As if the writing on LinkedIn wasn't banal enough

Love that the grifting has jumped from the ads and “for you” tab to my inbox.

Move over Lina Khan, the WSJ editorial board has found their new boogeyman.

To use one of Brett Christophers' catch-phrases, it's a 'sign of the times' that GIP/BlackRock and a large Canadian pension are acquiring Allete.

'The administration prefers to crack skulls, sir.'

Might have to revisit my policy of generally avoiding my fellow CFA charterholders like the plague.

The UAW 4811 Executive Board is calling for a strike authorization vote in response to last night’s attacks at UCLA.
uaw4811.org/updates/strike…

We call on the powers that be to release the students and employees who have been arrested, and if you can’t take the outcry, stop supporting this war.

I hope both teams lose 🤷

'...the entity has two specific goals: providing a “full defense” of state treasurers and state auditors who are “coming under attack” from firms like BlackRock.'

washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance…

In a country where children go hungry, people die unhoused and libraries are only open part time, this is where our resources go

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'The private equity giant allegedly set up a web of sham trusts—using a secretive affiliate called Financial Credit Investment—to hold a portfolio of stranger-originated life insurance policies worth roughly $20 billion.'

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Wut?

'But by far, the $700 million investment from Palm Beach County is the largest.'

BREAKING:

AAUP–Penn’s response to Penn admin’s threat to shut down peaceful protests.

“Do not escalate the situation. Do not violate the rights of students & faculty. Remember that the actions you choose to take today will be your legacy.”

aaup-penn.org/response-to-pe…

New direct pay and transferability regs just dropped.

These rules will help speed deployment while allowing public entities to own and operate more of what is today a largely private energy system.
home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…