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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I appreciate @anthonymkreis.bsky.social's decision to become today's main character. His sacrifice lets our bad takes fly under the radar.
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I appreciate @anthonymkreis.bsky.social's decision to become today's main character. His sacrifice lets our bad takes fly under the radar.
A criminal law professor like "How to Get Away with Murder"?
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A criminal law professor like "How to Get Away with Murder"?
A President with immunity from criminal prosecution with a pardon power to protect others from federal criminal prosecution (and a demonstrated record of using it corruptly to shield allies) is a recipe for massive abuse of power.
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A President with immunity from criminal prosecution with a pardon power to protect others from federal criminal prosecution (and a demonstrated record of using it corruptly to shield allies) is a recipe for massive abuse of power.
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god bless us, every one
AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
god bless us, every one
I named my fists Samwise and Frodo because they ain't got no rings
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
I named my fists Gilbert and Sullivan because they are slaves to duty
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I named my fists Samwise and Frodo because they ain't got no rings
Mike Tomlin trying to make his winning season streak look more impressive when the Steelers eek out a 9-8 record.
It's the 4th Quarter and Pittsburgh has 90 total yards on offense. It's time for a complete overhaul. Also, Rodgers is done.
December 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Mike Tomlin trying to make his winning season streak look more impressive when the Steelers eek out a 9-8 record.
It's the 4th Quarter and Pittsburgh has 90 total yards on offense. It's time for a complete overhaul. Also, Rodgers is done.
November 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It's the 4th Quarter and Pittsburgh has 90 total yards on offense. It's time for a complete overhaul. Also, Rodgers is done.
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just a reminder that *lots* of countries have universities, and (to my knowledge) none of them but the U.S. treat their universities as largely minor league sports franchises
LSU is paying its previous football coach over $50 million NOT to coach there while likely guaranteeing Kiffin something approaching double that, all while having an academic hiring freeze and budget cuts across the board. What is the purpose of a university (rhetorical)?
SOURCES: Lane Kiffin is expected to accept LSU's offer to become the Tigers next head coach. Kiffin is set to meet with his Ole Miss team this morning at 9 AM CT. As we reported yesterday morning, LSU has been very confident it was going to land Kiffin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
just a reminder that *lots* of countries have universities, and (to my knowledge) none of them but the U.S. treat their universities as largely minor league sports franchises
Getting "Plutonium-239" to rhyme with "Nantucket" is an extential threat.
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Getting "Plutonium-239" to rhyme with "Nantucket" is an extential threat.
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this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this is quite the detail
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He’s letting white collar criminals walk free:
More than 1,000 people submitted statements attesting to their losses…‘hardworking, everyday people,’ including small business owners, farmers, veterans, teachers and nurses.
“I lost my whole life savings,” one wrote, “I am living from check to check.”
More than 1,000 people submitted statements attesting to their losses…‘hardworking, everyday people,’ including small business owners, farmers, veterans, teachers and nurses.
“I lost my whole life savings,” one wrote, “I am living from check to check.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
He’s letting white collar criminals walk free:
More than 1,000 people submitted statements attesting to their losses…‘hardworking, everyday people,’ including small business owners, farmers, veterans, teachers and nurses.
“I lost my whole life savings,” one wrote, “I am living from check to check.”
More than 1,000 people submitted statements attesting to their losses…‘hardworking, everyday people,’ including small business owners, farmers, veterans, teachers and nurses.
“I lost my whole life savings,” one wrote, “I am living from check to check.”
Trumpists often use this framing: if there is no specific law banning a government action, it is legal. It flies in the face of the constitutional principle of enumerated powers. And, it's complete bullshit.
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trumpists often use this framing: if there is no specific law banning a government action, it is legal. It flies in the face of the constitutional principle of enumerated powers. And, it's complete bullshit.
TIL
For some reason "no one" knows stoppard co-wrote Brazil
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
TIL
Just like the meanness of liberals radicalized conservatives to become Nazis, it was the Nobel Prize Committee's denial of the Peace Prize that forced Trump to invade Venezuela.
