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Peter M. Shane
@petermshane.bsky.social
Constitutional and admin law prof. Author, Democracy's Chief Executive (U. Cal. 2022). Podcast host @DemChiefExecPod. @Monthly contributor. Corgi-obsessed.
I went through a similar thought process in deciding between the two words!
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I thought the line would end with the word, "solidarity," which I do think is a source of warmth.
January 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Sly and the Family Stone Temple Pilots
December 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
There’s no subtweet here. I’m just saying that, mathematically, billionaires today control a magnitude of resources without accountability far beyond the level of governmental purchasing power at the Founding. That’s a lot of economic power to control without accountability.
December 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Is there a guide connecting how long ago our forebears cane to the U.S. and how much criticism we can direct at slaveholding Founders and reactionary judges? In my case, the immigrants were grandparents on one side and great-grandparents on the other. May I spew venom? Ooze disdain? Hurl a barb?
December 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Aren’t those called biscuits?
December 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM