Blog Heap of Links for the day 19 September 2016

Israeli security forces have been hit by seven knife attacks since Friday as Palestinians have increased the level of violence in disputed areas ahead of the Jewish New Year.

In one attack in east Jerusalem, a 38-year-old female border officer was left fighting for her life after she was slashed in the neck.

The woman's male colleague suffered minor injuries and was able to shoot the suspect, who is in a critical condition.

Since Friday, Israeli security forces have shot dead five Palestians and one Jordanian who were engaged in knife attacks.…

BREAKING: Trains Stopped Near NJ Transit Train Station In Elizabeth, N.J. Over Suspicious Device On Tracks…UPDATE: LE Source Saying 3 Pipe Bombs + 2 Smaller Devices…UPDATE: Devices Similar To Seaside…

Five people have been taken into custody in connection with the Chelsea bombing after the FBI stopped a car on the Belt Parkway near New York’s Verrazano Bridge on Sunday night. The FBI is believed to have called the NYPD for backup after making the highly irregular decision to halt a car on the busy highway.…

…In 2011, Cynthia was unleashed in the Gulf of Mexico and at initial stages of its life it was absorbing oil slicks with a breathtaking speed. In January, 2011 the Register reported that that scientists were particularly impressed by the speed with which the bacteria was eating up its “meal”.

But then this bacteria mutated and soon it was feeding on organic lifeforms. Strange reports started coming from the US, like five thousand birds falling victims of an “unknown disease” in Arkansas, or more that a hundred thousand of dead fish found off the coast of North Louisiana. It was also reported that a total of 128 British Petroleum employees that participated in the liquidation of the oil slick were struck by some mysterious illness. According to various sources they were forbidden to seek relief in public hospitals, to prevent them from talking to anyone about what has happened to them……

TRENTON, N.J. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Last Wednesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a measure expanding the state’s medical marijuana law, further nullifying federal prohibition in practice.…

…Last night’s Emmy Awards show became a “Trump-Bashing Fest.”

For some reason these idiots whose only skill in life is being told where to stand and when to speak think Americans were glued to their TVs eagerly waiting to hear their opinion on the presidential election.

As if we dumb rubes in flyover country can’t make up our own minds on whom to vote for and must be told by our intellectual betters out in Hollywood.…

To the 29 people of New York City that were injured in the Islamic terror blast: You were very lucky it was a bomb and not guns, says MSNBC’s Chris Hayes.…

Utah-based Hispanic activist Tony Yapias has drawn a fairly high level of national attention during the past six years. …name came up in coverage of a clash between "protesters" and supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Salt Lake City in March. …A week ago, Mr. Yapias picked up another tag: accused rapist. I haven't been able to locate any nationally distributed establishment media coverage of Yapias's arrest.…

Bombs rain down as Syria declares truce over…
India mulls response after deadly Kashmir attack it blames on Pakistan…
Trump, Clinton show deep differences after attacks…

A knife-wielding man ran amok in a Minnesota mall last night, stabbing and wounding eight people before he was shot dead by an off-duty police officer. The perpetrator was a Somali-American who was alleged to have invoked Allah during his rampage, and asked at least one victim whether he was a Muslim before stabbing him. The incident had nothing to do with Islam. Meanwhile, investigators in New York and New Jersey are trying to discover a motive for yesterday’s bomb explosions, for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility.

In other news, Angela Merkel’s party (the CDU) suffered its worst electoral defeat ever today in local elections in Berlin, receiving less than 20% of the vote. The SPD (socialists) gained the largest percentage, while AfD (Alternative für Deutschland, Alternative for Germany) received 14%.…

College-Aged Students Are Ill-Informed About Global Issues…
Your Good Intentions Mean Virtually Nothing…
The "Virtuous" New Nazis…

1 of 5 IED's Found at NJ Train Station Explodes…
FBI Detains 5 in Chelsea "Incident"…
New York, New Jersey Terror Attacks Linked?…

I just woke up so no VNN this morning.