Blog Heap of Links for the day 17 June 2016

…How did an untrained novice, with a unfamiliar weapons, under incredibly adverse high stress conditions, achieve reload and accuracy rates, and most importantly a casualty count, that exceeded those of the world’s best competition shooters and special operators? … We must at least explore the possibility of other shooters.…

Look, it’s not going to bring down the caliphate, but it is funny as hell. …in a small, moral victory for the good guys, hacktivist collective Anonymous infiltrated hundreds of pro-ISIS Twitter accounts and gave them a wonderfully gay makeover.…

[Ted Cruz:] …"I think the American people find it ridiculous that in response to an ISIS terror attack the Democrats go on high dungeon that we’ve got to restrict the 2nd amendment rights of law abiding citizens. This is not a gun control issue. This is a terrorism issue. And it is nothing less than political gamesmanship for them to try to shift for their favorite hobby-horse, of taking away the Bill of Rights from law abiding citizens.…"
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The Human Society of Tulsa helped save 58 Chihuahuas and Chihuahuas mixes from a hoarding situation, along with the City of Tulsa and Tulsa Animal Welfare. The owner voluntarily gave the pets up, says the Humane Society.

Among the breeds rescued were senior dogs, and even puppies, and the Humane Society is working to get the animals ready for adoption.…

…The Satanic Temple, an organization that combats Christian influence in American society, has staged a series of counter-protests at pro-life rallies and filed a lawsuit against the state of Missouri on behalf of one of its members who had to wait 72 hours to get an abortion due to Missouri state law.…

On Saturday, at about 2 p.m., a woman went into a Kroger store in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, to pick up a custom-made "Batman v Superman" birthday cake she had ordered for her 7-year-old. …told the bakery employees she wasn't satisfied with how it turned out. …went behind the counter and attempted to fix the cake herself… employees told her she wasn't allowed… she brought the cake to the front of the counter and drop kicked it, sending cake debris across the whole bakery section.…

Gov. Mary Fallin directed the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to delay use of recently obtained portable card readers capable of freezing or seizing funds from prepaid debit cards.…

Thirty House Republicans voted with Democratic legislators to let the Pentagon recruit illegal aliens, and also grant them American citizenship, even though the Army and other services are pushing tens of thousands of Americans out of the services.…

A tourist driving through Alberta performed a make-shift C-section to deliver a fawn, after its mother was struck by a car.…

American Power: West Hollywood #ShootBack Posters…
JustOneMinute: When You’ve Lost The State Department…
Megan McArdle: Britain’s Elites Can’t Ignore The Masses…

According to a recent survey, 50% of French women have changed the way they dress in an attempt to avoid sexual harassment and assault on public transport. For example, they may wear pants instead of a skirt to reduce the likelihood of being groped.

In other news, a known Bosnian terrorist loyal to the Islamic State was able to fly into Sweden and obtain residence by claiming asylum. He brought his four children with him, and his wife was already in the country.…

Why Sweden Says No To Replacing Nuclear Power With Wind…
NYDN Gun Grabber Decides To Shoot An AR-15, Basically Wets His Skivvies…
Nuns Call Cops On Argentine Ex-Minister Trying To Stash Millions In Monastery…

Reuters: Second flight recorder retrieved from crashed EgyptAir flight…
Middle East worst hit by rise in sand and dust storms…
Former Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning convicted…

Venezuela protests: Teenager and four-year-old girl among the dead as country is rocked by unrest over food shortages…
Gun store says they DID REPORT Orlando Shooter to FBI weeks before massacre…
Reddit Will Adjust Algorithm To Censor Trump Supporters Following Orlando Shootings…

Twitchy: With One Simple Analogy, Howard Stern Destroys Gun Control Logic…
Joe For America: Did Hillary Clinton Shut Down Investigation Of Orlando Terrorist?…
Shot In The Dark: The Accidental Activist…

Microsoft marketing pot software and munchies…
Shocking, Iran sues USA…
EPA continues to disobey SCOTUS ruling …