Blog Heap of Links for the day 13 September 2016

A South Korean military source told the national outlet Yonhap that his government is ready to reduce Pyongyang “to ashes” after the latest North Korean nuclear test, with “every Pyongyang district… completely destroyed.”…

Four Americans died in the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, and those who survived saw their stories of heroism told in a Hollywood movie, but the filmmaker whose work was wrongly blamed for touching off the event lives in obscurity, poverty and fear… “I don’t believe in democracy anymore… I don’t think there is such a thing as freedom of speech.”…

…"With a pure plant-based diet, it is difficult or impossible to attain an adequate supply of some nutrients," states the German Nutrition Society's new position on the vegan diet. "The most critical nutrient is B-12," which is found in eggs and meat. The group says if you follow a vegan diet, you should take supplements to protect against deficiencies.

…other "potentially critical nutrients" that may be a challenge to get in a vegan diet include omega-3s — found in fatty fish — as well as minerals such as calcium, iron, iodine, zinc and selenium. So the group recommends that vegans get advice from a nutrition counselor and be "regularly checked by a physician." In addition, the society recommends against a vegan diet for pregnant women, women who are breast-feeding, children and adolescents.…

Don Surber: What Happened To Her Landslide?…
The Jawa Report: CankleGate II!…
Megan McArdle: Clinton Never Learns That The World Sees Every Stumble…

I’m going to divide this post into “Hillary stuff” and everything else. Let’s go to town and have fun.

Proof Positive: Go Home, Hillary! You’re Drunk!…
Don Surber: Who Replaces Hillary?…
Dustbury: Strange Search Engine Queries…

Arrest warrant issued for journalist Amy Goodman after covering Dakota Access Pipeline protests…
Hillary ‘Attack Ad’ On Trump’s Immigration Plan Ends Up Being Pro-Trump…
Bill Clinton’s terrorism strategy led to 9/11. Hillary Clinton’s is the exact same thing…

More than 3,000 people have been shot so far this year in Chicago, which is already more than last year’s record total. Homicides in 2016 have also passed last year’s total, with more than 500.

In other news, a ban on the burkini in Viennese swimming pools has prompted protests from Austria’s Muslim community.…

Damascus claims IDF warplane & drone shot down in Syria after attack, Israel denies…
Spy agencies concerned about possible U.S. election hacks: NSA chief…
Thousands march in Mexico against proposal to allow same-sex marriage…

Kate Upton: ‘Horrific’ that NFL Players Would Kneel During Anthem on 9/11…
CNN Says It’s Sexist to Say Sick Hillary is ‘Weak’ After Collapsing and Catching Pneumonia…
North Korea defied world with nuclear test. Now it seeks aid for flood disaster.…

Kick the can…
That didn't last long…
Who says nothing exciting ever happens in Maine?…

…On this day in 1814 in the War of 1812, the British attacked and failed to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composed his poem "Defense of Fort McHenry", which was later set to music of "To Anacreon in Heaven", with various lyrics, which was already popular in the United States. The poem with music was renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner", and it soon became a well-known American patriotic song. It became the United States' national anthem by act of congress in 1931.…

At the Donald J. Trump for President rally in Asheville, NC at U.S. Cellular Center, Mr. Trump invited some supporters on stage to respond to Hillary Clinton's 'deplorables' comment.

…It’s understandable that the Democrats don’t want to admit they selected a very sick person to represent their party… But that’s what they have done, and she is what they are now saddled with.…