Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Stories For The End Of March

As the rain returns on a Wednesday which is the last day of March, here are some things going on:

From National Review, what you might now know about Georgia's new voting law, if you listen to only the mainstream sources.

From FrontpageMag, the slavery that the reparations demanders don't want to see.

From Townhall, fact checkers from The Washington Post blow up lies about the Georgia voting law, including "Four Pinocchios" for President Biden.  (It should be noted that TWP is not a bastion of conservatism.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, Brown University votes for slavery reparations to atone for its founder, who was an abolitionist.

From the Washington Examiner, sorting out fact from fiction about the Georgia voting law.

From The Federalist, some drownings in the Rio Grande are more equal than others.

From American Thinker, as the facts about the Capitol "riot" go through the courts, Biden gets egg on his face.

From CNS News, up goes the national debt - again.

From LifeZette, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) puts in her $0.02 about the migrant "surge" by objecting to the term "surge".

From NewsBusters, a Republican state Senator who sponsored Georgia's voting law defends it on a CNN show.

From Canada Free Press, former President Trump's boat floats while those of his successor and cable news flounder.

From CBC News, coronavirus-related ICU admissions in the Canadian province of Ontario reach a new high.

From TeleSUR, the indigenous Mapuche people file a lawsuit against Chilean President Sebastian Piñera.

From The Conservative Woman, how dare the leaders of the Church of England suggest that its pews are full of racists.

From the Express, for the third time in a week, a Scottish National Party parliamentcritter is caught violating the U.K.'s coronavirus rules.

From the (Irish) Independent, primary schools in Ireland see a big jump in coronavirus cases.

From VRT NWS, a Belgian policemen is convicted of using excessive violence on a suspect who was already restrained.

From the NL Times, Dutch pharmacies are now selling coronavirus self-tests.

From Deutsche Welle, German prosecutors close their investigation of a 95-year-old Nazi concentration camp guard who had been deported from the U.S.

From the CPH Post, Denmark is accused of going "far-right" on refugees.

From Polskie Radio, according to Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, the Polish region of Silesia is facing a coronavirus crisis.

From EuroNews, the Polish parliament moves closer to leaving the Istanbul Convention.

From ReMix, the head of the Polish Football Association discourages kneeling for BLM.  (This type of "football" is what the U.S. calls "soccer".)

From Radio Prague, according to national police president Jan Švejdar, the Czech Republic will not take any special measures on the country's roads over the Easter weekend.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia will have its first geothermal power plant in the district of Žiar nad Hronom.

From Euractiv, Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovič resigns after a dispute over the purchase of Russia's first coronavirus vaccine.

From Daily News Hungary, has the third wave of the coronavirus already peaked in Hungary?  (If you read Hungarian, read a related story at Portfolio.)

From Russia Today, Russia registers the world's first coronavirus vaccine for cats and dogs.

From Romania-Insider, Romania institutes a "smart forest" solution to prevent illegal logging in the county of Covasna.

From Novinite, emergency medics criticize the Bulgarian government's "untimely" loosening of its coronavirus restrictions.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece's retail sector is set to open next Monday.

From RAIR Foundation USA, the E.U. spends €276 million for new migrant camps on Greek islands, thus outraging the locals.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Bosnian state deportment publishes a report on human rights.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian leaders are "slammed" over the scarcity of coronavirus vaccines.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia donates 100 books for Egypt's new capital city.

From Total Slovenia News, the Slovenian Press Agency will close due to a cutoff in government funds.  (This agency has been the source of many stories on TSN, so it will be interesting to see how this closure will affect TSN.)

From the Malta Independent, Maltese pharmacists are angered over a government statement that they will not be involved in coronavirus vaccine distribution.

From ANSA, Italy expels two Russian officials for allegedly receiving classified documents from an Italian naval officer.

From Free West Media, pro-illegal-immigration "guerrillas" disrupt deportations at the Vienna airport.

From SwissInfo, the Swiss textile machine industry has a dilemma involving China.

From France24, according to President Emmanuel Macron, France will close its schools and extend its latest coronavirus lockdown to the entire country.

From El País, Spain reports 4,994 new coronavirus cases as seven of its territories indicate a situation of high risk.

From The Portugal News, a dust cloud hits Portugal.

From Morocco World News, Moroccan red berry producers outdo their Spanish competitors.

From The North Africa Post, Algerian authorities allegedly leave migrants to die near the border between Algerian and Niger.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener, Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention by decree is invalid.

From Rûdaw, according to Iraqi state media, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have signed agreements in multiple areas.

From Armenpress, Armenia's national soccer team wins three games in a row.

From In-Cyprus, Cypriot Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis submits bills for judicial reform.

From The Syrian Observer, the Syrian governorate of Damascus reduces the amount of gasoline available for cars.

