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Christine Corcos

@lpcprof.bsky.social
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Law and humanities/legal history/media and entertainment law/freedom of speech/privacy law/EU/AI, cats, coffee, tea. The Media Method '19; Law and Magic '10. Law and Magic II in press! 🎊 Personal account.

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Shiva Balaghi @sbalaghi.bsky.social · 16h
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Fatima Zahra El Mansouri named as Morocco's first female prime minister
Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 16h
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Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax and Start Over
A Staten Island judge sided with a group of homeowners who had sued the city over its introduction of the tax, dealing a blow to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 16h
I am reading @stevebrusatte.bsky.social’s new book on birds and dinosaurs and it’s a blast—and more evidence today right here! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER​​​From the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the ...
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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No way I can compete with the major poetry publishers who get collections stocked by bricks-and-mortar bookshops But I do have word of mouth and all you wonderful people here on Bluesky, pushing the numbers of readers of Whatever You Do, Just Don't far beyond the sales of the big boys. Thank you!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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NPR @npr.org · 16h
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4hTdlIv
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A young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deployment
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June.
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 20h
Spectrum (formerly Cox) tech came by to fix the outage. He made sure all tvs were working. They worked for 10-15 minutes and now I’m getting the same error message on all of them—“no connection to the network.”
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 21h
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Muere Gonzalo Suárez, referente del cine y la literatura española, a los 92 años
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Muere Gonzalo Suárez, referente del cine y la literatura española, a los 92 años
El cineasta, autor de obras míticas como ‘Remando al viento’, había recibido el Goya de Honor el pasado febrero
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23h
A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit. He spent 41 years in prison.
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Blog of the European Society for Comparative Legal History @esclh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
FELLOWSHIPS: Bourses scientifiques de la Casa de Velázquez (Madrid: Casa de Velázquez; DEADLINE 9 OCT 2026). esclh.blogspot.com/2026/09/fell...
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FELLOWSHIPS: Bourses scientifiques de la Casa de Velázquez (Madrid: Casa de Velázquez; DEADLINE 9 OCT 2026)
(image source: Casa de Velázquez ) Abstract: Conformément au décret du 10 février 2011 relatif aux Écoles françaises à l’étranger (art. 25...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Mike Johnson on what Republicans will do if they hold the House: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already"
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Alerts from NWS New Orleans LA (UNOFFICIAL) @msy.nws-bot.us · 29/09/2026
NHC issues Tropical Cyclone Discussion (TCD) at Sep 28, 11:00 PM AST at Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:44:03 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.
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Alerts from NWS New Orleans LA (UNOFFICIAL) @msy.nws-bot.us · 29/09/2026
National Hurricane Center issues ADVISORY 36 for TROPICAL STORM FAY at Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:36:31 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.
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Liberal Librarian, Son of Cuban Immigrants 🟦 @liberallibrarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Something heartwarming for the congregation. (She taught herself chess during the lockdown!)
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Bodhana Sivanandan: British schoolgirl becomes youngest woman grandmaster
The 11-year-old has broken another chess record after a remarkable performance representing England.
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BBC interview with kids in 1966 predicting the year 2000. Quite accurate is it? Also do you observe the fluency of the children? Nowdays they would speak with ah, oh, okay, whateva.
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Chris Hampson @chrishampsonlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Texas mandates that the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. I think that's bad constitutional law and bad theology, so I joined this excellent brief urging the Supreme Court to take up the case and reverse. lnkd.in/p/eCYBf7A3
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Religion Scholars Amicus Brief | Chris Hampson
Texas mandates that the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. I think that's bad constitutional law and bad theology, so I joined this excellent brief urging the Supreme Court to ta...
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Techdirt @techdirt.com · 28/09/2026
Trump Orders The FCC To Punish A Reporter. Where Did All The ‘Ministry Of Truth’ Screamers Go? Remember the Disinformation Governance Board? As we were quick to point... www.techdirt.com/2026/09/28/trump-o…
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Trump Orders The FCC To Punish A Reporter. Where Did All The ‘Ministry Of Truth’ Screamers Go?
