Nic Babarskis

From 16,000 to 185 to 0:

On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.

“As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens,” Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests. “You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise.”

Propaganda. Claims about systemic voter fraud is a form of anti-democratic propaganda.

Not sure I could stomach the sustained depravity but considering a Barbenheimer-esque double feature of Alex Gibney’s The Innovator followed by You Can See Everything.

Michigan State University had a campus wide power outage from Saturday afternoon through the remainder of the weekend. Electricity has been restored but the steam system that handles hot water and HVAC for much of campus remains disabled. It’s a bracing reminder that we take a lot of (literally) submerged infrastructure for granted till it fails.

From the university webpage with info on the restoration work:

The T.B. Simon Power Plant converts energy from natural gas into steam and electricity, which is used for building functions such as heating and cooling. Steam for use in HVAC and electric power are transmitted through a steam distribution network, which connects to more than 100 MSU buildings.

As a consequence of the extended outage, condensation built up in the steam distribution system, affecting the ability to deliver hot water to campus. Roughly 80% of the square footage of buildings on MSU’s campus rely on steam for hot water, including residence halls and dining facilities.

Worth noting briefly that it’s PFAS awareness week here in Michigan.

📷 It’s gettin wet out there.

Due to a @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social post I have to once again update my incredibly niche meme.

Guide to wildflowers from the Historical Book Images site:

I made an extremely niche meme about The Christian Post publishing an opinion piece condemning Christian Nationalism. Worth noting this was the default position of the politics editor they cancelled half a decade ago.

A Grain.Social find I like

Perusing the Library of Congress’s September 11 research guide this morning.