Thursday, October 17, 2019

Thursday Things - Part 1

As a seasonably cool Thursday arrives, here are some things going on:

From National Review, leftists are willing to cut corners with the Constitution.

From FrontpageMag, why "woke" corporations side with China in Hong Kong.

From Townhall, is the U.S. becoming more like communist China?

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Trump administration issues restrictions on Chinese diplomats in the U.S.

From the Washington Examiner, Rick Perry resigns as the U.S. energy secretary.

From The Federalist, why are some pro-life leaders more upset at corpses kept by an abortionist than abortion itself?

From American Thinker, the anti-impeachment protests have started.

From CNS News, despite boycotts from LGBT activists, Chick-fil-A's sales are now no. 3 in the U.S.

From LifeZette, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) passes away at age 68.

From NewsBusters, a video shows Democrats and journalists using the same talking points on impeachment.

From Canada Free Press, the next Ilhan Omar (D-MN) might be a Kurd.

From CBC News, according to Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, "modern convention" requires Prime Minister Trudeau to resign is his Liberal party does not win the most seats.

From Global News, according to Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May, talk of a coalition government is premature.

From CTV News, when teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a rally in Edmonton, she will be counter-protested.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela and Brazil join the U.N. Human Rights Council.  (This development should anger both the left and right in Latin America.)

From The Mainichi, the Japanese city of Sapporo "hails" the IOC's plan to move the Olympic marathons from Tokyo.

From the Borneo Post, a Malaysia travel agent is arrested for allegedly insulting Islam on social media.

From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian censors order a scene removed from the film Abominable, which shows a map of China's claims in the South China Sea.

From The Straits Times, pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong's legislature shout down leader Carrie Lam.

From The Jakarta Post, protesters demand that Indonesian President Joko Widodo revoke an anti-corruption law.

From the Daily Mirror, four foreigners are arrested in Mirissa, Sri Lanka for allegedly trying to steal data from ATMs.

From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan government decides to abolish the carbon tax on motor vehicles.  (Will Greta Thunberg now say "how dare you" in Sinhalese or Tamil?)

From The Hans India, a 25-year-old man who is reportedly mentally unstable walks around in a lion's enclosure at a zoo, and lives.

From the Hindustan Times, the Indian Space Research Organisation releases the first illuminated image of the lunar surface taken by the orbiter Chandrayaan-2.

From ANI, after shooting a member of India's Border Security Force, Bangladeshi Border Guard troops claim self-defense.

From India Today, police in the India-controlled part of Jamma and Kashmir claim to have identified the terrorists who recently killed three civilians.

From Khaama Press, airstrikes in seven provinces in Afghanistan send 33 Taliban and ISIS terrorists to their virgins.

From Dawn, according to a Foreign Office spokesperson, Pakistan will regard India's efforts to divert the flow of three rivers as an act of aggression.

From The Express Tribune, U.K. Prince William and Princess Kate visit the Badshahi Mosque, the SOS Children's Village, and Pakistan's National Cricket Academy.

From Radio Farda, according to a "top official", Iran continues to sell oil, and those who want to block the sale don't know how it's being done.

From IranWire, the history of Iran's recently-lifted ban on women attending soccer games.

From StepFeed, two agencies of the Saudi Arabian government are working to curtail domestic violence.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish howitzers target terrorists in the Ras al-Ain district of northern Syria.

From Turkish Minute, a Turkish appeals court upholds the prison sentences given to 20 lawyers on terrorism charges.

From Rûdaw, according to Vice President Pence, the U.S. and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in Syria.

From In-Cyprus, the psychologist of the U.K. teenager accused of making false rape accusations will testify in her trial via teleconference.

From The Syrian Observer, Russia tries to hold talks between the Syrian government and "the Turks".  (The article does not specify who "the Turks" are.)

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu makes a new proposal to Blue and White leader Benny Gantz.

From The Times Of Israel, Netanyahu's Likud party is reportedly trying to break up the coalition between Gantz and Yair Lapid.

From The Jerusalem Post, an Israeli military court upholds the administrative detention of a Palestinian-Jordanian woman.

From YNetNews, Netanyahu presents his outline for a unity government.

From Egypt Today, the speakers of Egypt and Serbia discuss parliamentary cooperation.

From Morocco World News, Morocco's efforts have reduced the number of irregular migrant arrivals in Spain.

From World Of Buzz, a Malaysian astronaut is tired of "flat earth" questions.

From The Daily Star, an Iraqi blogger is reportedly snatched from his home.

From The Great Architect, the slavery still going on in the Islamic world.

From Gatestone Institute, why are Palestinians in Saudi Arabia "disappearing"?

From The Stream, the star of Batwoman is happy that she did not become a man.

From LifeNews, a Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood abortionist admits turning babies into breech position in order to extract more intact body parts.

From Breitbart, Judicial Crisis Network chief counsel Carrie Severino explains the left's efforts to put activist judges on the SCOTUS.

From the Daily Caller, it's "time for the press to do its job".

From Accuracy in Media, the media doesn't mention that only half of the "Squad" endorses Senator Bernie Sander (I-VT) for president.

From the New York Post, the spy series Treadstone isn't in the same class as the Bourne movies.

And from The Babylon Bee, the Supreme Court rules that putting Halloween costumes on pets violates the 8th Amendment.

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