Blog Heap of Links for the day 3 February 2018

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Digital Whoops

apetit.com…
lesbocages…
effoff…

and more
3:06pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW

Under Tyranny

HAVANA — The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.…

Hmmmm…
2:52pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW
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Spiritual Matters

Three concentric azure blue circles

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
--Horace Walpole, novelist and essayist (1717-1797)

3:01pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW

Spacecraft

UFO

During the night, Japan broke the record for the smallest rocket to orbit a satellite. They modified a two-stage suborbital sounding rocket by adding a third stage and a guidance system, and put a 6 lb. cubesat into orbit. (The previous record was also held by Japan, in 1970.)

Here is an article about it:
https://preview.tinyurl.com/yao28s3c

And the launch video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeW-Qqu9-8U

1:33pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW

Now *That's* Funny!

FBI Warns Republican Memo Could Undermine Faith In Massive, Unaccountable Government Secret Agencies

It's the Onion - or is it?
2:57pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW

I've heard that it's often reported
If your internal plumbing's distorted
That those Norwegian types
Can do wonders with pipes
Though most of us just can't a-fjord it.

Ace of Spades regular commenter and resident wit Muldoon, at his best, master of limerick and pun. Has a book of limeriks.
1:38pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW

Science and Government

shocked

For decades, the federal government has been telling people to cut fats and increase carbs in their diet, relying on supposedly settled nutrition science. A new study shows that the advice has been completely wrong.…

Wait... The Government was Wrong? SHOCKED FACE
2:37pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW

WW2 - less with us

Marines Shield

The final surviving Medal of Honor awarded US Marine from the Pacific Campaign of World War II. CWO4 Hershel "Woody" Williams, USMCR Retired. Semper Fidelis Gunner.

According to Wikipedia, three US Army soldiers who were awarded the MOH in the Pacific are still alive.

Sadly we are losing these treasures far too quickly.

2:30pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW
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Breitbart is Here

Pistol Pete

…that none of these major players will ever be indicted,much less tried.…

Pete's collection of news and info and wit from the web.
1:15pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW
Geezer

…On this day in 1913 the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax. This also had the ultimate effect of shifting power permanently from the States to the federal government. When combined with the 14th amendment and a court full of nanny state leftest black robes the States no longer had any authority over anything that congress decided to get into. John Adams and the Federalists finally got what they wanted, an all powerful central government.

Vic's daily links, sort of late as he had to go to the ER today. Prayers for Vic.

Vic's links re-posted here.

11:08am CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW

President Donald Trump

Trump, smiling

Apparently in 1990, Trump won a Razzie award for Worst Supporting Actor for 'Ghosts Can't Do It' for playing...himself.…

2:46pm CST Sat 2018 Feb 3 :MW