Stephen C Brown

Stephen C Brown

@scbrownaa.bsky.social

Research Scientist, Naturalist, Environmental Activist

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Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪 www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...

richmondscientific.comHow a discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR - Richmond ScientificA discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR, the gold-standard COVID-19 tests used to fight the global pandemic.

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Replying to @corybooker.com

Violence and hate have the potential to contaminate any virtue. Yaron and Sarah were to be engaged, finding their light through love. Now their lives have been murderously taken and the world is darker.

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AOC: When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this

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Here’s a thing that’s troubling me: some of the agencies that engaged in a RIF, are also now hiring new people. To me, that looks like changing out minorities and non-Trumpers for white Trumpers. And if I get concrete proof of this, I will be taking it to court. A fraudulent RIF is illegal AF!

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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

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Imagine being a small business with debt, that you used to import products you had manufactured in china. In the time it took to make the products, tariffs were added, that more than doubled your cost. They are crushed Are there any states offering support for their businesses ?

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We spent some quality time with a color changing squid today #caribbeanreefsquid #reefsquid #squid #colorchanging #chromatophores #cephalopod #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf

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I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”

Mor Naaman@informor.bsky.social

I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff

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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers. Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.

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“The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.”

nytimes.comTop FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.

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Garcia: Fortunately there's a young talented group of people that are sprouting up across this country that are building these new YouTube sites. Some of you might know MeidasTouch.

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Aux Etats-Unis, le Parti démocrate entre des chefs inertes et une base alerte Face aux errements de leurs leaders encore sonnés par la défaite de novembre, la base du parti et les activistes progressistes veulent s’éloigner de la ligne centriste et renouer avec les combats sociaux

liberation.frAux Etats-Unis, le Parti démocrate entre des chefs inertes et une base alerteFace aux errements de leurs leaders encore sonnés par la défaite de novembre, la base du parti et les activistes progressistes veulent renouer avec les combats sociaux, portés par des figues comme Bernie Sanders ou Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

washingtonpost.comRFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientistMarks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”

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" “If you take renewables and storage off the table, we’re going to force electricity prices to the moon.”" - surprising observations from last week's gathering of energy CEOs. This is my most important post in months. You Must understand this if you are in the clean energy space.

thinc.blog“The Only Generation Available Right Now”- Gas Struggles While Solar, Wind SoarIt might seem unlikely that an annual meeting of the Oil and Gas industry would produce so many headlines favorable for solar, wind, and battery technology – but here we are. Canary Media: In…

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The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.

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All of the House Democrats are meeting tomorrow at the East Capitol Steps at noon to share the stories of everyday Americans who will be devastated by the oligarchic GOP budget scheme. #holdtheline

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This is such good news 💚 Air pollution is the 4th leading cause of death for women, globally - so clean air is a win for women's health 💜 #womenshealth #airpollution #cleanair

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years as a result of a deliberate strategy. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

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Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use. Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.

Remember, USAID played a significant role in achieving this. People worldwide will not forget this. Aid used to be delivered by labels declaring “Donated by the American People”, but I haven’t seen this label for a while. Only a matter of time before Trump puts his name on these packages: