Saturday, December 28, 2019

Saturday Stuff - Part 1

Here on the last Saturday of 2019 are some things going on:

From National Review, letters from writer Flannery O'Connor and her friends.

From Townhall, according to congresscritter Debbie Wasserman Schultz, President Trump is working to derail the Senate impeachment trial.

From The Washington Free Beacon, one nomination for the TWFB Man of the Year award goes to a transperson.

From the Washington Examiner, the 2010s are the decade when energy "scarcity" became "abundance".

From American Thinker, Mayor Pete's (D-South Bend, IN) Jesus is a figment of his leftism.

From NewsBusters, the silliest analyses of the past decade.

From Canada Free Press, the real colluder with Russia is Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal).

From CBC News, some reasons for being cautiously optimistic on climate change in 2020.

From Global News, a group of people from Nova Scotia successfully herd cats.

From TeleSUR, six Chilean police are accused of sexual abuse.

From The Mainichi, a Japanese man is fined for online hate speech.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's health ministry receives 51 complaints about online sales of abortion pills.

From Free Malaysia Today, in 2020, Chinese and Indian tourists will be able to apply online for a 15-day visa to visit Malaysia.

From The Straits Times, unrest in Hong Kong could become a factor in upcoming Taiwanese elections.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian authorities seize a shipment of mangrove charcoal.

From the Daily Mirror, two Sri Lankan opposition parties slam the government's decision to suspend playing the national anthem in Tamil.

From the Colombo Page, a Sri Lankan election monitor stresses the need for balanced media coverage.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the U.N. General Assembly adopts a resolution condemning Myanmar for human rights violations against the Rohingyas.

From The Hans India, the Indian government needs to be open to dialogue about the Citizenship Act.

From the Hindustan Times, official holidays are changed for the calendar of Jammu and Kashmir.

From ANI, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh establishes a pension for victims of triple talaq.

From India Today, cold weather in Delhi inspires memes on Twitter.

From Khaama Press, the two female members of Afghanistan's national bowling team are dismissed for not wearing the hijab.

From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urges Pakistani Americans to raise their voices against the "Indian lobby".

From The Express Tribune, Imran stresses the need for enhancing job opportunities in Pakistan's tribal districts.

From Pakistan Today, the Organisation of Islamic Conference decides to convene a meeting on the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

From Radio Farda, Iranian security forces are allegedly holding protest detainees in appalling conditions and depriving them of due process.

From StepFeed, Egypt's most incredible archaeological discoveries in 2019.

From The New Arab, an Egyptian YouTube user is arrested for allegedly criticizing President Abdel al-Sisi.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey will launch the TurkStream gas pipeline next month.

From Turkish Minute, hundreds of residents of İstanbul line up to sign petitions against the Canal İstanbul project.

From Rûdaw, according to Iraq's highest human rights body, 56 protesters and activists abducted during recent protests are still missing.

From In-Cyprus, Libya's House Speaker asks Cyprus's foreign minister to convey two messages to the E.U.

From Arutz Sheva, the details of a ceasefire with Hamas will be presented to the Israeli cabinet.

From The Times Of Israel, could the first person to record the destruction of Pompeii have been Jewish?

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is reportedly ready "to request immunity" this week.

From YNetNews, Netanyahu again talks about, but does not carry out, the annexation of the Jordan Valley.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt start moving sphinxes from Luxor to Tahrir Square.

From Egypt Today, the Coptic Orthodox Church denies cutting ties with the Russian Orthodox Church.

From Morocco World News, American singer Jennifer Grout attributes her conversion to Islam on the generosity of Moroccans.

From Gatestone Institute, a "latest sense of insecurity" is felt in Germany.

From The Stream, "the most extreme pro-abortion policies of 2019".

From the Daily Caller, former Vice President Biden explains why he won't testify in the Senate impeachment trial.

From the New York Post, Ivanka Trump might not stay in her father's administration if he is reelected.

From Breitbart, congresscritter Jimmy Gomez (D-Cal) claims that his fellow Democrats turned the USMCA trade deal "into a real agreement with teeth".

And from Twitchy, will Virginia's new policy allowing absences for student protests include protests for President Trump or the 2nd Amendment?

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