Remember the Disinformation Governance Board? As we were quick to point out, this organization was named in the dumbest possible way by some incompetent people within the Biden administration, which only fed into the [ahem] disinformation around it. The program, a part of DHS, was an advisory group with no enforcement capabilities, and was tasked...
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 28/09/2026
The fact that a guy who once called Joe Biden a "great national nightmare" is now a slam-dunk judicial nominee is a pretty tidy illustration of how openly partisan judicial nominations are for the Trump White House. They want Republicans who will do what Mister Trump wants, and they sure found one.
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Trump Nominee: For Ethical Reasons, I Cannot Discuss the Time I Called Biden a “Great National Nightmare”
Lots of judges are Republicans. Not all of them are this loud about it.
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Mmmm. Lunch.”
A ginger tabby lounging on a purple comforter stares into the camera.
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yikes.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Woman accuses Idaho drag performer of exposing himself, uploads edited version of his act blurring out what she claims are his private parts. After he sues her for defamation, her appellate filings misstate and hallucinate Idaho law. Idaho Supreme Court upholds $1.1 million verdict in his favor.
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$1.1M Libel Award to Drag Performer Who Had Been Accused of Exposing Himself Upheld
Idaho Supreme Court finds false caselaw quotations, after jury found false factual assertions.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 29/09/2026
Buried lede: among those speaking out against this is Gregory Baylor, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, a major conservative Christian legal group: “The government shouldn’t punish people who pursue socially valuable callings just because in its judgment they don’t earn enough money.”
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Georges dismissed concerns from some of his reporters that his embrace of Meta blurs the line between the news and business. ✍️ Drew Hawkins from Gulf States Newsroom, Delaney Nolan and Vivi Smilgius from The Lens Full article 🔗: buff.ly/lmhU66R
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TMZ reports that Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, has been fired from his job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation
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Cornell Student Diego Sarabia Loses Wells Fargo Job Amid Alleged Sexual Assault Case
Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, is suddenly out of a job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation of the alleged 2024 incident ... TMZ has learned...
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh, well, okay then.
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jacob on Roll of Law Part II: The Making of the Game / lawlit.blogspot.com/2026/09/jaco...
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Jacob on Roll of Law Part II: The Making of the Game
Gregory Jacob, Regent University School of Law, has published Roll of Law Part II: The Making of the Game . Here is the abstract. This sec...
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lee, Book Review of Arlyck on The Nation at Sea: The Federal Courts and American Sovereignty, 1789-1825 / lawlit.blogspot.com/2026/09/lee-...
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Lee, Book Review of Arlyck on The Nation at Sea: The Federal Courts and American Sovereignty, 1789-1825
THomas H. Lee, Fordham University School of Law, has published The Maritime Origins of Judicial Review: A review of Kevin Arlyck, “The Natio...
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lili Levi on Media Ownership, Newsroom Independence, and President Trump’s War on the Press / medialawprof.lawprofessorsblogs.com/2026/09/lili...
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Lili Levi on Media Ownership, Newsroom Independence, and President Trump's War on the Press
Lili Levi, University of Miami School of Law, has published Media Ownership, Newsroom Independence, and President Trump's War on the Press. Here is the
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California / www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Justice Alito Recuses From Suncor Climate Case at Supreme Court / news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
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Bloomberg Law
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Felled Sycamore Gap stump has 'encouraging' growth / www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Smith on The Absence of Original Meaning in Second Amendment Cases / @msmith750.bsky.social lawlit.blogspot.com/2026/09/smit...
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Smith on The Absence of Original Meaning in Second Amendment Cases
Michael L. Smith, University of Oklahoma College of Law, is publishing The Absence of Original Meaning in Second Amendment Cases in volume ...
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Khan on Metacritique and Black Lives Matter Judicial Opinions / lawlit.blogspot.com/2026/09/khan...
