Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Tuesday Tidings

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

From National Review, the shutting down of an important pipeline shows how important real infrastructure is, not what President Biden thinks is "infrastructure".

From FrontpageMag, criticism of National Review and its attitude toward former President Trump.

From Townhall, Republicans want to know if Biden purged a Trump-appointed scientist.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Biden Department of Justice defends the police officers who in 2020 cleared Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. for Trump.

From the Washington Examiner, data show that the majority of Trump's voters in 2020 were women or people of color.  (This means you could say that white males elected Biden president.)

From The Federalist, Mollie Hemmingway, who also wrote this column, is writing the book on the 2020 presidential election that the media won't want you to read.

From American Thinker, Disney tries to run away from evidence of its woke racism.

From CNS News, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) points out the problems with what he calls the "corrupt politicians act".

From LifeZette, congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY) gets defended by a notorious football player/actor.

From NewsBusters, media slam the Jacksonville Jaguars for giving Tim Tebow a chance at a comeback.  (The media don't seem to like anyone who kneels for Jesus but not for BLM.)

From Canada Free Press, a message for the police chief of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

From Global News, the Calgary pastor accused of violating coronavirus measures has his court date set.

From TeleSUR, in Costa Rica, medical patients who don't have the coronavirus have to wait.

From The Conservative Woman, U.K. Prime Minister Boris "the Spider" Johnson unleashes his inner tyrant.

From the Evening Standard, Johnson promises an inquiry of the U.K. government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, the Irish government will force local authorities to allow pubs with no indoor facilities to expand onto pavements.  (My spellchecker has a problem with Varadkar's last name, but not with his title.)

From The Brussels Times, how Belgium plans to leave its coronavirus lockdown.

From Dutch News, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte admits his mistakes.  (Yes, I know that a story about a politician admitting mistakes, regardless of party or country, might be hard to believe, so read it and decide for yourself what you think.  And if you read Dutch, read the story at NOS.)

From Allah's Willing Executioners, Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg shares anti-Israel propaganda.

From ReMix, Poland overtakes the U.S. as the third-largest exporter to Germany.

From EuroNews, Slovakia suspends using the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.

From Euractiv, the Slovak government is divided over whether to oust Justice Minister Mária Kolíková.

From About Hungary, Hungary has vaccinated 4,346,089 people against the coronavirus.

From Sputnik International, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament votes to revoke a taxation agreement with the Netherlands.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev designates Stefan Yanev as caretaker prime minister.  (In some places, I've seen Radev's first name spelled "Rumen".  I use whatever spelling is in the linked source.)

From Ekathimerini, the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece reopens to visitors.

From Free West Media, Greece introduces a controversial method to discourage illegal migrants.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, more on President Radev's caretaker cabinet.  (This source spells his first name "Rumen".)

From Balkan Insight, a report by a Council of Europe committee criticize North Macedonia for police brutality and poor prison conditions.

From Malta Today, the Maltese government removes 1,200 illegal road signs.

From Italy24News, migrants keep coming to Italy, which puts Prime Minister Mario Draghi in a "pincer".

From RFI, French Prime Minister Jean Castex proposes harsher punishments for people who attack police.

From Morocco World News, Morocco's prison authority plans to generalize its training programs on human rights.

From The North Africa Post, Spain complains about the large number of illegal migrants coming from Algeria.

From The Times Of Israel, two women in Ashkelon, Israel are killed by rockets fired from the Gaza strip.

From Egypt Today, President Abdel al-Sisi addresses Egyptians on the Ethiopian dam crisis.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, the FAO welcomes Canadian aid to safeguard agriculture in Ethiopia.

From The New Arab, Egypt plans to widen the Suez Canal due to the recent blockage by a cargo ship.

From IranWire, how does vetting presidential candidates work in Iran?

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre approves Eidul Fitr prayers across the country.

From Barnabus Fund, three Christian nurses in Pakistan fear for their lives after being accused of "blasphemy".

From the Afghanistan Times, 41 convicted drug traffickers in Afghanistan are given prison terms.

From The Hans India, according to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Indian federal and state governments are doing everything they can to combat the coronavirus.

From the Daily Mirror, if you travel between provinces in Sri Lanka, the authorities will want to see your papers.

From Gatestone Institute, Palestinians admit their true intentions about Israel.

From The Straits Times, according to Education Minister Lawrence Wong, Singapore's coronavirus numbers can go either way during the next few weeks.

From the Borneo Post, coronavirus vaccination centers in Malaysia will not allow walk-ins.

From Vietnam Plus, the Vietnamese province of Long An launches legal proceedings against the organizers of alleged illegal entry into and exit from Vietnam.  (Apparently, some counties are allowed to control how people enter and exit, and to punish people who violate those laws.  When the U.S. does it, some call it "xenophobia".)

From The Stream, how did many of our churches turn into left-wing front groups?

From The American Conservative, President Biden's immigration policies show that his "jobs program" is a con.

From The Daily Signal, how Biden's open border policies are making human trafficking worse.

From Breitbart, Amy Bockerstette of Arizona Paradise Valley Community College becomes the first person with Down syndrome to play in a collegiate golf tournament.

From Newsmax, Biden sends out letters to coronavirus aid recipients.

From 10Philadelphia, Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be permitted to run in the Preakness.

From Reason, how the risks from the coronavirus and "stranger danger" to children have been exaggerated.

From the Daily Caller, according to epidemiologists, the CDC has overstated the risk of outdoor coronavirus transmission.

From Twitchy, Dr. Fauci did not like Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) asking questions about his supporting NIH funding for the virology lab in Wuhan, China.

From NewScientist, is the wind-caused shattering of a glass-bottomed bridge in China something to be worried about?

And from the New York Post, for her no-meat diet, PETA gives Kim Kardashian a rather unusual honor.

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