Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Wednesday Whatnot - Part 1

On a warm cloudy Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the debate on reopening the economy is proceeding slower than the reopening itself.

From FrontpageMag, the "inspiring" story of freshman congresscritter Dan Crenshaw (R-TX).

From Townhall, yes, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was asked about how many deaths voters should "tolerate".

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Democrat leader comes up with a new way to insult Republicans.

From the Washington Examiner, former Vice President Biden gets some historical dates mixed up.

From The Federalist, Judge Emmitt Sullivan needs to recuse himself from the case of General Michael Flynn.

From American Thinker, the "Central Park Karen" turns out to be donor to President Obama and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

From CNS News, according to Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R), Twitter owes President Trump an apology.

From LifeZette, Democrats continue pushing for nationwide mail-in voting, despite its vulnerability to fraud.

From NewsBusters, as an MSNBC journalist lectures about wearing masks, someone points out that his cameraman isn't wearing one.

From Canada Free Press, Twitter has become "the big lie of our time".

From CBC News, within the Canadian province of Ontario, the coronavirus is a problem mainly in and around Toronto.

From Global News, according to a military report, long-term care homes in the province of Quebec face staffing and equipment challenges.

From CTV News, a British Columbia provincial Supreme Court judge rules that the extradition process for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou can continue.

From TeleSUR, Peru goes on high alert due to coronavirus outbreaks in adjacent areas of Brazil and Colombia.

From The Conservative Woman, as the coronavirus-related lockdown bites, deaths from other causes rise.

From the Express, U.K. Brexit negotiator David Frost makes fun of the E.U.'s "wisdom" over its demand about U.K. fisheries.

From the Evening Standard, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejects calls for an inquiry on his chief advisor Dominic Cummings.

From the (U.K.) Independent, trade union membership in the U.K. grows for the third straight year thanks to women.

From the (Irish) Independent, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan does not recommend to reduce Ireland's two-meter social distancing requirement.

From the Irish Examiner, Ireland reports 17 more deaths from the coronavirus, and that 90 percent of cases have recovered.

From VRT NWS, Belgian police dismantle a people trafficking ring and arrest 13 people in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese people in a truck in Essex, England.

From The Brussels Times, the Belgian hospitality industry will not reopen before June 8th.

From Voice Of Europe, Belgian police look for migrants who allegedly beat up a gay man in Antwerp this past October.  (If you read Flemish, read the story at SCEPTR.)

From the NL Times, gyms and saunas in the Netherlands will be allowed to reopen on July 1st.

From Dutch News, six Dutch ministries are working to create a "coronavirus tourism protocol".  (If you read Dutch, read the story at De Telegraaf.)

From Deutsche Welle, the German parliament debates relaxing the blood donation requirements for LGBT men.

From the CPH Post, a former Swedish state epidemiologist praises Denmark's approach to dealing with the coronavirus.

From Polskie Radio, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announces an easing of Poland's coronavirus measures.

From Radio Prague, people in Prague commemorate the sacrifice of Czechslovak paratroopers Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík, who assassinated SS officer Reinhard Heydrich 78 years ago.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia will have a new government ministry starting on July 1st.

From Daily News Hungary, restaurants in Budapest will be allowed to operate indoor areas starting this coming Friday.

From Hungary Today, Hungary will end its special coronavirus-related powers on June 20th, but such powers could be revived in a future health crisis.

From About Hungary, the media reports versus reality on Hungary's Coronavirus Protection Act.

From Free West Media, Hungary's parliament votes "no" to the Council of Europe's Gender Convention.

From Russia Today, Moscow quarantines a coronavirus-positive cat.

From Sputnik International, Russia reportedly postpones a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization scheduled for July 22-23 in St. Petersburg.

From The Moscow Times, Russian authorities seize 40 tons of embargoed E.U. cheese.

From Romania-Insider, two castles in Romania will reopen to visitors next week.

From Novinite, Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issues an order allowing cultural and entertainment events to take place starting yesterday.

From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian cabinet approves spending 800,000 leva to feed people hit by the coronavirus.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian maritime organizations ask Bulgarian authorities and the European parliament to lift coronavirus quarantine requirements for ship's crews.

From Ekathimerini, Greek authorities arrest two suspected drug traffickers in Thessaloniki.

From the Greek Reporter, what you need to know about traveling to Greece.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Albanian parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs discusses a bill to exclude communist-era officials from the current government.

From Balkan Insight, the North Macedonian governing Social Democrats are accused of "playing with" coronavirus restrictions.

From Total Croatia News, German donates equipment worth €85,000 to Croatia for its efforts to clean up after the earthquake in Zagreb.

From Total Slovenia News, at least 500 people protest in front of a museum in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

From the Malta Independent, an inquiry into the roles of Prime Minister Robert Abela and Armed Forces Malta in migrant operations comes to a conclusion.

From Malta Today, more migrants are transferred to the Captain Morgan ships outside Malta's territorial waters, most of them coming from "safe" countries.

From ANSA, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announces a "seven-point plan to relaunch Italy".

From SwissInfo, the Swiss government announces a "major easing" of its coronavirus restrictions.

From France24, more on the above-mentioned police operations in Belgium, and corresponding operations in France.

From RFI, a former Paris district mayor and his wife are jailed for alleged "persistent fraud".

From EuroNews, the French commission to protect the French language comes up with new words for "podcast", "clickbait" and "click-lit" in its war against "Franglais".

From El País, Spain lifts its coronavirus lockdown rules on exercise and walks in areas under Phase 2 of its deescalation plan.

From The Portugal News, Portugal's Maritime Police promise special attention for unsupervised beaches.

From Euractiv, the European Commission considers funding its economic recovery plans with (what the heck else?) a new tax.

From The Stream, Pixar introduces its first gay lead character.

From Reason, the coronavirus pandemic reminds us that many government regulations and costly and unnecessary.

From Breitbart, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) won't report how many of her state's deaths from the coronavirus occurred in nursing homes.

From Conservative Daily News, "country club conservatives" go wishy-washy on defending freedom.

From Fox News, a preliminary hearing is set for the three men charged in the death of Armaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia.

From the New York Post, President Trump arrives in Florida to watch the SpaceX rocket launch.

From WPVI-TV, forecasters give the launch a 40 percent chance of having good weather.

And from Twitchy, did former Vice President Biden pass gas in a livestream video with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D)?

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