Steve Diamond
@stephenfdiamond.bsky.social
I study law, politics and political economy.
Where is the anti-war movement?
These boat strikes will be nothing compared to the war crimes they will commit after they initiate regime change to seize Venezuelan oil companies.
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Where is the anti-war movement?
Sometimes I think these types would have opposed the pen.
We are living at a time when university leadership amplifies anti-intellectual tropes and technologies
These are very troubling times
These are very troubling times
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Sometimes I think these types would have opposed the pen.
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Has Big Plans, but His Giant Fund Is Low on Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
So why should the @pganews.bsky.social get in bed with these thugs?
So why should the @pganews.bsky.social get in bed with these thugs?
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Has Big Plans, but His Giant Fund Is Low on Cash
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Has Big Plans, but His Giant Fund Is Low on Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
So why should the @pganews.bsky.social get in bed with these thugs?
So why should the @pganews.bsky.social get in bed with these thugs?
Who pays the tariffs?
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Who pays the tariffs?
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November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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It’s #WorldVentil8Day! 🌬️
Clean indoor air is a fundamental pillar of school safety.
Effective ventilation drastically reduces the spread of airborne illnesses (flu, RSV, COVID) and is crucial for maintaining healthy Ontario classrooms.
#OntEd #SchoolSafety #CollaborateToVentilate
Clean indoor air is a fundamental pillar of school safety.
Effective ventilation drastically reduces the spread of airborne illnesses (flu, RSV, COVID) and is crucial for maintaining healthy Ontario classrooms.
#OntEd #SchoolSafety #CollaborateToVentilate
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It’s #WorldVentil8Day! 🌬️
Clean indoor air is a fundamental pillar of school safety.
Effective ventilation drastically reduces the spread of airborne illnesses (flu, RSV, COVID) and is crucial for maintaining healthy Ontario classrooms.
#OntEd #SchoolSafety #CollaborateToVentilate
Clean indoor air is a fundamental pillar of school safety.
Effective ventilation drastically reduces the spread of airborne illnesses (flu, RSV, COVID) and is crucial for maintaining healthy Ontario classrooms.
#OntEd #SchoolSafety #CollaborateToVentilate
“There’s very little evidence of any dissent or daylight between the board and Musk on any issue,” said Stephen Diamond, a corporate governance expert at Santa Clara University. “You just have to wonder whether that’s really a rational way to run the company.”
Will Tesla shareholders vote to make Elon Musk the first trillionaire?
It’s not the outcome, it’s the margin.
www.theverge.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“There’s very little evidence of any dissent or daylight between the board and Musk on any issue,” said Stephen Diamond, a corporate governance expert at Santa Clara University. “You just have to wonder whether that’s really a rational way to run the company.”
A Roberto Bolano novel come to life!
I am very pleased to share the program of our international workshop, "The Position of Sociological Theory in Germany and Italy". Co-organized by @larsdoepking.bsky.social and me. It will take place at the DHI in Rome from November 20th to 21st.
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A Roberto Bolano novel come to life!
Contributor: “Electing Mamdani would be an ominous turn for New York and the nation”
Moral panic over #Mamdani is bizarre- he’s barely left of center and doesn’t know the first thing about socialism.
Moral panic over #Mamdani is bizarre- he’s barely left of center and doesn’t know the first thing about socialism.
November 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Contributor: “Electing Mamdani would be an ominous turn for New York and the nation”
Moral panic over #Mamdani is bizarre- he’s barely left of center and doesn’t know the first thing about socialism.
Moral panic over #Mamdani is bizarre- he’s barely left of center and doesn’t know the first thing about socialism.
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You can order a copy here: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI
Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI, Since the emergence of ChatGPT, generative AI has been heralded as a technology poised to revolutionize our world
www.politybooks.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
You can order a copy here: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Oh happy day!
(My better half: “Instead of reading about it, how about earning some!”)
(My better half: “Instead of reading about it, how about earning some!”)
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Oh happy day!
(My better half: “Instead of reading about it, how about earning some!”)
(My better half: “Instead of reading about it, how about earning some!”)
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/i-helped-l...
“Deploying our military to watch over and intimidate our citizens is wrong and presents a clear and present danger to the First Amendment rights and freedoms we cherish. It must stop.”
“Deploying our military to watch over and intimidate our citizens is wrong and presents a clear and present danger to the First Amendment rights and freedoms we cherish. It must stop.”
I helped lead the National Guard. Troops don’t belong in our cities.
We must not permit this gross misuse of the military to be normalized.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/i-helped-l...
“Deploying our military to watch over and intimidate our citizens is wrong and presents a clear and present danger to the First Amendment rights and freedoms we cherish. It must stop.”
“Deploying our military to watch over and intimidate our citizens is wrong and presents a clear and present danger to the First Amendment rights and freedoms we cherish. It must stop.”
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In a speech yesterday explaining why he's voting against $TSLA's trillion dollar pay package, NYS Controller @nyscomptroller.bsky.social said the plan "is not pay for performance; this is pay for unchecked power". Full comments filed short time ago: www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001214659-25-015407
www.sec.gov
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In a speech yesterday explaining why he's voting against $TSLA's trillion dollar pay package, NYS Controller @nyscomptroller.bsky.social said the plan "is not pay for performance; this is pay for unchecked power". Full comments filed short time ago: www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
Boat strikes put US service members in legal jeopardy:
"Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."
"Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."
Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikes
Democrats are demanding that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
A classic case of what Stuart Hall once called “moral panic”.
These folks are doing all the work for @zohrankmamdani via their boneheaded idiocy www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall
The city’s 1% realize their influence is waning: “It’s hard to be chill and relaxed.”
www.wsj.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A classic case of what Stuart Hall once called “moral panic”.
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I wrote a new piece outlining how SEC leadership is using “staff” statements and novel legal maneuvers to avoid the APA, a critical public transparency law.
It’s a way to deliver for the financial services industry while avoiding scrutiny of skeptics and public interest advocates.
It’s a way to deliver for the financial services industry while avoiding scrutiny of skeptics and public interest advocates.
In the past nine months, the SEC has strayed from the standard rulemaking process that is supposed to let members of the public have equal opportunity to comment on changes before they go into effect. Read more in a Substack by @amandalfischer.bsky.social: bettermarkets.substack.com/p/the-secret...
The Secret Securities and Exchange Commission
By Amanda Fischer, Policy Director & COO
bettermarkets.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I wrote a new piece outlining how SEC leadership is using “staff” statements and novel legal maneuvers to avoid the APA, a critical public transparency law.
It’s a way to deliver for the financial services industry while avoiding scrutiny of skeptics and public interest advocates.
It’s a way to deliver for the financial services industry while avoiding scrutiny of skeptics and public interest advocates.