Friday, September 13, 2019

Stories For Friday The 13th - Part 1

For the first time this year, today is Friday the 13th.  So while you're trying to avoid stepping on cracks, walking under ladders, or crossing paths with a black cat, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) makes a false claim about the assault weapons ban which expired in 2013.

From Townhall, how Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN) distorts scripture and logic on abortion.

From The Washington Free Beacon, former Vice President Biden's claim that the Obama administration did not put people in cages has been found false.

From the Washington Examiner, the Democrat candidates at the debate in Houston were spared any "tricky" questions on fossil fuels.

From The Federalist, gun control is being stopped by a group of people far larger than the NRA.

From American Thinker, things will get ugly no matter who wins in 2020.

From CNS News, Bob O'Rourke really does want to take your AR-15 and AK-47.

From NewsBusters, CBS hails O'Rourke as a "candidate of conviction" for his gun confiscation plan.

From LifeZette, six takeaways from yesterday's Democratic debate.

From Canada Free Press, watching the debates can make ordinary people as crazy as the Democrats are.

From CBC News, geese in Windsor, Ontario seem to be unafraid of two-dimensional wolf figures.

From Global News, Calgary, Alberta could get robot snow-clearing machines.

From CTV News, Quebec's ban on religious symbols could have an effect on the elections in that province.

From Morocco World News, the U.S. State Department approves an arms sale to Morocco.

From Hürriyet Daily News, seven civilians are killed when the PKK targets a vehicle carrying forest workers in southeastern Turkey.

From Turkish Minute, Turkish President Erdoğan seeks to confiscate the assets of two generals involved in a coup in 1980.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus and Italy conduct a joint search and rescue drill.

From Rûdaw, according to a Kurdistan regional vice president, ISIS seeks to seize cities.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu hints that the party Blue and White was behind the report that Israel tried to spy on the U.S.

From The Times Of Israel, Hamas warns Israel about harming protesters on its border with Gaza.

From The Jerusalem Post, why Friday the 13th is lucky for Jews.

From Egypt Today, Tunisians in Egypt vote in their county's elections.

From StepFeed, five UAE border control officers are fined and jailed for flirting with women.

From Radio Farda, a group of 13 Iranian activists speak out against harsh judicial sentences.

From IranWire, Iranian properties in Canada are sold, with the money given to terror victims.

From Dawn, Pakistan denies any plans to recognize Israel.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's minister for law and justice denies talking about making the city of Karachi a province unto itself.

From Pakistan Today, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Pakistan and India to resolve their dispute over Kashmir through dialogue.

From Khaama Press, Afghan forces have fully cleared two districts of Taliban terrorists.

From The Hans India, India's space agency will simulate various scenarios to determine a probable reason for the failure of the Vikram lander.

From the Hindustan Times, India's space agency has a week left to contact the Virkam lander.

From ANI, the organization Hindu Janajagruti Samiti seeks a ban on Netflix for its depiction of Indian culture.

From India Today, don't put up any banners, says Stalin.

From the Daily Mirror, a new immigration route allows Sri Lankan students to stay and work in the U.K.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's oldest and largest archaeological museum reopens.

From Gatestone Institute, the Iranian tanker episode shows the U.K.'s muddled thinking.

From The Jakarta Post, a riot breaks out among protesters in favor of a proposed revision to a law.

From The Straits Times, protesters in Hong Kong head for the hills.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian immigration detention depots hold over 9,500 illegal aliens.  (Are any of the detained in cages?)

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Parti Bersatu Sabah, temporary passes will not solve the problem of illegal immigration.

From The Mainichi, Japan's government decides to crack down on using smartphones while driving.

From The Stream, "the right values to unite America".

From Breitbart, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) hopes to run for President again.

From WPVI-TV, according to officials in Arizona, an excavator used in an effort to help prevent forest fires may have actually caused one.

From Fox News, TV host Joy Behar warns presidential candidate Julian Castro against criticizing old people.

From the New York Post, plane spotters in the U.K. catch a glimpse of a U.S. B-2 stealth bomber.

From Page Six, Caitlyn Jenner claims to have not cut off, but merely "retired" Lil' Bruce.

And from C|NET, for the first time in years, Friday the 13th will include a full moon.

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