Saturday, May 23, 2020

Saturday Stories - Part 1

On a warm sunny Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the point of the investigation of General Michael Flynn was politics, not national security.

From Townhall, a left-wing columnist stuns even her fellow leftists with her comments on former Vice President Biden.

From The Washington Free Beacon, first-time gun buyers explain how their politics changed due to the coronavirus.

From the Washington Examiner, Biden's pledge against increasing taxes for anyone making less than $400,000 per year conflicts with his campaign platform.  (I vaguely remember another vice president making a similar pledge during his presidential campaign.)

From The Federalist, 10 faith-conscious movies available on Disney Plus, and five others "still locked away".

From American Thinker, Biden's recent offensive statement about blacks wasn't his worst.

From LifeZette, President Trump has a war of words with China.

From Newsbusters, a writer for The Washington Post has a medical suggestion for Trump.

From Canada Free Press, "just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down".

From CBC News, when will Canadians start traveling again?

From Global News, were warning signs from the Nova Scotia mass shooter missed, or possibly dismissed?

From CTV News, Canadian Liberals submit a proposal for more parliamentary meetings on the coronavirus.

From TeleSUR, six farmers organizations in Bolivia demand elections.

From The Mainichi, Japan is more likely to end its coronavirus state of emergency on Monday.

From Vietnam Plus, Da Nang, Vietnam steps up its program to promote local tourism.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian Muslims are advised to follow standard operating procedures which celebrating Aidilfitri.

From Free Malaysia Today, 21 coronavirus cases are detected at an immigration depot in Semenyih, Malaysia.

From The Straits Times, residents of Hong Kong worry about the Chinese government's planned security laws.

From The Jakarta Post, finding the true meaning of Idul Fitri during the coronavirus pandemic.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldivian resort Gili Lankanfushi announces "powered by plants" packages for eco-conscious travelers.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka beefs up its security as its two-day curfew comes into effect.

From the Colombo Page, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa promises to appoint a task force to protect Sri Lanka's archaeological sites.

From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladeshi Muslims will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday.

From The Hans India, four Indian cosmonauts resume their training in Russia for the Gaganyaan mission.

From the Hindustan Times, police in Agra, India give footwear to migrant workers trying to return home.

From ANI, India's National Investigative Agency arrests a suspect who allegedly trafficked people in from Bangladesh.

From India Today, the Indian government sends five army columns to Kolkata to assist in repairing infrastructure damaged by cyclone Amphan.

From Khaama Press, over two days in the Afghan province of Jawzjan, airstrikes send 27 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From Radio Farda, people in the oil-rich Iranian province of Khuzestan protest a lack of water.

From IranWire, according to the U.S. State Department, Iranian diplomats have been involved in crime and terror plots in over 40 countries.

From The New Arab, did people in some Muslim countries mistake Mercury or Venus for the new moon?

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia inaugurates commercial routes linking its ports and airports.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia reports 61 new coronavirus cases and 23 recoveries.

From the Egypt Independent, in the region of North Sinai, Egyptian police forces send 21 terrorists to their virgins.

From Egypt Today, Sudanese authorities arrest local and Egyptian members of a terror cell linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

From Arutz Sheva, Israel reports just four new coronavirus cases in a day.

From The Times Of Israel, a 77-year-old Palestinian woman becomes the first person in the Gaza Strip to die from the coronavirus.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli researchers develop a long-lasting coronavirus disinfectant.

From YNetNews, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem will reopen on Sunday.

From In-Cyprus, Cypriots returning from abroad will not have to undergo quarantine if they test negative for the coronavirus.

From Rûdaw, fruit stands, vegetable stands, and bakeries will be allowed to open on the second day of Eid in Iraqi Kurdistan.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey's country-wide four-day curfew for the Eid holidays takes effect.

From Morocco World News, researchers at Hassan II University in Casablanca find pieces of two meteorites that fell in Morocco during 2019.

From SaharaReporters, a court in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria prevents an Islamic cleric from marrying his would-be ninth wife.

From Gatestone Institute, Hamas is Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's gift to Iran.

From The Stream, Democrats keep denying voter fraud while getting caught at it.

From BizPac Review, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania settles a lawsuit over it voter rolls that included almost 1,600 dead people.

From the Daily CallerCNN host Chris Cuomo calls President Trump a "demagogue" for wanting churches to reopen.

From ZeroHedge, the CDC rushes to put out pandemic guidance for religious worship after Trump announces that churches would be reopened.

From Fox News, journalist Tucker Carlson opines on the "shocking" abuse in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

From the eponymous site of Sharyl Attkisson, many people have been affected by surveillance during President Obama's time in office.

And from WPVI-TV, after losing his job, a man in Chicago makes faces masks for kids.

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