Friday, February 28, 2020

Friday Phenonema - Part 1

Here on a cool cloudy Friday are some things going on:

From National Review, students at the University of Albany demand that a coronavirus-themed party is designated as a "hate crime".

From FrontpageMag, Democrats demand open borders, even for the coronavirus.

From Townhall, Donald Trump the Younger slams the censorship at "big tech".

From The Washington Free Beacon, former Mayor Mini-Mike, now speaking against arresting people for having marijuana, had quite a few people arrested for that during his time in office.

From the Washington Examiner, the House of Representatives pass a ban on favored e-cigarettes.

From The Federalist, some questions for congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) that she won't answer.

From American Thinker, why the media hasn't said very much about the mass shooting at the Coors facility in Milwaukee.

From CNS News, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) appears to have some double standards on school choice.

From LifeZette, former Vice President Biden is polling well in South Carolina.

From NewsBusters, according to a study, most of CNN's coverage of the coronavirus is Trump-bashing.

From Canada Free Press, how the media report high temperatures in Greenland and Antarctica but ignore cold temperature.

From CBC News, the Kahnewake Mohawk offer to form a temporary police force to patrol Wet'suwet'en territory.

From Global News, the provincial government of Ontario will replace defective license plates "at no cost" to taxpayers.

From CTV News, high school teachers in Ontario hold a rotating strike.

From TeleSUR, the people of Guyana will vote in a long overdue election.

From Morocco World News, Moroccan Jews gather for a "Hiloula" celebration in Rabat and pray for Morocco's king.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey will reportedly not stop illegal irregular migrants from reaching Europe.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey blocks access to social media after 33 Turkish troops are killed in an airstrike in the Syrian region of Idlib.

From Rûdaw, Russia accuses Turkish troops in Idlib of embedding themselves with terrorists.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's health ministry extends screening to passengers arriving from Singapore and Hong Kong.

From The Syrian Observer, an update on the Syrian region of Idleb.

From Arutz Sheva, according to a poll, the Israeli right gains strength, but not enough to form a government.

From The Times Of Israel, 14 things to know for the upcoming Israeli elections.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will not ask for a plea deal in his trial.

From YNetNews, could the vote from Israelis in settlements make or break Netanyahu?

From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian company EGAS plans to drill ten natural gas wells in the Nile Delta and the Mediterranean Sea.

From Egypt Today, Saudi Arabia gives Egypt a piece of the Kaaba's covering.

From StepFeed, Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends entry and visas for the Umrah pilgrimage.  (An Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca which may be taken at any time of the year, as opposed to the Hajj, which takes place only at dates specified according to the Islamic calendar.)

From The New Arab, Saudi Arabian authorities will have the Grand Mosque in Mecca cleaned and sterilized four times a day.

From Arab News, more on the cleaning of the Grand Mosque.

From Radio Farda, according to an Iranian lawmaker, the death toll from the coronavirus in Iran is "far higher" than what the government has reported.

From IranWire, the coronavirus has made Iranians "a different people".

From Dawn, Pakistan "temporarily" opens its border with Iran to allow 250 to 300 Pakistani pilgrims to return home.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan likens violence against Muslims in Delhi, India to Kristallnacht.

From Pakistan Today, a Christian laborer in Chunian, Pakistan is tortured to death for "polluting" well water by bathing in it.

From Khaama Press, according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the road to peace in Afghanistan will be long and hard.

From The Hans India, 106 people have been quarantined since January due to the coronavirus in the Indian state of Maharashtra, but none have tested positive.

From the Hindustan Times, India's National Investigative Agency makes its first arrest in relation to the Pulwama terror attack, a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed.

From ANI, Hyderabad, India observes World Rare Disease Day.

From India Today, in a neighborhood in Mustafabad, India, Hindus and Muslims join forces to protect their communities from outside rioters.

From the Dhaka Tribune, Islamic parties in Bangladesh protest against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi, India.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka and India could soon have a ferry service between them.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's government decides against signing the Milennium Challenge Corporation agreement.

From Palestinian Media Watch, according to the Palestinian Authority, selling land to Jews makes you a "traitor".

From Gatestone Institute, the migration crisis in Greece is "a powder keg ready to explode".

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian military personnel allegedly attack a police station in the province of North Sumatra.

From The Straits Times, Chinese media are divided on Singapore's response to the coronavirus.

From the Borneo Post, more then 100 Malaysian and Indonesian Umrah pilgrims are stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport due to Saudi Arabia's temporary travel ban.  (See the article from StepFeed above.)

From Free Malaysia Today, two more people in Malaysia test positive for the coronavirus.

From The Mainichi, reports that the coronavirus has caused a shortage of toilet paper is fake news.

From The Stream, "Democratic debate doom".

From Accuracy in Media, former First Lady/Senator (D-NY)/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to launch a podcast.

From Fox News, former Mayor Mini-Mike will put on a town hall - hosted by Fox News.

From Reason, Mini-Mike's "weaselly" positions on presidential power are no more comforting than his arrogance.

From the New York Post, Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger orders the removal of all Confederate flags, bumper stickers, and other items from all Marine bases.

And from WPVI-TV, the Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club holds its 35th annual Tug Hill Challenge in Mannsville, New York.

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