Thursday, November 14, 2019

Thursday Tidings - Part 1

On a cold partly clear Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, on the first day of the impeachment hearings, congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY) stood out.

From FrontpageMag, Senators Warren (D-MA) and Sanders (I-VT) and former Vice President Biden don't practice the diversity they preach.

From Townhall, New York State's law granting illegal aliens driver's licenses isn't really about driving.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter and Squad member Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) offers a plan to dismantle the criminal justice system.

From the Washington Examiner, arrests at the southern border drop for the fifth straight month.

From The Federalist, the impeachment inquiry is really about who gets to set American foreign policy.

From American Thinker, "the other genocide of Christians".  (The emphasis is in the original title of the article.)

From CNS News, minority voters believe that reporters are trying to help impeach President Trump.

From LifeZette, four reasons why Governor Matt Bevin's (R) loss in Kentucky does not belong to Trump.

From NewsBusters, congresscritter Mark Meadows (R-NC) "torches" reporters at his impeachment press conference.

From Canada Free Press, a look at what congresscritters Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi (both D-Cal) are doing.

From CBC News, according to U.S. congresscritter Pelosi, an agreement on the new version of NAFTA is "imminent".

From CTV News, Canada's Yukon Territory plans to fight climate change with electric cars and building retrofits.

From TeleSUR, the Argentinian parliament rejects the ouster of former Bolivian President Evo Morales.

From The Mainichi, in six months, only 219 foreigners acquire Japan's new working visa.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia demands an explanation from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for its safety rating downgrade.

From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian police arrest four men and recover 81 handbags.

From The Straits Times, a Dutch-led investigation of the downing of flight MH-17 over Ukraine releases information on phone calls between suspects facing trial and high-ranking Russians.

From The Jakarta Post, imported waste reportedly contaminates East Java's food chain.

From the Daily Mirror, the media will not be allowed to take pictures of Sri Lankan leaders while they vote.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka receives a U.S. proposal for investment in a petroleum refinery.

From The Hans India, India could send a proposed Chandrayaan-3 to the moon next year.

From the Hindustan Times, elections for a new assembly for the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held "soon".

From ANI, a committee tries to find the reason for the failure of the Chandrayaan-2 landing.

From India Today, the Shia Central Waqf Board chairman for the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh donates money for the construction of a Hindu temple in Ayodhya.

From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists kill two Afghan officials in the province of Badakhshan.

From Dawn, the largest number of requests for censorship on Facebook from January to July in 2019 came from Pakistan.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From The Express Tribune, participants in the "Azadi March" go to "Plan B" and block major roads in Pakistan.

From Pakistan Today, Nawaz Sharif's case will set the tone of Pakistani politics, warns his party.

From Radio Farda, according to an OPEC report, Iran's oil production and the price of its oil has fallen since the start of U.S. sanctions.

From IranWire, how corruption has hurt Iran from within.

From StepFeed, Lebanese protests tell their president that they're not going to leave.

From The New Arab, a "fragile" ceasefire takes hold in Gaza.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Presidents Trump (U.S.) and Erdoğan (Turkey) have "friendly" talks, but some differences remain.

From Turkish Minute, according to its state-run news agency, Turkey has arrested 2,782 members of ISIS this year.

From Rûdaw, "who will control Syria's oil and gas?"

From In-Cyprus, due to revised rules, more applications for Cypriot citizenship are being rejected.

From The Syrian Observer, clashes renew between the Syrian National Army and the Kurdish YPG.

From Arutz Sheva, international military pilots recount their training with Israel's Air Force.

From The Times Of Israel, Islamic Jihad's losses from IDF attacks are significant, but not catastrophic.

From The Jerusalem Post, despite a ceasefire, rockets still fly over Israeli communities near Gaza.

From YNetNews, Israel fights over Gaza using diplomacy.

From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian school children will be taught how to deal with tourists.

From Egypt Today, according to political science professor Noha Abu Bakr, Egypt has made "huge progress" in promoting human rights and empowering women.  (I'd say that the professor is probably not related to the recently deceased leader of ISIS, despite the similar name.)

From Morocco World News, rhetoric from the Spanish party Vox on Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla "will eventually backfire".

From MSN News, according to a Malaysian government lawyer, a Muslim illegitimate child cannot be registered under the surname of his or her father.

From Stuff, New Zealand's plans an "over the top" memorial for the Christchurch mosque shootings are put on hold.

From TeessideLive, a Tory councillor is suspended for alleged Islamophobia.

From Albawaba, a Saudi Arabian imam dies in jail three years after sending a letter to the king.

From NDTV, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf calls Osama bin Laden "Pakistan's hero".

From Gatestone Institute, "Islamphobia" has become the new political weapon in Europe.  (The last six links come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From LifeNews, a Florida state Democrat legislator wants to eliminate every pro-life law and allow abortion until birth.

From Fox News, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro fails to qualify for the next presidential primary debate.

From Breitbart, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) continues to do poorly in polls.

From the New York Post, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologizes for past sexist remarks.

From WPVI-TVdogs are allegedly being stolen in Chester, Pennsylvania.

And from The Babylon Bee, for the impeachment hearings, the Capitol Building gets an appropriate decoration.

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