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rayckeith, 5 days ago to random

The “Originalist” Supreme Court vs Democracy

"The way you outline originalism’s rise is so plausible to me because it situates this story within the context of a broader counter-mobilization against the progressive changes of the 1950s and 60s. Inventing these legal theories and laundering them through legal academia is one dimension of this broader rightwing political project; another is the creation of an institutionalized conservative legal movement. And like you say, this also ties in with the grassroots mobilization of rightwing activists, and, by the 1990s, has managed to connect to, and take over, the power centers of conservative politics. We are not looking at separate stories coincidentally unfolding at the same time. We are dealing with a decades-long, multi-level effort to roll back the racial and social progress towards egalitarian democracy."
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/the-originalist-supreme-court-vs

rayckeith, 1 year ago to random

"Lecture #7 - My Method for Defeating Procrastination" https://youtu.be/i2EEnJedcYU

"motivation harvesting" leverage your desire to not look bad in front of your peers

making a commitment to a peer where you state your goal, work a while, then tell them what you accomplished.

rayckeith, 13 days ago to random

When I try to visualize something, I "see" black on a black background. Visualizing a rubics cube, I basically imagine a black wireframe on a black background.

But my dreams are full color movies.

When I was dreaming very recently, I tried to imagine something and it was black on black, but it turned into full color with photographic detail. Which surprised me and then I woke up.

rayckeith, 24 days ago to random

Election Countdown, 176 Days to Go: ‘Hot dogs. Let's talk about hot dogs.’

"2) And speaking of a guy in a bar …

Among Donald Trump’s virtues is that he does not drink. That is useful to remember in considering his current speaking style. On Saturday night Deb and I sat through the nearly two-hour entirety of his rally performance at Wildwood, on the Jersey shore, as televised by Fox. The whole thing is archived here, courtesy of Right Side Broadcasting."
https://fallows.substack.com/p/election-countdown-176-days-to-go

rayckeith, 23 days ago to random

if someone can publish (this dreck I just read), then I should be able publish my book.

rayckeith, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

A guy on Xitter says this resume (minus the highlighting) got him 31 job interview requests.

https://x.com/jerryjhlee/status/1778484920593055763?s=46&t=3d9pIKw692D3Dy-4Ms4pFA

(if true, this proves that people aren't really reading resumes.)

rayckeith, 1 month ago to random Esperanto

listening to an accented person pronouncing "Earth" as "ur-roth" or "orth"

🤪

rayckeith, 8 days ago to random

Why Dems Shouldn't be Shy about Trump's Conviction

"According to Friday morning’s Politico Playbook, Democrats seemed divided over how—and how much—to discuss Trump’s conviction. My most recent post about Trump’s conviction was used as evidence of said division.

"While I appreciate anyone and everyone sharing the Message Box with their network, I would like to clarify a few points about how I think Democrats should approach the seismic event of Trump’s conviction. I believe Democrats should take a more aggressive stance than they have in the last 24 hours."
https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-dems-shouldnt-be-shy-about-trumps

rayckeith, 27 days ago to random

Understanding the Teapot Dome Scandal of the 1920s

History doesn't repeat but it rhymes.

"Blatant corruption was discovered, denials were made, hearings were held on Capitol Hill, and all the time reporters and photographers swarmed the scene. By the time it was over, some of the characters stood trial and were convicted. Yet the system changed very little.

The story of Teapot Dome was essentially the tale of an unqualified and inept president, surrounded by larcenous underlings. An unusual cast of characters took power in Washington following the turbulence of World War I, and Americans who thought they were returning to normal life instead found themselves following a saga of thievery and deception."
https://www.thoughtco.com/teapot-dome-scandal-4158547

rayckeith, 20 days ago to random

"Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis often begins like most other respiratory infections, with typical symptoms including a runny nose and a fever. The distinctive "whoop" cough may only appear after a week or so of illness – though it does not occur in all cases. As such, confirming cases of whooping cough may require a laboratory test.

Whooping cough is very infectious. On average, a single case of pertussis can transmit infection on to around 15-17 other people. This infection rate is similar to measles and higher than the COVID variants.

The reason whooping cough is so infectious is in part due to pertussis having a very long infectious period of up to five weeks – where infected people can pass the bacteria on to others. Prompt treatment can greatly reduce transmission – antibiotics shown to reduce contagiousness just five days after starting treatment."
https://flipboard.com/@sciencealert/health-43m5auulz/-/a-DibHQr-dQdupkv4ryPjYvA%3Aa%3A565656366-%2F0

rayckeith, 18 days ago to random

Revolution, Fear, and Power: The Unseen Threads Connecting Stalin’s Russia to Modern America

"Fred Koch, the founder of the Koch dynasty, had made his first big money “building refineries, training Communist engineers, and laying down the foundation of Soviet oil infrastructure” for Stalin. He saw up close and personal how violent the USSR really was, and apparently never forgot it.

Koch Industries — and thus the Tea Party and the best of today’s Republican infrastructure — would never have happened were it not for the money Stalin gave Fred Koch for his services. Neither would the John Birch Society, which Koch heavily funded in the wake of the “communist” Brown v Board Supreme Court decision, have ever acquired the influence it did."
https://hartmannreport.com/p/revolution-fear-and-power-the-unseen-e28

rayckeith, 2 months ago to random

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November | WIRED

"But in recent weeks, these groups have held training sessions about how to organize on a hyperlocal level to monitor polling places and drop boxes, challenge voter registrations en masse, and intimidate and harass voters and election officials. And some are preparing to roll out new technology to fast-track all of these efforts: One of the groups claims they’re launching a new platform for checking voter rolls that contains billions of “data elements” on every single US citizen.

