Blog Heap of Links for the day 3 May 2016

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Political Theater

…As we forge ahead into this critical 2016 election season, let us not forget the real history of America when blacks and whites, primarily Republicans, worked side by side defending the rights and dignity of all Americans. It’s a history that has been kept out of the history books--a history that today’s Democrats routinely lie about while promptly pointing their finger at Republicans, calling white Republicans racists and black Republicans Uncle Toms. This is because Democrats have a secret past that must be protected and an agenda that must be fulfilled.…

10:02pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

Untied States

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 3, 2016) – In a surprise move, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin vetoed a bill that would have set the state on the path toward compliance REAL ID. With the veto, the state will continue to refuse to implement the national identification system.…

10:32pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW
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Transport Future

Private Monorail Car

Experts are warning that the rise of semi-autonomous cars could lead to couples having sex in moving vehicles.…

Shocka!

Here is a pictorial history of "if this van is rockin'" type getaways, from the Getting From Here to There series: Getting Away From it All.

9:50pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW
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United States of America

…at no other time has there been as much pessimism -- valid pessimism, moreover -- about America's future as there is today.

Among the reasons… Every distinctive value on which America was founded is in jeopardy.…

9:41pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

US Military Casualties

US Flag

…US Navy SEAL was killed Tuesday by ISIS forces that broke through Kurdish defenses in northern Iraq — the third US combat death at the hands of the terror group…

But no boots on the ground in combat!
10:06pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

Breitbart is Here

Gates of Vienna Newsfeed

The fire that destroyed the historic Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Manhattan is now considered by the Fire Chief to have had a “suspicious” origin. Meanwhile, Australian authorities are investigating fires at two Orthodox churches — one in Sydney and one in Melbourne — that also occurred yesterday, after Orthodox Easter services.

In other news, 2% of the population of Bosnia has reportedly emigrated over the past two years. There’s no word as to what the likely destinations of the emigrants were.…

News headline links and summaries
10:38pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

Why Italian merry widows perk up after husbands die…
Small Acts of Cowardice Are Destroying Our Culture…
The myth of free trade…

News and info links
10:37pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

Twitchy: #TrumpConspiracyTheories Is Born In Response To Trump’s Linking Rafael Cruz To Lee Harvey Oswald…
American Power: Democrats Plan To Pound Trump Before He’s Nominated…
This Ain’t Hell: Two Terrorist Bastards Bite The Big One…

News and blog links
10:35pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

…‘Spying Billboards’ Under Fire for Tapping Into People’s Cellphones…
…Department of Education Publishes ‘Shame List’…
…Anti-Trump Protesters Admit to Getting Paid to Protest…

News headline links
10:08pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

USA Today: World Press Freedom Day comes amid tough times for journalists…

News headline links
9:39pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW
Gates of Vienna Newsfeed

According to a recent poll commissioned by the French newspaper Le Figaro, an overwhelming majority of French citizens believe that Islam does not belong in France. The result holds across the entire political spectrum; even among the socialists, a majority share the same negative opinion.

In other news, a huge fire broke out in a Serbian Orthodox church in New York City not long after the Orthodox Easter service. By late in the day, the fire department had contained the blaze.…

News headline links and summaries
6:07pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

EBL: Topics You Should NEVER Look Up On Google Images (Warning: NMS Trigglypuff images)…
American Power: Illegal Aliens, Communists Protest Trump In San Diego…
Shot In The Dark: A Good Grandma With A Gun…

News and blogs links
6:05pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

Actually Puerto Rico your worst enemy is math…
For every action there is a reaction…
Damn Lutherans at it again…
Young snowflakes boo old snowflake…

Play guess-the-story with these news clues
7:51am CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW
Geezer

…On this day in 1960 the Off-Broadway musical comedy The Fantasticks opened in Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest-running musical of all time.…

Vic's news, views, and showtune review starts in the Overnight Thread again.
7:30am CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW

US Election 2016

Elephant

Indiana results…

9:58pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW
Donald, enraged

…“His father was with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to Oswald’s being, you know, shot,” Trump said on Fox & Friends. “Nobody even brings it up; I mean they don’t even talk about that.”…

Nobody but you, Trumpy, 'cause it's stupid B.S. from your buddies at the tabloids.
9:56pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW
Ted Cruz

Texas Senator Ted Cruz suspended his campaign for president during a speech in Indianapolis, Indiana on Tuesday.… "We gave it everything we’ve got, but the voters chose another path. And so, with a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism, for the long-term future of our nation, we are suspending our campaign.…”

9:44pm CDT Tue 2016 May 3 :MW