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Dr. Susanne Brander

@smbrander.bsky.social

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Ecotox & EnvStress lab PI, AssocProf @OSU_coastal, co-lead @pnwmicroplastic, AE @STOTEN_journal, Sr. Scientist ASI, #teamsilverside, mom, liberal

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thoughts as we leave INC 5.2, without consensus 😞

@scientistscoa.bsky.social
@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social
@oregonstate.edu

#plasticstreaty #UNEP

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 14h

Awh ☺️… I may be biased but this sounds like an amazing class ;)

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Neil Tangri @tangri0.bsky.social · 1d

Short sweet letter by @smbrander.bsky.social and others (including myself) on why the US, with our astronomical health care costs, should be at the forefront of a global #plasticstreaty. But we're not. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Public and environmental health in the US would benefit greatly from global rules on plastic chemicals

There are more microplastics in the ocean than stars in the Milky Way; however, as we all know by this point, the latest round of global plastic treaty negotiations ended in a stalemate.

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 1d

Please be aware of what might happen next. #insurrectionact

Trump’s Plan
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Trump's Plan

To invoke the Insurrection Act

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 4d

Beautiful day out and about in “Joburg”

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

If the government remains shut down, a program that feeds more than six million low-income mothers and their children is likely to run out of funding within the next two weeks, advocates and government officials say.

Nutrition Program for Mothers and Infants May Run Out of Money Within Weeks

Nearly 41 percent of U.S.-born infants participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, which may not have enough funding for an extended government shutdown.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5d

look at the map here -- more than 2000 protests planned already...

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

BREAKING: A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that blocks President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.

The president can't rewrite the 14th Amendment with the stroke of a pen.

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 5d

This woman can write a lyric or five 👀

“Every eldest daughter was the first lamb to the slaughter, so we all dressed up as wolves and we looked fire”

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Eldest Daughter by Taylor Swift on Apple Music

Song · 2025 · Duration 4:06

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 6d

Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science

The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6d

If the regime can change your out of office reply, I assume that means they can read your emails as well?

This is disgusting. Furloughed department of education employees had their out of office reply changed to one that blames the Democrats for the shut down.

Written in the first person too!!

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 6d

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“I am saddened to share that we have had our first death from measles in the province. A child, born prematurely after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth,” Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, in a statement, said

Alberta baby dies from measles

An Albertan has died from complications due to measles, government data released Thursday says.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 6d

At Climate Week NYC, the message was clear: progress is underway. While none of us can do this alone, the number of people who are committed to tackling climate together is growing every day.

Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/yXmnn
Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/bssRq

Climate action can't wait

NYC Climate Week: The world leans in, the U.S. checks out, and how to SHIFT into action

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 6d

Fan girl since I was very young, thanks to @pbs.org

RIP Jane and thank you for showing women what is possible.

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 7d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 6d

EXCLUSIVE: In her first interview all year, Susan Monarez, CDC director for only 29 days, tells me why Trump/RFK fired her and where this is all headed.

The CDC director is an “inherently political position, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be politically compromised”, she tells @nature.com.

Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.

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CNN @cnn.com · 6d

A CNN review has found two dozen incidents of people posing as ICE officers in 2025 – more incidents than during the prior four presidential terms combined.

ICE impersonator incidents rise during Trump’s second term | CNN

A CNN review has found two dozen incidents of people posing as ICE officers in 2025 – more incidents than during the prior four presidential terms combined.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 21d

The Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research
is seeking a visionary and compassionate leader to serve as Executive Director of their laboratory. Truly an incredible opportunity to work with some of the world's leading researchers on #microplastics!
Apply by October 31st! <- lnkd.in/g2u_pJxs

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 6d

Fun at the #SETAC World Congress dinner this week. First time ever in Africa, won’t be my last. @setac.bsky.social
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17d

News Analysis: For President Trump, a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents is not about hate speech, but about speech that he hates — namely, speech that is critical of him and his administration. nyti.ms/3VsCyO4

Donald Trump, wearing a red tie, speaks with both hands extended. A headline reads: "In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates" Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times

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James Andrew Smith @drsmith.bsky.social · 17d

I heard CBC's Piya Chattopadhyay do a great interview with
with Prof. Jason Stanley at UofT's Monk School.

He spoke about the US' descent into authoritarianism and how experts could see it unfold and how it's so similar to other recent cases around the world.

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Sep. 21, 2025: UN General Assembly, Traveling Nanas, U.S. speech, Incarcerated journalist

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy director Jennifer Welsh about the stakes of this week's United Nations General Assembly talks, "Traveling Nanas" Eleanor Hamby and Sandra Hazelip share the life lessons they've learned from their world adventures, University of Toronto scholar Jason Stanley reflects on the state of speech and democratic institutions in the United States, and incarcerated journalist John J. Lennon explores the value of telling crime stories from the inside.
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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 18d

Anti-fascist activity of the day - making jam with backyard figs and rescued lemons from #imperfectfoods

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Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 22d

The nominee for surgeon general is a wellness grifter. The wellness industry has always been in bed with fascists. It pushes a palatable version of eugenics, the notion that anyone who can't goop their way to health and happiness simply doesn't deserve attention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/h...

Surgeon General Nominee Pledges to Divest From Wellness Interests

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 24d

Hey Oregonians, you can get your Covid booster in Vacouver WA if you don’t feel like waiting for OR to figure out what the heck it’s doing. #covidbooster

Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 24d

Why are there Cheerios in the hot tub?

Question my partner asked me this morning and perhaps a good title for a book about parenting.

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 25d

“Norway and Canada are two of the world’s safest places statistically when it comes to violent crime.”

Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime

Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime

Canada has been named the second safest country in the world in relation to violent crime.

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · 27d

Coping strategies? #thisisamerica #rfkjrisdangerous
#oregontrailgeneration