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@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: [email protected]
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· 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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Brief 🧵 with some readings related to the fact that these CBP agents are Latinos.
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Brief 🧵 with some readings related to the fact that these CBP agents are Latinos.
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In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.
How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology
George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is the author of the forthcoming book Your Data Will Be Used Against You.
www.techpolicy.press
February 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.
do the right thing
inside man
lots of favorites
inside man
lots of favorites
Name your fav film with a Black protagonist
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
do the right thing
inside man
lots of favorites
inside man
lots of favorites
in the heat of the night
sneakers
dolemite
…
what else?
maybe wild wild west and the men in black cinematic universe
sneakers
dolemite
…
what else?
maybe wild wild west and the men in black cinematic universe
Name your fav film with a Black protagonist
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
in the heat of the night
sneakers
dolemite
…
what else?
maybe wild wild west and the men in black cinematic universe
sneakers
dolemite
…
what else?
maybe wild wild west and the men in black cinematic universe
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in other news, my latest library book is Eric Foner's Abraham Lincoln biography, so it is likely I will be Abe Posting
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 PM
in other news, my latest library book is Eric Foner's Abraham Lincoln biography, so it is likely I will be Abe Posting
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Chatbots already crippling MTurk…
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
(Heard someone call this an “existential crisis for the behavioral sciences”).
Now implications for public opinion research in contested environments… watch out.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
(Heard someone call this an “existential crisis for the behavioral sciences”).
Now implications for public opinion research in contested environments… watch out.
February 2, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Chatbots already crippling MTurk…
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
(Heard someone call this an “existential crisis for the behavioral sciences”).
Now implications for public opinion research in contested environments… watch out.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
(Heard someone call this an “existential crisis for the behavioral sciences”).
Now implications for public opinion research in contested environments… watch out.
!!!!!!!
February 1, 2026 at 12:24 AM
!!!!!!!
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The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Full rights and citizenship actually means they’re not a “foreign labor class.” And that’s what he’s angry about. He’s mad citizenship is universal rather than restricted to white people like before the civil war bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Full rights and citizenship actually means they’re not a “foreign labor class.” And that’s what he’s angry about. He’s mad citizenship is universal rather than restricted to white people like before the civil war bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
I did an interview for Loopcast four years ago on the problems with “terrorism” as a legal category and political insult, and its fundamental role as a citizenship claim.
In the ICE age of NSPM-7, it’s unfortunately more relevant than ever.
www.theloopcast.com/e/conceptual...
In the ICE age of NSPM-7, it’s unfortunately more relevant than ever.
www.theloopcast.com/e/conceptual...
Conceptualizing Counter Terrorism Law | The Loopcast
Amanda Rogers discusses how counter terrorism law is conceptualized.
Please consider becoming a contributor to Amanda's Patreon.
You can listen to Amanda's previous appearance on the show discussing T...
www.theloopcast.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
its really a competition to grift max between conservative and centrist think tanks - once it became clear that heritage won all the meaningful china policy was swept under the rug
the grift-maxing hypothesis provides explanatory power about think tank politics more than anything else :(
the grift-maxing hypothesis provides explanatory power about think tank politics more than anything else :(
if it was all just a scam, then going forward it is just going to be really hard for me to take seriously the notion of china hawk stuff being in good faith
January 31, 2026 at 4:01 PM
its really a competition to grift max between conservative and centrist think tanks - once it became clear that heritage won all the meaningful china policy was swept under the rug
the grift-maxing hypothesis provides explanatory power about think tank politics more than anything else :(
the grift-maxing hypothesis provides explanatory power about think tank politics more than anything else :(
the slaughterhouse cases and it’s consequences have been disastrous for modernity
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM
the slaughterhouse cases and it’s consequences have been disastrous for modernity
January 31, 2026 at 2:58 PM
good case for bringing in an LLM or a more python oriented approach to historical analysis
curious what the outcome will be if we ran an analysis of the national review archives compared to the rhetoric of the slave power/confederacy?
what would be the similarities in ideas, themes, semantics, etc?
what would be the similarities in ideas, themes, semantics, etc?
why is buckley considered brilliant when most if not all his thinking is just a repackage/reiteration of the ideas of the slave power/confederacy?
like states’ rights meaning what? are you actually concerned about the 10th amendment or it’s really the 14th and 15th that you have an issue with
like states’ rights meaning what? are you actually concerned about the 10th amendment or it’s really the 14th and 15th that you have an issue with
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
good case for bringing in an LLM or a more python oriented approach to historical analysis
curious what the outcome will be if we ran an analysis of the national review archives compared to the rhetoric of the slave power/confederacy?
what would be the similarities in ideas, themes, semantics, etc?
what would be the similarities in ideas, themes, semantics, etc?
why is buckley considered brilliant when most if not all his thinking is just a repackage/reiteration of the ideas of the slave power/confederacy?
