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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 5h

Of course I came on to Bluesky initially to interact with Liberal Currents people—just don’t realize how consistent I ended up being.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks. Mystery solved on that front. But also realized, my god, is it really true that the vast majority of ppl I interact with on here are LCs? I didn’t even know for a bunch—cool.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 5h

Working from Europe on ET does have the great initial feel of “I do more before 9am than most do all day” from the old commercial but yeah, working a midnight too to catch up on necessary stuff isn’t fun either.

Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 1d

fortune.com/2025/10/14/e...

I advised Tesla's Special Committee on Elon Musk's historic incentive compensation package. Most critics are missing the point | Fortune

I'm a corporate governance expert who teaches at a top business school. Let me tell you how this plan was developed through a world class governance process.

fortune.com

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 1d

A board advisor on that $1T Musk Tesla pay package is out with a defense. Leave aside the various ways of repeating "Musk is a singular genius" (yawn) it ends here, which is precisely what he knows the board and Musk led a wholesale change in Delaware corporate law this year to make far harder:

Responsible, shareholder-first governance ties leadership’s upside to sustained shareholder value, through a transparent and disinterested process. That’s exactly what Tesla has delivered.
Now, it’s up to shareholders to have the final say.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 2d

Also, expect big pushback from all over the political spectrum. This is one of those "Republicans will care because it affects them" things.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 2d

But Bennett, there's a video recording.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 2d

Beat me to this joke. First, you start with sense certainty, then…

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 2d

Real man of the people on jobs—“the thing you’re doing to entertain yourself.”

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 2d

My god it was a hit—it was inescapable for kids at the time with all the tie-ins, etc.

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 3d

I watched The Alabama Solution on HBO tonight. An amazing piece of documentary filmmaking that needs to be seen far and wide.

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system

In the year’s most shocking documentary The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 3d

I’m still thinking of the unicycle gift. First off, that is an awesome fact to know about you. But second, if it’s not asked for (has it ever?) that is world-record gift-giving acumen to get right.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 3d

Needless to say, I tried to wear both when visiting (often enough to be noticed, not so often it looked on purpose), which likely only cemented the idea that she got it right. And maybe she did. PS Unlike the army, I don’t think the circus has a max age on recruits ;)

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 3d

My mother was the opposite—seemingly pricey gifts that made one wonder if I really come off as an adult needing—to pick two Xmas gifts at random—a denim shirt with Disney characters or a train watch that on the hour sent a train around the dial to a loud “choo choo.”

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 3d

Now this is a lede to a thread that stops at just the right spot where no one would not keep going.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4d

RESULT: New Orleans has a new mayor. Helena Moreno, a Democrat known as a progressive member of the city council, easily won today’s mayoral race and cleared the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. She’ll replace the retiring Democratic Mayor, Cantrell.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 4d

Such great dead pan.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 4d

That picture!

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 4d

Needless to say, this is years of training to get to this moment.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 4d

This also feels like geezers going “he’s going, that’s up his alley.”

Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 4d

(Not “usually mentioned” but mentioned above—that was meant as agreement.)

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 4d

There is the very dangerous cauldron of stuff usually mentioned but it’s fit into all-too-typical ways ppl use to explain away the fragility of human being so it might not affect them—“sorry Sally has cancer, but she did smoke twice as a teen, plus she does like Xmas cookies” type stuff.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 4d

I see comments below about how could anyone be such a fool or whatever and I feel about that like I do when ppl say that about people who were conned—no one should have to be on their guard every moment of every interaction—like just scrolling social media. Everyone is so smart until they aren’t.

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 5d

the new york times has helpfully clarified that buildings in oregon are made out of modern construction materials.

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 5d

Great kicker. Marc Benioff’s PR team wanted him to do an interview about philanthropy. Instead he sounded off on a bunch of Trump policies he supports and called for the White House to send troops to SF.

Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 5d

The hot new thing in relationship counseling, I’m sure.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 5d

How has it not been a serial bit on some comedy show of “partner explains online thing to normie spouse who has questions”?

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 6d

Didn’t night that on first read but yeah, what in the heck with the four-star hotel for a govt trip? www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/orlan...

The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes - Orlando Hotels - Orlando, United States - Forbes Travel Guide

Tucked inside Grande Lakes, a 500-acre luxury destination in the headwaters of the Florida Everglades, The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes has much to offer, including championship golf, a Four-Sta...

www.forbestravelguide.com

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