Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Tuesday Tidings

Now that I've been back home for over a day, on a warm sunny Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, due to the debacle in Afghanistan, the media actually hold President Biden to account.

From FrontpageMag, how Constantinople saved the West from Islam, centuries before the Crusades.

From Townhall, Dr. Fauci's latest male bovine waste shows that the government's coronavirus efforts are about control, not public health.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Republicans call on the Pentagon's inspector general to start a formal investigation into the bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan.

From the Washington Examiner, Biden sticks with his August 31st withdrawal deadline.

From The Federalist, the Afghanistan debacle exposes Biden's descent into unreality.

From American Thinker, the Afghanistan debacle will send America's current ruling class into the dustbin of history.  (It's pretty clear that the word "debacle" is being tossed around frequently to describe what has happened in Afghanistan.)

From CNS News, according to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, al-Qaeda could again become a threat, and ISIS-K already is.

From LifeZette, now-former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) tears up during his resignation speech.

From NewsBusters, leftist hosts on CBS demand that felons are given the right to vote.

From Canada Free Press, how Florida Governor Ron DeSantis can defeat the coronavirus wolves.

From CBC News, three factors which will determine who Canada will fare during the fourth coronavirus wave.

From TeleSUR, the Guatemalan Congress repeals the state-of-calamity decree issued by President Alejandro Giammattei.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Migration Watch U.K. issues a new warning on the costs of mass migration.

From the Express, Prince Charles is affected "very deeply" by the fallout over Megxit.

From the (Irish) Independent, the city council of Dublin, Ireland will consider turning two streets into pedestrian zones.

From VRT NWS, Belgium sends 145 more troops to help with the evacuation from Afghanistan.

From the NL Times, the Netherlands administered less than 300,000 coronavirus vaccinations last week.

From Deutsche Welle, how reliable are opinion polls on the upcoming election in Germany?

From the CPH Post, fewer Danes are getting their first coronavirus vaccine dose.

From Polskie Radio, Polish F-16 fighter jets fly over Ukraine's Independence Day parade.

From EuroNews, Poland legalizes migrant pushbacks at its border with Belarus.

From ReMix, crossing from Belarus into Poland will be beyond the skill of even the world's best high-jumpers.

From Radio Prague, a new project enlists the Czech public to help save the endangered crucian carp.

From The Slovak Spectator, NGOs call on the Slovak government to rescue people from Afghanistan.

From Daily News Hungary, will some districts in Budapest, Hungary allow only locals to park their cars?  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at HVG.)

From Russia Today, according to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, the E.U. is more worried about Russia and China gaining from the West's defeat in Afghanistan than about the country itself.

From Euractiv, according to the leader of the oil company Rosneft, carbon taxes could hurt Russia more than sanctions.

From Romania-Insider, Romania will start issuing its first eID cards in September.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)

From Novinite, Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Iva Miteva is favored for becoming Prime Minister.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece toughens coronavirus restrictions on the unvaccinated.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Prime Minister Edi Rama, the Albanian code of honor requires Albanians to be hospitable.

From Balkan Insight, the murder of a teenage woman in Ferizaj/Uresevac, Kosovo sparks protests.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian opposition parliamentcritter Anka Mrak-Taritaš doesn't believe that the earthquake reconstruction in the capital city of Zagreb will amount to anything.

From Total Slovenia News, the European Commission warns Croatian Prime Minister Janez Janša that E.U. member states have an obligation to help Afghans at risk.

From The Malta Independent, Malta will allow standing events for people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus starting in September.

From ANSA, over 500 migrants land on the Italian island of Lampedusa in 24 hours.

From Swissinfo, Switzerland is having a "pandemic gender gap".

From France24, France detains a man evacuated from Afghanistan for possible Taliban links.

From Free West Media, France places five newly arrived Afghans under surveillance.

From El País, the Spanish government admits that it will have to leave behind some Afghans.

From The Portugal News, according to National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge, 100 percent of coronavirus infections in Portugal are of the delta variant.

From Morocco World News, Algeria cuts its diplomatic relations with Morocco.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco sets up a government body to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, the Turkish Central Bank will soon have over $115 billion in reserves.

From Rûdaw, Erbil, Iraq reestablishes bus services on the 100-meter ring road after six years.

From Armenpress, speaking in Moscow, Armenian Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan indicates that Armenia plans to obtain new high-quality weapons.

From In-Cyprus, police in Cyprus fine 32 people and two establishments for violating coronavirus measures.

From The Syrian Observer, the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham forces Syrians in the region of Idleb to celebrate the Taliban victory in Afghanistan.

From The961, a student-based Secular Club is launched at Lebanon's Université La Sagesse.

From Arutz Sheva, the IDF deploys more troops at the Gaza border.

From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian and French air forces conduct a joint training exercise.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia repatriates 464 of its citizens from Saudi Arabia.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia allows the entry of fully vaccinated foreigners who face travel bans.

From The New Arab, Syrian government forces and allied militia personnel renew their assault on the city of Daraa Al-Balad.

From RadioFreeEurope/Radio Liberty, Iran reports a new daily record for coronavirus-related deaths.

From Dawn, Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre announces that all air travelers, both foreign and domestic, will be required to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From Khaama Press, a Ukrainian plane is hijacked in Kabul and taken to Iran.  (It appears that Khaama Press still exists, at least for the time being.)

From India Today, police in the Indian state of Assam watch for "Taliban sympathisers".

From the Colombo Page, the World Bank supports a multi-sector coronavirus response in Sri Lanka.

From the Libyan Express, a woman holding Moroccan and Italian citizenship is freed from prison in Libya, after being jailed for "insulting Islam".

From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government promises to take care of children orphaned by the coronavirus pandemic.

From Free Malaysia Today, five reasons why a hybrid parliament was not implemented in Malaysia.

From The Mainichi, Japan will extend its coronavirus state of emergency to eight more prefectures.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Biden is bringing extremism and terrorism back to life, according to Arabs.

From The Stream, self-described "Cuomosexuals" find an excuse for loving the former governor of New York.

From The Daily Signal, Biden tells private companies to mandate coronavirus vaccinations.

From Space War, the U.S. Space Force activates its Space Training and Readiness Command.

From The American Conservative, why renting all our lives is bad for our souls.

From The Western Journal, while on her overseas trip, Vice President Harris humiliates herself and her country.

From BizPac Review, a catastrophic electric vehicle fire "is not a matter of if, but when".

From The Daily Wire, four newborn babies in Adelaide, Australia died after being denied medical transport to Melbourne due to coronavirus restrictions.

From the Daily Caller, an American government worker in Kabul points out that she is stranded.

From the New York Post, the "bedlam" in Afghanistan takes a toll on Biden's approval ratings.

From Breitbart, former Governor Cuomo is stripped of his Emmy award.

From Newsmax, according to a majority of voters polled by Rasmussen, the Biden administration isn't doing enough to get Americans out of Afghanistan.

And from BBC News, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts goes to Rock and Roll Heaven.

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