This is going to be a bit random.

Probably the big news that’s going to hit this week was WSJ’s report on a classified Dept of Energy memo stating COVID-19 was most likely due to a lab leak. Of course, it’s a low confidence report with a bunch of caveats that other agencies have different theories. Still, considering how folks who have put that theory forward have been treated, it’s an interesting turn of events.

Governor DeSantis, in a bid for the culture war, appointed a bunch of right-wing folks to the board of New College – which to be fair, was kind of the loony left-wing cousin of the Florida University system. Supposedly, because the current board was not managing finances. The first thing the new board did was vote the interim president (one of their allies) a huge raise. Now, according to the Tampa Bay Times, the school may not be able to afford the raise.

Now a couple of articles from the Volokh Conspiracy.

First, an article about a WaPo report opining on the need to shame conservative judges so they will be more moderate in their opinions. Yeah, that’s going to work. Keep telling yourself that.

Next is something that I think could be very interesting. The governors of Utah and Indiana have voiced support for allowing states to sponsor immigration visas. Considered how screwed up the feds are, I’d be fine with the states stepping in.

Switching from Volokh to Reason. An unsurprising article on how hard it is to sue the government to hold officials accountable.

This is a weird Reddit of a post that the GWACS suit against KE Arms has been dismissed. I haven’t been able to confirm through other sources, but it’s promising.

Now on to the lighter items.

VizMedia has uploaded a bunch of old anime series to YouTube for free. They’re subtitled versions, but hey, free anime!

I think this hit the national media, but a local guy had a pool built in the shape of an old single-action revolver. Okay. It’s your money. Can’t imagine that’s going to be fun to upkeep.