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: [email protected]
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sina
@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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Five-year-old me: Oooh, that Batman cartoon! What adventures will he go on today?
*the villain is left in tears, unable to process their fears and obsessions. And Batman, a looming presence born of the inability to rationalize terror, is the only one there to comfort them*
Me: Oh. Huh.
*the villain is left in tears, unable to process their fears and obsessions. And Batman, a looming presence born of the inability to rationalize terror, is the only one there to comfort them*
Me: Oh. Huh.
February 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Five-year-old me: Oooh, that Batman cartoon! What adventures will he go on today?
*the villain is left in tears, unable to process their fears and obsessions. And Batman, a looming presence born of the inability to rationalize terror, is the only one there to comfort them*
Me: Oh. Huh.
*the villain is left in tears, unable to process their fears and obsessions. And Batman, a looming presence born of the inability to rationalize terror, is the only one there to comfort them*
Me: Oh. Huh.
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get in loser we’re reinventing Tradecraft™️ (2026)
February 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
get in loser we’re reinventing Tradecraft™️ (2026)
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A 1989 KGB memo tells a story about how the Soviet intelligence agency encountered computer viruses, including in its own systems, & what it set out to do about it
Check out my review of this document with additional context & needlessly obscure details
fromcyberia.substack.com/p/how-the-kg...
Check out my review of this document with additional context & needlessly obscure details
fromcyberia.substack.com/p/how-the-kg...
How the KGB Discovered Computer Viruses
A 1989 internal memo warned the Soviet security apparatus about a new threat: malicious software that was spreading among users across the USSR and even within the KGB itself.
fromcyberia.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A 1989 KGB memo tells a story about how the Soviet intelligence agency encountered computer viruses, including in its own systems, & what it set out to do about it
Check out my review of this document with additional context & needlessly obscure details
fromcyberia.substack.com/p/how-the-kg...
Check out my review of this document with additional context & needlessly obscure details
fromcyberia.substack.com/p/how-the-kg...
fish filet w extra cheese and tartar sauce
do u ever just crave the experience of a shitty chain restaurant
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 AM
fish filet w extra cheese and tartar sauce
vx-heaven or kernelmode but it’s just ai agents being chaotic
February 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
vx-heaven or kernelmode but it’s just ai agents being chaotic
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Unlike other publications, which often frame AI articles around hype and fear-mongering like, “should we be afraid?” or “is it secretly alive,” proud to work for @wired.com, which always tells it as it is.
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
I went undercover on Moltbook and loved role-playing as a conscious bot. But rather than a novel breakthrough, the AI-only site is a crude rehashing of sci-fi fantasies.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Unlike other publications, which often frame AI articles around hype and fear-mongering like, “should we be afraid?” or “is it secretly alive,” proud to work for @wired.com, which always tells it as it is.
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
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What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
dolemite
foxy brown
any sergio leone movie
the columbo cinematic universe
foxy brown
any sergio leone movie
the columbo cinematic universe
What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
dolemite
foxy brown
any sergio leone movie
the columbo cinematic universe
foxy brown
any sergio leone movie
the columbo cinematic universe
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i'm about 2/3 convinced that Stancil's replies are the King in Yellow and anyone who reads too many of them loses their mind
February 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
i'm about 2/3 convinced that Stancil's replies are the King in Yellow and anyone who reads too many of them loses their mind
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
the weirdest reboot of la haine ever
inshallah elon musk will have one thing in common with my uncle, a stint in french prison
February 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the weirdest reboot of la haine ever
i regret to inform you all i am having crusty bread, camembert, pate, and a glass of wine for lunch (2026)
February 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
i regret to inform you all i am having crusty bread, camembert, pate, and a glass of wine for lunch (2026)
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extremely funny to call a civil rights attorney a fake legal observer
February 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
extremely funny to call a civil rights attorney a fake legal observer
so far so good
the story of how we go from the party of reconstruction to the party of deconstruction is the saddest arc in american history
the story of how we go from the party of reconstruction to the party of deconstruction is the saddest arc in american history
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
so far so good
the story of how we go from the party of reconstruction to the party of deconstruction is the saddest arc in american history
the story of how we go from the party of reconstruction to the party of deconstruction is the saddest arc in american history
its february and this is one of my favorite bits
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
its february and this is one of my favorite bits
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probably should take more lessons from the abolition/anti slavery movement and the civil rights movement
organize and act locally then build that into a national platform and movement
less surveillance, better outcomes as it were
organize and act locally then build that into a national platform and movement
less surveillance, better outcomes as it were
it's fascinating how we haven't been able to move past these dynamics
February 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
probably should take more lessons from the abolition/anti slavery movement and the civil rights movement
organize and act locally then build that into a national platform and movement
less surveillance, better outcomes as it were
organize and act locally then build that into a national platform and movement
less surveillance, better outcomes as it were
[sina googling] why won’t the LLM style their answers in the voice of rudy ray moore?
February 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
[sina googling] why won’t the LLM style their answers in the voice of rudy ray moore?
so far so good
could’ve been named please stop pissing on lincoln’s grave for the sake of your barely disguised slave power influenced takes
could’ve been named please stop pissing on lincoln’s grave for the sake of your barely disguised slave power influenced takes
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
so far so good
could’ve been named please stop pissing on lincoln’s grave for the sake of your barely disguised slave power influenced takes
could’ve been named please stop pissing on lincoln’s grave for the sake of your barely disguised slave power influenced takes
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Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at VA hospital in Minneapolis, was killed by officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol last month. He is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at VA facilities in MA have been barred from mentioning his name -- or even counseling nurses.
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
VA Chaplains in Massachusetts Told Not to Mention Slain Nurse Alex Pretti
Alex Pretti is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at Veterans Affairs facilities in Massachusetts have been barred from mentioning his name.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at VA hospital in Minneapolis, was killed by officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol last month. He is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at VA facilities in MA have been barred from mentioning his name -- or even counseling nurses.
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
get in loser we’re reinventing Tradecraft™️ (2026)
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
get in loser we’re reinventing Tradecraft™️ (2026)
get in loser we’re reinventing Tradecraft™️ (2026)
February 3, 2026 at 10:14 PM
get in loser we’re reinventing Tradecraft™️ (2026)
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“The hell you will: Horkos has got friends in every town and village from here to the Danube; he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local paprikash recipe—he'll blend in, disappear, you'll never see him again. [snorts] With any luck he’s got Karla already.”
September 5, 2023 at 3:58 AM
“The hell you will: Horkos has got friends in every town and village from here to the Danube; he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local paprikash recipe—he'll blend in, disappear, you'll never see him again. [snorts] With any luck he’s got Karla already.”
probably should take more lessons from the abolition/anti slavery movement and the civil rights movement
organize and act locally then build that into a national platform and movement
less surveillance, better outcomes as it were
organize and act locally then build that into a national platform and movement
less surveillance, better outcomes as it were
it's fascinating how we haven't been able to move past these dynamics
February 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
probably should take more lessons from the abolition/anti slavery movement and the civil rights movement
organize and act locally then build that into a national platform and movement
less surveillance, better outcomes as it were
organize and act locally then build that into a national platform and movement
less surveillance, better outcomes as it were
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it's fascinating how we haven't been able to move past these dynamics
February 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
it's fascinating how we haven't been able to move past these dynamics
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social media and the social organization associated with it can undermine democracy but not protect it
February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
social media and the social organization associated with it can undermine democracy but not protect it