Michael Ettllnger

Does Harvard & Columbia still have records of Trump’s applications and rejections?

JFC. Michelob Ultra is the top selling beer in the USA. This place is the weirdest mix of toxic masculinity and sorry ass pathetic light beer drinking possible. Candy ass pseudo toughness. Beat up on the defenseless then drink the weakest beer possible to celebrate the conquest. Sad

Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.

There’s on old saying. “Military justice is to justice, what military music is to music.” apnews.com/article/pent...

Trump also said it didn’t cost the government anything

I will also say that back when I had convos with CFOs they were always saying they couldn’t do things D administrations wanted them to do b/c they’d face shareholder suits. Giving away 10% of the company is a much bigger deal than anything we discussed

Thanks. I was wondering if something such as that might preclude. It sounds like it wouldn’t be immediately dismissed and forcing Intel to articulate what of tangible value it received would have some entertainment value

The report I saw said it was “common shares.”

Is there a shareholder lawsuit in this? It diluted the value of shareholders stock 10% in exchange for nothing tangible. Also, it's, in effect, a 10% tax on Intel's dividends. Only Congress can levy tax. Is it voluntary & not a tax? All taxes are paid b/c of threats from gov't, one way or another

New from me and co-authors ... papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

And Obama tried for far too long to bring Rs along

I'm skeptical that U.S. Senate would have done it and it would have disrupted other priorities. We'll never know of course, and the broader point of Ds not being aggressive enough when they have power is legit.

When do you think there were the votes in Congress for DC to be made a state?

Ds need to be clear. If Trump starts arresting D leaders based on nothing, there is going to be an uprising in this country not seen since the civil war

Deputy attorney general to meet with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell Maxwell was convicted of recruiting and grooming multiple teenage girls for over a decade to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

Negotiating her silence no doubt … www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

If you assume all the rescissions in the rescissions bill stick and that the budget accounts never get additional plusups in future years, then Republicans would need to do another 35 rescissions bills the size of what they did last week in order to pay for the big beautiful bill.

Ironically. The bumper sticker was from me having worked at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and it said "Justice, It's What We're All About" (The ALAS connection was in small print)

I was once pulled over by a cop because he wanted to know where I'd gotten a bumper sticker he liked. He was pleasant and polite but it was late, I was tired, I just wanted to go home. He had no business doing that. I was, of course, cooperative

Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’ Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation

It says something that the only thing I’m surprised by in this story is that someone has “Thomas” as a nickname. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I once saw a poll asking people what % went to foreign aid & it was, as usual, way high. Then it asked what % should go to foreign aid. It was also higher than actual. So, unclear whether ppl want less, or more, foreign aid

How Much Would Every Family in Every State Get if the Megabill’s Tax Cuts Given to the Rich Had Instead Been Evenly Divided? If instead of giving $117 billion to the richest 1 percent, that money had been evenly divided among all Americans, we'd each get $343 - or nearly $1,400 for a family of four.

If instead of giving $117 billion to the richest 1 percent, that money had been evenly divided among all Americans, we'd each get $343 - or nearly $1,400 for a family of four.
Read more at: itep.org/map-family-s...

10 Crazy Comparisons Showing How Much Trump and Congress Just Cut Taxes for the Rich $117 billion is a big number, so we thought it could use a little context.

By me: 10 Crazy Comparisons Showing How Big the Tax Cuts for the Rich are. Read more at: itep.org/10-crazy-com...

The SALT Caucus, Fortunately, Comes Up Short The endlessly debated cap on deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) has emerged in the GOP megabill largely unscathed—despite the efforts of Republican lawmakers from “blue” states. Those lawmake...

Another ITEP thing from me ... itep.org/salt-cap-sen...

Trump Megabill Will Give $114 Billion in Tax Cuts to the Top 1% in 2026. How Much In Your State? The predominant feature of the tax and spending bill working its way through Congress is a massive tax cut for the richest 1 percent — a $114 billion benefit to the wealthiest people in the country in...

A little something I chipped in at @itep.org ... The predominant feature of the tax and spending bill working its way through Congress is a massive tax cut for the richest 1 percent — a $114 billion benefit to the wealthiest people in the country in 2026 alone. itep.org/trump-megabi...

Is the complaint that he didn't say "jewish state?"

AI assistants for help and transactions would be more palatable if they didn't try to mimic human interactions. It makes them more annoying (and creepy). Just have them act unfeeling. Then it would be less annoying when they seem dumb or unresponsive. Then It's just a machine.

This, btw, demonstrates the value of pre-poll focus groups. They can break you out of the limitations of your narrow world view to understand the wide range of ways the people you are surveying think about things

Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7

Another example of terrible polling. Not giving “the side” as an option ignores the optimal method if you have a knife handy

Opinion | I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.

Brooks can be annoyingly disingenuous & I disagree with him on much … but he can write & he has the bit in his teeth on this one & nails it … www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...

USDA Employee And Five Others Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Food Stamp Fraud And Bribery Scheme Perry Carbone, Attorney for the United States, Acting under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515; Charmeka Parker, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspec...

I’m against a middle-class bureaucrat stealing SNAP benefits. I’m not sure in the ultimate ledger, though, that it’s worse than (legally) cutting SNAP to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...