From The Times Of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu tells the leaders of the Yamina and New Hope parties to "come home" to the right-wing coalition led by the Likud party.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt and Sudan are set to resume their dam negotiations.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, scores of civilians are killed in an attack in the Ethiopian province of Omoria.

From the Saudi Gazette, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for an official visit.

From The New Arab, jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti and Fatah official Nasser Al-Kidwa agree to form a united list to compete in the Palestinian parliamentary elections.

From The Express Tribune, the first batch of the CanSino coronavirus vaccine arrives in Pakistan.

From Khaama Press, Afghan defense and security forces send dozens of Taliban and other terrorists to their virgins.

From India Today, the 25 crew members of the ship Ever Given, all from India, are reportedly in "good health".

From the Dhaka Tribune, the hospital bed crisis in Dhaka, Bangladesh deepens as more coronavirus patients pour into the city.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan authorities start investigating the importation of 6,000 swords around the time of the Easter Sunday terror attack in 2019.

From Coconuts, Indonesian actress Raline Shah is faulted for allegedly wearing shoes in a mosque, but she was actually in a hotel.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian National Police - 1, intruder - 0.

From Free Malaysia Today, two Malaysian food companies are raided over alleged false halal trade descriptions.

From The Mainichi, carbon dioxide levels in Japan hit record highs despite decreased global emissions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

From Gatestone Institute, China threatens free speech in Europe.

From The Stream, how an agnostic misunderstood the Bible.

From HistoryNet, remembering the Battle of Okinawa, which took place 76 years ago tomorrow.

From The Daily Signal, after a recent relatively quiet period, ProFa could be back with a vengeance.

From Military History Matters, it's a war of words, and the word is "soldier".

From The American Conservative, restrictions on voting should not be presumed illegitimate.

From Newsmax, Iowa Democrat Rita Hart drops her bid for a House seat that she lost by six votes to new congresscritter Marianette Miller-Meeks (R).

From Fox News, a sign for a bed-and-breakfast in Alabama that was lost during Hurricane Sally is found in Texas.

From the New York Post, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) calls President Biden's infrastructure plan a "Trojan horse" full of tax increases.

From The Daily Wire, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules Governor Tony Evers's (D) mask mandate.

And from the Genesius Times, Republicans plan a hearing to ascertain why nothing ever happens after their hearings.

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Tuesday Links

On a sunny and mild Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) is hungry for power.

From FrontpageMag, are all those coronavirus-related deaths really from the coronavirus?

From Townhall, congresscritter Chip Roy (R-TX) does not regard Vice President Harris as the right person to deal with the border crisis.

From The Washington Free Beacon, President Biden puts former National Security Advisor Susan Rice in charge of expanding vote by mail.

From the Washington Examiner, according to a border agent, the Biden administration has opened a processing operation for illegal migrants.

From The Federalist, the biggest left-wing control activist goes Sgt. Schulz about Hunter Biden's firearm scandal.

From American Thinker, your coronavirus papers, please.  (This blog has a label for "big government".  The subject of this article would be "huge government".)

From CNS News, according to Republican congresscritters, discontinuing former President Trump's migration agreements is "a serious and preventable" blunder.

From LifeZette, New York City's chief doctors tells white people to "drop dead".

From NewsBusters, liberal media outlets push the idea that pollution is making male parts smaller.

From Canada Free Press, a look at Big Tech's speech gestapo.

From CTV News, according to a poll, Canadians favor stricter gun control and buyback to banned guns.

From TeleSUR, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei potentially authorizes force against a migrant caravan from Honduras.

From The Conservative Woman, the myth of the "super-deadly" British coronavirus variant.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a cargo ship blocks Littlehampton Harbor in southeastern England.

From Free West Media, migration into Germany leads to success for its right-wing parties.

From EuroNews, Germany suspends the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for people under 60.

From Euractiv, over 16 percent of Slovaks are at risk for poverty.  (Yours truly, an American of mostly Slovak descent, is comfortably well off, and thus not at such risk.)

From About Hungary, Hungary now has the highest coronavirus vaccination rate in Europe.

From The Moscow Times, a court in Crimea jails a Jehovah's Witness for six and a half year for organizing and "extremist" group.

From Radio Bulgaria, only 14 percent of restaurant operators in Bulgaria agree to reopen using only their outdoor areas.

From The Greek Reporter, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis plans to visit Libya next week.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio visits Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian police hunt for a wanted American alleged white supremacists.

From ReMix, French politician Marine Le Pen details her immigration referendum plans.

From The North Africa Post, to the displeasure of local textile makers, Chinese and Turkish textile companies will produce uniforms for the Tunisian military.

