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Samantha Brennan

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Philosopher, feminist, ethicist, cyclist. Dean of Arts, University of Guelph. My ErdΕ‘s number is 3. My pronouns are she/her.🌈 http://linktr.ee/sjbrennan

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I have just approved TINY CARS to be built in America. Manufacturers have long wanted to do this, just like they are so successfully built in other countries. They can be propelled by gasoline, electric, or hybrid. These cars of the very near future are inexpensive, safe, fuel efficient and, quite simply, AMAZING!!! START BUILDING THEM NOW! Thank you to the DOJ and the Departments of Transportation and Environment. ENJOY!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP

I have just approved TINY CARS to be built in America. Manufacturers have long wanted to do this, just like they are so successfully built in other countries. They can be propelled by gasoline, electric, or hybrid. These cars of the very near future are inexpensive, safe, fuel efficient and, quite simply, AMAZING!!! START BUILDING THEM NOW! Thank you to the DOJ and the Departments of Transportation and Environment. ENJOY!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Chairman Mao announces his new state-run transportation plan

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DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.

DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards

www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Quit Caffeine

True, all times are equally bad to quit caffeine.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/d...

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Why do we treat art history as a frill? When I entered Toronto’s Scarlett Heights Collegiate Institute in the early 1970s, I thought it was normal that a significant proportion of the school’s art program was in art history. …

Why do we treat art history as a frill?

rickjansonartstudio.ca/2025/12/03/w...

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Conestoga College plans support staff layoffs in latest round of cost-cutting measures A nearly 80 per cent drop in international student enrolment at the college is being blamed for measures to 'rightsize' the organization, wrote president John Tibbits in a Thursday email to staff

Conestoga College plans support staff layoffs in latest round of cost-cutting measures

A nearly 80 per cent drop in international student enrolment at the college is being blamed for measures to 'rightsize' the organization

www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/c...

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A climate solution you can eat: the world’s first plant-based salmon is made in Toronto - NOW Toronto Aiming to reduce gas emissions from food production, these Toronto innovators have developed the world’s first plant-based salmon.

A climate solution you can eat: the world’s first plant-based salmon is made in Toronto

nowtoronto.com/news/a-clima...

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State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship' The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.

The State Department is instructing its staff to reject visa applications from people who worked on fact-checking, content moderation or other activities the Trump administration considers "censorship" of Americans' speech.

www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

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Making Space 2025: Day 4 Hey everyone, Since the last full moon of 2025 will rise this evening (some people call it the Cold Moon which I find delightful), I thought it would be fun to have some moon-themed videos and link…

The cold moon rises, fitisafeministissue.com/2025/12/04/m...

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a night time view of a city with a few buildings lit up ALT: a night time view of a city with a few buildings lit up

The US is close to an institutional collapse across multiple public health agencies. Trump/RFK have purged anyone with expertise, many have fled and they’ve been replaced w functionaries who are either incompetent or malicious. I don’t think many understand how close to the edge we are right now.

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Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.

There's been weirdly little coverage of this point. Trump/ McMahon are demanding an end to gender-based affirmative action in admissions and they clearly still believe we're in the world where aa benefits young *women* applicants, but that world is long gone.

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

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Trump's name added to Institute of Peace building signage President Donald Trump's name was added to signage outside the United States Institute of Peace building in Washington, D.C.

www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...

ayfkm

Excuse me, this requires shouting.

AYFKM?!?!?!

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Sleep is not just a physical need but a delicious pleasure | Aeon Essays The idea that we should reduce sleep to an efficient minimum in our lives gets something fundamentally wrong

Philosopher Sara Protasi on the pleasure of sleep

#sleep
#philosophy

aeon.co/essays/sleep...

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Practice-based Perspectives | Creative Research with Michelle Wilson and John PhillipsΒ  - AGG

Practice-based Perspectives | Creative Research with Michelle Wilson and John Phillips

Learn more about the creative research and distinct processes of Dr. Michelle Wilson and Dr. John Phillips.

artgalleryofguelph.ca/program/prac...

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Very interesting parallels between how Trump is using the pardon power and how certain provincial premiers are using the notwithstanding clause (yes yes, the latter is technically a legislative, rather than executive, power). Both valid constitutional instruments, both being radically abused.

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A University Shuts Down 2 Campus Magazines Because They Might Look Like DEI The suspensions are the latest in cuts to programs that would seem to support minority students. Experts say the moves violate the First Amendment.

