Link-oh-yes-it's-June-oh-rama

Here are some notes/quotes/anecdotes to peruse while that thunderstorm passes over (never end a sentence with a preposition):

*** Interesting story on Pine Ridge schools and NFL team nicknames:

When I ask Cecilia Fire Thunder, former president of the Oglala Sioux, about the teachers fired from Wounded Knee, she dismisses the controversy: “I don’t think any of them were Native.” Ms. Fire Thunder is also skeptical of Native teachers educated in universities outside the reservation, saying “they are too white. They think Western.” 

Students on Pine Ridge might be interested in that “Western way of thinking” because it could help them out of poverty, but they have few alternative places to learn. The Red Cloud Indian School, a Catholic institution, sends most of its graduates to college each year and charges less than $100 in tuition. But the tribal leadership has done everything it can to hinder the school’s progress, even imposing a special 2% tax on its teachers’ incomes, according to Ms. Fire Thunder. 

*** I've been wondering lately if these college campus censors and free-speech antagonists are really a thing. Are they made news-worthy because they are so rare and obnoxious? Or are they news-worthy because it's becoming a trend? Are the majority of universities so close-minded now, or are these incidents like the recent one at DePaul just anomalies?

I like to think that a dozen students, and a couple stupid faculty members, are not indicative of the 23,000 students enrolled at DePaul. Just like a bad cop or a sex-offending teacher are only news because good cops, good teachers and normal people don't make headlines. I hope this is the case, because if I were to take this incident and extrapolate it campus-wide, it would appear DePaul's academic environment is becoming as dismal as its once-proud men's basketball program.

*** The secret life of Kim Jong Un’s aunt, who has lived in the U.S. since 1998

They can reveal, for example, that Kim Jong Un was born in 1984 — not 1982 or 1983, as has been widely believed. The reason they’re certain? It was the same year that their first son was born. “He and my son were playmates from birth. I changed both of their diapers,” Ko said with a laugh.

***The Tactical Order of Dressing: An Illustrated Guide (as taught to military and emergency personnel). The best part of this story is the photo accompanying it.

*** Drone swarms are the next big thing in drone warfare. The Navy is testing swarms of drones that fly as one.

*** Quick vid on what to do if you are bitten by Katie Couric.