Amanda T. Ross
@frusophile.bsky.social
Program Analyst for the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State | Nixon Tapes Alumna, RPCV Moldova | Views :: Own | Status :: Hungry | Говорите по-FRUSски?
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This feels doubly egregious because of how much time Trouillot spends talking about language, talking about what it means to call something a "history of" something. If you cannot audit a model for the logic behind its "suppositions," then the work you're doing isn't reparative or compensatory.
December 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This feels doubly egregious because of how much time Trouillot spends talking about language, talking about what it means to call something a "history of" something. If you cannot audit a model for the logic behind its "suppositions," then the work you're doing isn't reparative or compensatory.
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But more seriously, and I think egregiously, is the use of a phrase for signaling power. One doesn't get the sense that those who invoke "archival silences" in the context of GenAI have heard of Touillot, much less read him. Instead, the phrase has been emptied of meaning and is just sloganeering.
December 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
But more seriously, and I think egregiously, is the use of a phrase for signaling power. One doesn't get the sense that those who invoke "archival silences" in the context of GenAI have heard of Touillot, much less read him. Instead, the phrase has been emptied of meaning and is just sloganeering.
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To propose that GenAI can compensate for "archival silences" perverts Trouillot's work. It's is a contradiction to say that a product whose logic exacerbates power imbalances--creating a most-likely guess based on the existing record--can restore absences that are the product of those imbalances.
December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
To propose that GenAI can compensate for "archival silences" perverts Trouillot's work. It's is a contradiction to say that a product whose logic exacerbates power imbalances--creating a most-likely guess based on the existing record--can restore absences that are the product of those imbalances.
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My hot take is that in the era of easily-generated AI nonsense papers journals that want to ensure high quality will need to start hiring full-time professional editors and reviewers instead of relying on volunteer labor from overworked academics.
UPDATE: The publisher intends to retract the paper, but insists it went through two rounds of review from two independent peer reviewers: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the... by @jacksonwryan.com. No word on how they will make sure this sort of thing never happens again.
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My hot take is that in the era of easily-generated AI nonsense papers journals that want to ensure high quality will need to start hiring full-time professional editors and reviewers instead of relying on volunteer labor from overworked academics.
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Born on this day in 1819, George Eliot. Here's my favourite bit from the greatest English novel - Eliot's concluding paean to Middlemarch's heroine, Dorothea (who, among other things worked to improve the housing of the local agricultural labourers). Here's to all the Dorotheas, past and present.
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Born on this day in 1819, George Eliot. Here's my favourite bit from the greatest English novel - Eliot's concluding paean to Middlemarch's heroine, Dorothea (who, among other things worked to improve the housing of the local agricultural labourers). Here's to all the Dorotheas, past and present.
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The AHA’s Guidelines on Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship lay the foundation for expanding what constitutes historical scholarship and can be adapted to any institution in which historians work and where historical scholarship is expected. Check them out at the link.
Guidelines for Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship
These guidelines lay the foundation for a broad expansion of what constitutes historical scholarship.
www.historians.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The AHA’s Guidelines on Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship lay the foundation for expanding what constitutes historical scholarship and can be adapted to any institution in which historians work and where historical scholarship is expected. Check them out at the link.
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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If we put half as much resources into metadata and cataloging as we do into dumb AI stuff, we’d way better off in terms of the info/data ecosystem
Panel at #Crossref2025 wonders if metadata has an image problem. Bianca Kramer says the word metadata not used in the Barcelona Declaration. Mariángela Napoli thinks perception of metadata is something too technical. Kazuhiro Hayashi describes metadata as "the unsung hero". Time for a rebrand ;)
October 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If we put half as much resources into metadata and cataloging as we do into dumb AI stuff, we’d way better off in terms of the info/data ecosystem
“In a historic resolution, the MFA has restored ownership of two monumental stoneware vessels by the enslaved potter and poet David Drake (also known as Dave the Potter) to his known descendants.” 👏
October 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“In a historic resolution, the MFA has restored ownership of two monumental stoneware vessels by the enslaved potter and poet David Drake (also known as Dave the Potter) to his known descendants.” 👏
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XRONOS is an open data infrastructure for the backbone of the archaeological record – chronology.
