Blog Heap of Links for the day 13 February 2016

Thursday night, Mohammad Barry injured four at an Israeli-owned restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. According to witnesses, Barry began stabbing patrons with a machete, going booth by booth.

Barry fled the scene but police were able to locate him. When Barry lunged at police wielding a knife and machete, police opened fire, killing him.

The FBI is now investigating, but they’re not saying why. No reports indicate whether or not the counterterrorism unit is involved. …

…teen thief… Brooklyn… charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon in the Craigslist robbery gone wrong. …pulled out a gun… allegedly stole the Jordan Retro 8 sneakers and walked away. …managed to make it only about 100 yards with the shoes when the driver made a U-turn, stepped on the gas… teenager was pinned against the fence and his right arm was severed "completely…" robbery victim… charged… with attempted murder.…

Not only didn’t a car thief in Milwaukee make off with a stolen vehicle, he ended up losing his pants when he picked the wrong dude to mess with. Oh, and he also got knocked out cold, embarrassed on social media, and arrested for his efforts. …

Vic: No news this morning. Slept too late.

It’s so nice to have Caped Crusader back. I found a few of these wonderful political cartoons and social commentaries on my own, but most are from him…

Hillary Clinton is a reprehensible human being. …After watching, and re-watching, the footage of her disgraceful and incredibly dishonest debate performance wherein, when questioned about classified information on her private email server, she replied, “We’ve got this absurd situation of retroactive classification,” I thought, “Is this a sick joke?” …I’m embarrassed to have supported her protective detail as a young Secret Service agent during her New York Senate run. …

In four days, five officers were killed in the line of duty in shootings around the country, more than doubling the number of officers who have died by gunfire so far this year…

Venezuela’s opposition legislature has declared a “nutritional emergency,” proclaiming that the country simply does not have enough food to feed its population. The move comes after years of socialist rationing and shortages that forced millions to wait on lines lasting as long as six hours for a pint of milk, a bag of flour, or carton of cooking oil.…

The Independent newspaper, a standard bearer for Britain’s left-wing media establishment for 29 years, has announced that it will close its print section and go “online only” from March 2016.…

Legislation permanently banning taxes on Internet services is headed for President Obama’s desk.

The Senate voted 75-20 Thursday afternoon to approve a conference bill on customs and border policy that includes the ban, the last step needed before it is signed by the president.…

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore has announced he’s dropping out of the presidential race, after being the only candidate not to make the cut for Saturday’s GOP debate.…

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is set to lead a pro-Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) super Political Action Committee (PAC) called “Keep the Promise to Veterans.”

Perry will recruit veterans to the Super PAC, which will help bring attention to the issues affecting veterans in America.…