Corey Rayburn Yung
@coreyryung.bsky.social
Prof at KU Law. Writes about sexual violence, criminal law, courts, judges, and empirical legal studies. He/Him/His.
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Everyday, I become more convinced that the correct answer to the Fermi Paradox is that intelligent life inevitably destroys itself.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Everyday, I become more convinced that the correct answer to the Fermi Paradox is that intelligent life inevitably destroys itself.
So, if this somehow works, we get ... Skynet?
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
So, if this somehow works, we get ... Skynet?
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"Google needs to be able to deliver this increase in capability, compute, and storage networking 'for essentially the same cost and increasingly, the same power, the same energy level,' he told employees during the meeting."
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"Google needs to be able to deliver this increase in capability, compute, and storage networking 'for essentially the same cost and increasingly, the same power, the same energy level,' he told employees during the meeting."
Everyone is entitled to 1 truly awful opinion. But only 1.
rogue one is bad folks. i have believed this since i saw it in theaters and no subsequent rewatch has changed my mind. basically a chop job until the final sequence, which is good (for star wars)
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Everyone is entitled to 1 truly awful opinion. But only 1.
After a decade of research and hundreds of billions of dollars spent, the genesis mission will still only talk about white genocide in South Africa.
"the president has directed the Department of Energy to launch an AI project called the genesis mission" sounds like something out of a technothriller
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Launching the Genesis Mission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
After a decade of research and hundreds of billions of dollars spent, the genesis mission will still only talk about white genocide in South Africa.
Ebenezer Scrooge origin story
After close observation for the past 30 minutes, I have confirmed that it is four songs on a loop: a Nutcracker medley and instrumental versions of "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
Four songs on a loop. All day. Starting shortly after Halloween.
Four songs on a loop. All day. Starting shortly after Halloween.
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ebenezer Scrooge origin story
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On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
If people are not committing murder, correctly telling them that murder is illegal is, itself, illegal.
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If people are not committing murder, correctly telling them that murder is illegal is, itself, illegal.
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"attending an Ivy-Plus college instead of the average flagship public college increases students- chances of reaching the top 1% of the earnings distribution by 50%, nearly doubles their chances of attending an elite graduate school, and almost triples their chances of working at a prestigious firm"
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges*
Abstract. We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and ca
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"attending an Ivy-Plus college instead of the average flagship public college increases students- chances of reaching the top 1% of the earnings distribution by 50%, nearly doubles their chances of attending an elite graduate school, and almost triples their chances of working at a prestigious firm"
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Did underpants gnomes write this?
Cracks me up how you could just replace Venezuela and Venezuelans with Iraq and Iraqis and it’d be indistinguishable from something written in 2002
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Did underpants gnomes write this?
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if you can make a false claim the premise for your argument, then you can conclude anything.
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
if you can make a false claim the premise for your argument, then you can conclude anything.
Yale Law galaxy brain
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yale Law galaxy brain
Mahomes accuracy has declined, IMHO. But dropped balls by his receivers don't help.
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Mahomes accuracy has declined, IMHO. But dropped balls by his receivers don't help.
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Laughing at the Saints adding William Sherman to the active roster for today's game against Atlanta.
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Laughing at the Saints adding William Sherman to the active roster for today's game against Atlanta.
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Super knowledgeable discussion of Trump 2.0 and beyond by @aaronrosspowell.com @shikhadalmia.bsky.social and @andycraig.bsky.social
www.theunpopulist.net/p/america-wi...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/america-wi...
America Will Need a Reconstruction Project After Trump: A Conversation with Shikha Dalmia and Andy Craig
Liberals will have to rebuild the institutions of governance and accountability that Trump is destroying and The UnPopulist plans to lead the way
www.theunpopulist.net
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Super knowledgeable discussion of Trump 2.0 and beyond by @aaronrosspowell.com @shikhadalmia.bsky.social and @andycraig.bsky.social
www.theunpopulist.net/p/america-wi...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/america-wi...
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SEVENTEEN strikes.
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
SEVENTEEN strikes.
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Du
Du hast
Du hast mich
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt und ich hab’ nicht gesagt
Du hast
Du hast mich
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt und ich hab’ nicht gesagt
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Du
Du hast
Du hast mich
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt und ich hab’ nicht gesagt
Du hast
Du hast mich
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt und ich hab’ nicht gesagt
Pure, unadulterated sociopathy
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Pure, unadulterated sociopathy
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Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
🎶Now c'mon, take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up
Pour some sugar on me
Ooh, in the name of love🎶
Break the bubble, break it up
Pour some sugar on me
Ooh, in the name of love🎶
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🎶Now c'mon, take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up
Pour some sugar on me
Ooh, in the name of love🎶
Break the bubble, break it up
Pour some sugar on me
Ooh, in the name of love🎶
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With the lights, it’s less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid, and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid, and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
🎶Pick it, pack it, fire it up, come along
And take a hit from the bong
Put the blunt down just for a second
Don't get me wrong, it's not a new method
Inhale
Exhale 🎶
And take a hit from the bong
Put the blunt down just for a second
Don't get me wrong, it's not a new method
Inhale
Exhale 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
With the lights, it’s less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid, and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid, and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
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I won't let you down
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I won't let you down
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
🎶If you're havin' girl problems, I feel bad for you, son
I got ninety-nine problems, but JD Vance ain't one 🎶
I got ninety-nine problems, but JD Vance ain't one 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
🎶If you're havin' girl problems, I feel bad for you, son
I got ninety-nine problems, but JD Vance ain't one 🎶
I got ninety-nine problems, but JD Vance ain't one 🎶
🎶Pick it, pack it, fire it up, come along
And take a hit from the bong
Put the blunt down just for a second
Don't get me wrong, it's not a new method
Inhale
Exhale 🎶
And take a hit from the bong
Put the blunt down just for a second
Don't get me wrong, it's not a new method
Inhale
Exhale 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
🎶Pick it, pack it, fire it up, come along
And take a hit from the bong
Put the blunt down just for a second
Don't get me wrong, it's not a new method
Inhale
Exhale 🎶
And take a hit from the bong
Put the blunt down just for a second
Don't get me wrong, it's not a new method
Inhale
Exhale 🎶
* Want to meme, but every idea is blasphemy *
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
* Want to meme, but every idea is blasphemy *