Ann M. Lipton
@annmlipton.bsky.social
Law prof at U Colorado, business and securities. Blogging at https://www.businesslawprofessors.com/
Scholarship at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2365170
No longer welcome in the State of Nevada.
Scholarship at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2365170
No longer welcome in the State of Nevada.
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NEW: Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on fire. Help please’
Samuel Tremblett died in Easton, MA after his Model Y crashed into a tree and caught on fire. He managed to talk to a dispatcher. His remains were found in the backseat.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Samuel Tremblett died in Easton, MA after his Model Y crashed into a tree and caught on fire. He managed to talk to a dispatcher. His remains were found in the backseat.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tesla Sued Over Crash That Trapped, Killed Massachusetts Driver
Samuel Tremblett pleaded with a 911 operator to be rescued from his burning Tesla Inc. Model Y SUV after a crash in October: “I can’t get out, please help me.”
www.bloomberg.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
NEW: Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on fire. Help please’
Samuel Tremblett died in Easton, MA after his Model Y crashed into a tree and caught on fire. He managed to talk to a dispatcher. His remains were found in the backseat.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Samuel Tremblett died in Easton, MA after his Model Y crashed into a tree and caught on fire. He managed to talk to a dispatcher. His remains were found in the backseat.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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so Heated Rivalry-pilled, I had to find the local angle about it 🏒🌈
New York’s queer hockey club is seeing a LOT more interest these days! (and so are leagues like it around the country.) new story from me:
New York’s queer hockey club is seeing a LOT more interest these days! (and so are leagues like it around the country.) new story from me:
Join the Club: ‘Heated Rivalry’ is Making Queer Hockey New York’s Hottest Sport
The Pride Hockey Alliance has been bringing “hot queer friends” together for years before the buzziest show on ice.
www.thecity.nyc
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 PM
so Heated Rivalry-pilled, I had to find the local angle about it 🏒🌈
New York’s queer hockey club is seeing a LOT more interest these days! (and so are leagues like it around the country.) new story from me:
New York’s queer hockey club is seeing a LOT more interest these days! (and so are leagues like it around the country.) new story from me:
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The point for SpaceX is once it's in mainstream indexes, index investors functionally are forced to buy. They cannot sell. And since Musk will control voting, they will have no rights at all. Functionally forced to supply capital.
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Exclusive | SpaceX Seeks Early Index Entry as It Prepares Massive IPO
Advisers to company CEO Elon Musk have reached out to major index providers seeking ways to secure earlier inclusion in market benchmarks to lift shares
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The point for SpaceX is once it's in mainstream indexes, index investors functionally are forced to buy. They cannot sell. And since Musk will control voting, they will have no rights at all. Functionally forced to supply capital.
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
UNITED ARTISTS BUT FOR JOURNALISTS.
I'm not kidding; I realize it's hard to organize but there should be a nonprofit, pays a reasonable salary and funds investigations, online only, financed by ads, subscriptions, and donations
I'm not kidding; I realize it's hard to organize but there should be a nonprofit, pays a reasonable salary and funds investigations, online only, financed by ads, subscriptions, and donations
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
UNITED ARTISTS BUT FOR JOURNALISTS.
I'm not kidding; I realize it's hard to organize but there should be a nonprofit, pays a reasonable salary and funds investigations, online only, financed by ads, subscriptions, and donations
I'm not kidding; I realize it's hard to organize but there should be a nonprofit, pays a reasonable salary and funds investigations, online only, financed by ads, subscriptions, and donations
The admin is creating incentives to not hire POC unless they clearly, explicitly have objectively superior CVs. Otherwise, you have to create an extensive record justifying the hire.
Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.
Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.
It sounds like the EEOC is trying to bring back the pattern or practice enforcement action.
Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The admin is creating incentives to not hire POC unless they clearly, explicitly have objectively superior CVs. Otherwise, you have to create an extensive record justifying the hire.
Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.
Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.
February 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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Brian Kilmeade from Fox literally just said out loud that ICE pulled out of Maine to protect Susan Collins’ re‑election campaign. I can’t believe he would just admit that.
February 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Brian Kilmeade from Fox literally just said out loud that ICE pulled out of Maine to protect Susan Collins’ re‑election campaign. I can’t believe he would just admit that.
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Howdy! If you're attending the Law and Political Economy Conference in Richmond VA this week, drink with us at the reception and then:
‼️ 📣 join us for the bluesky of ALPE group dinner at 6:30pm on Friday, leaving from the reception to a nearby restaurant. All welcome 📣‼️
‼️ 📣 join us for the bluesky of ALPE group dinner at 6:30pm on Friday, leaving from the reception to a nearby restaurant. All welcome 📣‼️
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Howdy! If you're attending the Law and Political Economy Conference in Richmond VA this week, drink with us at the reception and then:
‼️ 📣 join us for the bluesky of ALPE group dinner at 6:30pm on Friday, leaving from the reception to a nearby restaurant. All welcome 📣‼️
‼️ 📣 join us for the bluesky of ALPE group dinner at 6:30pm on Friday, leaving from the reception to a nearby restaurant. All welcome 📣‼️
I like attending conferences but as the date approaches I start pre-missing my cats.
Anyway, see a lot of you at ALPE - though I gather we're all on opposite panels!
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
Anyway, see a lot of you at ALPE - though I gather we're all on opposite panels!
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
Conference - Association of Law & Political Economy
ALPE is delighted to hold the organization's inaugural conference in Richmond, VA on February 6-7, 2026. We will gather at the Richmond Marriott, 500 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219. While registration for the conference has now closed, you may still become an ALPE member here. You can also sign up for our mailing list
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I like attending conferences but as the date approaches I start pre-missing my cats.
Anyway, see a lot of you at ALPE - though I gather we're all on opposite panels!
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
Anyway, see a lot of you at ALPE - though I gather we're all on opposite panels!
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
okay but do we have a backstory on how ratner was chosen? like, is it just bc trump likes the rush hour movies, or was he the only name who had nothing else he could do?
That Jeff Bezos's Amazon gave Brett Ratner, someone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and in the Epstein Files, $75 million to make a doc about Melania Trump, while he chooses to destroy The Washington Post, says about all you need to know.
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
okay but do we have a backstory on how ratner was chosen? like, is it just bc trump likes the rush hour movies, or was he the only name who had nothing else he could do?
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FWIW, Wyden can just stand up on the Senate floor and tell us all exactly what this is about.
February 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
FWIW, Wyden can just stand up on the Senate floor and tell us all exactly what this is about.
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The Washpost's editor said today that, amid the layoffs, one of the Post's top priorities will be "national security, in DC and abroad."
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The Washpost's editor said today that, amid the layoffs, one of the Post's top priorities will be "national security, in DC and abroad."
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
the article is a doozy wow
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
the article is a doozy wow
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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they fucking suspended @dril.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
they fucking suspended @dril.bsky.social
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
nyt getting its licks in
"Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
"Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
nyt getting its licks in
"Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
"Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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"Le said that many DHS officials don’t understand the seriousness of an order from a federal judge. 'It took a long, long, long time, and many orders [to] let them know that if you don’t fix it, I’m going to quit and you’re going to be dragging yourself into court.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 4, 2026 at 1:50 PM
"Le said that many DHS officials don’t understand the seriousness of an order from a federal judge. 'It took a long, long, long time, and many orders [to] let them know that if you don’t fix it, I’m going to quit and you’re going to be dragging yourself into court.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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