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

 
The Light of Chanukah ~ Daniel Greenfield explains the fascinating history behind the Jewish celebration and its ongoing relevance for the nation of Israel ~

For eight days and nights the Menorah burned on that single lonely pure flask of oil, until more could be found, and the men who for a time had been soldiers and had once again become priests, saw that while it may be men who kindle lamps and hearts, it is the Almighty who provides them with the fuel of the spirit through which they burn […]

It is the miracle that we commemorate because it is a reminder of possibilities. Each time we light a candle or dip a wick in oil, we release a flare of light from the darkness comes to remind us of what was, is and can still be.

 
Why Can’t I Marry My Robot? ~ Recent video from Dr. Michael Brown reveals the newest absurd level of marriage deconstruction; robosexuals, and “selfies” – the ultimate in self-centeredness
 

KKK Leaders Allege Producers Paid Them to Fake Scenes in Canceled A&E Documentary ~ Reality never matches the Left’s worldview, so they have to make up crap like this ~

The subjects of a TV documentary series about the Ku Klux Klan abruptly canceled last week by A&E allege to Variety that significant portions of what was filmed were fabricated by the producers.
 
Some KKK leaders divulged that they were paid hundreds of dollars in cash each day of filming to compel them on camera to distort the facts of their lives to fit the documentary’s predetermined narrative: tension between Klan members and relatives of theirs who wanted to get out of the Klan.[…]
 
The production team even paid for material and equipment to construct and burn wooden crosses and Nazi swastikas, according to multiple sources including Richard Nichols, who is one of the featured subjects of the documentary series as the Grand Dragon of a KKK cell known as the Tennessee White Knights of the Invisible Empire. He also said he was encouraged by a producer to use the epithet “nigger” in interviews.

 
Child Jihadists Hunt Down, Execute Bound Prisoners in New ISIS Video ~ The barbarians reveal a gruesome new twist on their savagery ~

The Islamic State released a grisly new video today showing child jihadists hunting down bound “apostates” in a live-fire training exercise.

 
Sports Store Owner Starts Memorial Wall in Response to NFL Players Kneeling During Anthem ~ What an excellent way to stand up to millionaire ingrates ~

Colorado Springs, CO – When Prime Time sports owner Stephen Martin found out that Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos refused to stand for the anthem, Martin immediately cancelled the autograph signing he had previously booked for Marshall at his store. Instead, he began the creation of a memorial of monumental proportions, one which continues to grow daily and gain widespread fame.

 
San Francisco grapples with growing crime, blight after years of liberal policies Reality catches up with Frisco ~

After 20 years of envelope-pushing changes to grow government and ease law enforcement, the once-shining City by the Bay has turned into a place where:
• Property crime runs amok
• An online map is needed to track human feces on city streets
• Discarded syringes are common sightings
• Public urination is so widespread it has damaged subway elevators and escalators, building walls and power poles
 
“There’s a very tolerant attitude, you can very much do anything on the streets you want,” said Marc Joffe, director of research at the California Policy Center think tank. “As members of a civilized society, there are things you should not accept. But we have ignored that … and there is nobody on the other side setting limits.”

 
American Muslim Groups Host Turkey Dictator’s Daughter, as Her Father Imprisons and Purges Thousands ~ It’s all good though – Obama & Erdoğan are BFFs ~

The Muslim American Society (MAS) and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) are hosting their 16th annual conference this week in Chicago.
The guest of honor for today’s events was Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar, daughter of Turkish Islamist dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is currently engaged in a massive purge of politicians, judges, journalists, doctors, teachers, police officers, and the military.[…]
 
Turkey currently holds the distinction of the “world’s top jailer of journalists” — as it is imprisoning one-third of all jailed journalists worldwide.

 
Morocco Warned Germany Twice About Berlin Killer Anis Amri; German Intel Did Nothing ~ The willful blindness of the elite ruling class is killing us!

 
Stoke bus driver brings the magic of the silver screen to his back garden ~ UK man takes “home theater” to a whole new level. Check it out ~

That dream came true when Mr Jones built a 34-seat cinema, in his own garden. The 38-year-old bus driver has spent the past four and a half years, and £70,000 of his life savings, erecting the brick building at his Stoke-on-Trent home.
 
Replete with a 17ft by 7ft screen, red curtains and red seats Mr Jones’s home movie theatre is a homage to the ABC chain of cinemas of his youth.