Blog Heap of Links for the day 29 August 2016

Tehran has deployed a recently delivered Russian-made long-range missile system to central Iran to protect its Fordo nuclear facility, state television said Sunday.…

Sunday, CNN’s “Newsroom” highlighted a tweet from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sent out calling on his opponent Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to release her medical records.…However, the CNN version scrubbed the “Crooked” moniker from the tweet…

More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lighting in central Norway in what wildlife officials are calling an unusually large natural disaster. … 323 animals were killed, including 70 calves.…

The attack on cash has entered a new stage.

Kenneth Rogoff, the Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is out with an essay this morning in the Wall Street Journal titled,The Sinister Side of Cash.…

…Getting rid of most of it—that is, moving to a society where cash is used less frequently and mainly for small transactions—could be a big help...

There is little debate among law-enforcement agencies that paper currency, especially large notes such as the U.S. $100 bill, facilitates crime: racketeering, extortion, money laundering, drug and human trafficking, the corruption of public officials, not to mention terrorism.…

Bruno, a 12-year-old brown Chesapeake-Labrador mix, has become the symbol of Longville, a small Minnesota community of just over 150 residents. Over the past 12 years, he has been taking daily 4-mile trips from his owners’ home to Longville, just so he can spend time with the locals… Although at first they were worried that he might get hit by a car on his way to town, the Lavallees soon realized Bruno could take care of himself and simply accepted his wandering ways.… He’s gait is slower than it once was and even laying down has become a painful process that he now performs with a grunt. He’s accepting rides back home more often than he used and on some days even stays home to rest.…

PAOLI, Okla. - An Oklahoma mom was arrested Monday morning, after police said she shot a man she found in her 16-year-old daughter's bedroom.

Police arrested 34-year-old Valerie Fowler for assault and battery with a deadly weapon.…

American Thinker: Proof That Angry White Males Have Every Right To Be Angry…
Jammie Wearing Fools: Obama Movie Bombs At Box Office…
The Jawa Report: Sandcrawler PSA – There Is NO Crying In Jihad!…

Islamic State takes responsibility for Yemen bomb; at least 60 dead…
Female tourists should not wear skirts in India, says tourism minister…
Republicans slam Biden remarks on closing Gitmo…

Mizzou Renames ‘Unisex’ Restrooms Because Term Isn’t Inclusive Enough…
Hillary Gets (More Than) a Little Help from Her Media Friends…
Israel, One of the World’s Driest Countries, Is Now Overflowing With Water…

A man carrying a knife and shouting “Allahu Akhbar” went on a rampage at a music festival in Germany, attacking a married couple and gravely wounding the wife. The husband, despite his injuries, managed to fend off the attacker until he was arrested by police. The motive for the man’s rampage remains unknown.

In other news, a would-be suicide bomber failed in his mission to blow up a church in Indonesia during Sunday services. The bomb flamed, but did not explode. The attacker was also carrying an ax, which he swung at the priest, injuring him slightly in the hand. Parishioners subdued the suspect until police arrived. The motive for the attack remains unknown, although the attacker was reportedly carrying objects bearing the logo of the Islamic State.…

College Claims “Stop White People” Course Not Racist…
What the Media Isn’t Telling You About Venezuela…
What is It With the Clintons Hiring Employees With Ties to the Muslim Brotherhood?…

Zorro causes major commotion at LAX…
Iran flips off world…
Your daily national security head scratcher…

…On this day in 1786 Shays's Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, began in response to high debt and tax burdens. Again this wasn't a rebellion caused simply by high taxes. It was caused by high taxes that had to be paid in gold when there was almost no gold available to pay them.…