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.…

The number of Americans not in the workforce during the month of April increased substantially compared to the previous month — again tipping over the 94 million mark…

The number of foreign-born people employed in the United States dipped slightly last month compared to the record high set in March, but remained above 25 million mark…

Experts have discovered a new geoglyph 30 meters (100 feet) long among the Nazca lines on an arid plateau in Peru that experts say depicts an imaginary animal with a long tongue. Archaeologists say the rock carving may date back 2,000 years.…

Michelle Malkin: Hey, Silicon Valley – American STEM Workers Are Right HERE…
American Power: “When Traditional Religion Is Rejected, The Odds Are Pretty Good That Something Cultish Will Replace It”…
The Lonely Conservative: FNC Hosts Silent As Trump Spouts Conspiracy Theory About Cruz’ Dad And Lee Harvey Oswald…

…During the first hour of the Libertarian Party presidential forum that aired Friday night on the Fox Business Network, leading Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson admitted that in his view, Jewish bakers should be forced by government to bake wedding cakes for Nazis.… If this totalitarian dingbat gets the nomination, maybe we should try the Constitution Party.…

…read our full profiles of the candidates' positions related to Islamist extremism…