Monday, October 26, 2020

Monday Links - Part 1

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

From National Review, hundreds of parents deported from the U.S. will accept reunification with their children, only if it happens in the U.S.

From FrontpageMag, when it comes to running American cities, you can't spell "Democrats" without "rats".

From Townhall, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) schools Democrats on the consequences of escalating judicial wars.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Economist fails to disclose its ties to the Chinese company Huawei.

From the Washington Examiner, Democrats warn Vice President Pence against presiding over the vote to confirm SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

From The Federalist, seven threats from the left that won't be affected by election results.

From American Thinker, according to two studies, hell will break loose after the election.

From CNS News, hospital presumptive eligibility, expanded under Obamacare, was causing strain on budgets long before the coronavirus pandemic.

From LifeZette, President Trump's former rival claims that she will get sick if he gets four more years.

From NewsBusters, black lives apparently don't matter to the networks if they're taken by an illegal alien.

From CBC News, the Canadian owner of a Nissan electric car can't find a replacement battery.

From Global News, healthcare workers in the Canadian province of Alberta stage wildcat strikes.

From CTV News, the Canadian province of Ontario hits its highest seven-day average of new coronavirus cases since the epidemic began.

From TeleSUR, Bolivian President-elect Luis Arce proposes to resume relations with Cuba and Venezuela.

From The Conservative Woman, the LGBT lobby denies freedom of choice.

From Snouts in the Trough, "idiots" on both sides of the Pond.

From the Express, Brexit supporters claim to be winning after the U.K. signs a trade deal with Japan.

From the Evening Standard, Robin Hood's hold stomping grounds will join Tier 3 of the U.K.'s coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a man protesting lockdown restrictions in Wales is not allowed to shop wearing only underpants.  (No, it wasn't a Walmart.)

From the (Irish) Independent, according to a survey, just over half of the Irish are willing to get a coronavirus vaccine.

From the Irish Examiner, an animal sanctuary in Ireland has an excess of kittens.

From VRT NWS, according to Belgian virologist Steven Van Gucht, up to five percent of people may be shedding the coronavirus.

From The Brussels Times, the Belgian commune of Flanders could decide on additional coronavirus measures tomorrow.

From the NL Times, four submerged villages are found in the Noordoostpolder in the Netherlands.

From Dutch News, Dutch Education Minister Arie Slob goes into quarantine after a member of his staff tests positive for the coronavirus.

From Deutsche Welle, the German party Christian Democratic Union postpones its conference due to the coronavirus.

From EuroNews, the CDU delays selecting Angela Merkel's successor as its leader for the second time.

From the CPH Post, a majority in the Danish parliament is ready to establish a coronavirus passport.

From Polskie Radio, protesters angry at a ruling on abortion from Poland's highest court block streets in several Polish cities.

From Euractiv, Poland rejects the E.U. Council Presidency's conclusions on artificial intelligence and human rights.

From Radio Prague, Czechs are warned that coronavirus measures could become even stricter.

From The Slovak Spectator, a look at Slovakia's Starhrad and Strečno castles.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian lawmakers approve changes to quarantine rules, including some heavy fines for violators.

From Hungary Today, the Hungarian opposition party Párbeszéd calls for a ban on public events, except for demonstrations, due the coronavirus.

From About Hungary, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto urges ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine to vote in that country's local elections.

From Russia Today, politicians from Russia's governing party call for harsh penalties against convicted pedophiles.

From Sputnik International, the developer of Russia's first coronavirus vaccine claims that 85 percent of patients who take it have no side effects.

From The Moscow Times, Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya claims that her supporters have launched a nationwide strike due to President Alexander Lukashenko not resigning.

From Romania-Insider, a watch containing steel from the Titanic will be put up for auction in Bucharest on November 10th.

From Novinite, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov visits military exercises without a mask.

From The Sofia Globe, the mayor of Plovdiv, Bulgaria tests positive for the coronavirus.

From Radio Bulgaria, anti-government protests continue in Sofia including an expected temporary bridge blockage.

From Ekathimerini, a fugitive member of the Greek party Golden Dawn files an appeal while still at large.

From the Greek Reporter, Thessaloniki, Greece celebrates the feast of Saint Demetrios.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Macedonia has no territorial claims nor needs any new agreement.

From Balkan Insight, Albania secures the return of four children trapped in refugee camps in Syria.

From Total Croatia News, in Vodice, Croatia, snake, a snake, oh it's a snake.  (My tour group stayed in Vodice when I was in Croatia in 2007.  We did not, as far as I remember, see any snakes.)

From Total Slovenia News, Nova Gorica, Slovenia calls for coordination with Italy for coronavirus border measures.  (Nova Gorica is on the Croatia-Italy Border, with Gorizia, Italy on the other side.)

From the Malta Independent, the Maltese government closes bars and clubs, and reduces the number of people at public gatherings to six, in new coronavirus measures.

From Malta Today, a Maltese customs dog smells money.

From ANSA, bars and restaurants must stop serving food at 6:00 p.m., and gyms, pools, cinemas and theaters must close down under Italy's new coronavirus restrictions.

From SwissInfo, the coronavirus has not been kind to the Swiss watch industry.

From France24, according to the French Council of the Muslim Faith, Muslims are "not persecuted" in France.

From RFI, the main defendant in the Charlie Hebdo trial tells a Paris court that he "won't be your scapegoat".

From Free West Media, French politician Marine Le Pen calls Islamism an "enemy of France".  (I think that a French warrior known as Charles Martel might have figured that out about 1,200 years ago.)

From ReMix, according to a survey, the "vast majority" of French people are against taking in more migrants and and believe that migrants make France less safe.

From El País, the Spanish opposition group Popular Party is willing to support the country's coronavirus state of alarm for eight weeks.

From The Portugal News, quick coronavirus testing will be made available in Portugal starting on November 9th.

From The Stream, while President Trump signs pumpkins, former Vice President Biden thinks that he's running against President George Bush the Younger.

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) lies on 60 Minutes about Trump being racist.  (via LifeZette)

From The Daily Signal, the man who bought the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino terror attack gets 20 years in prison.

From SmallBizDaily, 10 "insensitive" words you should stop using.

From The American Conservative, Trump's visions for a second term.

From Breitbart, seven gun control policies endorsed by Senator Harris.

From The Daily Wire, Delta Airlines adds 460 people to its no-fly list over refusing to comply with mask rules.

From Fox News, the superintendent of Virginia Military Institute resigns after Governor Blackface (D-VA) orders an investigation into the alleged "structural racism" at the school.

From WPVI-TV, 98 "murder hornets" are captured or eliminated in Washington State.

And from The Babylon Bee, rapper 50 Cent appeals to his new Trump supporter fans with a new country album.

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