Blog Heap of Links for the day 18 October 2016

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Wars and Rumors

A gunman wearing body armor targeted two California police officers who were taking a break at a coffee shop in an ambush that failed when his gun malfunctioned… Adam Powell, 41, appeared in the doorway of a Starbucks and 'attempted to assassinate' the two officers on Sunday… Powell of Suisun City was in critical condition after being shot by the officers during a foot chase.…

9:48pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW
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Animal Companions

Elephants

We can all agree it’s basically a dream situation to be rescued by a baby elephant, especially if you didn’t really need rescuing in the first place.…

10:02pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW

Now *That's* Funny!

BoB

A juggler on her way to a performance got pulled over for driving too fast.…

Bluebird has, as Mad Magazine used to put it, humor in a juggler vein.
10:04pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW
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Post-Racist World

An Oklahoma high school student in Norman is speaking out after recording her teacher saying that "to be white is to be racist."

The student, who did not want to be identified, told KTLA sister station KFOR in Oklahoma City that the Norman North teacher was lecturing on how to “heal the racial divide.”

She said she was stunned by what was being taught, so she pulled out her phone and started recording.

The teacher is heard in the recorded audio saying at one point, “to be white is to be racist, period.”…

9:58pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW

Breitbart is Here

Hillary is a sex fiend who sleeps with anything that moves. You may want to bleach your eyeballs after reading the following words, but here they are… The National ENQUIRER…

9:54pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW

Iraq says safe exit routes from Mosul have been secured…
Saudi Arabia executes one of its own royals…
Transfer leaves 60 detainees in Guantánamo…

News headline links
9:46pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW
Gates of Vienna Newsfeed

According to Wikileaks, Julian Assange’s access to the Internet has been cut off by a “state actor”. Some reports say the Ecuadoran government cut him off under pressure from an unidentified foreign government. Mr. Assange has claimed asylum in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012.

In possibly unrelated news, RT says that NatWest bank has closed all its accounts in the UK, without giving a reason for the action. The RT news agency is owned and funded by the Russian state.…

News summaries with links
7:51pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW

Can Men and Women Just Be Friends?…
Why Hillary and Her Wall Street Donors Don’t Want Trump’s Wall…
If anything, Cuba has become more oppressive since rapprochement…

News, views, and info headline links
7:50pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW
Geezer

Moar nooows…

Vic's contributions scattered among the comments, starting here
10:44am CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW
Ace of Spades

Talentless, Pudgy Wallflower Drowns in Flop Sweat After Derogating Audience…
World's Most Expensive Whore Costs $3,750 Per Minute…
The Good News Is German Birthrate Hits 33-Year High. The Bad News…

Selected news headline links - above were choice
10:32am CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW

US Election 2016

Third incident of an attack or threat to a GOP office, with a firebombing of NC GOP office and a bomb threat into the Phoenix office yesterday. …

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. – The Delaware County Republican Party said vandals struck at their office last week. Someone threw two landscaping bricks through a window on Oct. 8.…

Citing Fox59
9:51pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW

Headline: Lib Rag HuffPo Claims Trump Is Making Feminists “Physically Ill”

9:48pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW
Trump, smiling

…Because I’m a fast reader, I often lack the patience to watch videos. With this video, though, I was riveted. Every word, every frame, is worth your time. Please watch and share.…

8:20pm CDT Tue 2016 Oct 18 :MW