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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

ok, here's another ethics use-case question for LLMs- I am finalizing a draft and had a quote in there but left out the reference. I can't figure out where it came from. Is it ethical to ask ChatGPT, etc. to find it? (making sure to check it's accurate) #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Raising Arizona. I don't remember when I saw it, but it was before my parents divorced so at most I was 8. I'm not sure why they let me watch, but I still remember that nightmarish bounty hunter on the motorcycle.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Found them. Disaster averted

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

because of my chronic migraine I need to wear special dark-tinted blue-light blocking glasses when I look at a computer. I got to my office today and can't find them, am worried I took them home and left them there. #migraine

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Chuckles I'm In Danger

ALT: Chuckles I'm In Danger

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Even the holdout reviewer said "I just don't like this article, you can publish it. I'm sorry the author has to keep going through this"

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

just got an article rejection after 2 years with the journal, two rounds of R&R. I don't mind rejections, but this was sort of ridiculous. Both for the lack of time and the editor wasting my, and the reviewers' time. #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I love the Halloween movies, and watch them each October. But I just can't get through The Curse of Michael Myers. Whenever Paul Rudd is there, I just see Paul Rudd. Maybe that's not fair. Did anyone see it before he became famous? What did you think of him?

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I always found that a stretch. But here we have a situation where elected officials are attempting to actively prevent a religious community from living out their faith. That is a direct infringement on religious freedom. Where are the religious freedom advocates?

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I remember conservative religious freedom advocates claiming marriage equality and the Affordable Care Act's provisions on contraception access were a threat to conservative Christians because it forced them to take part in a system that went against their values. 2/3

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've seen a lot of use of the term "hegemonic suicide" to describe Trump's policies. Has anyone written this up, maybe in a Foreign Affairs-type piece? It'd be useful for my lecture on hegemonic stability theory #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm 75% done with a paper and want to get it finished today. So I decided to reorganize my bookshelf #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I feel like I'm seeing more awkward word choices in student papers. Words that aren't completely wrong, but also aren't the right word for the sentence and are not something you'd say in conversation. Is this AI? #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

interesting. Although part of the argument seems to be that "the base" is increasingly anti-Israel, but "The Party" hasn't caught up yet. Have you seen any evidence on that?

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

so it's a part of the educational process. We do need to instill in students the importance of norms and rules. But we also can't write them off as uniquely bad students.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

and Xillennials or elder millennials like me also did this. I didn't like the way a Professor wrote an essay prompt so I wrote my own. And got points deducted.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

But none of this is unique to Gen Z, just the specific expression is. Younger millennials didn't like the idea of hierarchy in workplaces-I had a research assistant who drove me crazy by refusing to accept that I was in charge of the project.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

But there's also the reality that if their boss asks for a report in a certain format and page length and they ignore that, it won't go over well. I've had academics claim that never happens in jobs but believe me, it does.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

They may just be flailing for a better grade, but it does seem to reflect a sense of "why should we be doing this just because." So I've tried to explain-it's a sign of sloppiness, if they missed this they likely missed something else.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm pretty strict on this. I spell it out in the syllabus and make it clear they will lose points if they fail to follow the rules. And I always have students losing points because of this. Most accept it, but some argue, trying to claim it's not important enough for penalties.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

the whole "iced coffee in interviews" thing is likely overblown social media rage bait, but it did get me thinking about the pushback I receive from students, mostly Gen Z, over formatting and citation requirements. THREAD #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

excited to have a new article out in Security Studies, an automated content analysis of religious rhetoric in the Bush Administration's war on terrorism, and its impact on US relations with Muslim countries. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Religion as a Tool in Interstate Crises

Numerous studies have documented the impact of religious motivations and concerns on international security, but the extent to which states can use religion as a tool in interstate crises remains u...

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

recent academic exchange: [third party introduces me to someone] me: oh, [X], you teach [Y class], right? X: I used to, not this year me: Oh, ok. Well I run the program that had listed it. We've exchanged emails. X: [nods] me: So I wanted to say hi. X: [nods] me: Ok, good chat #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I've gotten a lot, even though we don't have a PhD program. I can't tell if it's a scam, or just a scattershot attempt by international students. I did follow up with one request, and it ended up w/ them asking me to put my name on a paper they wrote and try to publish it.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

interesting to see the discourse about this book, and I'm looking forward to reading it. This is a conversation I've been having with fellow Christians. And some here in VT are acting out their faith- www.wcax.com/2026/09/04/7...

