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Heather E. Yates

@heatheryatesphd.bsky.social
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Professor|Author|Editor|Jayhawk|photography enthusiast| sometimes a political commentator.

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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Feeling nostalgic for my AZ adventures 🌵🏜️
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Got a new Canon EOS R50 camera for Xmas, played in the desert with it. Got some fun shots
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Spent NYE out on some rugged trails and terrain
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
AZ petroglyphs on the trail
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
AZ sunsets
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Goodmorning from Tucson 😍
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
I love the quiet drama of a foggy morning
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Unapologetically that girl
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Yes. Full stop. 😢 one of the many casualties of the already overloaded academic occupation.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Good morning from the Tucson desert 😍
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Happy Wednesday. We all could use some encouragement. So whatever is on your mind, weighing you down, or making your load feel heavy. You CAN do it!
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hey, it’s Tuesday. And we all need a little pep talk:
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
So, there’s a name for what ails me, this and a caffeine addiction, but who’s really keeping score…. 😉📚☕️
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
It’s always an honor and a treat to have Dr. Stephen Knott @publius57 speak to my American Presidency students about his book The Lost Soul of the American Presidency. We’ve been doing this every year since the book’s release (2019). Every year there are new insights! Thankyou!!
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Welp. Here it is, the 1937 Enabling Act— the German legislature willingly and feeling gave up power. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
lol I’m working on it:
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Truth
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
New week=new opportunity
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Happy Saturday
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
I captured a nearly perfect crescent moon the other night…
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
And the whole week…
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 02/11/2024
Autumn
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 21/08/2024
Back to back meetings between 9a-4p the day before classes start. Send help.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
A little violent, even if true 😂
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 12/08/2024
Happy Monday, friends!
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 30/07/2024
As the summer winds down, and many of us are ramping up our preparations for fall semester (or whatnot), I’m remembering some of my favorite places I spent time in this summer. some of my happy places.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 02/07/2024
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Justices give presidents immunity for official acts, further delaying Trump’s trial
The justices said unofficial acts have no immunity, sending Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case back to the D.C. judge to decide which alleged acts are official.
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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 28/06/2024
the bad news for all of us is that even if Biden is old and had a bad night, democracy is still something we have to *do*. there are still lots of other causes and candidates to strengthen democracy. this includes work that's not obviously "political," like food banks or civic life.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 28/06/2024
apnews.com/article/44e7...
apnews.com
Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump held an unusually early debate on Thursday night in Atlanta, speaking to an electorate that has expressed strong dissatisfaction with their choice...
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 28/06/2024
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Analysis | 5 takeaways from the first Trump-Biden 2024 debate
The president stumbled repeatedly, and the former president made false claims repeatedly.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2024
I’ve always advised students and the curious public to always watch what’s happening at the state level if anyone wants to predict the trajectory of national policy and political dynamics since the states feed into fed institutions like, say, Congress… www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | When one party dominates a state, that’s bad for sound public policy
My home state of Indiana is a case study in the one-party rule all too common now in the United States.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2024
Laboratories of autocracy…
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2024
And if we recall, accurately, these programs were beta-tested under GWBush administration as his “faith based” initiatives. They weren’t hiding their motives or agenda. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...
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Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
The rapid expansion of state voucher programs follows court decisions that have eroded the separation between church and state.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2024
Been reading a lot of abt this stunt of a proposal and there are several problems. Besides igniting a trade war that would sink the global econ, it requires the repeal of the 16th amendment and constitutional changes require higher support thresholds www.forbes.com/sites/andrew...
forbes.com
Can Trump Eliminate The Income Tax? Maybe With An 85% Tariff
The idea of eliminating the income tax is an attractive one to anyone that has ever had to cut a check to Uncle Sam—but it is far from practical.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 27/05/2024
Captured a moment
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 11/05/2024
The night sky over KC was aglow with northern lights. 5/10/24
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 11/05/2024
apnews.com/article/fc23...
apnews.com
Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 27/04/2024
So proud of my student who presented her honors thesis arguing that personal social networks can mitigate the effects of negative partisanship. The last pic is a very relieved and happy student. Congrats Makenna Goss!
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 25/04/2024
It’s that point of the semester where I’m going to be sustained by nothing but caffeine, chocolate, and carbs…
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 25/04/2024
Ok. NOW I can take a victory lap, delivered my last lecture of the spring semester.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 23/04/2024
Just one more lecture to prep and I can call it for the Spring semester.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 10/04/2024
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/u...
nytimes.com
Arizona Ruling Spurs Strong Reactions, but Election Impact Is Unclear
Some in the battleground state said they would still vote for former President Donald J. Trump even if they were frustrated by the reversal of abortion rights.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
Pretty soon, legislatures will like, “you know what, the Comstock Act was pretty great”
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
washingtonpost.com
Election 2024 latest news: Ohio Senate race comes into focus after Trump-backed candidate wins GOP primary
Bernie Moreno, a wealthy former car dealer backed by Donald Trump, emerged from the Republican Senate field in Ohio. Trump and President Biden notched more primary wins in several states.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 13/03/2024
apnews.com/article/8d5c...
apnews.com
The US has its first presidential rematch since 1956, and other facts about the Biden-Trump sequel
In 1956, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower again defeated Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic opponent he had four years prior.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
washingtonpost.com
The biggest moments from Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address
It was a speech befitting of the political moment, as Biden faces an expected rematch against Trump and tries to push his agenda through a polarized Congress.
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Heather E. Yates @heatheryatesphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
Once again, it’s abundantly clear that the viewing public and journalists assigned to this events are experiencing them in very different ways. Much of the coverage glosses over just how bizarre and cryptic the delivery was.
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In a rebuttal to Biden, Sen. Katie Britt says the world ‘deserves better’
The 42-year-old freshman senator from Alabama will speak Thursday night after President Biden, delivering remarks that are likely to elevate her into the national spotlight.
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