It feels like 1928 and I’m watching people fight to repeal laws from 1933.
On 2026-06-17, cryptographer Matthew D.
Brief
Matthew D. Green posted on 2026-06-17 that the present moment “feels like 1928” as he watches people push to repeal laws enacted in 1933. His one-line post frames current political or legal battles as a near-term repetition of pre-1929 tensions, without naming specific 1933 statutes.
Why it matters
On 2026-06-17, cryptographer Matthew D. Green (@matthew_d_green) tweeted: “It feels like 1928 and I’m watching people fight to repeal laws from 1933.”
Key details
- Green draws an explicit historical analogy between the current moment and 1928 while asserting that present debates target statutes enacted in 1933; he did not specify which 1933 laws in the tweet.