Nate Ledbetter
@nhledbetter.bsky.social
ABD, Princeton, East Asian Studies. Instructor, Asian History, Rider University. Perpetually writing my dissertation (warfare in 16th C. Kyushu, Japan). He/Him/あいつ/"That Nagashino Guy." At some point I'll start posting useful stuff here. Maybe.
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Since I've got double the followers from a week ago, guess it's time for an intro thread. A post per topic I habitually post about:
I'm a PhD candidate at Princeton, very slowly working on a dissertation on 16th C. warfare in southern Japan (centered around the Shimazu family). 1/
I'm a PhD candidate at Princeton, very slowly working on a dissertation on 16th C. warfare in southern Japan (centered around the Shimazu family). 1/
His dad was pretty hard core too
This can be be strained, but the more I read up on the 1967 election of Minobe Ryokichi, a self-described "flexible utopian socialist" as Governor of Tokyo, the more I see 2025 Mamdani. It was an earthquake for the LDP, and looking at his agenda not hard to see why:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryokich...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryokich...
Ryokichi Minobe - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
His dad was pretty hard core too
Kinda wild that I'm now the experienced elder adjunct being the shoulder to cry on for the first semester adjunct who is absolutely crestfallen his students can't label THE UNITED STATES or CHINA on a world map. We've all been there, my friend.
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kinda wild that I'm now the experienced elder adjunct being the shoulder to cry on for the first semester adjunct who is absolutely crestfallen his students can't label THE UNITED STATES or CHINA on a world map. We've all been there, my friend.
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Very surreal feeling down here in Tokyo. The most slight feeling of shaking I've maybe yet experienced from an earthquake, yet prolonged enough that it was clear something was going on. Hope things are ok up north.
A large earthquake, currently measured at magnitude 7.2, has just hit off Aomori Prefecture. A tsunami advisory is in effect for southern Hokkaido and northeastern Tohoku. The earthquake was strong enough to be faintly perceived all the way in Tokyo.
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Very surreal feeling down here in Tokyo. The most slight feeling of shaking I've maybe yet experienced from an earthquake, yet prolonged enough that it was clear something was going on. Hope things are ok up north.
Great thread and great assignment. Would love to do something like this taking my students over to the fancy school across town, especially since most of them are going on to be history teachers at the middle/high school levels. Be so worthwhile for them.
This semester in my Birds & Bees class, students had the chance to interact with archives & archivists 3 times. The first was in September when the archivists from the Drexel Legacy center came to visit and share photocopies of archival records from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Great thread and great assignment. Would love to do something like this taking my students over to the fancy school across town, especially since most of them are going on to be history teachers at the middle/high school levels. Be so worthwhile for them.
Screw all of college football, my own team included. I went from justifiably angry for my team to now livid with the admin of my team. This is toddler nonsense. Oh, you're mad? Go beat the crap out of a bowl opponent, even without your best players. Eat some pop tarts. Don't throw a tantrum. Unreal.
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Screw all of college football, my own team included. I went from justifiably angry for my team to now livid with the admin of my team. This is toddler nonsense. Oh, you're mad? Go beat the crap out of a bowl opponent, even without your best players. Eat some pop tarts. Don't throw a tantrum. Unreal.
Intermission of the nutcracker and I check news and Jesus way to be even bigger babies about it than the committee ND. Come the fuck on.
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Intermission of the nutcracker and I check news and Jesus way to be even bigger babies about it than the committee ND. Come the fuck on.
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Every single team who lost their CCG dropped in the final ranking except for the one that lost by 3 touchdowns and had -3 rushing yards
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Every single team who lost their CCG dropped in the final ranking except for the one that lost by 3 touchdowns and had -3 rushing yards
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I keep coming back to this:
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I keep coming back to this:
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
I have simultaneously complained about Space Force and the CFB playoff selection in the last hour and change and it's kind of magical how some of the replies I'm getting, I can't tell at first which fraud they're talking about.
