@PrawfBainbridge Steve BainbridgeSteve Bainbridge posts on X about elon musk, donald trump, supreme court, tesla the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
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Social topic influence elon musk, donald trump, supreme court, tesla, money, los angeles, match group inc, kamala harris, twitter, israel
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @hoffprof @mattlevine @wsj @gavinnewsom @profrobanderson @jdmortenson @wsjopinion @kevinbaum013 @garygensler @nikkihaley @tulsigabbard @amazon @theeconomist @ucla @jadler1969 @jwverret @brianleiter @grok @derektmuller @kimkrawiec
Top assets mentioned Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Match Group Inc (MTCH) Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY) Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) StarShip (STARSHIP) Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (CRWD) Bitcoin (BTC)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"I'm very excited to announce that I've gotten the galleys for my forthcoming casebook on Advanced Corporation Law. It will be coming out in the fall for Spring [----] adoptions"
X Link 2020-07-14T22:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@GregoryMcNeal I would draw a distinction between open letters and amicus briefs. When I sign an amicus brief it's always about something on which I have written as a scholar. Moreover I have typically had the opportunity to help draft it. So I see amicus briefs as legitimate scholarly work"
X Link 2020-11-10T06:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@CoreyRYung I use a personal Dropbox account for personal stuff and a University OneDrive account for University stuff. So nobody at the University has access to my personal stuff"
X Link 2022-03-08T02:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"1/ In a @WSJ article by @bzcohen @andrewlbeaton on the UNC v. Duke basketball rivalry there was what I suppose was supposed to be an amusing note about the intensity of the rivalry that was actually a sad commentary on the state of American religion. #catholictwitter #religion"
X Link 2022-04-01T18:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@ProfEricTalley @AnnMLipton The problem is that the coercion must consist of "undue external pressure created by the fiduciary" Sciabacucchi v. Liberty Broadband Corp. [----] WL [-------] at *21. I.e. the Twitter board not Musk. Right"
X Link 2022-04-25T20:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Pardon my plug but my discussion of material adverse effects in my book Mergers and Acquisitions (Concepts and Insights) will help you understand the legal issues surrounding #ElonMusk's efforts to get out of buying #Twitter. #ElonMuskBuyTwitter https://amzn.to/3avmsPm https://amzn.to/3avmsPm"
X Link 2022-06-06T17:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Whatever else one says #elonmuskbuystwitter its a Mergers and Acquisitions Professors dream. So many issues. So much personality. Nice piece on arbing the TWTR deal spread. Lawyers may be the most informed traders in this market(). https://t.co/nUiV4TaPwG Nice piece on arbing the TWTR deal spread. Lawyers may be the most informed traders in this market(). https://t.co/nUiV4TaPwG"
X Link 2022-06-13T19:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"3/ Assuming #SVBBBank board approved decision to invest in long-term Treasuries bad--even dumb--decisions do not give rise to liability. The board would be protected by the business judgment rule. See Kamin v. American Express"
X Link 2023-03-14T21:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Foundation has announced the second edition of my Mergers & Acquisitions casebook: https://faculty.westacademic.com/Book/Detailid=339204&utm_source=Law+School&utm_campaign=ddb4d2ac20-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_03_30_06_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-ddb4d2ac20-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D https://faculty.westacademic.com/Book/Detailid=339204&utm_source=Law+School&utm_campaign=ddb4d2ac20-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_03_30_06_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-ddb4d2ac20-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D"
X Link 2023-03-31T17:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I wonder what @arenda makes of Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1450_5468.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1450_5468.pdf"
X Link 2023-06-07T01:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"My new post "In re Match Group Inc.: Do All Controlling Shareholder Transactions Require Cleansing whether MFW or Ordinary" was prompted by @AnnMLipton's post. You should read both. https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2023/06/in-re-match-group-inc-do-all-controlling-shareholder-transactions-require-cleansing-whether-mfw-or-o.html When you're all bored with reading about national security you can instead read about the latest dust up in Delaware concerning controlling shareholders: https://t.co/rRhXADCU73"
X Link 2023-06-17T21:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"And now I attempt to interest @chancery_daily and/or @matt_levine in "In re Match Group Inc.: Do All Controlling Shareholder Transactions Require Cleansing whether MFW or Ordinary" https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2023/06/in-re-match-group-inc-do-all-controlling-shareholder-transactions-require-cleansing-whether-mfw-or-o.html https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2023/06/in-re-match-group-inc-do-all-controlling-shareholder-transactions-require-cleansing-whether-mfw-or-o.html"
X Link 2023-06-17T21:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"It's always sort of interesting (by which I really mean annoying but that would offend people who are engaged in the SCOTUS issue so I didn't say it) on those days when my Twitter feed is going like wildfire because of something the Supreme Court did and I am trying to use"
X Link 2023-06-29T23:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Speaking of the #AMC #AMCAPES settlement hearing: I'm seeing lots of folks on Twitter saying: "NONE OF THE OBJECTORS TO THE AMC SETTLEMENT SPEAK FOR ME. NONE OF THEM." usually in all caps. What's up with that Are they supporters of the settlement"
X Link 2023-06-29T23:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There's something odd in the #WSJ report about the #insidertrading charges involving the #SPAC that #Trump used to take #TruthSocial public. The report says the [--] of the defendants were investors. If that's all they were how are they insiders"
X Link 2023-06-30T00:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@akjennings Assuming there was a confidentiality agreement. And assuming as I continue to refuse to do so that 10b5-2 is valid"
X Link 2023-06-30T03:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@ProfRobAnderson Thats nothing. Im old enough to remember when self-care meant cutting an spearhead out of your gut with a flint knife"
X Link 2023-07-10T02:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"My vacation at Lake Tahoe was cut short by a vicious bout of altitude sickness. My return to my home which is a mere [---] meters above sea level has enabled me to catch up on @AMCAPES. As I was perusing Chancery Daily's emails from the last week I caught her shout out. Thanks"
X Link 2023-07-20T00:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@ZaxxonGalaxian "Family ties were big part of Hunter Biden brand former Burisma official says" It seems Biden got on the phone to talk about non-business stuff but thereby created the impression Hunter had access"
X Link 2023-08-04T00:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@espinsegall Can we all agree that "training" has run amok My periodic required training includes COVID Prevention Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Preventing Abusive Conduct in the Workplace CyberSecurity Preventing Harassment & Discrimination DEI Policies for Search Committees"
X Link 2023-08-09T19:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"VC Zurn has issued her long awaited opinion in the $AMC #APES litigation. Bottom line She approved the settlement. She also denied the request for a stay pending appeal. HT: Chancery Daily #AMCAPES"
X Link 2023-08-11T23:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Like a lot of my fellow Southern Californians I prayed for a long time for rain relief from the drought. I think we may have overdone it. Hurricaine Hillary is going to dump a year's worth of rain on some parts. So seriously thoughts and prayers going out to all"
X Link 2023-08-19T21:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"How utterly unsurprising . . Well one surprising thing is that it was via plane crash rather than jumping off a building which is what most Putin foes seem to do. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wagner-group-leader-yevgeny-prigozhin-passenger-list-plane/storyid=102497445 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wagner-group-leader-yevgeny-prigozhin-passenger-list-plane/storyid=102497445"
X Link 2023-08-24T00:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"1/ In my book The Profit Motive Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff serves as one of my antagonists. He was after all one of the most prominent social justice warrior CEOs. A leading proponent of the infamous Business Roundtable corporate purpose statement"
X Link 2023-09-02T23:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"2/ In The Profit Motive I pointed out that Benioff's actions have not always matched his rhetoric. But it now seems as though even his rhetoric is changing"
X Link 2023-09-02T23:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"3/ In The Profit Motive I tell the story of how Etsy was forced to shift focus from stakeholder capitalism to profits as a result of pressure by activist investors. Salesforce is undergoing the same sort of pressure and responding just like Etsy"
X Link 2023-09-02T23:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"6/ But it is the rhetorical shift that is most striking. The WSJ Benioff told an earnings call: "I am quite addicted to the bottom line as well. This from a guy who used to say "I need to embrace all of my stakeholders not just all of my shareholders.""
X Link 2023-09-02T23:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"7/ In The Profit Motive I predicted that a lot of social justice warrior CEOs were really just greenwashing and that when push comes to shove they will put profits and shareholder value first. Salesforce's Benioff proves I was right. via @amazon"
X Link 2023-09-02T23:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@profthomlambert Do companies make shareholders who get confidential information via a books and records inspection sign an NDA If so you might get shareholder under 10b5-2"
X Link 2023-09-05T03:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"One wonders whether the Pope invited Joseph Cardinal Zen"
X Link 2023-09-05T03:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I'm teaching due diligence in Mergers & Acquisitions today. What's interesting is how much more content there is on the web this year about using AI to do due diligence. I'm trying to figure out whether abd if so when to redo this lesson to delve into AI"
X Link 2023-09-05T18:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Zelensky advisor blasts Pope as pro-Russian and not credible rejecting Vatican mediation @Pontifex consistently gets relations with China and Russia wrong"
X Link 2023-09-09T22:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@MicrosoftHelps I updated MS Word for Mac to version [-----]. After I did so the "On my mac"button disappeared from the open dialog. How can I get it back I'm running OS Ventura 13.5.2"
X Link 2023-09-17T21:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The second edition of my book "Insider Trading Law and Policy" is now available for purchase"
X Link 2023-09-20T19:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Law school faculty can get a review copy of the new edition of my book "Insider Trading Law and Policy""
X Link 2023-09-20T19:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Between saying General Milley ought to be executed and this nonsense Trump is going to get somebody killed. And when some MAGA fanboy shoots someone Trump will have moral responsibility"
X Link 2023-09-30T22:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"EPICENTERx Inc. v. Superior Court Cal. Ct. Appeal Case no. D081670 (Sept. [--] 2023) would be a good case for a constitutional law theorist to address the right to a jury trial"
X Link 2023-09-30T22:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"My friend and UCLA colleague James Park has posted a very interesting new article Shareholder Wealth Maximization and Securities Fraud:"
X Link 2023-10-02T17:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Appalling: Its an Anne Frank situation: an Israeli professor hides from Hamas from @TheEconomist"
X Link 2023-10-08T15:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In principal I agree with this view. In practice every time something happens somewhere in the world that angers or scares progressives @UCLA puts out some sort of official statement of support and condolence. As for the terrorist attack on Israel not a peep. You can hear the crickets"
X Link 2023-10-10T01:08Z [----] followers, 14.1K engagements
"Theres a pattern in which The Pope fails to draw a moral distinction between a war of self-defense and aggressive wars/acts of terrorism. As a result there is always uncertainty as to whether he stands with the aggressor or the victim of aggression. Israel and Ukraine being the prominent recent examples"
X Link 2023-10-10T01:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Credit where due. Drakes statement was stronger than I expected if a little late. University of California Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib and UC President Michael V. Drake shared the following statement on recent violence in the Middle East https://t.co/uFwqWNySBe University of California Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib and UC President Michael V. Drake shared the following statement on recent violence in the Middle East https://t.co/uFwqWNySBe"
X Link 2023-10-10T05:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Credit where due. UC President Drake put out a reasonably strong statement of condemnation. Chancellor Blocks statement had more of a tinge of parallelism. But still better late than never. https://x.com/ucla/status/1711608312301801623s=46&t=8vE5kZBdPpWJ4fyAUnDwQw In principal I agree with this view. In practice every time something happens somewhere in the world that angers or scares progressives @UCLA puts out some sort of official statement of support and condolence. As for the terrorist attack on Israel not a peep. You can hear the"
X Link 2023-10-10T05:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@matt_levine Enjoying your coverage of Sculptor. Is it unusual for a hedge fund management company to sell itself to another asset manager instead of simply closing up shop How about in the case of privately held managers"
X Link 2023-10-12T23:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@jdmortenson We need to have a serious talk sometime about Dodd-Frank. In lieu of which: Dodd-Frank: Quack Federal Corporate Governance Round II"
X Link 2023-10-17T01:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"See this Instagram photo of a praying mantis by @prawfbainbridge"
X Link 2023-10-19T01:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Oil-and-gas players are betting that demand for fossil fuels is far from waning the latest being Chevrons $53 billion bid for Hess Corp. via @WSJopinion What I'll be watching is how so-called "ESG" funds vote. My bet is that they mostly vote yes. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chevron-bets-on-peak-green-energy-99e72109 https://www.wsj.com/articles/chevron-bets-on-peak-green-energy-99e72109"
X Link 2023-10-24T23:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Of course if you believe in the semi-strong form of the efficient capital markets hypothesis this strategy cannot be profitable"
X Link 2023-11-01T02:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@matt_levine Apropos today's "Money Stuff" discussion of Hunterbrook I don't see how both of those two claims can be correct. At least if you believe in the semi-strong form of the efficient capital markets hypothesis. And I do. If it's public it's been impounded into the price"
X Link 2023-11-02T00:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@matt_levine's Money Stuff email today again took up the Hunterbrook startup that's going to hover on the line between insider trading and journalism. But I still don't get how Hunterbrook's subscribers will make money unless Hunterbrook has access to inside information"
X Link 2023-11-02T23:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"If you believe in the semi-strong form of the efficient capital markets hypothesis publicly available information will be impounded into the price very very quickly taking away any profit opportunity"
X Link 2023-11-02T23:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Perhaps this is a serious gap in my personal ethics but I have never understood the objection to sign stealing. Would you have banned the code breaking that let the US win the Battle of Midway I see a difference in degree but not in kind. #Michigan #scandal #signstealing"
X Link 2023-11-07T04:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Why on earth would anybody invest in individual stocks when you can park your money in low-fee index funds and go have fun doing something useful with your life Even uber stock picker Warren Buffett says so:"
X Link 2023-11-09T04:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In my Mergers & Acquisitions class I frequently refer to the safety man approach to drafting as using "belts and suspenders." So I was amused to get an email from a student today asking about "a bears and suspenders approach.""
X Link 2023-11-17T18:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The problem is not just @Pontifex's persistent false equivalence. The problem is that Pope Francis too often comes down on the side of dictators and aggressors. E.g. #CatholicTwitter"
X Link 2023-11-25T23:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I don't think Cardinal Pietro Parolin's defense of @Pontifex against charges of false equivalence between Israel and Hamas is doing Pope Francis much good. There are times for neutrality and times for picking sides. #CatholicTwitter"
X Link 2023-11-25T23:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""In a move that may set a record for hacking chutzpah a cyber ransom gang has filed a complaint with the SEC reporting that a company they hacked had failed to report the incident to the SEC""
X Link 2023-11-26T00:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@daskeel @HoffProf For a detailed take on where I think Caremark and its progeny are at today see Dont Compound the Caremark Mistake by Extending it to ESG Oversight (September 2021). Available at SSRN:"
X Link 2023-11-27T01:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Interesting article by Rob Jackson (NYU) and Joshua Mitts (Columbia) documents a burst of short selling in Israeli stocks prior to the 10/7 terrorist attack by Hamas. "Our findings suggest that traders informed about the coming attacks profited from these tragic events""
X Link 2023-12-04T20:35Z [----] followers, 10.1K engagements
""Surrendering the streets to protesters and fearfully scheduling virtual events instead of real ones were so [----]. But the sad news to report as we approach [----] is that the leader of Americas most populous state has just abandoned the public square rather than insisting that a Christmas custom be allowed to proceed in peace. @GavinNewsom youre no Kelly Clarkson.""
X Link 2023-12-07T00:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"What is the "Impact of the Duty to Maximize Short-Term Value in Mergers and Acquisitions""
X Link 2023-12-11T21:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Just bought "Witness to a Prosecution: The Myth of Michael Milken" via @amazon"
X Link 2023-12-19T00:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I haven't read the Colorado supreme court decision and even if I had I don't know the law in this area well enough to pontificate. As a practical matter however I think the decision boosts Trumps chances. It will validate his base's belief that the elites are out to get him"
X Link 2023-12-21T00:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"City I dislike: San Francisco City I think is overrated: San Francisco City I like: New Orleans City I love: Charlottesville (does it count as a city) City I feel most myself in: Charlottesville City I still need to visit: Rome (more precisely Vatican City) City I dream of living in: Auckland City I dislike: most of them City I think is overrated: NYC (my hometown) City I like: Chicago City I love: Sydney or Paris or Rome City I feel most myself in: NYC (everyone talks like me) City I still need to visit: Shanghai City I dream of living in: Sydney City I dislike: most of them City I think is"
X Link 2023-12-29T00:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I reported for jury duty last month and got deferred until tomorrow. Voir dire for a [--] day criminal trial. Surely nobody will want a law professor on the jury right Still it feels like the Sword of Damocles is dangling overhead"
X Link 2024-01-03T02:31Z [--] followers, 12.3K engagements
"So going through voir dire yesterday proved very interesting. I got into the box early. The judge made a few UCLA jokes at my expense but was basically nice. The defense lawyer asked me a rather innocuous question about the burden of proof (which a lot of my fellow jurors seemed to be struggling with)"
X Link 2024-01-04T21:59Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Then came the prosecutor. He posed a hypothetical in which A tells B to throw a stone through the window of a yellow house. B throws the stone but breaks a window of a neighboring white house. If the judge instructs us that the law says A can be held responsible for what B did"
X Link 2024-01-04T21:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@AmazonAssociate My SiteStripe only shows the Link: Text option. It does not show the Get Link: Text+Image option. So I went into settings to see if I could fix that problem and got an error message stating: "Access Denied You do not have permission to perform the requested operation." How do I fix these problems"
X Link 2024-01-05T22:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I'm working on a post applying this analysis to the WSJ story about Elon Musk's alleged drug issues"
X Link 2024-01-08T22:35Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"Elon Musk's Alleged Drug Use and Caremark: What Happens When the Board is Aware of a Problem and Does Nothing"
X Link 2024-01-08T22:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"1/ @matt_levine assets that #cryptocurrencies are not being used as a payment system but as a store of value. Which likely is true but also reflects the stupidity of crowds. Gold is a lousy store of value but #cryptocurrency is even worse"
X Link 2024-01-11T20:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I'm sure Israel and Hamas will be so moved by this display that they'll hang up their guns forever. SAN FRANCISCO JUST VOTED 8-3 IN SUPPORT OF A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION Its time for other cities to follow. ✊ https://t.co/HuSxSmahev SAN FRANCISCO JUST VOTED 8-3 IN SUPPORT OF A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION Its time for other cities to follow. ✊ https://t.co/HuSxSmahev"
X Link 2024-01-12T01:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@kevinbaum013 What Harvard and MIT teach is the secret handshake"
X Link 2024-01-13T00:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@MayorOfLA "54 percent thought Los Angeles is less safe compared to other big cities""
X Link 2024-01-19T02:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@jdmortenson @an_average_bear Personally I would think it highly inappropriate for me to take time in Business Associations talk about my love and respect for the Founders my views on Roe or Heller my take on critical legal studies and so on. Its irrelevant and a gross imposition on a captive audience"
X Link 2024-01-20T01:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I stopped reading Sports Illustrated when their incessant injection of liberal politics into sports reporting became objectionably hypocritical given their objectification of women in an annual exercise in softcore porn. Sports Illustrated is dead. Again. BUT you always online kids don't know. Hell nobody under [--] knows. But dads & 80s/90s sports fans KNOW. There was nothing like rolling home from school on a Wednesday or Thursday and grabbing that sweet fresh issue of Sports Illustrated https://t.co/RGZPT3atcj Sports Illustrated is dead. Again. BUT you always online kids don't know. Hell"
X Link 2024-01-20T01:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@jdmortenson @an_average_bear Ive never seen anyone sputter on screen before"
X Link 2024-01-20T01:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@KimStrassel says: "Nikki Haley Needs a Rationale. Republican voters are open to voting for someone other than Trumpbut why her" She's the last one standing. That works for me"
X Link 2024-01-26T23:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"This is a stupid decision that will harm our allies enable Russia to sell more gas and done solely to punish Texas for trying to do something to fix Bidens immigration mess. Typical of Joe Biden. My Administration is pausing pending decisions on new Liquefied Natural Gas exports. During the pause we'll take a hard look at the impacts of exports on costs energy security and climate change the existential threat of our time. We're committed to getting this right. My Administration is pausing pending decisions on new Liquefied Natural Gas exports. During the pause we'll take a hard look at the"
X Link 2024-01-28T04:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@CamdenHutchison There is no sound in the world I like better than the roar of a big honking V-8 at full throttle. I learned to drive on a car with Oldsmobile's [---] Rocket V-8 which remains the greatest soundtrack I've ever heard"
X Link 2024-02-02T23:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@lylden @LeoStrauss3rd If the shoe were on the other foot and the judge had started writing the opinion before hearing arguments youd be screaming bloody murder about a rush to judgment. Were you always this much of a partisan hack when purporting to do journalism"
X Link 2024-02-07T05:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Joe Biden works for the teachers unions. Theyll never let him opt for policy over the pork barrel. Just as tax credits for poor families narrow racial disparities in income so charter schools in cities do the same for reading and maths. Republicans should rekindle their enthusiasm for charters. And Joe Biden should set about helping them ourish https://t.co/BaPHA4YX8x 👇 Just as tax credits for poor families narrow racial disparities in income so charter schools in cities do the same for reading and maths. Republicans should rekindle their enthusiasm for charters. And Joe Biden should set"
X Link 2024-02-07T05:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I really want to be a Knight of Malta. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is perhaps the oddest entity in international law. Driven out by Napoleon in [----] its knights retained the intangible yet priceless asset of sovereignty https://t.co/wMKDql11a0 👇 The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is perhaps the oddest entity in international law. Driven out by Napoleon in [----] its knights retained the intangible yet priceless asset of sovereignty https://t.co/wMKDql11a0 👇"
X Link 2024-02-07T05:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Last night I rewatched Spielbergs Lincoln which is one of my favorite movies. On this occasion I was particularly struck by Tommy Lee Jones portrayal of Thaddeus Stevens. After watching Lincoln I was surfing the Internet to learn more about Stevens. On Youtube I discovered a talk by Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy about Stevens. I admire Kennedy as a scholar and speaker and this talk did not disappoint. You'd learn a lot and enjoy the process. So I recommend it"
X Link 2024-02-11T22:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@ProfRobAnderson I have argued that the Delaware legislature has incentives to maximize franchise tax revenues. Not so sure about Chancery and Del Supreme Court. InsteadI suggest their incentives are mainly reputational"
X Link 2024-02-21T23:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@ProfRobAnderson The thing--okay "a" thing--to remember is that limited liability is backdoor tort reform"
X Link 2024-02-21T23:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@TheAnchoress I have never quite understood the Church's hostility to Freemasonry (other than the historical connections between the French Revolution and Freemasonry). I've got Masons on the Protestant side of my family and they seem pretty harmless"
X Link 2024-02-22T01:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I don't understand this story. If Trump really is this successful multi-billionaire shouldn't he be able to pay his own legal fees and fines. Or maybe his finances are one more thing he's been conning us about. Or maybe he just like to con people into paying his bills. Donald Trump spent $8 MILLION of campaign donations on legal fees last month. At that rate he will spend $100 MILLION this year. Thats a losing strategy for Republicans this November. Donald Trump spent $8 MILLION of campaign donations on legal fees last month. At that rate he will spend $100 MILLION this year. Thats a losing"
X Link 2024-02-25T01:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It should go without saying but apparently needs to be said over and over again: "Vladimir Putin Is No Christian Hero National Catholic Register""
X Link 2024-03-01T23:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I tried to watch the Hunger Games but gave up because it was profoundly stupid. I watched Star Wars and sided with the Empire. I watched the Matrix and was reminded of Henry Kissinger's quip about the Iran-Iraq war "It's a pity they can't both lose." I tried to watch Divergent but gave up because it was profoundly stupid. I tried to watch Divergent but gave up because it was profoundly stupid. You watched "The Hunger Games" and sided with the resistance. You watched "Star Wars" and sided with the resistance. You watched "The Matrix" and sided with the resistance. You watched "Divergent" and"
X Link 2024-03-05T21:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Speaking of the SOTU I don't understand why any of the Supreme Court members attend. They have to sit there like bumps on a log and take out the most nonsensical abuse without defending themselves"
X Link 2024-03-08T22:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I suppose Joe Biden's probably $2 million home in Greenville Delaware and his $2.7 million (in 2017) vacation home in Rehoboth Beach are representative of the experience of middle class Americans Conservatives coming to the rescue to defend the senator as if a $750000 home in a market where the average home is about $175000 is somehow representative of the experience of most middle class Americans (not to mention working class Americans). Thats right-wing populism. Conservatives coming to the rescue to defend the senator as if a $750000 home in a market where the average home is about $175000"
X Link 2024-03-09T01:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@TheEconomist claims "Elon Musk is not alone in having Delaware in his sights" I'm not convinced"
X Link 2024-03-17T22:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I'm trying to come up with a play on Brexit and Megxit for companies leaving Delaware. Dexit Delxit Delaxit What do you think"
X Link 2024-03-21T20:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Questionable A party in thrall to Donald Trump and that elects nihlists like the "people" in the @HouseFreedomGOP caucus would never have nominated Reagan. Letter to the editor: It is questionable whether Reagan could receive the nomination in todays Republican Party. https://t.co/V09dDOzvmv Letter to the editor: It is questionable whether Reagan could receive the nomination in todays Republican Party. https://t.co/V09dDOzvmv"
X Link 2024-03-27T01:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@RobGeorge @historyrock_ Other than The Chain Fleetwood Mac's oeuvre is mediocre at best"
X Link 2024-03-27T01:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"A question for sentencing gurus: Am I correct that a sentence of this length means SBF goes to a real prison instead of a Club Fed Sam Bankman-Fried the founder of FTX was sentenced to [--] years in prison for fraud. We recently looked at how the former king of cryptos downfall played out https://t.co/wT3V6bpCjj 👇 Sam Bankman-Fried the founder of FTX was sentenced to [--] years in prison for fraud. We recently looked at how the former king of cryptos downfall played out https://t.co/wT3V6bpCjj 👇"
X Link 2024-03-29T05:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@rickhasen I dont understand how Biden (or anybody) can do a fundraiser where people are giving $100000+ to fund his campaign. How do they get round the contribution limits https://apnews.com/article/democrats-election-2024-fundraiser-new-york-ebfbc81d3b70f38745ae00c7ce6a382d https://apnews.com/article/democrats-election-2024-fundraiser-new-york-ebfbc81d3b70f38745ae00c7ce6a382d"
X Link 2024-03-30T03:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Best album of the 1970s How do you pick just one Just off the top of my head I'd have to include: The Who: Whos Next Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run Bruce Springsteen: Darkness on the Edge of Town The Clash: London Calling Derek and The Dominos: Layla Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True The Who: Quadrophenia Steely Dan: Aja The most perfect album from the 1970s. (Yes 70s released December 1979) https://t.co/IixEYhLGZq The most perfect album from the 1970s. (Yes 70s released December 1979) https://t.co/IixEYhLGZq"
X Link 2024-03-31T23:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@RobGeorge Watching Caitlin Clark dismantle LSU was one of the most impressive sporting moments in quite a while. Im predisposed to root against Iowa after my years at Illinois. But Im suspending that presumption for the duration"
X Link 2024-04-02T03:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Speaking of April Fools jokes this was a pretty good one: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/04/u-s-navy-submarine-first-in-world-fitted-with-silent-caterpillar-drive/ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/04/u-s-navy-submarine-first-in-world-fitted-with-silent-caterpillar-drive/"
X Link 2024-04-03T01:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"1/ I'm reading yesterday's Delaware Supreme Court decision in Match Group. The old Sinclair Oil case said that entire fairness applied only to controller transactions in which the controller got a benefit both to the exclusion of and at the expense of the minority"
X Link 2024-04-05T20:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I'm not a fan of Erwin Chemerinsky's politics or his view of the con law issues I care about but from everything I know about him he's a good person full of goodwill. What the radical students did in his home is indefensible. Check out @JoshMBlackman's post on it"
X Link 2024-04-11T00:38Z [----] followers, 54.9K engagements
"Bidenomics at work: "Inflation Runs Hotter Than Expected." Oh well at least my Series I bonds will do well. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/10/business/cpi-inflation-fed https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/10/business/cpi-inflation-fed"
X Link 2024-04-11T01:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In re Match Group Inc. Derivative Litigation Post 1: The Facts Match is an important new Delaware Supreme Court decision which generated a series of blog posts. This one's about the facts. https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-1-the-facts.html https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-1-the-facts.html"
X Link 2024-04-13T22:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In re Match Group Inc. Derivative Litigation Post [--] of [--] summarizes the issues and holdings. The case settles the standard of review applicable to controller transactions. https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-2-issues-and-holdings.html https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-2-issues-and-holdings.html"
X Link 2024-04-13T22:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"In re Match Group Inc. Derivative Litigation Post [--] of [--] draws on the opinion to give an example of a ratable transaction that would not be deemed a conflicted transaction requiring cleansing. https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-3-give-an-example-of-a-ratable-transaction.html https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-3-give-an-example-of-a-ratable-transaction.html"
X Link 2024-04-13T22:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"In re Match Group Inc. Derivative Litigation Post [--] of [--] quotes @AnnMLipton's post discussing the disparity between substantive review of controller transactions and demand excusal https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-4-the-disparity-between-substantive-review-of-contr.html https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-4-the-disparity-between-substantive-review-of-contr.html"
X Link 2024-04-13T22:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"In re Match Group Inc. Derivative Litigation Post [--] of [--] links comments from the blogosphere. I'll update it periodically. If you posted about it let me know and I'll a link. https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-5-comments-from-the-blogosphere.html https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-5-comments-from-the-blogosphere.html"
X Link 2024-04-13T22:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In re Match Group Inc. Derivative Litigation Post [--] of [--] describes what should count as a conflicted controller transaction. This is the big normative post in which I explain how the court should have decided the case. https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-6-what-counts-as-a-conflicted-controller-transactio.html https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2024/04/in-re-match-group-inc-derivative-litigation-post-6-what-counts-as-a-conflicted-controller-transactio.html"
X Link 2024-04-13T22:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Without revealing your age who was your very first favorite MLB player Without revealing your age who was your very first favorite MLB player https://t.co/ndenWDURFO Without revealing your age who was your very first favorite MLB player https://t.co/ndenWDURFO"
X Link 2024-04-18T15:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@RepGosar @RepThomasMassie @RepMTG Putin will probably name all of you Heroes of the Russian Federation. Kudos"
X Link 2024-04-19T21:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Buck takes swing at Moscow Marjorie: She is just mouthing the Russian propaganda @RepMTG @mtgreenee https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4608004-buck-takes-swing-moscow-marjorie-mouthing-russian-propaganda/ https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4608004-buck-takes-swing-moscow-marjorie-mouthing-russian-propaganda/"
X Link 2024-04-20T16:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I hope someone fact checks this bizarre interview of Joe Biden by Howard Stern. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13354661/Biden-tells-Howard-Stern-women-send-salacious-photos-1970s-runner-scorer-college-football-saved-six-people-drowning-bizarre-Howard-Stern-interview.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13354661/Biden-tells-Howard-Stern-women-send-salacious-photos-1970s-runner-scorer-college-football-saved-six-people-drowning-bizarre-Howard-Stern-interview.html"
X Link 2024-04-26T20:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Many of the demonstrators as well as counter-demonstrators who have come to the area have been peaceful in their activism. But the tactics of others have frankly been shocking and shameful. . These incidents have put many on our campus especially our Jewish students in a state of anxiety and fear." Campus activism should never make our community members feel bullied threatened and afraid. Please read my message to students staff faculty and parents regarding the demonstrations in Royce Quad. https://t.co/Jyr5YFRtFR Campus activism should never make our community members feel bullied"
X Link 2024-05-01T00:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Complaints about political forces seeking to affect election of state judges are hardly new. Decades ago West Virginia Chef Justice Richard Neely exposed how trial lawyers sought to have pro-plaintiff judges elected. Not to mention how progressive dumped huge amounts of money into the Wisconsin supreme court election last cycle. It's an inherent problem of electing judges. https://amzn.to/3w86Wo3 https://amzn.to/3w86Wo3 In [----] a handful of very wealthy right wing menLeonard Leo Dick Uihlein Charles Koch & Jeff Yasswill target STATE judicial elections in an effort to make their personal"
X Link 2024-05-01T22:17Z [----] followers, 39.6K engagements
"Which older living musician artist or actor/actress will trigger the greatest outpouring of appreciation and nostalgia upon their death For "older" say over [--]. Hopefully it will be a long time from now. But when it happens who gets the greatest outpouring of appreciation Which older living musician artist or actor/actress will trigger the greatest outpouring of appreciation and nostalgia upon their death For "older" say over [--]. Hopefully it will be a long time from now. But when it happens who gets the greatest outpouring of appreciation"
X Link 2024-05-02T05:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"All of which raises so many questions: (1) By all accounts issues about inflation and immigration are what most voters are concerned about. (2) If the war and protests matter at the margins does it favor Biden or Trump (3) It's be interesting to see this sort of polling data for the key swing states. On the campus protests as elsewhere it's easier to understand Biden's positioning if one spends more time with folks offline and less time in unrepresentative social media bubbles. As usual he's just channeling majority sentiment: https://t.co/p6SoB3rJGk https://t.co/MLrtZD8tPP On the campus"
X Link 2024-05-04T22:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In his article on Jeremy Clarkson patron saint of the Great British bore Bagehot describes tooling up the M40 in a Porsche Taycan. @TheEconomist must be paying its columnists a ton of money. I wonder if @adwooldridge got a Rolls for his efforts https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/05/01/jeremy-clarkson-patron-saint-of-the-great-british-bore https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/05/01/jeremy-clarkson-patron-saint-of-the-great-british-bore"
X Link 2024-05-05T02:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Imagine an appropriately worded Rule 14a-8 compliant shareholder proposal asking a major defense contractor to cease selling to Israel. I AM NOT ADVOCATING IT. THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL Would @GaryGenslers SEC allow it to be excluded under 14a-8(i)(5) or (i)(7) Company-Specific Approach to Significance is Out; Significant Social Policy Issues are Back. https://www.gibsondunn.com/the-pendulum-swings-far-sec-staff-issues-new-guidance-on-shareholder-proposals/ https://www.gibsondunn.com/the-pendulum-swings-far-sec-staff-issues-new-guidance-on-shareholder-proposals/"
X Link 2024-05-05T16:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Andrew___Baker @GaryGensler In [----] Amazon had to include a customer due diligence proposal that named the Israeli security and military as potential abusers"
X Link 2024-05-05T16:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Especially in Los Angeles. Why should protesters be deterred Shoplifters and even violent criminals in Americas biggest cities repeatedly get arrested and let loose writes Allysia Finley https://t.co/QUEgTFgtIE Why should protesters be deterred Shoplifters and even violent criminals in Americas biggest cities repeatedly get arrested and let loose writes Allysia Finley https://t.co/QUEgTFgtIE"
X Link 2024-05-07T00:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I completely agree with this. But i would amend it by saying that the fact that Donald Trump could have an affair with her and still be the likely next president is even more tragic. The fact that our society elevates people like Stormy Daniels makes documentaries about her and calls her as key witness to prejudicially sensationalize an already deeply conflicted and corrupt trial is a tragic reflection of our current state of affairs. The fact that our society elevates people like Stormy Daniels makes documentaries about her and calls her as key witness to prejudicially sensationalize an"
X Link 2024-05-07T14:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@DrMamaEsq I dont know about that. I think Im pretty aware of my biases. Some of them Im okay with (to cite a trite example my bias against the Dallas Cowboys strikes me as well founded). As for the others Im working on them and God isnt finished with me yet"
X Link 2024-05-11T00:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The [----] election calls to mind the Iran-Iraq war. A Cowboys-Patriots football game. A USC-UNC game. All of which call to mind the thought its a pity they cant both lose. [----] Election: A Certain Fatalism Sets In by @Peggynoonannyc https://t.co/Py58XyxxgF [----] Election: A Certain Fatalism Sets In by @Peggynoonannyc https://t.co/Py58XyxxgF"
X Link 2024-05-11T23:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"You clearly have no idea what the word significant means. Or as usual you're just making stuff up. "Willett in an April [--] statement said his Citigroup stake amounted to $2000 in a Coverdell Education Savings Account for one of his children." How do you live with yourself https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/judges-citi-investment-doesnt-merit-recusal-ethics-panel-says https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/judges-citi-investment-doesnt-merit-recusal-ethics-panel-says https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/judges-citi-investment-doesnt-merit-recusal-ethics-panel-says"
X Link 2024-05-14T00:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I think it's interesting that @NikkiHaley is gathering her donors and not saying anything about Trump. One wonders whether she's thinking about a third party bid. Maybe together with personal fave @TulsiGabbard #HaleyGabbard2024 With Nikki Haley as the vice-presidential candidate many so-called Never Trumpers would turn out for Trump. If Haley and Trump join forces their voters would unite under the same tentand its a massive one writes Gordon Sondland https://t.co/osDOssL6S4 With Nikki Haley as the vice-presidential candidate many so-called Never Trumpers would turn out for Trump. If Haley"
X Link 2024-05-15T21:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I don't think Pope Francis understands Americans in general or American Catholics in particular. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-BB1mwaXy https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-BB1mwaXy"
X Link 2024-05-17T00:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Ive thought this for a while now. (I go back and forth between this and rule by Cthulhu.) And I am prepared to step up to the plate and serve as Duke of Los Angeles. Representative government was a fun little experiment for a while but its time to go with a hereditary monarchy. Representative government was a fun little experiment for a while but its time to go with a hereditary monarchy"
X Link 2024-05-17T17:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Critics shocked to find out that Justice #Alito has political views he is willing to share with public via flags. Where were they when Justice #Ginsburg was spouting off to reporters about Donald Trump #askingforafriend https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/12/politics/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-donald-trump-faker/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/12/politics/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-donald-trump-faker/index.html"
X Link 2024-05-23T23:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Does any sane person really believe Meghan Markle is "headed to the White House" I realize Donald Trump has lowered the bar but still. via @MailOnline https://mol.im/a/13446275 https://mol.im/a/13446275"
X Link 2024-05-25T23:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Conservatives believe in propriety he says. We dont demonstrate in the streets and occupy campuses. There are no conservative tantrums. . Donald Trump is not a conservative. Propriety is something he violates or seeks to impress people by violating. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-view-of-higher-eds-decline-college-university-professor-conservative-harvard-96bb22a5mod=itp_wsj&ru=yahoo https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-view-of-higher-eds-decline-college-university-professor-conservative-harvard-96bb22a5mod=itp_wsj&ru=yahoo"
X Link 2024-06-02T00:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A passage from Starship Troopers that came to mind today: "Are a thousand unreleased prisoners sufficient reason to start or resume a war Bear in mind that millions of innocent people may die almost certainly will die if war is started or resumed." I didnt hesitate. "Yessir More than enough reason." " More than enough. Very well is one prisoner unreleased by the enemy enough reason to start or resume a war""
X Link 2024-06-10T03:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"And another from Starship Troopers: How often have you seen a headline like this TWO DIE ATTEMPTING RESCUE OF DROWNING CHILD. If a man gets lost in the mountains hundreds will search and often two or three searchers are killed. But the next time somebody gets lost just as many volunteers turn out. Poor arithmetic. but very human. It runs through all our folklore all human religions all our literature a racial conviction that when one human needs rescue others should not count the price"
X Link 2024-06-10T03:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Yahya Sinwar has resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with Israel. Behind his decision messages the Hamas military leader in Gaza has sent to mediators show is a calculation that more fightingand more Palestinian civilian deathswork to his advantage." It's an horrible kind of leadership that uses your own people as weapons. via @WSJ https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/gaza-chiefs-brutal-calculation-civilian-bloodshed-will-help-hamas-626720e7st=z0rhkpx31h49h2t"
X Link 2024-06-12T01:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@HoffProf A BMW dealer once told me that pretty much the only people who read car lease contracts are law students. The only thing about that that surprised me is that there are law students who can afford to lease BMWs"
X Link 2024-06-14T18:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The one thing I am 100% confident about w/r/t to the future of the compensation litigation challenging Elon Musks pay at #Tesla is that anybody on Twitter (including fancy law professors) who says theyre 100% confident should be ignored and/or mocked"
X Link 2024-06-14T18:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"When I was in practice the partner with the most job security was the ERISA guy. I tell my students that mastering ERISA can make you indispensable. Assuming it doesnt drive you mad. Starting to get some nice referrals within my new firm as "the Delaware derivative guy" or "the Delaware Chancery guy" and I have to say it's nice. Working at a firm that gives me an opportunity to build my professional brand is great. Starting to get some nice referrals within my new firm as "the Delaware derivative guy" or "the Delaware Chancery guy" and I have to say it's nice. Working at a firm that gives me"
X Link 2024-06-14T19:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I'm not sure European populists will object all that much to tariffs designed to prevent dumping of subsidized EVs on their market and destroying their auto industry. My guess is that they'd rather the tariffs were higher. Mere days after voters across the Continent rebuked Brussels in part for its expensive climate policies the EU announced it will make the electric vehicles its forcing Europeans to buy even more expensive. https://t.co/z7OhlEfqdp Mere days after voters across the Continent rebuked Brussels in part for its expensive climate policies the EU announced it will make the electric"
X Link 2024-06-14T23:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I've had [--] dogs in my life. Unlike with kids I guess we're allowed to have favorites and Sam was mine. This is a shot from summer [----] in Door County when we "walked" on water"
X Link 2024-06-22T23:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Tony_J_Casey Since [----] [--] public corporations reincorporated out of Delaware. Six went to Texas. Texas reincorporations are not a thing (Tesla doesnt really count because Elon is well Elon). Tesla reincorporations are a rounding error"
X Link 2024-06-25T03:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Oops. I meant Texas reincorporations are a rounding error. Not Tesla. @Tony_J_Casey Since [----] [--] public corporations reincorporated out of Delaware. Six went to Texas. Texas reincorporations are not a thing (Tesla doesnt really count because Elon is well Elon). Tesla reincorporations are a rounding error. @Tony_J_Casey Since [----] [--] public corporations reincorporated out of Delaware. Six went to Texas. Texas reincorporations are not a thing (Tesla doesnt really count because Elon is well Elon). Tesla reincorporations are a rounding error"
X Link 2024-06-25T04:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I would think ending Chevron deference would be very popular in left-wing legal circles after last nights debate. Limiting deference to Trump administrative agencies might assuage their outrage. SCOTUS just withdrew a deep reservoir of power from the administrative state that SCOTUS mistakenly ceded to the administrative state in Chevron (and other cases). In short the executive branch has much less power today than it did yesterday. And after last night I can only say https://t.co/UpakiPWARC SCOTUS just withdrew a deep reservoir of power from the administrative state that SCOTUS mistakenly"
X Link 2024-06-28T18:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@ProfMarkovic So who would you choose (Dont say Newsom.)"
X Link 2024-06-29T20:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@samchriskombo @lovehersports50 @Dahlialithwick Read a book. Government Failure: A Primer in Public Choice via @amazon https://amzn.to/45OQAhy https://amzn.to/45OQAhy"
X Link 2024-06-30T03:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@lawprofblawg Whats next Not citing people who cite people you think they shouldnt cite Not citing people who cite people who cite people who cite people you think they shouldnt"
X Link 2024-07-01T06:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"One wonders if Jill Biden is reading biographies of Edith Wilson"
X Link 2024-07-01T15:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Reporters and commentators who pointed out the obvious got similar treatment berated in public and private and accused of helping Trump return to the White House." I can understand why professional Democratic operatives could be intimidated into concealing Biden's decline. But it's appalling that journalists either collaborated or were intimidated into doing so. via @WSJ https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-sad-inevitability-of-bidens-reckoning-464e4849st=x3bjfzys852vy1x https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-sad-inevitability-of-bidens-reckoning-464e4849st=x3bjfzys852vy1x"
X Link 2024-07-02T19:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@AP asks: Why was it a surprise Bidens debate problems leave some wondering if the press missed the story. Missed is the wrong word. Try ignored. Or concealed. And their bias ended up just helping Trump get his claws back on the White House. https://apnews.com/article/biden-media-condition-late-b8f568526dda9a66f2af9806903e76fa https://apnews.com/article/biden-media-condition-late-b8f568526dda9a66f2af9806903e76fa"
X Link 2024-07-04T17:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@MicrosoftHelps I am running @Office. Specifically Word for Mac [-----] via a @Microsoft365 license. I can't make Word keep all lines of a table on a single page. The table will fit on [--] page. I have tried checking keep lines together and keep with next for all but the last row"
X Link 2024-07-04T22:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I have also tried unchecking Table PropertiesAllow row to break across pages. Nothing works. I saw one answer from a Microsoft MVP Volunteer moderator saying "As far as I know the online versions of Word do not fully support these settings." Help https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/stop-word-from-splitting-my-tables/2a35c8aa-4ff3-456b-a613-cb76ef10a0c6 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/stop-word-from-splitting-my-tables/2a35c8aa-4ff3-456b-a613-cb76ef10a0c6"
X Link 2024-07-04T22:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Happy Fourth"
X Link 2024-07-04T22:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I was interviewing for my first law faculty job with @UMichLaw. At that time I was working on a major restructuring of a manufacturer with HUGE products liability exposure. The interviewers asked me how I would restructure that exact client. (It was in the news.) I explained I could not answer the question about the client and would be uncomfortable generalizing. They spent the next [--] minutes discussing it between themselves without asking me another question. What was your worst interview question Ill go first: If we were out of town and I asked you to go get socks for me from Walmart would"
X Link 2024-07-09T19:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There is no one either Biden or Trump could pick that would make me vote for them. But I think I'm glad he didn't pick NikKi Haley. My dream ticket for [----] is still alive and untainted by association with the felon. @NikkiHaley @TulsiGabbard"
X Link 2024-07-16T01:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I have serious doubts that you can impose term limits on #SCOTUS legislatively. Art III sec [--] of the Constitution says: The Judges both of the supreme and inferior Courts shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour . Bidens own White House website says justices have life tenure. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-judicial-branch/ Breaking news: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code."
X Link 2024-07-17T00:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@kevinbaum013 I have seen multiple news accounts referring to it as legislation. President Biden is seriously considering legislative proposals that would dramatically alter the Supreme Court including imposing term limits https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/us/politics/biden-supreme-court-overhaul.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/us/politics/biden-supreme-court-overhaul.html"
X Link 2024-07-17T00:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I see as a Californian is trending. Well as a Californian I can tell you that you dont want Kamala Harris Gavin Newsom or Adam Schiff running a smoke shop let alone the country"
X Link 2024-07-18T00:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@CrowdStrike @George_Kurtz Inconvenience Today was not a security or cyber incident. Our customers remain fully protected. We understand the gravity of the situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption. We are working with all impacted customers to ensure that systems are back up and they can Today was not a security or cyber incident. Our customers remain fully protected. We understand the gravity of the situation and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption. We are working with all impacted customers to ensure that systems are back up and they can"
X Link 2024-07-19T15:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"As a believer in the efficient capital markets hypothesis I have sadly decided its too late to short @Crowdstrike. Bummer"
X Link 2024-07-19T18:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@AnthonyMKreis Have you heard the story of the two brothers One went to sea; one became vice president--neither was heard from again. Those votes belonged to Joe Biden"
X Link 2024-07-22T00:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The good thing about living in California is that these sort of arguments cant sway my decision to opt for none of the above. https://t.co/Zn1GMUTEah https://t.co/Zn1GMUTEah"
X Link 2024-07-23T02:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@adam_shniderman @jadler1969 Kamala Harris is no Matt Santos"
X Link 2024-07-26T01:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@UCLA One is not surprised to find that @UCLAnewsroom put out a laudatory puff piece on Kamala Harris loosely UCLA-related achievements. After all all of our students faculty staff and alumni are Harris voters"
X Link 2024-07-26T23:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@jonahbgelbach Presumably he hires @BarackObama @SpeakerPelosi and @AdamSchiff to out together a plan. Theyve demonstrated the requisite skill set at stabbing people in the back"
X Link 2024-07-26T23:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"So presumably a Harris victory will result in repeal of the child tax credit and the deduction for child dependents So that everybody pays the same tax Good news. BREAKING: In a stunning new leaked video JD Vance claims that childless adults should pay more in taxes. Its clear JD Vance wants to wage war against Americans. Retweet so all Americans see this devastating clip. https://t.co/wGdfVOj9hF BREAKING: In a stunning new leaked video JD Vance claims that childless adults should pay more in taxes. Its clear JD Vance wants to wage war against Americans. Retweet so all Americans see this"
X Link 2024-07-27T18:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Omakase night at Sushi Tama @sushitama_la"
X Link 2024-07-27T23:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Great response to @sciam's moronic post about Kamala Harris's scientific expertise. https://x.com/sciam/status/1817601788880572876 @sciam as the son of longtime Stanford law professors Sam Bankman-Fried brought a lifelong familiarity with lawful conduct and science to the exchange business Chimp says with great authority https://x.com/sciam/status/1817601788880572876 @sciam as the son of longtime Stanford law professors Sam Bankman-Fried brought a lifelong familiarity with lawful conduct and science to the exchange business Chimp says with great authority"
X Link 2024-07-28T21:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Trump grumpiness. Harris giddiness. No presidential election in my lifetime has annoyed me more. I cant wait for it to end preferably with both losing"
X Link 2024-07-29T18:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Harris in 2019-20 "said then that she opposed fracking; would think about abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency; called the idea of adding more police officers wrongheaded thinking; entertained the idea of allowing felons to vote; said she supported a mandatory buyback program for some guns; and called for the elimination of private health insurance." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/politics/kamala-harris-2020-positions.html#::text=She%20said%20then%20that%20shesome%20guns%3B%20and%20called%20for"
X Link 2024-07-29T23:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Has there been any empirical research on whether the weak form of the efficient capital markets hypothesis applies in crypto markets @JWVerret #Bitcoin The scariest chart in crypto right now is the USDT.D. Three Rising Valleys (classic accumulation) and the third valley happened to be a formal backtest of a key inflection point as support. Also Golden Cross confirmed. Hidden bullish divergence to boot. Idea https://t.co/BBRwhG3b2y #Bitcoin The scariest chart in crypto right now is the USDT.D. Three Rising Valleys (classic accumulation) and the third valley happened to be a formal backtest of"
X Link 2024-08-04T17:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@espinsegall Nope. It was Wickard v. Filburn which allowed the federal government to swallow up everything"
X Link 2024-08-06T20:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Looks like investing in $MAGS #ETF last week was poorly timed"
X Link 2024-08-08T00:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The Supreme Court rebuked Kamala Harriss use of lawfare while she was California Attorney General. via @WSJopinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/kamala-harris-california-attorney-general-lawfare-americans-for-prosperity-foundation-v-bonta-supreme-court-611a96f7st=rjloafe6hxchkau https://www.wsj.com/articles/kamala-harris-california-attorney-general-lawfare-americans-for-prosperity-foundation-v-bonta-supreme-court-611a96f7st=rjloafe6hxchkau"
X Link 2024-08-10T01:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Which is interesting because Tim Walzs life savings rely on government spending. Nearly all of Minnesotas job growth under Gov. Tim Walz has been in industries that rely on government spending. https://t.co/aIPyvB7Qis Nearly all of Minnesotas job growth under Gov. Tim Walz has been in industries that rely on government spending. https://t.co/aIPyvB7Qis"
X Link 2024-08-10T23:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"2/ #UCLA must "instruct Student Affairs Mitigator/Monitor (SAM) and any and all campus security teams (including without limitation UCPD and UCLA Security) that they are not to aid or participate in any obstruction of access for Jewish students to ordinarily available programs activities and campus areas.""
X Link 2024-08-13T23:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"3/ The court found that "In the year [----] in the United States of America in the State of California in the City of Los Angeles Jewish students were excluded from portions of the # UCLA campus because they refused to denounce their faith. This fact is so unimaginable and so abhorrent to our constitutional guarantee of religious freedom that it bears repeating""
X Link 2024-08-13T23:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@BankofAmerica Glad to see Bank of America honors veterans. But then why did one die while working [---] hour+ weeks at #BankofAmerica https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/bank-of-america-worker-death-policies-89eff5f6mod=itp_wsj https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/bank-of-america-worker-death-policies-89eff5f6mod=itp_wsj"
X Link 2024-08-14T00:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"When your opponent calls you communist maybe dont propose price controls https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/15/kamala-harris-price-gouging-groceries/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/15/kamala-harris-price-gouging-groceries/"
X Link 2024-08-16T17:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"As you know I oppose Trump. And my policy preferences map closer to @AmSolidarity than either the Dems or GOP. But I still have to ask: If you gave Russell Kirks [--] principles of conservatism to your list of real conservatives how many would they still embrace Id bet the average is around [---]. Personally Im still on [--]. https://kirkcenter.org/conservatism/ten-conservative-principles/ https://kirkcenter.org/conservatism/ten-conservative-principles/"
X Link 2024-08-20T17:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Instead of the #DNC Ive been watching old #Bones reruns. Three things about that show still bug me. (1) Why do the murderers always confess I want to yell lawyer up at them every time. (2) How does the FBI have jurisdiction over routine murder cases (3) Why doesnt the FBI use its own crime labs Its all vexing. But not as vexing as the DNC"
X Link 2024-08-22T03:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The point John is so ably making got a classic statement in Michael Jensens seminal article The Agency Cost of Free Cash Flow Corporate Finance and Takeovers. American Economic Review Vol. [--] No. [--] May [----] https://ssrn.com/abstract=99580 2) Investors worry that having too much cash will tempt the company to do stupid things. Make money-losing acquisitions. Pay executives giant bonuses. Invest in silly or risky projects. Basically waste the cash. This is a big worry and happens too often. https://ssrn.com/abstract=99580 2) Investors worry that having too much cash will tempt the company to do"
X Link 2024-08-23T07:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@IsabellaMWeber @lawprofblawg In the first place the conduct Harris and the Democrats are bemoaning isnt price gouging as that term is usually used. Whats going on is simply inflation caused by Bidenomics failures. Second price gouging bans are bad economics and unjustifiable on moral grounds"
X Link 2024-08-23T19:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A tax on unrealized capital gains is akin to a wealth tax. "Countries have repealed their wealth taxes for a variety of reasons. They raise little revenue create high administrative costs and induce an outflow of wealthy individuals and their money. Many policymakers have also recognized that high taxes on capital and wealth damage economic growth." https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/eu/wealth-tax-impact/#::text=They%20raise%20little%20revenue%2C%20createcountries%20that%20have%20implemented%20them"
X Link 2024-08-23T23:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"How would a tax on unrealized gains work Highly liquid assets that trade in an efficient market could be marked to market (setting aside the problems of timing and cost of information gathering). But what about illiquid assets that lack an efficient market"
X Link 2024-08-23T23:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Presumably a tax on unrealized gains associated with illiquid assets that lack an efficient market would have to adopt some sort of market to model system of valuation. Of course using mark to model valuation of CDOs etc. was part of what caused the 2007-08 financial crisis"
X Link 2024-08-23T23:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Under a tax on unrealized gains associated with illiquid assets that lack an efficient market "naturally the incentive for a taxpayer will be to minimize the value of such assets while the incentive for revenue officials will be to maximize the value setting up a highly-adversarial relationship that could lead to administrative difficulties from lack of independently-verifiable comparisons." https://www.ntu.org/foundation/detail/structural-questions-abound-with-new-mark-to-market-tax-proposal https://www.ntu.org/foundation/detail/structural-questions-abound-with-new-mark-to-market-tax-proposal"
X Link 2024-08-23T23:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Structural Questions Abound With New Mark-to-Market Tax Proposal" The analysis applies directly to Kamala's plan to tax unrealized gains. https://www.ntu.org/foundation/detail/structural-questions-abound-with-new-mark-to-market-tax-proposal https://www.ntu.org/foundation/detail/structural-questions-abound-with-new-mark-to-market-tax-proposal"
X Link 2024-08-23T23:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I am reading with great interest and considerable amusement Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter by @kateconger and @RMac18 This is no dry tome. They pull no punches. In a single paragraph (p.344) for example the call Musk's lawyers at Quinn Emanuel "goons" and "lackeys." It's a fun ride. More serious comments to follow. https://amzn.to/3AIibFH https://amzn.to/3AIibFH https://amzn.to/3AIibFH https://amzn.to/3AIibFH"
X Link 2024-08-29T19:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@BrianLeiter It's hard to take seriously any ranking that would list San Francisco as the world's 7th best city. Their definition of "best" cannot be taken seriously"
X Link 2024-09-01T23:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@BrianLeiter It is self-evidently true that LA has a tragic homeless problem. Which is why I work with and support Feed my Poor. We provide [---] hit meals and [---] cold meals to the homeless every day. And its a drop in the bucket but its something. https://www.feedmypoor.com/ https://www.feedmypoor.com/"
X Link 2024-09-02T01:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@BrianLeiter My point is simply that any ranking that puts San Francisco in the top [--] best cities in the world is nuts given its problems. And Id say the same thing about LA or Chicago"
X Link 2024-09-02T01:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Like most Democrats Biden fails to understand the role that finance plays in the economy. The guys who laid the railroad tracks couldn't have built the transcontinental railroad without the money raised in the stock market. Read "How Wall Street Reshaped America's Destiny" https://amzn.to/3MtEv8j Wall Street didnt build America the middle class built America and unions built the middle class. https://t.co/5t5H8N5ATl https://amzn.to/3MtEv8j Wall Street didnt build America the middle class built America and unions built the middle class. https://t.co/5t5H8N5ATl"
X Link 2024-09-02T23:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@daskeel It is not an act of kindness to simply state a fact. Like so many I have profound respect for your work and for who you are. I just wish we got to hang out more"
X Link 2024-09-04T17:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I finally found something worse than pizza with pineapple: Clam-Chowder Pizza https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018543-clam-chowder-pizza https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018543-clam-chowder-pizza"
X Link 2024-09-07T00:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"2/ As Michael Jordan once observed Republicans buy shoes too. So why would public company CEOs want to come down on one side of the culture wars and thereby alienate up to half of their potential customer base Some possible explanations include:"
X Link 2024-09-07T01:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"3/ Has corporate america gone woke I discussed that possibility in my book "The Profit Motive" It is true that there are some self-avowed social justice warrior CEOs like Salesforce's Mark Benioff. But most CEOs are still center-right. https://amzn.to/4eef9qO https://amzn.to/4eef9qO"
X Link 2024-09-07T01:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"4/ As I also discuss in "The Profit Motive" even SJW CEOs like Salesforce's Mark Benioff have backed off taking strong political stances when doing so threatens their profitability. https://amzn.to/4eef9qO https://amzn.to/4eef9qO"
X Link 2024-09-07T01:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@RMFifthCircuit @JudgeDillard I heard the late Dan Meador say he was ready to face the Supreme Court if he had to pee three times in the hour before his argument"
X Link 2024-09-11T00:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There's two things I don't understand about celebrity political endorsements. First did people like Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark not get the message from Michael Jordan that Republicans buy shoes too Second why do voters care about who celebs endorse"
X Link 2024-09-11T21:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In my book The Profit Motive: Defending Shareholder Value Maximization I am quite critical of #ESG. I think it is mostly greenwashing and in any case bad policy even when sincere. So recent small victories please me. https://amzn.to/3Xn1APk https://amzn.to/3Xn1APk"
X Link 2024-09-12T23:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
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