Saturday, May 2, 2020

Saturday Stuff - Part 1

Here on a sunny Saturday are some things going on:

From National Review, why the FBI set up General Michael Flynn.

From Townhall, the media show their concerns over abortion - of baby pigs.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) vetoes a telemedicine bill because it did not apply to abortion pills.

From the Washington Examiner, in their fight against the coronvirus, the Illinois National Guard gets some pomoc od polskich wojskowych lekarzy.

From American Thinker, the coronavirus 1984.

From LifeZette, a lawyer protesting the reopening of beaches in Florida dresses like the grim reaper.

From NewsBusters, NBC buries Tara Reade's story and employed Matt Lauer for 20 years.

From Canada Free Press, where would anyone defecting from globalism go?

From CBC News, according to an infectious disease doctor in Ontario, the Canadian province of British Columbia has "plateaued" and could be slowly reopened.

From Global News, privacy watchdogs raise concerns over smartphone apps being used to track Canadian coronavirus patients.

From CTV News, the world's largest cargo plane brings medical supplies to an airport north of Montreal.

From TeleSUR, prisoners riot and take hostages in Manaus, Brazil.

From The Conservative Woman, some Tweets from members of the U.K.'s Labour Party.

From the Express, according to the U.K.'s deputy chief medical officer, a "large percentage of people" in the country have a good antibody response.

From the Evening Standard, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds name their newborn son after the doctor who saved Johnson's life.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K. government increases funding for domestic abuse victims during the coronavirus lockdown.

From the (Irish) Independent, as the coronavirus lockdown shutters a quarter of all firms in Ireland, some might not return.

From the Irish Examiner, in Moville, Ireland, a man spits at gardaí, threatens them with a knife, and claims to have the coronavirus.

From VRT NWS, the daily number of deaths in Belgium from the coronavirus drops below 100.

From The Brussels Times, face masks in Belgium can now be mass-distributed.

From the NL Times, a magnitude 2.5 earthquake hits Zijldijk, Netherlands.

From Dutch News, a giant panda cub is born at the Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen, Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, hair salons in Germany are set to reopen on May 4th, under strict conditions.

From the CPH Post, according to a report by Denmark's State Serum Institute, the coronavirus "is far more deadly to the elderly than the flu".

From Voice Of Europe, 3 out of 4 Muslim migrants in Denmark want to ban criticism of Islam.  (If you read Danish, read the story at SamhällsNytt.)

From Free West Media, Sweden's coronavirus mortality rate is among the world's highest.

From Polskie Radio, Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife take part in a ceremonial flag raising on Poland's flag day.  (The article does not give Mrs. Duda's first name.  According to Wiki, she is Agata Kornhauser-Duda.)

From Radio Prague, the Czech government might cover a third of the rent for businesses closed due to the coronavirus.

From The Slovak Spectator, take a virtual tour of Spiš Castle and the Dobšinská ice cave.

From Daily News Hungary, the first post-lockdown flights take off from Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport.

From Hungary Today, President János Áder gives a speech marking the 30th anniversary of Hungary's first free parliament.

From About Hungary, Hungary becomes one of the first countries to hold clinical trials of the drug Remdesivir for possible use against the coronavirus.

From Russia Today, Russia reports 9,623 new coronavirus cases in one day.

From Sputnik International, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin recognizes the value of the experiences of other countries in fighting the coronavirus.

From The Moscow Times, Russian ambulance crews are "running on empty" fighting the coronavirus.

From Novinite, Bulgaria's National Crisis Headquarters discontinues its daily briefings, while 47 new coronavirus cases are confirmed in the country.

From The Sofia Globe, as Bulgaria relaxes its coronavirus restrictions, cars leave Sofia and some masks come off.

From Radio Bulgaria, Sofia reopens Vitosha Nature Park.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek Prime Minister's Office is reportedly almost ready to announce its plan to revive tourism.

From the Greek Reporter, a magnitude-6.0 earthquakes strikes south of Crete.

From Total Croatia News, Dubrovnik, Croatia tries to salvage its dismal tourism season.

From Total Slovenia News, thousand of people in Ljubljana, Slovenia protest their government's coronavirus measures while riding bicycles.

From the Malta Independent, police on the Maltese island of Gozo arrest a man after finding a bag of she-don't-lie in his car.

From Malta Today, Malta "locks horns" with the European Commission after refusing entry to 57 migrants rescued at sea.

From SwissInfo, police break up an anti-lockdown protest in Bern, Switzerland.

From France24, France extends its coronavirus "state of health emergency" until July 24th.

From RFI, France reports its lowest daily coronavirus death toll since March 23rd.

From El País, after 48 days of coronavirus-related confinement, Spaniards take to the streets for some exercise.

From EuroNews, more on Spain's easing of its coronavirus restrictions.

From The Portugal News, Portugal outlines its rules for visiting hair dressers.

From Euractiv, Portuguese workers celebrate a "coronavirus-style" Labor Day in Lisbon.

From The Stream, are Christianity and critical theory compatible?

From Fox News, congresscritter Earl Carter (R-GA) unveils a bill to investigate the WHO's response to the coronavirus and earlier outbreaks.

From the New York Post, according to former Vice President Biden's insiders, former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D-GA) is not being taken seriously.

From Breitbart, Biden states that 600,000 people have died in the U.S. from the coronavirus.

From BizPac Review, in Ohio, an unmasked protester confronts a reporter.

And from Twitchy, former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's face mask saying "vote" inspires numerous alterations and captions.

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