Friday, May 31, 2019

Stuff For The End Of May

As another month comes to an end, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the investigation led by Special Counsel Mueller "was always an impeachment probe".

From Townhall, Attorney General Barr's hilarious response to concerns about trolling over his reputation.

From FrontpageMag, police and ICE must cooperate in order to combat MS-13.

From The Washington Free Beacon, federal prosecutors go after convicted domestic abusers with illegal guns.

From the Washington Examiner, the job of government is not to determine the good life, but to let people pursue it.

From The Federalist, a lawsuit exposes the origins of the Russiagate hoax.

From American Thinker, what the people who have lived under socialism can tell you about it.

From CNS News, according to its Inspector General, the DOJ has declined to prosecute an FBI official who made an illegal leak to the media.

From LifeZette, actor Robert DeNiro thinks that President Trump can be indicted for multiple felonies.  (If so, could Trump receive a deal similar to that given to Jussie Smollett?)

From The Conservative Woman, if you want to lead the U.K. Tories, get rid of the feminism.

From CBC News, environmentalists partially blame Canada for its trash controversy with the Philippines.

From Global News, in Quebec, the nurse who wasn't.

From CTV News, Native American artifacts up to 3,000 years old have been unearthed in a park in Calgary.

From TeleSUR, Brazil's minister of education mocks protesters with a video of Singing In The Rain.

From Morocco World News, a Moroccan professor receives Canada's highest education award.

From The Portugal News, beware the slime.

From El País, ten Spanish cities which include archaeological sites.

From EuroNews, could a drone developed by Spanish engineers help rescue migrants in the Mediterranean?

From the Malta Independent, Malta gets its first Starbucks.

From Malta Today, Maltese customs officials seize over 4,100 bottles of non-alcoholic beverages.

From ANSA, over 860 cases of the measles have occurred in Italy so far this year.

From France24, Paris bans smoking in 52 public parks and gardens.

From the Express, E.U. Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is caught admitting that he will "use Ireland" in discussions with the U.K.

From the Evening Standard, the Trump baby blimp gets the green light to fly over London when the U.S. president visits.  (As I've previously noted, I'd rather that they bring back Pink Floyd's pig.)

From the (U.K.) Independent, former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron gets a job at an American AI firm.  (Perhaps he will help bring our new robot overlords into existence.)

From the (Irish) Independent, more Dublin residents protest against tree removal.

From the Irish Examiner, the Chief Justice of Northern Ireland rule that police must return documents seized from two journalists.  (In this case about what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of, the press gets a victory.)

From Euractiv, on the other hand, freedom of the press doesn't appear very strong in some parts of Europe.

From VRT NWS, two burglars attack an 89-year-old man in his home in Antwerp, Belgium.

From the NL Times, Twitter suspends Dutch politician Geert Wilders.

From Dutch News, anorexia support sites are invaded by predatory "coaches".  (If you read Dutch, read more at NOS.)

From Deutsche Welle, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets German Chancellor Merkel.

From Free West Media, a dispute over the Sarotti-Mohr image has gone on for months in Mannheim, Germany.

From the CPH Post, a Moroccan accused of killing a Danish backpacker claims to have lost faith in ISIS.

From Radio Poland, the Polish party Law and Justice has the fourth most seats in the new European Parliament.

From Radio Praha, a charity concert for the victims of the Sri Lanka attacks is planned for tomorrow in Prague.

From the Hungary Journal, according to Prime Minister Orban, the victory of the Fidesz party "commands respect".

From Daily News Hungary, researchers find evidence of Hungarian-speaking people who lived centuries ago near the Ural Mountains.

From Hungary Today, Hungary's opposition group Democratic Coalition will stay allied with other European socialists.

From About Hungary, Hungary strengthens its ties with its "good neighbor" Croatia.

From Russia Today, under a new law, Russia air crews could have the power to handcuff unruly passengers.

From Sputnik International, Malaysia's prime minister says that the investigation of the MH17 crash has been politicized to blame Russia.

From The Moscow Times, Ukraine's new president wants the E.U. to continue its sanctions on Russia.

From Romania-Insider, Pope Francis arrives in Romania.

From Novinite, according to Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov, Bulgaria will not make any compromises on the quality of the F-16s bought from the U.S.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia accepts its sixth group of refugees from Syria.

From Independent Balkan New Agency, the Netherlands demands that the E.U. reinstate visa requirements for Albanians.

From Ekathimerini, police in the Greek region of Achaia arrest three Pakistanis over the kidnapping and murder of a "compatriot".  (This story sounded familiar, and a look at this week's earlier posts showed a similar incident involving Pakistani occurred in Thessaloniki.  I had to make sure that I wasn't posting the same story twice.)

From the Greek Reporter, about 12,500 refugee children attend school in Greece.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to U.S. Secretary of State, efforts are underway to establish a safe zone in northern Syria.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey starts investigating a German journalist of Turkish descent for her social media accounts.  (Looks like I must again ask, what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From Rûdaw, Iraqi security forces ignore attacks by ISIS on Kakai farmlands.  (The Kakai are a Kurdish group.)

From Arutz Sheva, the leader of Hezbollah calls the U.S. peace plan a "historic crime".

From The Times Of Israel, two people are stabbed in Jerusalem's Old City.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Speaker of Lebanon's parliament explains how to recognize a Jew.  (If you read Arabic, read the story at Al-Jumhouriyya.)

From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi performs the Umrah in Mecca.  (The Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca which may be performed at any time of the year, unlike the Hajj, which occurs only at a certain fixed times.)

From Radio Farda, Iran observes Quds Day.

From IranWire, Iran reportedly brings new charges against an imprisoned civil society activist.

From the Qatar Tribune, a youth-based charity tries to help thousands of people during Ramadan.

From Dawn, the U.N. assures Pakistan that there will be help to curb the recent HIV outbreak.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan urges Iran to resolve issue through diplomatic means.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife perform the Umrah in Mecca.  (Did they run into Egyptian President al-Sisi?)

From Khaama Press, Afghan special forces rescue another 33 people from another Taliban prison.

From The Hans India, Indian police are warned about landmines.

From the Hindustan Times, a Bangladeshi terror group reportedly sets up bases in India.

From ANI, three women plan to ride their motorcycles from India to London.

From the Daily Mirror, according to a prelate, extremists have been replacing signs in Sinhala with Arabic signs.  (Extremists of what sort?  To find out, read the story.)

From the Colombo Page, India's prime minister meets with Sri Lanka's president.

From The Himalayan Times, why have so many people recently died on Mount Everest?

From Rappler, a Dutch birdwatcher is killed as he tries to escape from the Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf.

From News(dot)com(cot)au, a Muslim doctor in Sydney, Australia is called an "enemy" because his charity includes Jewish volunteers.

From Gatestone Institute, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu should talk to European nationalists.

From NewsBusters, how media companies come down on the pro-abortion side.

From Fox News, a suspected shooter kills 11 people at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and is reportedly dead himself.

From the New York Post, New York's Mr. Bill blames his staff for his absence from a 9/11 memorial event.

And from Newsweek, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte claims to have "cured" himself of homosexuality.

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