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Mirya R. Holman @mirya.bsky.social · 36m

This is the cake from @nigella.bsky.social and it is SOOOO good. I've been making this for 15 years. Freezes wonderfully if you want to make 2x and then have an amazing treat for you in the freezer!

food52.com/recipes/20091-nigella-lawson-s-dense-chocolate-loaf-cake

Nigella Lawson's Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake

Food52 Site.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1h

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

TRUMP CDC REVERSAL: Trump administration racing to reverse some CDC layoffs. Disease detectives, measles responders, MMWR staff RIF’s are revoked. DC office still shuttered. w/ @apoorvanyt.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 1h

He’s STARVING!

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 1h

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 1h

Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans

Image: A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” engraving, originally published in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. Each segment of the snake has the name of a university sent Trump’s “compact”: Texas, AZ, Vanderbilt, USC, Dartmouth, UVA, Brown, Penn, MIT.

Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 1h

I like this idea. An associate dean at my law school suggested the “flip a quarter” approach. Heads for one choice, tails for the other. If you flip the coin and are disappointed with the result, then you know what you really what to do.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 2h

“Do you need a nap?” “I’m exhausted from supervising you doing dishes, laundry, preparing lunch, and trying to capture that gecko. That last part was embarrassing.” “He was fast. I couldn’t get a good grip on him.” “You also have to use your teeth.” #catcanoe #catsky

A gray and white long haired cat dozes on his human.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 2h

In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings — and for being skeptical kansasreflector.com/2025/10/11/i...

In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings — and for being skeptical • Kansas Reflector

Saying “no” — especially to those in power — is an underrated American pastime, and Thomas Paine was its Babe Ruth.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 2h

Some people want power but not responsibility, if it also means accepting criticism. I'm just making an observation.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 2h

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds lailluminator.com/2025/10/09/r...

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds • Louisiana Illuminator

The survey shows 59% somewhat or strongly disapprove of how Kennedy is handling his new role at the top of the country’s public health infrastructure.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 3h

Jim Jordan was saying the same sorts of things during Dana Bash's interview with him on CNN. DOJ is following the law. Trump can give his opinions--that doesn't mean he's influencing DOJ.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 3h

Willow looks very protective in this photo. #catcanoe #catsky

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11h

Sending strength to Joe Biden as he begins radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer. Few people have given more of themselves in service to this country. Wishing him comfort and healing surrounded by family and love.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 15h

What kind of dog does Bubba have?

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 15h

I got another alert from campus PD about shots fired in the same area as about a month ago. Sigh.

Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 15h

The Conversation sites are great. @us.theconversation.com @uk.theconversation.com

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 16h

Same.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18h

Fighting for the independence of the judiciary matters. We know this is true, because Trump is trying to take it away. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

When they Bukele the Courts

When Kilmar Abrego Garcia was first deported to El Salvador and his lawyers went to court, arguing an immigration judge had previously prohibited it, Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff,...

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 17h

Trudeau and Perry? When he could have dated Melania? /satire

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 20h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 23h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 1d

And the article is apparently behind a paywall.

Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 1d

I think that's perfectly understandable. What's happening to her and others is so unfair.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so sorry. She must be so upset. It takes time to work through losing your job. There’s panic and worry and grief and anger. It’s good she can talk to you about it.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

Luttig has it right here: “[T]he Supreme Court has given them no choice but to speak out.”

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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