There's a lot of coordination between the national abortion advocacy groups & state organizations. Unfortunately, though, 24 states do not have ballot initiative or referendum procedures that would allow their citizens to put this or any other issue up for a vote.
Spare a thought for the Costco gas station attendant having to deal with this lady who turned her SUV around in a one-way lane rather than wait for a pump in the correct lane to open. Bless her heart.
Best thing I learned in Oxford, Mississippi: William Faulkner was opposed to air conditioning. The day after he died in 1962, his wife Estelle had a window unit installed in her bedroom. It's still there. #TeamEstelle
I’ve definitely had a few AI essays this semester, and I just graded them like I would any other essay that had no supporting evidence, got basic facts about the reading wrong, and didn’t actually respond to the whole prompt. 🤷🏻
One of the best books I've recently read, Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo, also won a Pulitzer Prize yesterday. It's about self-emancipation & the even longer journey to true safety and mental & emotional liberation.
Universities often have ridiculous reasons for doing ridiculous things. It wouldn't surprise me a bit to learn that some Columbia admin was worried about, like, getting the grass ready for commencement & demanded that the student encampment had to immediately go. The justifications will be many.
