A Few Tuesday Tidbits

Now that I'm back from running around on a cold and partly cloudy Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the White House goes into damage control after Chief of Staff Susie Wiles criticizes President Trump and other officials.

From FrontpageMag, Muslims plotting attacks on Christmas markets in Poland and Germany are arrested by police.

From Townhall, the charges faced by Nick Reiner, who allegedly killed his parents Rob and Michele.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) proposes commuting the sentences of juvenile offenders facing life in prison.

From the Washington Examiner, Education Secretary Linda McMahon rips Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) for allowing "ghost students" to apply for college.

From The Federalist, according to "newly uncovered emails", the FBI did not believe they had probable cause to raid Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago, but did it anyway.

From American Thinker, the lack of a suspect in the Brown University mass shooting is unremarkable.

From NewsBusters, the Saturday Night Live caricature of Trump brags about seizing an oil tanker and shooting Santa Claus.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a new study exaggerates the safety of coronavirus vaccines.

From Arutz Sheva, Hezbollah allegedly violated its ceasefire with Israel 1,925 times during the past year.

From Jewish News Syndicate, video footage shows two people fighting against one of the shooters during the Bondi Beach, Australia terror attack.

From The European Conservative, more on the aforementioned thwarted attack in Germany.

From The Times Of Israel, one of the Bondi Beach attackers was a teenage preacher for an Islamic group.

From Gatestone Institute, the Australian government shows "moral bankruptcy on parade".

From The Daily Signal, the Pentagon is "escalating" its investigation of Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ).

From The American Conservative, the second Trump administration is pushing for a merger of technology and government.

From The Western Journal, according to a report, at least two of the five leftists arrested in connection with an alleged plot set off bombs in Los Angeles are transgender.

And from the Genesius Times and the "on second thought" department, police in Providence, Rhode Island release an image of the Brown University shooting suspect.

Monday Mania

On a cold and cloudy Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Republicans have an opportunity on health care.

From FrontpageMag, the person who killed two American National Guard personnel and an interpreter in Syria was a member of the Syrian government security forces.

From Townhall, Republican congresscritters drop a bombshell about crime rates in Washington, D.C.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Australian authorities investigated one of the Bondi Beach shooters for possible links to ISIS but decided that he was not a threat.

From the Washington Examiner, will President Trump finally tell Republicans to allow Obamacare to defund itself.

From The Federalist, Trump's shocking and unprecedented seizure of an oil tanker really isn't.

From American Thinker, nobody on the right is celebrating the murder of actor/director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele.

From NewsBusters, the liberal ladies of The View wonder where all the hate is coming from, but need to look in the mirror.

From Canada Free Press, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker defies the U.S. Constitution.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela stops its natural gas supply deals with Trinidad and Tobago.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the terror attack at Bondi Beach in Australia is yet another bloodbath in the global intifada, aided by Western stupidity.

From Snouts in the Trough, do you trust the climate "Damascene" conversion of the lying U.K. Tories?

From EuroNews, all eyes are on Italy as the Mercosur agreement hangs in the balance.

From Free West Media, Trump tries to end jus soli.

From ReMix, for the first time ever, over half of the first graders in Vienna, Austria do not speak German.

From Balkan Insight, Croatia's plan for storing nuclear waste dismays activists in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From The North Africa Post, the airline Royal Air Maroc launches nine new direct routes to three continents in 2026.

From The New Arab, NGO workers go on trial in Tunisia for allegedly aiding illegal irregular migrants.

From The Jerusalem Post, Hamas observes its 38 anniversary and calls the October 7th, 2023 attacks a "towering milestone".

From Gatestone Institute, can "peacekeepers" and "monitors" in Gaza succeed, other than in wishful thinking?

From The Daily Signal, congresscritter Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) makes her last legislative push before leaving the House of Representatives.

From The American Conservative, only a MAGA leader can hold the right together after Trump steps down.  (Trump supporters have often been accused of being in a "Trump cult".  In my opinion, if the MAGA movement does not continue after Trump's term as president, then that accusation will have been proven correct.)

From The Western Journal, we could all learn something from right-wing actor James Woods's response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner.

From BizPac Review, ABC News rolls out the fearmongering "science" about polar bears.

From the Daily Caller, no suspect has been identified in the Brown University shooting, after FBI Director Kash Patel's premature victory lap.

From the New York Post, Providence, Rhode Island police release low-resolution footage of a "person of interest" allegedly tied to the Brown University shooting.

From Breitbart, a tribute to the aforementioned Rob Reiner.

From Newsmax, the man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters is recovering after surgery for two bullet wounds.

And from The Babylon Bee, after being charged with several felonies, Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore is forced to move to the NFL.

Sunday Stories

On a sunny but cold Sunday after a night with some snow, here are some things going on:

From National Review, two terrorists kill at least 11 people at a Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach in Australia.

From FrontpageMag, more on the terror attack in Australia.