From Arutz Sheva, United Arab List leader Monsour Abbas is reportedly leaning toward supporting an Israeli government headed by current Prime Minister Netanyahu.

From The New Arab, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi warns against Ethiopia's dam risks.

From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan responds to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Pakistan Day message.

From ANI, according to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, India's success in fighting the coronavirus can be used to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025.

From Gatestone Institute, the Chinese communist party's new five-year plan.

From The Stream, why the Biden administration fired staffers over past marijuana use but has no problem with Vice President Harris's past marijuana use.

From The Daily Signal, the left-wing cries of "Jim Crow" are "absurd, insulting and dishonest".

From HistoryNet, baseball star Ted Williams goes to war.

From Space War, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls South Korea's leader "a parrot raised by America".

From The American Conservative, take a stand against mandatory masks.

From the New York Post, would-be congresscritter Dan Rodimer (R-TX) is accused of faking an accent.

From Newsmax, according to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R), calls to boycott his state over its new voting law are "ridiculous".

From The Daily Wire, the U.S. Olympic Committee sets guidelines for protesting by athletes.

From Investment Watch, the Amish, who decided against coronavirus restrictions, are still alive.

And from Fox News, an eight-year-old Girl Scout in San Bernardino, California sells the most cookies ever.  (Does that make her the new Cookie Monster?)

Monday, March 29, 2021

Monday Mania

On a sunny but cool Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, a murder in Washington, D.C. gets very little attention.

From FrontpageMag, the truth about the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.

From Townhall, the widespread false or misleading attacks on Georgia's new voting law.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senate Democrats punt on gun control bills from the House.

From the Washington Examiner, according to a Border Patrol official, 861 criminal aliens, including 92 sex offenders, have been apprehended in the Rio Grande valley.

From The Federalist, President Biden has elevated a transgender person who supports child mutilation.

From American Thinker, the common threads between the rise of the Nazis and the tactics of the modern left.

From CNS News, according to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), over 16,000 migrant children are now in custody in Border Patrol facilities.

From LifeZette, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) has a suggestion for fixing the failure of our immigration system.

From NewsBusters, in a shocking development, an Axios correspondent points out how stalling economic growth would not be good for the environment.

From Canada Free Press, reality gets relentlessly and often violently destroyed.

From Global News, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, China must address the world's concerns about the abuse against the Uyghurs.

From TeleSUR, Peru's presidential debates will include 18 candidates.

From The Conservative Woman, the connection between the coronavirus vaccine and death on the Rock of Gibraltar.

From Snouts in the Trough, lies, more lies, and "global warming".

From the Evening Standard, as coronavirus restrictions are relaxed, more Britons can go on day trips.  (Have they got good reasons for taking the easy way out?)

From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's oldest busker is busking again after receiving his coronavirus vaccination.

From The Brussels Times, Belgians in multiple sectors go on strike.

From Dutch News, now unstuck from the Suez Canal, the Ever Give heads toward Rotterdam, Netherlands.

From the CPH Post, Danes will participate in Waste Collecting Week in April, and other items.

From Hungary Today, Hungary starts vaccinating pregnant women against the coronavirus.  (If you read Hungarian, read related stories at Telex and Semmelweis Hírek.)

From Sputnik International, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russia's ambassador to the U.S. has not yet briefed President Putin about the current state of the ties between the two countries.

From Romania-Insider, Romanian authorities intensify their checks as new coronavirus restrictions take effect.  (If you read Romanian, read related stories, both at Digi24.)

From The Sofia Globe, two hospitals in Sofia, Bulgaria offer "green corridors" for people wanting coronavirus vaccinations.

From Ekathimerini, coronavirus vaccines gain ground in Greece.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, statements by Montenegro's justice minister about the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia spark an outcry.

From Balkan Insight, the Srpska Lista party sues Kosovo's government to get a second cabinet ministry.

From Malta Today, according to opposition leader Bernard Grech, Malta should cut all ties to the company Electrogas.

From ANSA, three more Italian regions become coronavirus red zones.

From RFI, France starts its first trial of medical marijuana.

From El País, despite the coronavirus, night life in Madrid "rages on".

From The North Africa Post, Morocco suspends air travel with France and Spain.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey's Human Rights Association calls for the release of a Kurdish woman from prison for medical reasons.

From Armenpress, according to the deputy mayor of Goris, Armenia, Azerbaijanis threw stones at a vehicle transporting the bodies of dead military personnel.

From The Syrian Observer, a Chinese delegation visits the region of Idleb in areas controlled by the Syrian government.

From The Jerusalem Post, is the rising water level in the Sea of Galilee dangerous?

From Egypt Today, the Suez Canal has reopened.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopian launches a new safety net program that target 8 million vulnerable people.

From The New Arab, more on the Suez Canal being reopened.

