Blog Heap of Links for the day 22 May 2018
Political Theater
The Saga:
In a cave complex below Chappaqua Huma gives a deep bow and intones greetings in respectful tones. Fu Manchu returns the bow and the greetings before following Huma deeper into the caves. …
Breitbart is Here
…On this day in 1856 Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beat Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a gutta percha cane in the hall of the United States Senate. Historians say the beating was because of his anti-slavery speech. While that is partially true, the reason for the beating was that Brooks considered the speech to be insulting to his cousin.…
…Top story is one that is continuing from last night, a group of masked gunmen brandishing AK-47s opened fire on a crowd of young people in Marseille. There are reports that a pitched gun battle occurred with gendarmes shortly afterwards and that there may be a hostage.…