Blog Heap of Links for the day 4 March 2015

"The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowment has shuttered 27,000 local places of worship under the pretext of fighting terrorism, while awarding 400 preaching permits to Salafists."

"John Sylvan is the creator of the Keurig instant coffee brewing system that most anyone who drinks coffee uses pretty regularly. But now he's saying that he wishes he never invented it because the plastic pods are impossible to recycle…"

[Remarkably humorous environmentalist anti-pod video, 2:27, Kill the K-Cup on YouTube]

…Traveling over boat and foot through the dense foliage of the vast, lightly inhabited 32,000-square-mile Mosquitia region of Honduras – known as Central America's Little Amazon – the team of scientists surveyed and mapped a collection of plazas, earthworks, mounds, and even an earthen pyramid belonging to a culture that thrived between 1,000 and 1,400 AD – paralleling the Mayans – before the culture apparently vanished into the jungle.

In what is speculated to be an offering to the gods, the scientists say that the find of a non-looted and pristine site is incredibly rare. …

World's oldest person, asked how she felt about living for 117 years: "It seemed rather short."

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only three weeks to live, a beloved Marine had one last wish: to be buried in uniform, along with a Marine Corps flag.

Donnie Loneman had loved being a Marine…. But the veteran, who was homeless for the past decade, did not own a dress uniform. He also could not afford to buy one…. After hearing his story, the Oklahoma City VA and several veteran’s organizations came together to honor Loneman’s dying wish, providing the dress uniform and flag that he had requested… also cover his funeral cost and give him an honor guard. …

"…4 years ago, but could have been today."

[Video, 5:33, JewTube on YouTube]

"In just over the past week, 16 state bills to reject aspects of unconstitutional federal power have moved forward. From legislation dealing with Common Core to mass surveillance programs, FDA restrictions and more…"

Pistol Pete's latest collection of graphics, videos, links, and wit that kills.

"…The left has been playing more than half the country for willfully ignorant,apathetic,gullible consumers of all the free government stuff that the dwindling pool of working,taxpaying people provide for decades.They’ve never been disappointed.…"

"…there’s a ‘country song’ about supporting Hillary Clinton for president… You can tell how clever the writer is by how he masterfully rhymed the word “lady’ with the word ‘lady’…"

Joe Dan Gorman's latest batch. [Video, 17:46, on Vimeo]

Vic lets us know what's up and why today, starting here.

"On this day in 1789 the first US Congress met in NYC which was the first capital. The Bill of Rights was written and submitted as agreed during the debate on ratifying the Constitution...."