Eric Schwenger
@ericschwenger.bsky.social
Higher Education policy, systems, governance, research etc. | PhD candidate @JSGSPP @usask studying northern/rural PSE policy & system design; Saskatonian from the 6ix.
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Trump is president to stay out of prison and to grift, amassing in one year an amount 16,822 times the median US household income.
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Trump is president to stay out of prison and to grift, amassing in one year an amount 16,822 times the median US household income.
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This is one of the ten people in the country who could put an immediate stop to ~90% of the things. Today. Just absolute Profiles in Cowardice.
Tillis: "To be clear -- I'm not critical of the president. I'm critical of the bad advice he's getting on Greenland."
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This is one of the ten people in the country who could put an immediate stop to ~90% of the things. Today. Just absolute Profiles in Cowardice.
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I'm watching this now and so far it's really interesting:
"What's going on with 'Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta?'"
It's the University of Alberta's @jaredwesley.ca speaking at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, LIVE.
Tune in, too, if that's up your alley:
"What's going on with 'Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta?'"
It's the University of Alberta's @jaredwesley.ca speaking at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, LIVE.
Tune in, too, if that's up your alley:
MISC presents; Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta
YouTube video by MISC McGill
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I'm watching this now and so far it's really interesting:
"What's going on with 'Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta?'"
It's the University of Alberta's @jaredwesley.ca speaking at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, LIVE.
Tune in, too, if that's up your alley:
"What's going on with 'Populism, Sovereignty, and Democracy in Alberta?'"
It's the University of Alberta's @jaredwesley.ca speaking at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, LIVE.
Tune in, too, if that's up your alley:
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Canadian faculty & students are prevented from accessing their own work at Canadian universities… by U.S. trade policy. This scandalous extraterritoriality is just the tip of the iceberg of Canada's vulnerability to U.S. tech aggression. I explain in @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/business/opi....
Trump’s trade policy has digitally invaded Canadian universities. Here’s how, and why you should worry
By outsourcing IT to a U.S. company, writes Jim Stanford, students at more than 100 Canadian schools, including the U of T, are at the whim of Trump's U.S. trade
www.thestar.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Canadian faculty & students are prevented from accessing their own work at Canadian universities… by U.S. trade policy. This scandalous extraterritoriality is just the tip of the iceberg of Canada's vulnerability to U.S. tech aggression. I explain in @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/business/opi....
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This university is not taking the damage the insolvency did to us, and the contract that was imposed on us., seriously. I am thoroughly behind this strike.
Laurentian University faculty officially on strike
www.sudbury.com/local-news/l...
Laurentian University faculty officially on strike
www.sudbury.com/local-news/l...
Laurentian University faculty officially on strike
Negotiations between Laurentian University and the union have ended, with the mediator calling an impasse with five hours left to the strike deadline. While the campus is open Jan. 19, there will be n...
www.sudbury.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This university is not taking the damage the insolvency did to us, and the contract that was imposed on us., seriously. I am thoroughly behind this strike.
Laurentian University faculty officially on strike
www.sudbury.com/local-news/l...
Laurentian University faculty officially on strike
www.sudbury.com/local-news/l...
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These men love that they are officially sanctioned to abuse women.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
These men love that they are officially sanctioned to abuse women.
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Clear-eyed, fact-based, and written to explain to normies. No “both sidesing.” No “Trump officials disagree.”
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.
This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.
This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Clear-eyed, fact-based, and written to explain to normies. No “both sidesing.” No “Trump officials disagree.”
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.
This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.
This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
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Have to write a report that is essentially summary after summary after summary of already published, largely accessible information and that has to be written in a very structured format. 1) this is really the kind of thing AI is for; 2) it is a bit of a bullshit job.
January 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Have to write a report that is essentially summary after summary after summary of already published, largely accessible information and that has to be written in a very structured format. 1) this is really the kind of thing AI is for; 2) it is a bit of a bullshit job.
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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Yes, but “unconstitutional” is not an actor: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
January 7, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Yes, but “unconstitutional” is not an actor: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Siri: why does Doug Ford, at his most Trumpy, rail against the courts in attempts to undermine their legitimacy?
A panel of three judges has thrown out an attempt by the province to stop the release of government calls on Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone.
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca
An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.
globalnews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Siri: why does Doug Ford, at his most Trumpy, rail against the courts in attempts to undermine their legitimacy?
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Among everything else, congestion pricing does something exceptionally rare and good when talking about transportation in the United States: it puts the costs on drivers, to the benefit of everybody (even including the drivers willing to pay for it, who get a better experience from reduced traffic).
Jokes aside, this piece is great and congestion pricing is amazing. Shoutout to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen, and feh to Kathy Hochul and everyone else who worked so hard to make it not happen.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Among everything else, congestion pricing does something exceptionally rare and good when talking about transportation in the United States: it puts the costs on drivers, to the benefit of everybody (even including the drivers willing to pay for it, who get a better experience from reduced traffic).
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Not long after, we had a look at the records for some of the premier's most senior cabinet ministers. They showed they were barely using their official devices to make calls either. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1002609...
globalnews.ca/news/1002609...
Senior Ford government cabinet ministers barely using work phones, docs show | Globalnews.ca
As government lawyers fight to keep Doug Ford's cellphone history secret, Global News can reveal senior cabinet ministers who barely used their work phones during key times.
globalnews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Not long after, we had a look at the records for some of the premier's most senior cabinet ministers. They showed they were barely using their official devices to make calls either. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1002609...
globalnews.ca/news/1002609...
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This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
December 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
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Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
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Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
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3/ I wonder how foolish the Nova Scotia Government feels right now. I really wonder.
December 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
3/ I wonder how foolish the Nova Scotia Government feels right now. I really wonder.
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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John Tory couldn't get congestion pricing from Kathleen Wynne's government so the idea that Chow will manage it from some future government is... fanciful.
Councillor Jon Burnside asks if Chow would consider congestion pricing like other cities worldwide.
"It's not up to us," says Chow."Why go down that road because the premier and the provincial government have said many times, 'Don't even think about it!'"
"It's not up to us," says Chow."Why go down that road because the premier and the provincial government have said many times, 'Don't even think about it!'"
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
John Tory couldn't get congestion pricing from Kathleen Wynne's government so the idea that Chow will manage it from some future government is... fanciful.
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Once again, it all should have ended when he started monetizing his own hotel in 2017, three blocks from the White House. The Constitution is more clear & specific about corruption & emoluments than about literally any other topic.
December 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Once again, it all should have ended when he started monetizing his own hotel in 2017, three blocks from the White House. The Constitution is more clear & specific about corruption & emoluments than about literally any other topic.
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The man behind the Moose Jaw health centre that has claimed “a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS” says a recent CBC story is evidence that he is seen as “a direct threat to the ALS drug industry.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Founder of Moose Jaw health centre suggests ‘ALS drug industry’ was behind CBC investigation of his business | CBC News
The man behind the Moose Jaw health centre that has claimed “a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS” says a recent CBC story about his com...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The man behind the Moose Jaw health centre that has claimed “a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS” says a recent CBC story is evidence that he is seen as “a direct threat to the ALS drug industry.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Woah.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
December 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Woah.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
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this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.