Sue Brandum
@sbrandum.bsky.social
Lover of Planet Earth and her creatures, climate activist, creator.
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We come from the land of the ice and snow and we are taking the resistance global.
Mark Labour Day in your calendar.
#MeidasCanada is going live.
@meiselasb.bsky.social @meidastouch.bsky.social
Mark Labour Day in your calendar.
#MeidasCanada is going live.
@meiselasb.bsky.social @meidastouch.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We come from the land of the ice and snow and we are taking the resistance global.
Mark Labour Day in your calendar.
#MeidasCanada is going live.
@meiselasb.bsky.social @meidastouch.bsky.social
Mark Labour Day in your calendar.
#MeidasCanada is going live.
@meiselasb.bsky.social @meidastouch.bsky.social
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Danielle Smith saying out loud that she told the Trump administration to put tariffs on hold to help Pierre Poilievre win the election. Conservatives are collaborating with an administration that wants to break 🇨🇦.
This election could not be more important. Join #TeamCarney. liberal.ca/get-involved/
This election could not be more important. Join #TeamCarney. liberal.ca/get-involved/
March 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Danielle Smith saying out loud that she told the Trump administration to put tariffs on hold to help Pierre Poilievre win the election. Conservatives are collaborating with an administration that wants to break 🇨🇦.
This election could not be more important. Join #TeamCarney. liberal.ca/get-involved/
This election could not be more important. Join #TeamCarney. liberal.ca/get-involved/
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Less than a month after placing the entire staff of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights on administrative leave, the Environmental Protection Agency has reinstated dozens of employees in offices across the country.
EPA reverses course, reinstating dozens of environmental justice workers
The staffing reversal comes one month after the agency dismissed employees of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
wapo.st
March 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Less than a month after placing the entire staff of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights on administrative leave, the Environmental Protection Agency has reinstated dozens of employees in offices across the country.
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Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.
Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000
Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.
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Premier Wab Kinew is a real leader.
And a funny one too.
And a funny one too.
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba MOCKS Trump by signing a “beautiful” order that officially removes ALL American liquor from Canadian stores in his province.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
March 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Premier Wab Kinew is a real leader.
And a funny one too.
And a funny one too.
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All Canadians should read this. Never ever should we allow this to happen.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18980...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18980...
Thread by @ChrisO_wiki on Thread Reader App
@ChrisO_wiki: 1/ Donald Trump may be aiming to annex the Great Lakes – and possibly south-eastern Ontario in a maximalist scenario – and kick Canada out of NORAD, judging by first-hand accounts of tal...
threadreaderapp.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
All Canadians should read this. Never ever should we allow this to happen.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18980...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18980...
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The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
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Two health units in southwest Ontario are dealing with almost 50 confirmed cases of measles and they are urging parents to consider vaccinating their babies early.
Two health units in southwest Ontario are dealing with almost 50 confirmed cases of measles and they are urging parents to consider vaccinating their babies early.
Public health units urging parents to consider early measles vaccinations
Two health units in southwest Ontario are dealing with almost 50 confirmed cases of measles and they are urging parents to consider vaccinating their babies early.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...
Two health units in southwest Ontario are dealing with almost 50 confirmed cases of measles and they are urging parents to consider vaccinating their babies early.
Two health units in southwest Ontario are dealing with almost 50 confirmed cases of measles and they are urging parents to consider vaccinating their babies early.
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Without federal support, American communities will struggle to deal with a challenge as pervasive as climate change, market analysts and environmental advocates say.
Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow
Without federal support, American communities will struggle to deal with a challenge as pervasive as climate change, market analysts and environmental advocates say.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Without federal support, American communities will struggle to deal with a challenge as pervasive as climate change, market analysts and environmental advocates say.
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If it wasn't a Nazi salute, why did NBC edit it out?
Why did Musk edit it out of the video he posted on his own account?
Why did some Australian networks not broadcast it in a country where doing a Nazi salute is a crime in some states?
Answer: It was a Nazi salute.
Why did Musk edit it out of the video he posted on his own account?
Why did some Australian networks not broadcast it in a country where doing a Nazi salute is a crime in some states?
Answer: It was a Nazi salute.
January 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If it wasn't a Nazi salute, why did NBC edit it out?
Why did Musk edit it out of the video he posted on his own account?
Why did some Australian networks not broadcast it in a country where doing a Nazi salute is a crime in some states?
Answer: It was a Nazi salute.
Why did Musk edit it out of the video he posted on his own account?
Why did some Australian networks not broadcast it in a country where doing a Nazi salute is a crime in some states?
Answer: It was a Nazi salute.
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I'm looking for musicians, artists, writers, filmmakers, etc. who are passionate about translating science to a broader audience. The field is at the intersection of geoscience, paleo, climate, biology, and conservation. This is a funded opportunity. Tag your favorite STEAM folks, please!
January 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm looking for musicians, artists, writers, filmmakers, etc. who are passionate about translating science to a broader audience. The field is at the intersection of geoscience, paleo, climate, biology, and conservation. This is a funded opportunity. Tag your favorite STEAM folks, please!
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A new video explaining why Americans will be paying a lot more for insurance
regardless of who they vote for.
The climate doesn’t care about who you vote for (unless who you vote for fixes the climate).
regardless of who they vote for.
The climate doesn’t care about who you vote for (unless who you vote for fixes the climate).
When Will We Stop Moving to the Riskiest Regions?
