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Thomas Lecaque

@tlecaque.bsky.social
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Scholar of religious violence and apocalypticism from the Crusades to contemporary America, living and teaching on occupied Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk land. Joyful swearbear. Amateur cook. He/him.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 1h
Imagine fucking up college football teams when you're the Senator from Missouri. Fucking tool.
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Given this appalling response from university administration, I have no choice but to declare a new policy directive…implementing an immediate moratorium on all student event & special event permits, including, but not limited to Greek life.” - Mayor of Ithaca, actually doin’ shit
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Ithaca Mayor responds to reopened sexual assault case
ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) – Robert G. Cantelmo, Mayor of Ithaca, has issued a statement on suspending Greek life at Cornell University until certain official procedures are put into place. Below is the s…
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 29/09/2026
so DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD and THE UPRISING - colorless, brutal films - bombed in US theaters meanwhile, Phoebe Bridgers & Troye Sivan banged out fun medieval videos & my students are excited about the brand-new local Ren Fest as @tlecaque.bsky.social suggested, this the end of grim dark medievalism?
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September Medieval News with David M. Perry & Thomas Lecaque
Medieval in the neeeeeeews… This week we talk Bayeux Tapestry, the anti-LLM vibes in our classrooms, and how to ethically use technology in studying the past. Plus no one knows about “Game of…
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This could bring Bardella down. Not even so much the antisemitism of his youth but the fact that he denies them and sues. No coming back from that except for being right… and I doubt he is.
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French far-right leader Bardella says he has filed lawsuit over antisemitic remarks claim
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella said on Monday ‌he had filed a defamation lawsuit against investigative website Mediapart over a report alleging he made antisemitic remarks in private messages...
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Greek system should be put to the torch and the earth salted so nothing can grow in its place.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I... hate them so much, the Trump admin, their staff, their syncophants. God damn them.
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Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I took a personal day today and finally had time to read @medievaljay.bsky.social's excellent latest article, "Rebellion, Adultery, and Romance in Frankish Jerusalem: Melisende and Hugh of Jaffa Reconsidered," 𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 (Jul. 2026). DOI: 10.1080/14765276.2026.2688757. I'm convinced!
A set of five screenshots from the movie "The Princess Bride," showing the Grandfather (Peter Falk) explaining the book he's about to read to his Grandson (Fred Savage). Grandson: "Has it got any sports in it?" Grandfather: "Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenger, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles..." Grandson: "Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try and stay awake."
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“It’s putting a mind virus into a kid’s head, which is what education is. And it’s being done by a teacher you trust.”
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All Our Kids Will Go To Alpha School
On the plans to hyperscale Alpha School’s “AI” tutoring software to “a billion kids.”
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Chris Cantwell @cdc29.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our students are interested in doing a symposium on music & resistance in America's pasts & presents. My familiarity is with the folks who wrote on labor songs, but most of them have moved on. Who would you recommend my students consider as participants? Who is working in this space? 🗃️
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Everything I have learned about the rationalists is against my will.
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ertruitt.bsky.social @ertruitt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unboxing day! Over a decade in the making, NECESSARY INVENTIONS: ROGER BACON, THE MIDDLE AGES, AND THE MAKING OF MODERN SCIENCE (PENN Press) is a material object. Thank you to everyone who helped along the way. For sale on October 20. @pennpress.bsky.social
Photo of a box filled with multiple copies of the book. The cover is ochre, and has different images of Bacon, from manuscripts and printed books.
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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 27/09/2026
This is a stupid ass take but for the record, yes, I am a historian who also has a surveying degree and studied (basic) engineering
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kids are gone for dinner. It's a Saturday, so I'm not going to eat just a sandwich.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The GOP money cannon can't hit as hard as the diesel price nuke already has.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Send this to every university President in the country.
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optiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Folks, we're terribly sorry to announce that there was a LinkedIn spill that broke containment and leeched into Bluesky. While the spill is being handled, we ask that you refrain from discussions about synergy, hustle, paradigm shifts, and praise for grind culture. Thank you for your cooperation.
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ceej @ceej.online · 25/09/2026
Be serious. Bert and Ernie are not “in love.” Maybe they used to be, once
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
Yes, I am personally responsible for the Alf Hog curse that now lingers intractably and eternally over this website. You’re welcome. little-flying-robots.ghost.io/how-i-accide...
