A Disingenuous Headline

Today was the opening and dedication of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, and the UK Guardian had a typical headline: "Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in protests as US embassy opens in Jerusalem."

Yes, for no reason the IDF killed peaceful admirers of Israel while they were just standing around on the border congratulating the Israeli people. Spare me.

FBI & Campaign Spy

Here's a provocative headline from Kimberley A. Strassel: "About That FBI ‘Source’: Did the bureau engage in outright spying against the 2016 Trump campaign?" This is the Wall Street Journal, not the Star or National Enquirer, and if it turns out to be true, this story truly will be worse than Watergate, and this time the president involved will be Obama, not Nixon. Unfortunately, the media now is not like the media then, and it won't get the attention and investigation it deserves.

You can read more of Strassel's column via the Fox News website.

Defining Deviancy Down at a Coffee Shop & Library Near You

It's bad enough to hear that Starbucks is going to become a haven for the homeless, but I was even more appalled to see in Reader's Digest that librarians are being trained to use Narcan on "patrons" who have drug overdoses! Is any place going to be safe again for ordinary citizens who only want to quietly have a cup of coffee and check out a book?

Lots 'o Links

A very eventful week is summarized nicely over at Larwyn's Linx, Maggie's Farm, and Betsy's Page.

Earlier I came across these before-and-after photos of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.  It's fascinating to see, but before you get too excited, remember that smiling officials shook Hitler's hand, too.

Excusing Bad Behavior

I'm often very sorry I read some of the articles on the internet, because I come across stories like this:
"STDs in L.A. County are skyrocketing. Officials think racism and stigma may be to blame." Of course! It's always someone else's or something else's fault.  Here's a similar story from 2 years ago:
“I’m a slut, and I have herpes. I still am a person who deserves respect,” blogger Ella Dawson tweeted as part of her campaign to remove the 'cultural stigma' surrounding sexually transmitted diseases."  If anything, we need MORE stigma, not less!

John Kerry, Saboteur

From Powerline: Kerry Working To Undermine Trump On Iran Deal as a "shadow diplomat."  As Lou Dobbs said tonight, "Who the hell does he think he is?"

Lots 'o Links

Happy Friday, and good reading with the roundups at Maggie's Farm, Larwyn's Linx, Betsy's Page, and Hot Mic.

Non-apology Apologies

I accept Abbas' apology with as much enthusiasm as I accepted the apology of Trayon White, who blamed Jews for the bad weather. These are unrepentent antisemites who think an insincere apology after a statement like that will just make you forget the insult. Not in the least!

Abbas Explains The Holocaust

Harold Ticktin ought to write about the word momzer in his Yiddish Vinkyl column, and simply show a photograph of that contemptible antisemite Mahmoud Abbas, who "said that the Holocaust was not caused by anti-Semitism, but by the 'social behavior' of the Jews, including money-lending."

(Illustration from YiddishWit.com)

Appeasers

Just look at this headline: "Trump, Pompeo, Praise Netanyahu’s Findings while Left Struggles to Discredit Accusations."  Are the Democrats so desperate to protect Obama's deal that they'd attack Netanyahu rather than the Iranians?  I don't get this line of thinking at all, but Neville Chamberlain would understand it perfectly.