Blog Heap of Links for the day 18 May 2016

The first one of the Chibok girls to be rescued after more than two years as a captive of Boko Haram says the vast majority of her fellow classmates are still “alive and well”. … found by a vigilante patrol on Tuesday… Six of the 219 girls have died during the long period of captivity…

…“Homosexuality destroys a woman’s personal integrity. Little by little, she becomes more deeply entangled in the homosexual web. … She finds it easier to submit to homosexuality than to fight against it.…

“She slowly deteriorates in character, losing her power of will, and her integrity. Thus the deterioration and destruction of character and integrity are the end results of homosexuality.”

— U.S. Navy, “Indoctrination of WAVE Recruits on Subject of Homosexuality,” 1952…

…man was in the kitchen of the residence… picked up a single-shot .410 shotgun. …told police he didn’t remember that the shotgun was loaded and accidentally fired off a round. …blast went upstairs and hit his roommate.… non-life threatening injuries…

TULSA, Oklahoma …officer was flagged down… by a person who was shot. …initially told them someone else had shot him but they now say the man accidentally shot himself in the leg while driving…

Buckling under conservative pressure, the Republican-led House Rules Committee pulled a legislative sleight of hand and stripped a provision from the annual defense policy bill that would have required women between the ages of 18 and 25 to sign up for a military draft.…

A judge said Tuesday that Kansas can't require people to show proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections at motor vehicle offices. …

A Cheese Glut Is Overtaking America…
Barack Obama, the Bathroom President…
Just 3 Years Ago, Salon Extolled Economic Miracle in Socialist Venezuela…

Venezuela braces for protests as political crisis deepens…
Sri Lanka mudslide leaves scores missing…
Spain's debt now worth more than value of the economy…
Fort McMurray fire has grown 40 percent in two days…

But, they still have cooties…
Beano for bovines?…
John F. Kerry is a dumb _ _ _ _…

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…if Bernie doesn’t stop whining about all things Clinton he may find himself added to the list of 47 former friends and associates of the Clintons who suffered an untimely death. And that list doesn’t even count the 4 dead in Benghazi.

Butt seriously – 47 friends and associates dead in the prime of life? As somebody once noted, how many of us know even one person who died under mysterious circumstances?…