Nathan Tankus
@nathantankus.bsky.social
President of @crisesnotes.bsky.social (crisesnotes.com)
Book: [About Undetermined], under contract with Viking Books
email: crisesnotes@gmail(dot)com
Signal: NathanTankus.01 (only for reporting... Okay on weekends you can confess crushes)
Book: [About Undetermined], under contract with Viking Books
email: crisesnotes@gmail(dot)com
Signal: NathanTankus.01 (only for reporting... Okay on weekends you can confess crushes)
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The Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends Without Ameliorating Our Constitutional Crisis
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: I take a look at the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the little it accomplished- especially on the central governmental crisis we face- the constitutional crisis over impoundment.
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: I finally have written up the extraordinary fact that the @federalreserve.gov has created an entire page specifically devoted to my FOIA requests entitled "Historical Board Documents". Also, my birthday sale is still underway!
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The Federal Reserve Has Created an Entire Page Dedicated to My Successful FOIA Requests
Tomorrow is my 34th Birthday and as such this month's "Birthday" sale is still ongoing. Take advantage today!
Birthday Sale!
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November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: I finally have written up the extraordinary fact that the @federalreserve.gov has created an entire page specifically devoted to my FOIA requests entitled "Historical Board Documents". Also, my birthday sale is still underway!
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This is the 47th piece I've written and published this year. And as those who read my pieces can attest, we're not talking short and easy writing. Knock on wood, I think I'll be able to hit 52 pieces this year. Which is an insane rate of output. At 34 dollars for a year, my birthday sale is a steal
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: I finally have written up the extraordinary fact that the @federalreserve.gov has created an entire page specifically devoted to my FOIA requests entitled "Historical Board Documents". Also, my birthday sale is still underway!
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
The Federal Reserve Has Created an Entire Page Dedicated to My Successful FOIA Requests
Tomorrow is my 34th Birthday and as such this month's "Birthday" sale is still ongoing. Take advantage today!
Birthday Sale!
Longtime Notes on the Crises readers will remember that I hav...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is the 47th piece I've written and published this year. And as those who read my pieces can attest, we're not talking short and easy writing. Knock on wood, I think I'll be able to hit 52 pieces this year. Which is an insane rate of output. At 34 dollars for a year, my birthday sale is a steal
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: I finally have written up the extraordinary fact that the @federalreserve.gov has created an entire page specifically devoted to my FOIA requests entitled "Historical Board Documents". Also, my birthday sale is still underway!
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
The Federal Reserve Has Created an Entire Page Dedicated to My Successful FOIA Requests
Tomorrow is my 34th Birthday and as such this month's "Birthday" sale is still ongoing. Take advantage today!
Birthday Sale!
Longtime Notes on the Crises readers will remember that I hav...
www.crisesnotes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: I finally have written up the extraordinary fact that the @federalreserve.gov has created an entire page specifically devoted to my FOIA requests entitled "Historical Board Documents". Also, my birthday sale is still underway!
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
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It is wild to me that the largest company on the stock market, one with such incredible prestige and a huge PR team got dog-walked here. Why would you EVER give this ANY oxygen? Now everybody is asking whether NVIDIA is like Enron! This didn't help at all!
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It is wild to me that the largest company on the stock market, one with such incredible prestige and a huge PR team got dog-walked here. Why would you EVER give this ANY oxygen? Now everybody is asking whether NVIDIA is like Enron! This didn't help at all!
To strike an optimistic note, the shock of the rapid & incredible first 6 months- really the first 6 weeks- of the Trump administration has worn off & the worst fears of Trump consolidating power have been thwarted. We're more likely than ever to be able to (re)build democratic institutions
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
To strike an optimistic note, the shock of the rapid & incredible first 6 months- really the first 6 weeks- of the Trump administration has worn off & the worst fears of Trump consolidating power have been thwarted. We're more likely than ever to be able to (re)build democratic institutions
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The crazy thing is Republican members of Congress gave away their power and now they’re mad that they gave away their power. Like Trump didn’t do this to you, you did it to yourselves
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The crazy thing is Republican members of Congress gave away their power and now they’re mad that they gave away their power. Like Trump didn’t do this to you, you did it to yourselves
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Democrats caving on ACA Marketplace subsidies looks even worse once you remember the Biden administration pushed millions from Medicaid into the Marketplace, promising affordable coverage.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Democrats caving on ACA Marketplace subsidies looks even worse once you remember the Biden administration pushed millions from Medicaid into the Marketplace, promising affordable coverage.
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
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In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding, Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, went to financier Jeffrey E. Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean during their honeymoon.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Visited Epstein’s Island During 2005 Honeymoon | News | The Harvard Crimson
In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding at Elmwood — the Harvard president’s official residence — Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, traded Cambridge’s cold for a warmer escape.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding, Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, went to financier Jeffrey E. Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean during their honeymoon.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Olivia Nuzzi when a mediocre white guy in his 60s starts running for president:
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Olivia Nuzzi when a mediocre white guy in his 60s starts running for president:
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Read this, not that (whatever that is)
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: I take a look at the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the little it accomplished- especially on the central governmental crisis we face- the constitutional crisis over impoundment.
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
The Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends Without Ameliorating Our Constitutional Crisis
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November is my birth month so I'm doing a birthday sale all month long. I'm turning 34, so an annual subscription is now ...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Read this, not that (whatever that is)
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If you're a powerful 60+ year old man in line to have a relationship with Olivia Nuzzi, stay in line.
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If you're a powerful 60+ year old man in line to have a relationship with Olivia Nuzzi, stay in line.
