Monday Mania For Labor Day

On a warm and mostly sunny Monday which is also Labor Day, here are some things going on:

From National Review, today's holiday should be called "Economic Growth Day".

From FrontpageMag, the persecution of Coptic Christian Dr. Augustinos Samaan.

From Townhall, the myth of the "vital" illegal alien worker.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump wishes "radical left lunatics" a happy Labor Day while posting maps of "New America".

From The Federalist, how private equity is making life worse.

From American Thinker, no "Democratic Socialist" is completely honest about what they will do if elected.

From NewsBusters, CNN international correspondent Jeremy Diamond gives a one-sided report about Israeli actions in Lebanon.

From Canada Free Press, a look at Fox News's firing of TV host Maria Bartiromo.

From TeleSUR, President Claudia Sheinbaum plans to defend Mexico's electoral system following advice from former Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

From Snouts in the Trough, could the enrichers be different from us?

From EuroNews, the German party AfD's win in the state of Saxony-Anhalt exposes divisions in the French "far-right".

From Free West Media, the firewall imposed by "mainstream" German parties against the aforementioned AfD crumbles.

From ReMix, four reasons why AfD's aforementioned win is so incredible.

From Balkan Insight, a Kosovo man accused of spying for Serbia pleads not guilty.

From The North Africa Post, scientists warn that a virus from southern Africa may threaten sardines in Moroccan waters.

From The New Arab, two Iraqi armed factions allied with Iran refuse to turn over their weapons.

From Gatestone Institute, the persecution and genocide of Christians in May 2026.

From The Daily Signal, the House Education and the Workforce Committee investigates how AI affects college admissions.

From The American Conservative, Japan and the U.S. should join forces against financial globalization.

From The Western Journal, U.K. citizens protest as their government brings illegal migrants ashore.

From the Daily Caller, some American small businesses are dropping health insurance for their employees because of increasing costs.

From the New York Post, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) calls for his current successor to skip the memorial services for the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

From Breitbart, congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-OH) warns that Democrats will weaponize their oversight power if they win the midterms.

From Newsmax, Democrats and pro-abortion groups target Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) over her vote to confirm then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

And from The Babylon Bee, the nation's murderers are excited to learn that killing is legal if you can show that you were sad.

A Few Sunday Items

 As the warm and sunny weather continues on a Sunday, here are a few things going on:

From FrontpageMag, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) signs and executive order and then hands his pen to a lawyer who had represented the 20th 9/11 hijacker.

From Townhall, President Trump is proven right about the Kennedy Center.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.

From the Washington Examiner, Senator John Thune (R-SD) skips the Republican Party's midterm convention.

From American Thinker, Iran and its proxies ain't what they used to be.

From NewsBusters, the Washington Monthly argues against debates between political candidates.

From Yeni Şafak, an Austrian government official calls for a ban on the Muslim Brotherhood.

From Arutz Sheva, more on the aforementioned Zohran Mamdani handing his pen to a lawyer who defended a terrorist.

From Gatestone Institute, peace with the Iranian Islamic regime is a fantasy.

From The American Conservative, the company Simon and Schuster is right to publish the memoirs of the late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday.

From LifeNews, former First Lady/Senator (D-NY)/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls abortion part of "women's freedom of movement".

From the Daily Caller, the Supreme Court could decide several cases involving guns and the 2nd Amendment.

From the New York Post, someone tawt dey taw a putty tat in San Francisco.

From Breitbart, the German right-wing party AfD achieves a historic victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

From Newsmax, an Amazon cargo jet crashes and catches fire after overshooting a runway at the Miami International Airport.

And from Fox News, Senator Socialism (I-VT) and congresscritter Greg Casar (D-TX) introduce legislation that would temporary halt AI development and establish a cabinet-level agency to oversee the destruction of non-compliant tech systems.

Saturday Links

On a warm and sunny Saturday, here are some things going on:

From Townhall, the anti-gunners won't like the 2026 National Firearms Survey, whose findings go against their arguments.

