THE… DOG:  I know many of us have wondered who was in charge of the Obama administration, but the dog seems rather a long shot.  Not impossible, mind, but unlikely.  And yet, he was the object of this plot. Man in alleged plot to kidnap Obama’s dog arrested on weapons charge.

AND THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE: Obama DIA Head Flynn: ‘Not Proud’ Of Refugee Screening Process, People In System ‘Frustrated’ With Limitations.

DUH: Ancient Romans Were Riddled With Parasites, Despite Sanitation Innovations.

FROM MY FRIEND AMANDA S. GREEN: Nocturnal Challenge (Nocturnal Lives Book 4).

INDEED: We won’t see a Slutwalk in Cologne anytime soon.

A LIVER FOR A HEART: I love love love…

HAVE I MENTIONED MY SHOCKED FACE? Hillary Clinton is running the most sexist campaign ever.

FROM MY FRIEND JEFF DUNTEMANN: The Cunning Blood.

PERHAPS THEY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO PULL UP THEIR PANTS INSTEAD: U California System Encouraging Students to Formally Report ‘Unwanted Jokes’.

AT THIS TIME, IN THIS PLACE: This could backfire spectacularly.  Hint, they call it The Miracle In Philadelphia, not “the perfectly ordinary occurrence in Philadelphia”. Texas Governor Greg Abbott Calls for Convention of the States to Reclaim Power Wrongfully Assumed by Federal Government.

LEADING FROM AN ENTIRELY IMAGINARY POSITION: A Most Unserious War.

NEW FROM MY FRIEND: And comrade-at-arms Dave Freer Changeling’s Island.

WILL THE BURNT FOOL’S BANDAGED FINGER GO WABBLING BACK TO THE FIRE? Will Republicans Blow It?

IF WE WERE OCCUPIED BY AN ENEMY: Would they do anything different? Is the Left Even on America’s Side Anymore?

NO WORD ON HOW ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’ AFFECTED ALIENS: Maybe Hillary will tell us. Claim: Climate Change Forced Bigfoot to Migrate to America.

BEYOND COLOGNE. HELSINKI COPS: ‘Widespread’ Sexual Harassment By ‘Asylum Seekers’ on New Year’s Eve.  (Sorry, link broken.  Fixed now.)

DO LET’S CONSIDER THE ACTION, NOT THE METHOD: They kill people!!

AND WHY AFTER ALL THIS SHOULD WE LISTEN TO THEM? Government revises Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Go ahead and have some eggs.

HORSE MANURE: Scientists say humans have now brought on an entirely new geologic epoch.

YEAH, IT’S BAD ADVICE, FOR THE NERDS (WE PREFER GEEKS.):  I told a friend yesterday there is a war on competence.  That’s what this boils down to.  Hey, guys, if you’re intelligent and have geeky interests, you don’t know how to treat people and don’t care about feelings.  You heard it from the Washington Post first.  Oh, no, wait, my bad.  You heard it from stupid teachers and taunting classmates first. Hollywood has told women to date nerds for decades. It’s bad advice.

AND DON’T EVEN DREAM OF GETTING THE REAL NUMBERS: Friday’s jobs stats could stir up Wall Street drama.

PARTICULARLY SINCE YOU CAN GET ON THE LIST FOR ALL SORTS OF CRAZY THINGS: Labeling sex offenders’ passports is overkill.

HATERS GOT TO FIND HATE:  Also, how dare you have fun they haven’t approved of?  Listen to the joyless scolds.  They know how you should have fun, the RIGHT way. Does Quentin Tarantino Hate Women and Minorities? (This is not my circus, not my monkeys, since I rarely watch movies, but what they’re saying is so familiar, as it will be to anyone who games, reads, or just wants to attend school and live their own lives.)

IT’S CALLED MULTI-CULTURALISM: The European Sickness Spreads.

AMERICA’S PAPER OF RECORD SOUNDS AS UNBELIEVABLE AS THE NYT: North Korea Successfully Harvests Wheat In Show Of Growing Strength.  (Yes, it is the Onion.  Though at this point, what difference does it make?)