Blog Heap of Links for the day 15 September 2016

During a conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, FBI Director James Comey stood by his advice to put tape over computer webcams, calling it a “sensible” privacy precaution, on par with locking your doors at night.…

…After 100 years of waiting, the oldest man alive is finally getting the celebration he deserves.
Israel Kristal (pictured), a 112-year-old Holocaust survivor didn’t get to celebrate becoming a man according to Jewish tradition.…

On September 14 Missouri’s Republican lawmakers overrode Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) veto of SB 656 and made Missouri the newest “Stand Your Ground” state. …the veto override also abolished permitting requirements for law-abiding citizens who wish to exercise their Second Amendment rights by carrying handguns on their persons for self-defense.…

U.N. chief calls Netanyahu's 'ethnic cleansing' video 'outrageous'…
China launches second trial space station…
Rubio warns of terror attack from Cuba flights…

First, a depressing announcement: If you pay quarterly taxes, today is one of your deadlines. Second, the fun stuff, which is a ton of clever, thoughtful, and informative posters…

Britain’s Socialized Medicine Is Close to Collapse…
The NYT working hard to damage Trump …
Clinton Surrogate Blames Christianity For Campaign’s Lies About Hillary’s Health…

Arrgh, The Stupid Party…
Obama's phone and pen actions are pretty expensive…
Beef its what not for dinner in India…

…On this day in 1981 the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Sandra Day O'Flip-Flop to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Like a lot of justices appointed by Republicans she started out as primarily a conservative ruling with the Constitution but slowly began to vote liberal on key cases where she earned her "flip-flop" reputation.…

In a secret report, German intelligence warns that Germany can expect a terrorist attack like the one that happened in Nice in July. Large crowds in public spaces are the most likely targets, such as concerts, festivals, airports, and railway stations.

In other news, a man named Joseph Schreiber has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to an Orlando mosque where Omar Mateen, the Pulse nightclub killer, worshipped.…

Leaked DNC Emails Discuss Pay-for-Play Scheme For Ambassadorships By Cunningly Using the Codewords "Pay for Play"

It's hard to claim you're not talking about a pay-for-play scheme when the actual words you're using are "pay for play."…

All I see here is a strong, capable woman POWERING THROUGH a list of pay for play donors and courageously doling out ambassadorships.…

There's no such thing as "non-contagious bacterial pneumonia."

That's pure fiction. Find a medical textbook with it. #HillarysHealth

— Dr. Milton Wolf