Christine Corcos
@lpcprof.bsky.social
Law and humanities/legal history/media and entertainment law/freedom of speech/privacy law/EU/AI. The Media Method '19; Law and Magic '10. Law and Magic II underway. Personal account.
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
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Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended.
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended.
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
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Wow, here's an outstanding short speech by Stanley McChrystal.
Such a clear statement of unifying values, which undoubtedly means Trump or Hegseth will tweet something nasty about it.
Worth watching and sharing.
Such a clear statement of unifying values, which undoubtedly means Trump or Hegseth will tweet something nasty about it.
Worth watching and sharing.
This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban.
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Wow, here's an outstanding short speech by Stanley McChrystal.
Such a clear statement of unifying values, which undoubtedly means Trump or Hegseth will tweet something nasty about it.
Worth watching and sharing.
Such a clear statement of unifying values, which undoubtedly means Trump or Hegseth will tweet something nasty about it.
Worth watching and sharing.
Tonight’s tea choice.
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Tonight’s tea choice.
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NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and is taking the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early. n.pr/49cptjF
A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early
NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and is taking the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday and is taking the rare step of ending the Crew-11 mission early. n.pr/49cptjF
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portland city council confirms that two portland residents have been shot by federal agents. at this time, the city council has been told that both victims are alive.
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
portland city council confirms that two portland residents have been shot by federal agents. at this time, the city council has been told that both victims are alive.
"The influence of the liberty of the press does not affect political opinions alone, but it extends to all the opinions of men, and it modifies customs as well as laws."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, V. 1, Book One, Chapter 11: Liberty of the press in the United States.
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, V. 1, Book One, Chapter 11: Liberty of the press in the United States.
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
"The influence of the liberty of the press does not affect political opinions alone, but it extends to all the opinions of men, and it modifies customs as well as laws."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, V. 1, Book One, Chapter 11: Liberty of the press in the United States.
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, V. 1, Book One, Chapter 11: Liberty of the press in the United States.
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JUST NOW: 17 republicans voted with Dems to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies and keep health care costs from skyrocketing. (0 from Tennessee)
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January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
JUST NOW: 17 republicans voted with Dems to restore lapsed Obamacare subsidies and keep health care costs from skyrocketing. (0 from Tennessee)
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The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
Celebrate the victories. All of them.
ALERT: Senate has approves resolution to (finally) hang Jan 6th plaque honoring police
It'll hang in US Senate (w/ approval of GOP Leader John Thune) until Architect of Capitol finds permanent location
It could hang in 3rd floor visitor area, where rioters marauded on Jan 6
It'll hang in US Senate (w/ approval of GOP Leader John Thune) until Architect of Capitol finds permanent location
It could hang in 3rd floor visitor area, where rioters marauded on Jan 6
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Celebrate the victories. All of them.
The Myth of a Medical Explanation for Vampirism /
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The Myth of a Medical Explanation for Vampirism
The problem is that real people suffer from these conditions.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The Myth of a Medical Explanation for Vampirism /
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Podcast: Medical Clowning Program
If you ask these clowns, laughter really is the best medicine /
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If you ask these clowns, laughter really is the best medicine /
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Podcast: Medical Clowning Program
If you ask these clowns, laughter really is the best medicine.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Podcast: Medical Clowning Program
If you ask these clowns, laughter really is the best medicine /
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If you ask these clowns, laughter really is the best medicine /
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Bodies in the Basement: The Forgotten Stolen Bones of America’s Medical Schools /
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Bodies in the Basement: The Forgotten Stolen Bones of America's Medical Schools
Many people know about the resurrection men in the UK who robbed graves to sell corpses to medical schools, but few are aware that American medical schools...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Bodies in the Basement: The Forgotten Stolen Bones of America’s Medical Schools /
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Q&A: Helena Moreno prepares to take over New Orleans mayor’s office lailluminator.com/2026/01/08/m...
Q&A: Helena Moreno prepares to take over New Orleans mayor’s office • Louisiana Illuminator
On Jan. 12, City Councilmember Helena Moreno will become the mayor of New Orleans.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Q&A: Helena Moreno prepares to take over New Orleans mayor’s office lailluminator.com/2026/01/08/m...
US oil companies will be slow to answer Trump’s call to tap into Venezuela, experts say lailluminator.com/2026/01/07/o...
US oil companies will be slow to answer Trump’s call to tap into Venezuela, experts say
President Donald Trump is unlikely to see many U.S. oil companies jump in response to his call to tap into Venezuela, industry experts say.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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NEWS: Judge Lorna Schofield has disqualified John Sarcone, the acting US Attorney for the Northern District of New York, and quashes subpoenas issued to the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Order on Motion to Quash – #50 in In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General v. United States (N.D.N.Y., 1:25-mc-00019) – CourtListener.com
OPINION AND ORDER granting # 1 Government's Motion to Quash. Mr. Sarcone is disqualified from any further involvement in prosecuting or supervising any investigation pertaining to New York v. Trump, I...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
NEWS: Judge Lorna Schofield has disqualified John Sarcone, the acting US Attorney for the Northern District of New York, and quashes subpoenas issued to the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 mi. of the U.S. border. That raised questions when Cdr. Gregory Bovino was at the scene of the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
Greg Bovino, Border Patrol chief on site during Minneapolis ICE shooting
Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 miles of the U.S. border. MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdic...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 mi. of the U.S. border. That raised questions when Cdr. Gregory Bovino was at the scene of the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
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"The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have 'reversed course,' and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA."
Live: FBI pushes Minnesota investigators aside in ICE shooting probe
Demonstrators gathered near the Whipple Federal Building after thousands attended vigils to remember Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Minneapolis public school classes...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have 'reversed course,' and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA."
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Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open
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CONFERENCE: Minorités protestantes et droit(s) en Europe (17e-18e S.) (Le Mans: Le Mans Université, 11-12 DEC 2025)
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CONFERENCE: Minorités protestantes et droit(s) en Europe (17e-18e S.) (Le Mans: Le Mans Université, 11-12 DEC 2025)
(image source: IMHC ) On 11 and 12 December 2025, the following conference took place in Le Mans: Programme 11 décembre 2025 9 h 30 – 10 h...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
CONFERENCE: Minorités protestantes et droit(s) en Europe (17e-18e S.) (Le Mans: Le Mans Université, 11-12 DEC 2025)
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School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
I’m beginning to see ads for Valentine’s Day. It’s too soon!
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I’m beginning to see ads for Valentine’s Day. It’s too soon!
Democratic state AGs will lead opposition to Trump in new year lailluminator.com/2026/01/07/r...
Democratic state AGs will lead opposition to Trump in new year • Louisiana Illuminator
One year into President Donald Trump's second term, Democratic attorneys general have filed 71 lawsuits against the administration.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Democratic state AGs will lead opposition to Trump in new year lailluminator.com/2026/01/07/r...