YouTube video by PBS Terra
youtu.be
January 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A new video explaining why Americans will be paying a lot more for insurance
regardless of who they vote for.
The climate doesn’t care about who you vote for (unless who you vote for fixes the climate).
regardless of who they vote for.
The climate doesn’t care about who you vote for (unless who you vote for fixes the climate).
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People affected by the California wildfires are eligible for a one-time $770 payment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency program.
Here are several ways to apply for FEMA assistance.
Here are several ways to apply for FEMA assistance.
How California fire victims can apply for FEMA $770 payment and federal aid
Those affected by the Los Angeles County-area wildfires are eligible for a one-time $770 payment from FEMA.
www.axios.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
People affected by the California wildfires are eligible for a one-time $770 payment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency program.
Here are several ways to apply for FEMA assistance.
Here are several ways to apply for FEMA assistance.
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"When the University of Toronto’s School of the Environment announced in October that it will no longer accept donations from the fossil fuel industry, the news sent waves through the growing movement to get coal, oil and gas companies off campuses."
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
University of Toronto students score a win for the climate — and campus protests more broadly
When the University of Toronto’s School of the Environment announced in October that it will no longer accept donations from the fossil fuel industry, the news sent waves through the growing movement ...
www.resilience.org
January 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"When the University of Toronto’s School of the Environment announced in October that it will no longer accept donations from the fossil fuel industry, the news sent waves through the growing movement to get coal, oil and gas companies off campuses."
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
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“The leaders of France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom recently declared in separate statements that Elon Musk exercises too much influence over politics.”
“The leaders of France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom recently declared in separate statements that Elon Musk exercises too much influence over politics.”
Extremists target Trudeau and Canada
The far right is a transnational movement that seeks to destroy liberal democracy by spreading disinformation on social media, smearing democratic leaders, and causing chaos.
www.thewhig.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
www.thewhig.com/opinion/extr...
“The leaders of France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom recently declared in separate statements that Elon Musk exercises too much influence over politics.”
“The leaders of France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom recently declared in separate statements that Elon Musk exercises too much influence over politics.”
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I am hunkering down this weekend with the @grievousangels104.bsky.social to work on songs for our new project IN THE TIME OF MONSTERS.
See you in Ottawa at the Rainbow Bistro March 23.
Hamilton Clifford Brewing March 29.
#breakfrompoliticalstupidity
See you in Ottawa at the Rainbow Bistro March 23.
Hamilton Clifford Brewing March 29.
#breakfrompoliticalstupidity
January 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I am hunkering down this weekend with the @grievousangels104.bsky.social to work on songs for our new project IN THE TIME OF MONSTERS.
See you in Ottawa at the Rainbow Bistro March 23.
Hamilton Clifford Brewing March 29.
#breakfrompoliticalstupidity
See you in Ottawa at the Rainbow Bistro March 23.
Hamilton Clifford Brewing March 29.
#breakfrompoliticalstupidity
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Chosen solitude may be the most significant social fact of our age, @dkthomp.bsky.social writes. The emergence of the anti-social century is changing childhood social development, our physical infrastructure, and even our relationship to reality.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
www.theatlantic.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Chosen solitude may be the most significant social fact of our age, @dkthomp.bsky.social writes. The emergence of the anti-social century is changing childhood social development, our physical infrastructure, and even our relationship to reality.
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"... powerful interests are ignoring what is fanning wildfire flames – fossil fuel-driven climate change – and trying to deflect attention elsewhere. This is not surprising."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Los Angeles is on fire and big oil are the arsonists | Tzeporah Berman
Every barrel of oil, every cubic meter of gas, and every ton of coal burned brings us closer to environmental catastrophe
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"... powerful interests are ignoring what is fanning wildfire flames – fossil fuel-driven climate change – and trying to deflect attention elsewhere. This is not surprising."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The president elect of the USA posted this on Truth Social yesterday. #Canadianleaders should take this seriously. At any other time in History this would be considered a declaration of war.#cdnpoli
January 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The president elect of the USA posted this on Truth Social yesterday. #Canadianleaders should take this seriously. At any other time in History this would be considered a declaration of war.#cdnpoli
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My marine biologist son Rob has lived on the same island for 7 years, doing painstaking work to improve biodiversity and train local people in conservation. Here’s a new video. Nothing dramatic (he’s not Attenborough and doesn’t have a film crew). Just a healthy coral reef:
youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...
youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...
Reef Highlights 2024
YouTube video by Drawaqa Marine Conservation Trust
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My marine biologist son Rob has lived on the same island for 7 years, doing painstaking work to improve biodiversity and train local people in conservation. Here’s a new video. Nothing dramatic (he’s not Attenborough and doesn’t have a film crew). Just a healthy coral reef:
youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...
youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...
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Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: ✨We are all stardust.✨
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
January 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: ✨We are all stardust.✨
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
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Our reporters spent the past year digging into stories on health care, abortion, immigration and more.
These are the top 25 stories that our readers spent time with.
These are the top 25 stories that our readers spent time with.
The Most-Read ProPublica Stories of 2024
As the 2024 election dominated headlines, our readers spent time with stories about health care, abortion rights, immigration and President-elect Donald Trump.
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January 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Our reporters spent the past year digging into stories on health care, abortion, immigration and more.
These are the top 25 stories that our readers spent time with.
These are the top 25 stories that our readers spent time with.