Vintage World War II Planes Fly Over Washington D.C.

At the Washington Post, "Photos: Arsenal of Democracy Flyover salutes World War II veterans," and "Meet the 19 WWII planes of the D.C. flyover."



More video at CNN, "WWII-era warplanes flyover Washington monuments," and "Come aboard one of the B-25 bombers that flew over Washington D.C."

Mel Gibson Surprises Fans, Tom Hardy with 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Premiere Appearance

Pretty cool.

At Us Weekly.

'Martin Luther King picked some of the cities he went to precisely in order to provoke, and bring out the racists and show what kind of violent people they are, so the world could see what is wrong with Jim Crow...'

At Pat Dollard's, "Alan Dershowitz: 'There’s No Difference' Between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Pamela Geller."

Death Threats Against Pamela Geller

Here's more of that compassionate "love and inclusiveness" leftist hypocrites are always prattling on about. F-king murderous ghouls.

At Atlas Shrugs, "You’ve got mail!":

My emailbox is a microcosm of this terrible war on freedom. Hundreds of notes and letters in support of our work in defense of freedom, and then there are these:

'Waiting for the other shoe to drop...'

Heh.

From Michael Ramirez, at IBD:

Ramirez cartoon: Waiting for the other shoe to drop http://t.co/S60Zmghf9i #HillaryClinton #tcot pic.twitter.com/4jK11vZd99

— IBDeditorials (@IBDeditorials) May 9, 2015

Memorial Service for NYPD Officer Brian Moore

"Grimly familiar."

At NYT, "Thousands Honor N.Y.P.D. Officer Brian Moore in a Grimly Familiar Ritual":

Brian Moore was born blue.

His father was police. His uncle and his cousins were police.

On Friday, nearly a week after he was fatally shot while on patrol in Queens, Officer Moore was laid to rest surrounded by a sea of blue.

As the funeral procession made its way through the streets of Seaford, N.Y., on Long Island, with uniformed officers escorting the hearse carrying Officer Moore’s body, thousands of men and women lined the streets in silence.

They offered a final salute to one of their own.

When Officer Moore joined the New York Police Department five years ago, it was like he was signing up for the family business. At his funeral, that family grew by tens of thousands at what was expected to be one of the largest police funerals in the New York City area in decades.

“We are united today as a family,” Msgr. Robert J. Romano, the Police Department’s chaplain, said during the homily. “A family of blood. A family of blue and the American family.”

Monsignor Romano said that the hundreds in the church, the thousands of people outside and millions of people around the country were mourning alongside those closest to Officer Moore...

More.

PREVIOUSLY: "NYPD Officer Dies After Being Shot in Face by Black Thug With Long Rap Sheet."

Louise Mensch Flies to Britain to Vote in #GE15

She's such a lovely political junkie.

Corby, her former constituency, returned to the Conservative fold yesterday as well, which brought tears to her eyes, apparently.

Postal ballot didn't arrive in time? No problem - flew in early to #VoteConservative #GE15 :) pic.twitter.com/QG8sV9yN3X

— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) May 7, 2015

Threat Level Raised at U.S. Military Bases

At CNN, "ISIS activity prompts threat level increase at bases."



ADDED: At Instapundit, "THE “PANIC” HAS APPARENTLY NOT EXTENDED TO THEM OFFERING PROTECTION TO PAM GELLER: ABC News is running a story today about how the FBI and the rest of the homeland security apparatus is in a state of near “panic” in the aftermath of the Garland shooting."

Community-Policing Helps Inoculate City of Fresno from Radical Left's Anarchy and Violence

A great piece.

And Fresno's mayor is Republican Ashley Swearengin.

At the Washington Post, "In Fresno, a community-policing ethos builds ties between officers and residents."

Tina Fey May Be the Last Woman to Strip Down for David Letterman

On his late-night show, of course.

Watch, at CNN, "Tina Fey strips for Letterman."

David Cameron Makes Victorious Return to No. 10 Downing Street

I'm really happy about this. It reaffirms my belief in basic human decency, if not innate intelligence. Sheesh.

Cameron's not perfect --- indeed, his frequent politically correct kowtowing to the forces of Islamic jihad is cringeworthy --- but at least conservatism will rise to see another day in Britain.

At London's Daily Mail, "Cameron makes a victorious return to No 10 as he promises to make 'Great Britain Greater' -- TOGETHER WE'LL MAKE GREAT BRITAIN GREATER STILL: Cameron hails shock Tory outright majority as Miliband, Clegg and Farage all QUIT. SNP wins near clean-sweep of seats in Scotland."

Nick Clegg Resigns as Liberal Democrat Party Leader

At the Guardian UK, "In farewell speech to party members, Clegg describes election result as ‘the most crushing blow to the Liberal Democrats since our party was founded’."

And video at Sky News, "Nick Clegg Quits as Lib Dems Leader."

Nigel Farage Resigns as UKIP Leader

Another one bites the dust.

At the Guardian UK, "Nigel Farage quits as Ukip leader but may return after break."

Plus, video at Britain's Channel 4 News, "Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader."

