We're back after a long absence, but there's a good excuse. We catch up on the biggest developments from the last couple months, including the Breyer retirement, the Court's COVID decisions, the masking imbroglio, and the Alabama redistricting shadow-docket ruling. We also discuss Dan's childhood meeting with Justice Thomas, speculate about the median age of our listenership, and invent a new empirical metric for evaluating Supreme Court justices.
This Machine Kills - Patreon Preview – 136. NFT: ‘Nother Financialization Tactic
We dig into the complete disaster that is the NFT ecosystem before zooming out to discuss how the real promise and purpose of NFTs is as an instrument for total financialization of everything. Turning every piece of data about any little thing into a commodity that can then be securitized, collateralized, and speculated with. Contained within this little dumb oddity is the seeds for a world designed and defined by fictitious capital – which firms like a16z are doing their damndest to make grow.
Some things we reference:
••• The NFT Ecosystem Is a Complete Disaster | Edward Ongweso Jr. https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdvnd/the-nft-ecosystem-is-a-complete-disaster
••• The Internet Is Just Investment Banking Now | Ian Bogost https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/02/future-internet-blockchain-investment-banking/621480/
••• Why some Australians are paying real money for virtual land in the metaverse | James Purtill https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-02-04/metaverse-australians-paying-money-virtual-land-real-estate/100798106
••• Bored Ape start-up in investment talks with Andreessen Horowitz | FT https://www.ft.com/content/acc635d6-bb05-4af6-b4da-b8462c06466d
••• Mapping the celebrity NFT complex | Max Read https://maxread.substack.com/p/mapping-the-celebrity-nft-complex
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Motley Fool Money - The Business Side of Super Bowl 56
Want to sound even smarter before, during, and after the big game? Then listen in as Dylan Lewis explores the big-money implications of the Super Bowl, including: - How broadcasters and streaming companies approach live sports - The challenge of getting subscribers to stick with a streaming service - Why some consumer goods companies are aiming for more than just brand recognition - Sports betting's evolution and growth - Prop bets!
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #866 – Feb 12 2022
Quotation Rotation; News Items: Treating Spinal Cord Injury, Artificial Enamel, Laser Thermal Propulsion, Chimps Self-Medicating; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: De-Extinction; Science or Fiction
CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: How This Week’s House and Senate Hearings Suggest a New Relationship Between Crypto and US Lawmakers
Hearings in the House and Senate were thoughtful and productive.
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This week saw a hearing on stablecoins in the House and on crypto in general and the role of the CFTC in specific in the Senate. On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW argues that both were thoughtful, productive and suggest that U.S. lawmakers are engaging with crypto like never before.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Swiss Mercenaries
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When most people think of Switzerland, they of small country embedded in the Alps that makes fine chocolates and is the home of the cuckoo clock.
They have been neutral in European conflicts for almost 500 years and they serve as the headquarters for several international organizations.
Yet, it was the Swiss who during the Renaissance were some of the most feared and in-demand mercenary fighters in Europe.
Learn more about Swiss mercenaries and how they instilled fear into Europeans, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Love Trends, Dating Data & V-Day Tips
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. So today, we’re talking all about love, relationships, and dating trends for 2022 - from what the data shows, to what our dating expert thinks.
Joining us once again with all this love info is celebrity dating coach Damona Hoffman! She’s been helping singles find love for more than 15 years, hosts the Dates & Mates podcast, and is OkCupid's official dating expert.
Damona shares what people are looking for in this new year, explains daters’ biggest dealbreaker, and has some tips for both singles and couples this Valentine's Day.
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Politics Masquerading as Law
Dahlia Lithwick interviews Rep. Adam Schiff about his work on the Jan. 6 select committee and his fears for our democracy. Next, Dahlia is joined by pre-eminent election-law scholar Professor Franita Tolson, who clears up any confusion about what happened in the shadow-docket order concerning Merrill v Milligan, which appears to have kicked away the remaining protections of the Voting Rights Act’s Section II.
Slate Plus members will have access to Dahlia’s conversation with Mark Joseph Stern about shadow-docket shenanigans and Mark’s new beat: Madison Cawthorne, “everybody’s favorite insurrectionist-adjacent representative.”
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It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 21
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
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