Salman Rushdie and others have condemned the changes that the publisher has recently made in Roald Dahl's books. The publisher says that the changes are so that Dahl's books "continue to be enjoyed by all children today," but I think it is more a matter of what some believe children are supposed to think.

The actual changes I have seen appear to be minor, and I don't think they ruin the books. What arouses my ire is the idea of revising the writings of the past to expunge all ideas that have been declared ++ungood. It reminds me of when students demanded to do in George Washington High School in San Francisco.

It also reminds me of Chinese censorship.

New Zealand suffered widespread destruction from a cyclone's heavy rain, which destroyed many homes, roads and civic infrastructure.

It will have to rebuild very differently.

A hate movement in the UK is stirring up hatred against asylum seekers. Those under its influence respond to any inconvenience or problem by assuming asylum seekers are to blame. Often this is false, but they don't bother to check.

Anthony Mitchell died in an Alabama jail of hypothermia. His relatives accuse jail thugs of punishing him by locking him in the freezer, which killed him.

(satire) *Archaeologists Discover Early Humans Developed Shelter To Provide Passive Income Stream For Landlords.*