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Sharon Ann Murphy

@sharonannmurphy.bsky.social
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Financial historian. Mom. Soccer player. Spouse. Wahoo. Mets fan. Archive rat. Avid reader. Wino. Jersey girl. Runner. World traveler. A wee bit batty.

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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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Artificial Education | The Harvard Crimson
Machine conversation is not free. It comes at the cost of our common life together as teachers, learners, and researchers, colleagues, mentors, and friends.
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I support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Wow - it rose from the dead!
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Nice collection on your bookshelf 😀
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
#guggfellows2026
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I'm extremely honored (and quite a bit stunned) to announce that I made this list. www.gf.org/stories/anno...
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Announcing the 2026 Guggenheim Fellows — Guggenheim Fellowships: Supporting Artists, Scholars, & Scientists
Since 1925, the Guggenheim Foundation has given Fellowships to exceptional artists, writers, scholars, and scientists, empowering them to pursue meaningful work under the freest possible conditions.
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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
theatlantic.com
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
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Katja Bruisch @kbruisch.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
We need a critique of AI in academic publishing. Following my decision not to sign an AI addendum to my contract with Cambridge University Press, I wrote this short essay which is now out in the Dublin Review of Books. 👇 drb.ie/move-over-fo...
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Move over for AI - DRB
Katja Bruisch writes: I recently completed a scholarly monograph – an environmental, economic and energy history of peat in imperial and Soviet Russia. After years of thinking and writing, I approache...
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
try being a mets fan....
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Join me Tuesday for a virtual book talk at the AAS. www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13335
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Banking on Slavery: Financing Southern Expansion in the Antebellum United States | American Antiquarian Society
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/
Map of Sinclair stations
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Come join me for a virtual book talk at the American Antiquarian Society next Tuesday 9/23 at 7pm. Book talk will be followed by Q&A with Mark Peterson and the audience. www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13335
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Banking on Slavery: Financing Southern Expansion in the Antebellum United States | American Antiquarian Society
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Michael J. Illuzzi @polisci-michael.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
My new book, Mending the Nation: Reclaiming "We the People" in a Populist Age, is now available for pre-order! In a time of cynicism and despair, Mending the Nation uses lessons from the past to chart a new way forward. kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640638/
kansaspress.ku.edu
Mending the Nation
A bold message of political hope in a time of cynicism and despair, Mending the Nation uses lessons from the past to chart a new way forward.The United State...
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
AI update (especially relevant for JHUP authors): I just zoomed with the rep from JHUP & she capitulated. She will remove my books from the LLM license w/o me signing their ridiculous statement.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Fave US history myth that needs to die sudden & quick death, GO: myth: self-made man; ppl pulling selves up by own bootstraps; meritocracy reality: behind every US success story is tangled web of opportunity from family wealth/connections, community support, govt-supported educ. & infrastructure...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The volume of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.—the way most Canadians visit—dropped by 37% last month compared to July 2024, according to new data from Statistics Canada, following a 33% drop in June. There was also a 26% decline in air travelers from Canada year-over-year.
forbes.com
Canada’s Travel Boycott Grows: Car Travel To U.S. Drops 37%
Steep year-over-year drop in car and air travel solidifies steep economic losses for U.S. tourism this year.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
But you wouldn’t steal a car? arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Oh definitely! That's what made the NY knock-off caps so funny. Normally I'm trying to blend in and not look too American with my clothes. This time, it was my NYC tote bag that was helping me to fit in!
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Yes, it definitely still felt like Europe. It's hard to explain. While they are embracing some aspects of American culture, it's not an unconditional or unconscious embrace. In some ways, I would say they are being "Europeanized" more than "Americanized" (which was one of the fears about the EU.)
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
16/ Maybe this isn’t new, but they all bring their dogs on vacation. So many dogs. 17/ There was very little toplessness on the beaches. My husband noticed this change. 😉 And even much more modest men’s bathing suits (very few “nut-huggers”).
