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Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman is an assistant professor at the Aurora University School of Social Work, and a practicing Lacanian analyst, and a maker of podcasts, newsletters, & other sundry things.

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⌬ Podcast Lecture № 3 | Get Interested in Stuff that Does Not Make Sense & The Drive

Expanded NOT Expedited

The Skimm reports [https://www.theskimm.com/archive/2021-08-03]: > Yesterday, the State Dept said its expanding eligibility for Afghans seeking US refugee status. The new pathway creates an opportunity for thousands of Afghans who worked with the US during its nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan. BUT, (and this is

More Satellites (more CO2...)

Following up what I posted here [https://www.surplusjouissance.com/less-business-travel-means-less-co2-emissions/] about less business travel, Bryan Walsh writes [https://link.axios.com/click/24633212.414312/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL3NwYWNlLXJhY2UtYmV6b3MtYnJhbnNvbi1uYXNhLTVjMTkzMTNlLTJjYzctNGQzNy1iZjVlLTAyODRlZDQzMjIzNi5odG1sP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zYW0mc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/5f80edf4da94b81728375c46Bd60085ac] > Competition among

Less Business Travel Means Less CO2 Emissions

Erica Pandey writes [https://link.axios.com/click/24633212.414312/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2J1c2luZXNzLXRyYXZlbC1wb3N0LXBhbmRlbWljLWNvbWViYWNrLTA1YTA5YTMzLTMzZjYtNDc2Mi04OWVmLTZjNDdmYWI5MGIyNi5odG1sP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zYW0mc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/5f80edf4da94b81728375c46Bb017625c] for Axios What's Next [https://link.axios.com/click/24633212.414312/aHR0cDovL2xpbmsuYXhpb3MuY29tL2pvaW4vd2hhdHNuZXh0LXNpZ251cD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR

◎ Drafts №8 | Some more Žižek & "We are all mad here."

In Myanmar

The Daily Skimm email newsletter reports that in Myanmar [https://www.theskimm.com/archive/2021-08-02], > [M]ilitary leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said 'hi, I'm prime minister now.' And extended the country's state of emergency until 2023 (up from 2022). In February, the

The jouissance of not 996?

From the NYTimes The Morning email newsletter [https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/template/oakv2?abVariantId=0&campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210802&instance_id=36887&nl=the-morning&productCode=NN&regi_id=56891994&segment_id=65126&te=1&uri=nyt%3A%2F%

◎ Drafts №7 | What I think Žižek is Saying about Belief & Knowledge

Every time we drive, or fly, or burn fossil fuel...

From Skimm’s [https://www.theskimm.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidmedia&utm_campaign=Brand_Tier%201_Exact&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6ZOIBhDdARIsAMf8YyG7a6l84uitdgDCh7ZdwdWmFu21ikcgAW_iLyKYUEdNfMW6E7Gq-3caAp50EALw_wcB] daily newsletter. > Who should pump the brakes.. Americans. Yesterday, a new analysis found that the lifetime emissions of about three average Americans create

Newsletter v.3.13 | A Roundup of This Week's Output

Hi there, I'm Neil, and this is my weekly roundup newsletter. This is one of those weeks where time is going by so fast! Be that as it may, I'm working to keep writing these things M-F on the regular. Let's do a recap