{"id":23119,"date":"2015-04-06T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T13:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleswarmblog.com\/?p=23119"},"modified":"2015-04-06T08:59:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T13:59:02","slug":"linkswarm-for-april-6-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleswarmblog.com\/?p=23119","title":{"rendered":"LinkSwarm for April 6, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I might have an analysis of the the Iranian nuclear deal later, or I might now, depending on how my taxes are going&#8230;<\/p>\n<li>UN Human Rights chief <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2015\/03\/27\/world\/middleeast\/ap-un-united-nations-islamic-state.html?ref=world&#038;_r=0\">praises Islamic State for &#8220;diversity<\/a>.&#8221; No, really, that happened. It&#8217;s not a parody from <i>The Onion<\/i>. (Hat tip: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jihadwatch.org\/2015\/03\/un-human-rights-chief-islamic-state-more-diverse-than-some-un-members\">Jihad Watch<\/a>.)\n<li>Professor finds that texts of Islam are, in fact, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jihadwatch.org\/2015\/04\/danish-professor-jihadis-are-just-following-the-example-of-muhammad\">more violent than those of other religions<\/a>.\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/article1.cjr.org\/investigation\/rolling_stone_investigation.php\"><i>Columbia Journalism Review<\/i> investigation<\/a> of the <i>Rolling Stone<\/i> University of Virginia rape hoax story is out, and found massive problems with the reporting&#8230;\n<li>&#8230;many of which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/article\/2562566\">Ashe Schow highlights<\/a>.\n<li>But despite the numerous journalistic problems with the piece, <a href=\"http:\/\/reason.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/05\/columbias-uva-rape-report-jackie-lied-en\">no one is getting fired<\/a>. Lying to support the victimhood identity politics narrative means never having to lose your job&#8230;\n<li>Speaking of which: Fraternity brothers perpetrate vicious rape. Wait, did I say &#8220;perpetrate&#8221;? I meant <a href=\"http:\/\/totalfratmove.com\/florida-state-fraternity-brothers-help-stop-assault-on-female-student\">&#8220;prevent.&#8221;<\/a> (Hat tip: Instapundit.)\n<li>Earlier: &#8220;Sorry I lead you on when I got drunk.&#8221; Later: &#8220;What I really meant was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/due-process-denied-judge-finds-against-vassar-student-accused-of-sexual-assault\/article\/2562399\"><i>you raped me<\/i><\/a>!&#8221;\n<li>The Obama Administration&#8217;s reckless engagement with Iran is probably the biggest reason <a href=\"http:\/\/abuyehuda.com\/2015\/03\/the-morning-after-another-surprise\/\">Netanyahu won his surprise victory<\/a>.\n<li>The Atlanta Federal Reserve forecast has cut Gross Domestic Product growth estimates in the first quarter from 2.3% to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2015-04-01\/its-official-fed-sees-00-gdp-growth-first-quarter\">0.0%<\/a>. Unexpectedly!\n<li>Ted Cruz raises <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/04\/ted-cruz-2016-funds-raised-116610.html\">$4 million in 8 days<\/a>. As the <i>New York Times<\/i> notes, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/03\/upshot\/what-ted-cruzs-early-fund-raising-means-and-doesnt.html?smid=tw-nytimes&#038;_r=0&#038;abt=0002&#038;abg=1\">vast majority is from small donors and can be spent in the primary<\/a>.\n<li>Being a liberal means <a href=\"http:\/\/claremontindependent.com\/irrationality-mob-mentality-and-the-campus-left\/\">never having to actually weigh evidence<\/a>.\n<li>Muslim group <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jihadwatch.org\/2015\/04\/mali-with-the-help-of-the-hand-of-allah-muslims-kill-red-cross-aid-worker\">kills Red Cross worker<\/a>.\n<li>What town wanted: Statue of Lucille Ball. What town got: Statue of <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/lucille-ball-fans-want--frightening--statue-in-star-s-hometown-removed-215927032.html\">zombie lobotomized alcoholic Amelia Earhart<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I might have an analysis of the the Iranian nuclear deal later, or I might now, depending on how my taxes are going&#8230; UN Human Rights chief praises Islamic State for &#8220;diversity.&#8221; No, really, that happened. It&#8217;s not a parody from The Onion. (Hat tip: Jihad Watch.) 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