sina
@rejectionking.bsky.social
Bonsai Wolf. Tiny and Mighty™️. Adorkable chihuahua. Tradecraft analyst focused on cloudsec. Dogged and rigorous. Bit of a weirdo. Feral historian focusing on extremism. he/they Email: theloopcast@gmail.com
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@rejectionking.bsky.social
· Sep 20
oh looks like jill lepore wrote the book i thought i might write www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/b...
Jill Lepore Thinks the U.S. Constitution Might Break America
www.nytimes.com
[extremism research & @jamellebouie.net book pitch]
tracing the idea of states’ rights from before the civil war and through reconstruction - something like 1815 to 1880 - or from dred to plessy a historical look at states’ rights
@jmberger.com @machete.gay
#HistorySky
tracing the idea of states’ rights from before the civil war and through reconstruction - something like 1815 to 1880 - or from dred to plessy a historical look at states’ rights
@jmberger.com @machete.gay
#HistorySky
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Kinda wild that the Overton Window has been ratcheted so far to the right that Mamdani can accurately claim to be a progressive while policy wise he basically seems to just be a New Deal Democrat minus the racism.
I find it extremely funny we’re getting alphabet soup new dealism stuff
January 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Kinda wild that the Overton Window has been ratcheted so far to the right that Mamdani can accurately claim to be a progressive while policy wise he basically seems to just be a New Deal Democrat minus the racism.
my partner and i had to conference and come up w a no list - it was mostly directed at me because apparently late 19th century names aren’t that cool even tho the natural nickname for thaddeus is thad the chad
My wife and I used an app that was like tinder for baby names; we swiped right on the ones we liked and left on the ones we didn’t and it collected the ones we agreed on and we chose from there. I don’t really see this as terribly different from that.
The parents of the first baby born in 2026 in this county outside Baltimore got their name ideas from ChatGPT. Hudson Oakley Winkler.
www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/01/c...
www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/01/c...
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
my partner and i had to conference and come up w a no list - it was mostly directed at me because apparently late 19th century names aren’t that cool even tho the natural nickname for thaddeus is thad the chad
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an extremist legal movement w a rotating set of militias and charismatic leaders rooted in 19th century arguments about citizenship and democracy in support of white supremacy that occasionally rebrands itself
i found ilan wurman’s analysis/definition of originalism disappointing
like relying the idea of original public meaning but not examining the debates around the reconstruction amendments is goofy - not to mention avoiding johnson’s views and their origins
like relying the idea of original public meaning but not examining the debates around the reconstruction amendments is goofy - not to mention avoiding johnson’s views and their origins
October 26, 2023 at 1:57 PM
an extremist legal movement w a rotating set of militias and charismatic leaders rooted in 19th century arguments about citizenship and democracy in support of white supremacy that occasionally rebrands itself
is posting on the other place vs here offer better engagement?
lots of iran watchers/analysts are posting there and not here
<shrugs>
lots of iran watchers/analysts are posting there and not here
<shrugs>
January 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
is posting on the other place vs here offer better engagement?
lots of iran watchers/analysts are posting there and not here
<shrugs>
lots of iran watchers/analysts are posting there and not here
<shrugs>
!!!!!!
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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if u consider the political/legal core of white supremacist/nationalist thinking in the united states as built around the idea of states’ rights then rulings in slaughterhouse, cruikshank, etc act as a scaffold/supporting infrastructure - not extreme as dred scott however enabling extremist action
been refining/adding to @jmberger.com’s concept of lawful extremism
the key question in my notes is what does lawful extremism look like as enabler and scaffold?
how do we understand supreme court decisions that effectively curtailed/weakened reconstruction?
the key question in my notes is what does lawful extremism look like as enabler and scaffold?
how do we understand supreme court decisions that effectively curtailed/weakened reconstruction?
!!!!!!!
January 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
if u consider the political/legal core of white supremacist/nationalist thinking in the united states as built around the idea of states’ rights then rulings in slaughterhouse, cruikshank, etc act as a scaffold/supporting infrastructure - not extreme as dred scott however enabling extremist action
anti vax: pro 19th century maladies and 21st century medical bills
Mehmet Oz Declares Flu Vaccine To Be “Controversial” www.joemygod.com/2025/12/mehm...
Mehmet Oz Declares Flu Vaccine To Be "Controversial" - Joe.My.God.