like states’ rights meaning what? are you actually concerned about the 10th amendment or it’s really the 14th and 15th that you have an issue with
like states’ rights meaning what? are you actually concerned about the 10th amendment or it’s really the 14th and 15th that you have an issue with
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM
curious what the outcome will be if we ran an analysis of the national review archives compared to the rhetoric of the slave power/confederacy?
what would be the similarities in ideas, themes, semantics, etc?
what would be the similarities in ideas, themes, semantics, etc?
this morning’s reading
January 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
this morning’s reading
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Historians @marthasjones.bsky.social and @katemasur.bsky.social filed a critical brief on birthright citizenship in the circuit courts, showing how the story of free Black Americans' advocacy unravels the admin's lead justification for its executive order.
www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
January 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Historians @marthasjones.bsky.social and @katemasur.bsky.social filed a critical brief on birthright citizenship in the circuit courts, showing how the story of free Black Americans' advocacy unravels the admin's lead justification for its executive order.
www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...
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If only we’d had a sign back in 2016 that Trump had authoritarian impulses that his supporters loved. Like, I don’t know, enthusiastic chants of “Lock her up” aimed at his opponent, or something hypothetical like that.
the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
If only we’d had a sign back in 2016 that Trump had authoritarian impulses that his supporters loved. Like, I don’t know, enthusiastic chants of “Lock her up” aimed at his opponent, or something hypothetical like that.
what if instead of Whiskey Friday™️ we had let’s discuss constitutional law, reconstruction, and extremism over arc raiders friday?
instead of “don’t shoot” in the proximity chat you get a sample of the hot fire from Reconstruction the Hip-Hop Musical
instead of “don’t shoot” in the proximity chat you get a sample of the hot fire from Reconstruction the Hip-Hop Musical
Can't wait to play Highguard on Whiskey Friday! #Tony'sDoukopeeps #SladeOnPoint
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
what if instead of Whiskey Friday™️ we had let’s discuss constitutional law, reconstruction, and extremism over arc raiders friday?
instead of “don’t shoot” in the proximity chat you get a sample of the hot fire from Reconstruction the Hip-Hop Musical
instead of “don’t shoot” in the proximity chat you get a sample of the hot fire from Reconstruction the Hip-Hop Musical
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an extremist legal movement rooted in 19th century ideas of citizenship, white supremacy, and states’ rights w one of its primary goals to mitigate and roll back the reconstruction amendments - today we call this conservative originalism
i think my position on this is that if it happens, it's unconstitutional. if the supreme court affirms it, it's still unconstitutional. it's an illegitimate and unlawful action and should be treated as such.
Apparently Trump just announced he is unilaterally ending birthright citizenship.
I would have ridiculed it as preposterous a few years ago.
Now? Well, watch the Federalist Society start holding seminars on why he’s right, and I am not confident this Supreme Court will disagree.
I would have ridiculed it as preposterous a few years ago.
Now? Well, watch the Federalist Society start holding seminars on why he’s right, and I am not confident this Supreme Court will disagree.
November 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM
an extremist legal movement rooted in 19th century ideas of citizenship, white supremacy, and states’ rights w one of its primary goals to mitigate and roll back the reconstruction amendments - today we call this conservative originalism
nobody ever cubes back or even cylinders forward
why the phrasing paucity when geometry provides such a bounty of shapes to underwrite a certain florid lexical diversity
why the phrasing paucity when geometry provides such a bounty of shapes to underwrite a certain florid lexical diversity
Used the phrase “circle back” in an email today and now the dirt won’t wash off it won’t wash off no matter how much I scrub
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
nobody ever cubes back or even cylinders forward
why the phrasing paucity when geometry provides such a bounty of shapes to underwrite a certain florid lexical diversity
why the phrasing paucity when geometry provides such a bounty of shapes to underwrite a certain florid lexical diversity
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Gonzo in coroner's windbreaker: he never stood a chance, was gone before we got to the scene
jesse l martin, the only human in this movie, lifting sheet over fozzie's lifeless corpse: god damn it, how do you even kill a bear with a fish?
Kermit: *cigarette drag* swimmingly
DUH DUH
jesse l martin, the only human in this movie, lifting sheet over fozzie's lifeless corpse: god damn it, how do you even kill a bear with a fish?
Kermit: *cigarette drag* swimmingly
DUH DUH
kermit the frog in 90s Cop Show Attire is just amazing. born for the role
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Gonzo in coroner's windbreaker: he never stood a chance, was gone before we got to the scene
jesse l martin, the only human in this movie, lifting sheet over fozzie's lifeless corpse: god damn it, how do you even kill a bear with a fish?
Kermit: *cigarette drag* swimmingly
DUH DUH
jesse l martin, the only human in this movie, lifting sheet over fozzie's lifeless corpse: god damn it, how do you even kill a bear with a fish?
Kermit: *cigarette drag* swimmingly
DUH DUH