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

 
Violent Pipeline Protesters Are Obama-Approved. Peaceful Ranchers? Not So Much ~ A tale of two protests; more of that selective prosecution for which this post-Constitutional executive branch has become infamous.
 
Here’s another example, this one specifically from the Department of INJustice, which is clearly not blind ~

DOJ Drops Charges Against Arms Dealer Who “Threatened To Expose” Hillary Arming Islamic Extremists ~ Those of us who were paying attention already knew about Hillary’s nefarious arms dealing (to Syria) as part of the Benghazi fiasco (and you can bet Obama was up to his eyeballs in it as well). But here’s more evidence that the whole truth of supplying weapons-for-jihadis will never see the light of day.
 
Millennials’ Political Views Don’t Make Any Sense ~ Humorous headline – tragic truth – they’re living in fantasyland ~

Young people support big government, unless it costs any more money. They’re for smaller government, unless budget cuts scratch a program they’ve heard of. They’d like Washington to fix everything, just so long as it doesn’t run anything.

 
That progressive public school education has really been successful – with most. Here’s a young woman who refuses to go along with the groupthink ~ Black student rejects victimhood status: ‘I am going to break stereotypes’ ~

“Even when everyone around us tries to put us down for what we believe in, no one can intimidate me from fighting for what I know is right,” Richer says. “I am going to break the stereotypes against conservatism in the African American community, and expose the truth of the lies we’ve been fed.”

Inspiring!

 
Bill Clinton: ObamaCare is “Crazy System” That Punishes Working People We all know it’s a disaster – but why is he agreeing with that assessment – and criticizing a government-run healthcare system that’s awfully similar to the one proposed by his wife two decades ago? Daniel Greenfield suggests it may be part of a new strategy for the Clinton campaign ~

Hillary Clinton made a major strategic step by choosing to overtly court Republicans. These moments may well be a part of the strategy. Their supposed unscripted or leaked nature adds to that sense of authenticity. It backs up the claims made by some gullible GOP types that the Clintons are really pretty conservative compared to Obama.

 
The coffin club: the newest craze for the elderly ~ New Zealand. Crafting with a rather morbid twist; the groups are constructing their own coffins ~

“There is a lot of loneliness among the elderly, but at the coffin club people feel useful, and it is very social. We have morning tea and lunch, and music blaring, and cuddles.”
 
The coffins are cheap (only NZD250) and not only do the groups produce them for their own use, but they also build baby coffins which they donate to local hospitals. But aside from the savings and the charitable motives, there is also a strong psychological benefit for the members. Members talk of facing up to the inevitable, resolving their own mortality and not ignoring their mortality.

A sad trend that will probably grow as Western populations continue to age
 
EXCLUSIVE: Muslim Terrorists Infiltrating Law Enforcement ~

In an alarming trend, more and more Muslim terrorists are infiltrating the ranks of security firms and police departments, where they have acquired official IDs and uniforms to help gain access to secure areas, as well as firearms and tactical training to help carry out attacks.

Oh well ➡ Nothing changes – Feds have been willfully blind to Islamic terrorism since Oklahoma City

 
And in this week’s episode of You-Can’t-Make-This-Stuff-Up ~ Blameshifting: Obama tells DiCaprio climate change ‘contributed’ to the Syrian civil war ~ Two out-of-touch elitists with the biggest carbon footprints on the planet ~

WASHINGTON DC — Discussing the threat of climate change with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, President Obama on October 3, said “powerful” studies suggest “the droughts that happened in Syria contributed to the unrest and the Syrian civil war.”

 
Privatize Airport Screeners to Get Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Back on the Scent of Terrorists ~ Government inefficiency may just endanger lives ~

Expanding participation in the Screening Partnership Program would go a long way to improving the underperforming TSA, and would create a safer airport environment.

 
Just out: “Che Guevara Energy Drink!”–Targeting the very people Che Guevara tortured, murdered and jailed en masse: rebellious youths–And promoted in the very place Che Guevara craved to incinerate! –New York’s Times Square! (WARNING: This is not a Monty Python skit!) ~ Is the Left willfully – ignorant or are they just born that way? What’s next? Marx’ Malt Liquor?

And now for a little comic relief. Because the presidential race is essentially boiling down to which candidate is the least offensive, a new Twitter account has emerged to enter the contest: the Sweet Meteor O’Death – “Ready to Make an Impact”. OK, it’s gallows humor, but there are days where if I don’t laugh I’ll cry ~

Trump? Hillary? Why not vote for a destructive meteor capable of killing us all? https://t.co/POJ2uk7jjl pic.twitter.com/2DLSJpqFai

— Craig Hlavaty (@CraigHlavaty) October 3, 2016

Very well-written and fair piece on my candidacy in the Houston Chronicle. I look forward to ending human civilization! https://t.co/Lj80895yMY

— Sweet Meteor O'Death (@smod2016) October 3, 2016