As described in our paper out today in the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (https://journal.caa-international.org/articles/10.5334/jcaa.191), XRONOS is the most comprehensive […]
As described in our paper out today in the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (https://journal.caa-international.org/articles/10.5334/jcaa.191), XRONOS is the most comprehensive […]
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October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
XRONOS is an open data infrastructure for the backbone of the archaeological record – chronology.
As described in our paper out today in the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (https://journal.caa-international.org/articles/10.5334/jcaa.191), XRONOS is the most comprehensive […]
As described in our paper out today in the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (https://journal.caa-international.org/articles/10.5334/jcaa.191), XRONOS is the most comprehensive […]
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The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️
American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA
The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.
www.historians.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️
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A bit of archival beauty for the evening. Three keys for ciphering & deciphering coded documents from the 18th century, kept in their original cases.
August 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A bit of archival beauty for the evening. Three keys for ciphering & deciphering coded documents from the 18th century, kept in their original cases.
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Clifford Lynch, a visionary leader in the field of networked information & libraries, and the esteemed executive director of CNI since 1997. Read more about Cliff and the indelible mark he left on the IT, higher ed, and library communities.
In Memoriam: Clifford Lynch
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Clifford Lynch, a visionary leader in the field of networked information and libraries, and the esteemed executive director of the Coalit…
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April 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Clifford Lynch, a visionary leader in the field of networked information & libraries, and the esteemed executive director of CNI since 1997. Read more about Cliff and the indelible mark he left on the IT, higher ed, and library communities.
Please understand that “probationary employee” in Fedland is a *tenure* designation, not a performance designation. Folks are usually new to federal service, switched job series, became a supervisor, or onboarded under a special hiring authority.They are highly qualified and key to
mission success.
mission success.
February 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Please understand that “probationary employee” in Fedland is a *tenure* designation, not a performance designation. Folks are usually new to federal service, switched job series, became a supervisor, or onboarded under a special hiring authority.They are highly qualified and key to
mission success.
mission success.
Feds: Apropos of… everything… did you know you can search this list for your agency’s local union?
(Still online as of 2/16/2025)
www.opm.gov/flis/#/profi...
(Still online as of 2/16/2025)
www.opm.gov/flis/#/profi...
FLIS : Federal Labor Managment System - OPM.govLock
Welcome to opm.gov
www.opm.gov
February 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Feds: Apropos of… everything… did you know you can search this list for your agency’s local union?
(Still online as of 2/16/2025)
www.opm.gov/flis/#/profi...
(Still online as of 2/16/2025)
www.opm.gov/flis/#/profi...
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I have been hanging out for this for quite some time - going to be v fun to read this through in all its glory. One of the most authoritative and deeply researched quantifications of data centre power consumption in the US -->>>
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December 20, 2024 at 9:32 PM
I have been hanging out for this for quite some time - going to be v fun to read this through in all its glory. One of the most authoritative and deeply researched quantifications of data centre power consumption in the US -->>>
eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/defaul...
eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/defaul...
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An early Christmas present for all data center load growth nerds: The new LBNL report to congress is out today! Fully documents significant load growth in data centers to 2023, starting from the 2018 base of about 1% of US electricity use. More details soon! eta-publications.lbl.gov/publications...
2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report | LBL ETA Publications
eta-publications.lbl.gov
December 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
An early Christmas present for all data center load growth nerds: The new LBNL report to congress is out today! Fully documents significant load growth in data centers to 2023, starting from the 2018 base of about 1% of US electricity use. More details soon! eta-publications.lbl.gov/publications...
Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Mazie Hirono, and Rep. Alma Adams have introduced the Public Archives Resiliency Act!