From The Washington Free Beacon, strategies from the Civil War applied to the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Federalist, secretaries of state from Kentucky, Mississippi and Nebraska file a brief with the Supreme Court alleging that the Ninth Circuit "erased" the right to remove non-citizens from voter rolls.

From American Thinker, women's suffrage seemed like a good idea back then.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart claims that President Trump's conflict with the Smithsonian is about destroying "our democracy".

From Snouts in the Trough, if you want to get rich, join an environmental/nature protection non-profit NGO.

From IANSLive, according to a report, Western government support enables a "deeply misogynistic culture" in Pakistan.

From Gatestone Institute, Iran prepares for a post-Trump world.

From The American Conservative, a review of a book about the transformation of the American right since 2015.

From BizPac Review, the jobs report from August proved 77 "experts" to be wrong.

From the Daily Caller, Republican House leaders don't crack the whip to advance their agenda like Democrat leaders do.

From the New York Post, due to increasing crime, Rome creates a "red zone" around the Colosseum and adds extra security.  (If you read Italian, other than musical directions, read the story at ANSA.)

From Breitbart, according to legal commentator Nancy Grace, accused murderer Lindsay Clancy's lawyer should have been held in contempt.

From Newsmax, Russian President Putin pauses attacks on Ukraine while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold talks in Kyiv.

And from Fox News, Trump puts in his $0.02 about the trial of the aforementioned Lindsay Clancy.

Friday Fuss

On a very warm and sunny Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial declares a mistrial.

From FrontpageMag, a "practicing Muslim" migrant allegedly kills two people outside a gay bar in Tucson, Arizona.

From Townhall, some "totally insane" reactions to the aforementioned Lindsay Clancy mistrial.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Success Academy charter school network sues New York state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa for allegedly blocking the release of AP test scores.

From The Federalist, why Hollywood has no successors for the recently departed Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen.

From American Thinker, illegal aliens migrants in Ceuta, Spain catch and kill a baby dolphin, just for the fun of it.

From NewsBusters, the U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, which is much better than predicted.

From Canada Free Press, the real destroyer of Canadian sovereignty is Prime Minister Mark Carney.

From TeleSUR, the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego endorses President Javier Milei's proposal to establish a naval base within its territory.

From Snouts in the Trough, more fun in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

From EuroNews, five countries in the E.U. agree to set up deportation centers for illegal irregular migrants.

From ReMix, a Moroccan soccer player allegedly sexually assaults an Italian volleyball player on a cruise ship docked at Taranto, Italy.  (If you read Italian, read the story at La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno.)

From Balkan Insight, Kosovo indicts 35 suspects for alleged involvement in the murder of 26 civilians at a compound run by Kosovo Liberation Army commander Adem Jashari in the village of Prekaz.

From The North Africa Post, the Central Bank of Libya will host the fifth Arab Conference on Savings and Financial Literacy in the city of Tripoli.

From The New Arab, Lebanon abolishes the death penalty, but its new amnesty law divides the country and raises new questions.

From the Daily Mail, more on the aforementioned killing of a young dolphin in Ceuta.

From Gatestone Institute, Iran was losing, but the U.S. then gave it time.

From The Daily Signal, journalist Nick Shirley sues California over the law that's (unofficially) named after him.

From Radio Free Asia, North Korea prepares to open bridges to Russia and China.

From The American Conservative, President Trump gets "Bushy".

From The Western Journal, a fake Republican midterm convention link seen on Google sends interwebz users to a Department of Justice page related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

From BizPac Review, an Oregon teenager who wanted to attack ICE is sentenced to probation.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) unveils his immigration plan to help American workers.

And from the New York Post, in Berkeley, California, beware of rabid bats.

Hiking In Three States

Today I resumed my exploration of Pennsylvania, and also went into Delaware and the northeast corner of Maryland.  I started my hike in White Clay Creek Preserve in Pennsylvania, took a trail that leads to the tri-point marker where the three states come together, and returned via another part of the trail that swung into White Clay Creek State Park in Delaware.  I also was able to reach the Arc Corner monument, where the boundary between Pennsylvania and Delaware goes from an east-west straight line to a circular arc that reaches the Delaware River.  My picture of the Maryland side of the tri-point marker was poorly focused, but you can still see the "M" for Maryland.

