Monday, May 10, 2021

Monday Mania

On another manic Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, according to employers, the cause of the hiring slump is "too much free money".

From FrontpageMag, what racism really looks like.

From Townhall, why Republicans have a problem with congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY).

From The Washington Free Beacon, while the coronavirus pandemic devastated union members, union leaders did not get pay cuts.

From the Washington Examiner, according to the FBI, the Colonial Pipeline was hacked and shut down by the DarkSide.

From The Federalist, the left celebrates swindling the American people into thinking that our farthest-left president ever is a moderate.

From American Thinker, California Democrats can't understand why people are leaving the state.

From CNS News, Tennessee passes a bill to prohibit puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors who experience sexual dysphoria.

From LifeZette, if you want to "hang out" with the family of former President Obama, you need to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From NewsBusters, CBS This Morning donates another 18 minute to the Obamas.

From Canada Free Press, reality crashes down on Dr. Fauci's traveling coronavirus show.

From CBC News, a new resident of the Canadian province of New Brunswick advises people who need a doctor to "think twice" before moving there.

From TeleSUR, 5,427 illegal aliens irregular migrants arrived in Panama during the first quarter of 2021.

From The Conservative Woman, the human fingerprints of the coronavirus.

From Snouts in the Trough, the U.K. needs to start building more land to accommodate solar farms and bird choppers.

From the Express, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a new list of what Britons may do as coronavirus cases fall.

From the (Irish) Independent, a couple apologizes for their "illegal" wedding reception in Longford, Ireland.

From VRT NWS, the reopening of outdoor areas of cafés and bars in and around Antwerp, Belgium results in more intoxication.

From the NL Times, ICU coronavirus cases are down in the Netherlands for the fifth straight day.

From Deutsche Welle, the Green Party nominee for German chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, deals with sexist hate speech and fake news.

From Free West Media, the Green Party considers dropping "Germany" from the title of its election platform.

From Euractiv, Germany's new law on online "hate speech" is slammed by both the country's opposition and the European Commission.  (I use quotes around "hate speech" because its definition can be very subjective.)

From the CPH Post, 67 people in the Danish region of North Zealand contract the Mexican coronavirus variant.

From ReMix, construction starts on a gas pipeline between Denmark, Norway and Poland.

From Polskie Radio, Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk sets a new national record.

From Radio Prague, shops and services reopen around the Czech Republic.

From The Slovak Spectator, the lonely forest people of Slovakia's Starý plášť mountain.  (For some reason, "Starý" is capitalized, but "plášť" is not.)

From Hungary Today, Hungary launches a coronavirus vaccination campaign for its Roma.

From Russia Today, the disappearance of a doctor who treated Russian dissident Alexei Navalny sets off conspiracy theorists - until he is found.

From Romania-Insider, all Romanians can now get vaccinated against the coronavirus without an appointment.

From EuroNews, Romanians can get vaccinated at Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania.

From Novinite, when in Bulgaria, beware the coronavirus testing scams.

From the Greek Reporter, new research shows that today's Greeks are genetically similar to those of 4,000 years ago.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the E.U. tells Bosnia and Herzegovina that it cares.

From Balkan Insight, the business of smuggling migrants through the Balkans is reportedly worth €50 million per year.  (As I sometimes like to point out, migrants don't merely migrant, but get smuggled.)

From Total Croatia News, Croatia opens its parks and hiking trails.

From Total Slovenia News, all adults in Slovenia may get a coronavirus vaccine.

From the Malta Independent, according to Health Minister Chris Fearne, Malta will achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus "in the coming weeks".

From ANSA, new arrivals overwhelm a migrant center on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

From SwissInfo, the Museum of Swiss in the World will close.

From France24, France commemorates its national day of abolishing slavery.

From El País, according to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain is "100 days away from group immunity" against the coronavirus.

From The Portugal News, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa regards blaming Germany for the E.U.'s position on patent waivers "unjust".

From The North Africa Post, Algerian President Tebboune orders companies in Algeria to refrain from doing business with their Moroccan counterparts.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Istanbul, Turkey sees a sharp decrease in new coronavirus cases and and ICU patients.

From Rûdaw, a Christian village in the Iraqi province of Duhok is abandoned due to Turkish bombardment in its vicinity.

From Armenpress, Armenian active Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazian and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres discuss the humanitarian situation in Artsakh.

From In-Cyprus, the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle arrives at Limassol, Cyprus.

From The Syrian Observer, according to a Syrian official, U.S. President Biden is perpetuating misguided policies toward Syria.

From The961, gasoline importers in Lebanon are again distributing gasoline.

From Arutz Sheva, seven rockets are fired at Jerusalem after a deadline to meet a demand from Hamas passes.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt executes a former monk convicted of killing an abbot.

From the Saudi Gazette, the Arab Coalition destroys a Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport.

From The New Arab, a Palestinian priest urges Christians to protect the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

From Dawn, a court in Karachi, Pakistan releases about 300 people arrested for alleged coronavirus-related violations on "humanitarian grounds".

From Khaama Press, Afghan Defense and Security Forces send 158 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From India Today, Indian naval ships bring oxygen and other medical equipment from abroad.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladeshi health ministry fails to spend three quarters of its budget.

From the Colombo Page, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposes travel restrictions between Sri Lankan provinces due to the coronavirus.

From Eurasia Review, a Shia Muslim in Uzbekistan is fined for having Shia religious material on his mobile phone.

From Naya Daur, the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami is called out on Twitter for his hypocrisy.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian authorities arrest a Papuan separatist leader for alleged treason.

From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia imposes a new Movement Control Order starting this coming Wednesday to fight the third wave of the coronavirus.

From The Mainichi, three U.S. servicemen are arrested for alleged trespassing or drunk driving on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

From Gatestone Institute, some Arabs find preventing peace with Israel more important than fighting the coronavirus.

From The Stream, "calling on moderate Democrats", if there are any.

From NorthJersey(dot)com, a Muslim judge in New Jersey nominated for the federal bench is questioned about his knowledge of sharia.  (If you think that the question came from one of those allegedly Islamophobic Republicans, you'd be wrong.)

From The Daily Signal, a court in Indiana gives a Catholic school a religious freedom victory.

From Space War, an open letter from French soldiers warns President Emmanuel Macron that France's survival is at stake.

From SmallBizDaily, how to boost attendance at virtual events.

From Fox News, the Associated Press pans Jake Tapper's new book.

From Politico, a Russian spy unit is suspected of carrying out direct-energy attacks against U.S. personnel.  (via the Daily Caller)

From the Daily Caller, TV host Martha McCallum presses American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten over the 1619 Project.

From The Daily Wire, over a dozen Iranian gunboats harass six American warships.

From Breitbart, a school choice movement in Minnesota founded by blacks intends to challenge woke ideas.

And from The Babylon Bee, now that Birthing Person's Day is over, many families prepare to observe Lawnmowing Person's Day.  (Lawnmowing Persons have their own song.)

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