From IranWire, Iran's criminal record in many countries.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan gets a new finance minister.

From the Hindustan Times, India and the U.S. agree to revamp their energy partnership.

From the Daily Mirror, a Sri Lankan police officer is "heavily condemned" after being filmed assaulting a truck driver.

From the National, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia will be cleaned with 60,000 liters of sanitizer every day during Ramadan.

From MSN, the British charity Himmah kept Meghan Markle's $13,000 donation a secret.

From the National Accord, the Sudanese government signs a declaration that agrees to separate religion and state.

From BBC News, dozens of people are killed in a terrorist attack in Palma, Mozambique.

From The Straits Times, Singapore studies a travel bubble proposal from Hong Kong.

From the Borneo Post, the daily number of new coronavirus cases in Malaysia falls under 1,000 for the first time since last December 9th.

From Vietnam Plus, a trade deal between Vietnam and the U.K. will take effect on May 1st.

From Gatestone Institute, China's effort to grab the Whitsun Reef is like a slow-motion "Sudetenland".

From The Stream, do left-wing journalists ever engage in any introspection?

From Breitbart, Muslims in the U.K. demand that it must respect Islam or become "like France".

From The Daily Signal, according to a border expert, illegal immigration is linked to organized crime.

From The American Conservative, the things that the "lost generation" got right.

From HistoryNet, what happened in Vietnam at My Lai?

From The Daily Wire, a bill in Oregon defines "merit" as people who have received "anti-bias" training.

From Fox News, President Biden urges governors to reinstate coronavirus mask requirements.

From the New York Post, the U.S. suspends trade and investment with Myanmar after it cracks down on protesters.

From Military History Matters, if you're in Vilonia, Arkansas, you can stay in a former nuclear missile silo.

And from The Babylon Bee, business at the Capitol comes to a halt after Biden falls down and blocks its main hallway.

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Palm Sunday Links

As western Christianity observes Palm Sunday, recalling how palms were spread on the ground in front of Jesus riding on a donkey, here are some things going on:

From National Review, former President Trump plans to visit the southern border within a couple of weeks.

From Townhall, the Biden administration rolls back requirements for people taking care of unaccompanied minor migrants at the border.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative launches a crusade to save America's soil.

From the Washington Examiner, the Supreme Court sits on what could be blockbuster abortion case.

From American Thinker, cancel culture is not new.

From LifeZette, Florida State University offers a racist course entitled "History of Karen".

From NewsBusters, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) schools NBC about voter suppression.

From Canada Free Press, President Biden deserves to be reviled instead of pitied.

From CBC News, Canada has distributed over 5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines.

From TeleSUR, leftist candidate Andrez Arauz leads by seven points in Ecuador's presidential runoff election.

From The Conservative Woman, coronavirus passports are a con.

From the Express, Queen Elizabeth rejects an offer from her grandson and his wife to be royal advisors.

From EuroNews, a smartphone app tracks grey seals around Britain's coastline.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland plans to extend its coronavirus restrictions into May.

From VRT NWS, young people will be able to ride public transport in Brussels, Belgium for €12 per year.

From the NL Times, riot police user water cannons on protesters in Amsterdam.

From Deutsche Welle, German hoard billions of Euros as coronavirus lockdowns curb their spending.

From Free West Media, the Council for German Spelling rejects forms that identify multi-gender names.

From Polskie Radio, ethnic Polish activists detained in Belarus will be interrogated on Monday.

From Radio Prague, over 1.1 million Czechs have received one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia opens coronavirus vaccination to people over 50.

From Daily News Hungary, six Hungarian cities are among Europe's worst for air pollution.

From Russia Today, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promises to resign.  (I would have liked to see what Armenpress has on this story, but that site has not put out any new articles today.)

From Novinite, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev urges North Macedonia to respect the rights of Bulgarians living there.

From the Greek Reporter, whatever happened to Greece's camels?

From Total Croatia News, how did Croatia become happier?  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Novac.)

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia will step up coronavirus restrictions at its borders starting tomorrow.

From the Malta Independent, Malta will limit public gatherings to two people starting this coming Wednesday.

From SwissInfo, Moutier, Switzerland votes to change cantons.

From France24, doctors in Paris warn of an overload of coronavirus cases.

From The Portugal News, Coimbra, Portugal has scooter sharing.

From Morocco World News, Morocco suspends flights to and from 37 countries due to coronavirus cases.

From The North Africa Post, the Algerian military regime pushes conspiracies to discredit the Hirak movement,

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey will start vaccinating people over age 60 and in at-risk groups against the coronavirus.

From Rûdaw, Syrian Defense Forces troops raid the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria in an effort to target ISIS cells.

From In-Cyprus, kidney patients go on strike in Famagust, Cyprus.

