As you're celebrating the Fifth Of May, maybe with a Corona (the beer, not the virus), here are some things going on:
From National Review, where did the idea of "diversity training" come from?
From FrontpageMag, how to defeat the fascism of President Biden and Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal).
From Townhall, fact-checkers have no problem with the Jim Crow smear.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Democrat megadonors have ties to an electric bus company that has been boosted by the Biden administration.
From the Washington Examiner, the group Americans for Tax Reform warns that taxes proposed by Biden will affect small businesses.
From The Federalist, the crisis at the southern border isn't just about illegal migrants, but about the drug cartels.
From American Thinker, Biden keeps lying in an attempt to divide America.
From CNS News, Catholic school students do better in reading and math than students in public schools. (If you can read this, you might need to thank a nun.)
From LifeZette, Alan Dershowitz explains why former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict should be vacated.
From NewsBusters, in a shocking development, CBS realizes that Biden is now responsible for what happens in Afghanistan.
From Canada Free Press, through his executive orders, Biden asks and coerces the Border Patrol and ICE to stand down from their duties.
From Global News, Canada approves the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for ages 12 and up.
From TeleSUR, a curfew doesn't stop Colombians from protesting.
From The Conservative Woman, there really isn't any climate apocalypse on the way.
From the Express, a Labour Party candidate urges people to "cough on a Tory".
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish gardaí are called in to ensure that a marquee announcing a wedding in the town of Longford is taken down.
From VRT NWS, a gang of youths attack an off-duty police officer in Brussels.
From the NL Times, a baby Asian elephant is born at the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
From Deutsche Welle, German ministers propose more ambitious climate goals.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, a foundation of a Muslim former soccer player is banned in Germany for financing terror. (If you read German, read the story at Hessenschau.)
From Euractiv, the expansion of Germany's onshore bird chopper industry continues to struggle.
From the CPH Post, Denmark's first bank note sells at auction for 170,000 kroner.
From Polskie Radio, Presidents Andrzej Duda (Poland) and Kersti Kaljulaid (Estonia) discuss energy security.
From ReMix, the Polish Sejm passes a national recovery act.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic observes the 76th anniversary of the Prague uprising.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's coronavirus curfew will remain in place for now.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian police charge a coronavirus skeptic with spreading false information.
From Russia Today, anti-Russian propaganda in the West is "immune to facts".
From EuroNews, Romanian authorities investigate a European prince for allegedly killing their country's largest bear.
From Novinite, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev sets the date for a snap election.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece starts using the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić wants to redraw Montenegro's border with Croatia.
From Balkan Insight, according to President Aleksandar Vučić, Serbian public workers must be vaccinated against the coronavirus in order to receive sick leave.
From Total Croatia News, a high-speed ship service will start operating between the Croatian cities of Lastovo, Korčula and Dubrovnik in mid-May. (I have visited the latter two.)
From Total Slovenia News, construction on what will become Slovenia's largest solar power plant will start near the town of Hrastnik.
From the Malta Independent, people line up to receive coronavirus vaccines at the University of Malta.
From ANSA, according to Foreign Minister Luigi De Maio, Italy is ready to welcome foreign visitors.
From SwissInfo, coronavirus numbers fall in Switzerland.
From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron observes the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoléon Bonaparte.
From Free West Media, French politicians Marine Le Pen and Gilbert Collard are acquitted of hate speech charges for "posting ISIS images".
From El País, Spain starts vaccinating people under age 60 against the coronavirus.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese parliament recommends more cultural support for the region of Algarve.
From Morocco World News, a Moroccan astronomer calculates May 13th as the date for Eid Al-Fitr.
From The North Africa Post, Morocco and Nigeria reaffirm their commitment to build a strategic partnership.
From Hürriyet Daily News, supermarkets in Turkey will be allowed to sell only essential goods starting on May 7th.
From Rûdaw, Defense Ministers Juma Anad (Iraq) and Hulusi Akar (Turkey) discuss Turkey's military operations in Iraqi Kurdistan.
From Armenpress, Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan sends letters to U.N. officials about the eviction of Armenians from the town of Shushi.
From In-Cyprus, Cypriot authorities find 82 kilos of drugs in four months.
From The961, border talks between Lebanon and Israel are indefinitely postponed.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli Prime Minister Netayahu, Yamini party chairman Bennett seeks a left-wing government.
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian ministry of health plans to send out mobile coronavirus vaccination teams.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, the Ethiopian parliament is expected to endorse a Council of Ministers decision to label the TPLF and Sheen as terrorist entities.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia will no longer roll out red carpets, but lavender ones.
From The New Arab, ISIS terrorists blow up two oil wells in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk.
From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, according to Iraqi President Barham Salih, his country hosted talks between Saudi and Iranian officials.
From Khaama Press, the Taliban threatens media outlets over alleged government collusion.
From The Hans India, the Indian Supreme Court strikes down a quota for Maratha in the state of Maharashtra. (The Maratha are a caste group who have their own language and once had their own empire.)
From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh reports its lowest number of daily coronavirus deaths in 33 days.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is elected chairman of the Asian Development Bank Board of Governors.
From The Jakarta Post, Singapore steps up its coronavirus measures as more people become infected.
From Free Malaysia Today, the Catholic Diocese of Kuala Lumpur suspends daily mass in the city of Kuala Lumpur and the state of Selangor due to the government's latest Movement Control Order.
From The Mainichi, the Japanese government plans to decide whether to extend its coronavirus emergency by this coming weekend.
From Gatestone Institute, Arabs warn the West against letting Iran fool them.
From The Stream, President Biden's labor secretary threatens independent contractors.
From The Daily Signal, Facebook decides to maintain its suspension of former President Trump.
From Military History Matters, the world's "deepest-known shipwreck" is surveyed in the Pacific Ocean.
From The American Conservative, Democrat congresscritters wage war on ICE.
From The Daily Wire, a self-proclaimed "parents union" decries the influence of teachers unions on Biden's school closures.
From Newsmax, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) defends the Sturgis motorcycle rally from accusations of being a "super-spreader" event.
From Breitbart, Pennsylvania plans to lift its coronavirus restrictions on May 31st, except for its mask mandate.
And from the New York Post, tourists are lining up to go into space.
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