Chris Levesque
@levesque-chris.bsky.social
"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.
The opinions expressed here belong solely to me and do not reflect the views of my employer.
Pinned
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.
activisthistory.com
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...
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...
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Who we gotta embarrass into saving PBS
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Who we gotta embarrass into saving PBS
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Valdosta State Beats UWF, Wins GSC Title & Playoff Spot With OT Field Goal
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/48198/
Regardless of how the first nine games of the season went for Valdosta State and the University of…
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/48198/
Regardless of how the first nine games of the season went for Valdosta State and the University of…
Valdosta State Beats UWF, Wins GSC Title & Playoff Spot With OT Field Goal - Florida News Beep
Regardless of how the first nine games of the season went for Valdosta State and the University of West Florida, two of the strongest programs in NCAA
www.newsbeep.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Valdosta State Beats UWF, Wins GSC Title & Playoff Spot With OT Field Goal
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/48198/
Regardless of how the first nine games of the season went for Valdosta State and the University of…
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-fl/48198/
Regardless of how the first nine games of the season went for Valdosta State and the University of…
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That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.
I’ve finally caught up on #ForAllMankind. That last episode was a lot, and now I want to know who else ended up in jail.
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’ve finally caught up on #ForAllMankind. That last episode was a lot, and now I want to know who else ended up in jail.
I may actually play BioShock this afternoon.
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I may actually play BioShock this afternoon.
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A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
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Tibetan history is fascinating in general but 20th century Tibetan history, especially the period between Qing collapse and the PRC invasion, is a particularly messy mixture of modernity, tradition, cynicism, and genuine belief.
this is a really fascinating document, for two reasons:
(a) Francis Younghusband is just a huge dick. a really incomparable asshole, and it comes through in everything he writes.
(b) at no point in the negotiations does Tibet have any idea what is going on.
www.gutenberg.org/files/48996/...
(a) Francis Younghusband is just a huge dick. a really incomparable asshole, and it comes through in everything he writes.
(b) at no point in the negotiations does Tibet have any idea what is going on.
www.gutenberg.org/files/48996/...
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Tibetan history is fascinating in general but 20th century Tibetan history, especially the period between Qing collapse and the PRC invasion, is a particularly messy mixture of modernity, tradition, cynicism, and genuine belief.
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On Tues (11.18) get a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges and rewards of archiving family history. We'll chat with David Walker, Archivist at The Easton Foundation & Louise Bourgeois Archive. Here's his article that's our starting point: tiny.cc/z14v001. Register here: tiny.cc/hwl-walker-r...
Professional Meets Personal: Archivists and Their Family Archives
by David Walker, Archivist, The Easton Foundation
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
On Tues (11.18) get a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges and rewards of archiving family history. We'll chat with David Walker, Archivist at The Easton Foundation & Louise Bourgeois Archive. Here's his article that's our starting point: tiny.cc/z14v001. Register here: tiny.cc/hwl-walker-r...
Can the younger Grammatica send the USF-NAVY game to OT?
November 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Can the younger Grammatica send the USF-NAVY game to OT?
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So:
1) Absolutely an all-time stupid Jacobin post (and that's saying something) but
2) This was written by Eugene Debs in, like, 1919 but
3) It is wrong - feudal lords absolutely did go to war, personally and frequently (though armored, on horseback, with retainers, less likely to end up dead).
1) Absolutely an all-time stupid Jacobin post (and that's saying something) but
2) This was written by Eugene Debs in, like, 1919 but
3) It is wrong - feudal lords absolutely did go to war, personally and frequently (though armored, on horseback, with retainers, less likely to end up dead).
This is an all-timer stupid Jacobin post, I'm not even annoyed 10/10.
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
So:
1) Absolutely an all-time stupid Jacobin post (and that's saying something) but
2) This was written by Eugene Debs in, like, 1919 but
3) It is wrong - feudal lords absolutely did go to war, personally and frequently (though armored, on horseback, with retainers, less likely to end up dead).
1) Absolutely an all-time stupid Jacobin post (and that's saying something) but
2) This was written by Eugene Debs in, like, 1919 but
3) It is wrong - feudal lords absolutely did go to war, personally and frequently (though armored, on horseback, with retainers, less likely to end up dead).
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Using AI is just subcontracting your thinking to an NPC with delusions of grandeur.
Stop it.
Stop it.
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Using AI is just subcontracting your thinking to an NPC with delusions of grandeur.
Stop it.
Stop it.
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Strung out nation
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/stru...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/stru...
Strung out nation - Lawyers, Guns & Money
You know what doesn’t really work? Libertarianism. And also consumer capitalism, but I repeat myself: I’ve been assuming that serious reform efforts against The Age of The Casino In Everyone’s Pocket ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Strung out nation
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/stru...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/stru...
I really need USF to pull things together and beat Navy today.
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I really need USF to pull things together and beat Navy today.
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this goes right along with my theory that the AI obsession in *users* is often bc…
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
November 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
this goes right along with my theory that the AI obsession in *users* is often bc…
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
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Yes, I understand that this is journalism.
