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Steve Diamond

@stephenfdiamond.bsky.social
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I study law, politics and political economy high above Silicon Valley. www.stephen-diamond.com

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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 1h
Behind the Curtain: AI's existential legal crisis www.axios.com/2026/10/02/a... Ironic given the panic re: AI spreading thru law schools.
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Behind the Curtain: AI's existential legal crisis
AI will be picked apart in countless court fights, with a historic paper trail to tap.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Great to stop by #KathrynKennedyWinery in Saratoga today and chat with winemaker par excellence Marty Mathis. kathrynkennedywinery.com
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In case it’s not obvious this is #antisemitism at work.
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Hey, hey, holy mackerel, no doubt about it, the Cubs are on their way! Hey hey!" ~ Ernie Banks sings the Chicago #Cubs fight song! #MLB
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Only a “good” play…ha! #Roberto
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For Gaza to Recover, Hamas Must Be Expelled www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o... Essential.
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Opinion | For Gaza to Recover, Hamas Must Be Expelled
If Western supporters of the Palestinians want to help Gaza, denounce Hamas.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Funny, the Dems liked him well enough when #antisemitism wasn’t central to the brand
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@natashasarin.bsky.social
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Took my autistic son to the #MagicalBridge playground in #PaloAlto #MitchellPark this morning only to have a tech bro father tell me my son was “creeping out” other kids and should leave. So much for “inclusivity” in #SiliconValley.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.thefp.com/p/confession... Legacy #DSA was not anti-communist but it was anti-Stalinist; and that is what explains the current problem - the return of #neo-stalinist politics. Read more here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Confessions of a Former DSA Organizer
Jake Altman spent nearly a decade inside the DSA. He explains the radical shift that drove him out and what its growing influence could mean for the future of the Democratic Party.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
OMFG, this quote. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Both would be a disaster. #Crypto should follow same rules that govern all other investments. The Howey test is good law.
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today In 1969: Chicago #Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman gets Hank Aaron to ground out to complete his no-hitter vs. the Atlanta #Braves on a sunny day at Wrigley Field! #MLB #Baseball #NoHitter #History
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"#DSA Commemorates 100 Years of Fidel and Denounces Rubio’s Genocide Against the Cuban People" 😂 I take apart the claim that #Fidel and Che #Guevara were "progressive" here: Will the real Che Guevara Please Stand Up? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Will the Real 'Che' Guevara Please Stand Up? Labor and Authoritarianism in Sandinista Nicaragua
This paper examines the impact of authoritarian left theory, in particular that of Che Guevara, on labor rights during the Sandinista's Nicaraguan revolution. T
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Corey Frayer @csfrayer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Deep dive on SEC's "Regulation Crypto" forthcoming. Incredible how un-thoughtful and unjustified it is. Exemptions bear no relationship to properties of the technology and SEC can't preempt Congress and the courts regarding the definition of a security. www.sec.gov/files/rules/...
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Witness to a Counter-Revolution stephen-diamond.com/2026/08/17/w... A fascinating account of Stanford Law Professor Bill Gould's career in labor law. #NLRB #ALRB #MLB
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Witness to a Counter-Revolution | STEPHEN F. DIAMOND
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Purity Spiral: What #DSA Forgot About Winning stephen-diamond.com/2026/08/16/t...
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The Purity Spiral: What DSA Forgot About Winning | STEPHEN F. DIAMOND
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Moderates See Socialists as a Threat to the Democratic Party. Socialists Agree. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/m... Take away its #antisemitism #DSA would collapse.
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Inside the Democratic Socialists of America’s Audacious Quest for Power
Democratic Socialists are capturing more votes than ever before — even as they run up against the limits of their appeal.
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Guha Krishnamurthi @ggkrishnamoomoo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
i know that law profs have a lot of complaints about student-edited journals. the cure for this is to interact with peer-reviewed law journals
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
apparently there is another baseball team on the south side of #Chicago! who knew?
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Of course it’s not democratic and its not socialism….it’s a new version of left wing authoritarianism as described by my late colleague Hal Draper here: www.marxists.org/archive/drap...
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Hal Draper: The Two Souls of Socialism (1966)
Hal Draper: The Two Souls of Socialism (1966)
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Even with lights its the only ball park left in the show.
