Thursday, September 10, 2020

Thursday Links - Part 1

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

From National Review, congresscritter Max Rose (D-NY) cuts an ad calling New York's Mr. Bill the worst mayor in the city's history.

From FrontpageMag, BLM leads to record numbers of mass shootings in Democrat-controlled cities.

From Townhall, a top Democrat staffer is arrested during a riot in Portland, Oregon.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a PAC funded by a donor network backed by George Soros sends money to three super PACs.

From the Washington Examiner, Senator (D-Cal) and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris plays an outsize role in the Biden presidential campaign.

From The Federalist, football has been back for weeks, without any coronavirus "super-spreader" events.

From American Thinker, the wildfires in California are producing more carbon dioxide than our cars.

From CNS News, the navy reverses its decision to ban Catholic Masses on its bases in and around San Diego.

From LifeZette, TV host Joy Behar won't take any coronavirus vaccine until Ivanka Trump does.

From NewsBusters, Facebook allows a controversial ProFa group to stay on the platform.

From Canada Free Press, President Trump will be reelected, but watch out for the aftermath.

From CBC News, the Canadian province of Quebec will fine people for not wearing masks.

From Global News, Quebec reports 188 new coronavirus cases and more hospitalizations.

From CTV News, according to the commissioner for Canadian elections, former Finance Minister Bill Morneau unintentionally violated the country's Elections Act.

From TeleSUR, people in Bogota, Colombia protest after learning about two cases of police brutality.

From The Conservative Woman, the Church of England flagellates itself due to an inexplicable obsession with race.

From the Express, E.U. Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier fires a warning shot at the U.K. for refusing to budge on various matters.

From the Evening Standard, the E.U. threatens the U.K. with legal action over a trade bill that allegedly violates the Withdrawal Agreement.

From the (Irish) Independent, one of Ireland's largest private secondary schools hires a firm to analyze its system for calculating grades.

From the Irish Examiner, the five levels of restrictions under Ireland's new coronavirus plan.

From EuroNews, according to Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, the U.K. government is "deliberately" creating chaos with a proposed internal markets bill.

From VRT NWS, according to a survey, only one third of parents and children in Belgium support having face coverings in classrooms.

From The Brussels Times, the caretaker government of Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès will stay in power until October 1st.

From the NL Times, Dutch left-wing parties want the Netherlands to take in 500 children from Greece.

From Dutch News, according to a survey, one third of Dutch daycare centers could be closed unless their staffs are given priority for coronavirus testing.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at NOS and the survey itself at Kinderopvang.)

From Deutsche Welle, Germany's test of its civil alarm systems goes off with hitches.

From Euractiv, according to Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner, Germany is ready to deal with an outbreak of swine flu.

From the CPH Post, a Danish restaurant chain endeavors to keep its customers safe from the coronavirus.

From Polskie Radio, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau presents a special award to Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

From Radio Prague, the Czech government starts delivering face masks and respirators to everyone over 60.

From The Slovak Spectator, there are two ways to the top of Veľký Rozsutec in Slovakia's Malá Fatra National Park.

From Daily News Hungary, will Hungary send a new ambassador to the U.S.?  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Index.)

From Hungary Today, Hungary is again free of the bird flu.

From About Hungary, Hungary and Malta form an alliance to deal with migration and problems facing the E.U.

From Russia Today, according to Russian dissident Alexey Navalny's aides, reports of his recovery from being poisoned have been greatly exaggerated.

From Sputnik International, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund, trials of Russia's coronavirus vaccine are going well.

From The Moscow Times, teachers in St. Petersburg, Russia are instructed to monitor the social media profiles of their students for LGBT "propaganda".

From Romania-Insider, meet the candidates running for mayor of Bucharest.

From Novinite, six people are detained at a protest in Sofia, Bulgaria.

From The Sofia Globe, organizers of protests in Bulgaria call them the "Grand National Uprising 2".

From Radio Bulgaria, residents of Ruse, Bulgaria block a bridge over the Danube at a border crossing with Romania.

From Ekathimerini, Greece reports a record high of 372 new coronavirus cases in a single day.

From the Greek Reporter, wildfires break out in the Greek region of Attica, forcing many towns to be evacuated.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Romanian government considers extending its coronavirus state of alert and determines safety procedures for voting in municipal elections.

From Balkan Insight, Serbia decides against joining military exercises in Belarus, citing "terrible and undeserved" pressure from the E.U.

From Total Croatia News, the Croatian Football Federation considers allowing spectators into stadiums.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at 24 Sata.)

From Total Slovenia News, excavations start at mass graves in Mostec, Slovenia.

From ReMix, according to Austrian MEP Harald Vilimsky, the E.U.'s immigration policy is a failure.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Hírlap.)

From the Malta Independent, a put bull breeder in Msida, Malta surrenders his dogs, kittens and other pets to an animal activist.

From Malta Today, in Malta, money laundering allegedly runs in the family.

From ANSA, the president of the Italian soccer team Napoli tests positive for the coronavirus.

From SwissInfo, women still struggle to enter the top ranks in Swiss businesses.

From France24, France reports 9,843 new coronavirus cases in a single day, the highest number since large-scale testing began.

From RFI, France's scientific council warns of tough measures needed to combat the coronavirus.

From Free West Media, the mayor of Lyon, France declines to attend the Catholic ceremony Vow of the Aldermen, citing "secularism", but lays the first stone of a new mosque.

From El País, the leader of Spain's Vox Party tells Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez that he heads "the worst government in 80 years".

From The Portugal News, Portugal limits gatherings to 10 people starting on September 15th, due to an increase in coronavirus cases.

From The Stream, while the media is outraged that President Trump did not want Americans to panic over the coronavirus, former Vice President Biden adopts Trump's policy on manufacturing.

From Space War, China calls the U.S. the biggest threat to peace in the South China Sea.

From the Daily Caller, according to a DOD investigation, schools on military bases fail to report 88 percent of juvenile sexual assault and misconduct cases to police.

From Breitbart, the idea that Trump hates American troops is believed mainly be people who hate Trump.

From Fox News, in New York City, riding the subway or the bus without a mask is gonna cost ya.

From WPVI-TV, how the coronavirus will change this year's Black Friday.

From the New York Post, new New York Giants coach Joe Judge was not pleased with today's practice.

From Page Six, according to a lawsuit, actress Lindsey Lohan owes back a $365,000 advance for a book that she never wrote.

And from BBC News, British actress Diana Rigg passes away at age 82.

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