The key here is that these are not public figures, and there is no compelling public interest in releasing the specific text from e.g. the possible domestic violence victim presented in one of the screenshots.
The key here is that these are not public figures, and there is no compelling public interest in releasing the specific text from e.g. the possible domestic violence victim presented in one of the screenshots.
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yes, I understand that this is journalism.
The key here is that these are not public figures, and there is no compelling public interest in releasing the specific text from e.g. the possible domestic violence victim presented in one of the screenshots.
The key here is that these are not public figures, and there is no compelling public interest in releasing the specific text from e.g. the possible domestic violence victim presented in one of the screenshots.
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3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
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Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt has created a new position for a librarian for creative and instructional technologies newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/10/hear... 📚
Heard Libraries bolster digital technology resources with new librarian, expanded lending library, more
Have you ever wanted to create a website, record a podcast, or produce a video but didn’t know where to start? Are you in need of technology or training to bring your digital projects to fruition? The...
newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu
November 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt has created a new position for a librarian for creative and instructional technologies newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/10/hear... 📚
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This sounds incredibly exciting www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde
Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This sounds incredibly exciting www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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Noodled around for a while on the possibility of a book about this and even interested people (inc agents) said it would be a tough sell--no one would pick it up because everyone knows being an academic is a sweet well-paid gig with abundant vacation.
The academic world has done an extremely bad job at making even the most basic things about how academics works publicly
understood.
understood.
There's no reason for most people to know anything about how academic grant making works, so no shade to anyone who doesn't.
And I also wish the whole thing was better understood bc misunderstandings about it lead people to inaccurately think faculty are rolling in dough as a matter of course.
And I also wish the whole thing was better understood bc misunderstandings about it lead people to inaccurately think faculty are rolling in dough as a matter of course.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Noodled around for a while on the possibility of a book about this and even interested people (inc agents) said it would be a tough sell--no one would pick it up because everyone knows being an academic is a sweet well-paid gig with abundant vacation.
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Something I wish got challenged more often in this “men in crisis” discourse is the blithe assumption (or sometimes outright assertion!) that everyone’s boss is a woman now. “Women now dominate white collar work and corporate management roles.” No they don’t. That just isn’t true.
Really thankful for this, from @winterjessica.bsky.social—a long-overdue corrective to an exhausting discourse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Something I wish got challenged more often in this “men in crisis” discourse is the blithe assumption (or sometimes outright assertion!) that everyone’s boss is a woman now. “Women now dominate white collar work and corporate management roles.” No they don’t. That just isn’t true.
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It's sickening how many sports betting ads you see before and during games. Everything will be rigged before long. Poisons the whole idea of sport.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's sickening how many sports betting ads you see before and during games. Everything will be rigged before long. Poisons the whole idea of sport.
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Medical Dialogues: 'Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why'
'Research published in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID..'
medicaldialogues.in/pulmonology/...
'Research published in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID..'
medicaldialogues.in/pulmonology/...
Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why
Research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID-especially those who develop chronic fatigue syndrome-tend to...
medicaldialogues.in
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Medical Dialogues: 'Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why'
'Research published in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID..'
medicaldialogues.in/pulmonology/...
'Research published in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID..'
medicaldialogues.in/pulmonology/...
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While some elements of AI are genuinely new, the harms it enables are evolutions of those we have seen before, writes Sarah Barrington. It is time to recognize the myth of the “unprecedented” and hold tech accountable, she says.
Generative AI is Neither Too Unprecedented Nor Too New to Regulate | TechPolicy.Press
It is time to recognize the myth of the “unprecedented” and hold tech accountable, writes Sarah Barrington.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
While some elements of AI are genuinely new, the harms it enables are evolutions of those we have seen before, writes Sarah Barrington. It is time to recognize the myth of the “unprecedented” and hold tech accountable, she says.
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This.
If you wanna make fun of the hypocrisy of the deeply homophobic Trump possibly having blown the man married to his former mortal nemesis, yeah that nonsense is funny
Make fun of them specifically for being loser hypocrite weirdos not just bc "omg gay"
If you wanna make fun of the hypocrisy of the deeply homophobic Trump possibly having blown the man married to his former mortal nemesis, yeah that nonsense is funny
Make fun of them specifically for being loser hypocrite weirdos not just bc "omg gay"
Hey so.
Lots of people reading your hot takes on Bubba are gay or bi. There are lots of jokes to be made--Clinton is RIGHT THERE--but if the best you've got is 101 basic bitch homophobia, got some bad news for you about you.
Lots of people reading your hot takes on Bubba are gay or bi. There are lots of jokes to be made--Clinton is RIGHT THERE--but if the best you've got is 101 basic bitch homophobia, got some bad news for you about you.
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This.
If you wanna make fun of the hypocrisy of the deeply homophobic Trump possibly having blown the man married to his former mortal nemesis, yeah that nonsense is funny
Make fun of them specifically for being loser hypocrite weirdos not just bc "omg gay"
If you wanna make fun of the hypocrisy of the deeply homophobic Trump possibly having blown the man married to his former mortal nemesis, yeah that nonsense is funny
Make fun of them specifically for being loser hypocrite weirdos not just bc "omg gay"