Ed Miliband Resigns as Labour Party Leader

A huge political earthquake out of Britain yesterday. The Tories held on to power despite all kinds of polls showing a Labour juggernaut. I can't stand Ed Miliband, whose father was an unrepentant British communist, so this is great news.

At the Guardian UK, "Miliband steps down after admitting scale of election defeat had taken him and his staff by surprise."

Yeah, well, the polls were all f-ked up, so he's not alone in that.

More at Memeorandum.

ADDED: Video, via Sky News, "Ed Miliband Resigns As Labour Leader."

Stop the Islamization of America

Buy Pamela Geller's book, Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance.

Also, Freedom or Submission: On the Dangers of Islamic Extremism & American Complacency.

I'm teaching all day. More blogging tonight.

A Rubicon Moment for Free Speech

From Amanda Foreman, at the Wall Street Journal, "Charlie Hebdo and a Rubicon Moment for Free Speech":

By awarding Charlie Hebdo the Freedom of Expression Courage prize, PEN has also shown its willingness to lead by example and from the front. That leadership is more important than ever.

If human-rights organizations, starting with PEN, fail to affirm the indivisibility of free speech, that failure will not lead to more peace and harmony in the world. It will lead to the reverse as vigilantes from all sides interpret such weakness as an invitation to impose their own order. The shootings in Copenhagen in February, and in Garland, Texas, last weekend—both involving Islamists targeting events they deemed insulting to their religion—are two examples of how some would like to see the “debate” unfold.

For those who believe in freedom of expression, the moment has come to make the choice between its defense or abandonment against a murderous movement that believes democratic values are subordinate to religious sensibilities. At the end of the evening on Tuesday, I spoke with Jean-Baptiste Thoret, Charlie Hebdo’s film critic. “There are just two options facing us all,” he said, “and we have to take a side.”

 RTWT.

Online Jihadist Who Supported #Garland Attacks Used to Work for Amnesty International.

*SMH*

At Instapundit, "MORE MORAL ROT IN THE NGO WORLD."

David Cameron to British Voters: 'Don't do something you'll regret...'

The polls are now open. This is from last night.

At Telegraph UK, "David Cameron tells voters as they go to the polls: Don't do something you'll regret":

Prime Minister makes final appeal for voters to back Conservatives before polling stations open.

David Cameron has urged the British public not to "do something you'll regret" as voters head to the polls for the closest general election in a generation.

With the final round of opinion polls showing Labour and the Conservatives neck and neck, the Prime Minister uses a Telegraph interview to urge voters to reflect in the "solemn quiet" of the polling booth before casting their ballot.

Mr Cameron says that the 2015 general election will "define this generation" with major constitutional and economic issues at stake for the country.

The last round of opinion polls and forecasts from bookmakers suggests that the election will lead to a chaotic result - with Labour and the SNP vying with the Conservatives, propped up by the Liberal Democrats, to form the next Government.

Senior Conservatives privately hope that, as in 1992, the opinion polls are not reflective of the nation's mood and that so-called "shy Tories" or people having last-minute doubts over Labour's credibility could yet swing behind Mr Cameron.

On current polling, the Tories are hopeful of winning at least 290 seats – potentially as many as 300. They require at least 323 seats to claim a majority in the House of Commons and would therefore need the support of at least one other party under this scenario.

he bookmakers narrowly predict that Mr Cameron will remain Prime Minister after the election and discreet game-planning for the Coalition negotiations which may start on Friday have already begun.

Speaking on the final day of campaigning, as he made a symbolic visit to Scotland just hours before the polls open, Mr Cameron made a final appeal for potential Ukip voters - seen as a key group who could yet switch and deliver a Conservative win.

The Prime Minister said that a vote for Nigel Farage's party will “endanger the economy and your family’s security” by allowing a “shambolic” government to take power.

"The future of the country is in your hands. Don’t do something you will regret,” Mr Cameron said.

"Think of the future of our country before you vote. We can stay on a strong path of growth, jobs and success - or we can put it at risk with taxing, borrowing and Ed Miliband propped up by the SNP."

Also, "LIVE: Election 2015: Polls have Labour and Tories tied as Cameron urges public 'don't do something you'll regret'."

Nina Agdal Sunburned

At London's Daily Mail, "Nina Agdal shows off more than just her white bits as she poses TOPLESS to reveal painful-looking sunburn in candid new snap."

PREVIOUSLY: "'The Only Thing Better Than Dessert...'"

Pamela Geller: 'This Is a War...'

Pamela responds, at Time, "Pamela Geller: A Response to My Critics—This Is a War."



This morning Drudge linked to the New York Daily News, "ISIS threatens controversial blogger Pamela Geller in message boasting of '71 trained soldiers in 15 different states'."

And ICYMI, from Dr. Helen Smith, "Is Pam Geller the Bravest Woman in the U.S.?"

The left's anti-free speech responses have started to become literally unhinged. It's pretty bad when you hate someone's speech so much that you'd rather see them killed for it. But that's where we are with radical leftists. They'd be cheering Pamela's death had the jihadists been able to get past security to open fire on their targets. Of course, radical leftism is a murderous ideology, so no one should be surprised.

See Hot Air, "Quotes of the day."