Mickee7

@mmanion
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@scottjshapiro Well shoot. I did not realize this was a 'book' book. I thought it was a 'search and find' activity book like 'Where's Waldo,' and I was really looking forward to the challenge.
@rcpierce @Popehat I dipped my toe into that discussion on a YouTube chat. Won't do that again. The Elonites flew in like winged monkeys to defend Elon from inconvenient facts about his weird family. Apparently, in their revised history, Elon is from Lake Woebegone, and his entire family--including dad and stepsister/concubine--is above-average and good-looking.
@Popehat Consumption of adaptogens--especially in liquid form--is strongly associated with the development of primary imbecili-sitis.
@sarahemclaugh Read Ken White's take on this situation today. How embarrassing for Hamline. Doubly so, as they do not even seem to realize how embarrassed they should be.

I'm in the Star Tribune with some thoughts about Hamline University's academic freedom violations and the very foolish idea of essentially instituting a blasphemy ban.

A blasphemy exception is not a narrow, reasonable cutout that protects students from "harm." Don't believe me? Just take a cursory look at what constitutes religious offense around the world.

https://www.startribune.com/banning-blasphemy-hamline-cancels-academic-freedom/600241100/

Banning blasphemy, Hamline cancels academic freedom

This decision opens Pandora's box of academic restrictions.

Star Tribune

@hallam Abbott and Texans know that they will not pay the price for negligence. Last time this happened, the people of MN paid for it. Abbott got away with it, why should he bother to fix the grid when the financial consequences are suffered by others?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/houston-based-utility-wants-minnesotans-to-pay-for-texas-deep-freeze-problems/#:~:text=Texas%E2%80%99%20deep%20freeze%20didn%E2%80%99t%20just%20disrupt%20natural%20gas,during%20the%20event%2C%20and%20Minnesota%20regulators%20are%20furious.

Minnesotans furious that they have to pay for Texas’ deep-freeze problems

Natural gas prices surged across the country during Texas’ February freeze.

Ars Technica
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