Jay Swanson
@jayswanson.bsky.social
Future of the Constitution Project at BCJ
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Jacob Lawrence, Industries attempted to board their labor in quarters that were oftentimes very unhealthy. Labor camps were numerous, 1940-41
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134644
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134644
December 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Jacob Lawrence, Industries attempted to board their labor in quarters that were oftentimes very unhealthy. Labor camps were numerous, 1940-41
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134644
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134644
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There's nothing under PULP FICTION, no serious undercurrents. And I didn't find any of the important "statements" I had read about in the reviews, but it's got a crazy good humor. Tarantino has a flair for pop dialogue, and a flair for casting. He used wonderful people. (1994)
December 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There's nothing under PULP FICTION, no serious undercurrents. And I didn't find any of the important "statements" I had read about in the reviews, but it's got a crazy good humor. Tarantino has a flair for pop dialogue, and a flair for casting. He used wonderful people. (1994)
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It's funny: when the Trump administration gets truly desperate, when they are flailing to meet their promises to lower prices, they just announce a bunch of old Lina Khan initiatives.
The keyword there is "announce." They're parroting economic justice concepts without the follow-through.
From me:
The keyword there is "announce." They're parroting economic justice concepts without the follow-through.
From me:
When in Doubt, Pretend to Be Lina Khan - The American Prospect
The Trump administration’s plans to lower prices are just Biden-era retreads. Unfortunately, they’re just plans, with no expected follow-through.
prospect.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's funny: when the Trump administration gets truly desperate, when they are flailing to meet their promises to lower prices, they just announce a bunch of old Lina Khan initiatives.
The keyword there is "announce." They're parroting economic justice concepts without the follow-through.
From me:
The keyword there is "announce." They're parroting economic justice concepts without the follow-through.
From me:
@goldwagnathan.bsky.social Nathan, I’ve really been pleased with your book recs; I’ve never been much for fantasy but the Chalion books and the Dinios Kol books have been all timers. Would you care to share other recs at some point?
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@goldwagnathan.bsky.social Nathan, I’ve really been pleased with your book recs; I’ve never been much for fantasy but the Chalion books and the Dinios Kol books have been all timers. Would you care to share other recs at some point?
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3. Leadership is about doing what is necessary, not just what is popular. Read literally anything our founders wrote about virtue, and the inherent risks to a society based on democratic processes to sustain the rule of law to the extent that unvirtuous people gain power.
December 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
3. Leadership is about doing what is necessary, not just what is popular. Read literally anything our founders wrote about virtue, and the inherent risks to a society based on democratic processes to sustain the rule of law to the extent that unvirtuous people gain power.
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Large Plane Trees - 1889
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14576
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14576
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Large Plane Trees - 1889
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14576
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14576
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Julie Su, former acting Secretary of Labor, will join the Mamdani administration in NYC.
Ahead of her confirmation hearings in 2023, we looked into the corporate lobbying groups moving to sink Su, from Uber and Lyft to the National Restaurant Association. Featuring an appearance from "Dr. Evil."
Ahead of her confirmation hearings in 2023, we looked into the corporate lobbying groups moving to sink Su, from Uber and Lyft to the National Restaurant Association. Featuring an appearance from "Dr. Evil."
Revealed: The Corporations Mobilizing to Defeat Biden's Labor Secretary Nominee
Uber, Lyft & the National Restaurant Association are desperately trying to kill the president's pro-worker pick to lead the Labor Department.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Julie Su, former acting Secretary of Labor, will join the Mamdani administration in NYC.
Ahead of her confirmation hearings in 2023, we looked into the corporate lobbying groups moving to sink Su, from Uber and Lyft to the National Restaurant Association. Featuring an appearance from "Dr. Evil."
Ahead of her confirmation hearings in 2023, we looked into the corporate lobbying groups moving to sink Su, from Uber and Lyft to the National Restaurant Association. Featuring an appearance from "Dr. Evil."
