Tuesday, July 10, 2018

A Sasquatch's Double Dozen

Starting with some reaction to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Justice, here are 24 (if I count correctly) things going on:

From NewsBusters, the ABC program Nightline calls Kavanaugh "reliably conservative".

From LifeNews, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will oppose Kavanaugh with everything he has.

From Fox News, Schumer and fellow Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) know the one narrow path to stop Kavanaugh.

From LifeZette, former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova calls Senator Rick Santorum's criticism of Kavanaugh "just plain stupid".

From National Review, Kavanaugh is "a worthy pick".

From Townhall, a poll taken in Senate battleground states shows that voters in those states want Kavanaugh confirmed.

From Philly(dot)com, what the Kavanaugh nomination could mean for Obamacare.

From Radio Poland, Polish investigators slam Russia for not allowing the reconstruction of the airplane that crashed in 2010, killing Polish President Lech KaczyƄski and 95 others.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From ANSA, the Italian economy is slowing, but there are some good signs.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From ANSA Med, 237 migrants arrived in Malaga, Spain.

From the Daily Mail, London mayor Sadiq Khan and journalist Piers Morgan clash over the Trump balloon.  (I still say that the balloon should be flown over the Battersea power station.)

From the NL Times, former president Barrack Obama will give a leadership seminar in the Netherlands.

From Voice Of Europe, Swedish cities have to cut welfare to pay for migrant costs.  (If you read Swedish, read the story at Sveriges Radio.)

From Reuters, Americans in the U.K. are advised to keep a low profile during President Trump's visit.

From The European Post, the international community should not ignore the genocide against Nigerian Christians.

From UNIAN, the chief Ukrainian border guard warns of an influx of illegal migrants.

From Russia Today, Russian diplomats tell the U.K. to stop blaming Russia for the poisonings in Salisbury and Amesbury.

From Deutsche Welle, the boys and their coach have all been rescued from the cave.

From OPIndia, a Muslim cleric in India demands sharia courts or a separate country for Muslims.  (In that part of the world, Muslims already have two countries, as in Pakistan and Bangla Desh.)

From Gatestone Institute, views about work in the Middle East.

From ZeroHedge, what Democratic Socialists don't understand.

From the New York Post, Uber will soon be renting out scooters.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, a former Virginia Tech football player could be taken in the supplemental NFL draft.

And from The Roanoke Times, a Virginia Tech graduate dies in a naval training exercise.

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