Blog Heap of Links for the day 26 March 2015

All evidence indicates that the copilot of Airbus machine in his six-months break during his training as a pilot in Germanwings, converted to Islam and subsequently either by the order of “radical”, ie. devout Muslims , or received the order from the book of terror, the Quran, on his own accord decided to carry out this mass murder. As a radical mosque in Bremen is in the center of the investigation, in which the convert was staying often, it can be assumed that he – as Mohammed Atta, in the attack against New York – received his instructions directly from the immediate vicinity of the mosque. [Translated from German, from Speisa.com]

…Bottom line is, you can design this stuff to the nth degree, but fuckups will always go to the nth + 1 degree.

…Part of the roof collapsed as well as parts of the actual building that held 76 people, including more than 25 children. Staff members were able to take the young gymnasts to safety inside the basement. …Jennifer Patterson is credited with directing the building's occupants to the basement for shelter… possibly saved several lives during the building's collapse. … No one was injured. …

The Enemies Within zooms in on the best kept secret of modern politics. Almost no one is aware of the fact that fewer than 20,000 U.S. communists, socialists and extreme progressives are able to influence the politicians, and even write the laws that control the lives of over 300 million Americans. …

[Video, 2:39, Trevor Loudon on YouTube]

Luke Gregory Goodman of Tulsa… on vacation at the Keystone [CO] ski resort… ate four pot gummy bears… became jittery and incoherent… died Tuesday at a hospital after apparently shooting himself in the head. …

[From FOUR GUMMY BEARS? What the HECK are they putting in those things?]

Operation Backbone, a non-profit organization for severely injured active duty and veteran warriors.

Operation Backbone was founded by Navy veteran Mike Sformo after he severely injured his back. The non-profit organization provides crucial brain and spine surgical treatments for the most severely wounded active duty and veteran warriors who need an accelerated substitute to their current care options. Post-surgery physical and mental training is provided by the Buffalo Sabres NHL team.

Currently, Operation Backbone serves the Buffalo, New York area, but Sformo hopes to expand to other cities.

Pete's a family man, personal family, family of mankind, but does not suffer fools gladly.

News, pix, vids, wit, and rage.

Vic takes the world head-on starting here today.

"On this date in 1812 a political cartoon coined the term Gerrymander reflecting the drawing of voting district lines to favor political incumbents. It was named after then MA Governor Elbridge Gerry who signed the redistricting plan into effect...."

[From a Russian correspondent:]

“According to a poll conducted by the most popular pro-democratic radio/Internet-resource in Russia, the majority would like to have Ted Cruz as Russia’s head of state (no fake, no joke)…”