Devlin Burgess
@devlinburgess.bsky.social
(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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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.
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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And *historians* - be better than this!
I understand you may specialize in ideas, or politics, or something else but PLEASE equip yourself with a basic grasp of how material conditions change over time.
I had to learn Pindar and Aristotle and Hobbes and Rousseau, you can learn how prices work.
I understand you may specialize in ideas, or politics, or something else but PLEASE equip yourself with a basic grasp of how material conditions change over time.
I had to learn Pindar and Aristotle and Hobbes and Rousseau, you can learn how prices work.
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
And *historians* - be better than this!
I understand you may specialize in ideas, or politics, or something else but PLEASE equip yourself with a basic grasp of how material conditions change over time.
I had to learn Pindar and Aristotle and Hobbes and Rousseau, you can learn how prices work.
I understand you may specialize in ideas, or politics, or something else but PLEASE equip yourself with a basic grasp of how material conditions change over time.
I had to learn Pindar and Aristotle and Hobbes and Rousseau, you can learn how prices work.
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there's a good post here going around (with quotes disabled) about those dork ass "RETVRN" Twitter accounts posting 50s/60s pictures with "look what they took from us" messaging and I watched a really good video essay about this recently because of course I did
the world you grew up in no longer exists - it never did
YouTube video by Paul Platt
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
there's a good post here going around (with quotes disabled) about those dork ass "RETVRN" Twitter accounts posting 50s/60s pictures with "look what they took from us" messaging and I watched a really good video essay about this recently because of course I did
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Hi Historians. We’re splitting our US history, 1945-present course in half. I have to write the proposal for the new 1975-present course. What scholarship do you recommend for me to read to better get a grip on the just emerging historiography? #AcademicSky 🗃️
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Hi Historians. We’re splitting our US history, 1945-present course in half. I have to write the proposal for the new 1975-present course. What scholarship do you recommend for me to read to better get a grip on the just emerging historiography? #AcademicSky 🗃️
I forgot to mention that I've been playing Wuchang: Fallen Feathers a bit recently. So far, it's definitely cleaving to the traditional Soulslike formula, not always for the better, *but* I am enjoying it so far. Moreso than Black Myth Wukong, at the very least.
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I forgot to mention that I've been playing Wuchang: Fallen Feathers a bit recently. So far, it's definitely cleaving to the traditional Soulslike formula, not always for the better, *but* I am enjoying it so far. Moreso than Black Myth Wukong, at the very least.
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38th game of 2025:
Metroid Prime 4 🚀
Wrapped up last night, the 1st FPS I’ve played & beaten in 5 yrs! Took a couple hrs, but I actually got comfortable which is a huge W for me. Extended pros & cons below! Overall, had fun but can’t ignore some flawed design choices. Cool game w missed potential
Metroid Prime 4 🚀
Wrapped up last night, the 1st FPS I’ve played & beaten in 5 yrs! Took a couple hrs, but I actually got comfortable which is a huge W for me. Extended pros & cons below! Overall, had fun but can’t ignore some flawed design choices. Cool game w missed potential
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
38th game of 2025:
Metroid Prime 4 🚀
Wrapped up last night, the 1st FPS I’ve played & beaten in 5 yrs! Took a couple hrs, but I actually got comfortable which is a huge W for me. Extended pros & cons below! Overall, had fun but can’t ignore some flawed design choices. Cool game w missed potential
Metroid Prime 4 🚀
Wrapped up last night, the 1st FPS I’ve played & beaten in 5 yrs! Took a couple hrs, but I actually got comfortable which is a huge W for me. Extended pros & cons below! Overall, had fun but can’t ignore some flawed design choices. Cool game w missed potential
I may be counting my chickens before they're fried, but I think I've finally beaten the bug that's been hounding me this past week or so.
December 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I may be counting my chickens before they're fried, but I think I've finally beaten the bug that's been hounding me this past week or so.
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...Speed and other supposedly "enlightened" southerners, Lincoln said, followed the lead of the most aggressive pro-slavery figures, even while privately decrying their excesses.
"They dictate the course of all of you, and are as completely your masters, as you are the masters of your own negroes."
"They dictate the course of all of you, and are as completely your masters, as you are the masters of your own negroes."
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
...Speed and other supposedly "enlightened" southerners, Lincoln said, followed the lead of the most aggressive pro-slavery figures, even while privately decrying their excesses.
"They dictate the course of all of you, and are as completely your masters, as you are the masters of your own negroes."
