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“HE HAS PROPPED UP NBC FOR YEARS:” NBC execs never appreciated #1-rated Leno. Not “edgy” enough, just popular.

MICKEY KAUS: Psst! Cesar Chavez Opposed Illegal Immigrants. “Google should google it . . . . As a labor leader, Chavez realized that uncontrolled immigration undercut his workers’ bargaining position–as late as 1979 he inveighed against ‘illegal alien strikebreakers’ before Congress.”

BOB OWENS: WaPost op-ed blames whites for mass shootings; fact remains minorities are over-represented for ALL murder types, including mass murder.

Related: I didn’t know we were calling the Fort Hood killer a “white man.”

TAR. FEATHERS: Kansas couple: Indoor gardening prompted pot raid. “With little or no other evidence of any illegal activity, law enforcement officers make the assumption that shoppers at the store are potential marijuana growers, even though the stores are most commonly frequented by backyard gardeners who grow organically or start seedlings indoors.”

HEY, THAT’S HOW I FEEL: Reader Pam Malagiere praises the guestbloggers: “Just wanted to say ‘thanks’ for leaving us with such a fine selection of guest bloggers. They are a treat, all of them. When you go on vacation, it’s like taking a break from filet to have some oysters and caviar. Always a feast!” And always low-carb.

IN RESPONSE TO ELIZABETH’S POST ON CYBERWAR THIS MORNING, I should note that when I was down speaking at the Atlanta Fed, they told me that cyberwar is one of their biggest worries — not so much something that would bring the banking system down as something that would render it untrustworthy, which in some sense is worse, or at least harder to fix.

UGH: David Stockman: The End Is Near and There’s Nothing We Can Do About It. I think a lot of the ruling class feels this way, which explains the carpe diem approach many seem to be following at present.

NANOTECHNOLOGY UPDATE: An interview with Eric Drexler: Nanotechnology’s Next Phase.

Drexler’s new book, Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization, is coming out in May.

THANK YOU TO GLENN FOR LETTING ME DRIVE THE BIG BLOG FOR A WHILE:  Just back from Anomaly con in Denver, exhausted as always after a con, and feeling guilty we didn’t take a camera for pictures and thus missed posting shots of the mechanical parrot on someone’s shoulder.  Ah well.  Thank you again to the Professor for letting me post here this week.  Most of the time you can find me at According To Hoyt.  I’m also doing a regular column on writing Tuesday afternoons over at PJ Lifestyle.

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Judge Won’t Grant ‘Pregnant Man’ Thomas Beatie A Divorce.

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WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, AFTER ALL: Will NASA Announce Plans to Snag an Asteroid and Fly It to Earth? “This idea comes from an article published March 28 in Aviation Week and Space Technology, which reports on the space industry. The plan would identify a small asteroid, grab it with a robotic spacecraft, and tug it to the vicinity of our planet, perhaps somewhere near the moon. Such a mission was the subject of a two-day meeting of scientists and engineers at Caltech organized by the Keck Institute for Space Studies in 2011.”

WELL, THEN: Video: Science Settles the Charcoal vs. Gas Grilling Debate.

Hey, I’m pro-choice: You can buy a gas grill, a charcoal grill, or even a George Foreman grill and it’s all fine by me. Just please use the Amazon links when you do!

STUDENT WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT MANDATORY IN-CLASS JESUS-STOMPING now suspended as a “threat?” It’s a disturbing pattern, as folks at FIRE have noted, where when you complain and embarrass a university, they characterize you as “threatening.” That’s common enough that in cases like this one, where there are no details and no criminal charges, my assumption is that the charges are probably a crock.

Meanwhile, in the interest of fearlessly standing up against superstitious religion and stuff, maybe someone should organize a Koran-burning for the Florida Atlantic campus. . . .

INTRODUCING THE COMMON SENSE RESTORATION PROJECT:

The East Walpole baker who took a stand against food-stamp fraud at the Braintree Farmers Market last year by refusing to accept EBT cards for her whoopie pies and pastries is now starting her own political movement.

It’s called the Common Sense Restoration Project.

“We’re going to show these guys we’re paying attention and that we do care what’s happening with our tax dollars,” said Andrea Taber, the owner of the Ever So Humble Pie Co., who captured national attention after the Herald broke the story of her refusal to accept EBT cards for her confections at the Braintree Farmers Market.

The first meeting at the bakery drew 75 people a few weeks ago, Taber said. The next session is slated for April 16 from 7 to 9 p.m., featuring guest speakers state Reps. Shaunna O’Connell and Keiko Orrall.

“It’s become like the Liberty Tree Tavern,” Taber said. “Everybody’s saying, ‘What are we going to do about our country?’ There’s just no common sense.”

Well, that’s certainly true.

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ANNALS OF THE ONE PERCENT: WaPo Executives Make Millions While Paper Cuts Staff, Benefits.