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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 11d

NEW PIECE: I'm very excited to bring the first part of a three part series digging deeper into my "Conventional Wisdom Processor" coinage. This was inspired by @pkrugman.bsky.social's generous discussion of the phrase last month.

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What Connects Conventional Wisdom Processors, AI and The Second Trump Administration’s Constitutional Crisis? Part One

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 12h

Ugh i was already behind on covering things (largely the shutdown) and have been sick for 5 days. Very annoyed

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 23h

Two years. I can't believe it. What a disgusting time. What a horrific time. We live in the age of monsters, and all we can hope for is to finally defeat some of them. Free palestine.

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 1d

About to have my 10th and 11th quart of veselka chicken noodle soup in 3 days. Hope to finally be better tomorrow

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 4d

In all the endless discussions of LLMs, there’s a point that is, on one level, obvious, but that I feel does not get sufficiently foregrounded: LLMs are transforming material that people have put up on the internet.

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 4d

Oh he can just unilaterally pass unconstitutional laws now huh ok

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve Board Governor for now.

The court schedules oral arguments for January on DOJ's request to allow Trump's purported firing of Cook to take effect during litigation.

(ORDER LIST: 606 U.S.)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025

ORDER IN PENDING CASE

25A312 TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF U.S., ET AL. V. COOK, LISA D.

The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and
by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument in
January 2026. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing
schedule for amici curiae and any supplemental briefs responding
to amici.

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

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Revealed: The Seven Secret Federal Reserve Books I Won Through FOIA

Nathan Tankus reveals seven secret books authored by a very important Federal Reserve general counsel that he unearthed through a Freedom of Information Act request

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

Its pretty amazing to see a monograph I got through FOIA nearly two years ago become an important citation in a monumental case before the Supreme Court.

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Howard H. Hackley, The Status of the Federal Reserve System in the
Federal Government (1972)...................................................................................... 3

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 7d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 8d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

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China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 7d

hi, federal judge expert here! this is not funny. conservative, Reagan-appointed district judges only use epistolary framing devices in their opinions when they are in extreme distress.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 7d

the postcard cited in judge young's ruling isn't just at the top, it's a framing device. the whole opinion is a letter to the postcard writer. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Post card dated June 19, 2025
(On file in Chambers) TRUMP HAS PARDONS AND TANKS ... WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous,
Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States –- you and me --
have our magnificent Constitution.
Here’s how that works out in a
specific case –-
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

I hope you found this
helpful. Thanks for writing.
It shows you care. You
should.

Sincerely & respectfully,
Bill Young

P.S. The next time you’re in
Boston [the postmark on the card
is from the Philadelphia area]
stop in at the Courthouse and
watch your fellow citizens, sitting
as jurors, reach out for justice.
It is here, and in courthouses
just like this one, both state and
federal, spread throughout our land
that our Constitution is most vibrantly
alive, for it is well said that “Where a
jury sits, there burns the lamp of
liberty.”

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 7d

I get a lot of recognition! But thank you 😊

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Jacob Schriner-Briggs @jschrinerbriggs.bsky.social · 8d

Just to take stock: the first claim was that there was an entire literature supporting the anti-birthright position. Then, *after* that claim, scholars emerged to post drafts on SSRN. And *now* the government points to a "growing body of modern scholarship" all drafted after the initial claim.

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 8d

A LITERATURE IS BORN!

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

As usual subscribe, etc etc.

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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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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

www.crisesnotes.com/revealed-the...

Revealed: The Seven Secret Federal Reserve Books I Won Through FOIA

Nathan Tankus reveals seven secret books authored by a very important Federal Reserve general counsel that he unearthed through a Freedom of Information Act request

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

Its pretty amazing to see a monograph I got through FOIA nearly two years ago become an important citation in a monumental case before the Supreme Court.

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

God, i almost missed stupid lazy strawman Bruenig. I like how he is nearly explicitly "Robert Bork plus labor protections" in this piece

Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

I am thinking about the audience i can record the talk in front of

Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

Netanyahu does it again "Mr. Trump Bibi broke triple pinky promise swearsies. A promise he made in front of you. So he lied. So he basically called you stupid. Are you gonna take that?"

Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

This is so funny. If i were Qatari PM I would make Netanyahu say "i really really really really mean it, triple pinky promise swearsies" while Trump is on the line.

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

It's so remarkable that they found behavior so ghoulish it crossed a line for what John Yoo could justify

Michael Paarlberg @mpaarlberg.bsky.social · 8d

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 11d

What Connects Conventional Wisdom Processors, AI and The Second Trump Administration’s Constitutional Crisis? Part One

This is a premium piece of Notes on the Crises. Become a Paid Subscriber to read this piece and support Notes on the Crises Subscribe & Read This year I coined the phrase conve...

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

Layla Ben-Gurion's stomach would get a little queasy if someone went back in time & explained targeted drone strikes of children & creating the Lodz Ghetto with far more horrific imprisonment technology& no possibility to smuggle food in while dropping 2000 pound bombs. This matters, for some reason

Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

Six months at least gives Friedman time for a miracle to occur. Ravid units are uneven blotches of nonsense.

Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

The amount of weasel words here are amazing. "Might" and "through bombing and starvation" doing such amazingly heavy lifting.

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 8d

Ravid's bit is so funny. The Ravid unit is close to replacing the Friedman unit as a measure of time. Its so funny to be a media ronin for trumped up preferred royal court narratives.

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