These groups could have a major impact on the 2024 election."
https://www.wired.com/story/election-denial-groups-november-2024/

rayckeith, 1 month ago to random

Thread by @PiperK

"I'm so glad I watched this. Four DC National Guardsmen, under oath, say that Charles Flynn and Gen. Piatt lied about what happened on January 6. Flynn's cover-up, of course, doesn't make Trump's do-nothing day any less criminal. 1/ @sandibachom

The main point of each officer's testimony is that the DoD Inspector General's report about J6 is bunk. I have long said this. It needs a disclaimer on it. 2/
Captain Timothy Nick testified that Gen. Charles Flynn told SecArmy McCarthy to "deny the command" to allow the D.C. National Guard to come to the aid of the Capitol Police. 🔥 Boom"
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1782960105803178269.html

rayckeith, 15 days ago to random

"Andrea Junker &
@Strandjunker
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Nothing says ban assault rifles like 5 school officers, 8 federal DEA officers, 13 U.S.
Marshals, 16 sheriff's deputies, 25 Uvalde officers, 69 officers of nearby law enforcement, 91 state police officers plus 149
U.S. Border Patrol agents being scared of 1 shooter with an AR-15.
12:45 PM • 5/24/24 From Earth • 30K Views"

rayckeith, 12 days ago to random

Review: I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons – Peter S. Beagle – Liminal Fiction

"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Unicorn comes a new novel with equal amounts of power and whimsy in which a loveable cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come together to take their fates into their own hands."
https://www.limfic.com/2024/05/14/review-im-afraid-youve-got-dragons-peter-s-beagle/

rayckeith, 4 days ago to random

"Flynn’s Lethal Alternate Reality Game - by Jim Stewartson"

I don't know if this guy is legit...

"Two weeks after I started investigating QAnon I wrote about how Q appeared to be modeled on alternate reality game techniques I helped to pioneer. I had the unusual skill set of being able to decode what was effectively a malevolent version of internet experiences I had previously built.

Nearly four years ago, I wrote that Flynn was going to “take control” of the QAnon movement, and laid out the themes he would use…"
https://www.mind-war.com/p/flynns-lethal-alternate-reality-game

rayckeith, 1 year ago to random

migraine knocked out my morning plans.☹️

rayckeith, 5 months ago to writing

on tumblr:

"🔊🔊 END STAGE DISCOURSE!! END STAGE DISCOURSE!! WE HAVE ARRIVED AT "FICTIONAL SEX IS COERCIVE BECAUSE CHARACTERS ARE BEING FORCED TO DO THINGS BY THE AUTHOR"!!!! 🔊"

https://www.tumblr.com/mircalla/737513509659852800

#writing #goingTooFar

rayckeith, 5 days ago to random

The “Originalist” Supreme Court vs Democracy

"In this crusade to entrench and maintain discriminatory hierarchies of race, gender, religion, and wealth, conservatives are deploying “originalism” as a key weapon to dismantle the civil rights order. They are trying to turn the clock back – as far back as to before the Reconstruction Amendments that were adopted after the Civil War – by repealing whatever racial and social progress they say is not in accordance with the Constitution’s “original public meaning,” not “deeply rooted in American history and tradition.” And somehow, they got much of the legal establishment, mainstream political discourse, and liberal America to accept “originalism” as a coherent intellectual project and the dominant philosophy of constitutional interpretation."
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/the-originalist-supreme-court-vs

rayckeith, 1 year ago to random

today I learned that an episode of "Love, American Style" was a stealth pilot for the series "Happy Days".

rayckeith, 1 month ago to random

"Today I’m going to focus my rage and call out the corporate media for this latest example of journalistic malpractice. By the end, you’ll see how together we can save democracy.

To the media: You continue to fail us on Donald and abortion

Just two days ago, Donald put out a statement pretending he had a newfound clarity on the abortion issue. After looking at polls that showed the unpopularity of the extreme anti-abortion measures in the swing states, Donald miraculously discovered that he no longer supports a national ban on abortion. (Just a month ago, however, Donald privately supported a 16-week national ban.)

Now he says the issue should be left to the states. Of course, the move backfired, spectacularly.

The bottom line? Punting the decision to the states is an invitation for more draconian abortion bans, and the media is largely ignoring it.

After Donald’s statement on abortion, we saw the most pathetic media coverage I have ever …"
https://marytrump.substack.com/p/the-biggest-media-fail-of-the-year

rayckeith, 17 days ago (edited 16 days ago) to random

rayckeith, 10 days ago to random

Behold The Terrors of the Texas Republican Platform
https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/behold-the-terrors-of-the-texas-republican

rayckeith, 20 days ago to random

Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too? | The New Republic

"The Voice of Europe scandal is merely the latest example of Russian influence on the continent. Last year, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project revealed that politicians in Germany, Italy, and Cyprus were paid by Russian operatives to introduce legislation literally written by Russian intelligence officers. The OCCRP also uncovered examples of parliamentary staff members, party activists, and members of think tanks publishing articles in European press outlets under their name, while the articles were actually written by Russian handlers…"
https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR

rayckeith, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Starting The Magician (1973) starring Bill Bixby.

His private jet is supposed to be his full-time home.

Couldn't get my tv to stop stretching the picture but the dvd/bluray player had a setting to turn off picture-stretching.