Blog Heap of Links for the day 21 May 2015

A New York City arts center has canceled a planned event intended to protest censorship after one of the scheduled plays, “‘Mohammed’ Gets A Boner,” was deemed too offensive to Muslims.…

…13 year-old granddaughter opened the freezer, looking for a snack… [found] her beloved cat… [71yo] grandmother is behind bars in Madison County… killed her granddaughter’s cat and four kittens with a hammer… because the kids wouldn't clean their rooms.…

[Lesson learned: Gramma is deadly crazy.]

Mississippi… “They roughed him up, but the officer was able to press a button and release his K-9 from the backseat,” Adam said. The dog bit at least one of the suspects, potentially saving the officer’s life. … We don’t know how many he got, we just know he had blood all over him,” Adam said.…

America's biggest ranch… goes on sale for $725million in Texas… Waggoner Ranch is the largest contiguous ranch in the United States spanning six counties in Northern Texas… includes the 510,000-acre ranch with two main compounds, hundreds of homes and 20 cowboy camps… hundreds of quarter-horses, thousands of cattle, 1,200 oil wells and 30,000 acres of cultivated land…

There are no words that can express my outrage, as an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, to see the black flag of ISIS flying in Ramadi. There is no excuse that the current commander-in-chief can make. And as we head into Memorial Day weekend, I would prefer President Barack Obama just not make an appearance issuing empty words.

To those of my brothers and sisters who fought, lost limbs, and to the families who lost their loved ones — God bless you, and I for one shall honor your service and commitment.…

…Both suspects have severe injuries to their faces, but the victims - we're told - are doing just fine. …

White man wearing Duck Dynasty hoodie robs Cracker Barrel

Pistol Pete's collection of the best graphics, videos, and blood-pressure-raising news links. And reflections.

"…Nothing of real value,but there was a rhinestone pin in the shape of a diamond she used to wear when she got dressed up to go out with Grampa. It brought back a flood of memories that had been dormant for many decades.…"

Vic missed a day, but when he's around, he doesn't miss a trick.

"…On this day in 1881 The American Red Cross was established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C..…"