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Chris Levesque

@levesque-chris.bsky.social

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"Loquacious history bastard." PhD in military history, adjunct professor of history, archivist. Focus on atrocities in Vietnam, Cold War culture, & religion. The opinions expressed here belong solely to me and do not reflect the views of my employer.

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · Dec 4

I don't publish much, but are some of my articles...

History:

The Truth Behind My Lai - www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/o...

Teaching Colonization and Decolonization During the “CRT” Panic - activisthistory.com/2022/02/11/t...

Teaching Colonization and Decolonization During the “CRT” Panic

We have the tools we need to teach anticolonial history. The anti-“CRT” erasure movement shows why we must.

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 11m

Tough. This is like businesses arguing they shouldn't have to pay living wages. It means that your business model is unsustainable.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 16m

Bob Ross just keeps on giving.

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Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations. The Bonhams auction is to begin Nov. 11 in Los Angeles with three of the paintings.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1h

Who could possibly have seen this coming.

Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 2h

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI - on.ft.com/4o3RheA

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 9h

Our only options were U.S. and Western Civ

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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 18h

ATTACKS from bots are a major problem for libraries scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/07/g...
"Can we differentiate the behavior in our systems from the motives of the operating individual or organization, and should we be in the business of judging “good” and “bad” site visitors and uses?"

Guest Post - “Have You Proved You’re Human Today?” Open Content and Web Harvesting in the AI Era - The Scholarly Kitchen

AI web harvesting bots are different from traditional web crawlers and violate many of the established rules and practices in place. Their rapidly expanding use is emerging as a significant IT managem...

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 11h

Hegseth already convinced Trump to pardon three war criminals.

Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d

One guest, a retired major general, was asked about Hegseth's dismissal of the rules of engagement. He answered: "The words the president and secretary of defense are those of potential war criminals."

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 13h

I find the original Iron Chef incredibly soothing to watch. A lot of it is the dubbing.

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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 1d

MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 14h

I hadn’t encountered in any detail until grad school.

Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 14h

I want to read that just because of the title.

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 14h

It was Michael Mendle, but Beeler’s naval history pro seminar was fantastic.

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A Page in your life 🍁📎 @sailorgirl2017.bsky.social · 16h

Timeline cleanse! ❤️

I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · Aug 5

Penguin’s reaction when her favorite human comes to check up on her... 🥹 #bluesky

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Jonquil Cary @jonqilcary.bsky.social · 15h

Just some turkeys passing through my yard. Sort of a timeline cleanse.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

this is a very very big story because of the apparently totally fake story ICE/DHS put out about what happened.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 15h

Joe Patti’s has some really nice yellowfin tuna right now.

Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 16h

I took one class on the Stuarts in grad school, and it was fascinating.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 1d

Tulane "terminated an academic director this summer after the syllabus she'd helped create for an infectious disease class was rejected by a newly hired instructor because it included an academic article about a polio outbreak in Gaza."
#Louisiana #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Healthcare #Genocide

Tulane changes syllabus, fires academic director over Gaza article • Louisiana Illuminator

Some say that the incident is yet another glimpse of the tense climate experienced on local and national campuses by people who support Palestine.

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 16h

We should really spend more time on teaching the English Civil Wars as they relate to the American Revolution.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 16h

this is literally stuff King Charles did, like not only did the American colonists have a revolution to not have this happen, but they did so in the wake of the English revolution, which was about not having stuff like this happen

George Pearkes @peark.es · 17h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 17h

You aren’t, but thank you.

Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 18h

It’s entirely possible that I’m in too bad a mood for social media today.

Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 18h

I remember my dad ironing these, and then BDUs very carefully.

Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 18h

You can do whatever you want. Just don’t expect a happy reaction when you lecture them.

Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 18h

Definitely don’t lecture me about my tone.