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Christopher Zorn

@prisonrodeo.bsky.social

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He/him. Nebraska-born #firstgen, Truman State alum, proud dad, GenX prof at Penn State + GSERM. Courts, stats, 🎸. #COYS since ‘95. Pros: Oxford comma, 0-dep, Miles Davis. Antis: MAGA, "causal inference," Woolwich.

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Dec 19

It’s been a bit over a month since my five-year-delayed, backed-by-the-department-and-college-committee sabbatical application was denied by the @psuliberalarts.bsky.social dean in a one-sentence email.

What I’ve learned:

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Chris Bilder @chrisbilder.bsky.social · 24d

There is definitely "no place like Nebraska": U. of Nebraska-Lincoln (@unlincoln.bsky.social) is recommending the elimination of my Dept. of Statistics along with 5 other departments and other cuts. These recommendations include laying off 50+ tenured faculty--no other university does this. 1/

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 28d

While I have you papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Conspiracy Abolition
Virginia Law Review, 2026
69 Pages
Posted: 7 Aug 2024
Last revised: 26 Feb 2025
Evan D. Bernick
Northern Illinois University - College of Law
Date Written: July 24, 2024
Abstract
Criminal conspiracy seems as American as apple pie. Every state criminalizes conspiracy, and there are dozens of federal conspiracy statutes. The crime of conspiracy is
the darling of prosecutors across the political spectrum.
It has been wielded against poor Black teens and White TV moguls; anti-carceral and anti-abortion activists; rap stars and a President. Conspiracy's hold on U.S. criminal
systems is firm. This Article seeks to break that hold. The crime of conspiracy promotes surveillance of and violence against poor people of color. It is a menace to freedom of expression, the right of a criminal defendant to confront an adverse witness, and the rule of law. Its purported social benefits remain unsubstantiated; its social costs have been understated when they have not been outright ignored. And it can't be reformed. It should be
abolished.

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · 28d

JOB:

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

Assistant Professor, Political Science

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Sep 5

Lower league football (soccer) >= minor league baseball

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Dorking fan, 54, answers call to play in goal as club wrestles with injury crisis

Terry Dunn, 54, has answered an emergency call from his National league South club after 28 years in retirement

www.theguardian.com

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Liz Sepper @lsepper.bsky.social · Aug 28

You see these in the pantry, you know it's a fake family of FBI. Or so I tell my kids. They know what to do

performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · Aug 28

respectfully, who is eating these

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Aug 9

Check out this great piece by @mcclennen65.bsky.social in which I played a small part:

www.salon.com/2025/08/09/n...

Greg Gutfeld will never outshine Stephen Colbert

Fox News tries to credit Gutfeld's show for Colbert's cancellation — but the facts tell a different story

www.salon.com

Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Aug 8

OMG #COYS

Pawel Kapuscinski @alienpawi.bsky.social · Aug 7

Very exciting news - we are looking to add senior data scientist to our team. Perfect role if you are passionate about football and skilled in working with tracking data.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club hiring Senior Data Scientist in Enfield, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn

Posted 2:21:08 PM. Who We AreFounded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic Science football club, playing in the…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Aug 6

Well this is weird.

(Link: constitution.congress.gov/constitution/)

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Aug 6

Political science friends: help a sister out. #polisky #polmeth #politicalscience

Elizabeth (Beth) Dhuey @bdhuey.bsky.social · Aug 6

Hey #edusky and #econsky. I’m teaching a new course on quasi-experimental methods at an ed school. All my materials are super econ heavy. Anyone teach a similar class that would be willing to share their syllabus for inspiration?

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Sophia McClennen @mcclennen65.bsky.social · Jul 25

Chk out my new piece on the first time that CBS sacrificed satire and caved to pressure. It is a good reminder that they may be cancelling Colbert, but satire will adapt and thrive.

#colbert #colbertcancellation #satire #smothersbrothers #CBS #Paramount

www.salon.com/2025/07/25/s...

Stephen Colbert wasn’t CBS’s first satirical sacrifice

Caving to pressure from two presidents, the network fired the Smothers Brothers in 1969

www.salon.com

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · Jul 24

IT'S LIVE

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 19

ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 25

Colbert - South Park crossover, who’s in?

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 24

Lots of fallacies (Robinson Crusoe, ecological, continuum, ludic, Baconian, prosecutor’s, etc.)

Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 20

Medium or Substack?

Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Happy “Berhalter Out” Day to all who celebrate! #USMNT #Greggg

Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 9

All Republican appointees (two Trump, one Bush Sr.).

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule designed to make unsubscribing easier

Rule would have kept businesses from forcing customers through lengthy chats or other barriers to cancellation

www.theguardian.com

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 9

Add: law professors.

Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · Jul 8

Any judicial politics/courts scholar who does not operate from the assumption that SC justices are partisan actors is not fit to pump gas, much less write about the judiciary.

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 8

It’s no wonder they suck more now…

Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 8

I’ve never said it isn’t. But I’ve said it shouldn’t be for decades, and I’ll stand by that.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · Jul 4

www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...

Trump’s Massive Deportation Plan Echoes Concentration Camp History

Trump’s language about immigrants “poisoning” the U.S. repeats past rhetoric that led to civilian detention camps, with horrific, tragic results

www.scientificamerican.com

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy birthday to the greatest articulation of critical American patriotism, Frederick Douglass’ “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July” www.blackpast.org/african-amer...

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎉🎉🎉