In an unusually far-reaching move, the University of Alabama suspended two student-run magazines, about fashion and Black culture, citing DOJ guidance about "unlawful discrimination.” https://chroni.cl/4prl8yw

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Listen: Why so many skilled immigrants are leaving Canada According to the findings of a recent study one in five highly skilled immigrants are leaving Canada within 25 years of arriving here

Why are so many skilled immigrants leaving Canada?

The Star's @ghadaa.bsky.social sits down for a chat on #ThisMatters

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Sleepy Don? Trump’s health under fresh scrutiny He still mocks his predecessor as β€œSleepy Joe” Biden. But it was Donald Trump who seemed to be fighting to stay awake at a cabinet meeting.

Sleepy Don? Trump’s health under fresh scrutiny

www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

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New England warming faster than most places on Earth, study finds Pace of area’s temperature rise, outpaced in US only by Alaskan Arctic, apparently increased in past five years

New England warming faster than most places on Earth, study finds
Pace of area’s temperature rise, outpaced in US only by Alaskan Arctic, apparently increased in past five years

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Canadians travelled more this spring and far fewer went to the U.S.: StatCan The number of Canadians who took trips in the second quarter increased compared to the same period last year, but trips to the U.S. plummeted by more than 20 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.

Canadians travelled more this spring and far fewer went to the U.S.: StatCan

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

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How Trump is intensifying his crackdown on every form of immigration to the US | CNN Politics President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown, prompted by the shooting of two National Guard members, means he has now halted or significantly tightened every form of foreign entry into the U...

How Trump is intensifying his crackdown on every form of immigration to the US

www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...

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Gender stereotypes, pink toolboxes filled with make up, and career choices. I enjoyed chatting with CBC's Manjula Selvarajah.

uoguel.ph/f526c

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I'm feeling youthful today.

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Philosophers Explain How One Person Can Make a Difference with Alex Madva and Michael Brownstein
YouTube video by Adam Conover Philosophers Explain How One Person Can Make a Difference with Alex Madva and Michael Brownstein

"this conversation is going to leave you feeling inspired and enlivened... maybe you're going to have a couple ideas about how you can actually do something"

Alex Madva and I unruin everything with Adam Conover

youtu.be/A0O6p4p_vfs?...

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Earning more, eating better and environmentally resilient: the impact of the bicycle in the developing world shown in new study A two-year study from the World Bicycle Relief charity showed significant returns on investment and the bike's power as a "catalytic tool"

Earning more, eating better and environmentally resilient: the impact of the bicycle in the developing world shown in new study

A two-year study from the World Bicycle Relief charity showed significant returns on investment and the bike's power as a "catalytic tool"...

road.cc/content/news...

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Sylvia Burrow (1969-2025) - Daily Nous Sylvia Burrow, professor in the Department of Humanities at Cape Breton University, has died. The following obituary is by Letitia Meynell (Dalhousie University). Sylvia Burrow (1969-2025) After more ...

I'm very sad to share the news that Sylvia Burrow has died.

dailynous.com/2025/12/03/s...

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The case for degrees that teach us how to think As debate about the cost and purpose of higher education intensifies, the humanities are often the first target. Yet evidence shows that far from being outdated or indulgent, humanities degrees cultiv...

As debate about the cost and purpose of higher education intensifies, humanities are often the first target. Yet evidence shows that far from being outdated or indulgent, humanities degrees cultivate critical skills, resilience and viable career paths

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/case-...

03.12.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Flow chart from TX Tech memo showing that most class materials must be reviewed by chair, dean, and provost, and that all curricular material must be disclosed

Flow chart from TX Tech memo showing that most class materials must be reviewed by chair, dean, and provost, and that all curricular material must be disclosed

TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.

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Canada joins key EU defence programme as PM Carney pivots away from US Canada joins EU's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) rearmament initiative, giving access to $170bn in loans for defence.

Canada joins key EU defence programme as PM Carney pivots away from US

www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.alja...

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Opinion | This moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.

George Will: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Bird sex fascinated medieval thinkers as much as people today Modern researchers know about the cuckoo’s cross-species brood parasitism – but one Roman emperor observed this more than 700 years ago.

Bird sex fascinated medieval thinkers as much as people today

theconversation.com/bird-sex-fas...

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