Blog Heap of Links for the day 2 September 2016

…The Daily Mail posted an article about Melania Trump’s racy photoshoots, visa issues, and posited her scantily clad photo spreads might have a bearing on the upcoming November election.

In response, Melania Trump filed a hefty $150 million defamation suit against The Daily Mail and threatened suit against Maryland-based blog, Tarply for allegedly suggesting she was once employed by an escort service. …

Thursday evening, The Daily Mail removed and retracted the article. Further, they apologized for any misinterpretation that led readers to believe Mrs. Trump was, “as stating or suggesting that Mrs. Trump worked as an ‘escort’ or in the ‘sex business,’ that she had a ‘composite or presentation card for the sex business,’ or that either of the modeling agencies referenced in the article were engaged in these businesses.”…

…could be charged with using weapons while intoxicated… while at the dentist.… getting a dental procedure done… told police he heard his phone ringing and went to answer it but accidentally grabbed his weapon and shot himself.…

…poor Lyft driver who was verbally assaulted by this moron recently while giving her a ride home… did get fired for a few days, but they hired him back after seeing the abuse inflicted on him by this self appointed SJW…

CATOOSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma driver was shaken up after lightning struck their car… driver was able to maintain control, but was quite shaken up. … driver immediately called for an ambulance. … When fire crews arrived, they noticed smoke coming from beneath the vehicle’s hood. That is when the 2016 Toyota Prius Hybrid caught fire…

Ars was among the first news outlets to report on discussions among astronomers about observations of an intriguing "signal" that may have originated from a distant, Sun-like star. We cautioned readers that, because the signal was measured at 11Ghz, there was a "significant chance" it was of terrestrial origin, likely due to some military activity.

Well, it apparently was.…

Student housing ups the ante on amenities…
Jobs: Needed: Soft Skills…
Why Hillary Is Never Held Accountable for Her Lies…

Another Liberal Meme Promoting Socialism Ripped to Shreds…
California Passes Bill to Jail Reporters Who Film Undercover Footage at Planned Parenthood…
Alabama DMV: ‘Only Muslims can cover their hair for ID’s, Christians can not’…

Two police officers and at least one other person were wounded by a gunman in the self-proclaimed “autonomous” district of Christiania, a sort of vast hippie squat located just across the harbor from downtown Copenhagen. The suspected shooter was arrested, and is said to be a Bosnian with connections to the Islamic State.

In other news, the State Department’s warning to Americans not to travel to Turkey is reportedly based on reliable intelligence that there is an imminent likelihood of multiple large-scale terrorist attacks, especially in the Kurdish areas of southeast Turkey.…

It's not what you know but who you know…
Iran in the news shocking isn't it?…
They're back. They should have stayed on break…

…On this day in 1945 the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. This formally ended combat operations in the Pacific and WWII.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost several mobile telephones carrying e-mails from her private server during her time in office, according to newly-released FBI documents on the investigation into her mishandling of classified information.…

Oh, My: Hillary Claims She Never Realized "(C)" Indicated (C)lassified Information; Claims She Thought (C) Only Indicated Alphabetical Order
CLAIMS COULD NOT REMEMBER SECURITY BRIEFINGS DUE TO CONCUSSION…