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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 19h

I got told off for offering one of my high school students a Tums.

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Jacob Graveison @jacobdavison.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

We as a nation can, must, and will give Ilhan Omar a Gundam.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I recall a professor who said that they alone kept the lab afloat. When asked "what about the grad students making min. wage while doing the research that goes into any grant proposal", the prof responded "How does that provide the budget?"

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The thing I'll miss most, and what I'm proudest of from grad school is my union. We built this from a whisper campaign to a contract that guaranteed 3.5% raises each year, made non-discriminatory harassment grievable, and allowed international students time off to attend to visa issues.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's okay to introduce a speaker with polite lies. You aren't under oath and don't need to call them "an interesting team member" in front of all their loved ones. Gotta love PhD defense season

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

How long until we get an executive order renaming Canada to Peepeepoopooland

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The package for my dishwasher detergent says "removes up to 100% of grease and stuck-on food" and I can't stop thinking about that

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I have a lot of spicy opinions about The University that on the surface unfortunately make me sound like a Republican

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 23/08/2026

I love Minneapolis

Jake Lang, a Nazi asshole, getting his ass picturesquely whooped in downtown Minneapolis by a person dressed as Spider-Man

I cannot overstate how much this photo looks like a comic book cover

Photo credit Chris Juhn Photography

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WOLLY @wollymight.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

minneapolis is incredible because you could be watching a bunch of hot punks bicycling around on custom freak bikes meanwhile down the road a man dressed as spiderman literally jumps off a building to punch jake lang in the face repeatedly on a giant cross

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Kinda chic to embrace productive struggle and write your own code instead of outsourcing your thinking to AI

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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The neat thing is, even if you aren't in Minnesota, you can participate in Don't Vote For Angie Craig Day. (But if you are voting in Minnesota, you definitely must participate in this day. Vote for Peggy Flanagan!)

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Mitch McConnell called me this morning offering his sincere congratulations for successfully defending my dissertation! He was on Zoom, alert and listening, and definitely alive.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Not a hot take: a published article describing an open source python tool should also be open access

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Funny, I got this feedback from the committee members who stuck around to congratulate me. "You used 'we' a lot, but this is your work and what *you* contributed to the field. You deserve to tell your reader that it's yours."

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I won't forget the way my people showed up to my PhD defense. Friends, neighbors, comrades, found and blood family. The room was full, and nobody can take that away from me. I have the best people. (And I'm a doctor!)

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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 14/07/2026

My statement responding to the repeated racist and Islamophobic attacks by All of Minneapolis (AOM)

Text reading “FATEH
for MINNESOTA SENATE
STATEMENT: SENATOR OMAR FATEH RESPONDS TO RACIST & ISLAMOPHOBIC ATTACKS BY ALL OF MINNEAPOLIS (AOM)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - "Today, we all saw yet another instance of a racist and xenophobic dog whistle from Karin Birkeland and the All of Minneapolis PAC - red-baiting and directly attacking my public service to the people of Minnesota as a State Senator.
The statements made in All of Minneapolis' email from this morning are absolutely disgusting. It is this exact kind of harmful rhetoric that is driving the hatred and divisiveness in our politics.
This is the latest example of a repeated pattern of discrediting and dehumanizing our elected leaders of color. Leaders like myself face countless death threats, racist comments, and violent messages daily - but this is a new low. All of Minneapolis continues to go back to their same old disgusting dirty tactics, spreading blatant lies and fear-mongering.
After the year we have been through with Operation Metro Surge, Minnesotans are sick of this politics of fear and division- point blank period.
DFL Party Leadership cannot continue to stay silent on the blatant harm and lies spread by All of Minneapolis. I am disheartened by the culture of enabling this kind of racism, xenophobia, and red-baiting by individuals in positions of power like Chair Richard Carlblom, who has yet to release any statement condemning this type of behavior. It is a complete and utter failure and sadly has been what I have come to expect from the politics of the DFL and its State Chair.
I represent the district with the most unmet needs and have fought tooth and nail every day to improve the lives of my neighbors and fellow Minnesotans. This is what the Southside is all about, and that's the leadership we deserve.
Now, more than ever, we need leaders who will not fold. We will not back down.
Solidarity, comrades."
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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I spoke to Mitch McConnell on the phone for 35 minutes today practicing my defense talk. He asked many insightful questions and proposed several experiments

