All Spirit Halloweens are haunted by the ghosts of the shops whose empty carcasses they now inhabit.
Heather M. Haley
@heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social
historian of Cold War social movements and the U.S. military | plant & cat mom | views expressed are mine alone
NIH sets the science and DoD runs the contracting, blurring the line between public‑health research and military threat‑response by reshaping governance, transparency, procurement power, and the future of U.S. biodefense strategy.
Max Kozlov@maxkozlov.bsky.social · 2w agoUnder pressure, the DOD just released the text of its secret 10-year agreement with the NIH. Here are the biggest revelations from the document 🧵
I have not run in over two weeks because of a work project that kept me late everyday. But I did the Annapolis 10-Miler and *didnt die* despite event planners throwing in the Severn River bridge within the last two miles of the race. 😮💨 🏃🏻♀️💨🏅
My non-supervisory colleagues at the Pentagon (literally) made me a Funko POP! My detail ends in fifteen business days, and having this on my desk will absolutely make my remaining time more joyous. 🧸💟🫂
My article on the use and disuse of early radar technology by U.S. surface forces at the Battle of Cape Esperance in October 1942 is live! 🗺️⚓ I extend my gratitude to Nate Patch at NARA, scholar Trent Hone, and CAPT Benjamin Armstrong for their expertise and review efforts. Many thanks my friends.
Adaptation in Ambiguity: The Battle of Cape Esperance, 11-12 October 1942 - Military Strategy Magazine
This article argues that during the Battle of Cape Esperance, U.S. naval strategy was heavily influenced by unfounded concerns and ambiguity surrounding newly deployed, poorly understood radar technol...
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"Digitize everything!" They say. A lot of England's political history literally looks like this:
Daniel F Gosling@thegozfather.bsky.social · last mo.Hypnotic. The parliament roll for 3 Jas I (1605/1606), which includes the acts passed in response to the Gunpowder Plot [C 65/182]
Corporate power today is scary, but not new. In WHEN COMPANIES RULE, I recount its 400-year history from the East India Company to Amazon, what motivates the oligarchs who would be kings, and what we can do about them. Out in November, pre-order now: cup.columbia.edu/book/when-co...
Behold! My rubber plant. Her name is “Unruly.”
I'm sharing @jfassler.bsky.social's excellent @nytimes.com obituary of our friend, @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social, so you can read it without a subscription.
Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78 (Gift Article)
She became the highest-ranking female member of the Young Lords in New York, where she pressed for women’s rights, and later joined the Black Panthers.
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✨ Book Deal Announcement ✨ It's official! @learothawms.bsky.social and I have signed with Vanderbilt University Press to publish Fightin' to Get Free: Fort Negley and the Struggle to (re)Define a City!
Welp. I did it. I wrote a book. Checkout review edits for QUEER IN THE COLD WAR: THE CIVIL-MILITARY BATTLE OVER THE LAVENDER SCARE are with @bethanywasik.bsky.social. I am amassing images and permissions, hoping this 📸 from the Henri Leleu Papers at the GLBT Historical Society will be the cover.
Heather M. Haley@heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe first full draft of QUEER IN THE COLD WAR: THE CIVIL-MILITARY BATTLE OVER THE LAVENDER SCARE is with @bethanywasik.bsky.social at @cornellupress.bsky.social. It covers not only the experiences of active duty personnel, but those of reservists, veterans, and retirees, too.
Student borrowers, already grappling with steep college costs, are about to pay even more for any new loans. Here's why, and what to know. nyti.ms/4xDsYd7
Rates on New Student Loans Will Rise on July 1
Higher interest rates take effect on July 1 for the next school year. Borrowers are already dealing with rising college costs and inflation elsewhere.
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The first full draft of QUEER IN THE COLD WAR: THE CIVIL-MILITARY BATTLE OVER THE LAVENDER SCARE is with @bethanywasik.bsky.social at @cornellupress.bsky.social. It covers not only the experiences of active duty personnel, but those of reservists, veterans, and retirees, too.
It is with great relief (and exhaustion) to report my submission of the final chapter of QUEER IN THE COLD WAR: THE CIVIL-MILITARY BATTLE OVER THE LAVENDER SCARE to @bethanywasik.bsky.social at @cornellupress.bsky.social. Photo Credit: Joan E. Biren (June 1987)
I went to Yale and all I could afford was a sweatshirt. 👀💸
If I attended Texas Tech right now for my Ph.D., the university would bar me from writing my dissertation about sexuality in the Cold War U.S. Navy. If TTU receives federal dollars, is this not illegal under the First Amendment?
Riki Wilchins@rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 5mo ago@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Texas cont] In an additional attempt to suppress LGBTQ+ speech, the policy includes STUDENTS: "no degree-culminating student research within the TTU System will be permitted to center on SOGI topics,” thus extending "Don't Say Gay" to dissertations and theses. 2/2
Too late for SMH, but I finally splurged on business cards. ⚓️ I frickin’ love them. 😍
I *updated my signed academic book collection to include several newly autographed books from #SMH2026. Thank you for your contributions! 🖊️ 📖 * Not pictured: signed books at the office, which include ~every~ book from BJ Armstrong and Trent Hone.
I achieved BOTH of my goals today: (1) finish the marathon ✅ and (2) complete it in under 6 hours ✅. I’m going to go collapse in the shower now. #YuenglingMarathon
Made it to Virginia Beach! 🏖️ After surviving tunnel traffic—IYKYK—stopped at the Convention Center to pick up my race packet. ☘️🏃♀️💨 I run my *first* marathon on Sunday. 👇🏼 This is what 40 looks like! 👌🏼
📚 Seeking book recommendations that help the reader to map out their 5- and/or 10-year plan(s). 📖 It occurred to me, in conversations with my therapist, that I’m still thinking like a nomadic grad student. Can you blame me? It was 10+ years of my life. I think it’s time I shake that off.
twilight sparkle from my little pony laying on a shelf looking at a book
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By happenstance, or the universe, I was able to witness the Buddhist monks walk their final stretch down Crystal Drive in Arlington, VA toward their destination, Washington, D.C. They began in Fort Worth with “a simple message about blocking out the noise of a messy world and finding tranquility.”
“Avēdē kedēvē.” 🪄 I had a glove in my mouth (so I could record it).