Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Ryan To Retire, And Other Stories

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has announced that he will not seek reelection this coming November, thus retiring from the House.  Here are some stories about this and other things going on:



From National Review, "we're going to miss Paul Ryan".

From the Rockville Patch, Rockville becomes the first city on Maryland to allow voting by mail.

From Fox News, the Facebook CEO is mocked for using a "booster seat" while testifying to Congress.



From the Washington Examiner, the Senate suddenly presents a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller.

From Voice Of Europe, a German economist says that the migrant crisis could cost his country's taxpayers a trillion Euros.  (If you read German, read the story at Focus.)

From Russia Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes for common sense.  (To which I say, "Good luck with that.")


From the Express, the European Commission statistics office finds a huge shortfall when Brexit is accounted for.

From Breitbart London, according to a government report, terror-related offenses in the U.K. have increased by 75 percent since 2015.

From El País, ten members of a terrorist cell who planned attacks in Barcelona each get 8 to 10 years.


From Sputnik International, a Swedish school abolishes homework and tests to reduce the stress on students with foreign backgrounds.








And from The Bradford Era, "animals are weird, too".

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