Monday, March 18, 2019

Monday Mania

I haven't yet used this title this month, so once again, I must acknowledge that the mania of Monday has rolled around.  Here are some things going on:

From Global News, according to a conservative immigration critic, the Canadian immigration critic, the government has been dishonest about the Safe Third Country Agreement.

From Mexico News Daily, the president of a Mexican farmers' association is not afraid of blocking highways and bridges, because Mexico's president, he claims, taught him how.  (I have 5 pages left for this month on this site.)

From the Irish Examiner, in an operation to crack down on rural burglaries, Irish gardaí have made over 9,000 arrests.

From the Express, House of Commons Speaker John Bercow threatens to block a third vote on Prime Minister May's Brexit deal, unless it changes.

From the Evening Standard, Cadbury has promised to change an ad which appeared to advocate looting.

From the Independent, can the latest version of the Brexit deal get through Parliament?

From France24, the French government replaces the police chief of Paris after the latest round of "yellow vest" protests.

From RFI, French newspapers report on the "yellow vest" violence in Paris.

From VRT NWS, another bomb goes off in Antwerp, Belgium.

From the NL Times, three people are killed and nine others injured in an attack on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands.

From Dutch News, the main suspect in the Utrecht tram attack has been arrested.

From Deutsche Welle, the German party AfD reaches out to immigrants.

From Radio Poland, in Warsaw, a group of Polish parents protest against gay marriage and adoption.

From Radio Praha, the Czech Republic will end its meat control measures if Poland can guarantee its safety.

From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungary's justice minister, the independence of the country's judges is not in danger.

From Hungary Today, has the Hungarian party Fidesz decided to settle its dispute with the EPP?

From About Hungary, Fidesz will remain in the EPP so that its leaders will oppose migration and protect Europe's borders.

From Russia Today, Russia deploys Tu-22M3 bombers and Iskander missile systems to Crimea in response to American anti-missile elements in Romania.

From The Moscow Times, a court in Chechnya sentences a human rights activist to four years in prison.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, students and teachers in Belgrade demand the release of a boy from prison.

From Ekathimerini, parents on the Greek island of Samos keep their children out of school in protest of the admission of children from refugee camps.

From the Greek Reporter, a medical charity claims that Greece has become a migrant dumping ground.

From ANSA, ISIS kills an Italian fighter in Syria.

From SwissInfo, the Red Cross develops a war video game, with rules.

From El País, Catalan separatists protest the trial of their leaders in Madrid.

From The Portugal News, the European Commission disapproves of tax exemptions for the Madeira Islands.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt detains 10 suspects for allegedly participating in calls for protests by the Muslim Brotherhood.

From Arutz Sheva, "Jews don't give out candy" when violence occurs.

From The Jerusalem Post, Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz promises to investigate Prime Minister Netanyahu's purchase of German submarines if he is elected to that post.

From YNetNews, musician Roger Waters urges artists to boycott the Eurovision song contest when it Israel hosts it in May.

From Rûdaw, Syria's defense minister promises that the Assad regime will regain control over the entire country.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan calls on New Zealanders to take the Christchurch shootings seriously.

From Turkish Minute, a man is detained for criticizing Turkey's minister of interior affairs.

From Radio Farda, Iran's president calls for U.S. officials to be prosecuted.

From Bloomberg, the U.S. chain IHOP will open 19 restaurants in Pakistan. (via Dawn)

From Dawn, three people are injured when an IED goes off near a police vehicle in Parowa, Pakistan.

From Pakistan Today, a former Pakistani prime minister currently in jail has not been allowed to see physicians or his daughter, according to her.

From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists have captured 58 Afghani border security agents.

From Culture Watch, more fallout from the New Zealand mosque shootings.

From Gatestone Institute, war crimes by Hamas against Israel and the Palestinians.

From FrontpageMag, don't be surprised if we don't hear much from Robert Spencer in the near future.

From National Review, stop politicizing the New Zealand shootings.

From Snouts In The Trough, after the New Zealand shootings, "will blogging still be possible"?

From Townhall, according to Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), former Vice President Joe Biden isn't all that progressive.

From The Washington Free Beacon, an American family tries to recover their inheritance in Dubai's sharia courts.

From the Washington Examiner, when it comes to destroying norms, the Democrats are outdoing President Trump.

From The Federalist, no, the New Zealand mosque shooter is not a nationalist.

From American Thinker, left-wingers go bananas, sort of, for Tucker Carlson.

From The Conservative Woman, eight times the BBC has been wrong about climate change.

From CNS News, the Southern Poverty Law Center's bias is exposed.

From Breitbart, Fox News suspends Judge Jeanine Pirro.

From KIRO, Fox News hires Donna Brazile.

From the New York Post, Japan plans to bomb an asteroid.

And from The Babylon Bee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) decides that any child who avoids abortion and infanticide should be allowed to vote.

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