From The Times Of Israel, Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman indicates that he will support Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid to form Israel's next government.

From the Egypt Independent, according to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Egypt is racing against time to reopen the Suez Canal to navigation.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia's education ministers orders schools to increase the number of female teachers so that women are 50 percent of kindergarten teachers.

From The New Arab, Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top oil producers, unveils a plan to combat climate change.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan steadily recovers from the coronavirus.

From Khaama Press, an explosion kills three people in the Afghan province of Khost.

From The Hans India, in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian security forces send a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist to his virgins.

From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Bangladesh will not tolerate anarchy.

From Yahoo News, Hindu temples and a train are attacked in Bangladesh after a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

From the Colombo Page, according to Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila, the Suez Canal blockage will not affect Sri Lanka's fuel supply.

From RAIR Foundation USA, suicide bombers strike a Catholic church in Makassar, Indonesia.

From The Jakarta Post, more on the attack on a church in Indonesia.

From Free Malaysia Today, motorcyclists in Malaysia with loud exhausts will be interviewed instead of summoned.

From The Mainichi, a public bath in Otsu, Japan is wheelchair-friendly.

From Gatestone Institute, "lessons from the Middle East".

From The Stream, why the CDC changed the distancing rules for schools but for no one else.

From the New York Post, a racist assaults an Asian woman in a New York subway station.

From Fox News, Memphis wins the NIT.

From The Daily Wire, a woman claiming to be a Biden official tries to block Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) from taking pictures inside a Border Patrol facility for holding migrants.

From Newsmax, a turf battle delays the Senate confirmation of President Biden's nominee for National Cyber Director.

From Breitbart, the Republican Party of Maine votes against censuring Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) for her vote to convict former President Trump.

And from ET Canada, the limited edition "Satan Shoes", of which 666 pairs will be made, will contain a drop of human blood.

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Saturday Stories

On a sunny and breezy Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the misleading left-wing "pro-life" arguments.

From Townhall, how did the Boulder, Colorado shooter get his gun?

From The Washington Free Beacon, pressure grows on President Biden to act on threats to human rights in Tibet.

From the Washington Examiner, an electricity research CEO tells Biden to do the math on climate change.

From The Federalist, a California Democrat Assembly member proposes a bill that would prohibit Christians and conservatives from serving in law enforcement.

From American Thinker, if we can have a no-fly list, how about a no-vote list?

From CNS News, the CDC reports a very low portion of coronavirus deaths are in children 17 years old and under.

From LifeZette, left-wing anti-Asian racism in San Francisco gets a slap on the wrist.

From NewsBusters, CNN's double standards on presidents and stairs.

From Canada Free Press, the U.S. needs some real conservatives.

From The Conservative Woman, Harry has become "the fresh prince of virtue signal valley".

From Free West Media, a British teacher hides from protesting Muslims after showing cartoons of Mohammed from Charlie Hebdo.

From EuroNews, police in Minsk, Belarus continue cracking down on protests and arresting protesters.

From ReMix, after years of squabble among themselves, ethnic Hungarian parties in Slovakia form a coalition.

From Balkan Insight, a Serbian actor denies allegations of rape.

From The North Africa Post, according to the British paper The Daily Mail, Morocco's coronavirus vaccine program is "exemplary".

From The New Arab, Syria suffers effects from the Suez Canal traffic jam.

From Gatestone Institute, the Iranian regime and the Houthi rebels in Yemen celebrate President Biden's removing the latter from the U.S. terrorist list.

From The Stream, conservative Christianity may be unexpected, but progressive Christianity is weird.

From The American Conservative, the left-wing network that supports "welcome centers" at the border.

From Fox News, 17 days after various restrictions are lifted, coronavirus numbers in Texas are decreasing.

From Newsmax, older adults, now vaccinated against the coronavirus, emerge from hibernation.

From the New York Post, police in Washington, D.C. investigate a possible hate crime after noose is found outside a church.

From The Daily Wire, the father of Mike Brown, who was killed by a policeman, meets with BLM leaders after demanding money for St. Louis-area activists.

And finally, if you're wondering if that ship is still stuck in the Suez Canal, you can go to its website.

Friday, March 26, 2021

Friday Fuss

On a warm sunny Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, now that President Biden is telling falsities about the border situation, where are the disinformation police?

From FrontpageMag, Biden spends four times more to house illegal aliens than National Guard troops.

From Townhall, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) makes a "wild declaration" about the House seat from Iowa that the Democrats tried to steal.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to new Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), "we currently don't have a plan" about the crisis at the border.

From the Washington Examiner, 6,000 people were apprehended at the border yesterday.

From The Federalist, when the powerful reverse truth and lies, no one can defend America but you.

From American Thinker, Biden's stunning lies about illegal immigration.

