2026-07-18 · Civic Engine
The Fractal Machine: removed an internal verification note that had published live; replaced an unverified Sydney quotation with a paraphrase grounded in Storing's edition.
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2026-07-18 · Civic Engine
Two Senators, Regardless: corrected "fifty smallest / fifty largest states" to twenty-five (half of fifty states).
2026-07-18 · Civic Engine
Nine Robes, No Check: "the least dangerous" branch attributed to Madison; corrected to Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 78.
2026-07-18 · Civic Engine / corpus
Brutus VI date standardized to December 27, 1787 (was wrong as November / Nov 27 in reference files and the inflation essay draft).
2026-07-18 · Civic Engine
The Apportionment Freeze: recast Marc Molinaro / NY-19 example in past tense (118th Congress); seat changed after the 2024 election. Staff-to-citizen arithmetic unchanged.
2026-07-18 · Civic Engine
Debt stock language on flagship and inflation essays updated from "~$35 trillion" to near $39 trillion as of mid-2026 (CRFB / Treasury), with as-of anchors.
2026-07-18 · Feed
The Grid Tax Nobody Voted For: distinguished PJM-auction ~$6B figure from Fortune's ~$23B cumulative national frame (scope clause).
2026-07-18 · Feed
Source hygiene: removed or unlinked bot-blocked WaPo URLs that could not be re-verified; substituted linked co-sources (CNBC/Variety; CRFB). Strengthened ICE-dissent sourcing with Intercept + local Press Herald. Replaced linkless source lines on election-emergency and SAVE-compliance pieces.