Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What has happened to the Kennedy Center breaks my heart, this terrible man is ripping away everything that is good about our country while a small but influential group of fascists cheer him on 😔 030
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Visiting ORD ✈️ is like visiting in another country, where you ask for your travel mug to be filled with coffee and they look at you like you’re some sort of insane person. I fear we will never solve the plastic pollution problem sometimes, sigh. 020
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It is 4:20 on Friday and I am in a meeting where we are discussing how we hold and run meetings, and I feel like the week needs to be over 🙃 010
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 28/08/2026apple.news/ArZlSOikpQza...apple.newsThousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks — ReutersMore than six decades after Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and declared his dream for a more just America, thousands gathered in Washington on Friday to warn that v... 000
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My days as a chauffeur may soon be coming to an end! #driverspermit #eep 010
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 25/08/2026First day of 10th and 5th grades! @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social 020
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Fun riddle for working parents who start work at 9am … the elementary schools in Maryland don’t start until 9:30am 🤪🫠😬 010
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I have never related more to a song 😂 Maybe Mitski also has adhd. 000
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Electric shock gloves? 🤬 apple.news/ATy7q3eW7Qnu...apple.newsUS immigration agency plans to buy electric shock gloves, raising alarm among rights advocates — ReutersThe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to buy electric shock gloves for officers in the field, alarming rights advocates who have condemned the action of ICE during President Dona... 020
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/08/2026According to NYT, Trump was hidden in a catering cart and wheeled onto a military jet for a secret flight out of Turkey last month. 😂 We’re sorry, but we cannot get past the catering cart part. Imagine being Secret Service and hearing, “The eagle is in the chafing dish.” 2703362681
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If nothing else, we have good memes? Sigh. #cateringtruck 020
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Trump shuts down all federally funded reporting on climate change in the arctic region, because the data refutes his ideas about there being no climate change. We are living through the most anti-science presidency in US history. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...subscriber.politicopro.comPOLITICO Pro: NOAA to end support for Arctic climate change reportThe authors were informed Monday of the action, which jeopardizes public dissemination of the report on the fast-changing region. 11176125
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Had so much fun on my birthday this year, rooftop salsa on Embassy row in DC 10/10! 💃 020
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 06/08/2026We are disgraceful. This is the thanks he gets? apple.news/AeGtpkBWSQ7q...apple.newsSenate committee set to vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress — NPRRepublicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee want to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 020
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 04/08/2026From my 10 yr old on the metro this morning … “I’d like to visit the Pentagon someday, but it’s a little extra right now.” 😂 #genalpha 010
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/08/2026Important history lesson: Fascism rose partly as a result of the 1918 pandemic. 9457174
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 01/08/2026We named our new WiFi network after Winnie because she assisted with set up. #catsofbluesky 0111
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Lovely day at the beach 🏖️ #oceancitymaryland 000
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I’m sorry but where is the mom strength beer? It would need to have a higher percentage of alcohol 🙄 020
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Move in day! Excited to be an east coaster again 🌳 🏠 220
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association. 15568182026
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 19/07/2026was literally crying at Sally Ride and Amelia Earhart’s flight suits being side by side 21733197
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Really happy with how this bowl from my somewhat neglected hobby turned out. #moremudlessplastic 130
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Better than I’ve heard anyone say it so far. youtube.com/shorts/sAmcu...youtube.comWhen you strip away humanityYouTube video by Josh Johnson 010
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Pete Hegseth just blocked the promotions of seven senior Navy officers — five of whom are women or people of color — to two-star admiral rank. For the first time in more than a decade, no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.nytimes.comOpportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More PromotionsFor the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year. 1461620822
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 15/07/2026When Gen Alpha folds the laundry they request a “bonus” … seems reasonable? 030
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 13/07/2026www.faseb.org has a nice template that I used …faseb.orgHomeFASEB is a federation of scientific societies that advances health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service t... 010
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Lightening bugs (aka fireflies) spotted tonight in Rock Creek Park ✨ #waitforit 020
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...theatlantic.comHistory Will Judge the ComplicitWhy have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president? 20572142602
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026We should all be very concerned. apple.news/AI6xwRwp_QWm...apple.newsAn artist brought 'I.C.E. pops' to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days — NPRThe Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus. 000
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Sorry typo - www.faseb.orgfaseb.orgHomeFASEB is a federation of scientific societies that advances health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service t... 000
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Don’t forget to submit your comment by COB tomorrow 🧬 🧪 🐟 🔬 💪 www.faeb.org has a great template. @pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social 111
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026This is the latest escalation in Trump’s years-long effort to control U.S. media outlets, following previous financial settlements with news organizations 📰 David Folkenflik, Willem Marx NPR apple.news/ANm1gvJm8RM-... This material may be protected by copyright.apple.newsJustice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting — NPRThe Times says federal agents turned up on the doorsteps of several of its journalists to force grand jury testimony next week over their coverage of the Air Force One plane gifted to Trump by Qatar. 000
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Watching sportsball today, have no idea what is going on but the sweet potato fries are good ⚽️ 020
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I will try to get her secret otter pattern from her. She is 15 😉 020
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderKatie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 11/07/2026well thats not good 181
Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Made a mug that captures how I have felt since January 2025. Drinking coffee out of this is therapeutic ☕️ 010
Reposted by Dr. Susanne BranderGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/07/2026Reuters confirms. 11 more people captured by ICE have been sent to a maximum security prison in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a country where they have no ties and committed no crimes. reut.rs/4wpbIGUreut.rsEleven more Trump deportees arrive in Eswatini from the United States, lawyer saysEleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a policy of sending them to third countries arrived in Eswatini from the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. lawyer following the case ... 1817401263