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

 
Construction workers arrested, fined, fired for laughing at men dressed as women ~ What’s the new standard? Can anyone be fined for laughing at anyone now? Or is it just a special LGBTQRS privilege? ~

(From Edinburgh News) Bizarrely, a construction worker named Graham Spiers was actually arrested and given an enormous fine for allegedly “pointing and laughing” at a biological male attempting to present as a woman. Because Spiers was rude to a transgender person, he was chewed out both in court and by law enforcement and informed that his children should be ashamed of him. Not only was Spiers required to believe that the biological male that walked past him and his buddies was a female, he was also required not to snicker. Society is moving fast, and Neanderthals like Spiers need to get in line – or else.

 
Some cold hard facts on tornado activity ~ Long-time meteorologist Joe Bastardi looks at weather mechanics and historical data and explains that severe weather is caused by clashing temperatures – not global warming. His assessment comes with lots of charts and diagrams – not hyperbole ~

What there is no doubt about is a warmer US would likely be one with LESS, not more, strong tornadoes and that is demonstrated by what we are seeing right now (and the charts above.)

Judge Lets Missouri Planned Parenthood Remain Open Despite Alleged Health Violations ~ So much for prioitizing women’s health, which leftists claim is their primary concern ~

The St. Louis Planned Parenthood facility has been called “the most dangerous abortion clinic in America,” due to repeated ambulance calls as documented by pro-life watchdog group Operation Rescue.
 
Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, said the ruling “essentially allows a dangerous abortion facility that is refusing to comply with minimum health and safety standards to remain open.”

 
Gay Activists’ End Game: ‘Nuclear’ Destruction ~ Tom Gilson explains how progressives are deconstructing traditional human relationships ~

Remember when gay activists were saying all they wanted was to gain same-sex couples the right to marry each other? I didn’t believe them. Neither did a lot of my colleagues. We were right: They were lying. […]
 
“The socially constructed heterosexual cisgender nuclear family is a key ideological building block of white supremacists and colonial, capitalists, heteropatriarchal societies, such as Canada and the U.S.” […]
 
In plainer language, they’ll be satisfied when they’ve achieved nuclear-scale destruction. And I don’t think I’m pressing the metaphor too far to put it this way: They want nuclear war, and they’ll do what it takes to win it.
 
It’ll be enough for them when they’ve achieved total destruction of sexual norms, gender norms, and especially nuclear families headed by a dad and a mom.
 
This is the gay activist endgame. They want to destroy the family as we know it. Nothing, not even parents, may hinder “self-determination” with respect to sex and gender. Sexual limits of any kind must be abolished, absolutely destroyed, until sexual freedom reigns supreme.

 
It’s encouraging to see there are some brave souls still pushing back – with the truth ~ Ex-LGBT People Declare Freedom in Jesus at DC ‘Freedom March’ ~

“The Lion of the tribe of Judah is roaring, He’s roaring, to set the captives free,” sang a group of ex-LGBT people. They marched around the Washington Monument and toward the Ellipse in front of the White House and back on Saturday, May 25. The banner they carried read: “Freedom March Washington D.C.,” and “Hear the sound of freedom.”
 
This Saturday marked the second annual Freedom March in Washington. This year saw a significant growth in numbers. LifeSite News reported there were about 200 participants this year, a threefold increase from last year’s inaugural march.

 
Why are IQ scores dropping now and what’s that mean? ~ DEvolution ~

According to a number of studies, beginning around the turn of this century, IQ test scores were found to be declining across Britain, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia and France […]
 
Initially, explanations centered on social factors such as the influx of less-educated immigrants and less-educated families producing more children.
 
That was debunked as evidence emerged that IQ levels were declining in native-born children. And, interestingly, IQ scores were also dropping even in children from high IQ parents.

 
Maybe that explains this ~ Europe’s Most Pro-Gun Nation Just Voted for More Gun Control ~

The perverse reality of the new EU directive is that Europe’s gun-friendly nations—the Czech Republic and Switzerland—are having to make far-reaching changes even though neither nation has experienced mass shootings or terrorist attacks in recent years despite their higher prevalence of gun ownership.
 
In essence, the EU provided a solution in search of a problem. And somehow, they got people to agree with it.

 
‘His Eyes Were Wild… Raged’: Palestinian Uber Driver Boots Jewish Women from Car in L.A. ~ Why have we imported this anti-Semitic pathology into the United States?

 
A Random Encounter In A Diner On Memorial Day Shows Exactly Where America Is Heading… Sad but true. Norman Rockwell’s America is long gone ~

Most of our young adults are the product of a deeply flawed education system, have had thousands of hours of “garbage entertainment” poured into the minds, and have been systematically trained to reject the values that this country was founded upon.
 
As a result, the future of our nation is looking exceedingly bleak at this point.

 
Environmentalism: Evidence Suggests it Was Always and Only About Achieving World Government ~

Convince the people that the entire world is threatened, and you can convince them that no nation can save it. It is then easy to convince them that a world government is the only way to save the planet. The trouble is that none of it is true. The World is in good shape, and people are living longer and healthier lives in every nation.

 
Amish Population Explosion GUARANTEES a More Conservative World ~ “Re-traditionalization” – Interesting video from Dr. Steve Turley

 
Survivors of Cruel Christian Persecution in Iran Find Blessings in America ~ Just the fact that an event called International Christian Concern is actually being held in D.C. is amazing. Worldwide Christian persecution wasn’t something the last administration ever seemed to care about ~

Speakers at the event shared statistics about the extent of Christian persecution around the world, including the Christian World Watch Monitor report that said in 2016 some 193 Christians were arrested in Iran because of their religious affiliation.

 
But despite the regime’s attempts to suppress it, the Christian faith is not being driven out of the country ~

Hormoz Shariat, president of Iran Alive Ministries converted from Islam to Christianity in the 1980s and has spent decades helping his fellow Christians in Iran.
 
“In Iran, the norm is if somebody comes to Christ, most likely the family members also come to Christ,” Shariat said. “Because Christianity has a very positive image in Iran. More positive than Islam. Can you believe it?”
 
Iranians think Christianity is more positive and that its faith is more respected than Islam’s, Shariat claimed, which is causing more and more conversions.
 
“Iran has the fastest growing evangelical population in the world,” Shariat said. “Muslims by the millions are rejecting Islam, and they are open to the message of the Gospel.”