Among the cultural heritage professionals who contributed to the legislation, #ALI alumna Jess Ferrell helped advocate! #IKnewHerWhen
www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Among the cultural heritage professionals who contributed to the legislation, #ALI alumna Jess Ferrell helped advocate! #IKnewHerWhen
www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Sens. Markey, Hirono and Rep. Adams Introduce Legislation to Promote Conservation and Preservation of Government and Historic Records | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts
Bill Text (PDF) | Section by section (PDF)
Washington (December 12, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey...
www.markey.senate.gov
December 13, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Mazie Hirono, and Rep. Alma Adams have introduced the Public Archives Resiliency Act!
Among the cultural heritage professionals who contributed to the legislation, #ALI alumna Jess Ferrell helped advocate! #IKnewHerWhen
www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Among the cultural heritage professionals who contributed to the legislation, #ALI alumna Jess Ferrell helped advocate! #IKnewHerWhen
www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Listening to a wonderful #HAC presentation by John Powers on #FRUS role in U.S. national security. Don’t sleep on the Foreign Relations series: history.state.gov/historicaldo...
Historical Documents - Office of the Historian
history.state.gov 3.0 shell
history.state.gov
December 9, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Listening to a wonderful #HAC presentation by John Powers on #FRUS role in U.S. national security. Don’t sleep on the Foreign Relations series: history.state.gov/historicaldo...
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Press release: intelligence.house.gov/news/documen...
Crawford, CIA Subcommittee Release Interim Report on Havana Syndrome
intelligence.house.gov
December 5, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Press release: intelligence.house.gov/news/documen...
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BREAKING: the House sub-committee on intelligence says "now convinced that foreign adversary behind AHI (Havana syndrome) incidents", "Intelligence community has hindered the subcommittee's efforts" to get to the truth.
December 5, 2024 at 8:44 PM
BREAKING: the House sub-committee on intelligence says "now convinced that foreign adversary behind AHI (Havana syndrome) incidents", "Intelligence community has hindered the subcommittee's efforts" to get to the truth.
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Day 3 #ArtAdventCalendar & #InternationalDisabilitiesDay • I'm a disabled #embroidery artist whose work combines #anatomy and #symptomatology into #SciArt. Here is body map (2016), in which I stitched my neurological #MECFS symptoms freehand as I felt them.
December 3, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Day 3 #ArtAdventCalendar & #InternationalDisabilitiesDay • I'm a disabled #embroidery artist whose work combines #anatomy and #symptomatology into #SciArt. Here is body map (2016), in which I stitched my neurological #MECFS symptoms freehand as I felt them.
Department of State #altAc #Historian job closes on Dec. 2; please share this opportunity with your followers!
#twitterstorians #Historians
#twitterstorians #Historians
Hi, Bluesky historians! Please amplify our job announcement for the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State: www.usajobs.gov/job/820195900
#twitterstorians (is there an equivalent here?) #altAc #historyJobs #historians
#twitterstorians (is there an equivalent here?) #altAc #historyJobs #historians
Historian
<p>The Office of the Historian (FSI/OH) publishes the Congressionally-mandated Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series, the official documentary record of U.S. foreign policy; prepares ot...
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November 23, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Department of State #altAc #Historian job closes on Dec. 2; please share this opportunity with your followers!
#twitterstorians #Historians
#twitterstorians #Historians
#ali alumni, friends, and supporters, let me know if you’d like to be added to the Archives Leadership Institute starter pack:
go.bsky.app/M1N4roM
go.bsky.app/M1N4roM
November 22, 2024 at 2:23 AM
#ali alumni, friends, and supporters, let me know if you’d like to be added to the Archives Leadership Institute starter pack:
go.bsky.app/M1N4roM
go.bsky.app/M1N4roM
@bsgunn.bsky.social @dannynoonan1962.bsky.social Is there an ALI Alumni and Friends starter pack? If not, should I begin one?
November 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
@bsgunn.bsky.social @dannynoonan1962.bsky.social Is there an ALI Alumni and Friends starter pack? If not, should I begin one?