From Townhall, the shooting at Brown University in which two people were killed and eight others wounded may have targeted an economics professor.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about two men on opposite sides of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

From the Washington Examiner, police detain a person of interest in connection with the aforementioned Brown University shooting.

From American Thinker, let left-wingers live under the policies that they advocate.

From NewsBusters, PBS host Christiane Amanpour is disappointed that most Americans oppose reparations for slavery.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the heresy of placing the baby Jesus in a human smuggler's dinghy.

From The Sydney Morning Herald, the man who tackled one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been identified.

From Palestinian Media Watch, Hamas uses the terror attack in Australia to reaffirm its doctrine that all Jews worldwide should be killed just for being Jews.

From Shafaq News, German authorities detain five men suspected of planning an attack on a Christmas market.

From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, the terror attack in Australia is what "globalize the intifada" looks like.

From the Daily Mail, still more on the terror attack in Australia.

From Gatestone Institute, President Trump refuses to be fenced in.

From The American Conservative, the "Canada of the United Kingdom" makes a right turn.

From the New York Post, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia shows that he's a sore loser after not receiving the Heisman Trophy.

From Newsmax, according to Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), China keeps trying to hack U.S. telecom networks.

And from Fox News, Trump tells Jewish Americans to "celebrate proudly" during Hanukkah.  (via Just the News)

Saturday Stuff

On a cool and cloudy Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, more Department of Justice hijinks is the story of illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

From FrontpageMag, one of the largest mosques in the U.S. calls President Trump "garbage".

From Townhall, a 13-year-old boy is arrested at his school while allegedly in possession of about 1,500 suspected fentanyl pills.

From The Washington Free Beacon, "media darling" Hasan Piker as defined by 10 of his statements.

From the Washington Examiner, an ISIS-affiliated terrorist kills two U.S. soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter near Palmyra, Syria.  (Yesterday, the WE required subscription in order to read its stories.  This requirement was not present today when I clicked on this one.  I hope that anyone clicking on this link also may freely read the story.)

From American Thinker, is my governor "another Democrat serial fabulist"?

From NewsBusters, David Frum of The Atlantic puts on his tinfoil hat and claims that Trump might arrest people to stop them from voting.

From TCW Defending Freedom, most countries don't care about greenhouse gas emissions.

From Gatestone Institute, Trump's policy toward Venezuela, which is Iran's "second home" in the Americas, is farsighted.

From The Daily Signal, a new "hate speech" bill under consideration by Canadian lawmakers targets freedom of speech and religion.

From The American Conservative, the inglorious final chapter of the Civil War.  (The article is about the Siege of Petersburg.  Go to this blog's archives from this past June to see Petersburg National Battlefield.)

And from Political Pistachio, today's Army-Navy football game is a reminder that the military supports our liberty.  (I met the blog's author, who is a Navy veteran, during a trip to California in 2009.)

Friday Fuss

On a cold and cloudy Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the executive director of Oklahoma City Black Lives Matter faces 25 charges for allegedly spending donated money on shopping, vacations and six properties.   (If true, this would show that "BLM" stands for "buy large mansions".)

From FrontpageMag, high school students in San Jose, California form a "human swastika" on their football field.

From Townhall, CNN commentator Scott Jennings gives a Democratic guest a history lesson on the suppression of voting rights.

From The Washington Free Beacon, yes, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min) did what she's been accused of doing.

From The Federalist, President Trump should model immigration policy after those of the 1920s, because they worked.

From American Thinker, has Kenosha, Wisconsin self-defense shooter Kyle Rittenhouse found a happy ending?

From NewsBusters, ICE Director Todd Lyons explains how to keep ICE agents out of your neighborhood.

From Canada Free Press, Trump's version of the Monroe Doctrine becomes active in Latin America.

From TeleSUR, Cuba doesn't approve of the U.S. seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker.

From TCW Defending Freedom, TCWDF asks its reader to help find non-woke churches this Christmas.

From Snouts in the Trough, be astonished for U.S. President Trump's success, while weeping for the U.K.'s future.

From EuroNews, three years after being accused of money laundering and corruption, former europarliamentcritter Eva Kaili still hasn't been put on trial.  (What is this "right to a speedy trial" you speak of?)

From Free West Media, the modern versions of The Camp of the Saints.

From ReMix, police arrest a 15-year-old Iraqi migrant after he allegedly stabbed a teenager near the Christmas market in Herford, Germany.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild and Radio Herford.)

From Balkan Insight, Albania's Constitutional Court temporarily restores Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku to her duties.

From The North Africa Post, the UAE plans to make a major investment for renewable energies in the Moroccan region of Sahara.

From The New Arab, more women are seated in the Iraqi parliament, but struggle to exert any influence.

From Iran International, an Iranian nuclear scientist is executed after confessing, only from severe torture and threats to his mother.

From EU Today, at last, some European countries are pushing back against the infantilization of Muslim girls.

From India Today, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of the Indian state of Assam claims that other communities will not "survive" if the state's Muslim population exceeds 50 percent.

