Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Wednesday Wanderings

On a cool cloudy Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the $15 per hour minimum wage is not a good idea.

From FrontpageMag, while he was in office, President Trump was "America's whistle-blower in chief".

From Townhall, right-wing journalist Sean Hannity criticizes one of Trump's impeachment lawyers.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Utah removes its permit requirement for concealed carry for residents.

From the Washington Examiner, Republicans release a list of 47 Democrat-held House seats to target in the 2022 elections.

From The Federalist, why the left still can't understand former President Trump's appeal.

From American Thinker, so gun control advocate David Hogg thinks that he can be an entrepreneur.

From CNS News, according to Franklin Graham, Trump's enemies are "terrified" that he could still have a political future.

From LifeZette, right-ring journalist Laura Ingraham slams the swamp over the impeachment sideshow.

From NewsBusters, The New York Times dishonestly pretends that anti-vaxxers are all "far-right".

From Canada Free Press, where is Chief Justice Roberts?

From CTV News, a mining company in the Canadian territory of Nunavut asks a court to order hunters to stop blocking its road and airstrip.

From TeleSUR, Haitian President Jovenel Moise dismisses three appeals court judges.

From The Conservative Woman, why aren't we taking some simple steps against the coronavirus?

From Snouts in the Trough, record global cooling proves global warming.

From the Express, the U.K. could have to endure global warming until March.

From Deutsche Welle, the vaccine maker BioNTech starts production at its factory in Marburg, Germany.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a refugee from Syria demands that the inscription Dem deutschen Volke ("to the German people") is removed from the German parliament building.

From Polskie Radio, E.U. leader Ursula von der Leyen praises Poland for its efforts to vaccinate people against the coronavirus.

From Euractiv, private media in Poland go off the air to protest a new tax.

From The Slovak Spectator, entering Slovakia will require a 14-day quarantine, except for cross-border commuters.

From About Hungary, Hungary will start administering Russia's first coronavirus vaccine.

From Russia Today, Russia announces a new coronavirus test.

From Radio Bulgaria, the mayor of Štip, North Macedonia supports optional classes in Bulgarian for the city's schools.

From the Greek Reporter, the people of Neochori, Greece claim to be descended from the ancient Spartans.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić hosts Serbian Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.

From ReMix, an attempt to assassinate President Vučić is thwarted.

From Balkan Insight, environmental groups urge the Albanian government to proclaim the Vjosa River a national park.

From EuroNews, Kosovo has its sixth general election in 12 years.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian opposition parliamentcritters file a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Janez Janša.

From Malta Today, according to Malta's Environment Ministry, 21,808 indigenous trees were planted in the country during 2020.

From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister-designate Mario Draghi meets with business associations and trade unions.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland sends aid to drought-stricken Madagascar.

From France24, the French lesbian drama Two of Us makes the international Oscar shortlist.  (Does the film include the Beatles song of the same name?)

From Free West Media, French intelligence services are alarmed at growing Turkish influence.

From El País, Spain plans to end prison terms for speech crimes.

From The Portugal News, the Portuguese government will hold online workshops for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

From Turkish Minute, the chief imam of the Hagia Sophia mosque wants a new constitution for Turkey that doesn't have the "principle of secularism".

From Rûdaw, the Kurdistan Region Government agrees to turn its oil revenue over to the Iraqi government in Baghdad for certain conditions.

From Armenpress, the Armenian government plans to carry out a census either this year or in 2022.

From The Syrian Observer, Syria's Ministry of Endowments forbids trial marriages.

From Thomson Reuters Foundation News, murders of women in Lebanon spark anger.

From Arutz Sheva, Israel's coronavirus czar forbids public celebrations of Purim.

From Egypt Today, Egypt's cabinet denies rumored plans to demolish archaeological palaces.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopian runner Gudaf Tsegay beats the women's indoor 1,500 meter record.

From The New Arab, Palestinians register to vote, but East Jerusalem's role is still unknown.

From IranWire, Iranians march to observe the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, despite bans.

From Pakistan Today, a protest by government workers in Islamabad, Pakistan demanding pay increases turns violent.

From India Today, Indian farmers plan to intensify their protest for four hours on February 18th.

From the Daily Mirror, no tsunami threat is expected for Sri Lanka from a magnitude-6.2 earthquake that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

From The Straits Times, protests against the military coup in Myanmar enter their fifth day.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's overall population is 32.73 million.

From Vietnam Plus, luggage at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport is disinfected in an effort to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.

From Gatestone Institute, China is allegedly trying to create a new master race.

From The Stream, My Pillow founder Mike Lindell's video Absolute Proof really isn't.

From HistoryNet, the mysterious missing trophy won by a team of Tuskegee Airmen at a 1949 Air Force gunnery meet.

From The Daily Signal, the right to pass down the value of America's founding is worth fighting for.

From Space War, Air Force Research Laboratory officers are transferred to the Space Force in a histori ceremony.

From Fox News, according to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R), transgender athletes will "destroy women's sports".

From CBS Philly, lawmakers propose using Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia as a mass coronavirus vaccination site.

From NewsMax, in 2018, then-Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) joked about killing President Trump and Vice President Pence.

From the New York Post, Jeep yanks Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl ad from its YouTube page after learning of his DWI arrest.

From ABC7, Aunt Jemima gets a new name.  (via The Daily Wire)

From The Daily Wire, five common sense education proposals shot down by Democrats.

And from The Peedmont, Virginia State Senator Amanda Chase (R) protests the Melting Pot fondue restaurant for promoting immigration and multiculturalism.

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