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

 
War Hero Exonerated for Defending Child from Sex Predator ~ This prosecution was a travesty from the beginning – still, great news for Sgt. 1st Class (SFC) Charles Martland, incidentally a decorated Green Beret!
 

Erdogan CRUSHES Protesters Against Replacing Secular Constitution with Brutal Islamic Rule ~ Islamification of Turkey (along with Christian persecution) relentlessly marches on ~

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is notorious for pursuing opposition journalists, artists and politicians at home. Recently he has moved to punish them outside his borders, often with acquiescence from European allies.
 
Now he wishes to all but erase Ataturk, the man who defines modern Turkey. The man who separated mosque and state. The man responsible for the success of modern Turkey. What other Muslim country living under Islamic rule is considered a successful modern state?

 
Venezuelan power rationing begins amid protests ~ Unfortunately for Venezuelan’s, their country continues to provide us with a preview of coming AmeriKan attractions.

 
Alarmist Brains Depleted Of Oxygen ~ The climate change science settlers want us to believe that additional amounts of CO2 in the oceans will decimate marine life, actually (without affirming the billions-of-years-old earth theory) the opposite is true ~

Corals and shellfish evolved in the Cambrian Era with CO2 10-20X higher than today, and temperatures 15C higher than today. Obviously warm water is not a problem for sea life.

Adorable hummingbird refuses to leave the side of Rex, the dog that rescued her from the bottom of a tree ~ (Check out the pix and video) Isn’t God’s creation just amazing?

Trump’s three huge lies about Cruz ~ Great article from Lloyd Marcus, Tea Party icon ~

Trump has relentlessly repeated his outrageous “huge” lies that Cruz is a cheater, liar and Washington DC insider. Folks, nothing could be further from the truth. And yet sadly, Trump’s unfounded lies have taken root in the minds of some voters. […]
 

There is a huge elephant size character flaw on display in the Trump campaign’s living room. Trump’s willingness to throw grenades of blatantly unfounded huge lies about Cruz and Trump’s constant shifting his positions from conservative to liberal, then back to conservative are causes for great concern.
 

This man will say whatever he believes necessary to win. Thus, it is not unreasonable to question Trump’s trustworthiness.

Here’s more of Donald’s deceit ~ Dear Indiana: You’re Not Getting Killed On Trade
 

I am not falling for any of his B.S. and… If I Lose Friends Over Trump, So Be It ~

The Trump campaign is a test of character, and many Americans are failing it […]
 

With my friends and family who still cling to Trump, I never waver from my insistence, directly and firmly, that they are making a terrible mistake, and that Trump is making them worse people for being involved in his message. I still love them, and they still love me. (I think.)

Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan’s daughter, pens open letter to Will Ferrell ~ Yes, this has been all over the news, but you should definitely read her compelling letter. Davis does a wonderful job of describing the heart-wrenching realities of living with Alzheimer’s.
 
The media has been slow to follow up with this welcome development ~ Will Ferrell pulls out of Reagan Alzheimer’s comedy

McConnell Orchestrates Conservative Loss on Environmental Spending Bill ~ Masterful duplicity! At issue was an attempt to push back against Obama’s EPA and their fascist water regulations ~

McConnell set up that vote to make you believe the Democrats thwarted Republican attempts to defund this atrocious regulation. Instead, it was McConnell that killed the amendment. He did so by twisting Senate rules to ensure the amendment failed.

And let’s not forget that the Trumpster supported old Mitch in his reelection campaign against conservative Matt Bevin to the tune of $60,000. (And donated $50,000 to McConnell’s anti-Tea Party defense fund.) Also, just last month, he hired the senator’s campaign manager, the mildly corrupt Jesse Benton, to run a Donald Trump super PAC.
 

Number of Muslim migrants in Austria converting to Christianity on the rise ~ But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Genesis 50:20