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
Can the President of the United States rightly use the platform of the office to create a “personal geopolitics”?
January 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Can the President of the United States rightly use the platform of the office to create a “personal geopolitics”?
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I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
At the gym this morning. New Year’s resolutions in full effect!
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
At the gym this morning. New Year’s resolutions in full effect!
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FOLKS NEED TO REALIZE HOW HUGE THIS IS
For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot.
That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.
For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot.
That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.
January 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
FOLKS NEED TO REALIZE HOW HUGE THIS IS
For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot.
That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.
For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot.
That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.
1) You can’t answer this question w/out considering the nature of American society. Americans, perhaps more than any people in the industrialized world, see themselves as on their own with no safety, no support, sure things fall apart.
Why Do Americans Hate A.I.? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...
Why Do Americans Hate A.I.? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...
Why Do Americans Hate A.I.?
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
1) You can’t answer this question w/out considering the nature of American society. Americans, perhaps more than any people in the industrialized world, see themselves as on their own with no safety, no support, sure things fall apart.
Why Do Americans Hate A.I.? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...
Why Do Americans Hate A.I.? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/b...
Celebrating the Centennial of the Schomburg Center this year!
January 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Celebrating the Centennial of the Schomburg Center this year!
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Happy New Year!
Our daughter is in Sydney and she wished us Happy New Year while we wait for our turn in NYC.
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our daughter is in Sydney and she wished us Happy New Year while we wait for our turn in NYC.
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My December reading is finished and I read mostly mysteries including the new Ann Cleves which I enjoyed and the latest John Banville, which I didn't. I also read Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor (which I loved). And I finally finished Don Quixote!
Thoughts in my blog post. #booksky
Thoughts in my blog post. #booksky
December 2025 Reading
Book reviews, TV reviews and general culture discussion
alonewitheachother.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My December reading is finished and I read mostly mysteries including the new Ann Cleves which I enjoyed and the latest John Banville, which I didn't. I also read Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor (which I loved). And I finally finished Don Quixote!
Thoughts in my blog post. #booksky
Thoughts in my blog post. #booksky
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YES, THIS👇🏽.
And also worth remembering Black artists like Carmen de Lavallade HAVE ALWAYS acted on principles:
“We did our revolution with our work.”✊🏾
“..in 2017..Kennedy Ctr Honors..
Ms. de Lavallade..declined to attend a related White House reception b/c of her opposition to the Trump admin.”✊🏾
And also worth remembering Black artists like Carmen de Lavallade HAVE ALWAYS acted on principles:
“We did our revolution with our work.”✊🏾
“..in 2017..Kennedy Ctr Honors..
Ms. de Lavallade..declined to attend a related White House reception b/c of her opposition to the Trump admin.”✊🏾
Wait, I’m sorry. Carmen de Lavallade passed yesterday?
The legend? Oh, may she rest in paradise reunited with her beloved Geoffrey Holder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...
The legend? Oh, may she rest in paradise reunited with her beloved Geoffrey Holder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...
Carmen de Lavallade, Dancer Whose Career Spanned the Arts, Dies at 94
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
YES, THIS👇🏽.
And also worth remembering Black artists like Carmen de Lavallade HAVE ALWAYS acted on principles:
“We did our revolution with our work.”✊🏾
“..in 2017..Kennedy Ctr Honors..
Ms. de Lavallade..declined to attend a related White House reception b/c of her opposition to the Trump admin.”✊🏾
And also worth remembering Black artists like Carmen de Lavallade HAVE ALWAYS acted on principles:
“We did our revolution with our work.”✊🏾
“..in 2017..Kennedy Ctr Honors..
Ms. de Lavallade..declined to attend a related White House reception b/c of her opposition to the Trump admin.”✊🏾
My dog, a Corgi, destroyed her Lamb Chop doll with great ferocity.
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
Why Are Dogs So Obsessed With Lamb Chop?
In a market with thousands of toys, somehow the 1960s puppet has become ubiquitous.
www.theatlantic.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
My dog, a Corgi, destroyed her Lamb Chop doll with great ferocity.
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
Very sad news. She was my daughter‘s high school classmate. An exemplary young woman. May she rest in peace.
Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.
George, Edwin and Josephine Moran
Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory
George, Edwin and Josephine Moran
Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory
December 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Very sad news. She was my daughter‘s high school classmate. An exemplary young woman. May she rest in peace.
The best performance of “Rhapsody in Blue”.
He first came to Curtis as a student at age 7. In 1980, he returned as faculty and then became director and president. He taught superstar musicians like Yuja Wang and Lang Lang.
Gary Graffman, pianist and former Curtis faculty and president, has died at 97
www.inquirer.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The best performance of “Rhapsody in Blue”.
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Merry Christmas!
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Glutamate is the primary molecule that neurons use to communicate with each other.
Previously, scientists have mostly recorded when neurons fire output signals, but now with a new glutamate indicator, they can record the many inputs that causes cells to fire. 🧵
#neuroskyence
Previously, scientists have mostly recorded when neurons fire output signals, but now with a new glutamate indicator, they can record the many inputs that causes cells to fire. 🧵
#neuroskyence
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Glutamate is the primary molecule that neurons use to communicate with each other.
Previously, scientists have mostly recorded when neurons fire output signals, but now with a new glutamate indicator, they can record the many inputs that causes cells to fire. 🧵
#neuroskyence
Previously, scientists have mostly recorded when neurons fire output signals, but now with a new glutamate indicator, they can record the many inputs that causes cells to fire. 🧵
#neuroskyence
That indeed is the fun of it. I don’t want some entity to do that work for me. And until it becomes more trustworthy, I really don’t see the point of herding everybody into using a tool that is so often wrong.
A big part of being a historian is being a detective! Who did this? Why? Where? Why does it matter in the grand scheme of things? You have to learn how to probe, how to uncover, how to read against the grain, how to find unusual sources, how to interpret those sources. How to piece together a puzzle
It also robs students of learning *how* to research.
December 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
That indeed is the fun of it. I don’t want some entity to do that work for me. And until it becomes more trustworthy, I really don’t see the point of herding everybody into using a tool that is so often wrong.
First it was “Early in the morning” now it’s “Something ‘bout the Holy Ghost”…
December 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
First it was “Early in the morning” now it’s “Something ‘bout the Holy Ghost”…
A twist in the "Harvard about to cave" saga.
Good news, from the best source.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Good news, from the best source.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton on Apple Music
Song · 1974 · Duration 2:33
music.apple.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This weekend. My God!
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This weekend. My God!
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Dick Van Dyke is whimsical as hell. My guy invented whimsy. Look at that flow. Not a care in this man's muscles, just whimsy.
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Dick Van Dyke is whimsical as hell. My guy invented whimsy. Look at that flow. Not a care in this man's muscles, just whimsy.
Lowdown by Chicago on Apple Music
Song · 1971 · Duration 3:35
music.apple.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM