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Matt Bodie
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I know you’re hoping to find
Someone who’s gonna give you peace of mind

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 1d
Getting these vibes

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 2d
Literally

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 2d
The Trump Administration’s disregard of the law and bad-faith interpretations of its doctrines have been particularly radicalizing for lawyers—especially those who have believed in the rule of law as a higher principle above politics.
yappelbaum.bsky.social Yoni Appelbaum @yappelbaum.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

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Yoni Appelbaum @yappelbaum.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 4d
"The night Vincent was shot he saw it coming."

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 4d
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 4d
Tender Is the Right

Careless Donald thought he was the last tycoon,and his party was the biggest Gatsby gaffe since the Redford Flick. Now his only GOP critic is MTG, who's more Daisy Duke than Daisy Buchanan, but soon Pete won't be one drinking like F. Scott Fitzgerald.

by Maureen Dowd

Reposted by Matthew Bodie

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Chance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 4d
$TSLA stockholders voting to incentivize Elon Musk into causing a black swan when he needs little incentive to do things that tend to tilt the world that way
"Covered Event" means an event, circumstance, change or occurrence Deemed Achievement Based on Covered outside of Tesla's control that, individually or in the aggregate, has a Event substantial adverse impact on Tesla's ability to achieve a Product Goal other than "20 Million Tesla Vehicles Delivered" at any time prior to the 10th anniversary of the 2025 CEO Performance Award. If there is a Covered Event after the third anniversary of the 2025 CEO Performance Award, then an award tranche shall be eligible to become Earned Shares (as defined above) (a "Deemed Achievement") if (i) 30- Day Market Capitalization, Six-Month Market Capitalization and one year trailing average (based on trading days) market capitalization (the "One-Year Market Capitalization") of Tesla equal or exceed the value of the corresponding Market Capitalization Milestone and (ii) Mr. Musk is still in Eligible Service as of the date of determination, subject to satisfying the CEO Succession Framework requirement for the 11th and 12th tranches (as defined below).

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 5d
A ULP strike is an unfair labor practice strike—it’s a protest against the dozens of violations of federal law that the union and workers have alleged and the NLRB has ruled to be true.
sbworkersunited.org Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 6d
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.

If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com

Reposted by Matthew Bodie, Karen O’Leary, Brian Jm Quinn

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 5d
Maths...

If you make $100,000 a year (not bad), it will take you 10 MILLION years to earn a trillion dollars.

If you make a million dollars a year (wow!), it'll still take you a million years to earn a trillion dollars.

Tax the rich.

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Matthew Bodie

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 6d
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.

If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com

Reposted by Matthew Bodie

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 6d
i keep bitching about this but i ran a version of this on Friday without being patronizing or sounding like a boomer but now the NYT version is the one that keeps getting shared
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 7d
Identity theft
markfollman.bsky.social Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 7d
"Musk personally oversaw the design of a racy chatbot called Ani, an animated character with blonde pigtails and revealing outfits. Employees were compelled to turn over their biometric data to train avatars like Ani." www.wsj.com/tech/musk-te...
Tesla Is Obsessed With Musk’s Pay Package. Musk Is Obsessed With AI.
Musk’s focus on winning the artificial-intelligence arms race leads to long hours at xAI. Employees were compelled to turn over biometric data to develop controversial avatars.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Matthew Bodie

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 7d
"Musk personally oversaw the design of a racy chatbot called Ani, an animated character with blonde pigtails and revealing outfits. Employees were compelled to turn over their biometric data to train avatars like Ani." www.wsj.com/tech/musk-te...
Tesla Is Obsessed With Musk’s Pay Package. Musk Is Obsessed With AI.
Musk’s focus on winning the artificial-intelligence arms race leads to long hours at xAI. Employees were compelled to turn over biometric data to develop controversial avatars.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Matthew Bodie

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Matt Largey @mattlargey.bsky.social · 7d
You gotta wonder if Texas Republicans are looking at their new congressional map and wondering if they made a huge mistake.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 7d
Oh — the situation has escalated.

Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.

"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...

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Gabriel Winant @gabrielwinant.bsky.social · 8d
More rigorous and clear than my initial entry
lpeblog.bsky.social LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 8d
Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.

The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
Marx, Antitrust, and the Logic of Capital
Antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, but it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit's sake. In this sense, antitrust is not voluntarist enough…
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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 12d
The obstacle:
“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice”
economist.com The Economist @economist.com · 12d
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Rebecca Tushnet, Matthew Bodie

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 12d
Most likely don’t have this on the Election Day radar, but felony disenfranchisement is on the ballot next week in Virginia, an unusually harsh state for denying voting rights to people with criminal records. Major reform may be coming there, and Tuesday is pivotal.

Here’s what you need to know:

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The Economist @economist.com · 12d
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15d
Trump: AOC is low IQ. If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. Those are very hard…

The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 16d
Dems’ dilemma:

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 16d
This quote really has the potential to reframe how average Americans view the concept of “farmer.”
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Bessent on American farmers being hurt by tariffs: "Martha, in case you don't know it, I'm actually a soybean farmer, so I have felt this pain too."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Bessent on American farmers being hurt by tariffs: "Martha, in case you don't know it, I'm actually a soybean farmer, so I have felt this pain too."

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 18d
This is the most important labor action of the 21st Century. It deserves a lot more attention than it’s getting.
sbworkersunited.org Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 18d
The strike authorization vote has begun!

While voting commences, union baristas are holding 70 rallies and pickets through November 1st. It's time to get serious about finalizing fair contracts, Starbucks.
Baristas are rallying at Starbucks stores across the country this weekend. Here's why
As 70 rallies kick off across the country, unionized baristas say they’re fighting for fair pay and hours—just as fall coffee orders surge.
www.fastcompany.com

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 18d
The strike authorization vote has begun!

While voting commences, union baristas are holding 70 rallies and pickets through November 1st. It's time to get serious about finalizing fair contracts, Starbucks.
Baristas are rallying at Starbucks stores across the country this weekend. Here's why
As 70 rallies kick off across the country, unionized baristas say they’re fighting for fair pay and hours—just as fall coffee orders surge.
www.fastcompany.com

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Matt Bodie @matthewtbodie.bsky.social · 21d
😅

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21d
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House. Monday's photo from the Washington Post

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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 22d
Subbing in for @arimelber.bsky.social on @thebeat.msnbc.com tonight! Join us on @msnbc.com!

Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Matthew Bodie

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 22d
Today, @jamesftierney.bsky.social argues that the government's recent $8.9 billion equity investment in Intel represents a new model of American state capitalism: one that entrenches corporate power while foreclosing more democratic and effective alternatives.
Intel and the New State Capitalism
While some have cast the U.S. government’s $8.9 billion equity stake in Intel as the first step on the road to socialism, upon closer examination it looks more like a distinctive form of American…
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