Thursday, July 15, 2021

Thursday Tidings

On a warm sunny Thursday in the middle of July, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Biden talks down democracy.

From FrontpageMag, the best things most Americans can do to make the country better.

From Townhall, the freedom protests in Cuba are awkward for America's elite.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a poll, two Ohio Democrats are tied in a special election primary, where each seeks to replace former congresscritter Marcia Fudge (D-OH).

From the Washington Examiner, SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer enrages liberals by deciding against retirement.

From The Federalist, the dangers of "aw, shucks conservatism".

From American Thinker, BLM has no problems with powerful white people - the leaders of Cuba.

From CNS News, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tells Cubans that they're not welcome in the U.S.

From LifeZette, former President Trump "gushes" over news about a vote audit in Georgia.  (The article's title includes the name "George" instead of "Georgia".  UPDATE:  The article's title has been corrected to indicate "Georgia".)

From NewsBusters, according to a poll, government handouts did indeed decrease work.

From Canada Free Press, how critical race theory invalidates itself.

From CBC News, the push to rename fish known as "Asian carp".

From TeleSUR, 28 Mexican environmental and indigenous leaders have been killed since 2020.

From The Conservative Woman, Scotland's health problem is the SNP.

From Snouts in the Trough, are English soccer fans really all KKK-style racists?

From the Express, the U.K. has its highest coronavirus deaths spike since March.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Tánaiste Leo Varadkar advises young unvaccinated people to avoid socializing indoors.

From VRT NWS, the Belgian federal government decides to accept foreign aid as it takes change of flood relief in four provinces.

From the NL Times, thousands flee as flash floods strike in Roermond, Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, at least 40 people have died due to floods in Germany.

From the CPH Post, on Danish beaches, beware the invasive and dangerous greater weeverfish.

From Polskie Radio, according to Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, an E.U. court ruling "smacks of colonial thinking".

From ReMix, Poland and the E.U. reach "a difficult ceasefire".

From Radio Prague, according to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the European Commission's electro mobility plans must not harm Czech industry.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's border rules are expected to take effect this coming Monday.

From Daily News Hungary, according to the Hungarian prime minister's office, linking the country's child protection laws and E.U. subsidies is "detrimental".

From Euractiv, how Belarus opened a new migration route into the E.U.

From Russia Today, Moscow's roads and airports are washed out by "biblical" rains, which bring a heat wave to an end.

From Romania-Insider, a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter makes an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Square in Bucharest, Romania.

From Novinite, the Bulgarian party ITN withdraws its nomination of Nikokay Vassilev for prime minister.  (The party's full name translates to "there is such a nation" or "there is such a people".)

From the Greek Reporter, half of the daily coronavirus cases in Greece have been linked to the delta variant.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama presents the priorities for his government as he enters his third term.

From Balkan Insight, over 200 Bosnians demand the release of detained intelligence chief Osman Mehmedagić.

From Total Croatia News, the Croatian parliament relieves recently arrested HRT public broadcasting director Kazimir Bačić of his duties.

From Total Slovenia News, anyone entering Slovenia needs a coronavirus certificate or will have to undergo quarantine.

From The Malta Independent, 153 of Malta's 218 new coronavirus cases reported yesterday are tourists.

From ANSA, the council of Piacenza, Italy stops a drag queen show.

From SwissInfo, central Switzerland braces for a "flood of the century" - again.

From France24, Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar wins another stage in the Tour de France, while police raid the hotel rooms of the Bahrain Victorious cycling team.

From El País, police in the Spanish province of Málaga seize a drone used to carry drugs from Morocco.

From Free West Media, the South African town of Empangeni, established by Norwegian missionaries, has been destroyed.

From EuroNews, the European Court of Justice rules that employers may ban workers from wearing headscarves or other religious symbols.

From Morocco World News, Morocco bans Eid Al-Adha prayers in mosques due to the coronavirus.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan King Mohammed VI sends three planeloads of medical aid to to Tunisia.

From Hürriyet Daily News, a photo exhibit from the defeated 2016 coup attempt in Turkey is opened in the capital city of Ankara.

From Rûdaw, the delta coronavirus variant is detected in Iraqi Kurdistan.

From Armenpress, caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosts the athletes and coaches of Armenia's Olympic team.

From In-Cyprus, the coronavirus vaccines of "walk-in" units in Limassol, Cyprus are exhausted in two hours.

From The Syrian Observer, what is Russia's objective in the Syrian area of Daraa al-Balad?

From The961, Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri resigns.

From Arutz Sheva, the Israel government rolls out a "celebration permit" for holding large public gatherings.

From the Egypt Independent, 91,000 people visit the Cairo Book Fair on its second last day.

From The New Arab, Saudi Arabia will host another downsized hajj, with only its vaccinated residents.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, why is Iran trying to silence journalist Masih Alinejad?

From Dawn, 65 more cases of the delta coronavirus variant are detected in Karachi, Pakistan.

From Khaama Press, the latest Taliban offensive reportedly left 13 million Afghan citizens without civil services.

From the Hindustan Times, the high court of the Indian state of Manipur rules against linking employment to coronavirus vaccination status.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladeshi government pans to lower the minimum age for coronavirus vaccinations to 18 years.

From the Colombo Page, the Colombo High Court case of the MV X-Press Pearl is postponed to August 6th.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia reaches a "reboot" moment.

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Health Minister Dr. Adham Baba, Malaysia will stop using the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine.

From The Mainichi, when walking your dog in Japan, please don't allow it to mark any light pole as its territory.

From Gatestone Institute, the social engineering hidden in the infrastructure bill.

From The Stream, the blatant hypocrisy and intolerance of the self-proclaimed tolerant.

From The Daily Signal, research used to justify "equity" math framework in California doesn't add up.

From The American Conservative, hating intervention does not require loving communists.

From Space War, Germany becomes the most recent NATO country to establish a military space command.

From The Western Journal, Texas Democratic state legislators who walked off their jobs are supported by former congresscritter Bob O'Rourke (D-TX) and a "legendary" musician.

From Breitbart, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) schedules a vote on a "bipartisan infrastructure" bill, which has not yet been introduced.

From the Daily Caller, a policeman runs into a burning house to rescue a disabled woman in Columbia, Tennessee.

From The Daily Wire, the Biden administration finally admits that communism is a "failed ideology", but does not acknowledge its atrocities.

From Newsmax, the one institution whose public confidence has increased this year is the police.

And from the New York Post, a monkey in India steals wine and gets drunk.

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