Thomas Lecaque
@tlecaque.bsky.social
Scholar of religious violence and apocalypticism from the Crusades to contemporary America, living and teaching on occupied Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk land. Joyful swearbear. Amateur cook. He/him.
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Thomas Lecaque
@tlecaque.bsky.social
· May 22
Hi followers. In case you thought I was JUST a shitposter, I'm a historian, trained as a medievalist and working on the long eighteenth century, a college professor, and also for the last six years I've been writing about the far right. Primarily the religious far right, but not exclusively.
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hearing from sources that Amelia Bedelia has been arrested in connection with the water-pouring assault. "but it was ICE headquarters," she said
January 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
hearing from sources that Amelia Bedelia has been arrested in connection with the water-pouring assault. "but it was ICE headquarters," she said
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This will be great! There are so few books in English on the Italian front of the First World War, so this is a huge service to readers
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This will be great! There are so few books in English on the Italian front of the First World War, so this is a huge service to readers
I don't know how to tell you this, but the Bible is a Christian text, an anthology, all of it is Christian, there aren't separate Gods from the two parts, they aren't separate worldviews, the Christians who came up with all your big theological underpinnings wanted all of it, it's Christianity.
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I don't know how to tell you this, but the Bible is a Christian text, an anthology, all of it is Christian, there aren't separate Gods from the two parts, they aren't separate worldviews, the Christians who came up with all your big theological underpinnings wanted all of it, it's Christianity.
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This is one of the most badass, inspirational things I've ever heard
!!!!!
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This is one of the most badass, inspirational things I've ever heard
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
Praying for the oppressor isn't hypocrisy, it's a fairly long tradition within Christianity starting basically as soon as Roman Emperors embrace Christianity. That's Constantine onwards. I hate it, but "no true Scotsman" need not apply.
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Praying for the oppressor isn't hypocrisy, it's a fairly long tradition within Christianity starting basically as soon as Roman Emperors embrace Christianity. That's Constantine onwards. I hate it, but "no true Scotsman" need not apply.
Read the Trump post, think the thoughts, keep them in your fucking skull like a sane grown up.
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Read the Trump post, think the thoughts, keep them in your fucking skull like a sane grown up.
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I had the honor to introduce my replacement on 9NEWS
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I had the honor to introduce my replacement on 9NEWS
My dad would have turned 75 today.
January 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
My dad would have turned 75 today.
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It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile
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no one:
the president of the united states: they wont stop checking me for brain damage
the president of the united states: they wont stop checking me for brain damage
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
no one:
the president of the united states: they wont stop checking me for brain damage
the president of the united states: they wont stop checking me for brain damage
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Behold, my syllabi for Spring 2026: a revised version of my Game Studies course (still centered on Disco Elysium) and a grad literature course called “Genre, Utopia, Theory.” gerrycanavan.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/s...
Spring 2026 Syllabi
Behold, my syllabi for Spring 2026: a revised version of my Game Studies course (still centered on Disco Elysium) and a grad literature course called “Genre, Utopia, Theory.”
gerrycanavan.wordpress.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Behold, my syllabi for Spring 2026: a revised version of my Game Studies course (still centered on Disco Elysium) and a grad literature course called “Genre, Utopia, Theory.” gerrycanavan.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/s...
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Just the White House referencing “which way, western man” by William gayley Simpson (published by the National Alliance, the Neo Nazi group led by white nationalist William Luther Pierce of Turner Diaries fame) AND threatening Greenland in the same tweet.
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Just the White House referencing “which way, western man” by William gayley Simpson (published by the National Alliance, the Neo Nazi group led by white nationalist William Luther Pierce of Turner Diaries fame) AND threatening Greenland in the same tweet.
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My colleague and co-teacher @johntrterry.bsky.social is a guest on @profgabriele.com's podcast #AmericanMedieval.
