Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Tuesday Tidings - Part 1

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

From National Review, a photo of the White House "going dark" shared by Democrats is from before Trump became president.

From FrontpageMag, the riots are about politics, not justice.

From Townhall, the lie that "white nationalists" caused the George Floyd riots gets refuted again.

From The Washington Free Beacon, May was the third consecutive month of record-high gun sales.

From the Washington Examiner, people in Brooklyn, New York cheer police on patrol.

From The Federalist, President Trump went to church, and so should we all.

From American Thinker, the black lives which don't matter.

From CNS News, former Vice President Biden thinks that objecting to higher taxes in selfish.  (I vaguely remember Mr. Bill saying something like that years ago.)

From LifeZette, Democrats haven't been concerned about social distancing when it comes to rioters.

From NewsBusters, networks are more "outraged" by Trump visiting a church than by an attempt to burn it.

From Canada Free Press, Trump addresses the nation.

From CBC News, why Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada should be envied by North America when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic.

From Global News, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada has the world's largest fishing lure.

From CTV News, the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine has its first black female valedictorian.

From TeleSUR, a Peruvian minister requests aid for policemen who contracted the coronavirus.

From Morocco World News, the Moroccan government allocates $36 million to help farmers affected by drought.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish Airline plans to resume flights to Europe on June 18th.

From Turkish Minute, Turkish police break up a demonstration held to commemorate an activist killed in 2013.  (What is this "freedom of peaceable assembly" you speak of?)

From Rûdaw, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announces a military operation against remnants of ISIS.

From The Armenian Reporter, according to the European Commission, all Armenian airlines might be banned from flying to the E.U.

From In-Cyprus, face masks are mandatory for bus riders in Cyprus starting on June 9th.

From The Syrian Observer, residents of the Syrian region of Idleb fear an assault by government forces.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and settlement leaders have a "charged meeting".

From The Times Of Israel, a DNA study on fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls shows differing versions of the Book of Jeremiah, and copies brought from outside the Judean desert.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to a serological study, Israel has not developed a herd immunity to the coronavirus.

From YNetNews, the Jews get blamed again.

From the Egypt Independent, in a retrial, an Egyptian court sentences seven defendants for burning a church in the village of Kerdasa.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Police seize 374 artifacts from a house in the village of Abu Basht.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, poachers kill six elephants near Mago National Park in southern Ethiopia.

From Saudi Gazette, 93,774 worshipers pray at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia on the day when it is reopened.

From The New Arab, according to a U.N. humanitarian coordinator, the coronavirus will "devastate" Yemen.

From Radio Farda, new coronavirus cases in Iran rise to a record high after dropping for two months.

From IranWire, according to Iran's football association, speaking about the suspension from FIFA is "against our national interest".

From Dawn, Pakistan's chief justice warns about not socially distancing.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan considers ending its special tax system for foreign companies.

From Pakistan Today, limited supplies and panic buying cause a gasoline shortage in Pakistan.

From Khaama Press, a high-ranking Taliban chief may reportedly have died from the coronavirus.

From The Hans India, tropical storm Nisarga could become a cyclone and make landfall near Mumbai, India.

From the Hindustan Times, U.S. President Trump invites Indian Prime Minister Modi to the G7 meeting, and they discuss India's standoff with China.

From ANI, an operation in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir sends two terrorists to their virgins.

From India Today, according to India's defense minister, a large number of Chinese troops are present along the Line of Actual Control between the two countries.

From the Dhaka Tribune, protesters in Narayanganj, Bangladesh form a human chain while demanding the unblocking of local news portals.

From the Daily Mirror, the Sri Lankan government starts printing paper ballots.

From the Colombo Page, public transportation in Sri Lanka will return to normal on June 8th.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands require tourist establishments to submit relevant statistics and introduces a new portal.

From the Global Times, a Chinese singer comes under fire for wearing a vest printed with the Islamic shahada.

From The Jakarta Post, the governor of the Indonesian province of Bali closes beaches after reopening them to foreign surfers.

From The Straits Times, Hong Kong reports nine new coronavirus cases after 16 days without any.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia allows interstate travel for marriages, and allows pre-wedding photoshoots.

From Free Malaysia Today, Sabah allows people from other Malaysian states to visit.

From Vietnam Plus, 11 Vietnamese officials are suspended for alleged involvement in bribery.

From The Mainichi, a bakery in Fukuoka, Japan loves little baby ducks.

From Gatestone Institute, in Turkey, criticizing Islam can get you into prison.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From The Stream, one idea about who is behind the riots.

From ZeroHedge, New York Governor Cuomo (D) criticizes New York City Mayor de Blasio (D) for "underestimating" the problem with the riots.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter Eliot Engel (D-NY) is caught admitting that he appeared at a conference on the George Floyd riots protests because he has a primary opponent.

From WPVI-TV, Minnesota files a human rights complaint against the Minneapolis Police Department.

From Fox News, former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro finally endorses former Vice President Biden.

From the New York Post, in Bangkok, Thailand, a baby chick hatches before being sold in a carton of eggs.

And from the Genesius Times, New York Mayor de Blasio's daughter is arrested for allegedly impersonating congresscritter AOC (D-NY).

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