Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:
First, some insightful commentary on the ongoing Kavanaugh confirmation carnival ~
The Charges Against Judge Kavanaugh Should Be Ignored ~ Clear-headed analysis from Dennis Prager gets to the heart of this debacle ~
This is another example of the moral chaos sown by secularism and the left. In any society rooted in Judeo-Christian values, it is understood that people should be morally assessed based on how they behave over the course of their lifetime — early behavior being the least important period in making such an assessment.
Christine Blasey Ford’s Collateral Damage ~ Ruining lives and reputations over baseless accusations ~
(W)e live in a time of consummate selfishness and evil. Almost nothing is done with clean hands or pure motivation. Few, if anyone, think about others — in this case even about their very young and impressionable sisters. Christine Blasey Ford is a poster woman for the worst, most narcissistic end of the #MeToo movement.
If nothing else, this Kavanaugh circus has exposed the far Left for the heartless zealots they truly are ~
U.S. Marshals Probe Threats Against Kavanaugh Family: ‘F*** YOU AND YOUR RAPIST HUSBAND’ ~ Seriously? How despicable can you get?
CNN’s Ana Navarro: Kavanaugh Allegations Will Be ‘in His Obituary,’ ‘Huge Black Cloud’ ~ These people are absolutely detestable – rejoicing in the deliberately-inflicted misery of an innocent man and his family.
Hurricane Hack: Making a phone charger using a 9V battery ~ I meant to include this one with last week’s Shorts, while the Carolina’s were getting hammered by Florence. It’s a handy tip to hang on to – just in case 
Stanford Removing Catholic Saint Junipero Serra’s Name From Campus to Avoid Offending Native Americans ~ Because trying to carry out the Great Commission by saving souls from eternal damnation is now a crime in California? I’m offended ~
Father Junipero Serra is best known for being the 18th-century founder of the California missions. He was canonized a saint by the Catholic Church in 2015.
Progressive committee members felt that in spite of the significant role Junipero Serra played in California history, his “mission system inflicted great harm and violence on Native Americans.”
How so? Perhaps they’d be better off with their primitive-but-utopian ways? Progressive “feelings” and their arrogance in judging history by contemporary, “enlightened” standards is growing very tedious.
Speaking of Stanford (must be something in the water) ~Stanford Doctors: It’s Time To Ban All Semi-Automatic Firearms ~ No. It’s time to ban self-righteous Stanford doctors from attempting to infringe on our Second Amendment rights ~
The majority of guns you see are semi-automatic. And when I say majority, I mean 99 percent of all civilian firearms are semi-auto. Calling for a ban on semi-autos is essentially calling for a ban on all firearms.
March for Our Lives Cofounder Becomes Enlightened; Cameron Kasky regrets leading an uninformed charge for gun control after Parkland ~ Wow. You’ve got to respect this kid for his independent thinking. He actually sounds more mature than half the adults in the country ~
Kasky told Fox News radio on Wednesday that he has left the organization that he helped create and that he has regrets about some of the things that he has said since he entered the public spotlight […]
“This summer when March for Our Lives went on … tour … I met that person in Texas who’s got that semiautomatic weapon because that’s how they like to protect their family. I met the 50-some-odd-percent of woman who are pro-life, even though I thought it was preposterous that a woman could be pro-life and not pro-choice at the time. I learned that a lot of our issues politically come from a lack of understanding of other perspectives…”
Weekly Attendance of Religious Services, Regular Prayer Leads to Better Health and Well-Being for Youth ~ A new study from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that ~
Young people who went to weekly religious services and prayed or meditated regularly enjoyed better mental health than others. They also enjoyed greater life satisfaction and positive affect […]
They had several character strengths. Fewer used marijuana. They engaged in early sexual activity less and ended up with fewer sexual partners in their life. Religious youth developed an interest in volunteering. They had a greater sense of mission. They were more forgiving.
Why do humans always have to re-discover stuff their grandparents already knew?
Some Are More Equal Than Others in Socialist Venezuela ~
(A) socialist regime once praised by The New York Times as both successful and sustainable, is teetering on the brink of collapse while its leaders are dining at fine restaurants […]
(W)hat makes this so galling is that in Maduro’s country, once one of the most prosperous in South America, the average Venezuelan starves in abject, state-created poverty.
Trump’s Face Lights Up After Polish President Floats Epic New Military Base Name ~ (Video) The president of Poland was visiting the White House on Tuesday. Although the Left wants us to believe all world leaders loathe Donald Trump, Andrzej Duda is apparently not one of them ~
After initially meeting for a discussion and taking questions in the Oval Office, the pair of presidents held a joint news conference during which the topic of a potential U.S. military base in Poland came up, and the proposed name for the future base floated by Duda brought a smile to Trump’s face and a twinkle to his eye.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I was smiling when talking to Mr. President and I said that I would very much like for us to set up a permanent American base in Poland, which we would call ‘Fort Trump,’” said Duda with a grin.
No wonder the mainstreams ignored this story. It sort of undermines their Trump-is-Putin’s-pawn narrative as well.
Proof that the Private Sector Is Better at Fighting Poverty than Bureaucrats ~ An inspiring business model in Fort Worth, Texas provides cleaning services while employing homeless and other needy people, helping them get a fresh start in life ~
Clean Slate is an initiative of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Presbyterian Night Shelter. While marketed as picking up trash for the city, the program goes well beyond public works. Clean Slate is a business, not a handout program. It is fully revenue-based, and operates as a contractor with businesses and entities in the area. […]
The ultimate goal of the program is to restore a sense of self worth to help people rebuild their lives. Rather than attempt to build their lives for them, Clean Slate provides opportunities for honest work and responsibility. This free-market approach adds up to more than the sum of its parts. The program is revenue-based and adds to the economic vibrancy of the area, but also adds the sense of accomplishment and dignity that only comes from work.
Today is the first day of autumn. But in Canada… It’s the first snowfall, Saskatoon! Flurries predicted for weekend forecast ~
A system is moving in from Alberta is bringing a mix of rain and snow to much of central Saskatchewan […]
Predicted snowfall could turn a pumpkin patch into a winter wonderland.
