Blog Heap of Links for the day 19 April 2016

…What is MouseJack?

IoT firm Bastille researchers call it a “massive vulnerability in wireless mice and keyboards that leaves billions of PCs and millions of networks vulnerable to remote exploitation via radio frequencies.” It is “essentially a door to the host computer,” the MouseJack FAQ explained. The PR release warned that it could “potentially lead to devastating breaches.”…

In the future, everyone will get food by manhandling restaurant managers and then stealing a handful of chicken and bacon.

So said an Oklahoma City man, 36-year-old Dante Rashad Anderson, who told police when he was arrested Friday for robbery that he comes from a time four years into the future…

Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Gary Knight:… “He was possibly under the influence of some sort of narcotic or intoxicant or suffering from some type of break with reality”…

…Here are three of the latest indicators that the left hopes to destroy the First Amendment wholesale…
1. Stopping Citizens From Being Politically Involved…
2. Prosecuting People For Giving To Causes…
3. Destroying People For Failing To Comply With The Leftist Social Agenda…

OKLAHOMA CITY – Tuesday morning, people across the state and country will take time to remember the 168 lives that were lost 21 years ago.

On April 19, 1995, a bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, destroying much of the nine-story structure.

While the scars have healed since that day, the memories are still fresh in the minds of so many.…

Father Yang Jianwei is the fifth priest from the underground Catholic Church in China to mysteriously go missing in the last month, in what appears to be a concentrated round-up of so-called dissidents by China’s communist party.…

[Breitbart headline:] Rock Band Boston Cancels North Carolina Shows Over 'Oppressive' Bathroom Privacy Law - Will Still Play Japan Where Gays Are Denied Healthcare…

More than 100,000 people have signed on to a petition demanding that Oklahoma cancel a satanic ritual known as a "black mass" that is scheduled to be held at a public venue ths summer.

Dakhma of Angra Mainyu, the santic group overseeing the black mass, was co-founded by Adam Daniels, a registered sex offender. The black mass is scheduled to be held in August at the Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall.…

…I would like to focus on the power of a good idea. Rather than bemoan those that are bad, I’d like to champion an idea that bore its fruit over 200 years ago on the streets of London. Its promoter was a young British Parliamentarian named William Wilberforce and here was his idea: God is God and we are not.…

The Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico erupted overnight, sending lava flying as far as a mile away from the mountain… There are approximately 25 million people who live within 62 miles, or 100 kilometers, of the active volcano.…

A TV crew for the Animal Planet show "River Monsters" discovered a castaway on a deserted island off the coast of Australia.… "He had said his last prayer… He was prepared to die and meet his maker." …crew had not even planned on filming in the area… When the waters were too choppy to film at the original location, they decided to move to the other end of the island. They jokingly said to one another that they may discover a castaway like Tom Hanks in the 2000 movie "Cast Away." That's when they discovered a "guy with no clothes was running out of the cave, waving his arms out.…"

…Hours after Pearl Jam announced they were canceling their Raleigh, North Carolina concert to protest the state's controversial "bathroom bill," Eddie Vedder delivered a powerful speech in front of Pearl Jam's Hampton, Virginia crowd Monday explaining the decision.…

Senator Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced legislation to stop President Barack Obama from imposing a stealthy gun ban on an estimated 75,000 Social Security beneficiaries.…

The Oklahoma House passed legislation Monday that asks Congress to call a national convention to consider adding a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. constitution.…

Maybe Ted Cruz is more appealing than I thought. He is not warm and cuddly. He is incisive. Not a lightweight. Maybe he deserves more attention than just as a placeholder.

…U.S. feels 'overwhelming frustration' with Israeli government - Biden…
…North Korea 'struggling' with ICBM program: U.S. military official…
…Fidel Castro gives rare speech saying he will soon die…
…Houston flooding leaves 5 dead, thousands without power…

…American Thinker: America’s Addiction To Pleasure Hurts Marriage And The Family…
…Jammie Wearing Fools: Trump’s “Voterless” Election Myth…
…Mark Steyn: Simple Simon Met A Pieman…

…US-led raids have killed an ISIS official responsible for military planning in Iraq.…
…Afghanistan violence: Deadly suicide bomb hits Kabul. Officials: At least 28 dead, over 300 wounded in Kabul attack…
…Belgium says seen signs that Islamic State has sent more fighters to Europe…
…ISIS to target Italian, French & Spanish beach resorts – report…

…Sin makes us sad…
…How to manage your supply of the very best chocolate…
…Why Hillary Clinton Thrills the Hell Out of Me - not satire…
…Trump is not a narcissist, but he plays one on TV…

The Serbian Government has sold the state-owned Zelezara steel mill to a Chinese steel consortium. He Steel president Ju Jong said that his company would modernize Zelezara and make it the most competitive steel mill in Europe. Chinese President Xi Jinping may honor Serbia with a visit thanks to the deal on the plant.

