Blog Heap of Links for the day 28 March 2016

More than 1,100 criminal gang members have been arrested in a multi-week Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation, netting transnational gang members allegedly involved in crimes like human smuggling, sex trafficking, murder, drug trafficking, and racketeering. …

Researchers found that the percentage of Americans who claim they never pray reached an all-time high in 2014, up five-fold since the 1980s. Over the same time period, belief in God and interest in spirituality appears to have similarly declined, especially among young adults.… “Most previous studies concluded that fewer Americans were publicly affiliating with a religion, but that Americans were just as religious in private ways. That’s no longer the case, especially in the last few years.…” One odd quirk, however—Americans have become slightly more likely to believe in an afterlife, even as they are abandoning prayer, belief in God and rituals.…

A remote and active volcano on Alaska's Aleutian Islands erupted, sending ash 20,000 feet into the air, scientists said.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the Pavlof Volcano, which is about 600 miles southwest of Anchorage and roughly 40 miles from the nearest community, erupted Sunday at 4:18 p.m. local time. Alaska State Troopers could not immediately say if there were any reports of injuries.…

A suicide bomber killed more than 60 people today when he exploded himself in a park in Pakistan. The park was crowded with Christians who had gathered to celebrate Easter.…

In other news, a pipe bomb exploded in an alleyway in Anaheim, California on the afternoon of Easter Day, punching a hole in a door. No one was injured.…

Why Are Millennial Men Such Wimps?

Any college president who adopts the rhetoric of “safe spaces” is already lost.

Related, “MY THERAPIST JUST LAUGHED AT ME"…

The Instagram Husband
Taxpayers Fund Prayer Rugs, Halal Lunches In Public Schools
Trudeau Explains What Canadians Don’t Like About America…

…On this day in 1979 the Three Mile Island accident occurred. The MFM blew it all out of proportion and scared everyone to death.

…And now the New York Times has given us an unvarnished look at just how ill-prepared this tough guy is to deal with America’s place in the world and the threats that we face. Honestly, I read through this transcript and I felt like I was drowning in a sea of inarticulate words. He talked a lot. He just never said anything.… There are just too many examples of brazen ignorance, but let me share a few…

…"To my mind, Trump is the most perfect example I have ever come across of a malignant and, probably, psychopathic narcissist."…

…It began in 1981. Trump bought a 14-story building on prime real estate facing New York City's Central Park.

His plan was to tear down the building and replace it with luxury condos. But first he needed a small band of rent-stabilized tenants out of there.

To succeed, Trump played rough, according to lawsuits filed by the tenants. Renters said he cut heat and hot water, and he imposed tough building rules. Trump even proposed sheltering homeless people in the building.

It went on for five years as Trump fought tenants, real estate lawyers, New York state regulators and city officials.…