Adam McLain
@adamjmclain.bsky.social
Spend my days reading, writing, and teaching, so in my own lil utopia. UConn PhD & JD candidate, studying American law, literature, and dystopia, which really just means I’m studying religion. Co-host of The Storming Journey Gwenivere’s dad. amclain.com
The emergency cookie was not consumed during class break. A win.
I have my emergency cookie. Let’s see if it lasts the next five hours of school time.
I already ate my emergency cookie and class hasn’t even started yet. Send help.
The unglamorous side of teaching at one campus in the morning and taking classes at a separate campus in the evening. Hashtag Car Naps.
Idk what I’d do without my dissertation committee and the grace and support they give me 😭
Amazed that students don't think that I will search out the quotes they use. I will. And I do. And if it's not in the document...
Elmoerc Elmo in Flames
Alt: Elmo in Flames
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Compared the modernist manifestos to a Facebook screed in class today then asked my students how they might quote tweet the manifestos if they were posts. AMA.
The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.
New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is smaller than a house cat, slender and spotted. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.
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Grateful for every Kagan opinion I read. The parentheticals are always *chef's kiss* (Reading Florida v. Harris 2013 for CrimPro, and I was wondering about how SCFL's rule would work for young dogs, and then bam, "(One wonders how the court would apply its test to a rookie dog)" and I'm 😆)
The importance of commas: It’s raining, men. It’s raining men. Which do you say hallelujah (derogatory) to?
Happy Constitution Day to our favorite covenant with death and agreement with Hell.
Constitution Day: We The People & U.S. Constitution
ALT: Constitution Day: We The People & U.S. Constitution
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) Episode 8 - The Treize Assassination 17:47.400
Finally getting into modernism with my students, and I am so very excited. Take that 1800s: stay where you were. History began in 1900. (For legal purposes, this is a joke)
Ron Swanson: History Began on July 4, 1776
ALT: Ron Swanson: History Began on July 4, 1776
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Always thinking about how my advisor is drilling into me archival choices is so important to a project (which I'm glad about!), and then reading how a published book/article's archive was chosen because the books were within reach / on the bookshelf.
If I channeled Sophia every time I get called on to provide facts, do you think my professors would get annoyed? "Councilor McLain, please provide the facts of this case." "Picture it. California, 1971." It'd probably be better than the AI paragraphs others are reading...
Sophia Petrillo: Picture It, Sicily 1912
ALT: Sophia Petrillo: Picture It, Sicily 1912
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My essay forming a relationship between George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia and Star Wars: Andor is now online. Check it out here: www.redfuturesmag.com/publications...
A Far Time Ago in a Galaxy Long, Long Away: Andor and Orwell
Adam McLain Since its publication in 1949, the spectre of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four haunts many stories with themes of autocracy, fascism, and authoritarianism. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dy...
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Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015) Episode 11 - Human Debris 12:43.473
Nothing like a fully setup LMS to alleviate some of the stress.
I love a science fiction magazine banner! From the June 1957 issue of Infinity Science Fiction #scifi #sciencefiction
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007) Episode 23 - Flower of Life 22:13.246
It’s Friyay girliepops. (Stare into the soul of the goddess & give her nose a boop)
Powers restored; semester starts on Monday. Teaching: US Lit Since 1880 Feminism and Science Fiction Taking: Criminal Procedure Privacy Law Research on Mahmoud v Taylor Guided readings on originalism Drafting: Butler & Atwood chapters Sanderson essay Maybe a secret thing?
That soft weeping in the bushes? It’s the elgeebeetees. It’s been a week.