From CNS News, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) signs a bill to limit girls sports to girls.

From LifeZette, journalism died yesterday, not in darkness but in broad daylight.

From NewsBusters, CNN has no problem with Biden hiding the border fiasco.

From Canada Free Press, how to make sure that elections can always be manipulated.

From The Conservative Woman, the big lockdown lie will never end.

From Snouts in the Trough, will your house be demolished to make way for bird choppers?

From Free West Media, high school students in the French region of Brittany mobilize to defend the Breton language.

From EuroNews, Norway delays resuming the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to conduct more investigations.

From Euractiv, Croatian organizations fight to preserve seeds as a human right.

From ReMix, a new Dutch translation of Dante's The Divine Comedy omits passages about the Islamic prophet Mohammed.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Foreign Ministers Anže Logar (Slovenia) and Bogdan Lucian Aurescu (Romania) meet in Slovenia.

From Balkan Insight, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša alleges media censorship.

From The North Africa Post, police in Kenitra, Morocco foil a international drug trafficking operation and seize nine tons of cannabis.

From The New Arab, 32 people are killed when two passenger trains collide in southern Egypt.

From Gatestone Institute, the courts and the 2020 U.S. election.

From The Stream, President Biden tells a "detestable" lie about former President Trump.

From Space Daily, BlackSky's newest satellite delivers its first images within 24 hours of being launched.

From Space War, a missile warning satellite from the U.S. Space Force is delivered to Cape Canaveral.

From The Daily Signal, how conservatives can do a better job of engaging black Americans.

From The American Conservative, the forgotten story of the Green Corn Rebellion.

From Fox News, according to Republicans, congresscritter Eric Swalwell's (D-Cal) lawsuit against Trump won't distract from his Chinese spy scandal.

From Breitbart, White House press secretary Jen Psaki criticizes police for arresting a Georgia legislator who allegedly disrupted the signing ceremony of its election integrity bill.

From Newsmax, Biden is "worried" about Georgia's new election integrity law.

From The Daily Wire, no, requiring voter ID is not like Jim Crow.

And from the New York Post, "cat scratch fever" appears to be real.

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Thursday Tidings

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

From National Review, more male bovine waste at the border.

From FrontpageMag, it's not a hate crime when a black perpetrator shoots Asians.

From Townhall, a chyron on CNN host Don Lemon's show about Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is accurate.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Republican congresscritters investigate talks with South Korea over a billion-dollar ransom payed to Iran.

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden increases America's coronavirus vaccine goal to 200 million vaccinations in 100 days, but we were already on pace to meet it.

From The Federalist, South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) should realize that Republicans will stop supporting politicians who turn on their interests.

From American Thinker, the results of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

From CNS News, according to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), illegal aliens being released at the border are testing positive for the coronavirus at six times the rate of the U.S. population.

From LifeZette, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) "scorches" Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) a debate about HR 1.

From NewsBusters, Spanish-speaking media hide HR 1 from its viewers.

From Canada Free Press, did the "combat whiteness" initiative in Boulder, Colorado lead to the recent mass shooting?

From TeleSUR, a "farmers march" in Paraguay demands structural reform.

From The Conservative Woman, don't fall for the coronavirus con trick.

From Free West Media, French politician Marion Maréchal explains the meaning of "multiculturalism".

From EuroNews, France extends its coronavirus lockdown to more areas as cases surge.

From Euractiv, Belgium starts a four-week Easter lockdown due to a third wave of coronavirus cases.

From ReMix, according to French politician Marine Le Pen, "citizenship is inherited or earned".  (The abovementioned Marion Maréchal is Le Pen's niece.)

From Balkan Insight, Greece leads the Balkan countries in welcoming "green pass" Israeli travelers.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco dismantles an ISIS-link terror cell in the city of Oujda, with some help from U.S. intelligence.

From The New Arab, Libya tells foreign mercenaries to get out.

From OpIndia, an Indian political leader in the state of West Bengal claims that Muslims in India "can form four Pakistans".

From This Day, an Islamic teacher and 33 others are arrested for allegedly looting a burnt market in the Nigerian state of Katsina.

From ANF News, French police question a Kurdish politician for allegedly "insulting" Turkish President Erdoğan.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From Gatestone Institute, Arabs have a warning for U.S. President Biden about Iran.

From The Stream, are people really targeting Asian Americans for violent attacks, and if so, why?

From Space War, North Korea launches two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea.

From The Daily Signal, women's groups go Sgt. Schulz about the event to be hosted by Vice President Harris and former President Mr. Bill.

From The American Conservative, election reform can have both improved access and improved security.

From The Daily Wire, teachers union officials frequently infiltrate PTAs, depriving parents of their own group.

