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Dr. Susanne Brander

@smbrander.bsky.social
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Environmental toxicologist, mom, liberal, Project director - science at Pew (DC), courtesy faculty Oregon State

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tbeaumont.bsky.social @tbeaumont.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What 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 😔
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Visiting 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.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It 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 🙃
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Thousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks — Reuters
More 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...
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My days as a chauffeur may soon be coming to an end! #driverspermit #eep
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
First day of 10th and 5th grades! @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Fun riddle for working parents who start work at 9am … the elementary schools in Maryland don’t start until 9:30am 🤪🫠😬
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I have never related more to a song 😂 Maybe Mitski also has adhd.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Electric shock gloves? 🤬 apple.news/ATy7q3eW7Qnu...
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US immigration agency plans to buy electric shock gloves, raising alarm among rights advocates — Reuters
The 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...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
According 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.”
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If nothing else, we have good memes? Sigh. #cateringtruck
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 11/08/2026
Donald Trump hiding in an airline catering cart.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Trump 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...
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POLITICO Pro: NOAA to end support for Arctic climate change report
The authors were informed Monday of the action, which jeopardizes public dissemination of the report on the fast-changing region.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Had so much fun on my birthday this year, rooftop salsa on Embassy row in DC 10/10! 💃
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We are disgraceful. This is the thanks he gets? apple.news/AeGtpkBWSQ7q...
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Senate committee set to vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress — NPR
Republicans 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.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
From 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
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/08/2026
Important history lesson: Fascism rose partly as a result of the 1918 pandemic.
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the Rise of Italian Fascism: A Cross-City Quantitative and Historical Text
Qualitative Analysis
Gregori Galofré-Vilà, PhD, Martin Mckee, MD, DSc, María Gómez-León, PhD, and David Stuckler, PhD
Evidence linking past experiences of worsening health with support for radical political views has generated concerns about the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The influenza pandemic that began in 1918 had a devastating health impact: 4.1 million Italians contracted influenza and about 500 000 died. We tested the hypothesis that deaths from the 1918 influenza pandemic contributed to the rise of Fascism in Italy. To provide a "thicker" interpretation of these patterns, we applied historical text mining to the newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia (Mussolini's newspaper). Our observations were consistent with evidence from other contexts that worsening mortality rates can fuel radical politics. Unequal impacts of pandemics may contribute to political polarization. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(2):242-247.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
We named our new WiFi network after Winnie because she assisted with set up. #catsofbluesky
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Lovely day at the beach 🏖️ #oceancitymaryland
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I’m sorry but where is the mom strength beer? It would need to have a higher percentage of alcohol 🙄
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I think we will fit in here #takomapark
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Takoma Park 🌞
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Move in day! Excited to be an east coaster again 🌳 🏠
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Srlsy!!
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The muppets at the half time show, 10/10.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Out and about to watch the game today ⚽️
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Single use plastic 🙄
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
was literally crying at Sally Ride and Amelia Earhart’s flight suits being side by side
A leather jump suit and a NASA jacket side by side in a display case
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Really happy with how this bowl from my somewhat neglected hobby turned out. #moremudlessplastic
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Better than I’ve heard anyone say it so far. youtube.com/shorts/sAmcu...
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When you strip away humanity
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Pete 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.
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Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions
For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
When Gen Alpha folds the laundry they request a “bonus” … seems reasonable?
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.faseb.org has a nice template that I used …
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FASEB 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...
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Lightening bugs (aka fireflies) spotted tonight in Rock Creek Park ✨ #waitforit
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
All the right people huh?
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026
Lindsey 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...
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History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
We should all be very concerned. apple.news/AI6xwRwp_QWm...
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An artist brought 'I.C.E. pops' to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days — NPR
The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sorry typo - www.faseb.org
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FASEB 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...
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Don’t forget to submit your comment by COB tomorrow 🧬 🧪 🐟 🔬 💪 www.faeb.org has a great template. @pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
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David Cavlovic🇨🇦🍁 @davidcavlovic.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This 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.
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Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting — NPR
The 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.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Watching sportsball today, have no idea what is going on but the sweet potato fries are good ⚽️
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I will try to get her secret otter pattern from her. She is 15 😉
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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
well thats not good
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Made a mug that captures how I have felt since January 2025. Drinking coffee out of this is therapeutic ☕️
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
That is tempting.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/07/2026
Reuters 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/4wpbIGU
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Eleven more Trump deportees arrive in Eswatini from the United States, lawyer says
Eleven 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 ...
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