Friday, November 8, 2019

Friday Fuss - Part 1

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

From National Review, those who don't want to accept political outcomes they don't like aren't just Republicans.

From FrontpageMag, testimony from the "star witness" for the Democrats "pokes holes in their narrative".

From Townhall, tax revenues have increased, but excessive spending spikes the deficit.

From The Washington Free Beacon, 24,000 voter records in Palm Beach County, Florida reportedly contain errors.

From the Washington Examiner, a growing number of Mexicans are illegally entering the U.S. from Canada.

From The Federalist, why legalizing drugs and hugging terrorists will not solve the border crisis.

From American Thinker, who are the "11,000 concerned scientists" who warn of a climate emergency?

From CNS News, the Kentucky Supreme Court rules in favor of the owner of a Christian T-shirt shop.

From LifeZette, mental healthcare for veterans might finally become a priority.

From NewsBusters, CBS calls former New York City Michael Bloomberg, former Vice President Biden, and South Bend, Indian Mayor Pete Buttigieg "moderates".

From Canada Free Press, an anti-Trump author hides under anonymity.

From CBC News, the government of the Canadian territory of Nunavut reformats all of its computers after a ransomware attack.

From Global News, a museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia honors the U.S.-Canada army unit known as the Black Devils.

From CTV News, a war memorial to Canadian troops who fought in Afghanistan is unveiled, and will stand on the grounds of the Ontario legislature.

From TeleSUR, Chileans reject President Sebastian Piñera's proposal to criminalize social protest.

From The Portugal News, the impact of Brexit on Portugal is "unavoidable".

From El País, the Spanish "far-right" party Vox and Catalonia have become important topics for Spain's upcoming election.

From France24, the E.U. creates a permanent standalone border protection force.

From RFI, French President Emmanuel Macron withdraws his support for a EuropaCity shopping and leisure complex in the suburbs of Paris.

From Free West Media, according to a poll, French voters "massively" reject Macron's policy on immigration.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland engages in "science diplomacy" to protect coral in the Red Sea.

From ANSA, the Italian town of Predappio, where Mussolini was born, denies a high school student a grant to visit Auschwitz.

From the Malta Independent, if they could talk, dogs would say of this Maltese researcher, "good human".

From Malta Today, Maltese customs authorities seize 36 containers of fake items such as clothes and shoes.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia protests to Serbian authorities against a Serbian general who attacked Vukovar, Croatia.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the presidency of Bosnia and Hercegovina is divided over a statement by French President Macron.

From Ekathimerini, Greece adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

From the Greek Reporter, the Greek ministry for foreign affairs refutes the Turkish claim that Greece "systematically" killed Turks and Muslims.

From Novinite, almost 400 illegal migrants are detained on Bulgaria's borders with Greece and Turkey.

From The Sofia Globe, six Bulgarian parliamentcritters resign after being elected to local governments.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov attends a strategic dialogue of western Balkan leaders in Geneva, Switzerland.

From Romania-Insider, a segment of the Berlin Wall can now be seen in Bucharest, Romania.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Adevarul.)

From Russia Today, a dome decorated with titanium is placed on top of Russia's military cathedral.

From Sputnik International, Russia is ready to hand the remains of Napoleon's General Charles-Étienne Gudin over to France.

From The Moscow Times, according to a poll, one in every four young Russians haven't heard of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

From Daily News Hungary, the E.U. decides to protest Hungarian Tokaj wins for Chinese imitations.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Világgazdaság.)

From Hungary Today, an exhibit to Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun opens in Budapest, Hungary.

From About Hungary, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary needs more countries as partners in its success.

From The Slovak Spectator, a new tower enhances the view of the area near Gombasecká cave, near Rožňava, Slovakia.

From Radio Prague, the renovated Lennon Wall in Prague becomes an open-air gallery.

From Polskie Radio, millions of Polish school students sing their national anthem ahead of the country's Independence Day.

From CPH Post, a travel roundup including Copenhagen's streets.

From Voice Of Europe, a "homemade black powder bomb" is found at a shopping mall in Kristianstad, Sweden.  (If you read Swedish, read the story at Kristianstadbladet.)

From Deutsche Welle, an interview with Francis Fukuyama, the author of The End Of History.

From the NL Times, a court rules that the Sinterklaas festival in Apeldoorn, Netherlands can go on without any Zwarte Piet characters in blackface.

From Dutch News, a call to prayer by a mosque in Amsterdam is interrupted when a cable is cut.

From VRT NWSthe Flemish Socialist Party gets a new leader.

From EuroNews, a call for "order!" by former U.K. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow is incorporated into a dance track in Belgium.

From Euractiv, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen promises a new migration package during 2020.

From the Express, support for the Labour Party "collapses" in northern England.

From the Evening Standard, why some U.K. citizens wear differently colored poppies.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a U.K. Home Office minister won't say if immigration will be lower after Brexit.

From the (Irish) Independent, the "boil water" notice for 600.000 Irish people will continue until at least next Tuesday.

From the Irish Examiner, the police riot squad is deployed as teenage gangs rampage through the streets of Cork, Ireland.

From The Conservative Woman, "climate policy" is about controlling people, not the planet.

From The Stream, the left doesn't really believe that "no one is above the law".

From Reason, a look at some recent federal court decisions.

From Fox News, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) claims to be open to stopping the deportation of illegal immigrants.

From Accuracy in Media, speculation about former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlights Democratic primary issues.

From the Daily Caller, Apple needs to choose between the U.S. and China.

And from The Peedmont, former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions auditions to be an elf at the Tysons Corner Center shopping mall.

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