Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:
Clinton Foundation Shuts Down Global Initiative Due to Decrease in Foreign Donors Paying to Play ~ Definitive proof that the foundation was never about charitable activities.
MMA Fighter to Missionary: How God Led One Man Away From Drugs and to the Congo ~ Be sure to watch the video too. Amazing story – what a powerful testimony!
11 Worst Protest Moments From Inauguration Weekend ~ These anarchists are Obama’s true legacy. When his administration let things get totally out of control in Ferguson they set a dangerous precident; trashing people and property is apparently the new “patriotism” ~
The inauguration of Donald Trump has naturally awakened the dregs of society, who have erupted in protests over the democratically elected 45th President of the United States. Unfortunately, the protests by the radical left have, yet again, devolved into violence.
Dr. Michael Brown discusses this disturbing new phenomenon ~ When the ‘Enlightened’ Left Doesn’t Get Its Way, Expect Riots and Death Threats
Pakistani Woman Elopes Without Mom’s Permission. Mom Promises Her A Wedding Party. That’s Not What Happens ~ Honor killings: unholy sacrament of the religion-of-peace ~
(A)n 18-year-old bride was burned alive(!) by her own mother in Pakistan[…]
“Such ‘honor killings’ are commonplace in Pakistan, where roughly 1,000 women are slain every year by relatives, most of them men, who believe they have disgraced their families,” explains the Post. “In 2015, about 1,100 women died in honor killings, while another 900 suffered sexual violence and 800 attempted suicide or took their own lives, the country’s independent Human Rights Commission said in its 2015 report.”
Scientists: New Fertility Technique “Raises Spectre of Embryo Farming on Unimaginable Scale” ~ Man can’t play God and expect it to end well ~
A new fertility procedure that could allow sperm and eggs to be made from people’s skin may lead to “embryo farming” on a massive scale and drive parents to have only “ideal” children, researchers have warned.
University Gives Kids Juice Boxes, Legos to Deal With Inauguration ~ It’s actually tragic that these “children” are so ill-equipped to deal with any hint of adversity. How will they ever cope with the rest of their lives?
Marquette students required to attend ‘social justice’ workshops ~ More campus craziness. Indoctrination now focuses on imaginary woes like “the pervasive nature of white privilege and white supremacy” ~
• “Many professors” at Marquette University require their students to complete “reflection sessions” on race and privilege, strictly monitoring their attendance and participation.
• Marquette claims that over 1,000 students participate in the Service Learning Program each semester, and thus far 36 professors have pledged to integrate the programming into their Spring 2017 courses.
Here’s another viewpoint that campus progressives have “judged” intolerable ~ Pro-life Student Group at Colorado State University Denied Grant for Event ~
A pro-life student group at Colorado State University is suing the school after it allegedly denied funds for an event simply because of the slated speaker’s pro-life views […]
“A university is supposed to promote free speech,” Emily Faulkner, president of Students for Life at CSU, told CBS Denver Wednesday. She said she was “shocked” and “angered” upon receiving an email from the administration denying the Diversity Grant she requested.
PROOF: CNN Knows Climate Change Is a Big Fat Hoax ~
These people are not just liars, they are brazen and audacious liars who, in full view of all of us, prove time and again through their own behavior and billion-dollar investments, that they know Climate Change is a hoax.
And then there’s Russian Icebreakers Stuck in the Arctic Global Warming
Unlike Bush, Media Didn’t Ask Obama If He Made Any Mistakes ~ Not that they’re biased or anything – he just didn’t make any 😯
Oh, except for these(!) ~
Top 10 Ways Obama Violated The Constitution During His Presidency ~ Depressing but true. Writing at the Federalist, Ilya Shapiro acknowledges there are way more than 10 but for sake of brevity he had to consolidate.
On the other hand, we do have this to be grateful for ~
Democrats Lost 1,033 Fed and State level seats under Obama, so don't say Obummer never gave us anything #TheObamaYears @CarmineZozzora pic.twitter.com/SO9BzwsIAg
— JB (@JackSaves) January 18, 2017