Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Tuesday Things

On a Tuesday that's sunny, but fortunately cooler than a day earlier, are some things going on:

From National Review, can the U.K. ever define "Islamophobia"?  (As I recently stated, I do not fear Muslims or Islam, but words without definitions scare the [bleep] out of me.)

From FrontpageMag, the people who smuggle illegal aliens are sinking to new lows.  (Another thing I've said a few times, which I believes deserves to be repeated, is that migrants are not merely migrating.  They're being trafficked.)

From WJLA, will we soon learn whether current Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) was in blackface or in the KKK hood?  (via Townhall)

From Townhall, how abortion has changed America.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal), who would fine companies for a small gender pay gap, has pay gaps in her office and her campaign.

From the Washington Examiner, the ratings for New York's Mr. Bill are very negative.

From The Federalist, evidence of FISA abuse comes from an Obama-era State Department Official.

From American Thinker, we still don't know, from the Mueller report, the specific nature of the "collusion" between then-candidate Trump and the Russians.  (In my latest "Random Musings" post, I asked this sort of question.  What was the specific behavior involving Trump or anyone in his campaign organization, and involving any Russian, which constituted "collusion"?  If anyone can answer this, please do so in a comment.)

From CNS News, a judge orders a ProFa activist to pay legal fees to Judicial Watch.

From LifeZette, the SAT's new "adversity score" risks bringing more bias into college admission decisions.

From The Conservative Woman, Australians come to their senses.

From The Scottish Sun, a mosque in Elgin, Scotland is vandalized.

From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister May infuriates Brexit supporters by offering MPs the chance to vote for a second referendum.

From the Evening Standard, a man fights for his life after being stabbed in the city where knives are illegal.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the Brexit Party does not rule out joining with European "far-right" parties in the European Parliament.

From the (Irish) Independent, more about May's latest Brexit deal, and how it would affect Ireland.

From the Irish Examiner, President Trump will visit Ireland, staying at his own golf resort.

From The Irish Post, about one fifth of all Irish adults are indeed binge drinkers.  (Hold my Guinness.)

From CBC News, a conspiracy theorist who believes that 9/11 was a "false flag" will run for a seat in Canada's parliament.

From Global News, Quebec's provincial parks become friendly a votre chien.

From CTV News, an Ontario firefighter claims that his rights were violated when he was not given sufficient vegan food.

From TeleSUR, President Jair Bolsonaro expands gun rights for law-abiding Brazilians.

From France24, former Trump campaign official Steve Bannon makes an appearance in France.

From RFI, why some French "yellow vest" protesters want to go to Brussels.

From VRT NWS, on voting day, Belgians may use scooters for free.

From the NL Times, Dutch police use a new app to catch nearly 600 fugitives.

From Dutch News, the Dutch asylum minister resigns over a report which allegedly hid the number of crimes committed by refugees.

From Deutsche Welle, the 94-year-old mayor of Windhagen, Germany calls it a day.

From the CPH Post, invasive raccoon dogs spread "like wildfire" in Denmark.  (Raccoon dogs are neither raccoons nor dogs, but are related to foxes.)

From Radio Poland, Polish leader Jarosław Kaczyński calls the presence of U.S. troops in Poland a "clear message" to Russia.

From Radio Praha, Czech divers and surveyors become the first people in Europe to make a 3D model of a flooded cave.

From The Slovak Spectator, a look at what Slovaks call "Devil's Rock".

From Daily News Hungary, according to a survey, Hungary's ruling Fidesz party is headed for a big win in the European elections.

From Hungary Today, the satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party presents their European Parliament program.

From About Hungary, two very different depictions of Jewish life and anti-Semitism in Hungary.

From Russia Today, according to a high-ranking official, Russian soldiers are well-fed.

From Sputnik International, the U.S. will triple the amount of oil imported from Russia.  (This would mean that when you buy gas, you're not only lining the pockets of rich American oil company CEOs and even richer emirs around the Persian Gulf, but you're also colluding with the Russians.)

From The Moscow Times, Russia criticizes the possible U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.  (We're buying their oil but might sanction their gas.  Confused yet?)

From Romania-Insider, a policeman finds ancient artifacts, including 64 Roman coins, near Borod, Romania.

From Novinite, the European Commission creates an air fleet to fight forest fires.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek supreme court hears an appeal of a hitman convicted in 2003.

From the Greek Reporter, Greek F-16s start to police North Macedonian airspace.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bosnia and Hercegovina is the first country in the region to have the "GMO-free" label.

From Total Croatia News, exploring Croatia's communist past at the Red History Museum.

From SwissInfo, has the U.N. lost the debate on refugees?

From ANSA, an illegal undocumented migrant bites an Italian policeman.

From El País, the Spanish Congress convenes but is divided over the separatist members who are technically in jail.

From The Portugal News, 30 organizations in Portugal declare their support for a student climate strike.  (Is there a Chinese embassy or consulate in Portugal?)

From Morocco World News, Moroccan King Mohammed VI inaugurates a medical center in Casablanca.

From Egypt Today, after Eid el-Fitr, a play based on a Voltaire novel will be performed.

From Arutz Sheva, 13 million documents from Nazi concentration camps have been put online.

From The Times Of Israel, a settlement in the Golan Heights named after U.S. President Trump will be dedicated in June.

From The Jerusalem Post, a female Koran teacher is arrested for "harming" Palestinian security forces.

From YNetNews, Israel approved armored vehicles for Palestinian security forces.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey's vice president meets with Ukraine's new president.

From Turkish Minute, a Turkish human rights defender and six newspaper employees are sentenced for "disseminating terrorist propaganda".

From Rûdaw, according to locals, ISIS terrorist move freely in Iraq's province of Kirkuk.

From Radio Farda and the "pardon the pun" department, Iran's judiciary "backpedals" on banning women from riding bikes.

From IranWire, imprisoned labor activists are threatened with more time in jail if they talk to the media.

From Dawn, Pakistan's many types of anti-feminism.

From The Express Tribune, police in Islamabad, Pakistan are protested over alleged inaction in the case of the rape and murder of a ten-year-old girl.

From Pakistan Today, a mufti in Pakistan calls the purchase of dollars a "grave sin".

From Khaama Press, in three provinces, Afghan special forces send 18 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From The Hans India, 27 Indian women are chosen by lots to attend the Hajj.

From the Hindustan Times, the Indian coast guard intercepts a Pakistani ship carrying drugs.

From the Daily Mirror, the identities of Easter Sunday bombers are confirmed by DNA.

From the Colombo Page, a Sri Lankan parliamentary translator is arrested for alleged terrorism links.

From AFP, a video of a "floating" palm tree turns out to be fake news.

From The Citizen, a radical group warns the Sudanese army against dropping sharia.

From Jewish News Syndicate, according to a Paris-based Lebanese journalist, French politicians are starting to sound like Islamists.  (Lebanon was a French mandate under the League of Nations.  I have a Lebanese coin inscribed in Arabic on one side and in French on the other.)

From Gatestone Institute, Hamas and Islamic Jihad should be treated like the terrorist organizations which they are.  (The last four links, and the story from The Scottish Sun above, come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Bloomberg, a high-powered lawyer pleads guilty for bribing a consultant to get his daughter into college.  (via the New York Post)

And from the New York Post, how do you say "Bobbitt" in Chinese?

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