Today is national voter registration day, so if you are an American citizen, at least 18 years old, not a convicted felon, still alive, and not already registered to vote where you live, you should register so you can make your voice heard this coming November. While at the registration place, here are some things going on:
From The New York Times, Bill Cosby gets three to ten years in prison.
From the Los Angeles Times, Cosby is old, but is still a sexual predator.
From The Federalist, the above-mentioned New York Times hid key facts in their piece about Brett Kavanaugh's yearbook.
From American Thinker, Kavanaugh runs into sexual McCarthyism. (I remember reading years ago somebody's observation that when a Republican does something wrong, it's sexual harassment, but when a Democrat does something wrong and a Republican notices it, not only is the Democrat's conduct not sexual harassment, but the Republican is guilty of sexual McCarthyism.)
From National Review, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has become reality.
From FrontpageMag, the GOP should stop appeasing the Democrats.
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a Gallup poll, the GOP has their highest rating in seven years.
From Voice Of Europe, in Sweden, a car plows into a crowd of children and their teachers. (If you read Swedish, read the story at Kvälls Posten.)
From Radio Poland, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki suggests that the E.U. has broken off dialogue over changes to the Polish courts. (via Voice Of Europe)
From The Local DK, seven people have been arrested in Copenhagen for alleged involvement in gang violence. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Russia Today, a Russian plane has been cleared to overfly the United States.
From Sputnik International, shrugging off Russian environmental concerns, Poland starts digging a new canal.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a Turkish organization to fight for gender equality is created by 40 men.
From Arutz Sheva, a recently imprisoned Palestinian teenager admits the real goal of the Palestinian cause.
From Iraqi News, the Iraqi parliament sets a date for their election of a new president.
From Ekathimerini, the European Anti-Fraud Office investigates whether funds to be used for migrants have been mismanaged.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek and Cyprian foreign ministers meet in New York.
From ANSA, a large wildfire breaks out near Pisa, Italy.
From El País, a man living in a shanty near Madrid is allowed to keep just one of his many cats.
From Dutch News, workers building a modern roadway find the remains of ancient Roman road.
From the NL Times, if you ride a bike in the Netherlands, you might not be allowed to use your mobile phone.
From the Express, an Egyptian papyrus is deciphered, and found to be a magic love spell.
From the Evening Standard, at their party conference, Labour votes to leave the door open for another Brexit vote.
From BBC News, also at their conference, Labour leader Jeremy Corbin will promise more "free" childcare. (As most on the right will recognize, "free" means "funded by tax payers".)
From Anadolu Agency, Turkish President Erdoğan will inaugurate a mosque in Cologne, Germany.
From International Quran News Agency, a former church in Hamburg, Germany will become a mosque.
From Palestinian Media Watch, a Palestinian archbishop tells Christian Arabs in Jerusalem to not vote in municipal elections.
From Alternet, why The Satanic Verses is still controversial.
From Legal Insurrection, some excerpts from President Trump's speech at the U.N.
From Life News, according to Jimmy Kimmel, if confirmed to the SCOTUS, Brett Kavanaugh should self-bobbitt. (Should this blog's "humor" label include sick humor?)
From the New York Post, Alaska Airlines will offer VR to their first class passengers.
And from WNCT, prisoners in Texas are being denied dentures.
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