From Breitbart, China punishes the Swedish business H&M for objecting to Uyghurs being using in slave labor.

From CBS Philly, due to driver confusing, Atlantic City, New Jersey will redo its "black lives matter" road paint.

From Newsmax, Senator Socialism (I-VT) proposes even bigger tax increases than Biden is considering.

From the New York Post, according to a federal government report, bald eagle populations are "soaring" across the U.S.  (Is the pun intended?)

And from Fox News, just when you thought it was safe to drive on interstate highways in Maryland.

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Wednesday Whatnot

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

From National Review, according to a poll, support for a path to citizenship for illegal aliens has dropped since Joe Biden became president.

From FrontpageMag, the Boulder, Colorado shooter is an ISIS sympathizer, thus not fitting into left-wing stereotypes.

From Townhall, Vice President Harris plans to hold an event on the impact of the coronavirus on women and girls with none other than Mr. Bill.  (I'd say that an "oh, nooooo!" will be more appropriate than ever.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Henry Cuellar (D-TX) claims to have gotten more information from Mexico than from the U.S. about the border crisis.

From the Washington Examiner, the Biden presidency has already been transformative for the worse.

From The Federalist, President Biden's border crisis is real and will soon get much worse.

From American Thinker, no, Biden doesn't deserve any pity.

From CNS News, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) points out what should be an obvious truth about gun control.

From LifeZette, Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) threaten to vote against confirming white Biden nominees.

From NewsBusters, according to a report, an organization funded by Facebook may have swayed Arizona for then-candidate Biden.

From Canada Free Press, does the Boulder, Colorado mass shooting count as a hate crime against white Americans?

From CTV News, one million people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in the Canadian province of Quebec.

From TeleSUR, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plans to create a "national committee" to combat the coronavirus.

From The Conservative Woman, "common sense is worth a thousand lockdowns".

From Snouts in the Trough, was the Boulder, Colorado shooting a terror attack from the religion of peace?

From the (U.K.) Independent, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pubs in the U.K. could be allowed to bar entry to people who haven't been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From Euractiv, Johnson admits that in handling the coronavirus pandemic, mistakes were made.

From EuroNews, German Chancellor Angela Merkel apologizes and scraps her plans for a five-day coronavirus lockdown around Easter.

From About Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary does not want a new cold war or animosity between the East and the West.

From ReMix, according to Justice Minister Judit Varga, the E.U. wants to destroy traditional Hungarian values.

From The Moscow Times, according to his aides, Russian dissident Alexey Navalny's health while is prison is "deteriorating".

From Gatestone Institute, Navalny is "prepared to lose everything".

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria's national census will start on September 7th.

From the Greek City Times, Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos says that the Greek military can deal with any threat, and pays tribute to the independence fighters of 1821.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, people who boycott the North Macedonian census could face up to five years in prison.

From Balkan Insight, according to an opinion column, "Balkan with hunts always target women".

From Free West Media, Milan, Italy is declared a coronavirus red zone, but some people gather at a mosque.

From The North Africa Post, the Netherlands condemns hostile acts against Moroccan symbols at its consulates in the Dutch cities of Den Bosh and Utrecht.

From EuroWeekly, an Egyptian doctor is allegedly thrown to her death for inviting a male colleague into her home.

From Arutz Sheva, according to an op-ed, Israel's election system is a kind of political madness.

From The New Arab, Egypt's Suez Canal Authority works to refloat a grounded container ship.

From Dawn, the Pakistani government decides not to renew the passport of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, but offers him documents to return to Pakistan from the U.K.

From India Today, for the first time ever, the Indian navy will participate in the French naval exercise La Perouse.

From The Stream, Vice President Harris is "the co-president nobody wanted".  (When President Biden refers to her as "President Harris", I consider it not a gaffe but a warning.)

From The American Conservatives, what novelist Henry James could tell us about the victimhood culture.

From The Daily Signal, school districts are unconstitutionally hiding information on gender-transitioning children from their parents.

From The Daily Wire, the Wisconsin state Assembly authorizes an investigation of the 2020 presidential election.

From the New York Post, Biden taps Harris for talks with Mexico and other countries about the recent surge in migrants.

From Fox News, former Border Patrol officials ask congressional leader for help with the migrant surge.

From Breitbart, some Republican Senators line up to oppose two amnesty bills passed by the House.

And from Vice, before running aground in the Suez Canal, the abovementioned container ship drew a picture with its course.  (via the New York Post)

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Tuesday Things

On a sunny and mild Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the misleading left-wing narrative about racism against Asians.

From FrontpageMag, how humans need to feel important.

From Townhall, after the shooting suspect in Boulder, Colorado is identified, the media narrative about the shooting falls apart.

From The Washington Free Beacon, insurance companies, reaping benefits from riots, get behind BLM.

