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Samantha Jane Brennan is a British-born philosopher and scholar of women's studies who is currently dean of the College of… more

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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Jacob T. Levy

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The ridiculous “Compact” that the Trump administration has proffered to universities maintains that no project or center at a university may “belittle” conservative ideas, which is blatantly restrictive of speech.

@walterolson.bsky.social
Trump's Compact Wants Universities to Give Up Their 'God'-Given Rights
Even if they wanted to, the Constitution bars them from doing so, making his proposal doubly unconstitutional
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by Samantha Brennan

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The most efficient form of travel is you on a bike

#bikesky

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The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
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by Samantha Brennan

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Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops

For decades, the military treated the climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops
For decades, the military treated the climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather
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by Samantha Brennan

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America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

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America Needs a Mass Movement—Now
Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.
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by Samantha Brennan

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Not-very-wordy Wednesday: on avalanches and applause

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Not-very-wordy Wednesday: on avalanches and applause
One thing I do in my not-so-copious free time is scan medical journal tables of contents each week. This way I get at least a glimpse at what is going on in medical research at the moment, sometime…
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Mark D. White, Jane E. Fountain , and 5 more

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Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Cas Mudde, Kim L. Scheppele , and 8 more

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The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan

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"There will be a bit more action than in the book," says the author.
Philosophy Book to Become Movie - Daily Nous
"Here's the pitch: it's a philosophy movie..." "Huh." "based on a philosophy book..." "I'm listening." "by an actual philosopher." "Go on." "That is, a philosophy professor." "You don't say." "An anal...
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by Samantha Brennan

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Ticket sales are now open for Into the Woods at Guelph!

www.eventbrite.ca/e/u-of-g-int...
U of G Into the Woods
UofG Musical Theatre Ensemble. Tickets and Details coming soon!
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Margot C. Finn, Maria Abreu

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If you want to work for a university in Europe or Scandinavia, they generally stipulate that you must learn their language to a good level within 2-3 years. No government intervention is needed, the employer decides what language competence is needed. I do not understand why we need to be different.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Brendan Nyhan, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 5 more

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one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump
As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Els Torreele

npr.org
Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent
Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Prakash Kashwan

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Just astonishing how much focus there is on planting trees to hopefully create new forests for the future

And all the while the plunder and destruction of our actual, existing forests just carries on worsening

This is horrific news
‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns
Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus
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by Tim Bale — Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Catherine E. De Vries, Ariadne Vromen , and 3 more

timbale.bsky.social
This, from @catherinedevries.bsky.social, is really useful advice for young (and, tbh, old!) academics. Worth passing on if you know any, maybe? catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Staffan I. Lindberg, Brendan Nyhan , and 9 more

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The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Rebecca Solnit, Richard S.J. Tol , and 14 more

uhactually.bsky.social
Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...
The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay
Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.
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by Samantha Brennan

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'Trump 2028’ Talk is Ramping Up Among Republicans

www.newsweek.com/trump-2028-t...
"Trump 2028" talk is ramping up among Republicans
Steve Bannon said there are “many different alternatives” that would allow Trump to serve a third term as president.
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan

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It's really disheartening to see all the LinkedIn posts from former @hsph.harvard.edu colleagues being laid off due to federal funding cuts. It's a reminder that it's not just researchers affected; administrative and support staff are losing their jobs in huge numbers.
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Robert W. Wallace, Philip N. Cohen , and 4 more

kjhealy.co
A couple of parking signs for anyone who wants to print them out for this coming Saturday.
Parking Signs
If you want to print out a poster for October 18th, here are two; fully-guaranteed countrywide but maybe especially suitable for in and around New York. No King Anytime sign ...
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Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Juliet B. Schor, Robert C. Richards , and 5 more

newsguy.bsky.social
WaPo joins NYT, CNN, The Atlantic, Guardian and others, according to @ScottNover, in announcing it won't sign the Pentagon's controversial new press policy.
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by Samantha Brennan

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Happy International Day of Failure 2025!

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Happy International Day of Failure 2025!
I always know when it’s coming because past Failure Day posts start to show up in the blog stats.What’s Failure Day?“International Day for Failure is a unique celebration that happens every year on…
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by Samantha Brennan

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Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after

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Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after
Researchers incubated permafrost samples from Alaska at different temperatures and found that microbes from the last ice age can reactivate and resume breaking down carbon.
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by Jacob T. Levy — Reposted by Samantha Brennan

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Gonna start to use this clip to reinforce the correct meaning of "to beg the question," as in "if you don't want to sound like this Fox News tool, use it correctly."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."
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by Samantha Brennan — Reposted by Jacob T. Levy

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Trump caps international student enrollment at top US universities, limits set at 15%

www.businesstoday.in/nri/study/st...
Trump caps international student enrollment at top US universities, limits set at 15% - BusinessToday
This move is part of a broader policy aimed at regulating academic admissions and funding, and it is set to have significant repercussions for colleges and universities across the United States.
www.businesstoday.in
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by Samantha Brennan

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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
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by Samantha Brennan

samanthabrennan.bsky.social
Indian drugmakers Dr Reddy's, Hetero to sell generic HIV prevention drug for $40 a year

www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Indian drugmakers Dr Reddy's, Hetero to sell generic HIV prevention drug for $40 a year
Indian drugmakers Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Hetero Labs said on Wednesday that they will sell generic versions of a new and highly effective HIV prevention drug for roughly $40 per year beginning in 2027.
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by Samantha Brennan

samanthabrennan.bsky.social
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
www.theguardian.com
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by Samantha Brennan

samanthabrennan.bsky.social
#threegoodthings

1. Spooky trees

2. A good book

3. Snake!
Snake curled up in the leaves Spooky looking tree with some orange leaves left on it The book, Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin

by Samantha Brennan

samanthabrennan.bsky.social
Six things Sam loves about strength training

#fitsky

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Six things Sam loves about strength training
Alison wrote recently that she’s strength training, if she has to. She didn’t ask for advice but I couldn’t help myself.  I quickly jumped into the comments section sharing a…
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by Samantha Brennan

samanthabrennan.bsky.social
Birds around the world share a mysterious warning cry

Uh oh.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Birds around the world share a mysterious warning cry
Birds across the globe independently evolved a shared warning call against parasites, blending instinct and learning in a remarkable evolutionary pattern. The finding offers a rare glimpse into how co...
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