Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Tuesday Things - Part 1

Here on a rainy Tuesday are some things going on:

From National Review, the DHS plans to fly 250 migrants to central Mexico each week.  (My plan would be to fly every deported illegal alien farther south for each deportation.  That way, they'll get the message that people who violate our immigration laws are not welcome here before we start dropping them off in Antarctica.)

From FrontpageMag, President Trump goes against long-standing myths about Iran and Israel.

From Townhall, like his fellow Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal), Spartacus (D-NJ) never had a chance.

From The Washington Free Beacon, left-leaning Californians live conservative lifestyles.  (I remember reading about this phenomenon about 20 years ago in an article in the Weekly Standard, reviewing the David Brooks book Bobos in Paradise.)

From the Washington Examiner, Democrats lament a spending deal that led to Trump transferring $7.2 million to fund the wall.

From The Federalist, leftists are angry at Vince Vaughn for shaking Trump's hand at the NCAA football championship game.

From American Thinker, why is gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (D) silent about Iran's treatment of gays?

From CNS News, federal spending keeps going up and up and up.

From LifeZette, two Iranian reporters quit the country's state-run media.  (The article includes a link to The Guardian, which is behind a paywall.)

From NewsBusters, NBC is worried about media bias - against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

From Canada Free Press, a new year brings new hate against Trump.

From CBC News, a large version of Frosty the Snowman is built in Warburg, Alberta, Canada.

From Global News, Quebec needs teachers.

From CTV News, Canadians of Philippine origin unite in relief efforts after the Taal volcano erupts.

From TeleSUR, people on the French Caribbean island of Martinique protest in support of detained environmental activists.

From The Mainichi, for the second straight year, Japan's minister of finance "wins" the vote for the most sexist remarks from Japanese politicians.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad points out that reshuffling the cabinet isn't easy.

From Free Malaysia, protest against the Sabah Temporary Pass, but don't cause trouble, warn police in the Malaysian state of Sabah.

From The Straits Times, the future looks bleak for people living near the Taal volcano in the Philippines.

From The Jakarta Post, a group of Indonesian researchers are set to win a share of the 2019 Newton Prize.

From the Daily Mirror, 12 students at Colombo University arrested in connection with a fight are granted bail.

From the Colombo, Russia agrees to continue supplying weapons to Sri Lanka.

From the Dhaka Tribune, several members of the Bangladeshi parliament call for the execution of rapists.

From The Hans India, a Pakistani boy who accidentally entered India is allowed to return after two years.

From the Hindustan Times, India and the U.S. are in talks to work out the dates for President Trump's visit to India.

From ANI, a group of Indians protest the Citizenship Act and other legislation at a cricket match.

From India Today, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh urges Indian scientists to do more research on cow dung.

From Khaama Press, seven Taliban fighters joins the Afghan peace process.

From Dawn, nine people are injured in a hand grenade explosion near a police checkpoint in Peshawar, Pakistan.

From The Express Tribune, severe cold and avalanches kill 75 people in Pakistan.

From Pakistan Today, the medical condition of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, now hospitalized in London, is unclear.

From Radio Farda, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani calls for a "special court" to investigate the downing of the Ukrainian passenger jet.

From StepFeed, three men in Dubai are arrested after posting a video of themselves pretending to smoke hashish.  (As the article asks, what would happen to anyone who really violates Dubai's drug laws?)

From The New Arab, U.S. troops in Iraq survive Iran's missile attack by sheltering in Saddam-era bunkers.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish police detain another 151 people for suspected FETÖ links.

From Turkish Minute, a Turkish court releases an Assyrian priest accused to "aiding terrorist groups" until his trial.

From In-Cyprus, 101 migrants from Syria are brought to shore on Cyprus's Golden Coast.

From The Syrian Observer, residents of Deir ez-Zor take to the streets to demand the withdrawal of Iranian-backed militias.

From Arutz Sheva, according to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel knows "exactly what's up with Iran's nuclear program".

From The Times Of Israel, the IDF sees a chance to stop Iranian enrichment of uranium now that Suleymani is no longer around.

From The Jerusalem Post, which Israelis will the International Criminal Court arrest, and when?

From YNetNews, a victim of a Haredi cult recalls how the Rabbi leading the cult would use women for grooming.

From the Egypt Independent, President Abdel al-Sisi extends Egypt's state of emergency for three months.

From Egypt Today, the world's first picture book is discovered in Egypt.

From Morocco World News, Moroccan Amazigh people want their new year to be recognized.

From Gatestone Institute, Turkey is still among the world's worst imprisoners of journalists.

From The Stream, "socialism is a false religion", which is why it always kills the true one.

From Fox News, the Marine Corps bans a faith-based group's dog tag replicas having Bible verses after a complaint.

From TechRepublic, making smart technology for cars is more difficult than you might think.

From the New York Post, congresscritter Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) picks sides in the fued between Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA).

From Twitchy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) does not rule out impeachment trial testimony from Hunter Biden.

And from The Babylon Bee, President Trump issues an executive order amending his travel ban to include British royalty.

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