"They dictate the course of all of you, and are as completely your masters, as you are the masters of your own negroes."
I think the most objective answer for me would be The Flower Girl, which I only watched once for a film class, given that it's an actual North Korean propaganda film.
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I think the most objective answer for me would be The Flower Girl, which I only watched once for a film class, given that it's an actual North Korean propaganda film.
"Starring Kevin Spacey"
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Starring Kevin Spacey"
I know Bluesky is the home of college professors and student burnout and all that, but is it too much to ask that the discourse around education remain somewhat tethered to reality? I feel like most takes I see here are either A.
Without humanities classes you are a pathetic shell of a person. /1
Without humanities classes you are a pathetic shell of a person. /1
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I know Bluesky is the home of college professors and student burnout and all that, but is it too much to ask that the discourse around education remain somewhat tethered to reality? I feel like most takes I see here are either A.
Without humanities classes you are a pathetic shell of a person. /1
Without humanities classes you are a pathetic shell of a person. /1
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An Unexpected Gem: How Bocchi the Rock! Outshines the Competition: Austin Jacques, explores 2022 anime series Bocchi the Rock!, its themes of found family and identity, and how this ties in with its good-natured, self-effacing humor to earn high praise, even a couple of years later.
#anime #manga
#anime #manga
An Unexpected Gem: How Bocchi the Rock! Outshines the Competition
Bocchi the Rock, at its essence, is a story about how we find community and love by challenging ourselves to chase what’s meaningful to us.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So, glibness aside, I'm watching this film for a paper I'm writing on popular depictions of the Bakumatsu, and a half-hour in, my impression is that the film is as much about the Second World War, allegoricaly, as it is about the Boshin War.
#Filmsky
#History
#Japan
#Filmsky
#History
#Japan
Okay, so we've got Three Outlaw Samurai, Seven Samurai, 11 Rebels, 13 Assassins and 47 Ronin. Am I missing any Jidaigeki numbers?
Also, how have we not had Nine Ninja yet?
#Filmsky
Also, how have we not had Nine Ninja yet?
#Filmsky
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Okay, so we've got Three Outlaw Samurai, Seven Samurai, 11 Rebels, 13 Assassins and 47 Ronin. Am I missing any Jidaigeki numbers?
Also, how have we not had Nine Ninja yet?
#Filmsky
Also, how have we not had Nine Ninja yet?
#Filmsky
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Okay, so we've got Three Outlaw Samurai, Seven Samurai, 11 Rebels, 13 Assassins and 47 Ronin. Am I missing any Jidaigeki numbers?
Also, how have we not had Nine Ninja yet?
#Filmsky
Also, how have we not had Nine Ninja yet?
#Filmsky
My local library has a cute lite diorama set up for #Christmas, so I thought I'd share it on here. 1/4
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
My local library has a cute lite diorama set up for #Christmas, so I thought I'd share it on here. 1/4
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Games beaten in 2025
#58 Silent Hill 2 remake
Near perfect, no notes, at least no notes that aren't nitpicks that don't actually affect the quality of the game. I know long-time fans of the original may disagree but from where I'm sitting it feels like it improved on the game in almost every way.
#58 Silent Hill 2 remake
Near perfect, no notes, at least no notes that aren't nitpicks that don't actually affect the quality of the game. I know long-time fans of the original may disagree but from where I'm sitting it feels like it improved on the game in almost every way.
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Games beaten in 2025
#58 Silent Hill 2 remake
Near perfect, no notes, at least no notes that aren't nitpicks that don't actually affect the quality of the game. I know long-time fans of the original may disagree but from where I'm sitting it feels like it improved on the game in almost every way.
#58 Silent Hill 2 remake
Near perfect, no notes, at least no notes that aren't nitpicks that don't actually affect the quality of the game. I know long-time fans of the original may disagree but from where I'm sitting it feels like it improved on the game in almost every way.
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Takaichi Sanae's government is riding a wave of anti-immigrant populism in Japan with a slew of new regulations and restrictions. The question is: Why? Here's how the new Cabinet's focus on foreigners could ultimately hurt the nation.
buff.ly/yN3nPk1
buff.ly/yN3nPk1
Japan Continues Cracking Down on Foreigners, for Some Reason - Unseen Japan
New proposals around property registration and naturalization raise questions around what problem the country is trying to solve.
unseen-japan.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Takaichi Sanae's government is riding a wave of anti-immigrant populism in Japan with a slew of new regulations and restrictions. The question is: Why? Here's how the new Cabinet's focus on foreigners could ultimately hurt the nation.
buff.ly/yN3nPk1
buff.ly/yN3nPk1
Is this what Twitter was like? And people actually signed up to use it? Willingly?
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Is this what Twitter was like? And people actually signed up to use it? Willingly?
We're looking at at least four straight days of wind and rain here in Oregon, and all I can say is *finally*. It's not truly winter here until it looks like a Gothic horror novel, complete with dark and stormy night.
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We're looking at at least four straight days of wind and rain here in Oregon, and all I can say is *finally*. It's not truly winter here until it looks like a Gothic horror novel, complete with dark and stormy night.
Finally, the Star Wars dating sim that we've all been asking for.
....Don't pretend that you haven't been!
....Don't pretend that you haven't been!
There's a "big" Star Wars game announcement on the way, and the title "ends with The Old Republic", teases leaker
www.eurogamer.net/theres-a-big...
www.eurogamer.net/theres-a-big...
There's a "big" Star Wars game announcement on the way, and the title "ends with The Old Republic", teases leaker
A noted leaker claims there's a "big" Star Wars announcement on the way, hinting the game's title ends "The Old Republi…
www.eurogamer.net
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Finally, the Star Wars dating sim that we've all been asking for.
....Don't pretend that you haven't been!
....Don't pretend that you haven't been!
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Silent Hill 2 Remake is currently 50% off on Steam.
Highly recommend it if you enjoy horror games that will stick with you. 🙂↕️
store.steampowered.com/app/2124490/...
Highly recommend it if you enjoy horror games that will stick with you. 🙂↕️
store.steampowered.com/app/2124490/...
Save 50% on SILENT HILL 2 on Steam
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confr...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Silent Hill 2 Remake is currently 50% off on Steam.
Highly recommend it if you enjoy horror games that will stick with you. 🙂↕️
store.steampowered.com/app/2124490/...
Highly recommend it if you enjoy horror games that will stick with you. 🙂↕️
store.steampowered.com/app/2124490/...
In my experience, finding accurate numbers for pure Holocaust denial is difficult, as a lot of racists know "it didn't happen" or "it was exaggerated" are more socially acceptable than how they *actually* feel, "it did happen and was totally cool", so they lie to maintain some respectability.
Survey of GOP voters: nearly four in ten (37%) "believe the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe. Younger men are especially likely to hold this view (54% of men under 50 vs. 39% of women under 50)." www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/repu...
Republican voters and conspiracism - Lawyers, Guns & Money
“Conspiracism” is the neologism that Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead have invented to describe what they call “conspiracy theory without the theory,” that is, the classic Trumpian claim that “a l...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
In my experience, finding accurate numbers for pure Holocaust denial is difficult, as a lot of racists know "it didn't happen" or "it was exaggerated" are more socially acceptable than how they *actually* feel, "it did happen and was totally cool", so they lie to maintain some respectability.
This music track from X-Men Legends 2 just popped into my head, and now, despite not being an X-Men fan for over a decade, I desperately want to play those games again.
#Marvel
#Marvel
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse OST 302 - Madri Temple (Action)
YouTube video by TheGazelMinistry
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December 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
This music track from X-Men Legends 2 just popped into my head, and now, despite not being an X-Men fan for over a decade, I desperately want to play those games again.
#Marvel
#Marvel
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Today, December 8, marks one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, one of the worst war criminals of our time.
When his people went out to the streets to peacefully demand dignity, he responded with brutality and opened the door to a proxy war that would devastate the country.
When his people went out to the streets to peacefully demand dignity, he responded with brutality and opened the door to a proxy war that would devastate the country.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Today, December 8, marks one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, one of the worst war criminals of our time.
When his people went out to the streets to peacefully demand dignity, he responded with brutality and opened the door to a proxy war that would devastate the country.
When his people went out to the streets to peacefully demand dignity, he responded with brutality and opened the door to a proxy war that would devastate the country.
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I love making new friends on Steam 🥺🫶🏾 If you don’t mind becoming friends on Steam with me then please add me.
Steam friend code:
1869147499
Steam friend code:
1869147499
a cartoon of a girl with buns on her hair covering her face with her hands .
ALT: a cartoon of a girl with buns on her hair covering her face with her hands .
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December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I love making new friends on Steam 🥺🫶🏾 If you don’t mind becoming friends on Steam with me then please add me.
Steam friend code:
1869147499
Steam friend code:
1869147499
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2010)
December 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2010)