WHAT HAS SHE DONE FOR ANYONE? What did Hillary do for oppressed gays while Secretary of State?

SAF LAUDS PUERTO RICO COURT VICTORY FOR GUN RIGHTS:A surprising victory for gun rights in Puerto Rico has eliminated the firearms registry and licensing requirements to purchase and carry in the Commonwealth, the Second Amendment Foundation has confirmed.

FAREWELL TO ALL THAT:  As usual, it’s been both an honor, a pleasure and daunting to be 1/8th of Glenn.  As usual I’m more in awe than ever of the fact he does this while holding down a job and writing books! Should any of you wish to drop by and say “hi” my little blog is According To Hoyt and I try to blog every day (though the next week will have a lot of guest bloggers, as I struggle to finish a novel.)  And for the writer side, this is my web page. Thank you for your patience with the ditsy writer and for making this gig fun.  And thank you to Glenn for letting me play. (UPDATE: And thank you to all my co-bloggers.  I didn’t think to say that, because I thought it was obvious, but sometimes the obvious must be said.  They always seem so competent and on top of things compared to me, that I wonder how I slipped into the team. Glad I did though.  It’s lots of fun.)

WHY INDEED:  Why did Hillary Clinton defend Boko Haram?

THE PUSH FOR RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE WILL SEE THIS IN US TOO:  McDonald’s hires 7,000 touch-screen cashiers.

GOOD: Star Wars-style robotic arm approved for mass production.

WARNING: Clean Up Space Junk or Risk Real-Life ‘Gravity’ Disaster, Lawmakers Say. Of course, because it’s lawmakers saying it, I immediately wonder if it’s wrong.

THIS ISN’T NEWS: Mel Brooks on Blazing Saddles “They can’t make that movie today because everybody’s so politically correct.”  And because I’ve realized I somehow neglected to quote Heinlein all week, this must be done here:

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, “This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know,” the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything — you can’t conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him – Robert  A. Heinlein

IT’S NOT LIKE WE DIDN’T TELL THEM:9 Obamacare Predictions That Have Come True.

SUBTLETY.  HE WAS AT THE BACK OF LINE WHEN IT WAS HANDED OUT: Open Mouth, Insert Grenade.

FANTASY MEETS REALITY: Video: Dem Candidate’s Plan to Mock Republicans’ ‘Racist Record’ Unravels When He’s Confronted by Black GOP Delegate.

POLICY MEET TECHNOLOGY: Japan Jails Man for 3D Printed Guns.

TRAIN WRECK UPDATE: Californians with Obamacare are driving to Mexico for cheaper, better healthcare.

REAL WILDLIFE PROBLEMS: Man gets nasty croc shock in East Innisfail backyard.

CAN WE GET HIM TO RUN HERE TOO: ‘Darth Vader’ announces intention to run for Ukrainian president.

BECAUSE ENGLISH IS THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE: Japan’s Keio University plans all-English courses. One wonders if this is a result of their own failed business policies, or just a reflection that they expect an international business “elite” to form and wish to be part of it.  Or a combination.

GOOD THING WE’RE IN THE HANDS OF FOREIGN POLICY GENIUSES: China blames U.S. for stoking tensions in South China Sea.  And if the Philippines put a lot of stock in our promise, I’d like to sell them some swamp land in Florida.

I’M NOT SURE I BUY THIS: How your ancestors’ farms shaped your thinking. I’d need to see a lot more studies done before I thought it was even a major influence.  Also, culture is not genetic.  Yes, certain propensities might be genetic, but the human individual can still shape himself to a great degree.

THE FRIDAY BOOKPLUG: You Have a Right to Speak with an Attorney.

OH, THE HORROR: The total number of federal jobs lost to sequestration? That would be… one.

I LOVE AMERICA: Illinois museum has Santa Anna’s leg, and Texas site wants it. Sorry, I can’t imagine this fight anywhere else.

THEY MIGHT NEED TO FIGHT SOON ENOUGH: Japan mulls allowing arms use in rescue missions overseas.

WELL, IT IS THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY:New Chemical Blend Helps Plastic Heal Itself.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: You’ll never be able to open Champagne like Alton Brown.

SOMETHING TO CHEER YOU UP: The Little Book of Big Enlightenment.