A Bit Of Whatnot For Wednesday

Now that I'm back from running around in a Wednesday that went from sunny to rainy and back again, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, Republicans from farm-heavy states can't get enough ethanol.

From FrontpageMag, what we didn't learn from 9/11.

From Townhall, U.S. President Trump wants to meet with Russian President Putin, but there's a catch.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter and senatorial candidate Seth Moulton (D-Mas) abandons his core beliefs and still loses in a "humiliating" fashion to incumbent Senator Ed Markey (D-Mas) in their primary.

From the Washington Examiner, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) offers senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) $50,000 to hold a rally with left-wing commentator Hasan Piker on 9/11.

From The Federalist, their attitudes toward murdered refugee Iryna Zarutska and alleged murderer Lindsay Clancy show that the left only likes women whom they find politically useful.

From American Thinker, entitlements and rights are different things.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW host Katy Tur goes after Vice President Vance going after the aforementioned Abdul El-Sayed, but ignores his attacks on Second Lady Usha Vance.

From Arutz Sheva, Europe has become a playground for Islam.

From Jihadwatch, a Muslim cleric based in Michigan promises to rebuild the U.S.

From Gatestone Institute, protests against Israel are not spontaneous.

From The American Conservative, hurting ordinary Iranians won't help American interests.

From BizPac Review, read the label if you want American beef.

From the Daily Caller, meet the Republicans with the most toughest fights to get reelected.

From the New York Post, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport wants the Supreme Court weigh in on prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.

From Breitbart, the government of Perú cuts ties with Iran.

From Newsmax, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) raises "significant concerns" over the oil deal with Venezuela.

And from the Genesius Times, hormones will make mothers kill, but they're completely safe for trans kids.

Tuesday Tidings To Start September

On a hot and sunny Tuesday on the first day of September, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Vice President Vance tells senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) to not talk about the Second Lady.

From FrontpageMag, lawyers for a satanic ritual killer claim that the death penalty is against her religion.

From Townhall, the trial of a woman accused of killing her three children appears to be headed for a hung jury.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Brian Poindexter (D-OH) was arrested after allegedly slapping a man at a baseball game in 2013 and for swallowing she-don't-lie in 1998.

From the Washington Examiner, the U.S. and Iran strike at each other again.

From The Federalist, New York Magazine goes from denying that non-citizens vote to explaining why non-citizens voting is a good thing.

From American Thinker, no, the Strait of Hormuz has not been bypassed.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW host Alicia Mendez claims that celebrities who raise funds for abortions are "profiles in courage".

From Canada Free Press, Canada is definitely off U.S. President Trump's Christmas card list.

From TeleSUR, figurines found in Peru provide evidence of the Incan Empire's expansion practices.

From Snouts in the Trough, UNICEF UK makes an urgent appeal.

From EuroNews, according to the German government, Russia is behind a drone attack at the Leipzig/Halle airport.

From Free West Media, Israel escalates its policies against UNWRA and humanitarian organizations.

From ReMix, a Spanish judge an illegal alien who was seen allegedly raping a woman on a beach in the city of Valencia due to a legal technicality.  (If you read Spanish, read the story at OKDiaro.)

From Balkan Insight, former Bulgarian interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov announces his candidacy for president.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria imposes an information blackout about its recent wildfires.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From The New Arab, Egypt denies reports that it over the Suez Canal in return for debt relief.

From Gatestone Institute, China has submarines that use nuclear power and can fire nuclear-tipped missiles.

From The Daily Signal, whom do the Democratic Socialists of America represent?

From The American Conservative, at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh sets up a showdown with Trump.

From The Western Journal, left-wing commentator Hasan Piker does not hate America, except when he does.

From BizPac Review, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) describes Trump's courage with three words.

From the Daily Caller, an opinion column written by congresscritter Lauren Boebert (R-Col) against "surveillance on every corner".

From the New York Post, a teenager accused of helping a fake San Francisco 49ers football player swindle money from women is banned from dating apps while he waits his trial.

