Friday, April 6, 2018

The Eagle Has Landed, And Other Stories

While the National Anthem was playing, a bald eagle landed on a baseball player.

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As the first Friday of April is now upon us, here are some things going on:

From Accuracy In Media, conservative anti-abortion writer Kevin Williamson's tenure at The Atlantic comes to a swift conclusion.

From CNS News, why the people of Maryland should oppose the incentive package for Amazon.


From Legal Insurrection, Hamas pollutes Gaza by burning tires.

From Philly(dot)com, Sylvester Stallone visits a statue which he helped inspire.

From Twitchy, an unreported but obvious fact about the YouTube shooter's ammunition.

From Breitbart's Big Government, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) wants the U.S. to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

From National Review, how Dr. King forced America "to live up to its best self".

From FrontpageMag, Islam is indeed part of our history.

From Voice Of Europe, the Belgian Islam party wants "a 100% Islamic state".  (If you read Flemish, read the story at HLN.)

From Sputnik International, according to an anti-migrant activist, France has been subjected to "massive Islamization" by the Muslim brotherhood.

From Deutsche Welle, disagreement over refugees leads to a war of words in the German government.

From the Express, support for German Chancellor Merkel "crumbles".

From Breitbart London, U.K. politician Nigel Farage claims that political correctness has led to an increase in crime in London.

From the NL Times, in a raid in Utrecht, Dutch police find weapons and stolen police uniforms.

From The Local ES, former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is free on bail.

From Russia Today (and perhaps from the irony department), Twitter sees the regulation of social media as a threat to "freedom of expression".

From Euractiv, the talks between Italian parties trying to form a government will continue next week.

From the Daily Mail, a Christian school in Australia sparks outrage by asking female students to wear headscarves while visiting a mosque.

From The National, one of the women accusing Tariq Ramadan of rape also alleges that after filing her complaint, she was beaten by two men at her home.

From MEMRI, an Egyptian TV host asks why the West is so concerned about homosexuals and atheists in Egypt.

From ARY news, Bangla Desh launches "model" mosques to counter radicals.

From India Today, two Muslim organizations come out in support of polygamy.

From Townhall, the DOJ gets tough on illegal entry.

From The Telegraph, the British pensioner who killed a burglar will not be charged with any crime.  (It looks like somebody over on that side of the Pond has come to their senses.  The story comes via the New York Post)

From the New York Post, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio admittedly wants federal money for a planned waterfront trolley.

From Quartz At Work, the "weird words and catchphrases" behind Amazon's success.

From 247 Sports, former Virginia Tech quarterback Jerod Evans has no regrets.

And from the Houston Press, Weird Al Yankovic gets "ridiculously self-indulgent".

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