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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦

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Bluesky’s resident Vietnam War historian. Army University Press historian and documentary maker. Author of _Clear, Hold, and Destroy_—a book about pacification in Phú Yên. All views my own. Слава Україні! Web: https://www.drrobthompson.com

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · Nov 23

Love this post if you’ve watched my new Battle of Hue documentary.

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Huế: Battle for the Heart of Vietnam

YouTube video by Army University Press

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 13h

Book deal and countless historian friends/contacts

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 13h

Furloughed with free time if anyone wants me to chat about the Vietnam War on their documentary or podcast.

Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 14h

For a better, nuanced take on the U.S. advisory effort and entry into the war, watch this: youtu.be/OAOUnPOUzoQ?...

Vietnam War | The Battle of Ap Bac | Training the ARVN

YouTube video by Army University Press

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 14h

For a better, nuanced take on the U.S. advisory effort and entry into the war, watch this: youtu.be/OAOUnPOUzoQ?...

Vietnam War | The Battle of Ap Bac | Training the ARVN

YouTube video by Army University Press

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 15h

I’ll get around to episode two later, maybe.

Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 15h

Narrative is way too simplistic—even for a documentary—when explaining the introduction of American combat forces.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 16h

Interesting choice to skip over the French period and focus squarely on Kennedy—lots of missed context. That said, best retelling of the Buddhist Crisis.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 16h

@lmbd1418.bsky.social I’m finally watching that Netflix Vietnam War documentary series.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 2d

Pretty sure the notion of Sherman’s being “flaming coffins” is apocryphal.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 2d

Hit that nonsense with a proximity shell.

Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 2d

Like this is such a wrong statement that anyone making it should not be taken seriously at all (this piece annoyed the shit out of me at the time and I have not had the opportunity to litigate it lol)

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 2d

Also they ran just incredibly awful commentary with incredibly shawty evidence (which I’m sure will become feature at CBS now). For example, the author of this piece claimed the Allies won WWII with inferior technology minus the atomic bomb lol

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 2d

Translation: Republicans of tomorrow will blame Democrats of yesterday.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

SHERMAN: Who will own the political impact if health insurance does go up 200 percent?

MIKE JOHNSON: That's putting the cart like a mile in front of the horse.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 5d

Here’s my hot take—I only like AI if it’s in Ukrainian drones.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 5d

“Why don’t you love my virtual girlfriend!?”

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 5d

@dystopiabreaker.xyz
i'm completely serious when i say that much of the dismissive ai discourse on here fires the bigotry neuron

Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

Fuck. I’m so sorry. Here for support should you need it.

Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

Well yeah, but the Ukrainians started from scratch.

Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

Shush. Ukraine is winning.

Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

Now we’re just building big ass sea drones.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

Nukes

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

You’d need a fleet.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

I doubt it. I just know modern weapons would send one to the bottom like the Moskva.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

“Blurst of times!? You stupid monkey!”

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 7d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

A battleship today is a total waste.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 7d

Absorbing enemy kamikaze drones and hypersonic missiles.

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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 8d

Hello, this is Canada Dry, is the President in?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump to generals: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago. They want to be a part of it. To which I said, 'Well, why don't you just join our country. Become the 51st state. And you get it for free!' So I don't know if that made a big impact but it does make a lot of sense."