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Gautham Rao

@gauthamrao.bsky.social

The historian, not the judge. #LFGM #LFC NYM-G-K-I. edit Law & History Review. my opinions. he/him/his. Book projects on (1) slavery + laws; (2) The West Wing.

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The baddie derby

04.03.2026 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sixers managed to cut it to 40, kept it respectable

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Supplemental $$$ bill to pay for WHAT NOW?

04.03.2026 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face . ALT: a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .
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I’m sure Coach Nick will have a good explanation

04.03.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 76ers doing something special tonight

04.03.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Just hoping no one in the White House watches Rambo III

03.03.2026 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was teaching for most of this, probably for the best

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β€œI call it the weave”

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Trump went from an obviously fake β€œNo More Forever Wars” to β€œNo! More Forever Wars” pretty fast

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Jesus has filed a complaint with OPM that Hegseth and Vance are in charge of his return

03.03.2026 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Nailed it

03.03.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover:

MAKING THE LIBERAL MEDIA
How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press
By A.J. BAUER

Book cover: MAKING THE LIBERAL MEDIA How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press By A.J. BAUER

I love books, I love that people are still waking up and researching, writing, editing, and publishing books, and that I get to hold them in my hands! Congratulations @ajbauer.bsky.social it’s beautiful.

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πŸ‘‹ Former State Department War Powers lawyer here.

This statement by Rubio is false.

As @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and I wrote in January:
www.justsecurity.org/128517/war-p...

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are they supposed to walk?

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watch the other dude's eyes as he's trying to follow along

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In Homage to Pierre Nora (1931-2025) | French Historical Studies | Duke University Press Having accepted the editors’ invitation to edit a curated collection of French Historical Studies in homage to the late Pierre Nora, I began reviewing past

*French Historical Studies* curated collection in homage to Pierre Nora, organized by Avner Ben-Amos. Some good stuff in here, including a 2003 article by @allthebeset.bsky.social πŸ—ƒοΈ
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...

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I have my students annotating the Federalist Papers and one said the ALL CAPS made it read like a Truth Social post πŸ˜‚ He's not wrong

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Hoping there was side eye for some of her colleagues

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a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table and pointing up with his finger . Alt: Jensen Ackles from Supernatural pointing at the camera and saying β€œbingo”

Justice Jackson at oral argument today: β€œI’m concerned that Bruen and Rahimi are going to be allowing for arbitrary identification of analogues and producing inconsistent results.”

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but this otter can give you a better explanation of the Iran war than anyone in the Trump administration

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Post from Julia Fine that says, "Write the book you want to read because you will have to read it 75 times."

Post from Julia Fine that says, "Write the book you want to read because you will have to read it 75 times."

#writerslife

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New Center to Focus on Constitutional Law, Practice, Democracy - Georgia State University News - Bondurant Center for Constitutional Law, College of Law, Faculty & Research, Press Releases, Pro-Bono &... TheΒ GeorgiaΒ State University College of LawΒ isΒ homeΒ toΒ theΒ newΒ EmmetΒ J. Bondurant Center for Constitutional Law, Practice & Democracy.Β TheΒ centerΒ is namedΒ forΒ Emmet J.Β Bondurant, a prominent trial law...

I’m thrilled that Georgia State’s College of Law is home to the Emmet J. Bondurant Center for Constitutional Law, Practice, and Democracy! As associate director, and @espinsegall.bsky.social as director, we’re taking GSU to new heights in the field of constitutional law. news.gsu.edu/2026/02/26/n...

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The Board of Peace off to a banger

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Also every set piece takes ages

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the beautiful game

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Just so dispiriting. The game between 1st and 5th can't just be reduced to this shit.

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Nothing more than an aesthetic critique, I know.

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The rugby era of the PL

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