In other news, Germany has proposed that the EU impose a tax on gasoline to pay for the costs of the current migrant crisis.…

…FBI Changes Anti-Terrorism Site Because It Offended Muslims…
…White Privilege Conference Attendees Complain Conference Is Too White…
…3 Latest Indicators The Left Wants To Kill The First Amendment…

A major real estate development known as the “Belgrade Waterfront” is being undertaken in the Serbian capital with funding from the United Arab Emirates. The new complex will feature a 145-story skyscraper, the tallest in the Balkans.

In other news, a British Airways passenger jet was struck by a drone as it approached Heathrow Airport for a landing.…

A major real estate development known as the “Belgrade Waterfront” is being undertaken in the Serbian capital with funding from the United Arab Emirates. The new complex will feature a 145-story skyscraper, the tallest in the Balkans.

In other news, a British Airways passenger jet was struck by a drone as it approached Heathrow Airport for a landing.…

…Ripping off taxpayers with climate change craziness.…
…climate change…
…The gift of an “imperfect” child…
…Speaking of character, let’s speak of Cruz…

…Lovely, just lovely…
…Why I ought to........…
…Outrage of the day…

…On this day in 1993 the FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco, Texas ended when a fire broke out. Eighty-one men, women, and children died.

…A total of 215 congressional offices opened their doors to Muslims who traveled to Washington to meet with their representatives, members of the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations said at a Monday evening press conference. But 14 Texas constituents were unable to get a meeting with anyone from Cruz’s office, despite repeated attempts over a period of weeks.…

Dayammm… el TedNado shut down Sean Hannity’s idiotic whining about the elections that he lost.… Hannity is focused a million percent on questions about past elections because he knows that pushes Trump’s narrative. And Cruz doesn’t let him get away with it.…

…Rush then said, “Well, hot damn. This is one of the best damn tricks I have ever seen. They just sabotaged Cruz at this thing.” There’s no way to know who for sure did it, but it was a collaborative event. Limbuagh thought that conservatives on their web sites and social media would blow up at that point. Not so much.

What did happen was mind blowing. When he did see a thread concerning the whole setup, it was the exact opposite of what he expected. The theme was Cruz was so boring, Cruz was so bad, Cruz is so hated that nobody listened to him. The media on site as witnesses were tweeting and reporting that nobody listened to Cruz, that the crowd was getting up and walking around and milling around and being rude, that the whole room had tuned Cruz out. Which was not true. This was a smear job… a hit job… Cruz got mugged in New York. So much for New York values.

What was Limbaugh’s reaction? He just smiled and said, “Whoever put this together is a genius.”…

‘Rules that can be manipulated by the PARTY BOSSES to cancel a vote after the primary season under way– are not rules —it’s called strategy. And it absolutely IS crooked as hell.…

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said he “hates” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) adding he’ll “take cyanide” if Cruz wins the Republican nomination.…

[Cruz's security detail to Glenn Beck:] … Immediately, without hesitation, they turned to me — we’re standing kind of in a line. They turn to me and walk in front of me and look me in the eye, and one of them — the first one said, “I have done this for a long time. I’ve protected all of them. I have never seen a man like him. No matter where he is, no matter what shape he’s in, no matter how tired, how pissed off, no matter what the scenario, I’ve never seen a man as consistently true as him. He says the same thing to your face as to your back. I’ve never seen him inconsistent.” And the other guy just kept shaking his head and said, “This guy is the real deal. He’s the real deal.”…

Trump Mistakes 7-11 For 9/11, And The Internet Destroys Him For It!!… in the same speech, Trump said civilian casualties are way worse than military – that’s how much he cares about our veterans!…

…Bonnie Pointer, who was described as an undecided voter from Vacaville, California, asked Cruz via video, “Would you accept being Donald Trump’s Vice President?”

Cruz thanked Bonnie for her question saying, “Let me just answer very simply, I have zero interest, whatsoever, in doing it.… if Donald is the nominee… Hillary wins by double digits… the stakes are too high.… If I’m the nominee I beat Hillary Clinton.…"