Corporate profits and tax revenues grew together until the Trump tax cuts. Now corporate profits are at an all-time high while tax receipts are at their lowest since 2021.

One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish

One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish

An algal bloom has almost wiped out a unique population of giant cuttlefish—and their stunning mating swarms

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Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

Having a blast @cosellworklaw.bsky.social @berkeleylaw.bsky.social! Participated in a great panel on the boundaries of employment law with @matthewtbodie.bsky.social Samantha Prince, Rip Verkerke & Tara Pomparelli, and received incredibly helpful feedback on my WIP on volunteerism & work law 🔥

@lsepper.bsky.social ALERT ALERT ALERT

@matthewtbodie.bsky.social spoke to @bloomberg.com regarding the approach of NLRB GC Crystal Carey's focus on efficiency in case handling instead of prioritizing cases that would present a challenge to earlier precedents. z.umn.edu/bkam

Spread the news: the Association of Law and Political Economy (@a-lpe.bsky.social) invites proposals for its second annual meeting, to be held on June 9-10, 2027, in Boston, MA.

CFP: Second Annual Association of Law and Political Economy Conference

The Association of Law and Political Economy invites proposals for its second annual meeting, to be held on June 9-10, 2027, in Boston, MA.

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BREAKING: Dueling rulings cause chaos over Missouri maps. By Tuesday night, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faced an order from the Missouri Supreme Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. New, at Law Dork:

Dueling rulings cause chaos over Missouri maps

By Tuesday night, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faced an order from the Missouri Supreme Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt.

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It’s everyone’s favorite time of year…the Taboo Trades Podcast is back for a new season! 🎉 Season 7 begins today. Meet this year’s student hosts and get ready for more conversations about markets, morals, law, and the lines we draw between them. Listen here: buff.ly/f4LfuZy #TabooTrades #UVALaw

Welcome to Season 7! - Taboo Trades

In this episode, we welcome listeners to Season 7 of the Taboo Trades Podcast and introduce this year’s UVA Law student hosts: Mia Armstrong, Sahanya Bhaktaram, Tyler Donovan, Kate Garmer, Liz…

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This MO Sup Ct opinion is a big deal. Completely invalidates all of the congressional primaries, undoes the mid-decade map, and puts the blame squarely (and unanimously) on SOS Hoskins. (Per state law, the parties will probably just pick the primary winners to be on the general election ballot.)

"Missouri Supreme Court puts referendum to overturn new congressional map on ballot" #ELB

The opinion is here. I might have more to say about this in the coming days, but Missouri’s Secretary of State refused to put this referendum on the ballot based on an aggressive interpretation of the...

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BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947."

BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court has placed the redistricting referendum on the ballot. It has also barred the use of the 2025 map in the general election. The 2022 map that almost guarantees Emanuel Cleaver's victory will be in effect. ENORMOUS

@matthewtbodie.bsky.social spoke to @inquirer.com about the release of web links that publicly revealed the daily work schedules and cell phone number of thousands of Philadelphia-area healthcare workers, information that hospital traditionally do not make available online. z.umn.edu/bj5p

BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah

An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.

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Wage theft is theft. Tenant harassment is illegal. Those who defraud vulnerable New Yorkers will be held accountable. We are working with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to share real-time information and crack down on crimes that target workers and consumers.

Workers' rights at the heart of new NYC initiative, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg says

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection commissioner are partnering up to combat wage theft, tenant harassment and fraud targeting immigrants.

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Even if you follow Elon Musk's horrible effects on global society and the economy closely, you'll find this interview between @alletson.bsky.social and @quinnslobodian.com fascinating and terrifying: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

How Elon Musk Is Re-Engineering the World

Podcast Episode · Reveal · August 5 · 30m

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Olivia Miles is running the offense for the best team in the WNBA while shooting 50-40-90 and leading the league in NBA Street Moves Per Game AND SHES A ROOKIE

Danielle H@danielleceltics.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Oh my goodness, Olivia Miles behind the back pass to Kayla McBride for three #WNBA

Extremely excited that legal scholar extraordinaire and beloved teacher @rhollblum.bsky.social has now officially joined the @umnlawschool.bsky.social community! Great day for Minnesota Law students, faculty, and me!

Normalization isn't just about under-reacting to aberrant public figures. It's also about acclimating people to controversial, outside the box concepts. This kind of normalization isn't bad, per se. It can be used for good and for ill. www.offmessage.net/p/reclaiming...

Reclaiming "Normalization"

It’s way past time we start normalizing the kinds of things that will be necessary for American renewal in the post-Trump era.

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Brian Beutler@brianbeutler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You know that thing Trump does where he drains an idea of its potential to generate mass, spontaneous blowback by playing footsie with it for weeks or months before acting? We need that but for oversight, accountability, democracy reform. www.offmessage.net/p/reclaiming...

There should be an emergency meeting among Dem leadership tonight and the entire Dem delegation should be on the Capitol steps tomorrow morning denouncing this and describing steps they’ll take in light of this latest dangerous insanity.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Breaking: Trump announces the US will now be siding with North Korea and Kim Jong Un instead of the democratic South Korea. “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea...”

Authors: Glenn West (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP), Hon. Travis Laster (Delaware Court of Chancery) & Mitu Gulati (UVA)

SSRN@ssrn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This paper argues that the famous contractual duty of good faith and fair dealing is far less expansive in practice than legal theory often suggests. Courts usually use it to fill gaps in contracts, not to impose broad standards of fairness. spkl.io/6332873uCq #ContractLaw

TW: Suicide I used to volunteer on a crisis line, and I thought it might be useful to share what I was taught there about helping people who might be having suicidal ideations. (To be clear, I'm not a trained professional of any kind.)

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 2mo ago

TW: Suicide If you tell people you have SI, many are likely to suggest you call 988 or text the suicide lifeline. These are good resources *if you need to be kept physically safe;* they are not as helpful if your ideations are passive. Allow me to share some things that have helped me. /1

For the first time since World War II, the country’s debt is actually larger than the economy itself. Driven by surging federal spending, the government has already borrowed almost $2 trillion in fiscal year 2026 and is on track to borrow even more before the year is over.

This year's budget deficit has almost reached $2 trillion. It's not over yet.

The U.S. has already surpassed its 2025 budget deficit with about a month and a half left to go in its fiscal year. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the government is on track to borrow m...

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