*whispers*
the problem is ~never securitization, it's ~always poorly structured securitization
the problem is ~never securitization, it's ~always poorly structured securitization
When BNPL debt becomes securitized, let me know so I can build a fallout shelter.
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
*whispers*
the problem is ~never securitization, it's ~always poorly structured securitization
the problem is ~never securitization, it's ~always poorly structured securitization
Securitization fails. Securitization is more than failure-prone. Securitization is the cause. Securitization is an existential threat to public services. Securitization is fundamentally conservative. Securitization is fundamentally violent. Securitization is the enemy of public health.
September 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Securitization fails. Securitization is more than failure-prone. Securitization is the cause. Securitization is an existential threat to public services. Securitization is fundamentally conservative. Securitization is fundamentally violent. Securitization is the enemy of public health.
Fortress Womanhood.
Gender securitization.
Sex Surveillance Society.
Gender securitization.
Sex Surveillance Society.
World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female competitions
World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female competitions
World Athletics will introduce mandatory testing for anyone entering female competitions to verify their biological sex, insisting they are necessary to protect women's sport.
news.sky.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Fortress Womanhood.
Gender securitization.
Sex Surveillance Society.
Gender securitization.
Sex Surveillance Society.
An entirety of society organized around the twin serpents of unregulated corporate malfeasance and surveillance securitization as a means of "managing risk".
September 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
An entirety of society organized around the twin serpents of unregulated corporate malfeasance and surveillance securitization as a means of "managing risk".
One of the stupidest truths I’ve learned from now seven years working in biosecurity is that this is, actually, the entire psychological basis for securitization
Certain kinds of smart people tend to have a "sexy apocalypse" problem when it comes to thinking about risk. E.g. skynet turning everyone in paperclips, while bad, is also *kind of cool and fun* at the same time. Where the reality is that most actual disasters are both stupid and disappointing.
September 19, 2026 at 12:06 AM
One of the stupidest truths I’ve learned from now seven years working in biosecurity is that this is, actually, the entire psychological basis for securitization
Wow so today has been full of all kinds of shitty stuff but here is a piece I wrote about a really cool new book and mostly it’s me talking about an awesome image of a star cluster news.chanda.science/archive/our-...
Our Cosmic Imagination vs. Securitization
The universe is too fucking fabulous for securitization, y'all.
news.chanda.science
March 18, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Wow so today has been full of all kinds of shitty stuff but here is a piece I wrote about a really cool new book and mostly it’s me talking about an awesome image of a star cluster news.chanda.science/archive/our-...
La « securitization » de « la question musulmane »
Emmanuel Macron a convoqué ce lundi un nouveau Conseil de défense sur «l’entrisme» des Frères musulmans. À l’issue de celui qui s’était tenu il y a plus d’un mois, il avait demandé au gouvernement «de nouvelles propositions»
Emmanuel Macron convoque un nouveau Conseil de défense ce lundi
l.leparisien.fr
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
La « securitization » de « la question musulmane »
I frequently talk about securitization of particular minorities, including gender minorities and this is a really useful background to the framework
I wrote a short essay introducing the concept of “securitization,” which I find helpful in trying to make sense of the world today. It refers to political actors’ construction of phenomena as a matter of urgent and existential threat, legitimizing extraordinary measures... (1/2)
Key Concept: Securitization (Copenhagen School)
The concept of “securitization” was developed by the Copenhagen School to analyze the process whereby powerful actors such as governments identify a
criticallegalthinking.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I frequently talk about securitization of particular minorities, including gender minorities and this is a really useful background to the framework
I wrote a short essay introducing the concept of “securitization,” which I find helpful in trying to make sense of the world today. It refers to political actors’ construction of phenomena as a matter of urgent and existential threat, legitimizing extraordinary measures... (1/2)
Key Concept: Securitization (Copenhagen School)
The concept of “securitization” was developed by the Copenhagen School to analyze the process whereby powerful actors such as governments identify a
criticallegalthinking.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I wrote a short essay introducing the concept of “securitization,” which I find helpful in trying to make sense of the world today. It refers to political actors’ construction of phenomena as a matter of urgent and existential threat, legitimizing extraordinary measures... (1/2)
securitization discourse is so funny
Trump says movies produced outside the U.S. are a national security threat. So he’s imposing a 100% tariff on all movies that are “produced in foreign lands.”
May 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
securitization discourse is so funny
By handing the Pentagon control over federal lands at the U.S.–Mexico border, the Trump administration intensifies its campaign of securitization—prioritizing force over liberty, and control over constitutional limits.
April 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
By handing the Pentagon control over federal lands at the U.S.–Mexico border, the Trump administration intensifies its campaign of securitization—prioritizing force over liberty, and control over constitutional limits.
