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Devlin Burgess

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(He/Him) 28 Years Old. Actual Historian (just finished grad school). American (I won't give up on this damn place). Progressive liberal, enemy of bigotry and fascism. Generalized geek and gamer, amateur cook and photographer. New to social media.

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · Jul 9

I don't tend to do this often, but it's a new year, so here's a new self-introduction. #promosky
I'm Devlin Burgess, 28 years old, cis male (he/him), straight, white as a sheet. Recent graduate from Grad School, military historian, new to social media. American, lives in Oregon in the Portland Area.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 3h

Just doing my job. We must always be vigilant. 🦇

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 3h

I've seen a couple of jokey posts about it, so I just want to point out that the first Anti-Fascists would have been Italian, considering Italians, y'know....invented Fascism. The Italian resistance was serious business.

Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 3h

You could watch Batman: The Caped Crusader instead! Or listen to Batman: The Audio Adventures! Please, you have so much better Batman to live for!

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

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So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 5h

It's particularly frustrating seeing Labor over in the UK *actively* attack Trans people, but almost all I hear is just *Dems hate Trans folk*. No international pressure to help Trans Brits. It's frustrating. None of the queer activists I've known would snap like this.

Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 6h

Out of all the weird tilting at windmills causes I've seen on Bluesky, the idea that Dems are just chomping at the bit to throw trans people under the bus is the most baffling to me.
Gavin Newsome or fucking Fetterman specifically, sure, but the whole party? Based on what?

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 7h

You don't know what's worse than Portland? Have you ever been to Milwaukie?
#Oregon

Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 8h

Alternatively:
"I say we got trouble
Right here in Rip City
1 2 3 4 5 6! Protesters at a building."

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 8h

"Hmm.Your weight doesn't match what we have on file. Have you changed your eating habits?"
"Ah, no, I just soaked up some of the beauty of the cosmos. Just gotta dry off, and it'll go back down."

Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 11h

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 13h

Today's #MorningMilitaryHistory post is about one of my favorite milhist topics; complete morons.
Contrary to their glorified reputation, the Confederacy had a number of incompetent and unintelligent generals, sirrah Pillow here being an example of someone who couldn't even properly dig a hole.

Gideon Johnson Pillow - Wikipedia

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 14h

I think one of them sells stuff to Ratchet and Clank now. It's a living.

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 14h

They're off to go kidnap Sandy Claws.

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 1d

Just finishing up the #Fallout TV show for the first time. The things I liked I liked a lot, but they're pretty outweighed by the things I didn't, both just as TV and as an extension of Fallout (especially the apparent destruction of the NCR). I wonder if the incoming next season can change my mind.

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 1d

You could always ask Granny Goodness for advice.

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking gutter racist piece of shit. Worthless would be generous.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump says he was talking to the President of Somalia and said,

"We have someone from Somalia telling us how to run our country, would you like her back?"

Trump is referring to Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

Just a bit of casual racism from The White House 🤷‍♂️

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 1d

It's an unincorporated community.

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Vaquera Elisa @boxelderdust.bsky.social · 1d

The slide from democracy to despotism in American and Europe alike are foremostly and directly a result of immigration restrictionists synthesizing every fiction and falsehood into an all-encompassing conspiracy theory of volkish innocence and globalist subversion

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 1d

Why are they alone on a boat while saying this?🤔

Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 1d

Today's #MorningMilitaryHistory post returns to the weird world of premodern China and it's endless innovations that never seemed to stick around. This was the case for armor as well as weapons, with plenty of strange suits worn by soldiers. My favorite is the paper armor worn by Song militia.

Chinese armour - Wikipedia

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 1d

I dunno. Usually when Gundam characters start talking about the need to protect the Earth's environment, it's in the middle of a speech about the superiority of space people. And then they drop a giant rock on Australia or something.

Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 1d

Frank Reynolds from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is holding two guns and saying:"So anyway, I started blasting."

Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 2d

Black Dynamite - Anaconda Malt Liquor Conclusion Scene

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Devlin Burgess @devlinburgess.bsky.social · 2d

"He's symbolic of the Red Scare. He's supposed to be this huge monster destroying heartland America, but he turns out to not be a threat at all! The real threat...was man."
"Did they buy it? They bought it, right? They love vague symbolism. We can still pull this off."

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