Thursday, June 11, 2020

Thursday Tidings - Part 1

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

From National Review, cancel the cancel culture.

From FrontpageMag, Raymond Ibrahim wins against CAIR, again.

From Townhall, the hypocrisy behind "defund the police".

From The Washington Free Beacon, spend more on the police to help improve them.

From the Washington Examiner, protesters occupying an "autonomous zone" in Seattle publish their demands.

From The Federalist, you can be a Christian or a Marxist, but not both.

From American Thinker, "where are the gutless Republicans?"

From CNS News, according to a black supporter of President Trump, left-wing journalists have poisoned the black community worse than any drug dealer.

From LifeZette, NASCAR bans the Confederate flag.

From NewsBusters, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is asked if the GOP is using him as a token.

From Canada Free Press, America's cancer is not systemic racism but corrupt governments.

From CBC News, customers in Canada face a wide variety of coronavirus protocols.

From Global News, the Edmonton Valley Zoo will reopen on June 15th, with some changes.

From CTV News, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convicts all systems that govern Canada of systemic racism.

From TeleSUR, coronavirus cases increase in Uruguay's border areas near Brazil.

From The Conservative Woman, in the new world order, black lives might matter, but facts don't.

From Voice Of Europe, British activist Tommy Robinson and the Democratic Football Lads Alliance announce plans to defend war memorials in London.

From the Express, E.U. negotiator Michel Barnier is warned that he can't stop Brexit.

From the Evening Standard, according to a poll, most British people want to keep the two-meter social distancing rule.

From the (U.K.) Independent, some statues that protesters in the U.K. want taken down.

From the (Irish) Independent, police in County Derry, Ireland identify and recover the gun used to kill journalist Lyra McKee.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Irish Health Minister Simon Harris, people should wear face masks in enclosed areas such as shops and on public transportation.

From VRT NWS, Flemish government parties call for the establishment of an independent system to monitor racism and discrimination.

From The Brussels Times, Belgian pharmacies will start free face mask distribution this coming Monday.

From the NL Times, large numbers of carnival vehicles head toward The Hague for a protest, which results in the A12 highway being closed.

From Dutch News, fairground owners protest in The Hague because they're not allowed to reopen while them parks can.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany will launch an investigation into racism among its police.

From EuroNews, Volkswagen apologizes for a racist ad.

From the CPH Post, Denmark will allow romantic partners, children and grandparents of Danes to enter starting this coming Monday, if they're from the E.U. or the U.K.

From Free West Media, a Gambian activist in Sweden calls for the removal of statues of Swedish biologists Carl von Linné.

From Polskie Radio, the E.U. allows the Polish government to give more aid to businesses affected by the coronavirus.

From Radio Prague, the Museum of Romani Culture in Brno, Czech Republic announces the winners to a competition to design the memorial to the Lety concentration camp.

From The Slovak Spectator, some eating establishments in Bratislava, Slovakia will have to pay a tax for their outdoor terraces, while others won't.

From Daily News Hungary, researchers at Hungary's University of Pécs and the Austrian company CEBINA team up to produce a "third-generation" coronavirus vaccine.

From Hungary Today, according to Parliament Speaker László Kövér, the Hungarian government intends to support ethnic Hungarians in the Serbian region of Vojvodina.

From About Hungary, according to Hungary's Operational Group, coronavirus restrictions on movement saved 3 million lives in Europe.

From Russia Today, a policeman in Khabarovsk, Russia saves the life of a three-year-old boy who fell out of a minivan.

From Sputnik International, Russian scientist develop tests, drugs and vaccines to combat the coronavirus.

From The Moscow Times, Moscow city authorities plan to give out prizes for voting, and thanks to a cake shop, you will soon be able to have your Putin and eat him, too.  (If you read Russian, read the latter story at SakhaLife.)

From Romania-Insider, Romania meets none of the four economic criteria necessary to adopt the euro.

From Novinite, poultry workers in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria who tested positive for the coronavirus are isolated.

From The Sofia Globe, according to Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, Bulgaria is one of the safest tourist destinations.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian exports had a record slump in April due to the coronavirus.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek government accuses the Turkish government of having a "selective interpretation" of international law.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece is not all "easy money and leisurely coffees".

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina decides to keep its borders closed to E.U. citizens until the end of June.

From Balkan Insight, Amnesty International accuses Croatia of torturing migrants on its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From Total Croatia News, as Croatia reopens its maritime border, here come the tourists.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Jutarnji List.)

From Total Slovenia News, some bike tours in Slovenia.

From the Malta Independent, according to Finance Minister Edward Scicluna, Malta has no government policy to bring back foreign workers.

From Malta Today, Maltese landowners register as "farmers" to get permission to construct their own rooms with a view.

From ANSA, Italian musician Gianna Nannini calls on Sir Paul to reschedule his canceled concerts.

From Euractiv, Italy will deploy Asiatic "samurai" wasps against stinkbugs.  (The article indicates that the stinkbug is also from Asia.)

From SwissInfo, efforts at police reform in Switzerland are reportedly being blocked.

From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron denies planning a snap election.

From RFI, nine Malians adopted in France file a suit alleging fraudulent adoption.  (If you read French, read the story at TV5Monde and La Croix.)

From El País, Spain prepares for the last phase of its coronavirus lockdown deescalation plan.

From The Portugal News, the Portuguese Federation of Benevolent Blood Donors calls for blood donations.

From The Stream, "systemic racism and other conspiracy theories".

From BizPac Review, companies pull their ads from Tucker Carlson's show.

From RedState, to heal America, say "no" to socialism, radicalism and division and return to the Constitution.

From Breitbart, a look at BLM's funding and ideology.

From ZeroHedge, Facebook does not appear to have any problems with the phrase "dead cops".

From the Daily Caller, a look inside Seattle's ProFa zone.

From the New York Post, NYPD officers protect a statue of Christopher Columbus in the borough of Manhattan.

And from the Patch, residents of Montgomery Country, Maryland can participate in a virtual policing town hall.

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