Study says gluten sensitivity is fake.
I Amuse Myself
Can we get a retweet? How 'bout it @ElizabethMay? RT @thetimes Tomorrow's Times (Scotland) front page #scotpapers pic.twitter.com/HpPtO3bFyC
— Katewerk (@katewerk) May 15, 2014
Forward!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, located in Washington, DC, pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 13, has a requirement for the commerical acquisition of submachine guns, .40 Cal. S&W, ambidextrous safety, semi-automatic or 2 shot burts trigger group, Tritium night sights for front and rear, rails for attachment of flashlight (front under fore grip) and scope (top rear), stock-collapsilbe or folding, magazine – 30 rd. capacity, sling, light weight, and oversized trigger guard for gloved operation.
Probably nothing.
h/t peterj
Reader Tips
“Hello? Hello? Hello? Is there anybody in there?” David Gilmour and David Bowie perform Comfortably Numb, Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2007).
Your tips in the comments.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
The 1940s Plan to Replace Jockeys with Robots
Y2KYoto: I’ll Miss The Corn Belt
The Children’s Choice Book Awards
Feminism
There are problems,
and then there are real problems.
“We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to Islam. I sentence you to be hanged to death,” the judge told the woman, AFP reports.
Pucker Power
This is impressive.
The Tolerant Left
“I’ve just flown in from California, where they’ve made homosexuality legal. I thought I’d get out before they make it compulsory.” – Bob Hope, 1976-ish
“Nintendo’s apology for lack of support for same-sex relationships is a progressive step” – National Post headline, 2014
“Socialism Or Death”
Why choose, when you can have both?
The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire
Edited to put stupid autostart video in the extended entry. Sorry about that.
Go Ahead.
Raise the minimum wage.
Horsemanship
Long May She Reign
Reader Tips
For your listening enjoyment this evening – my favourite by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, By The Way. (Yes, I have eclectic tastes.) Your tips in the comments.
The Sound Of Silenced Science
There is no such thing as “climate science”.
I have been put under such an enormous group pressure in recent days from all over the world that has become virtually unbearable to me. If this is going to continue I will be unable to conduct my normal work and will even start to worry about my health and safety. I see therefore no other way out therefore than resigning from GWPF. I had not expecting such an enormous world-wide pressure put at me from a community that I have been close to all my active life. Colleagues are withdrawing their support, other colleagues are withdrawing from joint authorship etc. I see no limit and end to what will happen.
It is a situation that reminds me about the time of McCarthy. I would never have expecting anything similar in such an original peaceful community as meteorology. Apparently it has been transformed in recent years. Under these situation I will be unable to contribute positively to the work of GWPF and consequently therefore I believe it is the best for me to reverse my decision to join its Board at the earliest possible time.
There is only The Cult. Steyn has related commentary. Quite a lot of it, actually.
The Day Obama’s Presidency Died
If the U.S. had not won World War 2, Midway would never have existed in Japanese history. The average man of course read nothing in the papers, heard nothing on the radio, saw nothing in the newsreel. But perceptive Japanese “felt” something momentous had happened though they could not identify its cause. It’s impact, though denied in the press, shuddered through the whole imperial fabric. From that day forward events seemed to take a downward trajectory. Only after the war did the Japanese know the root of their misfortunes.
h/t bdoggins
The Sound Of Settled Science
Excessive idling, no doubt: What Caused a 1300-Year Deep Freeze?
h/t Don
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
“At about 8.30pm on Wednesday 16th April the whole of northern Scotland was
affected by a power cut…”