“Every year there’s a flu vaccine. It doesn’t always work very well. That’s why it’s been controversial of late. But like many illnesses, the best news out there is if you can take care of yourself so...
www.joemygod.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
anti vax: pro 19th century maladies and 21st century medical bills
i still don’t get what the end product or outcome will be for AGI?
like do we want to develop AM, bender, the think tanks from gits, data from TNG, or the hologram doctor who married the lady gremlin lol
open to having tomät thrown at me on this
like do we want to develop AM, bender, the think tanks from gits, data from TNG, or the hologram doctor who married the lady gremlin lol
open to having tomät thrown at me on this
i do think LeCun is right here
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 2:53 PM
i still don’t get what the end product or outcome will be for AGI?
like do we want to develop AM, bender, the think tanks from gits, data from TNG, or the hologram doctor who married the lady gremlin lol
open to having tomät thrown at me on this
like do we want to develop AM, bender, the think tanks from gits, data from TNG, or the hologram doctor who married the lady gremlin lol
open to having tomät thrown at me on this
TPOT and it’s consequences have been disastrous
that’s my only insight/comment on grok
that’s my only insight/comment on grok
January 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
TPOT and it’s consequences have been disastrous
that’s my only insight/comment on grok
that’s my only insight/comment on grok
!!!!!!!
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
been refining/adding to @jmberger.com’s concept of lawful extremism
the key question in my notes is what does lawful extremism look like as enabler and scaffold?
how do we understand supreme court decisions that effectively curtailed/weakened reconstruction?
the key question in my notes is what does lawful extremism look like as enabler and scaffold?
how do we understand supreme court decisions that effectively curtailed/weakened reconstruction?
January 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
been refining/adding to @jmberger.com’s concept of lawful extremism
the key question in my notes is what does lawful extremism look like as enabler and scaffold?
how do we understand supreme court decisions that effectively curtailed/weakened reconstruction?
the key question in my notes is what does lawful extremism look like as enabler and scaffold?
how do we understand supreme court decisions that effectively curtailed/weakened reconstruction?
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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Serial Experiments Lain is better than On Cinema.
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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If you're wondering, "why this soup?"
Because enslaved people were made to cultivate the crops and prepare this soup for their enslavers while being banned from eating it. It's the ultimate fuck you.
Also, I a soup hater, think it is tasty.
Because enslaved people were made to cultivate the crops and prepare this soup for their enslavers while being banned from eating it. It's the ultimate fuck you.
Also, I a soup hater, think it is tasty.
Haiti's Beloved Soup Joumou Serves Up 'Freedom in Every Bowl'
Every year, Haitians around the globe eat the pumpkin dish on January 1 to commemorate the liberation of the world’s first free Black republic
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
If you're wondering, "why this soup?"
Because enslaved people were made to cultivate the crops and prepare this soup for their enslavers while being banned from eating it. It's the ultimate fuck you.
Also, I a soup hater, think it is tasty.
Because enslaved people were made to cultivate the crops and prepare this soup for their enslavers while being banned from eating it. It's the ultimate fuck you.
Also, I a soup hater, think it is tasty.
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if i were to ever have the privilege of being sworn in to an office, i would choose a copy of Black Reconstruction
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 12:32 AM
if i were to ever have the privilege of being sworn in to an office, i would choose a copy of Black Reconstruction
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an extremist legal movement w a rotating set of militias and strongmen rooted in the states’ rights meme and white supremacy
wild to me that libs haven’t thought about what are the next steps - are extremist movements known for stopping?
this is before we even examine the legal questions and their long term impacts on everyone
:(
this is before we even examine the legal questions and their long term impacts on everyone
:(
I really thought that Texas trying to remove transgender youth from their parents' custody would awaken more liberals to the fascist threat trans people are facing but I apparently underestimated their concern for the sanctity of women's swimming
September 20, 2023 at 7:53 PM
an extremist legal movement w a rotating set of militias and strongmen rooted in the states’ rights meme and white supremacy
the animating principle of the conservative movement is to weaken/roll back the reconstruction amendments
an incredibly unamerican thing to do tbqh
an incredibly unamerican thing to do tbqh
one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 2, 2026 at 1:42 AM
the animating principle of the conservative movement is to weaken/roll back the reconstruction amendments
an incredibly unamerican thing to do tbqh
an incredibly unamerican thing to do tbqh
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one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
getting sworn in a copy of foner’s reconstruction, wu tang’s 36 chambers, and my 8 x 11 signed photo of ernest from the ernest does something cinematic universe
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 AM
getting sworn in a copy of foner’s reconstruction, wu tang’s 36 chambers, and my 8 x 11 signed photo of ernest from the ernest does something cinematic universe
with a little salmon, a six pack of ice cold carbonated chuggin cheddar, and a jar of honey you might have a great roommate
Black bear living underneath California house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
Black bear living underneath Altadena house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
The 550-pound black bear has taken up residence in the crawlspace underneath Ken Johnson's home in California for a month.
www.cbsnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
with a little salmon, a six pack of ice cold carbonated chuggin cheddar, and a jar of honey you might have a great roommate
when i say that democrats have got to stop worrying about what republicans will to do us and make republicans worry about what we will do to them, this is what i am talking about (2025)
January 2, 2026 at 12:13 AM
when i say that democrats have got to stop worrying about what republicans will to do us and make republicans worry about what we will do to them, this is what i am talking about (2025)
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if people on the other site think Obama was mean, i don't think they're ready for Reconstruction 2 (2026)
January 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
if people on the other site think Obama was mean, i don't think they're ready for Reconstruction 2 (2026)