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…On this day in 1812 congress declared war on Great Britain, Canada, and Ireland. …
You have to hand it to Rachel Dolezal… she sucks up as much oxygen as Cankles does and may be even a more pathological liar, if not as dangerous.…
A French Muslim leader named Dalil Boubaker has called for the country’s empty Catholic churches to be turned into mosques. France is building new mosques at a record rate, but Mr. Boubaker says they are insufficient to meet the needs of French Muslims.
In other news, Italian authorities have evacuated migrants who were stopped at the French border near the town of Ventimiglia. The refugees, some of whom had staged a hunger strike, were transported to Ventimiglia station by the Red Cross.
…On this day in 1963 the United States Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.…
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is defending his government’s policy of turning migrants back at the border with Italy. He says that Italy must abide by Schengen rules, and verify whether immigrants are legitimate asylum seekers or economic migrants, before sending the former on to France.
In other news, the Pentagon announced that the target of yesterday’s air sortie in Libya, the Al Qaeda leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar, was most likely killed in the strike.
…more real than that phony-ass ‘trans-racial’ psycho from Spokane.…
…On this day in 1933 the National Industrial Recovery Act was passed. It was the first of FDR's BS depression recovery programs. It was a dismal failure as was all his "recovery" programs. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional by SCOTUS but that did not deter FDR. He was in office long enough to pack the courts, it just took longer than he wanted.
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Several dozen African immigrants who were denied entry into France are staging a sit-in and a hunger strike at the border crossing in Ventimiglia, Italy. Meanwhile, eighteen would-be migrants were found dead in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, apparently having lost their way in a sandstorm en route to Libya to attempt the Mediterranean crossing.
In other news, at least ten employees of the Tunisian consulate in Tripoli were taken hostage by armed community activists.
…On this day in 1215 The Magna Carter was signed and sealed by King John of England.…
The home address of the Counterjihad blogger and activist Pamela Geller has been tweeted by the Islamic State. An ISIS tweet posted Ms. Geller’s address in New York, including her apartment number, and advised believers to go forth and kill her. The Twitter account involved has since been taken down. Ms. Geller was relieved to learn that the threat had nothing to do with Islam.
In other Twitter news, a British Muslim activist for MPAC said in a tweet that agents for the Mossad had entered his home while he was asleep and removed one of his shoes.
Muslims who live north of the Arctic Circle are scrambling to make up special rules for breaking their fast during Ramadan. This year the holy month falls during the time of the Midnight Sun, and there will be no sunrise or sunset to mark the beginning and end of the fasting period. To avoid a starvation situation, new rules are being discussed by Islamic scholars in Sweden so that the faithful may manage to have a meal each day while still abiding by the requirements of Islamic law.
In other news, the Finnish government is debating whether to allow any “Finnish” mujahideen to return from fighting jihad Syria, and if they do, how the veteran kinetic activists will be treated.
Special Report: Data Breach Worse than originally thought and Raises Concerns About Federal Government Ineptitude:
“Greatest intelligence failure since Edward Snowden.” And “coincidentally” both breaches happened under Obama.
…On this day in 1971 the New York Times began the publication of the Pentagon Papers.…
A coalition of Islamic groups in the Libyan city of Derna has declared a jihad against the Islamic State, due to ISIS’ brutality towards local residents. The Islamic State, which has ruled Derna for a number of months, has had to set up checkpoints in the city to deal with the unrest and regain control.
In other news, the Oxford Union has passed a motion declaring itself to be “institutionally racist”.
…On this day in 1775 British general Thomas Gage declared martial law in Massachusetts. He offered a pardon to all colonists who would lay down their arms with two exceptions, Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.…
A culture-enriching “Australian” named Muhammet Velipasaoglu is being investigated by health authorities for practicing as an unlicensed “rogue” dentist for more than ten years. Mr. Velipasaoglu failed to follow proper hygienic procedures, and it is feared that he may have infected some of his patients with HIV or other blood-borne pathogens. The case has a Mohammed Coefficient of 100%.
In other news, the Norwegian government has agreed to take in its allotted share of 8,000 migrants currently awaiting resettlement in Italy.…
…On this day in 1776 the Continental Congress appointed Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence from Great Britain.…
Fighters for the Islamic State have finally achieved control over Sirte, Moammar Qaddafi’s hometown in Libya. After taking the airport, ISIS fought a protracted series of battles with the Fajr Libya militia before capturing the power plant and other strategic sites, thereby gaining complete control over the town.
In other news, a French woman is suing the government for failing to prevent her 16-year-old son, a convert to Islam, from making hijra to Syria to wage jihad for the Islamic State.…
…On this day in 1963 the Equal Pay Act of 1963 aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.…
British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned ministers in his government that they must resign if they favor British withdrawal from the European Union. However, a group of 50 anti-EU Tory backbenchers has promised to lead a rebellion against Mr. Cameron if he does not secure major concessions in his current negotiations with Brussels.
In other news, the PEGIDA candidate for mayor of Dresden did surprisingly well in yesterday’s election, gaining almost 10% of the vote. …
…On this day in 1954 Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashed out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during hearings on whether Communism has infiltrated the Army giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"…
Turkey went to the polls today, and the AKP — the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — lost its absolute majority in parliament. The AKP still won, but received only 42% of the vote, and will have to head a coalition government.
In other news, up to half a million would-be migrants are said to be waiting in North Africa to attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. …
Sorry for the delay… but a lot of awesome ‘life events’…
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