Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Wednesday Wanderings - Part 1

On a cloudy but mild Wednesday in the last week of October, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Trump has affected immigration, which has benefitted some American workers.

From FrontpageMag, scientists come out against the coronavirus "internment".

From Townhall, Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) asks Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey a pointed question about Tweets getting hidden.

From The Washington Free Beacon, former Vice President Biden touts an endorsement from a Muslim group that accuses American Jews of having a dual loyalty.

From the Washington Examiner, the New York Post has been locked out of Twitter for two weeks.

From The Federalist, Trump is doing better than what polls suggest in Wisconsin and Michigan.

From American Thinker, GOP Chairman Ronna McDaniel's Twitter posts shows what the polls are missing.

From CNS News, Biden promises that biological males will have access to female sports, bathrooms and locker rooms.

From LifeZette, former President Obama accuses Trump of being jealous of the media coverage given to the coronavirus.

From NewsBusters, the networks stay silent about former Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski.

From Canada Free Press, a coronavirus lockdown versus opening up.

From CBC News, according to a report, opioid deaths have skyrocketed and mental health has suffered in Canada due to coronavirus restrictions.

From Global News, Canada's National Lacrosse League plans to start its next season in April.

From CTV News, a teacher in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is failed for not wearing proper protective equipment.

From TeleSUR, mining affects 31 percent of indigenous territories in the Amazon region.

From The Portugal News, Portugal is listed among the 10 best countries for migrant integration policies.

From El País, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez agrees to have more congressional oversight during Spain's coronavirus state of alarm.

From France24, France braces for possible new coronavirus restrictions as hospitalizations increase.

From RFI, Turkey plans to sue over a cartoon of President Erdoğan in Charlie Hebdo.  (Reader discretion is advised.)

From SwissInfo, Switzerland imposes early closing times and seating restrictions on bars and restaurants.

From ANSA, according to Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri, the state won't tolerate any more violent behavior.

From the Malta Independent, 489 bars in Malta will close tomorrow and start closed until December 1st due to the coronavirus.

From Malta Today, Malta's tourism ministry insists on moving a historical watchtower.

From Total Slovenia News, a descendant of Lady Godiva makes an appearance in Ljubljana, Slovenia.  (Reader discretion is again advised.)

From Total Croatia News, some locations in Zagreb, Croatia for celebrating Advent.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Journal.)

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Minister of Labor and Social Policy Jagoda Shahpaska welcome North Macedonia's new anti-discrimination law.

From Balkan Insight, a former Bosnian Serb soldier gets 16 years in prison for murdering civilians in 1992.

From Ekathimerini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits a submarine.

From the Greek Reporter, frescoes at the Greek Orthodox Chora Monastery in Istanbul are covered up as it is prepared to be opened as a mosque.

From Novinite, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, now under quarantine, urges all Bulgarians observe all coronavirus measures.

From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian cabinet approves a draft budget bill for 2021.

From Radio Bulgaria, medical scientists at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences call for unified efforts in fighting the coronavirus.

From Romania-Insider, more than 160 places of worship are included in Romania's Cultural Tourist Route of the Wooden Churches.

From Russia Today, the Tupolev Tu-154 make its last civil aviation flight in Russia.

From Sputnik International, thawing permafrost turns pingos into "ticking time bombs".

From The Moscow Times, Russia sets up a small base near Tegh, Armenia.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's 2021 census questionnaire will be available to everyone online.

From Hungary Today, the number of coronavirus cases in Hungary outside of Budapest rises drastically.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at VálaszOnline.)

From About Hungary, according to Defense Minster Tibor Benkő, the development of Hungary's armed forces is on schedule.

From The Slovak Spectator, where to show up for coronavirus testing in Slovakia, and what if you don't want to?

From Radio Prague, several hundred people protest in Prague against the Czech Republic's coronavirus restrictions.

From Euractiv, three Czech center-right parties form an alliance to defeat Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.

From Polskie Radio, Polish conservative leader Jarosław Kaczyński calls pro-abortion protesters who "attack" churches "criminals".

From EuroNews, Poland deploys riot police to deal with pro-abortion protests and strikes.

From ReMix, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki calls on pro-abortion protesters to "cease aggressive actions".

From the CPH Post, young people in Denmark still believe in democracy.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany will impose a one-month partial coronavirus lockdown.

From Free West Media, Syrians are the most likely foreigners to commit violent acts in Germany.

From the NL Times, a plastic catcher is installed in the harbor in Schiedam, Netherlands.

From Dutch News, according to Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a full lockdown in the Netherlands in not ruled out.

From VRT NWS, little swifts are observed in Belgium for the first time.

From The Brussels Times, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo calls for unity in fighting the coronavirus.

From the Express, a Brexit deal might be just one week away.

From the Evening Standard, a second coronavirus lockdown looks likely for most of Britain.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a U.S. State Department official who visited the U.K. prime minister's official residence tests positive for the coronavirus.

From the (Irish) Independent, members of an Irish teachers union threaten to strike over coronavirus-related safety issues.

From the Irish Examiner, music and dance teachers urge the Irish government to allow them to reopen under level 3 coronavirus restrictions.

From The Conservative Woman, catch them young and convert them to coronavirus-ism.

From Snouts in the Trough, the past and present of the Yasser Arafat Gaza International Airport.

From The Stream, is new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett a submissive wife?

From The Daily Signal, rioters in New York City throw rocks at cops and drive through a police line.

From SmallBizDaily, why now, with the coronavirus raging, is the best time to start a business.

From The American Conservative, allies, friends and clients are different things.

From CBS Philly, a Philadelphia police officer gets his arm caught in a door of a car used by looters.

From WPVI-TV, Philadelphia imposes a 9:00 p.m. curfew as the city braces for more unrest.

From Breitbart, former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor admits being the "anonymous" White House official who wrote the "resistance" op-ed published by The New York Times.

And from Fox News, dentists warn against the TikTok trend of gluing fake fangs to your teeth.

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