Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
The Democratic Party’s Choice: Lenin or Nurse Ratched ~ Daniel Greenfield with a hysterical recap of last Sunday’s debate.
 

Where the Boys Are Death by Demographics ~ As a result of massive Muslim migration, Sweden has now passed up China (with its one-child policy) as the nation with the biggest gender disparity ~

It took Beijing three decades of a ruthlessly enforced totalitarian crackdown to arrive at a sex imbalance of 119 boys for every 100 girls. Sweden has caught up in nothing flat simply by being the second most welcoming country of “Syrian” “refugees”.

 
Why Ted Cruz is the Smartest Wolf in the Pack ~ Interesting analysis from Fr. Longenecker, although it ends with: “A very smart man might be a great president…..or he might be the most dangerous candidate of all.” Hmmmm… Perhaps he’s referring to an altogether different candidate there (?)
 
After two ‘selfie deaths’, experts warn parents to tame children (Asia) ~ Tragically, this seems to be a growing worldwide trend ~

“There have been cases where youngsters have put themselves at unnecessary risk to take that one good picture. It is crucial that you draw a line between habit and obsessive behaviour,” Dr Ashish Mittal, consultant psychiatry at Columbia Asia Hospital in Gurgaon, told IANS.

Narcissism kills.

 
Fascinating Discovery Shows Unborn Baby’s Cells Go to Mom’s Brain and Body ~

(S)cientists are examining how the baby’s cells can travel through the placenta, into the mother’s bloodstream and then to her brain, liver and other organs […]
 
It appears these cells are often a beneficial gift from baby. Fetal cells can make collagen, which facilitates wound healing, and they may reduce the mother’s risk of rheumatoid arthritis. They may also help protect the mother from cancer…

The human body; awesomely designed by our Creator.

 
Will Smith’s ‘Fresh Prince’ Aunt Blasts Him Over Oscar Boycott ~ Actress Janet Hubert, who played Aunt Viv in the hit TV series, takes Smith to task for his whiny hypocrisy (video)
 
Fame, Fashion & Fascism: The Many Masks of David Bowie ~ Very thoughtful reflection from Joseph Pearce on the life of David Bowie ~

The saddest thing about the life of David Bowie is not the years he spent abusing his body sexually and chemically, but the years he spent failing to see the real presence of goodness, truth, and beauty because of what might be called the myopia of masks.

But in the end perhaps, a beautiful reflection on God’s eternal truth.

 
Dear Christians, If You Vote For A Godless Man, You Are Asking For Tyranny ~ Just a friendly little reminder from Matt Walsh, “Professional Truth Sayer.” Well worth your time, if your faith truly matters ~

Any Christian who is serious about his faith knows, first, that man separated from God cannot be trusted. Our faith and trust should be in God alone, and we can trust another man only to the extent that he has faith in God. A man who rejects God is a man with no true strength, no identity, and no fidelity to truth. A man who rejects God is a man spinning uncontrollably in the darkness; a man who soon becomes his own golden calf, his own idol, the center of his own universe. How could any Christian possibly choose to elevate such a man to our nation’s highest office?

Organisms Refusing to Evolve Over Millions of Years ~ How do the Darwinians explain tree shrews, squids and crustaceans that are perfectly happy with their genus/species and in “millions of years” show absolutely no inclination to evolve into anything else?

 
Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq is razed ~ Brought to you by the Religion-of-death-and-destruction

 
Clinton: ‘Detroit students and teachers deserve better’ ~ Pigs fly! I actually agree with Hillary! Motown’s been run by corrupt leftists like her for decades.
In a related article ~ Don’t Blame Lack of Money for Deplorable Conditions in Detroit Schools ~ Dems first reaction to any problem is to throw tons of taxpayer dollars at it; which just attracts flocks of greedy vultures ~

Detroit Public Schools received more money per pupil in the 2013-14 school year than any of the state’s 10 largest school districts. Detroit got $12,931 in local, state and federal funding for operations, compared to the statewide average of $9,121 (see attached chart). To cite just one comparison, that year Detroit received about $4,400 more per pupil than the Chippewa Valley School District ($8,549), which is just 30 miles away from Detroit.

 
Study: Franchise Workers Will Lose Out on Minimum Wage Hikes ~
Majority of small business owners say they’d replace workers with robots

See? Always with the more money. The Left is just stuck-on-stupid with this reality-defying $15/hr demand.

 
The Mystery of Snowflakes ~ Although the east coasters currently experiencing “the Blizzard of 2016” may not fully appreciate them at the moment ~

No two snowflakes are ever alike because the conditions in which they were created cannot be exactly duplicated.