Monday, March 23, 2020

Stories For A Rainy Monday - Part 1

As the two types of day dreaded by the Carpenters coincide, here are some things going on:

From National Review, a timeline of China's lies about the coronavirus.

From FrontpageMag, the media takes a crisis and makes it worse.

From Townhall, according to a "senior GOP source", Senator Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) are holding up the coronavirus relief bill by making unrelated demands.  (When a Republican says something about Democrats or vice versa, a bit of NaCl is always permitted.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Socialism (I-VT) skips the coronavirus relief bill vote to hold a virtual town hall with two Squad members.

From the Washington Examiner, to monitor the coronavirus lockdown, the police department of Chula Vista, California will use drones - made in China.

From The Federalist, why should anyone believe communist China's statistics on the coronavirus?

From American Thinker, the coronavirus, public health, and civil liberties.

From CNS News, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams warns that this week will be bad.

From LifeZette, President Trump announces a reappraisal of the federal government's actions on the coronavirus after 15 days.

From NewsBusters, NBC actually calls out Democrats for "playing politics" with the coronavirus relief package.  (Watch out for flying pigs.)

From Canada Free Press, if the coronavirus doesn't kill you, maybe CNN will.

From CBC News, Prime Minister Justin Trideau announces new funds for farmers and coronavirus vaccine development, and tells Canadians to stay home.

From Global News, Canada will send flights to Peru and Spain to bring back citizens stranded due to the coronavirus.

From TeleSUR, police in El Salvador arrest over 250 people for allegedly violating the country's coronavirus quarantine.

From Morocco World News, Moroccan police arrest two people for allegedly trying to organize a rally against the country's lockdown orders.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey and Russia hold their second highway patrol in the Syrian region of Idlib.

From Turkish Minute, Turkish authorities detain five more Kurdish mayors.

From Rûdaw, what effect will the coronavirus have on the world's conflicts?

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus confirms 21 new coronavirus cases, bring the country's total to 116.

From The Syrian Observer, Syria's White Helmet civilian defense force join the fight against the coronavirus.

From Arutz Sheva, according to the Orthodox Union, there is no shortage of kosher foods for Passover.

From The Times Of Israel, according to an opinion column, Israel's democratic crises is deepening.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu considers imposing stricter measures against the coronavirus.

From YNetNews, hundreds of people protest in front of the Israeli Knesset, calling for Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to resign.

From the Egypt Independent, police arrest eight people in Hurghada, Egypt for allegedly violating overnight shop closures.

From Egypt Today, the Long Live Egypt Fund provides 200 respirators to combat the coronavirus.

From StepFeed, Saudi Arabia imposes a curfew due to the coronavirus.

From The New Arab, Qatar announces $150 million in humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip due to the coronavirus.

From the Saudi Gazette, the Saudi Arabian ministry of the interior announces fines and jail time for people who violate the curfew.

From Radio Farda, Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's strange ideas about the U.S., the coronavirus, and the djinn.

From IranWire, a review of lies coming from the Iranian government.

From Dawn, Pakistan celebrates Pakistan Day somberly due to social distancing.

From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani government green-lights the deployment of army soldiers to help fight the coronavirus.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan's first fatality from the coronavirus may have passed it on to thousands of people.

From Khaama Press, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Kabul to meet with both alleged Afghan presidents.

From The Hans India, TV adventurer Bear Grylls takes an Indian actor Into The Wild.

From the Hindustan Times, Delhi, India tightens its lockdown, but police will issue curfew passes.

From ANI, police in the Indian state of Bihar seize 250 vehicles for violating the coronavirus-related lockdown.

From India Today, the Indian state of Gujarat imposes a lockdown until March 31st, to curb the coronavirus.

From the Dhaka Tribune, resorts in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh are requisitioned in order to set up coronavirus quarantine centers.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's first coronavirus patient recovers and is released from the hospital.

From the Colombo Page, an update on the coronavirus curfew in Sri Lanka.

From Maldives Insider, Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts helps the Maldive Islands government against the coronavirus.

From Gatestone Institute, ordinary Palestinians fight for free speech and against the coronavirus.

From The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Indonesia closes bars, theaters and entertainment places due to the coronavirus.

From The Straits Times, Hong Kong will ban the entry of most non-residents and ban the sale of alcoholic beverages at eateries, restaurants and pubs.

From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian Armed Forces will use drones to monitor compliance of the country's Movement Control Order.  (They're acting like they're in charge of Chula Vista, California.)

From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian police offer a 50 percent discount for traffic fines if they're paid online.

From The Mainichi, Japan will ask travelers arriving from the U.S. to self-quarantine for 14 days.

From The Stream, the women the media won't tell you about during Women's History Month.

From Twitchy, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) "truth hammers" Democrats for "playing politics" with the coronavirus relief bill.  (At one time, I never thought that Democrats would be reprimanded by a man named John Kennedy.)

From Fox News, former NFL player Akbar Gbajabiamila shares tips to keep children active while staying home due to the coronavirus.

From Accuracy in Media, why isn't the media questioning China's report of no new domestic coronavirus cases?

From Breitbart News, coronavirus-inspired gun sales overwhelm federal and state background check systems.

From WPVI-TV, what is social distancing, and how does it slow the spread of the coronavirus?

And from The Babylon Bee, congressional Democrats worry that the coronavirus stimulus bill might stimulate the economy.

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