Blog Heap of Links for the day 14 April 2015

CJ Pearson video: Al Sharpton, You are the problem! …you are a twisted… individual… [Video, 2:32]

80 years ago today in the heart of the Dust Bowl a major dust storm pushed its way across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. …dubbed “Black Sunday”… April 14, 1935… one of the worst dust storms in American history… caused immense economic and agricultural damage… estimated to have displaced 300 million tons of topsoil from the prairie area in the United States.…

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a bill into law that creates significant roadblocks for implementation of the Affordable Care Act, leaving the federal program without an enforcement mechanism in the state.

Soul singer Percy Sledge, best known for his recording of "When a Man Loves a Woman," died at his home in Louisiana at age 74 after battling liver cancer… dubbed "The King of Slow Soul," recorded the song for Atlantic Records in 1966. It was his first single and is considered one of the greatest of all soul songs. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. …

[Audio-only Video, 2:50, dumpster0101's channel, YouTube]

The Immigration Commissioner for the European Union says that Italy is under pressure from the increasing number of migrants, and needs more help from the EU. Meanwhile, another 400 would-be migrants died when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya. In possibly unrelated news, Italy’s public debt has risen to a record €2.17 trillion.

In other news, according to a recent poll, 42% of Canadian Muslims think Islam and the West are “irreconcilable”. …

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