Annette Gordon-Reed
@agordonreed.bsky.social
Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard, Author of, among other books, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings:An American Controversy,The Hemingses of Monticello,, Vernon Can Read: A Memoir with Vernon Jordan, On Juneteenth
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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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A new episode of the Revolutionary America podcast is live! In this episode Amy Weitzman speaks with Emily Sneff about her new book When the Declaration of Independence Was News. Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/when-the-dec...
Cool summer reading list from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, feat. a take on surging anti-Valley sentiment: "Put simply, there is too much money, some of it too untraceable, giving a small group of unelected people too much power over the people. That’s data politics." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here.
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
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Turned in the syllabus for a new class this Fall. Feel like taking the rest of the day off.
Wait a minute. They don’t think Babe Ruth existed. What? Why?
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d agoPeople in this country used to be afraid of announcing to the world that they were stone-cold idiots who shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel of a car. Now they're out here bragging about how dumb they are.
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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No, it's not okay to use genAI for research- or writing-adjacent activities. Those actions are also part of writing and thinking and research! Don't fall for the con of genAI boosters. Hang onto your humanity. 2/ buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
The 'I only use AI for...' fallacy
Hallo friends, and welcome, new readers! I hope you’re managing to navigate safely whatever weather challenges may have come your way this year. In today’s...
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"Who can lay claim to being an American?" Don't miss @hls.harvard.edu professor @agordonreed.bsky.social's essay from AMERICA UNFINISHED: 250 Years of Law and Governance via the @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social: bit.ly/4xyMdDZ @mitpress.bsky.social @anatapoff.bsky.social
Making Americans: A History - Pittsburgh Review of Books
Who can lay claim to being an American? A common view holds that one born in the United States of America, or one who comes to live in the country,
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Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon (Gift Article)
The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.
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The loss of local press in American society is a disaster.
Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · 5d agoVery good from @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social on how devolution of power also needs a local press with capability of scrutiny. Will this rebuild over time in conjunction with devolution (same as eg skills in local government) or is it on an entirely separate rhythm? www.ft.com/content/26da...
Don't search too hard, but there's a powerful metaphor buried in here somewhere. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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“AI tools will make you so much more efficient and productive,” they said. “AI is the future,” they said. “Why are you so opposed to progress,” they said.
Reuters@reuters.com · 6d agoUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference reut.rs/4x9eTCW
Africa is smashing all the solar records. The continent installed more grid-connected solar in the first half of 2026 than in all of 2025, and with projects under construction the year could finish at triple the previous record. buff.ly/NirgzLn #ShareGoodNewsToo
African 2026 on-grid solar additions surpass those of 2025 | African Energy
The latest analysis from African Energy Live Data shows despite a slow 2025, solar capacity additions in 2026 have already surpassed each previous year. Falling costs and several recent agreements…
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112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | 112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This. (Gift Article)
The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.
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Graduated after about 10 in-home PT sessions to going out for PT, fortunately, connected to my gym. Bracing session. Then did upper body workout after a hiatus—knocked me out. Came home, fell asleep and dreamed I was conducting Dvorak’s New World Symphony.
youtu.be/xDVd4jMCmSk?... "Thomas Jefferson's complicated legacy 250 years after the Declaration of Independence" featuring Press author @agordonreed.bsky.social
Thomas Jefferson's complicated legacy 250 years after the Declaration of Independence
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Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
Highest attended WNBA All-Star Game of all time, in Chicago, Illinois
Look what arrived! I just dived in, but 🔥!! "Attempting to understand the history of the French Empire primarily from an institutional perspective distorts how empires actually functioned in the early modern world." 👏 Very readable, so ambitious, and brilliant! @brettrushforth.bsky.social
The Men Who Believed Some Men Are More Equal Than Others www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/b...
The Men Who Believed Some Men Are More Equal Than Others (Gift Article)
In a new book, the historian Kim Phillips-Fein chronicles a “shadow tradition” of anti-egalitarians who fought against America’s founding ideals.
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This was fascinating. Watch it if you have any interest in what worried early Americans when they worried about politics:
SHEAR@shearites.bsky.social · 3w agoAre you unable to attend the tonight's (6:15pm) SHEAR Presidential Address? Well, President Carolyn Eastman’s address on “What They Talked About When They Talked About Demagogues in the Early American Republic,” will be livestreamed to our YouTube channel. Link here: www.youtube.com/live/0izEG4S...