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Khan on Metacritique and Black Lives Matter Judicial Opinions
Almas Khan, University of Mississippi School of Law, has published Metacritique and Black Lives Matter Judicial Opinions in Law and Critiqu...
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Call for Applications, 2026-2027: Association of Law Teachers / lawlit.blogspot.com/2026/09/call...
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Call for Applications, 2026-2027: Association of Law Teachers
Via Thomas Giddens, University of Dundee Law School ...
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Are We Knitting Too Many Tiny Sweaters for Animals? Examining the enthusiasm for interspecies knitwear / www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ani...
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Are We Knitting Too Many Tiny Sweaters for Animals?
Examining the enthusiasm for interspecies knitwear.
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨New article🚨 How best to repair the buildings of the Houses of Parliament has been a frequent topic of debate in recent years. But, as Dr Hannes Kleineke explores, Westminster Hall also required a lot of repair work in the Middle Ages. 👇
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Westminster Hall in the Middle Ages - The History of Parliament
Although first constructed in the 11th century, Westminster Hall still stands tall as an important building within the modern-day Houses of Parliament. As Dr
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Members of the University and Colleges union (UCU) will stop work until 30 October. The union said the cuts could lead to 1,800 job losses, and hundreds of staff had already lost work when contracts were not renewed. The university announced the closure of 90 courses earlier this month.'
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Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts
Members of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts.
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Eric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My review of Bowie and Renan’s new book, "Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People.” A lot to like but if you “Come for the King, You Best not Miss.” www.dorfonlaw.org?m=1
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: The Tompkins County DA is re-opening the criminal investigation into the Cornell 7. abcnews.com/US/district-...
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District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm thrilled to share that my new book about #SCOTUS, "The Court We Need: What's Really Wrong With the Supreme Court—and How to Fix It," is now available for pre-orders: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/812983... The book is set to be published by @vikingbooks.bsky.social on May 4, 2027.
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The Court We Need by Stephen Vladeck: 9798217061815 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A brilliant and bracing account of the Supreme Court’s rise, its unraveling, and what it will take to save it, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Docket Richard Nixon turned...
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Prospect paywall is down! These are all my articles, you lucky people www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/author/2821/...
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DAT Green - Prospect Magazine
The latest news, opinion and analysis for Prospect by DAT Green
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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11 Creative Ways to Store Your Books
We spoke to design experts and Wirecutter staffers for tips on how to stylishly store books at home when space is tight.
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sometimes you feel like a nut…
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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What’s the Healthiest Nut?
This quiz might surprise you.
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/w...
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Medical Groups Issue Guidance on Covid, Flu and R.S.V. Shots
Leading health organizations joined forces to issue the recommendations, citing a lack of strong guidance from the federal government.
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn
Fears grow that loyalists in key states could use critical period when votes are counted to amplify false claims
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dear cable service companies: when customers call because service is interrupted, please don’t ask if they’d like to add additional services. 😡
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 27/09/2026
Bolsonaro está en prisión domiciliaria por su intento de golpe de Estado. Aun así, empata con Lula en las encuestas de las elecciones. El bolsonarismo resiste, entre otros factores, porque mantiene en el centro de su discurso las cuestiones morales y demoniza a la izquierda
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Pánico moral, furor evangélico y guerra cultural: la fórmula bolsonarista que amenaza a Lula
Jair Bolsonaro, presidente de Brasil entre 2019 y 2023, está en prisión domiciliaria por su intento de golpe de Estado. Ungió como candidato a su hijo Flávio, una copia devaluada y sin carisma que, aun así, empata con Lula en las encuestas de las elecciones del 4 de octubre. El bolsonarismo resiste, entre otros factores, porque mantiene en el centro de su discurso las cuestiones morales y demoniza a la izquierda, presentándola como una amenaza a la fe y la famila
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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“You don’t look happy.” “There’s an internet outage. All my plans for online game day are ruined. Nothing will console me.” #catcanoe #catsky
A ginger tabby is unhappy.
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