Monday, September 21, 2020

Monday Links - Part 1

As another Monday rolls around, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Trump's "1776 Commission" is overdue.

From FrontpageMag, Senate Republicans should not "go wobbly".

From Townhall, the Supreme Court is not the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg approved of election year SCOTUS confirmation and disapproved of court packing.

From the Washington Examiner, as announced by Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal), Ginsburg will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, the first woman to do so.

From The Federalist, what U.S. police can learn from their counterparts in Iraq.

From American Thinker, the Islamic enslavement of European women, in pictures.

From CNS News, according to Senator John Barrasso, if the Democrats controlled the Senate and the presidency, they would try to confirm a new Supreme Court justice.

From LifeZette, former Vice President Biden again greatly exaggerates the number of people who have died from the coronavirus.

From NewsBusters, Ginsburg fans at CNN still want you to believe the debunked Christine Blasey Ford.

From Canada Free Press, 10 reasons why Trump would be justified choosing Ginsburg's replacement right now.

From CBC News, British Columbia provincial Premier is expected to announce a snap election for October 24th.

From Global News, police in the Canadian province of Quebec launch an operation related to the investigation of a ricin-laced envelope addressed to the White House in the U.S.

From CTV News, Quebec reports 586 new coronavirus cases.

From TeleSUR, the Venezuelan army dismantles three illegal camps near the border with Colombia.

From Morocco World News, mothers of serial rape victims in Morocco demand justice.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan's lawyers file a criminal complaint against a Greek newspaper whose headlines allegedly insulted him.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From Turkish Minute, the İstanbul Bar Association is investigated for hanging a banner honoring a lawyer who died from a hunger strike.

From Rûdaw, forces from Iraq's counter-terrorism service go to Nasiriyah to rescue a kidnapped activist.

From Panorama, a "national hero of Artsakh" congratulates Armenia on its Independence Day.  (via The Armenian Reporter)

From In-Cyprus, the U.S. donates personal protective equipment to a hospital in Famagusta, Cyprus.

From The Syrian Observer, an Alawite opposition politician calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu leaves a cabinet meeting for "a call of national importance".

From The Times Of Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz orders the IDF to build a field hospital for coronavirus cases as regular hospitals fill up.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli cabinet has not yet set a date for voting on the peace deal with the UAE.

From YNetNews, Gantz goes to the U.S.

From the Egypt Independent, the museum in Egypt's New Administrative Capital will house artifacts pertaining to the country's historical capitals.

From Egypt Today, Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry finds a burial shaft containing a sarcophagus and Ushabti statues.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Japan donates to an education park project in Addis Ababa.

From the Saudi Gazette, according to Saudi Arabian Minister of Hajj and Umrah, the ban on Umrah will be lifted gradually.

From The New Arab, Algeria plans to hold legislative elections after its referendum on a new constitution.

From Radio Farda, Iran considers teaching Chinese in its schools.

From IranWire, the story of the Yarsanis who fled from Iran.

From Dawn, Pakistani opposition parties form an alliance with the intention of ousting the current government.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan will share its coronavirus at a global forum.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan's nationwide polio vaccination campaign resumes after a four-month hiatus.

From Khaama Press, Afghan security forces repulse a Taliban attack in the province of Bamyan.

From The Hans India, two women become the first female airborne tacticians in Indian warships.

From the Hindustan Times, Indian and Chinese generals meet in the region of Ladakh in an attempt to break a deadlock in border talks between the two countries.

From ANI, a female air force pilot is selected to fly India's new Rafale fighter jets.

From India Today, a tourist from China becomes the first person to visit the Taj Mahal after it is reopened.

From the Dhaka Tribune, how to get rid of Bangladesh's onion problems.

From the Daily Mirror, when driving in Sri Lanka, please stay in your lane.

From the Colombo Page, according to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the government's highest priority is education.

From Maldives Insider, Reethi Beach Resort in the Maldive Islands reopens with enhanced safety features and a new category of villas.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi tests positive for the coronavirus.

From The Straits Times, Myanmar locks down most of the province of Yangon due to the coronavirus.

From the Borneo Post, a new coronavirus cluster is detected in Penang, Malaysia.

From Free Malaysia Today, three Malaysian fishermen claim to have seen a "flying object" crash into the sea.

From Vietnam Plus, 17 suspects accused of bombing police stations go on trial in Ho City Minh City, Vietnam.

From The Mainichi, a large maze made of 60 tour busses become popular in Tokyo.

From Gatestone Institute, according to their fellow Arabs, "Palestinians repeat the same mistakes".

From The Stream, how Christians should pray for their enemies in these difficult times.

From Fox News, President Trump has his short list of possible SCOTUS nominees, with announcement to come this Friday of Saturday.  (via The Daily Signal)

From The Daily Signal, according to a terrorism expert, ProFa wants to overthrow the U.S. government.

From Military History Matters, a German U-boat sunk in 1917 is surveyed.

From 7 News Miami, Florida Governor Ron de Santis (R) proposes tougher laws on rioting.  (via The Daily Wire)

From the Daily Caller, a Nevada judge dismisses a suit filed by the Trump campaign that sought to overturn the state's law on mail-in voting.

From CheckYourFact, no, the late Justice Ginsburg did not Tweet that she had information about Hillary Clinton, and she didn't even have a Twitter account.

From the New York Post, a NYPD policeman is charged with spying for the Chinese government.

And from The Babylon Bee, President Trump prank calls judge Merrick Garland to tell him that he's on the Supreme Court nomination short list.

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