I hate when my shame for my repeated and constant interactions with Jeffrey Epstein click in 5.5 years after his death.
SUMMERS: “.. I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein.”
@politico.com
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@politico.com
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November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I hate when my shame for my repeated and constant interactions with Jeffrey Epstein click in 5.5 years after his death.
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Got around to reading this tonight while making myself dinner and this is a very good read 👇🏽
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: I take a look at the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the little it accomplished- especially on the central governmental crisis we face- the constitutional crisis over impoundment.
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
The Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends Without Ameliorating Our Constitutional Crisis
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November is my birth month so I'm doing a birthday sale all month long. I'm turning 34, so an annual subscription is now ...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Got around to reading this tonight while making myself dinner and this is a very good read 👇🏽
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The new @crisesnotes.bsky.social office sign is adorable
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The new @crisesnotes.bsky.social office sign is adorable
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: I take a look at the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the little it accomplished- especially on the central governmental crisis we face- the constitutional crisis over impoundment.
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
The Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends Without Ameliorating Our Constitutional Crisis
This is a free Notes on the Crises piece. Consider tipping here.
November is my birth month so I'm doing a birthday sale all month long. I'm turning 34, so an annual subscription is now ...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: I take a look at the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the little it accomplished- especially on the central governmental crisis we face- the constitutional crisis over impoundment.
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
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ICYMI I put out a new piece yesterday. I also announced a birthday sale, subscribe to Notes on the Crises for just 34 dollars a year. Since I've written and published 45 pieces this year, that's 75 cents a piece. And they've been... important pieces.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
ICYMI I put out a new piece yesterday. I also announced a birthday sale, subscribe to Notes on the Crises for just 34 dollars a year. Since I've written and published 45 pieces this year, that's 75 cents a piece. And they've been... important pieces.
www.crisesnotes.com/birthday
www.crisesnotes.com/birthday
The new @crisesnotes.bsky.social office sign is adorable
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The new @crisesnotes.bsky.social office sign is adorable
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I've also launched a birthday sale! My birthday is in a couple weeks and I'm turning 34. So buy a 34 dollar subscription to @crisesnotes.bsky.social 🙃. This is the lowest price I've ever put out, and probably ever will.
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Notes on the Crises
Until Further Notice, Comprehensive coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025
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November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I've also launched a birthday sale! My birthday is in a couple weeks and I'm turning 34. So buy a 34 dollar subscription to @crisesnotes.bsky.social 🙃. This is the lowest price I've ever put out, and probably ever will.
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Its important to understand that the theoretical justification for airline deregulation was that the lack of price competition was leading to an "overproduction" of amenities to try to gain market share. So flying being a miserable experience is supposed to be the "correct" amount of amenities.
A perfect example of capitalist incentives leading to worse outcomes is checked baggage on planes.
To squeeze more money out of passengers, airlines now charge exorbitant fees for checked bags – so everyone brings carry-on rollers instead, so there’s never enough room in the overhead bins.
To squeeze more money out of passengers, airlines now charge exorbitant fees for checked bags – so everyone brings carry-on rollers instead, so there’s never enough room in the overhead bins.
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Its important to understand that the theoretical justification for airline deregulation was that the lack of price competition was leading to an "overproduction" of amenities to try to gain market share. So flying being a miserable experience is supposed to be the "correct" amount of amenities.
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FYI, if you are a lefty/progressive group looking for a low cost space for holding events, I'm starting to let people use the @crisesnotes.bsky.social office for events. get in touch at crisesnotes[at]gmail[dot]com to inquire. My space is very conveniently located in Chelsea Manhattan.
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
FYI, if you are a lefty/progressive group looking for a low cost space for holding events, I'm starting to let people use the @crisesnotes.bsky.social office for events. get in touch at crisesnotes[at]gmail[dot]com to inquire. My space is very conveniently located in Chelsea Manhattan.
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It's fascinating in some ways because geriatric millennials (b. 1987 or before) and older will remember that Occupy is pretty much single-handedly responsible for mainstreaming these issues.
But younger millennials and Gen Z assume Bernie (and podcasters) did it.
But younger millennials and Gen Z assume Bernie (and podcasters) did it.
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's fascinating in some ways because geriatric millennials (b. 1987 or before) and older will remember that Occupy is pretty much single-handedly responsible for mainstreaming these issues.
But younger millennials and Gen Z assume Bernie (and podcasters) did it.
But younger millennials and Gen Z assume Bernie (and podcasters) did it.
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It was a victim of its own success in a lot of ways.
I was doing economic justice work pre-Occupy and the before/after was light and day.
The previously-fringe discussion or wealth inequality became SO mainstream SO fast that folks kind of forgot it was new information to most in 2011.
I was doing economic justice work pre-Occupy and the before/after was light and day.
The previously-fringe discussion or wealth inequality became SO mainstream SO fast that folks kind of forgot it was new information to most in 2011.
I've listened to several podcasts and read several articles on why people are souring on capitalism and they all don't mention Occupy which is weird to me because of nothing else they mainstreamed a lot of the language we use today. And it was a genuinely big deal at the time.
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It was a victim of its own success in a lot of ways.
I was doing economic justice work pre-Occupy and the before/after was light and day.
The previously-fringe discussion or wealth inequality became SO mainstream SO fast that folks kind of forgot it was new information to most in 2011.
I was doing economic justice work pre-Occupy and the before/after was light and day.
The previously-fringe discussion or wealth inequality became SO mainstream SO fast that folks kind of forgot it was new information to most in 2011.