Monday, July 15, 2019

Monday Mania

As another manic Monday comes around, here are some things going on:

From National Review, "on gratitude and immigration".

From FrontpageMag, fake news results from fake language.

From Townhall, as Democrats eat each other, enjoy your popcorn.

From The Washington Free Beacon, yes, there are concentration camps, but not in the U.S.

From the Washington Examiner, yes, some Republicans have noticed that President Trump's foot went into his mouth.

From The Federalist, why Chief Justice Roberts's decision on the citizenship question is wrong.

From American Thinker, "why eastern Europeans fear Islam".

From CNS News, Senator Lindsey Graham does not want illegal aliens released from detention.

From LifeZette, presidential candidate Bob O'Rourke (D) admits being descended from slave owners.

From The Conservative Woman, "the moral case for conservatism".

From Snouts in the Trough, does France have a new national hobby?

From the Express, Queen Elizabeth (the ship) has some serious technical difficulties.

From the Evening Standard, London Mayor Sadiq Khan rejects plans to construct the Tulip Tower.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Extinction Rebellion blocks traffic.  (They might have taken a page from the American movement Black Lies Matter.)

From the (Irish) Independent, an environmental charity joins residents of Connemara in opposing a potential gold mine.

From the Irish Examiner, a U.S. couple is grateful to Irish people after their personal property and wedding footage are stolen.

From France24, the French government demands answers after the arrest of a French-Iranian academic.

From RFI, after yesterday's violence, the mayor of Paris calls for a ban on demonstrations.

From VRT NWS, a grenade explodes at a bar in Willebroek, Belgium.

From the NL Times, Dutch charities are increasingly finding waste in their clothing bins.

From Dutch News, Amsterdam wants to establish "no junk food" zones near schools.

From Deutsche Welle, European Commission presidential nominee Ursula von der Leyen supports a possible Brexit extension.

From Euractiv, von der Leyen spells out some concessions for various groups.

From Polskie Radio, Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová and Polish President Andrzej Duda meet in Warsaw.

From Radio Praha, remnants of a medieval wall are found in Břeclav, Czech Republic.

From The Slovak Spectator, chemicals resembling crude oil leak into wells in and around Sobrance, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto accuses some E.U. states of "openly siding with people smugglers".

From Hungary Today, the Hungarian "far right" party Mi Hazánk holds its first congress.

From About Hungary, the Colombian army uses Hungarian drones.

From Free West Media, Szijjarto is interviewed by German media on Hungary's relationship with the E.U.

From Russia Today, Russia test-fires Mosquito anti-ship missiles.

From Sputnik International, India and Russia sign an arms deal.

From The Moscow Times, according to the speaker of Russia's Federation Council, same-sex adoptions will lead to our extinction.  (The Federal Council is the upper house of the Russian parliament.)

From CBC News, Canada's new passenger protections start today.

From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau weighs in on Trump's "go back" Tweet.

From CTV News, the Canadian territory of Nunavut gets a heatwave.

From TeleSUR, Guatemala refuses to become a third safe country.

From Morocco World News, the Polisario Front continues "serious human rights violations" against imprisoned Sahrawis.

From The Portugal News, the Portuguese parliament decides against banning greyhound racing.

From El País, Spain's use of fossil fuels hits historic lows.

From SwissInfo, scientists in Lausanne, Switzerland develop a 3D microscope.

From ANSA, squatters in Rome shower police with random objects, after which police give them a real shower.

From the Malta Independent, 20 migrants escape from a detention center in Safi, Malta.

From Total Croatia News, Human Rights Watch calls on Croatia to stop pushing migrants back into Bosnia and Hercegovina.  (In other words, HRW wants Croatia to allow migrants to illegally enter the country.)

From Independent Balkan News Agency, speaking in Belgrade, Serbia, French President Emmanuel Macron says that non-European powers "should not make decisions on Kosovo".

From Ekathimerini, Athens is back among the world's top 10 shipping hubs.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece's new government pledges to "immediately" improve living conditions for refugees.

From Novinite, the Bulgarian party Volya opposes the deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets from the U.S.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria's government amends its budget to pay for the F-16s.

From Radio Bulgaria, according to Bulgaria's vice president, those who want to obtain Bulgarian citizenship should learn the language.

From Romania-Insider, ExxonMobil reportedly wants to pull out of a Romanian offshore gas project.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey detains over 4,100 illegal irregular migrants in a week.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey's Justice Ministry is reportedly building 137 new prisons.

From EuroNews, three years after the failed coup, Turkey clamps down on journalists.

From Rûdaw, Iraq repatriates 473 children born to ISIS parents.

From Arutz Sheva, 29 Arabs suspected of stealing water are arrested in Mount Hevron.

From The Times Of Israel, evidence of the Crusader siege of July 15, 1099 is found at Jerusalem's Old City walls.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli Knesset discusses the government's failure in integrating Ethiopians.

From YNetNews, according to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the E.U.'s response to Iran is reminiscent of the appeasement of Nazi Germany.

From Egypt Today, an Egyptian security delegation arrives in Kuwait to bring eight fugitives back to Egypt.

From Radio Farda, Iran's supreme leader reinstates two conservative clerics as members of the Guardian Council.  (These "conservative" guys have been advocating for free market economics, individual rights and responsibilities, reasonably low taxes, and limited power for the government?)

From IranWire, a U.K.-Iranian student imprisoned for spying appeals to Iran's Chief Justice.

From Dawn, 11 miners are trapping in a coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan.

From The Express Tribune, a garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan goes up in flames.

From Pakistan Today, fake polio markers thwart Pakistan's attempt to defeat the disease.

From Khaama Press, Afghan security forces send 11 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From Yahoo News, a private radio station in Afghanistan shuts down due to threats by a suspected Taliban commander.

From The Hans India, the launch of the Chandrayaan-2 is called off.

From the Hindustan Times, 14 terror suspects are extradited from the UAE to India.

From ANI, Indian security forces apprehend an insurgent area commander in the state of Assam.

From India Today, 14 people are arrested for allegedly trying to set up a terrorist group in the state of Tamal Nadu.

From the Daily Mirror, the E.U. and Sri Lanka hold "informal" anti-terrorism talks.

From The Canary, an English cricket player, born in Ireland, acknowledges Allah.

From Gatestone Institute, do Turkey's indigenous people have any rights?

From The Jakarta Post, according to the U.N., 20 million children have not been vaccinated.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister is dismayed over the smuggling of elephant tusks into Indonesia.

From Free Malaysia Today, key questions remain five years after the downing of Flight MH17.

From The Stream, were Trump's Tweets really racist?

From the Daily Caller, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway ignores a Congressional subpoena.

From the New York Post, New York City sues a Virginia cigarette company for flooding it with untaxed cigarettes.

From TMZ Sports, boxer Pernell "Sweat Pea" Whitaker dies after being hit by a car.  (His nephew Ronyell Whitaker played football at Virginia Tech.)

And from AL(dot)com, flushing drugs down the toilet could get wildlife high.

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