Blog Heap of Links for the day 6 May 2016

…While many associate tequila with nauseous Jose Cuervo nights and nasty hangovers, good tequila — made from 100 percent agave — actually has health benefits.…

Widespread Mental Illness Taking Over America, One Bathroom at a Time…
White House admits it played us for fools to sell Iran deal…
License To Steal: Italy’s Highest Court Rules “Theft Not A Crime If Hungry”…

A wildfire that broke out in Fort McMurray, Alberta at the beginning of the week has now grown into an inferno. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, and some have had to be evacuated from their emergency housing as the fire expanded even further.

In other news, the government of United Arab Emirates is considering building an artificial mountain in order to change the local climate and bring more rainfall to what is otherwise an extremely dry region.…

Baghdad on Lockdown as Anti-government Protesters Gather…
Afghan special forces raid frees 60 prisoners from the Taliban…
SpaceX rocket launches satellite, then lands on ship at sea…

Anti-Trumpers Call For Riots…
At UNC, PC party cups replace red ones…
First Muslim Miss USA converts to Christianity…

Nanny State strikes again…
Uncle Sam picks winners and losers. This is a 'winner'…
Quite the listing on Craig List…

…On this day in 1527 the "end of the Renaissance" occurred when Spanish and German troops sacked Rome. 147 Swiss Guards, including their commander, died fighting the forces of Charles V in order to allow Pope Clement VII time to escape into Castel Sant'Angelo.

…Donald Trump’s effort to choose a vice president…While rank-and-file conservatives are searching for a signal that Mr. Trump shares their values, Ben Carson, a former GOP rival now helping the presumptive Republican presidential nominee pick a running mate, said Thursday Democrats may be among those considered.…