Jesse
@jessemerle.bsky.social
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Lawyer in social enterprise and impact investing:
-Director @ Lookout PBC (2024 Pulitzer Winner).
-Counsel @ Kiva Capital.
-Lecturer @ Berkeley Law.
Married to a Dirty Immigration Lawyer.
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Jesse
@jessemerle.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Heather Gerken, Ford Foundation’s New Leader, Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Ford Foundation’s New Leader Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law
www.nytimes.com
Reports of ICE ads on #Spotify were noted in early October. People began calling for boycotts immediately.
Now, nearly a month later Spotify is seeing major losses.
And we can do ever BETTER. 👏👏👏
#BoycottSpotify
Now, nearly a month later Spotify is seeing major losses.
And we can do ever BETTER. 👏👏👏
#BoycottSpotify
The Oakland Police Department says it is working with the FBI’s Art Crime Team to investigate the burglary.
Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum of California, police say
The Oakland Police Department says it is working with the FBI’s Art Crime Team to investigate the burglary.
oaklandside.org
To be clear being a PBC doesn’t mean that BlueSky *must* do what’s in “the best interests of those materially affected by [it’s] conduct” only that it must balance those interests against the pecuniary interests of its stockholders and its public purpose set forth in its Charter. IOW…
Part of the reason I convinced myself to join this network is bc @jay.bsky.team formed BSKY as a Public Benefit Corporation (initially a PBLLC), which means its directors and officers are legally obligated to consider “the best interests of those materially affected by the corporation’s conduct.”
Wrote this 2 years ago, and some of it is still relevant (tho I’ve become more skeptical of AI generally)
AI Companies Can Define Their Public Purpose Through Governance
AI companies should embrace the concept of stakeholder capitalism which says businesses should consider their stakeholder network—not just their shareholders—when making decisions, says Berkeley Law’s...
news.bloomberglaw.com
To be clear being a PBC doesn’t mean that BlueSky *must* do what’s in “the best interests of those materially affected by [it’s] conduct” only that it must balance those interests against the pecuniary interests of its stockholders and its public purpose set forth in its Charter. IOW…
Part of the reason I convinced myself to join this network is bc @jay.bsky.team formed BSKY as a Public Benefit Corporation (initially a PBLLC), which means its directors and officers are legally obligated to consider “the best interests of those materially affected by the corporation’s conduct.”
This is a remarkable document. In particular I have never seen an entity agree that the AG not only has continuing supervisory authority, but that the entity will pay the AG's costs of exercising that power, including the costs of experts.
This structure chart from late 2023 outlines the basic state of their entity relationships. I don’t think too much material has changed since then. It’s the slide I use for my law school lectures. As you can see it’s an ugly mess, far from the relatively simple spinout model PRX used.
big premises unpinning a huge swath of our economy rn
OpenAI Charter: Our Charter describes the principles we use to execute on OpenAI’s mission.
openai.com/charter/
OpenAI Charter: Our Charter describes the principles we use to execute on OpenAI’s mission.
openai.com/charter/
OpenAI Charter
Our Charter describes the principles we use to execute on OpenAI’s mission.
openai.com
lol what the wealthy today don't seem to understand is part of staying wealthy in society is not pissing off the masses.
There's a reason why Carnegie and the Rockefellers poured money into institutions. Gutting institutions and making it harder for the masses to survive is a...choice.
There's a reason why Carnegie and the Rockefellers poured money into institutions. Gutting institutions and making it harder for the masses to survive is a...choice.
We have reached the point where the *American Bar Association* cannot find attorneys willing to represent them in litigation against the Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
Jesse
@jessemerle.bsky.social
· 10d
Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.
In Earnings Calls, Private Prison Executives Revel in Profiting Off ICE Arrests
“Our business is perfectly aligned with the demands of this moment,” CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger said on the call.
truthout.org
Jesse
@jessemerle.bsky.social
· 12d
Uh maybe this is happening even quicker than I thought it might www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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@jessemerle.bsky.social
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