Monday, March 16, 2020

Monday Mania - Part 1

As we have another manic Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, gun and ammunition sales in some parts of the U.S. surge in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

From FrontpageMag, and then there were just former Vice President Biden and Senator Socialism.

From Townhall, the one thing that the left will not do about the coronavirus.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a government database, Hunter Biden's foreign trips are costing U.S. taxpayers money.

From the Washington Examiner, the Senate cancels a hearing on the effort to combat the coronavirus after the government urges a ban on large gatherings, due to the coronavirus.

From The Federalist, like socialism itself, Senator Socialism's campaign collapses under its own weight.

From American Thinker, the numbers tell the story of the coronavirus.

From CNS News, Biden would name a woman to be vice president, and support taxpayer funding of abortions.

From LifeZette, President Trump wins the Democrat debate again.

From NewsBusters, CNN hosts repeat the lie that Trump called the coronavirus a "hoax".

From Canada Free Press, "don't let Joe Biden turn America's lights off".

From CBC News, Canada will ban most foreigners from entry.

From Global News, some things that might substitute for toilet paper.

From CTV News, some Canadian snowbirds return, and others don't.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela initians quarantine measures due to the coronavirus.

From The Conservative Woman, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's coronavirus policy has gone from indecisive to just plain risky.

From Snouts in the Trough, China's blackmail will hopefully backfire on them.

From the Express, Boris Johnson tells the British to avoid bars, pubs and restaurants.

From the Evening Standard, the coronavirus death toll in the U.K. reaches 55.

From the (U.K.) Independent, protesters wearing hazmat suits demonstrate outside No. 10 Downing Street in London.

From the (Irish) Independent, Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland will be used as a "drive-through" coronavirus testing area.

From the Irish Examiner, the Greens call for a suspension of talks to form a government for Ireland due to the coronavirus.

From VRT NWS, Belgium confirms 172 new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to 1,058.

From The Brussels Times, can foreign tourists still visit Belgium?

From Voice Of Europe, migrants rob a 77-year-old woman on crutches in Antwerp, Belgium.  (If you read Flemish, read the story at SCEPTR.)

From the NL Times, the Dutch city of Maastricht cancels its annual King's Day celebration.

From Dutch News, the Netherlands adopts a strategy of "maximum control" against the coronavirus.

From Deutsche Welle, how are Germany's biggest airports coping with the coronavirus?

From the CPH Post, Denmark sees a large increase in hospital admittances due to the coronavirus.

From Polskie Radio, Poland expects to have 10,000 extra hospital beds for dealing with the coronavirus.

From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic introduces coronavirus quarantine measures.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia updates its coronavirus measures.

From Daily News Hungary, seven ways to avoid panic and boredom while the coronavirus is around.

From Hungary Today, Hungary bans entry of non-citizens and public events.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, Hungarian authorities expel 13 more Iranians from the country and E.U. territory for violating quarantine rules.

From Russia Today, Russia's Constitutional Court approves amendments that reset presidential term limits.

From Sputnik International, according to U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, a high-level U.S. delegation will attend Russia's V-Day parade.

From The Moscow Times, Russia temporarily bans foreigners from entering, due to the coronavirus.

From Euractiv, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recommends "tractor" therapy to cope with the coronavirus.

From Romania-Insider, Romania imposes a quarantine on people arriving from 17 countries, and bans non-essential travel to the E.U.

From Novinite, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov tests negative for the coronavirus.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria confirms a total of 62 coronavirus cases.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria suspends international railroad travel.

From Ekathimerini, dozens of people in Greece are arrested for violating government measures against the coronavirus.

From the Greek Reporter, 20 "facts" about the coronavirus that aren't.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Romania declares a 30-day state of emergency due to the coronavirus.

From Balkan Insight, the government reshuffle in Moldova cements an alliance between the Socialists and the Democrats.

From Total Croatia News, the Croatian army reduces its activities to a minimum.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia's empty shelves in 1974.

From the Malta Independent, Malta closes bars, restaurants, clubs, cinemas and gyms due to the coronavirus.

From Malta Today, Prime Minister Robert Abela calls for the Maltese people to avoid crowded places.

From ANSA, the Italian cabinet issues its "cure Italy" decree.

From Free West Media, an Italian specialist points out three diseases that increase the risk of dying from the coronavirus.

From SwissInfo, the Swiss canton of Geneva bans gatherings of more than five people.

From France24, President Emmanuel Macron announces a 15-day lockdown of France.

From RFI, French health workers urge the public to "stay home".

From El PaĆ­s, Spain closes its borders in an effort to deal with the coronavirus.

From The Portugal News, the Portuguese government announces the control of its land borders with Spain.

From EuroNews, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tells E.U. countries to share their medical supplies.

From The Stream, "putting things in perspective".

From Tech Republic, downloads of work-at-home and learn-at-home software skyrocket.

From the New York Post, Ohio's Democratic primary is canceled due to the coronavirus.

From Breitbart, Katy Perry and Madonna are tricked into thinking that people quarantined in Italy sang their songs.

From Twitchy, Mel Brooks helps his son Max spread an important message about the coronavirus.

And from The Babylon Bee, Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg condemns the coronavirus for bringing about the apocalypse 10 years too early.

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