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Just like the meanness of liberals radicalized conservatives to become Nazis, it was the Nobel Prize Committee's denial of the Peace Prize that forced Trump to invade Venezuela.
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Fuck I'm so sad Tom Stoppard passed. He was one of my fav playwrights, I was obsessed with his work in my youth.
My fav play of his is Jumpers, about an astronaut committing murder outside of any legal jurisdiction. Brilliantly explores how people can talk themselves into believing monstrous shit.
My fav play of his is Jumpers, about an astronaut committing murder outside of any legal jurisdiction. Brilliantly explores how people can talk themselves into believing monstrous shit.
November 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Fuck I'm so sad Tom Stoppard passed. He was one of my fav playwrights, I was obsessed with his work in my youth.
My fav play of his is Jumpers, about an astronaut committing murder outside of any legal jurisdiction. Brilliantly explores how people can talk themselves into believing monstrous shit.
My fav play of his is Jumpers, about an astronaut committing murder outside of any legal jurisdiction. Brilliantly explores how people can talk themselves into believing monstrous shit.
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Plot twist: Doves are actually vicious war-mongers.
"Would I knock out those factories? I would be proud to do it" -- moments after threatening military strikes in Mexico, Trump threatens strikes in Colombia as well
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Plot twist: Doves are actually vicious war-mongers.
This is much more significant than a naval blockade. It violates a Venezuela's sovereign airspace. A commercial no-fly zone instituted by the US is an invasion and declaration of war.
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is much more significant than a naval blockade. It violates a Venezuela's sovereign airspace. A commercial no-fly zone instituted by the US is an invasion and declaration of war.
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This seems like the kind of declaration by a U.S. president that should be mentioned *somewhere* on the front page of CNN or the NY Times, but the fact that it isn't (as of right now) tells us so much both about how this president is covered and the credibility of the U.S. government.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This seems like the kind of declaration by a U.S. president that should be mentioned *somewhere* on the front page of CNN or the NY Times, but the fact that it isn't (as of right now) tells us so much both about how this president is covered and the credibility of the U.S. government.
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There are 3 canonical interpretations of Mommy kissing Santa:
1. The narrator’s mother and father are participating in Santa cosplay kink (family friendly)
2. Mama is cheating w a philanderer disguised as Santa (unclear if she knows)
3. Mama is hooking up w the ACTUAL Santa (moral gray area)
1. The narrator’s mother and father are participating in Santa cosplay kink (family friendly)
2. Mama is cheating w a philanderer disguised as Santa (unclear if she knows)
3. Mama is hooking up w the ACTUAL Santa (moral gray area)
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
There are 3 canonical interpretations of Mommy kissing Santa:
1. The narrator’s mother and father are participating in Santa cosplay kink (family friendly)
2. Mama is cheating w a philanderer disguised as Santa (unclear if she knows)
3. Mama is hooking up w the ACTUAL Santa (moral gray area)
1. The narrator’s mother and father are participating in Santa cosplay kink (family friendly)
2. Mama is cheating w a philanderer disguised as Santa (unclear if she knows)
3. Mama is hooking up w the ACTUAL Santa (moral gray area)
Hey @profanity.accountant, am I too crude for Bluesky?
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Hey @profanity.accountant, am I too crude for Bluesky?
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one of the disqualifying things about this is that hegseth writes this garbage as if he’s the first person in history to have ever considered these issues
“Should we follow the Geneva Conventions?” Pete Hegseth asked in 2024.
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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It’s almost as if there were signs!
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November 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
one of the disqualifying things about this is that hegseth writes this garbage as if he’s the first person in history to have ever considered these issues
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The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
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I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
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“Should we follow the Geneva Conventions?” Pete Hegseth asked in 2024.
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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It’s almost as if there were signs!
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November 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Should we follow the Geneva Conventions?” Pete Hegseth asked in 2024.
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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It’s almost as if there were signs!
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I prefer government appointees who believe in law
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I prefer government appointees who believe in law