Sara Brinton
@sarabrinton.bsky.social
PhD student at Brown University researching climate change and public health. I went back to graduate school in my 40s while my kids went to college! 🌍🌈💜
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I am a PhD student at Brown University. As our community is still in the middle of this crisis, there are ways to help that go beyond thoughts and prayers.
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
I am a PhD student at Brown University. As our community is still in the middle of this crisis, there are ways to help that go beyond thoughts and prayers.
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
www.ribc.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I am a PhD student at Brown University. As our community is still in the middle of this crisis, there are ways to help that go beyond thoughts and prayers.
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
I finished a final early this afternoon, met my partner and daughter for a burger near campus, and then dropped my daughter off at a friend’s house. Then I got a text that there was an active shooter on campus. My classmates began to check in to see if everyone was safe.
December 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I finished a final early this afternoon, met my partner and daughter for a burger near campus, and then dropped my daughter off at a friend’s house. Then I got a text that there was an active shooter on campus. My classmates began to check in to see if everyone was safe.
If you want to help the Brown University community, donate blood.
Donations in NYC, KC, MN, Nebraska, or Delaware will supply Rhode Island and the Brown Community.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donations in NYC, KC, MN, Nebraska, or Delaware will supply Rhode Island and the Brown Community.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
www.ribc.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If you want to help the Brown University community, donate blood.
Donations in NYC, KC, MN, Nebraska, or Delaware will supply Rhode Island and the Brown Community.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donations in NYC, KC, MN, Nebraska, or Delaware will supply Rhode Island and the Brown Community.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Update from Brown University at 6:05 pm. The shooter is not in custody and the campus is an active crime scene. Keep sheltering in place and pray for victims.
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Update from Brown University at 6:05 pm. The shooter is not in custody and the campus is an active crime scene. Keep sheltering in place and pray for victims.
Brown University is asking the campus to continue to shelter in place as of 6:10pm. #brownshooting
December 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Brown University is asking the campus to continue to shelter in place as of 6:10pm. #brownshooting
As of 6pm students were still sheltering in place and the situation is ongoing. Stay safe, shelter in place and and let law enforcement do their job.
Even though President Trump says a suspect is in custody, Brown University just sent out an alert urging people to continue to shelter in place as the situation is ongoing.
Brown University is NOT saying, yet, that a suspect is in custody.
Brown University is NOT saying, yet, that a suspect is in custody.
December 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
As of 6pm students were still sheltering in place and the situation is ongoing. Stay safe, shelter in place and and let law enforcement do their job.
Reposted by Sara Brinton
As of 5:50 pm, if you are in the vicinity of Brown University, SHELTER IN PLACE.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
'Multiple shot in the area of Brown University,' police say
Providence police said on social media that multiple people have been shot near Brown University.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
As of 5:50 pm, if you are in the vicinity of Brown University, SHELTER IN PLACE.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
I am a student at Brown University. There is an active shooting situation on campus. While some news sites have reported the suspect in custody this is not true. At 5:51 EST the school said the situation is ongoing and to keep sheltering in place. We’ve heard lots of emergency responders.
December 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I am a student at Brown University. There is an active shooting situation on campus. While some news sites have reported the suspect in custody this is not true. At 5:51 EST the school said the situation is ongoing and to keep sheltering in place. We’ve heard lots of emergency responders.
Reposted by Sara Brinton
Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Grateful to be at Brown’s Equitable Climate Futures Initiative conference today. Exploring how researchers can make a difference despite the challenges to funding we are all facing.
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Grateful to be at Brown’s Equitable Climate Futures Initiative conference today. Exploring how researchers can make a difference despite the challenges to funding we are all facing.
Thanksgiving was delicious this year. Wonderful to have kids home from college and ballet training!
November 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Thanksgiving was delicious this year. Wonderful to have kids home from college and ballet training!
One man’s violence does not justify deporting all Afghan refugees.
🎁 link to the WSJ editorial that made Stephen Miller so mad.
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Ambush on the National Guard
The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn’t condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
One man’s violence does not justify deporting all Afghan refugees.
Reposted by Sara Brinton
First they came for AWS
And I did not speak out
Because Canvas was down and that was fine by me.
Then they came for Cloudflare
And I did not speak out
Because I didn't need the textbook website.
Then they came for GitHub
And there were no more internet services
For me to use to get work done.
And I did not speak out
Because Canvas was down and that was fine by me.
Then they came for Cloudflare
And I did not speak out
Because I didn't need the textbook website.
Then they came for GitHub
And there were no more internet services
For me to use to get work done.
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
First they came for AWS
And I did not speak out
Because Canvas was down and that was fine by me.
Then they came for Cloudflare
And I did not speak out
Because I didn't need the textbook website.
Then they came for GitHub
And there were no more internet services
For me to use to get work done.
And I did not speak out
Because Canvas was down and that was fine by me.
Then they came for Cloudflare
And I did not speak out
Because I didn't need the textbook website.
Then they came for GitHub
And there were no more internet services
For me to use to get work done.
Taking away food, healthcare and housing from the poor and working class to give tax breaks to the wealthy and powerful.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Taking away food, healthcare and housing from the poor and working class to give tax breaks to the wealthy and powerful.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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A new edition of the UNEP's Emissions Gap Report is out. It shows countries making little progress in ramping up ambition, and the very low likelihood of current commitments limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.
We're probably avoiding 3 degrees, but there's much more to do. www.unep.org/resources/em...
We're probably avoiding 3 degrees, but there's much more to do. www.unep.org/resources/em...
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A new edition of the UNEP's Emissions Gap Report is out. It shows countries making little progress in ramping up ambition, and the very low likelihood of current commitments limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.
We're probably avoiding 3 degrees, but there's much more to do. www.unep.org/resources/em...
We're probably avoiding 3 degrees, but there's much more to do. www.unep.org/resources/em...
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Decision Desk HQ is the first to call a race, saying Abigail Spanberger wins.
The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.
Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.
The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.
Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Decision Desk HQ is the first to call a race, saying Abigail Spanberger wins.
The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.
Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.
The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.
Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.
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It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today)
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today)
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
I want to see more faith leaders publicly speaking out like this.
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I want to see more faith leaders publicly speaking out like this.
This is awful. Republicans hurting Americans including their constituents. Healthcare shouldn’t be a luxury accessible only to the wealthy.
Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up.
I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.
If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.
I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies.
If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is awful. Republicans hurting Americans including their constituents. Healthcare shouldn’t be a luxury accessible only to the wealthy.
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Reposted by Sara Brinton
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
What the actual f*ck?
ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
October 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
What the actual f*ck?
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This is an emergency. In a month, health premiums are going to go up by 75%, ruining families' lives. What's happening in Chicago, where people's rights are being obliterated, is an emergency. What the FCC is doing - censoring our political speech - is an emergency.
October 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is an emergency. In a month, health premiums are going to go up by 75%, ruining families' lives. What's happening in Chicago, where people's rights are being obliterated, is an emergency. What the FCC is doing - censoring our political speech - is an emergency.
Reposted by Sara Brinton
Reposted by Sara Brinton
Does anyone know an old guy called Harry? Apparently he rocks.
October 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Does anyone know an old guy called Harry? Apparently he rocks.