From the Washington Examiner, after criticism, the Biden administration releases pictures from the migrant holding facilities.

From The Federalist, how the Equality Act would legalize bigotry against religion.

From American Thinker, the Democrats have declared war on America.

From CNS News, according to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), taking guns away from law-abiding citizens would make crime worse.

From LifeZette, when asked about when she will visit the border, Vice President Harris laughs.

From Newsbusters, in a shocking development, journalist Joe Scarborough blasts the Biden for "luring" children to the southern border.

From Canada Free Press, former First Lady Michelle Obama claims to be getting bored of being in coronavirus quarantine.

From Global News, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole urges the Canadian government to put its coronavirus reopening plan on the table.

From TeleSUR, Bolivia observes the 142nd anniversary of losing its connection to the Pacific Ocean.

From The Conservative Woman, an expert who would not mind coronavirus restrictions to keep on going.

From the Evening Standard, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon survives a no-confidence vote.

From EuroNews, the British reflect on a "bizarre" year since their first coronavirus lockdown.

From the Irish Examiner, according to the group Social Justice Ireland, returning to the pre-coronavirus normal would be a failure.

From The Brussels Times, the Brussels Jazz Weekend will be held on balconies this coming May.

From Dutch News, starting next week, the Netherlands will move its curfew from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

From ReMix, according to AfD MEP Maximilian Krah, his party is trying to stop the destruction of society by the "woke wave".

From Gatestone Institute, the Danish government cracks down on "parallel societies".

From Hungary Today, according to Prime Minister Orban, the Hungarian economy can restart only after everyone over 65 is vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From Sputnik International, Russian President Putin's coronavirus vaccination will not be televised.

From The Sofia Globe, 87 Bulgarian would-be parliamentcritters worked for their country's communist-era secret service.

From Ekathimerini, some Greek economic sectors avoid e-payments.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgaria's Central Election Commission finalizes the electoral process for mobile ballot boxes and diaspora voters.

From Balkan Insight, the coronavirus pandemic drives a black market in oxygen in Albania.

From Malta Today, Moviment Graffitti activists protest roadworks in Dingli, Malta.

From RAIR Foundation USA, Muslims in the region of Lombardy threaten a politician who exposed their operating a mosque in violation of Italy's coronavirus lockdown.

From Free West Media, an Algerian millionaire offers to pay the fines of people who violate Switzerland's ban on veils.

From RFI, France considers imposing harsher coronavirus restrictions if the current ones don't work.

From Euractiv, Europe is halfway to closing down its coal-fired power plants by 2030.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria becomes a major purchaser of German weapons.

From Turkish Minute, a Kurdish leader is sentenced to three and a half years in prison for insulting Turkish President Erdoğan.

From The Jerusalem Post, New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa'ar warns that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu could have a 61-seat coalition in the Knesset.

From Egypt Today, according to a study, Egypt could soon have no debtors in prison.

From The New Arab, Iraq looks to host refugees from the Al-Hol camp in Syria.

From IranWire, during World War II, Iran sheltered Jews from Europe.

From Khaama Press, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. troops will be pulled out of Afghanistan in consultation with NATO allies.

From Pakistan Today, an explosion outside the Levies office in Chaman, Pakistan kills four people and injures 13 others.

From ANI, women are taught about self-reliance in Lucknow, India.

From the Daily Mirror, former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge denies rumors that she is plotting to bring her son into politics.

From TRT World, more on the fire at the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.  (See yesterday's story from the Dhaka Tribune.)

From the Sunday Times, unidentified attackers kill 137 people in villages and hamlets in southwestern Niger.  (The Sunday Times is a South African site.)

From The Straits Times, Singapore and Malaysia look to mutually recognize each other's coronavirus vaccination certificates and gradually restore cross-border travel.

From the Borneo Post, only 53 of rivers in Malaysia are classified as clean.

From Vietnam Plus, a photo exhibit on Vietnamese border areas opens in Hanoi.

From The Stream, while a picture is normally worth a thousand words, those from our border facilities will make you speechless.

From The Daily Signal, why someone hid the accurate coronavirus death numbers for New York nursing homes.

From The Daily Wire, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, President Biden is considering executive action on guns.

From Newsweek, who is the Boulder, Colorado shooting suspect?

From WPVI-TV, what we know abut the victims in Boulder.

From Fox News, Senate Republicans point out the hypocrisy of Democrats calling the filibuster "racist".

From Newsmax, 15 jurors have been selected for the trial of the Minneapolis policeman charged in the death of George Floyd.

From the New York Post, the TSA reports 1.5 million travelers in one day for the first time since March 2020.

And from the Genesius Times, the Secret Service hires a Nepalese Sherpa to carry Biden up and down the White House stairs.