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I have simultaneously complained about Space Force and the CFB playoff selection in the last hour and change and it's kind of magical how some of the replies I'm getting, I can't tell at first which fraud they're talking about.
-- my Mod Japan/Mod East Asia classes every semester
Learning about Nobusuke Kishi on Behind the Bastards. My goodness! Wow! Bad guy!
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
-- my Mod Japan/Mod East Asia classes every semester
To play a team that already beat them.
Everyone is talking about Bama getting in despite getting dogwalked yesterday, but let us not forget about Bama getting in despite getting dogwalked week one by Florida "not even going to a bowl" State
December 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
To play a team that already beat them.
oh lawd, VT.
that won't be awkward
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Sources: Fired Pry hired back by Va. Tech as DC
Brent Pry is back at Virginia Tech as the team's new defensive coordinator, just months after being fired as the program's head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN. Pry had previously worked for years un...
www.espn.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
oh lawd, VT.
I can't even root for IU to just win it all because Cignetti is insufferable.
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I can't even root for IU to just win it all because Cignetti is insufferable.
NEGATIVE THREE RUSHING YARDS
The committee clearly understood what America wanted, and that was more of Ty Simpson averaging 3.2 yards a reception in the second half of a blowout loss
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
NEGATIVE THREE RUSHING YARDS
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Bama in the field over Notre Dame is absolute horseshit
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bama in the field over Notre Dame is absolute horseshit
These fucking idiots
WOW. Alabama is in at No. 9 -- the Tide stayed in and didn't drop at all after getting blown out in the SEC title game.
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
These fucking idiots
Hold up.
How, exactly, does the Space Force flag have CAMPAIGN STREAMERS?
How, exactly, does the Space Force flag have CAMPAIGN STREAMERS?
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hold up.
How, exactly, does the Space Force flag have CAMPAIGN STREAMERS?
How, exactly, does the Space Force flag have CAMPAIGN STREAMERS?
Not actually watching the stupid show, will find out what happens from y'all's reactions.
Ready to accept the inevitable.
Ready to accept the inevitable.
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Not actually watching the stupid show, will find out what happens from y'all's reactions.
Ready to accept the inevitable.
Ready to accept the inevitable.
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ACC champ Duke got fewer AP votes today than Mountain West title game near-participant New Mexico. ACC perfection
December 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
ACC champ Duke got fewer AP votes today than Mountain West title game near-participant New Mexico. ACC perfection
You fogot the pie-eating contest and the tax audit, typical non-college football fan.
why is there some annual debate plus spelling bee to decide playoffs for amateur athletes
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
You fogot the pie-eating contest and the tax audit, typical non-college football fan.
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i'm glad that stem colleagues now care that university administrators' claims of departmental "profitability" are all bullshit now that it's coming for them but a little solidarity while the humanities endured this for decades would've been cool
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
i'm glad that stem colleagues now care that university administrators' claims of departmental "profitability" are all bullshit now that it's coming for them but a little solidarity while the humanities endured this for decades would've been cool
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Apple: What we really need in the new iPhone OS is to move everything around for no reason and make it all unreadable. Everyone will love it.
Absolutely no one:
Apple: What we really need in the new iPhone OS is to move everything around for no reason and make it all unreadable. Everyone will love it.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Apple: What we really need in the new iPhone OS is to move everything around for no reason and make it all unreadable. Everyone will love it.
Absolutely no one:
Apple: What we really need in the new iPhone OS is to move everything around for no reason and make it all unreadable. Everyone will love it.
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JSOC was way overdue for some scrutiny, lets be honest here.
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
JSOC was way overdue for some scrutiny, lets be honest here.
Nutcracker was so good this year I’ll be going again tomorrow! The lead is amazing! I hear her parents are awesome too. 🩰😎
December 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Nutcracker was so good this year I’ll be going again tomorrow! The lead is amazing! I hear her parents are awesome too. 🩰😎