Saturday, May 4, 2019

May The Fourth Be With You

Today's date is sometimes called "Star Wars Day", as in "May the fourth be with you".  Of course, it's really "force", not "fourth", but I guess that's close enough.  So as we try to bring balance to the fourth, here are some things going on:

From LifeZette, conservatives get banned by social media outlets.

From Twitchy, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) calls out a double standard.

From NewsBusters, lies by late night comedians aren't a laughing matter.

From National Review, Attorney General Barr has become the new Dick Cheney.

From Townhall, the Trump administration demolishes the deep state's policy on Cuba.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a new book examines "the Christian origins of religious freedom".

From the Washington Examiner, Hunter Biden is under scrutiny for allegedly investing in surveillance technology use by China to spy on Muslims.

From American Thinker, the Armenian genocide a thousand years ago.

From Breitbart, according to a Vatican cardinal, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini will not receive a papal blessing.

From The Conservative Woman, in the U.K., only Nigel Farage is asking the right questions.

From Snouts in the Trough, does former Vice President Joe Biden belong in the White House, or the sewer?  (A British blogger looks at the U.S. election.)

From CBC News, the Trudeau government's carbon dioxide tax survived in a Saskatchewan court, but has a long way to go.  (The article, like so many others, it seems, does not mention the word "dioxide".)

From Stoke On Trent Live, a charity running a mosque in Tunstall, England is dissolved for "facilitating terrorism".  (via Birmingham Live)

From the Daily Mail, Facebook doesn't seem to have too much of a problem with anti-Christian hate.

From the Express, Queen Elizabeth declines to invite London Mayor Sadiq Khan to attend the state banquet for President Trump.

From the Evening Standard, on Star Wars Day, fans pay tribute to Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Carrie Fisher (Leia).

From the (U.K.) Independent, young voters could keep activist Tommy Robinson out of the European Parliament.  (If Brexit is ever finalized, and the U.K. really does leave the E.U., Robinson or whoever gets elected will win seats that don't really exist.)

From the (Irish) Independent and the "are you sitting down?" department, a government official actually admits being wrong.

From the Irish Examiner, people in Drogheda, Ireland protest against drug gang violence.

From France24, "yellow vest" protests have their smallest turnout so far.

From RFI, could the "yellow vest" movement have a summer truce?

From VRT NWS, a Belgian woman becomes the world's new triathlon champion.

From Deutsche Welle, German voters may choose from 41 parties in the European election.

From Radio Poland, a floating LNG terminal is planned for the Polish port city of Gdańsk.

From Radio Praha, thousands of people march in Prague for the legalization of marijuana.

From Daily News Hungary, a Hungarian charity donates to an assistance center in Aleppo, Syria.

From Sputnik International, over 70 military airplanes fly over Moscow.

From The Moscow Times, U.S. President Trump says that Russian President Putin is not seeking to "get involved" in Venezuela.  (Excuse me, Mr. President, but if there really are Russian troops in Venezuela, then Putin is already involved.)

From Novinite, a Bulgarian delegation will travel to Washington, DC to negotiate for the acquisition of F-16 fighters.

From the Greek Reporter, two Greek companies are fined for discharging oil into the waters of two Texas ports.

From Total Croatia News, the party Živi Zid calls for the Croatian army to be deployed at the country's borders.

From SwissInfo, some recent articles involving numbers.

From The Portugal News, Portugal could be facing a snap election.

From Morocco World News, how Moroccan Jews celebrate the feast of Mimouna.

From Egypt Today, a double tomb from the fifth dynasty is uncovered in Giza.

From Arutz Sheva, two Israelis are injured by rocket fire from Gaza.

From The Times Of Israel, rockets from Gaza and bombs from Israel.

From The Jerusalem Post, Eurovision contestants start rehearsing in Tel Aviv.

From YNetNews, to get over arachnophobia, watch Spider Man.

From Hürriyet Daily News, over 380 illegal irregular migrants are being held in Turkey.

From Rûdaw, ISIS leader al-Baghdadi's message could cut both ways.

From Radio Farda, Iran's intelligence minister is concerned about Iranians converting to Christianity.

From AhlulBayt News Agency, Iran tells Bahrain to "know its place".

From the Qatar Tribune, how fasting during Ramadan affects your body.

From The Express Tribune, according to Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, China is not seeking to set up a military base in Pakistan.

From Pakistan Today, "monstrous rumours" fuel the hostility to Pakistan's effort to vaccinate against polio.

From Khaama Press, Afghan forces kill a high-ranking ISIS leader.

From The Hans India, according to Sri Lanka's army chief, some of the Easter church bombers had visited Kashmir and Kerala for "training".

From The Statesman, the head of the Muslim Education Society in Kerala, India claims to have received death threats for banning face veils on campus.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankans hold a rally for solidarity and unity.

From ANI, explosives are found buried in the back yard of a mosque in Welipenna, Sri Lanka.

From Gatestone Institute, some inconvenient truths faced by Palestinian leaders.

From the Borneo Post, Thailand crowns its new king.

From The Straits Times, when in Indonesian waters, do not violate the fishing laws.

From Fox News, a man released from prison after serving 30 years for rape is accused of another rape.

And from CNN, a passenger on a Boeing 737 that skidded into water said that the landing "didn't feel right".

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