Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Tuesday Links - Part 1

On a cloudy Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, selectively enforced social distancing rules are one of America's great scams.

From FrontpageMag, a list of statues attacked by BLM.

From Townhall, "will Jewish and Christian schools teach the truth about America and racism?"

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a former Michigan election official, an effort by Democrats to send unsolicited mail-in ballots to voters might be illegal.

From the Washington Examiner, the U.S. elected a partly non-white vice president in 1928, and he was a Republican.

From The Federalist, with its transgender ruling, SCOTUS "firebombs" the Constitution.

From American Thinker, the guy whose picture John Lennon advised against carrying would love our coronavirus lockdowns.

From CNS News, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) accuses Democrats of whipping up "a culture war".

From LifeZette, a black woman "blasts" Democrats from just outside CHAZ.

From NewsBusters, conservative journalist Tucker Carlson speaks truth to power about BLM.

From Canada Free Press, rioters treated as if they were immune is the latest con about the coronavirus.

From CBC News, can Canadians host parties for their kids in their back yards?

From Global News, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada plans to reopen its city ice rink on July 13th.

From CTV News, someone in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada seems to have found some more uses for a dead cat.

From TeleSUR, Sandinista commander Eden Pastora passes away at age 83.

From The Conservative Woman, the left marches toward anarchy.

From the Express, the U.K.'s NHS approves a new treatment for the coronavirus.

From the Evening Standard, Prince William attends his first royal event since the U.K.'s coronavirus lockdown started.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Brexit-supporting parliamentcritter Bob Stewart (Tory-Beckenham) wants freedom to enter the E.U. - for his dogs.

From the (Irish) Independent, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, outdoor gatherings of up to 5,000 people could be allowed in Ireland starting in September.  (It seems that in the U.S., ProFa and BLM have already said "hold my beer" on that one.)

From the Irish Examiner, a "fatberg" blocks a sewer in Cork, Ireland.

From VRT NWS, a grenade explodes at an empty building in Deurne, Belgium.

From The Brussels Times, construction begins in Pelt, Belgium on what will be the largest array of bird choppers in the commune of Flanders.

From the NL Times, Betty Goudsmit-Oudkerk, who helped saved 600 Dutch Jewish children from the Nazis, passes away at age 96.  (Unlike ProFa, this woman really was an anti-fascist.)

From Dutch News, researchers at Amsterdam's UMC identify "promising" antibodies that could be used against the coronavirus.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at NOS.)

From Deutsche Welle, the man who allegedly killed German politician Walter Lübcke a year ago goes on trial today.

From EuroNews, hundreds of households in Berlin are placed under quarantine after a spike in coronavirus cases.

From the CPH Post, Denmark's waste sector aims to be climate-neutral by 2030.

From Polskie Radio, over 330,000 Polish citizens living outside Poland register to vote in the country's presidential elections.

From Radio Prague, about 200 people from Český Těšín, Czech Republic and Cieszyn, Poland demonstrate against restrictions on movement between the two towns.

From The Slovak Spectator, many Slovaks have helped their fellow Slovaks during the coronavirus pandemic.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's peculiar rock formations.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Sokszínű Vidék.)

From Hungary Today, the Hungarian parliament lifts the country's coronavirus state of emergency.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban tells Italian opposition leader Salvini that the V4 supports the E.U.'s plan to help Italy.

From Russia Today, a court in Saint Petersburg, Russia awards a transgender woman who was fired after his/her sex change the equivalent of $27,000.

From Sputnik International, "the many strange questions" about U.S. veteran Paul Whelan, convicted in Russia of spying.

From The Moscow Times, hundreds of Azerbaijanis prevented from returning across their border with Russia block a highway and clash with police.

From Romania-Insider, Romania's Chamber of Deputies extends the terms of local elected officials.

From Novinite, long lines form at Bulgaria's checkpoints on its border with Greece.

From The Sofia Globe, archaeologists excavating 2nd century thermal baths in Varna, Bulgaria find a marble slab with poetic inscriptions.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian sports organizations oppose changes to the country's Gambling Act.

From Ekathimerini, police dismantle a hydroponic cannabis farm in Fthiotida, Greece.

From the Greek Reporter, a Greek archaeologist goes after auction houses to find looted ancient artifacts.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Albanian political parties agree on major issues for electoral law.

From Balkan Insight, Serbia and Kosovo prepare to restart talks in Washington, DC.

From Total Croatia News, according to Croatia's environment and energy minister, 98 percent of the capacity at the liquefied natural gas terminal on Krk Island has been booked.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia asks Israel to stop plans to annex any Palestinian land.

From the Malta Independent, Malta's health emergency is expected to be lifted on June 30th.

From Malta Today, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela asks deputy Labour Party deputy leader Chris Cardona to resign.

From SwissInfo, a debate on racism in Switzerland is over a brand of chocolate candy.

From France24, French health workers rally for reform.

From RFI, six former aides to former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur over an arms deal involving kickbacks.

From Free West Media, French police will continue to use chokeholds until new arrest methods are defined.

From Voice Of Europe, the French army is deployed to the city of Dijon to quell violence between Chechen gangs and North African drug dealers.

From El País, life returns almost to normal in the Spanish region of Galicia.

From The Portugal News, the city council of Lagos, Portugal is concerned with an active coronavirus contagion resulting from "an illegal festive event".

From Euractiv, "beware the puppetmasters".

From The Stream, why Americans must stand up to the power grab from the left.

From Gateway Pundit, Kellogg's is slammed for having "three white boys" on its Rice Crispies box.

From TechCrunch, after merging with Sprint, T-Mobile lays off hundreds of Sprint employees.

From the Daily Wire, a professor at Kentucky State University recent police killings and other matters.

From Breitbart, first, they came for the statues.

And from the New York Post, a dangerous black guy is seen running through White Plains, New York.

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