Ellen Hampton
@ellenhampton.bsky.social
Historian and author, France, WWII, 2èDB and moving into medieval.
If Chat Control goes through, those of us in Europe will no longer be able to use WhatsApp or Signal, as encryption will be banned. How can France be in favor??👎
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Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
fightchatcontrol.eu
August 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If Chat Control goes through, those of us in Europe will no longer be able to use WhatsApp or Signal, as encryption will be banned. How can France be in favor??👎
fightchatcontrol.eu
fightchatcontrol.eu
So many memories, evenings on the porch swapping journalist stories, listening with half an ear for an uptick in gunfire, teaching new waiters how to pour the wine, and falling into the arms of my husband of now 37 years. Mèsi cher Oloffson 😪
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/w...
A Hotel Made Famous by Graham Greene Is a Victim of Haiti’s Violence
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
So many memories, evenings on the porch swapping journalist stories, listening with half an ear for an uptick in gunfire, teaching new waiters how to pour the wine, and falling into the arms of my husband of now 37 years. Mèsi cher Oloffson 😪
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/w...
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Absolutely incredible graphic from 1880 tracing the history of political parties in the United States.
July 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Absolutely incredible graphic from 1880 tracing the history of political parties in the United States.
"The most alarming effect of the King’s illness was his periods of mania. At their mildest George experienced ‘a desire of talking that he was unable to control’. Often, he would talk for hours until he was hoarse and foaming at the mouth." (Historic Royal Palaces report) #America250
February 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
"The most alarming effect of the King’s illness was his periods of mania. At their mildest George experienced ‘a desire of talking that he was unable to control’. Often, he would talk for hours until he was hoarse and foaming at the mouth." (Historic Royal Palaces report) #America250
You can imagine how much fun we're going to have with this (#marriedtoaClaude)
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/t...
How Claude Became Tech Insiders’ Chatbot of Choice
A.I. insiders are falling for Claude, a chatbot from Anthropic. Is it a passing fad, or a preview of artificial relationships to come?
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:51 AM
You can imagine how much fun we're going to have with this (#marriedtoaClaude)
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/t...
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On the value of taking notes by hand, something I am going to start emphasizing to students. You can take notes by hand now & convert them to digital later. Not only is it better to take notes by hand than to type them, but it offers fewer distractions.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning
Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory
www.scientificamerican.com
March 2, 2024 at 4:20 PM
On the value of taking notes by hand, something I am going to start emphasizing to students. You can take notes by hand now & convert them to digital later. Not only is it better to take notes by hand than to type them, but it offers fewer distractions.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Demystifying the French: A Bicultural Conversation. You're invited to join me and Edith de Belleville for a lively conversation about cultural differences between the French and Americans, sponsored by the Alliance Francaise. afusa.org/event/demyst... #books #France #cultural #language #etiquette
January 20, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Demystifying the French: A Bicultural Conversation. You're invited to join me and Edith de Belleville for a lively conversation about cultural differences between the French and Americans, sponsored by the Alliance Francaise. afusa.org/event/demyst... #books #France #cultural #language #etiquette
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Today's shortlisted story is "It's Negro Day at the Fair" by Barbara Diggs. Congratulations, Barbara! A breathless paragraph infused with voice and message.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 17, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "It's Negro Day at the Fair" by Barbara Diggs. Congratulations, Barbara! A breathless paragraph infused with voice and message.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Great exhibit of Henry Taylor's work at Hauser & Wirth gallery in Paris! A bookend to the show at the Whitney.
December 22, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Great exhibit of Henry Taylor's work at Hauser & Wirth gallery in Paris! A bookend to the show at the Whitney.
Enjoying hearing Antonio Guterres talk about "fossil fools." I think he's on the right track
December 1, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Enjoying hearing Antonio Guterres talk about "fossil fools." I think he's on the right track
Nice to see in my favorite Paris newsletter!
bonjourparis.com/books/doctor...
bonjourparis.com/books/doctor...
