Thomas Lecaque
@tlecaque.bsky.social
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
· May 22
Hi followers. In case you thought I was JUST a shitposter, I'm a historian, trained as a medievalist and working on the long eighteenth century, a college professor, and also for the last six years I've been writing about the far right. Primarily the religious far right, but not exclusively.
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I don't think their policy of murdering innocent mothers in the street is having the intended effect.
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I don't think their policy of murdering innocent mothers in the street is having the intended effect.
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“I’m so proud, by the way, of so many people throughout our city who have united around—yes, getting justice; yes, First Amendment speech; yes, peaceful protest; and also, importantly, not taking the bait.”
Minneapolis @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on the importance of not taking the bait.
Minneapolis @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on the importance of not taking the bait.
January 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“I’m so proud, by the way, of so many people throughout our city who have united around—yes, getting justice; yes, First Amendment speech; yes, peaceful protest; and also, importantly, not taking the bait.”
Minneapolis @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on the importance of not taking the bait.
Minneapolis @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on the importance of not taking the bait.
Trump wants Greenland for whatever batshit reasons he's been fed but he thinks he deserves Greenland because he hates and denigrates and despises Native peoples, and he has been incredibly clear about this.
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Trump wants Greenland for whatever batshit reasons he's been fed but he thinks he deserves Greenland because he hates and denigrates and despises Native peoples, and he has been incredibly clear about this.
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My native ass out here like
January 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
My native ass out here like
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Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
When I say Mad King, the King part is self explanatory, the Mad is problematic as fuck but also, genuinely, with sadness that his family are such bad people too that none of them took care of him, this is a divorce from reality to the point of being a problem.
Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
When I say Mad King, the King part is self explanatory, the Mad is problematic as fuck but also, genuinely, with sadness that his family are such bad people too that none of them took care of him, this is a divorce from reality to the point of being a problem.
If not Gestapo why Gestapo shaped?
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
If not Gestapo why Gestapo shaped?
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So like, the drumbeat here this time is 100x louder than it’s ever been before and he just abducted a head of state last week and got away with it, and he told the Times on the record that nothing under heaven can stop him, so yeah, I feel like he means to do it.
*TRUMP: WILL DO SOMETHING ON GREENLAND WHETHER THEY LIKE OR NOT
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
So like, the drumbeat here this time is 100x louder than it’s ever been before and he just abducted a head of state last week and got away with it, and he told the Times on the record that nothing under heaven can stop him, so yeah, I feel like he means to do it.
You can't appease the Mad King, not even by dying.
January 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
You can't appease the Mad King, not even by dying.
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
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they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
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Posting the sign so I can tap it when necessary.
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Posting the sign so I can tap it when necessary.
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Hi friends, does anyone have digital access to "The adorable ways of God in his sovereign government, particular over the powers of this” by Petrus van Driessen? 1726 publication, I know the Gilder Lehrman has a digital copy, not sure if other places do. Thank you in advance!
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Hi friends, does anyone have digital access to "The adorable ways of God in his sovereign government, particular over the powers of this” by Petrus van Driessen? 1726 publication, I know the Gilder Lehrman has a digital copy, not sure if other places do. Thank you in advance!
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so what the hell is going on in japan. the ppl i follow who post about japan - not enough of them and i welcome recommendations! - are starting to sound pretty freaked out but i’m hazy on why.
January 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
so what the hell is going on in japan. the ppl i follow who post about japan - not enough of them and i welcome recommendations! - are starting to sound pretty freaked out but i’m hazy on why.
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@guthriegf.bsky.social of @interfaithalliance.org writes about how the new film “The Testament of Ann Lee” feels like a necessary interruption to the triumphal narrative as America prepares to celebrate 250 years.
