Sally Hadden

Unbelievable.

What a kind thing to say, Gautham. I will treasure this. And I cannot wait to read your newest--I love learning from scholars I can trust to do the work!

Oooh. I need to sign up for that.

And already had an AI submission--for a 3-page, ungraded diagnostic exercise designed so I could help them see how I grade. Literally worth no points. And the hallucinate citations were obvious, so it got my "I'd give it an F" response. Was he testing to see if I could catch him? Probably.

Assigning prompts tied to readings that require use of quotations as supporting evidence. AI can't do that with new books, unless students can source the text.

Ready to read!!

Episode 421: Greg Brooking, Loyalism and Revolution in Georgia Georgia’s experience offers rich insight into Loyalism, imperial politics, and how personal conviction shaped the course of the American Revolution.

So pleased to be interviewed by @lizcovart.bsky.social for her fantastic podcast: Ben Franklin's World. Liz is a great interviewer, true professional, and carried this episode.

So sorry, Frank! 3rd time the charm?

So sorry, Frank! 3rd time the charm?

New Mexico is such a fascinating success story because it's the only solid blue state that's also poor by US standards and despite theoretically having the least tax base to work with they quietly roll out some new social democratic policy every year

THIS

#AcademicSky #Skystorians take note!

Great new History job just posted at my university, Western Michigan. Any questions, please contact me or @anisekstrong.bsky.social.

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Goldfield, American Journey or Mary Beth Norton, A People and a Nation.

Might have to include John Quincy Adams, who edited the first edition of his father's papers...

Glad I could help. May your Henry Laurens research flourish!

155. What District Court Critics Aren't Telling You The increasingly loud claim that district courts are abusing their powers by blocking Trump administration policies depends upon a series of indefensibly selective (and easily rebutted) arguments.

We’re up to at least 97 cases in which district courts have blocked Trump policies—from 73 different judges (appointed by seven different presidents) in 25 different district courts across 10 circuits.

Today’s “One First” looks at what critics of these rulings are leaving out of their narratives:

U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.

This is exactly how fast Trump went from violating one immigrant's rights to violating American citizens' rights.

It did not take long.

DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk A centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information would create vulnerabilities, experts say.

🚨DOGE Aims to Pool Federal Data, Putting Personal Information at Risk

DOGE "disable[d] automated tracking logs," thereby erasing traces of their actions to avoid legal culpability.

This is a klaxon Democrats and advocates should heed and act on. Big, solid story by 5 seasoned reporters. Gift link!

DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE’s Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, ac...

A 25-year-old DOGE bro at the CFPB held $715,000 in stocks that ethics lawyers told him he wasn’t allowed to own while working there — then DOGE fired those ethics lawyers.

This is corruption.
Always call it out.

Finally. He lost, but it took multiple court hearings for him to concede.

Privitizing, aka selling off irreplaceable national assets, has always been the plan.

It was a long week, but today ended with two voting rights victories in Pennsylvania and Trump's executive order targeting my old law firm being permanently blocked by a federal judge in DC.

My advice: stay hopeful, stay strong, stay informed.
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Know the difference. Judicial subpeona not the same as immigration subpeona.

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My heads? Talking.

My fur? Psychedelic.

My house? Crowded.