From The Times Of Israel, video footage shows six Israeli hostages observing Hanukkah in December 2023, eight months before they were executed.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, Muslims in Germany cheer that the country allegedly belongs to them.  (If you read German, read the story at Philosophia Perennis.  The last five links come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, the E.U. has a plan to read all of your messages.

From The Daily Signal, Governor Tim Walz (D), the aforementioned Ilhan Omar, and the billion-dollar fraud scandal in Minnesota.

From The American Conservative, the brain drain in the U.K.

From The Western Journal, the Department of Justice sues four states for allegedly violating election law.

From BizPac Review, the Senate's "blue slip" tradition blocks another highly qualified conservative from becoming a U.S. attorney.

From the Daily Caller, how the late Jeffrey Epstein used the Ivy League to white wash his reputation.

From the New York Post, a raccoon who broke into a liquor store, ransacked the place, and got drunk has had other misadventures, and lived.

From Breitbart, more about one European country, Austria, banning head scarves in schools.

From Newsmax, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles earns a spot on the Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful Women.

And from SFGate, a"spectacular" phenomenon is seen on the Farallon Islands, 30 miles west of San Francisco.

A Sasquatch's Thursday Dozen

Now that I'm back again after running around on a clear and cold Thursday, here are 12 things going on:

From The Jerusalem Post, the Houthis in Yemen detain current and former U.S. embassy employees.

From the Daily Mail, two Afghan migrants convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl are sent to a prison where they are allowed to play Xbox games, take ensuite showers, go to the gym five times a week, and get £20 per week to spend in the prison shop.

From The Times Of Israel, Amnesty International finally accuses Hamas of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during and after October 7th, 2023.

From Gatestone Institute, in the U.S., socialism and antisemitism are masquerading as anti-Zionism.

From The Stream, were ancient and medieval science as primitive as sometimes alleged, and what did the church do to encourage scientific discoveries?

From The American Conservative, Netflix taking over Warner Brothers would combine the worst of Silicon Valley and Hollywood.

From TCW Defending Freedom, violent migrants are a far worse threat to the U.K. than the Russians.

From Snouts in the Trough, those Venezuelan fishermen sure are speedy.

From FrontpageMag, what lesson should be learned about Lebanon?

From The Federalist, "birthright citizenship" has roots in feudalism.

From American Thinker, the global war that you might not know about.

And from the Genesius Times, newly arrived immigrants demand that the countries which took them in become more like the horrible places from which they fled.  (Wait a minute.  Are you sure that this is satire?)

Wednesday Wanderings

Now that I'm back from wandering around on a cool and cloudy Wednesday, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, former Vice President Harris's interview with The New York Times leaves even them wondering what she stands for.

From FrontpageMag, do Americans know about Dutch politician Geert Wilders?

From Townhall, congresscritter Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) thinks that she can "Mamdani" her way into the Senate.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Trump administration plans to investigate federal contractors who say that they won't hire American citizens.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump announces the seizure of an Venezuelan oil tanker.

From The Federalist, a D.C. appeals court upholds Trump's ban on trans-identifying people in the military.

From American Thinker, is Pope Leo XIV a hypocrite when it comes to illegal immigration?

From NewsBusters, look who just got Walter Cronkite Awards.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K. is turning into a new East Germany.

From Snouts in the Trough, don't get conned by the U.K. Labour Party's "child poverty" scam.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to a study, Turkish and Arab students in Germany claim that visiting former concentration camps makes them afraid for their own safety.

From Quadrant, "the jihadis next door" in Australia.

From Gatestone Institute, Hezbollah still holds Lebanon hostage as Christians are forced out.

From The Stream, according to insiders, then-President Biden repeatedly ignored warnings about the border crisis, fearing backlash from the left.

From The American Conservative, according to Polish "euroskeptic" sejmcritter Krzysztof Bosak, Europe might need a "shock" from Trump.

From BizPac Review, FIFA announces a "Pride Match" between teams from two Muslim countries.

From the Daily Caller, how Republicans tricked the aforementioned Jasmine Crockett into running for the Senate.

And from the New York Post, New York City's hottest new restaurant is in a railroad station.

Jerusalem Mill Village

Today I travelled west from my undisclosed location and visited Jerusalem Mill Village, located around the intersection of Jerusalem and Jericho Roads in Harford County, Maryland.  This large building was the original Jerusalem Mill, and is now the headquarters of Gunpowder Falls State Park.  You can see from the sign on the right that it was established in 1772.

On The Road In Pennsylvania

Today I ventured northward out of my undisclosed location and went into Pennsylvania.  After finding a place to eat along U.S. route 30, I made a brief stop south of Ronks, PA at the Londonvale Mill, seen here.

Back To The Massey Air Museum

Today I returned to the Massey Air Museum near Massey, Maryland.  Due to my previous visit in February, I was informed of a pot luck open house on today's date.  Since I was again staying in the area, it was easy for me to get some food and drop in.  Once again, I walked past this DC-3, with picnic tables under its right wing.  No one was eating there due to the cold, but plenty of guests eventually ate in two large indoor rooms.