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Conrad Black, the disgraced media mogul turned "model prisoner," was released on two-million-dollar bail today. The media, predictably, has hounded Black all the way to his Florida home while the Twitterverse sounds off:

After a nice vacation Conrad Black returns home to his mansion in FLA. #crimedoespayless than a minute ago via UberTwitterJClay
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Wouldn't it all have been more YouTube-friendly if Ms Lohan had exchanged high fives with Conrad Black on her way in, and his way out? #jailless than a minute ago via UberTwitterjian ghomeshi
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Conrad Black holds up liquor store saying he can't take life on the outside.less than a minute ago via webScott McCrickard
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As I consume my bacon-sandwich breakfast, I wonder what Conrad Black first ate upon his release. Foie gras? Nah, more likely a cheeseburger.less than a minute ago via webJohn MacMillan
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I'm organizing Conrad Black's welcome home party, who wants to bring the potato salad?less than a minute ago via webDenise Rosenberg
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Everyday I've been reading Conrad Black's personal journal, also known as, The National Post.less than a minute ago via weblarry fedoruk
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Noted:

Hey, everyone who works in the media: Stop saying "Black in back" in your Conrad Black headlines/ledes. It's bordering on cliche.less than a minute ago via Tweetie for MacSheena Goodyear
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Conrad Black has slitty eyes. Looks very untrustworthy.less than a minute ago via webbrianne
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So Conrad Black is free. But jeez, a night with Barbara Amiel - think I'd rather stay in jailless than a minute ago via webAndrew Neather
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And today's unrelated bonus tweet:

Commenter describes a world without tenure as "A boot stomping on a human face . . . forever."less than a minute ago via TweetDeckMegan McArdle
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