Friday, June 22, 2018

Links For A Rainy Travel Day

I've spent much of today driving down to Virginia to the house which had belonged to my parents, to join my siblings for a bit of cleaning.  On the way down here, I endured lots of wet weather, and an interstate highway turning into a parking lot about 10 miles from my destination.  Fortunately, the almost parked traffic crept along to an exit which allowed me to escape.  Unfortunately, there were a few stoplights to deal with, but at least those lived up to the old saying "good things come to those who wait".  But while my day was different from the normal routine, the world, as noted by not one, but two Fleetwood Mac songs, kept on turning.  Here are some of the things that went on:

From Voice Of Europe, a German "refugees welcome" activist, after boarding a truck with Moroccan license plates, is found dead in Spain.  (If you read German, read the story at the Bild.)

From Sputnik International, Swedish farmers are accused of racism for supporting the Swedish World Cup soccer team by arranging blue and yellow hay bails to resemble the Swedish flag.  (The story comes via Voice Of Europe.  As far as I'm concerned, the accusers deserve the "stupid people" label.)

From the Express, German Chancellor Merkel is "humiliated" as Italy blocks a proposal ahead of the "mini-summit" to discuss migration.

From France24, Italy and Malta refuse to allow a Dutch-flagged ship to dock in their ports.

From UPI, Italy will seize a migrant ship for "illegally" flying the Dutch flag.  (Turn it away or seize it?  Which is it, Italy?)

From the Macedonia Information Agency, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis says that his country will turn away migrants if Germany and Austria do the same.

From the NL Times, an anti-tank weapon is fired at an office building in Amsterdam.

From Russia Today, a summit between Presidents Trump (USA) and Putin (Russia) should not be feared.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia will attend the E.U. summit on migration.

From The Local FR, some U.K. citizens living in France will travel to Britain to march for a second Brexit referendum.

From VRT, a teenage boy is detained for allegedly assaulting a bus driver.

From the Evening Standard, Airbus threatens to pull out of the U.K. if there is a "no-deal" Brexit.

From Today, a party leader in Malaysia calls "fake news" a signal that the end times are near.  (Like Christians, Muslims have beliefs about when the end of the world is near.)

From Yahoo News, British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn promises that a government led by himself would recognize a Palestinian state.

From Reuters, Indonesia sentences an ISIS-linked cleric to death for masterminding terror attacks.

From The Jerusalem Post, a German Islamic center reportedly "raises money for Hezbollah".

From Middle East Monitor, Tunisian clerics say that Hajj money pays for Saudi Arabia's wars.

From Jamie Glazov Productions, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation celebrates the hijab.  (I'm a bit dismayed by this, since I've occasionally cited their articles.)

From the New York Post, more emotional support animals are attending college.

From Breitbart California, Representative Jackie Speier (D-Cal) compares Border Patrol procedure to Auschwitz, using BP pictures from 2014.  (Hint:  The Donald was not president back then.)

From The Daily Caller, Time gets blasted for its magazine cover - by CNN.

From The Baltimore Sun, three universities in Maryland revoke Bill Cosby's honorary degrees.  (via The Washington Times)

From CBC News, a French woman jogs from Canada into the United States and gets detained for two weeks.

From Business Insider, a look at Melania Trump's jacket.

And from The Kentucky Standard, a horrible tragedy occurs in Barton, Kentucky.  (via Fox News)

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