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Pavlos Roufos @proufos.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
With a slight delay, wanted to share the wonderful opportunity to join one of @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social's tours in Barcelona - and to prompt whoever visits the city to seek them out (info in Nick's profile). 1/
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hope you’re happy #DSA you probably just cost Dems the Senate…. #Michigan
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.ksbw.com/article/ohlo... My paper on land back and #nonprofits coming soon in South Dakota Law Review.
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Big Sur Land Trust returns 84-acre Highway 68 property to Ohlone tribe
The Big Sur Land Trust transferred an 84-acre property to the Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation, marking a significant moment for conservation and social justice.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How Democratic Socialists Are Wrestling With Their Next Moves www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u... Faction fights in DSA. Is anti-semitism the glue that holds @DSA together?
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How Democratic Socialists Are Wrestling With Their Next Moves
After notching primary victories, D.S.A. members in Chicago debated whether socialist candidates should be free to distance themselves from goals like abolishing prisons as they chase more seats this ...
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Very much worth reading to gain insight into #DataCenter finance issue.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Can #DemocraticSocialists Agree on Anything? They Say That’s Not the Point. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u... Why is @DSA no longer willing to stream its convention?
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Can Democratic Socialists Agree on Anything? They Say That’s Not the Point.
At a national summit of the Democratic Socialists of America, nervous energy and a sprawling tableau of sometimes-competing interests were on display.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Free Should Be the Strong Default Setting for Academics' Substacks and Other Online "Work" prawfsblawg.com/free-should-...
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Free Should Be the Strong Default Setting for Academics’ Substacks and Other Online “Work”
Since, insofar as I post here, I so often indicate or directly state my disagreement with Josh Blackman, allow me to make a point of noting an area of common ground: As a general matter, legal acad…
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If only socialism was this easy.
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Andrew Fox @mrandrewfox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Hysterical online reactions help nobody. The Ceuta crisis was a storm in a teacup, and almost all those who crossed the border last night are back home again. That did not stop populist politicians from inventing phantom consequences. Find out the truth for yourself open.substack.com/pub/mrandrew...
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JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli
A group of Indigenous women holding signs to raise awareness for MMIWG. There are large poster boards of pictures of the missing women. They are on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the location of Canada's federal government.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
How could this have come as a surprise?
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg... How to make partner at BigLaw? Invent a new security! $SPCX
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Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 17,591
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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Brilliant film and the full version is available on YouTube youtu.be/Zlh8zBTl2SQ?...
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Defence of the Realm (1986)
YouTube video by Violetta Sherbina
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
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Opinion | Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time
What if Mamdani actually wanted to be a bridge builder between Israelis and Palestinians, a role for which he has the unique capacity and talent?
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
open.substack.com/pub/commonpl... Worth reading. #DSA
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DSA: Vanguard of the Radical Professionals
The Democratic Party’s road back to the working class is only getting longer.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don’t do that, you’re wasting your time on this Earth.” ~Roberto Clemente. Image: MLB via Getty Images.
This color photo shows a man in a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball uniform—Roberto Clemente—standing in a batting stance and holding a baseball bat.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Oligarchs on one side; Maoists on the other…. today’s Democrats.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Best Cold War era film? Defense of the Realm.
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Gabriel Byrne Defence Of The Realm
ALT: Gabriel Byrne Defence Of The Realm
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Author notes the “litmus test” for #DSA support is hostility to Israel….I’m shocked.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Does #LPE think capitalist firms can pursue something other than profits that increase shareholder value and survive? Like the scorpion said to the turtle: it’s in their nature.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Funny that there is little sympathy for #Bryson here but over on X he’s a martyr to the cause.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Absolutely and why any trade union effort is met with immediate opposition by employers. No rhyme or reason to the new “lefties” using unions for political purposes instead of facing the bosses
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: A Call to Reject Unlawful Pressure on #Yale. Yalies Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/a-...
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A Call to Reject Unlawful Pressure on Yale
Yale’s response will help determine whether academic freedom, institutional independence, and the rule of law can withstand political coercion.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#Saratoga summer evening
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Maybe Trump did a favor by crystallizing a movement to move beyond FIFA. The players should organize their own governing body.
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Steve Diamond @stephenfdiamond.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Every four years we try to pretend we play soccer.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The US men’s soccer team can still win if Mike Pence finds the courage.
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