I am VERY lucky to have taught 3 classes with John over the last year. He is truly fantastic and is sharing his expertise on teaching Medieval Africa.
americanmedieval.com
I am VERY lucky to have taught 3 classes with John over the last year. He is truly fantastic and is sharing his expertise on teaching Medieval Africa.
americanmedieval.com
American Medieval Podcast
A podcast about the Middle Ages (with an American twist), hosted by Professor Matthew Gabriele.
americanmedieval.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
My colleague and co-teacher @johntrterry.bsky.social is a guest on @profgabriele.com's podcast #AmericanMedieval.
I am VERY lucky to have taught 3 classes with John over the last year. He is truly fantastic and is sharing his expertise on teaching Medieval Africa.
americanmedieval.com
I am VERY lucky to have taught 3 classes with John over the last year. He is truly fantastic and is sharing his expertise on teaching Medieval Africa.
americanmedieval.com
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Predators, lads.
They're predators.
They're predators.
Scientists finally know what mysterious ‘little red dots’ throughout the universe are
Scientists finally know what mysterious ‘little red dots’ throughout the universe are
Scientists finally know what mysterious ‘little red dots’ throughout the universe are
www.independent.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Predators, lads.
They're predators.
They're predators.
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Nobody believes this obvious bullshit.
federal officials are now claiming that Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good, "suffered internal bleeding"
ICE agent involved in shooting of Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials claim
abcnews.go.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Nobody believes this obvious bullshit.
The figures above in the image make me think of Fremont art, the ones below Oneota in Wisconsin, regardless, Assassin's Creed 3 is exactly what I expected.
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The figures above in the image make me think of Fremont art, the ones below Oneota in Wisconsin, regardless, Assassin's Creed 3 is exactly what I expected.
Mezcal Fridays without a Vichy Collaborator.
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Mezcal Fridays without a Vichy Collaborator.
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“Fr. Tim Kelly, a parish priest in the Tyler diocese who clashed with Strickland, told NCR that Strickland ‘used to be a nice, unassuming, likable man’ until he reached a sort of ‘celebrity’ status among hardline conservative Catholics.”
In 2023, the late Pope Francis “effectively fired Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, a firebrand prelate who in recent years questioned the safety of the coronavirus vaccines, called synodality ‘garbage,’ and endorsed a video that attacked Francis himself as a ‘diabolically disoriented clown.’”
January 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
“Fr. Tim Kelly, a parish priest in the Tyler diocese who clashed with Strickland, told NCR that Strickland ‘used to be a nice, unassuming, likable man’ until he reached a sort of ‘celebrity’ status among hardline conservative Catholics.”
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the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE
The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has demanded the Department of Homeland Security release tribally enrolled citizens held by ICE, according to a statement released by the tribe.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
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Reminder for the Conference on Religions and Freedom c. 1776 to be held in Providence June 4-6.
The deadline for submissions is TOMORROW, January 15!
Details at jcblibrary.org/events/confe...
The deadline for submissions is TOMORROW, January 15!
Details at jcblibrary.org/events/confe...
January 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Reminder for the Conference on Religions and Freedom c. 1776 to be held in Providence June 4-6.
The deadline for submissions is TOMORROW, January 15!
Details at jcblibrary.org/events/confe...
The deadline for submissions is TOMORROW, January 15!
Details at jcblibrary.org/events/confe...
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Still time to apply! Come hang out with me in Providence to discuss all things religion 🔽
Reminder for the Conference on Religions and Freedom c. 1776 to be held in Providence June 4-6.
The deadline for submissions is TOMORROW, January 15!
Details at jcblibrary.org/events/confe...
The deadline for submissions is TOMORROW, January 15!
Details at jcblibrary.org/events/confe...
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Still time to apply! Come hang out with me in Providence to discuss all things religion 🔽
...the people protecting Epstein's biggest buddy should contemplate watching how they phrase shit...
Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "The United States has demonstrated to the people around the world that we can touch you anywhere at any time or our choosing"
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
...the people protecting Epstein's biggest buddy should contemplate watching how they phrase shit...
I would respect those bastards more if they had the balls to elect an antipope and get it over with.
showing strickland in full regalia of an office he has been removed from
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I would respect those bastards more if they had the balls to elect an antipope and get it over with.