Did a little essay about a remarkable new book that came in the mail this week:
"In one incredible paragraph, Mann, an English lit scholar and Black studies theorist, describes the descent of American society into a process of securitization, one which is having disastrous consequences under Trump"
"In one incredible paragraph, Mann, an English lit scholar and Black studies theorist, describes the descent of American society into a process of securitization, one which is having disastrous consequences under Trump"
Our Cosmic Imagination vs. Securitization
The universe is too fucking fabulous for securitization, y'all.
news.chanda.science
March 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Did a little essay about a remarkable new book that came in the mail this week:
"In one incredible paragraph, Mann, an English lit scholar and Black studies theorist, describes the descent of American society into a process of securitization, one which is having disastrous consequences under Trump"
"In one incredible paragraph, Mann, an English lit scholar and Black studies theorist, describes the descent of American society into a process of securitization, one which is having disastrous consequences under Trump"
This thing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securit...
Securitization (international relations) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This thing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securit...
Sanitization.
Initialization.
Installation.
Securitization.
Initialization.
Installation.
Securitization.
August 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Sanitization.
Initialization.
Installation.
Securitization.
Initialization.
Installation.
Securitization.
Securitization of Helena B.
2019
2019
October 10, 2023 at 2:48 AM
Securitization of Helena B.
2019
2019
lmao we're rerunning mortgage securitization with the AI boom.
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
lmao we're rerunning mortgage securitization with the AI boom.
They should make a game called Dress to Impress Predictor Predictor to teach kids about securitization.
me: oh god it can't get worse can it
roblox ceo: we are innovating ways to get kids addicted to gambling
roblox ceo: we are innovating ways to get kids addicted to gambling
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
They should make a game called Dress to Impress Predictor Predictor to teach kids about securitization.
(I super side-eye people who blame 2008 on black people buying houses but not the securitization of mortgages)
April 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
(I super side-eye people who blame 2008 on black people buying houses but not the securitization of mortgages)
It's extremely ironic that the same people who criticize securitization in the West as a pernicious phenomenon based on inflating and inventing security threats tend do believe that russia was legitimately worried about a NATO invasion.
May 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM
It's extremely ironic that the same people who criticize securitization in the West as a pernicious phenomenon based on inflating and inventing security threats tend do believe that russia was legitimately worried about a NATO invasion.
I am trying to imagine what these parties in NYC/SF look like now where you have policy guys, mouth frothing libertarians, demanding state securitization now
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I am trying to imagine what these parties in NYC/SF look like now where you have policy guys, mouth frothing libertarians, demanding state securitization now
NEW: The Iranian regime’s extreme securitization of society and brutal crackdown on protests have likely suppressed the protest movement for now.
Read the full January 15, 2026 Iran Update: isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
Other Key Takeaways:
Read the full January 15, 2026 Iran Update: isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
Other Key Takeaways:
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
NEW: The Iranian regime’s extreme securitization of society and brutal crackdown on protests have likely suppressed the protest movement for now.
Read the full January 15, 2026 Iran Update: isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
Other Key Takeaways:
Read the full January 15, 2026 Iran Update: isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
Other Key Takeaways:
48% of americans think post-9/11 securitization and military operations have been worth it, per yougov.
September 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
48% of americans think post-9/11 securitization and military operations have been worth it, per yougov.
NEW: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s reported inner circle is dominated by longtime IRGC commanders whose influence will almost certainly drive Iran toward more hardline, anti-Western policies and deepen existing patterns of regime corruption & securitization. https://isw.pub/IranUpdate031626PM
March 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
NEW: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s reported inner circle is dominated by longtime IRGC commanders whose influence will almost certainly drive Iran toward more hardline, anti-Western policies and deepen existing patterns of regime corruption & securitization. https://isw.pub/IranUpdate031626PM
Fifty year mortgages are just a new redlining vehicle.
There are dozens of ways they can so easily be weaponized the way banks did with reverse redlining and OG redlining.
Actuarial tables. Life expectancies as approval conditions. Prepayment penalties. Variable interest rates. Securitization.
There are dozens of ways they can so easily be weaponized the way banks did with reverse redlining and OG redlining.
Actuarial tables. Life expectancies as approval conditions. Prepayment penalties. Variable interest rates. Securitization.
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Fifty year mortgages are just a new redlining vehicle.
There are dozens of ways they can so easily be weaponized the way banks did with reverse redlining and OG redlining.
Actuarial tables. Life expectancies as approval conditions. Prepayment penalties. Variable interest rates. Securitization.
There are dozens of ways they can so easily be weaponized the way banks did with reverse redlining and OG redlining.
Actuarial tables. Life expectancies as approval conditions. Prepayment penalties. Variable interest rates. Securitization.