Dr. Susanne Brander
@smbrander.bsky.social
Environmental toxicologist, mom, liberal, Project director - science at Pew, courtesy faculty Oregon State
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Girls don’t want flowers for Valentine’s Day.
They want you to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ⛽️ ☠️ 💙 🌎
They want you to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ⛽️ ☠️ 💙 🌎
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CIDRAP's Michael Oaterholm on PBS News Hour last night - "We're going to see the well dry up on new vaccines." And:
"Children are going to die in this country needlessly. More and more are going to die, because of what's happening here....These are dangerous policies."
www.pbs.org/video/u-s-bl...
"Children are going to die in this country needlessly. More and more are going to die, because of what's happening here....These are dangerous policies."
www.pbs.org/video/u-s-bl...
PBS News Hour | U.S. blocking new mRNA flu shot 'sends chills,' expert warns | Season 2026
U.S. rejection of new mRNA flu vaccine 'sends chills,' epidemiologist says
www.pbs.org
February 18, 2026 at 10:38 AM
CIDRAP's Michael Oaterholm on PBS News Hour last night - "We're going to see the well dry up on new vaccines." And:
"Children are going to die in this country needlessly. More and more are going to die, because of what's happening here....These are dangerous policies."
www.pbs.org/video/u-s-bl...
"Children are going to die in this country needlessly. More and more are going to die, because of what's happening here....These are dangerous policies."
www.pbs.org/video/u-s-bl...
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce on Wednesday that he has directed New York City agencies to restart the process of sweeping homeless encampments, reversing a campaign vow and ending a pause that he instituted on Day 5 of his tenure.
Mamdani to Reinstitute Homeless Encampment Sweeps
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce on Wednesday that he has directed New York City agencies to restart the process of sweeping homeless encampments, reversing a campaign vow and ending a pause that he instituted on Day 5 of his tenure.
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This made me laugh 😃
February 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This made me laugh 😃
We went to the historic movie theater in town this weekend and they played one of the original Star Wars trailers before our film 💙🚀
February 18, 2026 at 2:02 PM
We went to the historic movie theater in town this weekend and they played one of the original Star Wars trailers before our film 💙🚀
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Today, @ucs.org joins @earthjustice.org and others challenging the Trump Administration's Endangerment Finding repeal.
These moves abandon the EPA's mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the Clean Air Act and they must be held to account. www.ucs.org/about/news/u...
These moves abandon the EPA's mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the Clean Air Act and they must be held to account. www.ucs.org/about/news/u...
UCS Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Endangerment Finding Repeal
UCS Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Endangerment Finding Repeal
www.ucs.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Today, @ucs.org joins @earthjustice.org and others challenging the Trump Administration's Endangerment Finding repeal.
These moves abandon the EPA's mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the Clean Air Act and they must be held to account. www.ucs.org/about/news/u...
These moves abandon the EPA's mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the Clean Air Act and they must be held to account. www.ucs.org/about/news/u...
CAT checkpoint. Oscar has a lot of feelings about his new “hat.”
February 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM
CAT checkpoint. Oscar has a lot of feelings about his new “hat.”
Older female relative took a photo of my daughters I had shared online, altered it w/ an A.I. filter to make their faces look Barbie-esque, printed it and sent it to them in a Valentine’s card.
They don’t understand why I disapprove. How in the grok do you explain the problems w/ this to a boomer?
They don’t understand why I disapprove. How in the grok do you explain the problems w/ this to a boomer?
February 17, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Older female relative took a photo of my daughters I had shared online, altered it w/ an A.I. filter to make their faces look Barbie-esque, printed it and sent it to them in a Valentine’s card.
They don’t understand why I disapprove. How in the grok do you explain the problems w/ this to a boomer?
They don’t understand why I disapprove. How in the grok do you explain the problems w/ this to a boomer?
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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This USA women’s hockey team is possibly the most dominant Olympic hockey team ever. And every player is a product of the United States’s NCAA hockey programs. Canada—the second best team competing? Every single player ALSO attended an American university’s hockey program. All thanks to Title IX.