What 'The Testament of Ann Lee' Teaches Us About Religious Liberty Today - Word&Way
From the beginning, the U.S. has prided itself on being a haven for persecuted believers. But it has also demanded those believers demonstrate their loyalty in ways that blur the line between conscien...
wordandway.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
@guthriegf.bsky.social of @interfaithalliance.org writes about how the new film “The Testament of Ann Lee” feels like a necessary interruption to the triumphal narrative as America prepares to celebrate 250 years.
Hi friends, does anyone have digital access to "The adorable ways of God in his sovereign government, particular over the powers of this” by Petrus van Driessen? 1726 publication, I know the Gilder Lehrman has a digital copy, not sure if other places do. Thank you in advance!
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Hi friends, does anyone have digital access to "The adorable ways of God in his sovereign government, particular over the powers of this” by Petrus van Driessen? 1726 publication, I know the Gilder Lehrman has a digital copy, not sure if other places do. Thank you in advance!
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For No Reason in Particular Here’s a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis - Hard Drive
The Nazis are the most despicable scum to ever walk the face of the earth. Thankfully they were defeated in World War... Get the full story
hard-drive.net
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
For No Reason in Particular Here’s a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
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Cops are much less than 1% of the US population and yet they're responsible for about 8% of all homicides every year
Police killed at least 1,292 people in the United States in 2025. There were only six days with zero police killings last year. Source: mappingpoliceviolence.org.
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Cops are much less than 1% of the US population and yet they're responsible for about 8% of all homicides every year
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In a similar vein, one-third of Americans killed by strangers are killed by police. granta.com/violence-in-...
January 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
In a similar vein, one-third of Americans killed by strangers are killed by police. granta.com/violence-in-...
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Bluesky: where people get pissed at me for providing accurate information to call attention to an even bigger fascist situation we should be taking action against
Here’s another reason why it matters — it shows the intent of the federal government vis-a-vis political dissent.
In other words, sending THIS arm of fascists pretty clearly proves the purpose of NSPM-7 is treating protest as terrorism and is unrelated to immigration.
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In other words, sending THIS arm of fascists pretty clearly proves the purpose of NSPM-7 is treating protest as terrorism and is unrelated to immigration.
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These guys aren’t ICE. They’re much worse: CBP, and judging from the patches — BORTAC.
BORTAC is a Special Ops / counterterrorism tactical unit of CBP.
What the actual NSPM-7 holy FUCK.
BORTAC is a Special Ops / counterterrorism tactical unit of CBP.
What the actual NSPM-7 holy FUCK.
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Bluesky: where people get pissed at me for providing accurate information to call attention to an even bigger fascist situation we should be taking action against
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Apparently one of the victims had to call for emergency help after he had been shot by CBP.
A SHOOTING VICTIM HAD TO CALL FOR HELP…Because CBP didn’t?! What the hell is going on.
A SHOOTING VICTIM HAD TO CALL FOR HELP…Because CBP didn’t?! What the hell is going on.
January 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Apparently one of the victims had to call for emergency help after he had been shot by CBP.
A SHOOTING VICTIM HAD TO CALL FOR HELP…Because CBP didn’t?! What the hell is going on.
A SHOOTING VICTIM HAD TO CALL FOR HELP…Because CBP didn’t?! What the hell is going on.
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
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house extended affordable care act subsidies with 17 gop votes. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
GOP divisions on display as House votes to extend Obamacare subsidies
House Republicans bucked GOP leaders on Jan. 8 by voting to restore and extend the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years.
www.usatoday.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
house extended affordable care act subsidies with 17 gop votes. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Raining here in Des Moines, cold and grey and wet. Playing Counting Crows in the office--Raining in Baltimore really works for this--and working on grant applications. My dad didn't care for my music, but he would have loved chatting about the work I was doing, what my plans were.
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Raining here in Des Moines, cold and grey and wet. Playing Counting Crows in the office--Raining in Baltimore really works for this--and working on grant applications. My dad didn't care for my music, but he would have loved chatting about the work I was doing, what my plans were.