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When will Dems realize that no one is buying them doing Ronald Reagan shtick lol
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
When will Dems realize that no one is buying them doing Ronald Reagan shtick lol
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O. T.(Croisement de droites, plans) https://www.wikiart.org/en/sophie-taeuber-arp/o-t-croisement-de-droites-plans-1942
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
O. T.(Croisement de droites, plans) https://www.wikiart.org/en/sophie-taeuber-arp/o-t-croisement-de-droites-plans-1942
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André Derain, Charing Cross Bridge, London 1905-06
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135275
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135275
December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
André Derain, Charing Cross Bridge, London 1905-06
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135275
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135275
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In the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the statue of a Black teenager who fought against segregation will replace a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the statue of a Black teenager who fought against segregation will replace a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
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[GOODFELLAS] It's about being a guy and guys getting high on being a guy. (1990)
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
[GOODFELLAS] It's about being a guy and guys getting high on being a guy. (1990)
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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Untitled (Ohne Titel)
https://botfrens.com/collections/74/contents/1316548
https://botfrens.com/collections/74/contents/1316548
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Untitled (Ohne Titel)
https://botfrens.com/collections/74/contents/1316548
https://botfrens.com/collections/74/contents/1316548
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Lime Rock Quarry No. 1 - 1926
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104471
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104471
December 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Lime Rock Quarry No. 1 - 1926
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104471
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104471
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[THE DEAD] He mourns because he is revealed to himself as less than he thought he was. He mourns because he sees that the whole world is in mourning. And he accepts our common end: the snow falls on everyone. (1987)
December 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
[THE DEAD] He mourns because he is revealed to himself as less than he thought he was. He mourns because he sees that the whole world is in mourning. And he accepts our common end: the snow falls on everyone. (1987)
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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Black immigrants make up 5.4% of the undocumented population in the U.S., but around 20% of immigrants facing removal. Race is a factor in immigration enforcement just as it's a factor in criminal justice—in fact, the two are related. Great piece by Naomi Bethune:
prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...
prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...
The Vulnerability of Black Immigrants - The American Prospect
Black immigrants are more likely to be deported, in part because of their contact with the criminal justice system.
prospect.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Black immigrants make up 5.4% of the undocumented population in the U.S., but around 20% of immigrants facing removal. Race is a factor in immigration enforcement just as it's a factor in criminal justice—in fact, the two are related. Great piece by Naomi Bethune:
prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...
prospect.org/2025/12/12/v...
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Originalism’s creep in the courts may seem inevitable. But litigators do have tools to push back – and for the first time, my colleagues @tomtmwolf.bsky.social, @cisozaki.bsky.social and I have collected the many moves litigators can make in a single resource: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Countering Originalism
This guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
www.brennancenter.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Originalism’s creep in the courts may seem inevitable. But litigators do have tools to push back – and for the first time, my colleagues @tomtmwolf.bsky.social, @cisozaki.bsky.social and I have collected the many moves litigators can make in a single resource: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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They embrace the plebiscitary president and then when someone criticizes, say, gerrymandering or overaggressive judicial review of Congress, it's all "it's a republic, not a democracy."
this is why i keep saying that the unitarians have embraced a vision of the plebiscitary president who acts as the sovereign embodiment of the people. it is the only way this notion of “accountability” makes sense.
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
They embrace the plebiscitary president and then when someone criticizes, say, gerrymandering or overaggressive judicial review of Congress, it's all "it's a republic, not a democracy."
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Cinema will find a way. 💕
December 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cinema will find a way. 💕
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Every political actor seeks to enhance its own power indeed, Justice Gorsuch.
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Every political actor seeks to enhance its own power indeed, Justice Gorsuch.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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One factor I've never covered before: Primary voters won't give a shit what liberal media taste-makers think. That'll be a shift even from the summer of 2024, when liberal columnists wringing their hands over Harris's anti-price gouging proposal was enough to get her to drop it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
One factor I've never covered before: Primary voters won't give a shit what liberal media taste-makers think. That'll be a shift even from the summer of 2024, when liberal columnists wringing their hands over Harris's anti-price gouging proposal was enough to get her to drop it.
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"This column presents empirical evidence that inflation is highly granular – it is significantly influenced by the prices set by a small number of large firms"
Oh.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
Oh.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
The granular origins of inflation
Textbook monetary economics views inflation as fundamentally driven by aggregate shocks, such as money supply or policy rates. This column presents empirical evidence that inflation is highly granular – it is significantly influenced by the prices set by a small number of large firms. Based on an analysis of 2.9 billion barcode-level transactions spanning 16 economies, it shows that firm-level idiosyncratic shocks account for a substantial share of inflation variability in advanced economies. Granular forces were also a key driver of the 2021–22 inflation shock and are shown to slow down the transmission of monetary policy.
cepr.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"This column presents empirical evidence that inflation is highly granular – it is significantly influenced by the prices set by a small number of large firms"
Oh.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
Oh.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...