The Absurdity of Roberts

Good change cannot happen unless you move the capital markets

Diabolical assignment decision by @apnews.com

I’m sorry but the author of this article is truly named… *R.J. Rico* … ??? 👀

I’ve been thinking about this a bit in the context of raising kids… having good manners is not the same as being a good person, but those can get confused!

Yes! Local papers must invest in their journalists to thrive

It’s officially pronounced *public artEEst*

In 2025 I am a pretty reluctant news consumer. So much of the news is traumatic that staying informed is painful. But local journalism is different, and I routinely enjoy reading about policy successes and community building in my hometown paper. Support local news!

Yes, and well done by the UC Berkeley Human Rights Initiative

A lot of people are dying in ICE custody

These two exemplify high-quality journalism. While I’ve never met John, I have learned so much from him over the years that his presence feels personal to me. I’ve become a fan of Maurice’s reporting recently, and I look forward to following him. Thank you for being such admirable public voices.

Their theory really and truly is that it’s only ok to enhance your sex organs

Criminiminals!

And he gets the name right!

Yeah, this is a real thing

Exactly. Just returned from a great international legal conference in cdmx!

The GWOT has returned to our shores

After this debate, I continue to think the best argument for shareholder primacy is Rick Alexander’s concept of the universal shareholder (The Shareholder Commons). And the best argument against is inequality.

Anyone who has ever fact-checked one of his pieces can tell you a story ;)

Reminds me of that old bumper sticker you sometime see on fiddle cases: Real Musicians Have Day Jobs

Heartbreaking footage like this is coming out each and everyday

For the record

About to step into a debate about shareholder primacy at Haas right now which reminds me that this article is very good 👇

Couldn’t survive as a public charity but can’t survive as an independent for-profit either huh?

Almost like it’s time for a way to deprioritize Shareholder Value… :)

Bovino insisting on a silent *only* while demanding adherence to formal logic is somewhat amusing

Amazing that anyone ever thought OpenAI was a public charity

I’m only on two boards rn if they need some rehabilitation I’m into and will crack the whip on sammy

Tim Cook is single-handedly ruining Apple’s reputation for me… his embrace of Trump really peals away the “good company” branding Apple has been hiding behind for years

DOJ is arguing rn in this case that an IJ and BoA *correctly* acknowledged (in denying a CAT claim) that the El Salvadoran government has relied on torture in prison as a policy 👀👀👀

Everyone is listening to Media Matters v. X Corp… but if they stay on the line and listen to the case directly after, they’ll hear my badass wife argue with the DOJ about torture and prison conditions in El Salvador 💪❤️ www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-o...

This is impressive

People upset about OpenAI forming as a public charity might also be upset that to learn how foundation PRIs provided the seed capital for vaping companies

It is not my top issue, but there is immense political power in the Epstein story

“Scott Galloway is an academic at NYU.” “Ok cool.” “He’s a professor of marketing.” “Ah yeah, that sounds right.”

Reagan appointee. Senior judge. These are the people who need to be speaking out.

This video about private equity mucking up Baltimore housing markets is very informative and cleverly entertaining @thebaltimorebanner.com

Maybe get some philanthropy and impact investors involved

What gets me here is the tragedy of having hope in a tech-fueled dystopia

No matter how you slice it, this doesn’t look good for the DOJ

Another instance if a federal judge stating on the record that she does not find the DOJ credible. The nation’s entire public defender bar, acting in concert, could never undermine prosecutor legitimacy to this extent. Just a wild level of self-inflicted damage at DOJ.

I think this is a good sign for the Ford Foundation

This is upsetting

So OpenAI converted its operating company from an LLC into a PBC... What does that mean?

Is that a whiff of desperation I detect?

And just seeing this CA AG Bonta memo too oag.ca.gov/system/files...

US economy rests on a c3 charter lol

Philanthropy is reputation laundering?

For all of Brad Karp’s good faith efforts, this is what he brought us