Blog Heap of Links for the day 13 April 2015

Satirists always need to "punch up"… [?? A great Grunt of Monte Cristo graphic]

…An 87-year-old structure symbolizing the community’s rich oil heritage has found a perfect second home just inside the entrance of Woolaroc. The cottage-style station, covered with a multi-colored roof, was donated by Phillips 66…

…Officials at the Islamic Society of Edmond [Oklahoma] say pieces of pork were left in the parking lot and at the entrance of the mosque on Sunday. … CAIR-OK wants authorities to investigate the incident as a possible hate crime….

…A crowd of 43,947 fans stood and cheered when the images of Detectives Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shown on the scoreboard before the game, a 2-0 Mets victory over Philly. … Ramos’ two sons, Justin and Jaden, and their mother, Maritza, joined Liu’s widow, Sanny Chen, and parents to throw out ceremonial first pitches to Mets stars David Wright, Matt Harvey and Curtis Granderson. Moments earlier, more than 150 NYPD officers unfurled a giant American flag in the outfield as Aviation Unit helicopters did a flyover. …

In the Peterborough grooming trial, a “British” businessman named Mohammed Khubaib (Mohammed Coefficient: 100%) has been convicted of rape for forcing a 14-year-old girl to commit sexual acts with him. He will be sentenced next month.

In other news, almost 6,000 illegal migrants were rescued by the Italian coast guard over the weekend. However, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed concern over the deaths of nine of those migrants, and says that Italy must do more to protect the lives of migrants who attempt to cross the Mediterranean.

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Pistol Pete's got the world covered — run for help. [Added to this date a day late.]

"…the slimiest, greediest, most immoral, power-hungry couple in the history of American politics are back to help themselves to more of our money and freedom.…"

(CNN) Pope Francis risked Turkish anger on Sunday by using the word "genocide" to refer to the mass killings of Armenians a century ago under the Ottoman Empire….

Vic almost slept through it, but awoke in time to bring it to us.

"…On this day in 1976 the United States Treasury Department reintroduced the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration. …"

On Monday, Ted Cruz (R-TX) issued a brief statement concerning Marco Rubio (R-FL) entering the 2016 presidential race. … [A classy statement.]

Here are a few quotes from days gone by attributed to Hillary, so you can judge her likeability for yourself.