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7 clergy protesting Williston ICE facility arrested

Several clergy members were arrested during a protest at the Department of Homeland Security building in Williston Friday morning.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

my new post in @duckofminerva.bsky.social , the 1st of 2 post-APSA reflections. In this piece I discuss my concerns with experimental approaches to international politics #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

For anyone at APSA this year, the @cornellupress.bsky.social booth has a great book on display... #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

oh, I also did a week-long travel study trip. Forgot about that

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

and it's also worth thinking about what we accomplished that wasn't a paper. I spent lots of time with my kids, went on vacation with my family, went to see some great music (including a weekly Dead cover show I discovered), and started playing my own music again. That's something 4/4

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

What I accomplished: #1 #2 #5 half of #3 (one draft needs to be finished) I thought about #4 so moving forward, I think I need to calibrate my summer expectations, esp because I am also watching my kids around camp schedules (my wife has a 9-5 12 month job) 3/4

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My to-do list: 1. finish the proofs of an accepted article 2. revise and submit a half-done article 3. finish two drafts and circulate them for comments 4. start data collection on a new project 5. prep for fall courses 2/4

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

this post may be off-putting, but I think it's useful to be transparent about what does and does not get done over the summer as academics. #academicsky 1/4

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I just submitted an article review. I wrote a brief paragraph summarizing my points, a brief overview of the argument, and then a few paragraphs touching on major points. I don't get why so many reviews are line by line attacks on an article. #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

there's a temptation to just ask every question to GenAI instead of struggling a bit first, which can degrade skills. And then there's the environmental concerns, although I still see debates about the exact impact of a query (2/2)

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

struggling with some R code and wondering what the ethical distinction is btw going to ChatGPT/Claude or Googling/asking on Substack. When I've gotten useful answers on Substack I don't feel like I'm learning, since it's often stylized to my exact Q rather than the general concept 1/2 #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

interestingly, Rod Dreher thinks climate change is divine punishment for human's misuse of the world.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

8 year old: "so as a Full Professor, are you able to fire people now?" #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

every summer I get my course prep done by the beginning of August so I don't have to worry about it, then spend the rest of August worrying I forgot something #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Alright my joke about Vermont- where I live- got me called a racist and misogynist over on Threads so I'm just nuking it here too. Social media isn't worth it.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Then I realized they're not the ones being chatty- the guys don't leave them alone, whereas I just order, say something pleasant, then let them get back to work

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I've been wondering why the baristas at my regular spot are chatty with all these middle aged guys, but our relationship is friendly but business-like. I worried I wasn't friendly enough.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

TSA's security theater continues. Now they're taking away kids' squishy toys- www.today.com/parents/fami... I wrote about this ridiculous system a few years ago at @duckofminerva.bsky.social - www.duckofminerva.com/2023/06/secu...

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The TSA Rule That’s Leaving Kids in Tears at Airport Security

Parents say they had no idea a certain toy violated TSA rules until it was taken away at the security checkpoint.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I was asked to do a book review by a journal, but the press would only send a link to an e-book. Gotta say, this is pretty annoying. I'm basically doing free advertising for them. They can spare one copy. #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

oh, and the question was "What Montreal-based band has a famous song that starts with the line, 'when there’s nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire?'" the student had actually seen the band this summer in concert.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

at the beginning of August I share my course syllabi with students through the LMS. I always hide a music trivia question in the intro course for a participation point. I like to see how long it takes for a student to answer- this year it was 1 week. Impressive. #academicsky

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

and the dude is just drinking a seltzer from their fridge. That's it, I'm not getting any work done today.

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Peter Henne @pehenne.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My wife is meeting me while I'm getting coffee and working. I thought about taking a four person table so we'd have space but went with a two person one to be considerate. Then a guy by himself plopped down on the four person. Am I the only person who cares about the rules?

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Big Lebowski: Smokey, This Is Bowling

ALT: Big Lebowski: Smokey, This Is Bowling

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