Blog Heap of Links for the day 12 January 2016

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke on the ambush of a Philadelphia police officer and the threat of ISIS to the U.S.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A freshly trained substitute teacher in Volusia County schools was banned after she reportedly told students she’d let a gunman in the building to “shoot them in between the eyes.”…

…In a draft policy statement jointly issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education, federal bureaucrats have — on their own initiative — subordinated parents to a secondary role in the rearing of their children. While the draft is neither finalized nor binding (yet), it serves as a clear shot across the bow of every freedom-loving parent who naively believes that his parenting principles, priorities and practices will be protected and respected by government.…

…Failing to tell sex partners that you have HIV is illegal. But Planned Parenthood answers to a higher authority — political correctness…

I am still here, although I did have a pretty close call recently, thanks to complications from my Addison’s Disease, that I am very slowly recovering from.…

…Klansman found himself in a bad situation at a rally gone bad. …crowd grew very hostile. …Klansman runs to the police for protection. …suddenly he doesn’t care about color, he cares about character. …Then look at the black cop. Stoic, determined, one-minded. He must be willing to protect…

Ten sailors and two boats were taken into Iranian custody Tuesday after their patrol boats drifted into Iranian-claimed waters, according to two defense officials.

The riverine sailors are believed to have drifted into Iranian territory after having mechanical issues with their boats. The defense officials said Secretary of State John Kerry was immediately involved and Iran has agreed to turn the sailors and vessels over, though they have not been turned over as of 4 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.…

The last picture taken of David Bowie by his wife Iman, on his birthday, January 8th 2016.

This week marks the ninth anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s completion of the Harry Potter series. Well, her completion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, at the very least. To honor the occasion, the author shared a photo of the graffiti she left in the hotel where she completed the book… worth noting that those Harry Potter fanatics wishing to stay in the room would have to shell out a whopping £1,415 for the night. That’s more than $2,000 U.S. dollars.…

"'Lazarus" off David Bowie's album Blackstar

A “youth” attacked and wounded a Jewish man with a machete in southern France today. The 15-year-old Kurd shouted “Allahu Akhbar” when he carried out the attack, and said that he did it for the Islamic State. A spokesman for the Islamic community in France said that the incident had nothing to do with Islam, and expressed concern about a possible backlash against Muslims.

OK, so I made that last sentence up. But still…

In other news, a vigilante group attacked culture-enrichers in the area around the main train station in Cologne, seeking rough justice for the New Year’s Eve Groping Jihad and sending at least two migrants to the hospital. The Cologne police promise that the perpetrators will be prosecuted vigorously for causing bodily harm. …

On this day in 1926 the original Sam 'n' Henry aired on Chicago radio and was later renamed Amos 'n' Andy in 1928. I used to watch the TV program of the same name. The radio show was done by white actors reading the roles of Amos and Andy. When the TV program aired the roles were played by black actors…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump answers a list of standard job interview questions while Jimmy evaluates his qualifications for POTUS.

…At a Second Amendment rally, two protesters stormed Cruz’s stage at different times. Cruz asked the first protester who was wondering why people were so excited about guns, “Sir, who are you and what are you doing here? Are you a bit confused?”…