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How I Accidentally Ruined Bluesky With Pictures of Sexy Alf
I haven't had this much fun on the Internet in years
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watching Labyrinth with my weasels and for an evening all is well.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
Turkey 0-1 France, Italy 0-2 Belgium, Georgia 0-1 Northern Ireland: Nations League – as it happened
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Turkey 0-1 France, Italy 0-2 Belgium, Georgia 0-1 Northern Ireland: Nations League – as it happened
Football clockwatch: Zinedine Zidane started his France era with a win in Turkey but Roberto Mancini’s Italy side struggled against Belgium
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is silly.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If genAI kills us it'll be accidental dumb shit like this and that's fucking obnoxious.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@hazelmonforton.com I didn't realize where you worked and bought Remnant 1 and 2 yesterday on sale and now that I know you work at Gunfire I'm going to break protocol and actually play the games I most recently purchased.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've actually been trying to be polite about genAI and I'm contemplating switching tack and going full Sarah Connor instead.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Any job that won't hire me because I drink coffee at the interview is a job I don't want.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I think Trump should make the arch twice as tall and put in life-size freizes of him fucking the American taxpayer at the gas station.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Solving sinus pressure the old fashioned way.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No one alive has seen a president choose to walk into the teeth of American greed. A THREAD. PLUS: Ask me anything.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Historian Jen @historianjenfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Andy Beshear has an entire chapter in his new book about backing the LGBTQ community and it's worth a read. He talks about how the anti-trans ads were tested in KY during his election and how vetoing anti-trans legislation didn't hurt his reelection campaign.
However the anti-trans ads had less to do with Kentucky and more to do with the fact that we were in an election. Terry Schilling, the head of the APP, decided to test the ads in our election to determine whether or not the issue could win votes for the Republican Party. Earlier in the summer of 2019, Scholling had partnered with a behavioral science firm to try to find a wedge issue that resonated with suburban voters. That's right. The anti-trans ads did not come out of some firmly held conviction but was a purely political stance. Their research landed on trans athletes, specifically trans women, competing in women's sports. They tested their theory in the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial general election. Although I won, APP considered their test successful, because their research showed the ads delivered thirteen thousand votes for Trump Lite, which made the race tighter than anticipated.You might hask how, in this political climate, I was reelected after vetoing the anti-trans bill. Because people respect authentic faith. The day I vetoed it, I explained my why. I said I believe all children are children of God and that I don't want people picking on these kids. I then countered their anti-trans ads with commercials talking about good jobs, healthcare, roads and bridges, public education, and public safety. The result? The biggest win of my career. So don't tell me the Democratic Party should stop fighting for the rights of all people. Just explain your authentic why, and then get back to focusing on issues that touch all our lives on a daily basis.
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David Hull 胡大衛 @hushuo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the sort of thing where I would walk into a conversation and hear just this sentence without context.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
you know what season it is motherfuckers
decorative gourds
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There’s a whole cadre right wing professors, mostly middle aged, mostly men, mostly white, who went to university in the 80s and 90s. They want their nostalgic vision of academia back and thought partnering with the fascists might get them there. DEI gone too far. Also fat paychecks. Etc.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So not to ask actual meaningful questions on a short text social media site, but. How the fuck does one figure out who they are outside of the handful of identities that define and shape your every waking out? And yes this is a therapy question more than a Bluesky question but also here we are.
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HMML @visithmml.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Fellowship Opportunities. HMML Research Fellowships.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
1. In American politics, the simplest explanation is probably the best. Why are some Republicans suddenly and conspicuously breaking from Donald Trump? Not just any Republicans, but ruby-red Republicans, in ruby-red states, in the span of days? The answer is probably diesel.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
...the tone shift in Ashley Hinson's ads says to me something in the polling made an impact...
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American Medieval Podcast @americanmedieval.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hello! Humpday means a new episode! @profgabriele.com and @tlecaque.bsky.social and @lollardfish.bsky.social talk the Bayeux Tapestry and the end of grim dark medieval vibes (among other things). Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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September Medieval News with David M. Perry & Thomas Lecaque
Podcast Episode · American Medieval · September 23 · 1h 6m
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pete Hegseth runs the Department of Defense like he's a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare character trying to emulate a Taylor Sheridan sequel.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026
2 things, in ascending order of importance: 1) Polls are Possibility but they don't vote; don't stop working. 2) El-Sayed has Massive support in a mid-west rust-belt state while vocally supporting transgender kids & adults/directly Dismissing claims that trans people are "dangerous." Learn from that
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
..........skin on chicken thighs in a Dutch oven...
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anti-AI folks are mostly really angry at the way genAI boosters have ignored that their product has compromised so many of the strides made in accessibility by damaging online courses. Also, you seem confused about what I'm doing, and that may be because you don't have any idea what it is I do.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Giving my first exam in years on Thursday in my Colonial/Revolutionary History class. In class writing assignment, bringing bluebooks for them, where they will analyze a primary source for the entire class period.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh Bluesky, you really have become old Twitter. Someone just posted a picture of my own face as an attack against me.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"But what about" please fuck off, I will block you.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The 1930s called, they'd like appeasement back.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'm French. I will vote for bad people to stop fascists. But I will be mad as all hell doing it and I won't contribute a single fucking dime. And I will criticize them every god damn step of the way with the lone exception of the polling place itself, and then only because it is illegal.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Home alone all afternoon and should do work but don't want to. Was Resident Evil good enough to see in theater?
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