On a warm cloudy Saturday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the joy of driving an old "beater" car. (I used to own and drive old cars in my younger days when I lived in Virginia. One of the joys I had is that the annual tax bill on old cars imposed by the state was low due to their depreciation. So while some of my status-conscious friends who drove new cars lamented their three-digit car tax bills, I would have to pay much less. That sort of thing ended when I moved to Maryland, which taxes cars when they are purchased, but not each year afterwards.)
From Townhall, a black policeman reveals why racism exists.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Pomona College stands by a student leader who claimed that Jews "worship" World War II.
From the Washington Examiner, Minneapolis council members who voted to dismantle the city's police department are protected by private security.
From The Federalist, black community elders in D.C. shut down a protest against a statue.
From American Thinker, what the Democrats built.
From Canada Free Press, on coronavirus measures, churches obey the state.
From CBC News, a First Nations group in the Canadian province of Alberta demands the resignation of a speechwriter.
From Global News, the Catholic archdiocese of Toronto tries to figure out how to safely give Communion.
From TeleSUR, Brazilians call for protests against President Jair Bolsonaro.
From The Conservative Woman, don't let the Greens get their hands on energy.
From the Express, bodyguards for Prince Charles warn against stripping them of their guns.
From the Evening Standard, a police chief slams Liverpool soccer fans for celebrating the team's victory with a mass gathering.
From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims to be ready to go ahead with a no-deal Brexit.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's 50-person limit on indoor gatherings will not exempt churches.
From the Irish Examiner, Micheál Martin becomes Ireland's new taoiseach and appoints cabinet officials.
From VRT NWS, 15 migrants trying to travel by boat from France to the U.K. are rescued off the Belgian coast.
From The Brussels Times, an abbey in Westvleteren, Belgium produces a very popular brand of beer.
From the NL Times, Amsterdam urges its residents to call out racism.
From Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Merkel warns against ignoring the dangers posed by the coronavirus.
From the CPH Post, five places in Denmark to visit this summer.
From Polskie Radio, a bus driver is charged for the incident in which his bus fell off a bridge in Warsaw.
From Radio Prague, border restrictions between the Czech Republic and Polish region of Silesia will be eased next week.
From The Slovak Spectator, Šariš Castle in Veľký Šariš, Slovakia is being restored using the same bricking technology by which it was originally built.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's tourism agency launches a campaign to encourage people to visit Budapest. (Since I was there in 2000, I would certainly recommend visiting Budapest, if you can. If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From Hungary Today, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary will never abandon its "uniformed officers".
From Russia Today, the Russian government disputes a story by The New York Times alleging that it offered Taliban members money to kill U.S. troops.
From Sputnik International, according to Russia's space agency, its only active female cosmonaut will go to the International Space Station in 2022.
From The Moscow Times, more on the story in The New York Times.
From Novinite, Bulgarians in several E.U. countries face quarantine and PCR tests for the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, the Varna Summer International Music Festival opens in Varna, Bulgaria on July 19th.
From Radio Bulgaria, up to 12,000 fans will be admitted to the final match of Bulgaria's Football Cup.
From Ekathimerini, international travelers arriving in Greece will have to specify the location of where they stay.
From the Greek Reporter, the story behind the ancient Greek sculpture The Calf Bearer.
From EuroNews, Serbia's defense minister tests positive for the coronavirus.
From Total Croatia News, according to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, citizens should listen to experts, not politicians who pretend to be doctors.
From Total Slovenia News, on today's date in 1945, the RTV Slovenia Big Band performed for the first time, at the reopening of Postojna Cave.
From the Malta Independent, parliamentcritter Konrad Mizzi leaves Malta's governing Labour Party but pledges to support it.
From Malta Today, Malta pledges to donate 468 tonnes of potatoes to drought-stricken Namibia.
From SwissInfo, a fugitive Italian mafiosi is arrested in Biel, Switzerland.
From France24, six people are arrested in connection with the theft of a work by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the terror attack in Paris in 2015.
From RFI, works by George Orwell find a home in France's Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.
From Free West Media, according to French commentator Eric Zemmour, BLM riots show a convergence between ProFa and migrants. (He calls them "Antifa", the organization's preferred name for itself.)
From The Portugal News, different parts of Portugal are in states of alertness, contingency and calamity due to the coronavirus.
From The Stream, what should be done about critical race theory?
From the Los Angeles Times, Democrats in Orange County, California call for the John Wayne Airport to drop his name. (via the New York Post)
From the New York Post, the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals will highlight baseball's delayed opening day.
And from Twitchy, The Washington Post tries to refute President Trump's claims that Democrat-run cites are the most dangerous, and falls short.
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