Friday Night Links

MANDY NAGY APR 18, 2014 7:30 PM

A roundup of links for your Friday evening reading.

• An interesting read, via HotAir: From The Week, The Democrats have a mega-donor problem…And no, we’re not talking about the Kochs
• Punt: From Reuters, U.S. extends Keystone XL comment period, delaying final decision
• From HotAir, New Bloomberg umbrella gun-control group’s first ad: Are your children safe?
• Twitter can be hazardous: from the Journal Star in Peoria, Illinois, Fake Peoria mayor Twitter account prompts real raid of West Bluff house
  • A synopsis from Reason
  • VICE has an additional follow-up, The Police Raided My Friend’s House Over a Parody Twitter Account
  • And then there’s the resulting Streisand Effect…
• While we’re on the topic of fear and censorship, let’s turn to this NJ story: from FIRE (and Inside Higher Ed), Bergen Administrators Fear ‘Game of  Thrones’ Quote, Censor Professor

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