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
15/ The variety of car makes & models is also an ongoing trend—mostly European brands, but also lots of Korean, Chinese, as well as US. (Yet surprisingly few Japanese other than Nissan.) Each country used to be dominated by a few local brands.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
14/ With only a few exceptions, CC’s are virtually universally accepted. And as has been an ongoing trend, the Europeans are way more advanced with the use of “tap” for CC payment. There was even a “tap” basket in church at the collection during mass. You can now survive with almost no cash.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
13/ Despite the crowds (and what has been reported in the news), we saw almost NO anti-tourism protests. And we encountered no anti-American sentiment. (Of course, the lack of Americans probably helped…)
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
12/ And also the variety of ethnic (i.e., non-French) restaurants, especially from the Middle East and North Africa, even in smaller cities. While this partially reflects their imperial legacy, they now seemed more integrated and accepted as part of the local fabric. And lots of pizza.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
11/ The presence of hamburgers and chicken on menus at regular restaurants was surprising. (Obviously, the French are known for their frites, but usually with moules or steak.) And scrambled eggs and bacon at breakfast was unexpected.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
10/ But this also means that air conditioning is becoming much more popular. It is certainly easier to find decent a/c in hotels and shops.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
9/ They are getting hit hard by climate change. The melting of the glacier at Mont Blanc is truly shocking (we were there in 1996). And we accidentally got caught up in the recent wildfire (the country’s worst since 1949.) Many of the old growth grapevines can’t survive the drought conditions.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
8/ But it was actually refreshing to be able to walk through a city without smelling marijuana everywhere. (Maybe I’m just getting old, but I find the smell of marijuana worse than cigarettes.)
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
7/ Europeans still smoke cigarettes way more than Americans (and are still kind of oblivious to it bothering non-smokers), although they no longer smoke indoors. Some now vape, but to a lesser extent than in the US.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
6/ They wish they could bring their youngest to the US so he could learn too, but they are afraid to travel there now.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
5/ At one point I heard a tween girl speaking perfect American English standing next to a woman in a Red Sox shirt. I asked where they were from: Grenoble, France. But they had lived in Mass. for several years, where the older kids picked up English.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
3/ I have never seen so many NY Yankees caps in my life—even in NYC. (This was very disconcerting as a Mets fan!) Everyone wore them (both w/ the true Yankee logo & w/ plain NY knock-offs.) 4/ In very distant 2nd was Laker gear. In even more distant 3rd was everyone else (Chicago, Detroit, etc.)
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
1/ We encountered virtually NO other Americans. This was highly unusual. The sites were mobbed with people, but almost all Europeans. The only other English-speakers were Brits, Aussies, Kiwis. 2/ BUT, they were dressed more like Americans than ever before, wearing American branded clothing & gear.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Thoughts from an American traveling in Europe in 2025: I have spent time abroad (mostly in Europe) almost every year for 30 years, and almost always in the summer. I just returned from 2 weeks in Southern France. Some observations...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Exactly right. They simply want the end product — whether it’s an actual production of art or music or the end result of hard work like a PhD — without doing the work. It’s cheat codes all the way down.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10/08/2025
The CHIPS Act set off a manufacturing boom, creating jobs and ensuring the technologies of the future are made here at home. By rolling back this law, Trump is weakening American leadership and letting our adversaries get ahead.
nytimes.com
Trump’s Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic
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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
There is just no precedent in recent world history of an advanced industrialized country sabotaging its own scientific establishment, and destroying the base of scientific knowledge necessary for basic policymaking. An avowedly, actively anti-knowledge regime.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Don’t let this die. Keep elevating this.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Use merlin bird id (from cornell ornithology lab). It does both picture id and song id.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This is why Donald is crying about Elizabeth Warren.
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Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇 @gpetrick.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Over the course of their career history majors out earn engineers and comp sci.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Truly horrifying
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
My personal fave from Tom Lehrer--for the Catholic crowd. youtu.be/pvhYqeGp_Do?...
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Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag - fabulous version - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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Lauren Donovan Ginsberg @laurenginsberg.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
“Univ. of Illinois report shows that a large humanities department like English produces substantial net profit; units like engineering and agriculture run at a loss. The widely respected Delaware Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity shows the same pattern.” /7 thi.ucsc.edu/the-humaniti...
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The Humanities Really Do Produce a Profit – The Humanities Institute
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Yeah but the addendum is ridiculous. It basicallyhas you acknowledging that LLMs are going to use your stuff anyway and absolving JHUP from fighting to protect your intellectual property rights. We should demand an addendum that pritects the rights of the authors.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
To be clear, it's JHUP, and not Chicago.
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
It seems like signing this is me acknowledging (and accepting) the stealing of my work without payment. My only two choices are to agree to allow them to steal my work (and pay me a few pennies), or not take the pennies but sign away my right to complain about them stealing my work?
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Now received same for another book with same press. This seems wrong! Shouldn't the statement be "Author denies the right of LLM companies to steal my work and violate my copywrite."
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
"Author acknowledges that Author will not receive an AI Royalty with respect to the Work and further acknowledges and agrees that the sales and reach of the Work may suffer as a result of or in relation to the fact that Hopkins Press will not exercise AI Rights with respect to the Work."
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Sharon Ann Murphy @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Just received an email from publisher of one of my books trying to strongarm me into granting permission for it to be licensed for AI LLM use. My knee-jerk is "hell no." They want me to sign this disclaimer (copied in comments). Should I not be pissed at publisher for caving like this?
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