to go to Harshbarger's office once to at least ask about what's going on so IDK - at a minimum, she can't say that she wasn't told!
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Agree! One of the first things that got through was showing my MiL the proposed Medicaid cuts. As a scientist, I'm very fact heavy, but there's data that presenting opposing facts only solidifies the existing position - so then I get overwhelmed & don't know where to start lol
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
We've been able to move the needle a little bit w/ my MiL, but I think that's primarily b/c 1) we're govt adjacent & can share *personal* impacts 2) she's been warned that if certain rxs become unavailable, she'll lose access to family (we'll move)
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
And when you do, where do you even begin? When they're getting distorted information, what's the common ground on which to move forward?
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I hate DRM, especially for media "purchases" vs subscriptions. At least with subscriptions it's clear that you're paying for access & don't actually own anything.
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Ok, Thanks for clarifying! Based on the other responses, I was beginning to wonder if you were speaking generally about libraries having to pay & I just read too much into it.
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Ohhh... I assumed they had a certain number of licences ("copies") of each e-book that could be used at a time at a flat fee. I didn't realize it was a per-use fee!
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Some banger examples of this guy's posts (on the other place) include
Post in response to a post saying something “reeks of Nazism.” “If that’s the case then cool. HH. 1488. We’re going to put you in a camp. Happy now?” “HH” often refers to Heil Hitler and “1488” is a known white supremacist slogan.

Repost of a video showing Black people fighting. “Let’s check in on what White taxpayers are funding today via subsidized housing/section 8”

Post of a Trump-Vance 2024 campaign slogan on a Confederate flag
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I have to say that I've been really impressed with the Knoxville News Sentinel. In a decidedly conservative area, they haven't shied from Black-business themed features or this front page story...
DA fires prosecutor over racist, sexist posts

Allen acts within hours of questions by Knox News

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Knoxville News Sentinel USA TODAY NETWORK – TENNESSEE

The Knox County district attorney fired an assistant prosecutor May 5 hours after Knox News asked the office questions about a social media account the staff attorney used to post vile racist and sexist messages.
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
All that being said, I never could figure out sustainable deodorant - I always smelled funky (to myself) & I have gone back to "normal" shampoo, though I use much less of it
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I remember liking the ethique shampoo bars - though it took me a while to figure out to lather & transfer that to my head instead of trying to rub a bar through my hair lol - the conditioner bars are *amazing* for shaving, that's all I use them for anymore
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I use more water than you're "supposed to" for the hand soap tabs, though it ends up a bit more liquidity than what you buy. I'm a huge dropps fan for laundry detergent.
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Not promising tweets to see when you first open Bluesky. I spent several minutes scrolling for more RFK disasters 😭
Screenshot of two skeets:

@erinbiba.bsky.social "I think I might have to mute RFK, the existential trauma is actually destroying me."

Danny cherry jr "I have meds that I require every single day for the rest of my life in order to function, that without insurance, would cost me damn near $100, if not over. That's so fucked."
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Same! Dracula (the book!) gave me nightmares & I couldn't finish it until years later. 😭
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Glad to help! I'll also always advocate for chocolate* 😉 *Or a similar sweet treat
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Time & space to herself! We spend so much time in physical contact with the little ones in that first year that some no-touchy, demand-free time is desperately needed (IMO).
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Her bill to pay rural doctors more may use Medicare dollars - but that won't keep rural hospitals afloat when federal grants are cut & fewer patients can pay thanks to Medicaid cuts www.citizentribune.com/health/harsh...
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Harshbarger reintroduces rural bipartisan healthcare act
U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-TN-01, is reintroducing the bipartisan Rural Physician Workforce Production Act alongside representatives Kim Schrier, D-WA, and Don Bacon, R-NE, to bring more doctors t...
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🚨Call Harshbarger about Medicaid!!🚨 She's on the Energy and Commerce Committee that will gut Medicaid. Ask how that aids her supposed goals to improve rural health care (spoiler, it won't). @indivisibleknox.bsky.social @nashvilleresist.bsky.social
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Cathy Leamy @metrokitty.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Oh look, it’s my new to-read list! 🤩 What a treasure trove!
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💜 Big 💚 Roux 💛 @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app · 01/05/2025
Oh okay. I’ll go cry forever now. Thanks.
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
#AcademicWriting
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Ada Hagan, Ph.D. @dradawrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Making American Blowflies Great Again
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