Blog Heap o'Links for November 2018

Faculty and students at Oakland University in Michigan have started arming themselves with hockey pucks for self-defense against active shooters.

…On this date in 1804 the Senate began an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. The House had impeached him for using political leanings in judgments instead of the law and the Constitution. Gee, every liberal judge on the court now would be impeached. However, they set a bad precedent on this trial. The Senate acquitted him. One wonders if one of those Senators quoted Scottish law.

…Lots to cover including several items that make what's left of my hair hurt (ma-nish-ta-na, right?). I'm sure you'll see which ones, so lez-be-on our way.…

…On this date in 1877 Thomas Edison rolled out his phonograph for the public the first time.

…Beyond the continuing invasion crisis at the southern border, this Thursday brings us a mixed assortment of Joo-Hate, media propaganda and media propaganda/Joo-Hate along with the all the other chazarei, so let's get to it.…

…On this date in 1925 the Grand Ole Opry began broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance. That show is still going strong today.…

…Midweek and the big story of course continues to be the attempted invasion at our border by thousands of migrants from Central America.…

…Tuesday and the crisis at the border continues to top the news.…

…On this date in 1789 the first national Thanksgiving Day was observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.

…On this date in 1789 the first national Thanksgiving Day was observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.

…Top stories include the continuing crisis at the US/Mexico border and a flare up of tensions between Russia and Ukraine in the Sea of Azov near the Kerch peninsula.…

…On this date in 1758 during the French and Indian War British forces captured Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt was built nearby and grew into what is now Pittsburgh.

…On this date in 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby on live television.…

…On this date in 1876 corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed, known as Boss Tweed, was delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain. He died in a federal prison in NYC.

…Fewer links than usual as one might expect given the holiday but what's on offer today are quite good as well as the continuing big story which is the migrant caravan invasion.…

…Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Lots of good links to get your bile flowing so let's dive right in.…

The CDC warns that romaine lettuce—all of it—is unsafe to eat

…The President yesterday blasted the Obama appointed hack-in-black judge who ordered him to grant asylum to the migrant caravan invaders.…

…The journalism department at Leeds Trinity University has cautioned its instructors against writing in capital letters on classroom paperwork such as syllabi and exam instructions because capital letters can trigger certain students.

Instructors in the department received a memo that stated that uppercase lettering can “scare [students] into failure.”…

…On this date in 1985 Microsoft Windows 1.0 was released.

…MR favorite Rabbi Dov Fischer takes a closer look at how Orange County turned blue and smells yet more Democrat fraud and larceny. A related link in the political section postulates that Fox News' early call that the Dems have captured the House majority also had a hand in the disaster.…

… On this date in 1998 the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee began impeachment hearings against Bill Clinton. He was impeached by the House and the Senate let him go because of 'Scottish Law'.

…well at long last the attempted theft of the Florida and Georgia marquee races has failed …

CHICAGO Hancock Tower …A broken hoist rope caused the express elevator to malfunction… they had careened from the 95th floor down to the 11th floor.… It took nearly three hours to rescue six people… The rescue crew had to hammer out a concrete wall in the garage area of the 11th floor.…

Sorry Morons

Drunk from yesterday, no links today

Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell suggested on Friday that the U.S. government could use nuclear weapons on its own citizens if they fight back against firearm confiscation. …

…On this date in 1968 NBC pissed off a whole bunch of people with the infamous Heidi game in which Oakland came from behind to beat the NYJ while viewers got to watch Heidi.

Kritarchy... rule by Judges

…On this date in 1990 pop group Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award…

…I'm searching all over for the equivalent of the flaming skull unequivocally proclaiming Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott as the winners of Florida's gubernatorial and Senate races respectively but all I get are either their own proclamations or confusion.…

…Thursday and frankly I just mentally can't get myself in gear to write anything worthy of your time so I''m going to keep it brief.…

…Midweek and the big story continues to be the hostage situation in Florida (and perhaps Georgia as well) with the attempted theft of another Senate seat and governorship.…

…On this date in 1974 Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murdered his entire family in Amityville, Long Island in the house that would become known as The Amityville Horror.…

…On this date in 1948 in Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentenced seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II. I posted this one because someone a few weeks ago had posted that none of the Japanese war crimes in WWII had ever been punished.

…As another week begins, I hope you are enjoying the long holiday weekend and more importantly, a big thank you for all the veterans of our armed forces for the service and sacrifices.…

…Memorial Day. Friday I asked how different history would have been if Hitler had been arrested and shot for treason after the Beer Hall Putsch. Well on this date in 1923 Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch. Well he was arrested and tried but they did not execute him.

…On this date in 1775 The United States Marine Corps was founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas. Happy Birthday Marine Corp.

…On this day in 1944 Plutonium (240) was first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.…

…Well the day where we've either dreaded or anticipated is here: the 2018 Midterm Elections.…

…This is Guy Fawks Day in Great Britain celebrating the foiling of a plot to blow up Parliament by Fawks and some other conspirators. Guy Fawks received the traditional punishment for treason. He was hung, drawn, and quartered.

…They myth of a blue wave is gone and the meme-du-jour is that this election is too close to call.…

Four Things You Can Do Right Now to Harden Your Place of Worship Against a Shooter… Form a security team… Harden the building… Monitor the perimeter… Train your leadership in active shooter response…
There Have Been 1,705 Deadly Force Attacks on Churches Since 1999…

…On this day in 1952 the NSA was established.

and I thought it was 7 am already

…I will not have any links today because somehow they got lost.…

…There is the economic miracle at home, the reassertion of a generally sane American-interests-centric foreign policy abroad and the incalculable salutary effect that this man by himself has had in exposing the utter corruption of the Democrat-Leftist political enterprise and its arms in an entrenched, feral bureaucracy and a dangerous media-propaganda machine to a heretofore disinterested, apathetic and/or ignorant citizenry.…

…Someone turned on the propane tank on my parent’s gas grill, turned the burner on, and let the propane leak out. This is terrorism, incited by the media.…

…On this day in 1765 the British Parliament enacted the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America. Contrary to what you were taught in school the 'no taxation without representation' was a sideshow. What really angered th colonists was that these taxes had to be paid in gold and due to the laws forcing the colonists to trade only with British merchants who would not pay in gold there was no gold in the colonies.

…The weekend is here and for better or worse, the finish line is in sight for the Midterms. As a public service announcement, if you're voting Democrat you need to go to the polls on Wednesday, so get as much rest as you can on Tuesday and turn off the TV and internet until then.…