Andrew Leahey ⚖️
@esq.social
Asst. Prof @ Drexel Kline (https://drexel.edu/law/faculty/fulltime_fac/andrew-leahey/) Columnist @ Bloomberg Tax (https://technicallyspeak.ing/) Podcaster @ Min Comp (https://minimumcomp.com) Mastodon: @andrew@esq.social (https://esq.social/@andrew)
I’m firmly in the camp that believes writing imparts a part of the writer in the writing. But when folks say they wouldn’t read something written by AI, I wonder what they mean. Wholly written by AI? AI aided? What if a disabled writer uses voice to text to get their thoughts down and AI to polish?
If and only if Post comes out with a new cereal called Nasal Drip.
Norm Charlatan@normcharlatan.bsky.social · 3d agoThe CEO of General Mills should receive the title “General Mills.” It should be like becoming the Dalai Lama. Everyone who works there should have a military rank.
A new version of YES Network’s “The Story of my Number” but it revolves around folks ICQ numbers and each episode has a runtime of 300 minutes.
I think about this interview with the distinguished philosopher Conan O'Brien a lot. I actually think this is a healthy way to live your life! www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/a...
![Is this how you want to go out, with a show that gets smaller and smaller until it’s gone?
Maybe that’s O.K. I think you have more of a problem with that than I do. [Laughs.] At this point in my career, I could go out with a grand, 21-gun salute, and climb into a rocket and the entire Supreme Court walks out and they jointly press a button, I’m shot up into the air and there’s an explosion and it’s orange and it spells, “Good night and God love.” In this culture? Two years later, it’s going to be, who’s Conan? This is going to sound grim, but eventually, all our graves go unattended.
You’re right, that does sound grim.
Sorry. Calvin Coolidge was a pretty popular president. I’ve been to his grave in Vermont. It has the presidential seal on it. Nobody was there. And by the way, I’m the only late-night host that has been to Calvin Coolidge’s grave. I think that’s what separates me from the other hosts.
I had a great conversation with Albert Brooks once. When I met him for the first time, I was kind of stammering. I said, you make movies, they live on forever. I just do these late-night shows, they get lost, they’re never seen again and who cares? And he looked at me and he said, [Albert Brooks voice] “What are you talking about? None of it matters.” None of it matters? “No, that’s the secret. In 1940, people said Clark Gable is the face of the 20th Century. Who [expletive] thinks about Clark Gable? It doesn’t matter. You’ll be forgotten. I’ll be forgotten. We’ll all be forgotten.” It’s so funny because you’d think that would depress me. I was walking on air after that.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qnyq7wies2uc56bzqmfz4q25/bafkreief4hu7c6hd6ymgqnsaejlaipfuj7fq4ka2tkix72pionkb3dkkdy)
Chatted with Peyton Rhodes at Bloomberg for her piece about challenges to the NYC pied-à-terre tax. I compared it favorably against Rhode Island’s similar levy in terms of its likelihood to survive. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Options Abound for NYC Owners Looking to Oppose Pied-à-Terre Tax
New York City homeowners trying to escape their pied-à-terre tax liability have a slew of legal strategies to consider as they await their first bills, according to practitioners.
news.bloombergtax.com
Can any netizens recommend any good netcasts on superintelligence? Also please check my skull for massive dents or errant pieces of rebar.
I have no doubt all the super fans of bands assembled by boardrooms will rock out to slopbeats. Nobody else, though.
Dan of the Year@downwithdan.bsky.social · 3d agoWhen you have no concept of how people engage with music
So-called AI detection tools might be an even bigger scurge than AI. I was talking today with a student (a senior), who shared that they now have to spend time "dumbing down" their papers--shortening sentences, removing advanced vocab and punctuation--because otherwise they get flagged as "AI."
MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d agoThe White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Prophetic? Thread provides more context.
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 4d agoThey are shutting this down by the end of the day.
I would like to announce that I have abandoned development of my own in-house AI model. It broke containment and ruined a beautiful embroidered throw pillow.
The trickle down concerns ring hollow in a country where tens of millions of homeowners already pay an annual tax on their largest asset: property tax. news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights...
California Wealth Tax Trickle-Down Concerns Are Unconvincing
Opinion: Certain arguments against California's proposed 5% levy on the ultrarich ring hollow in a country where tens of millions of homeowners already pay an annual tax on their property, but the con...
news.bloombergtax.com
If we're going to be dealing with tariff shenanigans for the foreseeable future, they need an unwind mechanism. One might begin with a look at Section 6416 of the IRC. news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights...
Tariffs Need a Checks-and-Balances System From the Beginning
Opinion: If tariffs are going to remain part of the policy toolkit for this administration, Congress should require any temporary levy to contain an unwinding mechanism from the outset, writes Andrew ...
news.bloombergtax.com
Hardly the most significant issue here, but pairing a Breitling with what looks like a silver dragon bracelet and that ice cream salesman suit should be disqualifying for backup dog catcher.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2w agoThis will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...
"Helipad ribbon cutting ceremony," like the grand reopening of a toll booth or the inaugural launch of an escalator, isn't something that should ever be in anyone's calendar.
1. Everyone says they hate meetings. 2. There are an awful lot of meetings. Therefore: someone is lying and loves meetings.
Soon we'll be raiding random remote cabins just looking for stockpiles of fertilizer.
The US nearing a deal to secure potash is some serious 19th century nonsense. This should be an announcement made by William Seward. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Trump Says Potash Deal With Belarus in Works Amid Canada Fight
President Donald Trump said the US is working with Belarus to secure more supplies of potash amid a trade fight with Canada, a major supplier of the critical ingredient used in fertilizers.
news.bloombergtax.com
Opinion: Policymakers should recognize that separating audit from consulting is only part of the answer in Big Four reform. They must also address misconduct within auditing and ensure those responsible bear financial consequences, writes Andrew Leahey.
KPMG Australia Scandal Shows Misconduct Rules Need Strengthening
Opinion: Policymakers should recognize that separating audit from consulting is only part of the answer in Big Four reform. They must also address misconduct within auditing and ensure those responsible bear financial consequences, writes Andrew Leahey.
bit.ly
My Recent Rulemakings Reviewed column (synopsis of the month in federal rulemaking) is up at Yale JREG Notice & Comment. Read it, won't you? My horse needs new shoes. www.yalejreg.com/nc/recent-ru...
Recent Rulemakings Reviewed: August 2026 - Yale Journal on Regulation
Recent Rulemakings Reviewed is a monthly quantitative snapshot of federal regulatory activity, drawn from FRTracker—a platform that ingests Federal Register documents and decomposes binding rules into...
yalejreg.com
Even in his fantastical lies he’s useless and a burden on others.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoTrump on 9/11: "I just thank my people. I was building a big building in New York & I took the whole crew down there right after this happened & they had no hesitation. Everybody went down with me... we thought it was coming down on top of us... two fireman lifted me up and started running with me"
Utah and California are among at least 10 states targeting residents who register their vehicles through Montana shell companies to evade sales taxes and fees at home.
Utah Takes Montana License Plate Fight to 80,000 Vehicle Owners
Utah and California are among at least 10 states targeting residents who register their vehicles through Montana shell companies to evade sales taxes and fees at home.
bit.ly
23 YEARS AGO TODAY, @mrweebl.bsky.social posted BADGERS to @Newgrounds.com
I’d like to see a Venn diagram of the 30% of folks that think everything is going well and people that eat vegetables and prefer to do so without the fear of their insides melting out of their body.
Every CEO of a MNC should have to take the last name of the entity. It’s the “everyone should wear name tags on the street” equivalent for corporations. I don’t want to have to keep track of these people.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last mo.Johnny Apple CEO
MA rolling stock tax, or: how to create a reverse carbon tax in one easy step. news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights...
Massachusetts Truck Taxes Need Revamp Beyond Adding an Exemption
Opinion: Massachusetts should go beyond a simple trucking tax exemption and redesign the tax so interstate rolling stock is apportioned according to in-state mileage.
news.bloombergtax.com