@briana
brianaolsen.bsky.social
@briana
@brianaolsen.bsky.social
multilateralist and cynic
Reposted by @briana
‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ as infections spread across the US
‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ as infections spread across the US
A contagious, fatal illness in deer, elk and moose has slowly taken hold in the US and is now reaching other countries – with potentially devastating effects on human health
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by @briana
NEW: There’s a massive Agent Orange site in Vietnam.

USAID was funding a cleanup.

Then Trump stopped work.

Now the rainy season is about to start, and the runoff could poison hundreds of thousands.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Reposted by @briana
The republic of Tyva, a region that borders Mongolia, remains the nationwide leader in war losses per 10,000 working-age men, according to Vyushkova's data.

Read the full interview here: www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/25/e...
February 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by @briana
The cybertruck sucks, and it failed, so Musk rescued it through a corrupt government scheme that is technically a federal crime

American taxpayers are going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a vehicle that everyone serious agrees is absolute garbage as a matter of construction and safety
Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has been advising President Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Reposted by @briana
Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans
Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans
As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive From the highest mountains to the depths of the ocean, humanity’s influence has touched every part of planet Earth. Many plants and animals…
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Reposted by @briana
Today is my annual presser about how everything is going according to plan cos I remain a master strategist.

Serfs may ask questions below at their own risk.
December 19, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Reposted by @briana
Interesting: apparently, only 6% of the questions submitted to Putin directly concern the "special military operation." https://t.me/RIAKremlinpool/15239
December 19, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Reposted by @briana
He’s so utterly contemptible.

Note: not only was most of the money he gave money that he gave to himself, but he actually gave away hundreds of millions less than the law requires him to give.

I just...most of us were raised to know that this conduct is contemptible. It’s so terrifying some don’t.
Elon Musk's charitable foundation ballooned to $9.5 billion in assets last year while handing out $237 million in gifts, most of which went to other entities controlled by him.

The figures are part of the Musk Foundation’s latest tax filing, obtained Thursday by Bloomberg News
Musk’s Charitable Foundation Sent Most of Its Millions to His Own Entities
Elon Musk’s charitable foundation ballooned to $9.5 billion in assets last year while handing out $237 million in gifts, most of which went to other entities controlled by the world’s richest person.
www.bloomberg.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Reposted by @briana
#OpEd Showing support for Russia's undemocratic opposition can be unfashionable. But spreading Navalny's story is a reminder of what we fight for, argues Inna Bondarenko.
Why Benedict Cumberbatch Narrating Navalny's Memoirs Matters - The Moscow Times
Opinion | Full disclosure: I have never watched the BBC’s Sherlock.
www.themoscowtimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by @briana
Our new investigation with @unearthednews.bsky.social on the UK exports of banned pesticides is out. The biggest export was @syngenta.bsky.social diquat, which is causing health problems among farmers in Brazil.

@publiceye.ch @crispindowler.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘My right side was paralysed, I was so sick’: the pesticide poisonings in Brazil that lead back to the UK
Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global south
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Reposted by @briana
Formaldehyde is "holding together our built environment and also chemically corroding us at the same time."

How much of it is in your car? Your kitchen? Your furniture?

New: @fastlerner.bsky.social + @tophersanders.bsky.social reveal what @propublica.org's testing found👇
How Much Formaldehyde Is in Your Car, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.
The chemical can trigger health problems and causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Our reporters traveled around New York City and New Jersey with equipment to measure its presence. T...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Reposted by @briana
This is truly the best legal advice we can give.
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
December 6, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Reposted by @briana
Super exciting project - with more details here: www.su.se/english/news...

No info a release date yet, but this might also come in handy for #OSINT research, once available.
December 6, 2024 at 10:44 AM