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

That’s what happens when you get rid of the department of defense

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Ref handing out yellow cards like they're Halloween candy

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Look, is Messi one of the best of all time? Yes. Would it be absolutely hilarious if Cape Verde knocked out Argentina? Also yes

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Boo-riginalMattB @originalmattb.com · 01/07/2026

Happy Canada Day to our upstairs neighbours. Remember: Canada is Really Big! 🇨🇦 youtu.be/tOM-TmZBzZo?...

youtu.be

Canada is Really Big by The Arrogant Worms

YouTube video by nintendofan27

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Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

love trans, fuck scotus, full stop.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Microsoft word: where changing the font alignment on page 57 causes pagination to reset midway through (35,36,1,2)

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The last chapter of my dissertation is on unpublished work that nobody else has seen. When I say "we investigated this" and "we propose that", it's referring to me and my inner demons

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Any chemical engineer born after 1993 can't cook...all they know is mass transfer, pressure drop, steady state, eat hot chip & lie

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"Notable among the ‘no’ votes was council member Michael Rainville" umm I don't think that's notable at all. That's kinda his whole shtick

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The scariest thing about starting my new job is how much they all seem to want me on the team. What is this? What's the catch? Is it secretly a cult?

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 11/06/2026

minneapolis city council president elliott payne gets in the fun with the drag show at city hall to mark pride month

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The great thing about being a fan of pigeons is you can be utterly enchanted any time you like

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A lot of fun novelty t shirts are made of cheapo rough cotton, but these are SOFT. Highly recommend.

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 03/06/2026

There is something brutally psychically injurious to being constantly told "just do good work and you'll be successful" while watching people who do the most dogshit work possible do all the succeeding.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Striving for better is important, and it's also important to learn what is good enough.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I'm told that once you leave grad school, the nausea and headaches will stop. Looking forward to confirming

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Do the Etsy witches offer "non-lethal Hantavirus"

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Doing a PhD means spending 5 years earning ~minimum wage (if you only work 40 hrs/week, LOL) and then suddenly at the end, with no dramatic change in competence, having to massively readjust your concept of what your labor is worth

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Wisdom from my amazing undergrad advisor: "Live your life with the confidence of a mediocre white man." #WomenInSTEM

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"Crashing out" for a PhD student who does chemistry can be very good, very bad, or very very bad.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy Mothers' Day to all the Eldest Daughters out there 🫡

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The lord is TESTING me and I forgot to study

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The chaotic urge to put on my defense committee the faculty who've been public about how much they dislike me because anything besides a straight pass would look like anti-union retaliation (My committee is actually lovely people. I didn't succumb to the chaos)

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tay 🇵🇸🚫🧊 @teeelzee.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

everyone chanting “egg egg egg” for this baby loon to hatch. wow it’s been a long winter and I just love south mpls so so much

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I have one (1) experiment left to complete this paper. Guess what my catalyst has decided to do.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Attention to all forced-birthers protesting in front of Planned Parenthood: for today's performance of Into The Woods, the roles of Everyone will be Played by Me. There will be no intermission.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Dreamt that I was going through TSA and not only did they make me take my shoes off, I had to go wash my hands and then perform a karaoke song. Also at one point my friend was trying to "vape" a pear slice.

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Sophie Brauer @sophiebrauer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Professor A is presenting a seminar on automated lab workflows. Professor B: "How does this compare to a grad student?" Prof A: "Well, it can work continuously. And a robot can't report you to HR." dude what

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