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Indiana University banned its student newspaper from printing just days before homecoming weekend — after firing the paper’s advisor when he refused to censor critical coverage. That would be bad enough on its own, but FIRE is taking this one personally, as the Indiana Daily Student reported this hostile campaign was due in part to its coverage of FIRE’s ranking Indiana University as the worst public university for free speech. You read that right. The school’s response to the news that they are bad at free speech … is to censor the news. It’s ironic — and not just in the Alanis Morissette sense — that these actions will likely push its overall ranking even lower next year. At least we can’t fault them for consistency.

Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?

Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.

corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987

corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987

And SFPD won’t provide any information until Monday.

Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today

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Governor squanders his credibility on civil discourse with 'eat a salad' comment • South Dakota Searchlight Larry Rhoden spent months steering South Dakota onto the high ground of civil discourse, only to follow Kristi Noem back into the gutter.

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden reneged on his #civility pledge when he told a fellow governor to "eat a salad," writes @sethtupper.bsky.social.

Commentary:

Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters • South Dakota Searchlight More than 78% of people surveyed by the nonpartisan health organization KFF in late September said they want lawmakers to keep the enhanced credits.

The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll by @kff.org. buff.ly/svyTYy3

Harvest of stress: Soybean farmers await help as tariff dispute closes China market • South Dakota Searchlight As farmers harvest the soybeans they planted in the spring, it’s hard not to think about the ongoing trade dispute with China.

Farmers are spending long days harvesting #soybeans this fall with no soybean purchases by China, due to the country's retaliation for President Trump's #tariffs. That's impacted prices, leaving farmers at the mercy of potential government assistance for the lost income.

If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:

SD - Up 235%
LA - Up 150%
WV - Up 387%
WY - Up 382%
TN - Up 320%
MS - Up 314%
AK - Up 346%

Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.

Jim jeffries

SD university professor files lawsuit opposing termination for social media post about Charlie Kirk • South Dakota Searchlight A University of South Dakota art professor facing the loss of his job over his online comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk filed a lawsuit.

A University of South Dakota art professor facing the loss of his job over his online comments about the killing of #CharlieKirk filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the university and South Dakota Board of Regents from terminating his employment. buff.ly/uqQ9XCr

What share of faculty during McCarthyism were adjuncts, I wonder.

I feel what this is two bad effects multiplying each other: an authoritarian MAGA that is uniquely anti-speech, and an academy that has created a vast array of always-vulnerable faculty.

Nothing in the article supports the contention in the opening paragraph. You provide a caveat in the closing paragraph but never actually state what the growth was over 2024.

corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987

corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987

wall drug billboard, i-90, south dakota, 1980

wall drug billboard, i-90, south dakota, 1980

Self Care. Don’t forget to get yourself a treat when crossing things off the list.

pioneer auto museum billboard, murdo, south dakota, 1987

pioneer auto museum billboard, murdo, south dakota, 1987

prospector, (vertical), golden west mini golf, hill city, south dakota, 1987

prospector, (vertical), golden west mini golf, hill city, south dakota, 1987

wall drug sign, wall, south dakota, 1987

wall drug sign, wall, south dakota, 1987

I saw Patch Adams in the theater. When those butterflies came out I was ready to break something.

Interesting thread on a scientist using AI/feeling used by AI.

wall drug billboard, i-90, south dakota, 1980

wall drug billboard, i-90, south dakota, 1980

corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987

corn palace, mitchell, south dakota, 1987

tyrannosaurus and triceratops, dinosaur park, tire, uniroyal, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

tyrannosaurus and triceratops, dinosaur park, tire, uniroyal, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels “There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels www.science.org/content/arti...

Noem ran business instead of governing full time.

stockman's bait shop sign, main street, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

stockman's bait shop sign, main street, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

dinosaur park, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

dinosaur park, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

marine life seal statue, route 16, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

marine life seal statue, route 16, rapid city, south dakota, 1987

rock towers, petrified park, lemmon, south dakota, 1987

rock towers, petrified park, lemmon, south dakota, 1987

Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast Administration officials blocked publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit.

This is very bad

Once they start screwing with the data, that’s the whole ballgame