Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦
@sschwinghamer.bsky.social
Inadequate cat servant. Husband. Dad. Historian of #CdnImm. Public & oral history. Museums. Bikes. PhD candidate (Hist) @ Carleton. Kjipuktuk / Hfx.
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Texas A&M faculty panel report says professor's firing violated her academic freedom www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
Texas A&M panel: Firing violated professor’s academic freedom
University officials dispute the faculty council’s conclusion. Melissa McCoul lost her job after a video of a classroom debate went viral.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Texas A&M faculty panel report says professor's firing violated her academic freedom www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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If you go to a ceremony today, please remember why you're there.
Remembering to forget
Editor’s Note: Matt Stickland has been in the military for 10 years and deployed to Libya in 2011 on HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN. On November 11, as a country we will gather and remember…
dalgazette.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you go to a ceremony today, please remember why you're there.
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One of my standard Remembrance Day things is trawling war poetry that isn't the standard WWI-era canon. Henry Lee's "Three Years After" and Anna Świrszczyńska's "Building the Barricade" have spent a few years rattling through my head as a result of that.
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of my standard Remembrance Day things is trawling war poetry that isn't the standard WWI-era canon. Henry Lee's "Three Years After" and Anna Świrszczyńska's "Building the Barricade" have spent a few years rattling through my head as a result of that.
For various reasons, here is an excellent video of a rower catching a crab. youtu.be/UcOjeneHJ6E?...
USD Ejector Crab
YouTube video by Madison Fisk
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
For various reasons, here is an excellent video of a rower catching a crab. youtu.be/UcOjeneHJ6E?...
Today, when people who have never known fear or loss from armed conflict tell you to honour a uniform or that you must without fail venerate a poppy, instead, sit with some Sassoon poems.
Tomorrow, write angry letters to end conflicts and bring justice.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/siegfr...
Tomorrow, write angry letters to end conflicts and bring justice.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/siegfr...
Siegfried Sassoon
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Today, when people who have never known fear or loss from armed conflict tell you to honour a uniform or that you must without fail venerate a poppy, instead, sit with some Sassoon poems.
Tomorrow, write angry letters to end conflicts and bring justice.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/siegfr...
Tomorrow, write angry letters to end conflicts and bring justice.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/siegfr...
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
When you are utterly ignorant of a discipline, its practices & conventions often seem arcane or useless.
This is not because the standards are flawed.
It's because you haven't done enough relevant work to appreciate (or meaningfully critique) their application.
Rough when you're the boss, though.
This is not because the standards are flawed.
It's because you haven't done enough relevant work to appreciate (or meaningfully critique) their application.
Rough when you're the boss, though.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When you are utterly ignorant of a discipline, its practices & conventions often seem arcane or useless.
This is not because the standards are flawed.
It's because you haven't done enough relevant work to appreciate (or meaningfully critique) their application.
Rough when you're the boss, though.
This is not because the standards are flawed.
It's because you haven't done enough relevant work to appreciate (or meaningfully critique) their application.
Rough when you're the boss, though.
Round two of the "Jeebus Murphy these Headlights Suck"...
Got new bulbs from www.hidvisioncanada.ca
This bulb has a fan on the base and a little external block of electronics. It all fits just fine inside the well of the headlight assembly of my fourth gen Escape.
Got new bulbs from www.hidvisioncanada.ca
This bulb has a fan on the base and a little external block of electronics. It all fits just fine inside the well of the headlight assembly of my fourth gen Escape.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Round two of the "Jeebus Murphy these Headlights Suck"...
Got new bulbs from www.hidvisioncanada.ca
This bulb has a fan on the base and a little external block of electronics. It all fits just fine inside the well of the headlight assembly of my fourth gen Escape.
Got new bulbs from www.hidvisioncanada.ca
This bulb has a fan on the base and a little external block of electronics. It all fits just fine inside the well of the headlight assembly of my fourth gen Escape.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Unconscionable.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Unconscionable.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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Time to bring back these t-shirts:
www.historymuseum.ca/collections/...
www.historymuseum.ca/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Time to bring back these t-shirts:
www.historymuseum.ca/collections/...
www.historymuseum.ca/collections/...
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New traffic signals are now active at the Barrington Street crosswalk in front of Scotia Square. Push the button, wait for the light, look both ways and cross safely. The new lights enhance pedestrian safety, improve traffic flow and help people get where they’re going.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
New traffic signals are now active at the Barrington Street crosswalk in front of Scotia Square. Push the button, wait for the light, look both ways and cross safely. The new lights enhance pedestrian safety, improve traffic flow and help people get where they’re going.
Well, let's have the Epstein vote at least.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Well, let's have the Epstein vote at least.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Congratulations to the anti-science idiots!
Heaven help the rest of us, especially vulnerable people who rely on the protection of broad community immunity...
Heaven help the rest of us, especially vulnerable people who rely on the protection of broad community immunity...
BREAKING: "The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has notified the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status."
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada on Canada’s Measles Elimination Status
Following over 12 months of transmission across the country, PAHO confirms Canada's loss of measles elimination status. We are coordinating efforts with provinces and territories to restore the status...
www.canada.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Congratulations to the anti-science idiots!
Heaven help the rest of us, especially vulnerable people who rely on the protection of broad community immunity...
Heaven help the rest of us, especially vulnerable people who rely on the protection of broad community immunity...
Amid the various hand-wringing, it's not a bad thing to go back and read Trump's speech from 6 January.
It reminds us that five and half years ago, this elderly gentleman was clearly quite separated from reality and his faculties.
www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...
It reminds us that five and half years ago, this elderly gentleman was clearly quite separated from reality and his faculties.
www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...
Read Trump's Jan. 6 Speech, A Key Part Of Impeachment Trial
The former president's remarks are being used by Democrats hoping to convict him for incitement of insurrection — and are being defended by his lawyers in the Senate proceedings.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Amid the various hand-wringing, it's not a bad thing to go back and read Trump's speech from 6 January.
It reminds us that five and half years ago, this elderly gentleman was clearly quite separated from reality and his faculties.
www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...
It reminds us that five and half years ago, this elderly gentleman was clearly quite separated from reality and his faculties.
www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...
Actually probably the intended answer but
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Actually probably the intended answer but
"The win at Dunkirk" had quite the series of follow-up events for the people of Western Europe.
MSNBC is now comparing the Dem surrender to the win at Dunkirk.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"The win at Dunkirk" had quite the series of follow-up events for the people of Western Europe.
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🚨Again, Tylenol ≠ > risk of autism, etc.
"Existing evidence does NOT clearly link maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in offspring."
Study: Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Existing evidence does NOT clearly link maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in offspring."
Study: Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🚨Again, Tylenol ≠ > risk of autism, etc.
"Existing evidence does NOT clearly link maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in offspring."
Study: Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Existing evidence does NOT clearly link maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in offspring."
Study: Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism www.bmj.com/content/391/...