November 27, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Nice to see in my favorite Paris newsletter!
bonjourparis.com/books/doctor...
bonjourparis.com/books/doctor...
Shepherd's Best of 2023 list reports the favorite reads of 949 writers and readers. Where do you fit in the list? Spoiler: Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead took first place.
shepherd.com/bboy/2023
My contribution:
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shepherd.com/bboy/2023
My contribution:
shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/...
949 Authors & Super Readers Pick the 100 Best Books of 2023
📚 We present the 100 most-read books that 949 authors & super readers picked as one of their 3 favorite reads in 2023.
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November 11, 2023 at 9:27 AM
Shepherd's Best of 2023 list reports the favorite reads of 949 writers and readers. Where do you fit in the list? Spoiler: Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead took first place.
shepherd.com/bboy/2023
My contribution:
shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/...
shepherd.com/bboy/2023
My contribution:
shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/...
Shout-out to #JasonHorowitz of the NYTimes for a great first LOL of the day:
...the desk of a seemingly annoyed co-anchor, commenting on the “incredible beauty” of her blue blouse. Giorgia did not seem on his mind.
👏👏
...the desk of a seemingly annoyed co-anchor, commenting on the “incredible beauty” of her blue blouse. Giorgia did not seem on his mind.
👏👏
October 21, 2023 at 7:43 AM
Shout-out to #JasonHorowitz of the NYTimes for a great first LOL of the day:
...the desk of a seemingly annoyed co-anchor, commenting on the “incredible beauty” of her blue blouse. Giorgia did not seem on his mind.
👏👏
...the desk of a seemingly annoyed co-anchor, commenting on the “incredible beauty” of her blue blouse. Giorgia did not seem on his mind.
👏👏
Save the date!
#historyfrance #ww2 #occupation #medecins #doctors
#historyfrance #ww2 #occupation #medecins #doctors
September 27, 2023 at 12:17 PM
Save the date!
#historyfrance #ww2 #occupation #medecins #doctors
#historyfrance #ww2 #occupation #medecins #doctors
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"Twitter users arriving at Bluesky", Théodore Géricault, 1819
September 20, 2023 at 10:10 AM
"Twitter users arriving at Bluesky", Théodore Géricault, 1819
Doctor-prisoner roll call at Buchenwald, where kapo Ernst Busse, a German communist held since 1938, reads a list of rules. Many French doctor-prisoners wrote postwar that he helped them survive. In 1951 he was invited to the URSS and disappeared. Sketch from the Buchenwald Memorial.
September 17, 2023 at 9:07 AM
Doctor-prisoner roll call at Buchenwald, where kapo Ernst Busse, a German communist held since 1938, reads a list of rules. Many French doctor-prisoners wrote postwar that he helped them survive. In 1951 he was invited to the URSS and disappeared. Sketch from the Buchenwald Memorial.
RIP to an artist of tremendous grace and joy ❤️#Botero
September 15, 2023 at 6:39 PM
RIP to an artist of tremendous grace and joy ❤️#Botero
Love the bleu-blanc-rouge flyover chez nous on the way to the Stade de France. Allez les bleus!! 🇫🇷
September 8, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Love the bleu-blanc-rouge flyover chez nous on the way to the Stade de France. Allez les bleus!! 🇫🇷
Delighted to reconnect with history folks on bsky! I have an online talk coming up next Saturday with the Alliance Française of Washington DC, please tune in! www.eventbrite.com/e/doctors-at...
Doctors At War: Book Discussion with Ellen Hampton
Online talk and Q&A with the author about the clandestine battle of doctors against the Nazi occupation of France.
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September 5, 2023 at 12:04 PM
Delighted to reconnect with history folks on bsky! I have an online talk coming up next Saturday with the Alliance Française of Washington DC, please tune in! www.eventbrite.com/e/doctors-at...