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

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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 Arts and faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. She was previously a professor in the Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research at Western University, Canada. Brennan was Department Chair of Philosophy at Western from 2002 to 2007, and 2008–2011. She is a past president of the Canadian Philosophical Association (2017–18). .. more

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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · Nov 12
For new followers: My main bluesky themes are the College of Arts at Guelph where I'm Dean, philosophy (my home academic discipline), feminism and fitness (connected to my book and blog), and all things bike-related.
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 2h
Alison Conway is strength training if she has to

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#feminist

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Strength training, if I have to
Nat has been writing about her strength training recently and I’m impressed by her enthusiasm. Because to my mind, if there’s one activity for which the word, “meh,” applies, it’s strength training…
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ACLU @aclu.org · 12h
BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump from deploying federalized National Guard troops into Chicago.

This ruling reinforces what we already knew: It is illegal for the president to use manufactured emergencies to send soldiers into our cities.
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 14h
Wow. Just realized I'm not teaching on Tuesday. It's our Fall Study Day. And for me, Fall Convocation. That means I won't have to class prep on Thanksgiving Sunday. It does mean that the last week in November my seminar will meet twice and I'll to prep two classes. Present me :), Future me :(.
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 15h
This Gay Throuple Is Fighting to Gain Parental Rights for Their Adopted Child

The Canadians had previously made history as an all-male throuple to adopt in Quebec

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This Gay Throuple Is Fighting to Gain Parental Rights for Their Adopted Child
The Canadians had previously made history as an all-male throuple to adopt in Quebec.
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 16h
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 16h
Creative Writing at U of G: A Space to Discover and Nurture Diverse Voices

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Creative Writing at U of G: Discovering, Nurturing Diverse Voices
The MFA is a highly sought-after program in Canada with extraordinary faculty that has included Dionne Brand, Lawrence Hill, Thomas King, Judith Thompson and Kyo Maclear.
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Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Samantha Brennan

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Branden Smith @brandens.bsky.social · 16h
ICE has deported over 100,000 people since January, double the rate of the Biden administration in 2024.

In this video @telliotter.bsky.social reports on where exactly the arrests are happening, where people are being detained, and where they’re being deported to.

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Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 16h
A new study reveals that cycling traffic in Paris has increased by 240% between 2018 and 2023, while car traffic has steadily declined.
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New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 16h
The 1962 RCAF Plan for Physical Fitness

#fitsky
#history

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The 1962 RCAF Plan for Physical Fitness
The recent spectacle in the US of the guy in charge fat-shaming generals and calling for the “the highest male standard” in military fitness made me take a deep breath for about a million reasons &…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 17h
I used to live in Roger's Park and I'm feeling worried and sad about my old neighbourhood.
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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18h
There has been a lot of ICE activity in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago today. There has also been a lot of ICE watch and rapid response activity. We love our community, and we are showing up for each other.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 17h
When I was reporting in Sudan several years ago, a driver warned me not to tell government officials when I was leaving because the airport is where they stop and detain writers.

So, yeah, this is a very bad sign. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com
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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18h
There has been a lot of ICE activity in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago today. There has also been a lot of ICE watch and rapid response activity. We love our community, and we are showing up for each other.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18h
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18h
1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

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Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize
Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
Trump: "We're gonna be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500% and even more than that."
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404 Media @404media.co · 20h
BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

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The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 20h
The America we used to live in—the America we want to think we live in—is gone.

We’ll have to build again.
We want to think that the repeated, widespread abuse of basic rights by DHS; the DOJ actions against former officials like James Comey and John Bolton; the presence of 2020 election deniers across congressional and executive branch leaders; the unconstitutional dismantling of federal agencies; the consolidation of old and new media under leadership favorable to Trump; the use of lawsuits and executive branch power to intimidate and silence critics; and the clear attempts to subvert the 2026 and 2028 elections; and Trump's constant insinuation that he might seek a third term do not all in fact mean that we have crossed the threshold into a competitive authoritarian environment. But we have. We have passed through the veil. Whatever becomes of American liberal democracy in the near or distant future, it will be a resurrection and not a continuation.
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 21h
These are terrible numbers for Trump (via @pewresearch.org)

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"Majorities say trump has used his office improperly; fewer say he has improved government, U.S. standing" (graphs via Pew Research)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 23h
Reading before work. Today it's
Suikkanen, Jussi (forthcoming). Review of Shelly Kagan's Answering Moral Skepticism (OUP, 2023). Utilitas. Funny review. I think the virtues and vices of the book that he points out are true of other of Kagan's books.

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Jussi Suikkanen, Review of Shelly Kagan's _Answering Moral Skepticism_ (OUP, 2023) - PhilPapers
This is a short review of Shelly Kagan's book Answering Moral Skepticism (OUP, 2023).
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 1d
What Canadians should know about COVID-19 amid spike in outbreaks, hospitalizations

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What Canadians should know about COVID-19 amid spike in outbreaks, hospitalizations
Positive tests and outbreaks linked to COVID-19 are increasing in Canada, according to the federal government’s latest data.
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 1d
The 1962 RCAF Plan for Physical Fitness

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The 1962 RCAF Plan for Physical Fitness
The recent spectacle in the US of the guy in charge fat-shaming generals and calling for the “the highest male standard” in military fitness made me take a deep breath for about a million reasons &…
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 1d
Trump's use of National Guard in U.S. cities unpopular with Americans, polls show

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Trump's use of National Guard in U.S. cities unpopular with Americans, polls show
58% of Americans said the president should send armed troops only to face external threats in recent polling.
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 1d
500 National Guard troops arrive in Chicago area amid resistance from Illinois governor

The troops, composed of units from Texas and Illinois, are based at an Army Reserve station about an hour southwest of Chicago.

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500 National Guard troops arrive in Chicago area amid resistance from Illinois governor
The troops, composed of units from Texas and Illinois, are based at an Army Reserve station about an hour southwest of Chicago.
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 1d
Taylor Swift isn’t secretly MAGA, and people who think she is have completely lost their minds www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
There's No Vaccine for Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome
We dive deep into every track on 'The Life of A Showgirl' — and take on some of the weirder criticisms of it
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 1d
ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy www.motherjones.com/politics/202... #ProudBlue. Trump Regime is disappearing deportees into a true “Hell Hole” prison in the country of Eswatini. They have no set sentence or release date. They simply cease to exist. This is murder
ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy
Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 1d
Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard

Keeping leaves in your yard can bolster the number and variety of species around — and the perks go beyond just the fall season.

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Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 1d
Players return to University of Guelph after Women’s World Cup of Rugby

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Players return to University of Guelph after Women’s World Cup of Rugby
Two Gryphons are getting quite the welcome home after they helped their team claim second place at the Women’s World Cup of Rugby.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
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