February 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This USA women’s hockey team is possibly the most dominant Olympic hockey team ever. And every player is a product of the United States’s NCAA hockey programs. Canada—the second best team competing? Every single player ALSO attended an American university’s hockey program. All thanks to Title IX.
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!
Dr. Clarissa Raguso published her first first-author publication looking at the effects of weathered & pristine micro/nano tire particles in invertebrate (mysid shrimp) and silverside fish! Work completed in @smbrander.bsky.social 's lab @oregonstate.edu!
Dr. Clarissa Raguso published her first first-author publication looking at the effects of weathered & pristine micro/nano tire particles in invertebrate (mysid shrimp) and silverside fish! Work completed in @smbrander.bsky.social 's lab @oregonstate.edu!
February 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!
Dr. Clarissa Raguso published her first first-author publication looking at the effects of weathered & pristine micro/nano tire particles in invertebrate (mysid shrimp) and silverside fish! Work completed in @smbrander.bsky.social 's lab @oregonstate.edu!
Dr. Clarissa Raguso published her first first-author publication looking at the effects of weathered & pristine micro/nano tire particles in invertebrate (mysid shrimp) and silverside fish! Work completed in @smbrander.bsky.social 's lab @oregonstate.edu!
My sourdough starter, who I affectionately have named “crusty,” has forgiven me for neglecting her for the past month. #smallvictories
February 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My sourdough starter, who I affectionately have named “crusty,” has forgiven me for neglecting her for the past month. #smallvictories
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“the medical profession’s response to covid-19 has been in effect to walk away from the established public health principles of ‘control, eliminate, eradicate’, adopting instead what I have termed the ‘surrender narrative’”
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Re: Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
www.bmj.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM
“the medical profession’s response to covid-19 has been in effect to walk away from the established public health principles of ‘control, eliminate, eradicate’, adopting instead what I have termed the ‘surrender narrative’”
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Girls don’t want flowers for Valentine’s Day.
They want you to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ⛽️ ☠️ 💙 🌎
They want you to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ⛽️ ☠️ 💙 🌎
February 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Girls don’t want flowers for Valentine’s Day.
They want you to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ⛽️ ☠️ 💙 🌎
They want you to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ⛽️ ☠️ 💙 🌎
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This deep-sea octopus wants to wish you a happy Valentine’s Day on behalf of the OOI Regional Cabled Array team! ❤️
🌊🚢🧪
🌊🚢🧪
February 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This deep-sea octopus wants to wish you a happy Valentine’s Day on behalf of the OOI Regional Cabled Array team! ❤️
🌊🚢🧪
🌊🚢🧪
I don’t know what either of those mean 😂
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I don’t know what either of those mean 😂
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@smbrander.bsky.social et al. have assembled quite the team! Be sure to shoot us a follow for exciting news/opportunities coming soon!
Alison Bain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at OSU. She obtained her BSc from Carleton University in chemistry with a concentration in nanotechnology, her MSc in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia, followed by her PhD in Chemistry from McGill University.
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
@smbrander.bsky.social et al. have assembled quite the team! Be sure to shoot us a follow for exciting news/opportunities coming soon!
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Plastic-free soy sauce container biodegrades in 4 weeks
The biodegradable design could help keep plastic from becoming fish food
www.popsci.com/environment/...
The biodegradable design could help keep plastic from becoming fish food
www.popsci.com/environment/...
Plastic-free soy sauce container biodegrades in 4 weeks
The biodegradable design could help keep plastic from becoming fish food.
www.popsci.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Plastic-free soy sauce container biodegrades in 4 weeks
The biodegradable design could help keep plastic from becoming fish food
www.popsci.com/environment/...
The biodegradable design could help keep plastic from becoming fish food
www.popsci.com/environment/...
There are few things better than a good cannoli. #italianamerican
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 AM
There are few things better than a good cannoli. #italianamerican
It’s just horrific. Where is the mass outrage on this?
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center - ProPublica
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center - ProPublica
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center — ProPublica
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 10:10 AM
It’s just horrific. Where is the mass outrage on this?
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center - ProPublica
apple.news/A-Uc3UmSFSo2...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center - ProPublica
apple.news/A-Uc3UmSFSo2...