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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 β€˜95. Pros: Oxford comma, 0-dep, Miles Davis. Antis: MAGA, "causal inference," Woolwich.

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· 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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Dr Selena Wisnom @lswisnom.bsky.social Β· 8d
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· 11d
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social Β· 12d
πŸ“£ IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY TURN IT INTO A COMMUNITY PANTRY ASAP IF YOU ARE ABLE
In view of the SNAP crisis, providing pantry stable items to those in need. Please take what you need and leave what you can, no perishible items please.

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Chris Bilder @chrisbilder.bsky.social Β· Sep 13
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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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Sep 9
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...
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social Β· Sep 9
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 Β· 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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Batman or halo @milesklee.bsky.social Β· Aug 28
respectfully, who is eating these
β€œOriginal” Goldfish snack crackers

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· 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 β€”Β but the facts tell a different story
www.salon.com

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Aug 8
OMG #COYS

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Pawel Kapuscinski @alienpawi.bsky.social Β· 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.
www.linkedin.com

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Aug 6
Well this is weird.

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

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Aug 6
Political science friends: help a sister out. #polisky #polmeth #politicalscience
bdhuey.bsky.social Elizabeth (Beth) Dhuey @bdhuey.bsky.social Β· 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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Elizabeth (Beth) Dhuey @bdhuey.bsky.social Β· 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 Β· 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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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Jul 25
Colbert - South Park crossover, who’s in?

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πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone Β· Jul 24
IT'S LIVE

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Jul 24
Lots of fallacies (Robinson Crusoe, ecological, continuum, ludic, Baconian, prosecutor’s, etc.)

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Jul 20
Medium or Substack?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com Β· 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. πŸ™πŸ»

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Jul 10
Happy β€œBerhalter Out” Day to all who celebrate! #USMNT #Greggg

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Jul 9
All Republican appointees (two Trump, one Bush Sr.).

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US court strikes down β€˜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 Β· Jul 9
Add: law professors.
cullenhendrix.bsky.social Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social Β· 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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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social Β· 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 Β· Jul 8
It’s no wonder they suck more now…

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· 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 Β· Jul 4
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...
Trump’s Massive Deportation Plan Echoes Concentration Camp History
Trump’s language about immigrants β€œpoisoning” 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 Β· Jul 4
Happy birthday to the greatest articulation of critical American patriotism, Frederick Douglass’ β€œWhat, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July” www.blackpast.org/african-amer...

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Christopher Zorn @prisonrodeo.bsky.social Β· Jul 4
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