Blog Heap of Links for the day 24 March 2018

A pedestrian was killed after she was struck by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona.

Elaine Herzberg, 49, was hit by a SUV early on Monday in Tempe when she was walking outside of a crosswalk

She was immediately rush to the hospital where she died from her injuries…

DC lawmaker now sorry he blamed Jews for bad weather

…This has been a strange day. Hopefully, the chorus of woe will subside in the following days.

No one said this will be an easy task righting our ship, this is a setback in a long string of wins, and must be seen as simply that. We CANNOT lose faith, we HAVE to keep up this battle--stakes are much too high not to.

The man has the country's back--we must have his.

It is MY country and while I have breath I will defend it in whatever way necessary. Giving up is not an option.

Amid all the furor, remember this--We are Americans, so you hold that head HIGH and PROUD--we've faced comparable threats before and prevailed.

So will we prevail through this one. Because of who we are.

Goodnite, good people. Stay safe and warm.

…On this day in 1989 the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound in Alaska spilling 240,000 barrels of crude oil. It became one of the biggest media hype events of all time. Econazis predicted the sound would be uninhabitable for literally thousands of years. If you visit it now it is a pristine environment teaming with wildlife.

You’re kidding me, right? President Trump signs a lard-infested spending bill and suddenly all is lost?

Wow. I haven’t seen this level of whining, complaining and defeatism since the NeverTrump movement during the election.

I referred to those grumpy uglies as Team Eeyore.…