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Ted McCormick

@tedmccormick.bsky.social

The CAUT (the main Canadian association of academic faculty and staff) now advises against non-essential travel to the US

CAUT advises academics against non-essential travel to the U.S.

Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encou

www.caut.ca

April 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Andrew Flanagan

@andrewf68.bsky.social

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CynicallyOptimistic @cautiousoptimistic.bsky.social · Nov 26

Master and slave. The body language clearly shows which is which.

November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Heather Hill

@rollin-academic.bsky.social

Please don't go to the US.

CAUT strongly recommends that academic staff travel to the U.S. only if essential and necessary. In addition, CAUT recommends that academics who fall into the following categories exercise particular caution:

April 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM

🎃All the cats🎃

@all-the-cats.com

Caut yuos a toona Flash! ❤️

August 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM

CAUT/ACPPU

@caut.bsky.social

“As a national association of employee organizations and trade unions, CAUT proudly stands in solidarity with CUPE’s Air Canada flight attendants."

Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-co...

CAUT condemns federal government’s violation of right to strike

www.caut.ca

August 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

Cautionary Tales - the shark that ate Hollywood
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June 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM

Mike Follert

@mfollert.bsky.social

CAUT in solidarity! #keepdalstrong @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @stfxaut.bsky.social

September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Tabatha Southey🇨🇦

@tabathasouthey.bsky.social

CAUT, a voice for academic professionals 125 Canadian universities and colleges advises academics against non-essential travel to the U.S.

CAUT advises academics against non-essential travel to the U.S.

Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encou

www.caut.ca

April 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

The Man Who Solved Kindness:
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June 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

Cautionary Tales - Paradise Lost: How Utopias Fall Apart
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August 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

Cautionary Tales - Disaster Favours the Daring: Shipwreck at Honda Point
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August 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

Cautionary Tales - the Nazis, the Bomb, and the Woman that Science Forgot
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June 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

The Thief, the Jewels, and the Dublin Castle Conspiracy
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June 19, 2026 at 6:22 AM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

Cautionary Tales
Treacle Tears: The Boston Molasses Disaster
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June 26, 2026 at 9:09 AM

Philip Cowley

@philipjcowley.bsky.social

Curiousity killed the caut

Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · Aug 8

The University of Warwick has paid a lot of money, I'm guessing, for their internet banner ads on the Guardian and elsewhere.

But they can't spell "curiosity". This isn't a US-UK variant. They just, genuinely, have a massive spelling error in their banner ads.

A banner advert for the University of Warwick, which says "Beyond ignores curiousity". This is a spelling error.

August 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

Number Fever - How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop
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August 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM

Sarah Shulist (she/her)

@sarahling.bsky.social

Canadian Association of University Teachers recommends that academics travel to the US "only if essential and necessary", and to be careful about what information we have on our electronic devices, especially if you fit into a fairly wide set of categories. www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

Text of CAUT advice:

Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encountering difficulties crossing the border, CAUT strongly recommends that academic staff travel to the U.S. only if essential and necessary.

In addition, CAUT recommends that academics who fall into the following categories exercise particular caution:

Citizens or residents of a country identified in media reports as likely to be subject to a travel ban
Citizens or residents of a country where there are diplomatic tensions with the U.S.
Travellers with passport stamps evidencing recent travel to countries that may be subject to a travel ban or where there are diplomatic tensions with the U.S.
Those who have expressed negative opinions about the current U.S. administration or its policies
Those whose research could be seen as being at odds with the position of the current U.S. administration
Travellers who identify as transgender or whose travel documents indicate a sex other than their sex assigned at birth
Academics should carefully consider what information they have, or need to have, on their electronic devices when crossing borders and take actions to protect sensitive information where necessary.

April 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Tim Harford

@timharford.ft.com

Cautionary Tales - the WOW machine stops
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January 23, 2026 at 7:43 AM

Aaron Wherry

@aaronwherry.bsky.social

This might've flown under the radar: The Canadian Association of University Teachers has some concerns about the Conservative platform.

www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

CAUT alarmed by Conservative Party platform on research funding

(Ottawa – March 31, 2025) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is expressing alarm

www.caut.ca

April 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM