Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
High school students engage in mass disobedience after principal cancels ‘America Pride Day’ (Jackson Hole, WY) ~ Good to see there are still a few hold-outs against leftist indoctrination among America’s youth.

 
Bill Nye the Strawman Guy talks abortion and fails miserably ~ Apparently Nye thought he should inject himself into the latest debate over abortion – on the “death” side of the issue of course. With his twisted version of logic, the “Science Guy” figures since miscarriages sometimes occur – abortion is OK. Huh? Poor Richard sorts Nye out pretty well.

 
REVEALED: Obama Was Lying About Being A Baseball Fan ~ Shocking I know 😀

It has long been suspected—due to his inability to throw a baseball like a normal person, talk like he knows how the game is played, know the name of the stadium his “favorite” team plays in, or even name a single player that played for that team—that Obama actually hates baseball and has never actually seen a game.

 
The absurdity of demanding reparations for slavery ~ Every so often, the extortionist wing of the Left – true-to-form the world over –issues new demands for slavery reparations. Apparently they’re squawking over in Britain again. In this excellent rebuttal, Daniel Hannan, British MP, illustrates the absurdity of the global wealth redistribution scheme with a short history lesson.

 
Is ‘Extreme Phone-pinching’ the most senseless Internet trend ever? ~

• New internet craze ‘extreme phone pinching’ sweeps across social media
• The bizarre fad involves dangling phone above drains and off balconies
• Holding it with just forefinger and thumb, videos are then shared online

Wow. Such a sad illustration of just how nihilistic western society is becoming.

 
Which sort of ties in with this ~
Confirmation that Assisted Suicide Increases Other Suicides ~ Cheapening life cheapens life ~

The introduction of PAS (physician-assisted-suicide) seemingly induces more self-inflicted deaths than it inhibits. Furthermore, although a significant proportion of nonassisted suicides involve chronic or terminal illness, especially in those older than age 65, the available evidence does not support the conjecture that legalizing assisted suicide would lead to a reduction in nonassisted suicides. […]
 
Many PASadvocates claim that this decision is a purely private exercise of personal autonomy, but Christakis’s research suggests that behaviors like suicide, whether assisted or nonassisted, influence the behaviors of not only one’s friends but also of one’s friends’ friends’ friends. No man is an island.

We no longer believe in the sanctity of life. Sometimes we end a life in the womb before it even begins. And sometimes we simply throw ours away when we get tired of living.
 

Further confirmation from Heritage Foundation ~ Always Care, Never Kill: How Physician-Assisted Suicide Endangers the Weak, Corrupts Medicine, Compromises the Family, and Violates Human Dignity and Equality.

And ~ Allowing abortion because of Down syndrome isn’t a ‘slippery slope’: it’s rock bottom

 
U.S. colonel: Tapes show Bergdahl joined Taliban ~ More evidence of Bergdahl’s treason – and Obama’s complicity.

 
Meet this feisty forklift driver fighting for the right to leave her union ~ Deceived into unionizing three years ago, regretful employees at Illinois company Americold Logistics want out. Karen Cox, the “feisty forklift driver,” is currently helping to promote the Employee Rights Act which, among other things, includes the common sense requirement that all unionized workplaces hold a secret ballot referendum every three years to determine whether the employees wish to remain represented by their current union. Wish them well in escaping their unionized “Hotel California.”

 
Top Law Enforcement Official: Terrorists Have Infiltrated U.S. Through Mexico ~ And yes, there is an ISIS camp just south of El Paso. Meanwhile, the executive-in-chief, who’s supposed to protect us from all enemies foreign and domestic, rails against the 2nd Amendment.

 
Prager: The Right Does Have Answers on Guns, Mr. President ~ Speaking of gun control, this article is an excellent response from Dennis Prager ~

I would ask every journalist who cares about truth to ask every politician who argues for more guns laws, and every anti-gun activist, just two questions:
“Which do you believe would do more to decrease gun violence in America — more gun laws or more fathers?”
“More gun laws or more church attendance?”

 
10 Quotes to Help You Preserve Your Moral Sanity ~ Inspiring advice from Dr. Michael Brown for these trying times.