Friday, March 16, 2018

Friday Links

Two days ago was Pi Day.  Yesterday was the Ides of March.  Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day.  But today is nothing more than March 16th.  As usual, there are stories to pick up and pass on, but the first item is some sad news from Congress.

From the Democrat & Chronicle, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) died today at a hospital in Washington D.C. at age 88.  She had been the oldest sitting member of Congress.

From The American Conservative, a tribute to Dr. Stephen Hawking.

From Philly(dot)com, meet the longest-serving member of the Pennsylvania House's Irish-American Caucus.  (Do they also have a Polish-American Caucus?  I wouldn't be surprised if they do.)



From The Daily Caller, a member of a left-wing organization is arrested for allegedly assaulting an Interior Department official.

From Space War, the U.S. and South Korea will reportedly scale down their military exercises.

From France24, Germany's new interior minister raises ire by saying, "Islam is not part of Germany".  (I'm pretty sure that their Turkish minority might beg to differ.)




From ANSA Med, a ship carrying 281 migrants, operated by an NGO, is not allowed to dock at E.U. ports.



From the Express, Gibraltar threatens to revoke the rights of non-U.K. residents if Madrid tries to exclude the place from any Brexit deal.

From the NL Times, at least 20 shots were fired at a closed coffee shop in Oss, Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands.




From The Star, being named after the current American president is difficult if you're a young boy living in Afghanistan.

From FrontpageMag, here's a real feminist for you.





From the Huffington Post, Weird Al Yankovic makes history.

And from KATU, Bruce Wayne (yes, that's his name) finally stops eating Chipotle.

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