From Breitbart, more on the U.S. striking Iran.

From Newsmax, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after tensions with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

And from SFGate, the real enemy of the Burning Man festival is not climate change.

The Daniel Boone Homestead

Earlier today, I went exploring in southeastern Pennsylvania and visited the Daniel Boone Homestead, which is about six miles east of Reading.  The legendary pioneer Daniel Boone was born in this area, known as Oley Valley, in 1734.  His father Squire Boone built a log cabin in 1730, which over the next 70 years was built up into the two-story house seen here.

Monday Stories For The End Of August

On a warm and mostly cloudy Monday on the last day of August, here are some things going on:

From National Review, more ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

From FrontpageMag, what a Palestinian photographer for The New York Times shows - and doesn't.

From Townhall, President Trump sends Vice President Vance a video showing Iran's Kharg Island being blow to bits.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Maine state Senate President and federal senatorial candidate Troy Jackson (D) cosponsors a bill that sends money to an academy that employs his son as a lobbyist.

From The Federalist, leftists run out of Confederate statues to destroy in Virginia.

From American Thinker, Venezuela goes to hell and back in 25 years.

From NewsBusters, according to former Hardball host Chris Matthews, Trump is not Hitler but Mussolini.

From Canada Free Press, former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt should not join The View.

From TeleSUR, Brazilian authorities soccer players and their agents for alleged involvement in drug and weapons trafficking.

From EuroNews, Iceland's "no" vote on E.U. membership deals a blow to its security pitch.

From ReMix, an Afghan migrant convicted of raping his 18-year-old former partner gets sentenced to probation.  (If you read German, read the story at Welt.)

From Balkan Insight, two Kosovo Serbs plead guilty to setting up roadblocks and barricades during unrest in 2022.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco and Senegal reaffirm their "unique" partnership.

From The New Arab, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune calls for the death penalty for arsonists due to 12 people dying in the country's forest fires.

From the Daily Mail, an illegal alien from Morocco allegedly rapes a woman on a Spanish beach.

From Gatestone Institute, Egypt's Palestinian "unity" project will legitimize terrorists.

From The Daily Signal, the Supreme Court allows construction on the White House ballroom to continue.

From Radio Free Asia, Taiwan steps up its defense against AI as fear of China interfering with its elections grows.

From The American Conservative, the religious minorities who helped build Karachi, Pakistan.

From The Western Journal, the Democratic Socialists of America are in a "civil war" over their future as congresscritter AOC (D-NY) is slammed for "opportunism".

From BizPac Review, a columnist for The Washington Post wants the leaker who gave information to the paper to be prosecuted.

From the Daily Caller, the 20 biggest donors in this year's midterm election campaigns so far.

From the New York Post, a man whose job is to build homes allegedly burglarizes them and resells stolen jewelry.

From Breitbart, three Moroccans in Ceuta, Spain are arrested for alleged chemical attacks against Spanish military officials.

From Newsmax, the company Kalshi bans former congresscritter George Santos (R-NY) from its platform.

And from The Babylon Bee and the "don't give him any ideas" department, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) installs a Muslim foot-washing station at the 9/11 memorial.

Sunday Links

On a very warm and mostly sunny Sunday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote finally gets a lawyer.

From FrontpageMag, according to California Secretary of State Shirley Webber, gym IDs, student IDs and drug prescriptions are good enough to be voter IDs.

From Townhall, undercover audio shows that senatorial candidate Don Osborn (I-Neb) is hiding his left-wing beliefs.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung.

From American Thinker, 25 years after the terror attacks on 9/11, unchecked mass migration makes the threat of terror worse than ever.

From NewsBusters, the Philadelphia Inquirer incorrectly labels Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a "Republican".

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a German teenager who converted to Islam allegedly fatally stabs his father.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From the Daily Mail, the Taliban's most infamous execution, committed in a soccer stadium in Kabul in 1999.

From Gatestone Institute, the specter that is still haunting the U.S.

From The American Conservative, the debate over the common good ignores most people's desire to be left alone.

And from Fox News, if you live in California, you might soon be able to take off work on an Islamic holiday.