Thursday, October 28, 2021

Thursday Things

As the cool sunny weather continues on a Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Senate does have the function of thwarting the will of the people.

From FrontpageMag, a study from U.C. Berkeley explains why defending Muslim women in wrong.

From Townhall, the Democrat spending plan gives the IRS more power and resources.

From The Washington Free Beacon, President Biden has had a "disastrous" four months.

From the Washington Examiner, former President Obama is wrong to regard critical race theory and transgender teaching as "phony issues".

From The Federalist, our elites are losing control and are desperately lashing out.

From American Thinker, the Trump effect has outlasted his presidency.

From CNS News, Attorney General Merrick Garland doesn't know if the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will increase the risk of a terror attack.

From LifeZette, the Biden administration predictably declares war on parents.

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, Biden's loss of Afghanistan has created a power vacuum.  (via LifeZette)

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, the Biden administration devotes its time to coming up with a national gender strategy.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, hypocrites at CNN keep panicking over Republican redistricting.

From Canada Free Press, "the abortion culture".

From CBC News, police in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada are concerned over a rise in violent street crime.

From TeleSUR, according to the Pan American Health Association, 44 percent of Latin Americans are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the coronavirus vaccine victims who will not allow anyone to silence them.

From Snouts in the Trough, the climate book written by the author of SitT is "inflammatory".

From the Express, the U.K. promises to retaliate after France seizes a British vessel fishing in its waters without a license.

From the (Irish) Independent, according to Irish Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, schoolchildren exposed to coronavirus cases may be given take-home antigen tests.

From VRT NWS, inflation in Belgium exceeds 4 percent, thus reaching a 13-year high.

From the NL Times, according to its planning office, the Netherlands won't reach its climate goals even in the most favorable scenario.  (How has the Netherlands done, compared to other countries?)

From Deutsche Welle, as energy prices soar, inflation in Germany reaches a 28-year high.  (You could say that when it comes to inflation, Germany just told Belgium to "hold my beer".  Come to think of it, beer drinking is very popular in both counties.)

From the CPH Post, some things to check out in Denmark during November.

From Polskie Radio, a Polish-led "counter-revolution" is gaining support in the E.U.

From Radio Prague, Czechs celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia.

From The Slovak Spectator, Bratislava, Slovakia will install 1,000 benches designed by a Czech team.

From Daily News Hungary, the number of new coronavirus infections in Hungary is skyrocketing.

From Russia Today, a Russian blogger is investigated for allegedly "insulting" the memory of war heroes by placing a portrait of himself in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

From EuroNews, natural gas prices in Europe drop after Russian President Putin orders the company Gazprom to send more gas to the E.U.

From Romania-Insider, the Romanian Chamber of Deputies approves a bill to "cap and subsidize" energy prices.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Profit(dot)Ro.)

From Novinite, Bulgarians protest against their government's green certificate requirements.

From the Greek Reporter, Thessaloniki, Greece holds a military parade to celebrate "Oxi Day".

From Independent Balkan News Agency, civic leader Ana Novaković Đurović points out the importance of Montenegro's Law on the Origin of Property.

From Balkan Insight, Albanian opposition leader Lulzim Basha renews his call for vetting politicians.

From Total Croatia News, discovering the town of Đurđevac and Croatia's only desert nearby.

From Total Slovenia News, some headlines from this morning in Slovenia.

From The Malta Independent, fishermen write a letter to Maltese Transport Minister Ian Borg asking him to withdraw plans for a marina in the port of Marsascala.

From ANSA, the Italian government deploys more police officers to Rome to brace for the G20 summit.

From SwissInfo, Swiss Environment Minister Simonetta Sommaruga bemoans the lack of investment in renewable energy sources.

From France24, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, Australia must "redefine" its relations with France after a submarine deal between the two countries is scrapped.

From Euractiv, France moves to ban U.K. ships from its harbors as the fishing dispute between the two countries deepens.

From ReMix, in an interview with the Hungarian site Magyar Nemzet, French politician Marine Le Pen opines that nationalism will defeat globalism.  (If you read Hungarian, read the interview.)

From El País, the number of people employed in Spain exceeds 20 million for the first time since 2008.

From The Portugal News, the Portuguese government approves a fuel discount of 10 cents per liter.

From Free West Media, some FDA reviewers of Prizer's child coronavirus vaccine have also worked for Pfizer.

From Morocco World News, Morocco extends its coronavirus emergency until November 30th.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey will spend $3.157 billion on climate-friendly projects.

From Rûdaw, Iraq's interior ministry opens an investigation into a terror attack that killed over a dozen people northeast of Baghdad, for which ISIS claims responsibility.

From Armenpress, according to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the opening of an Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Yerevan is a stimulus for Armenia-Vatican relations.

From In-Cyprus, gender equality has progressed in Cyprus.

From The Syrian Observer, Russian warplanes strike opposition sites in the Syrian region of Idleb.

From The961, Saudi Arabia classifies the group Al-Qard Al-Hasan a terrorist entity due to its links to Hezbollah.

From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, a rotation deal with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is unlikely.

From the Egypt Independent, according to the secretary general of the Arab League, members of the U.N. Security Council are "manipulating" the dam dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.

From the Sudan Tribune, according to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, the only way to solve Sudan's political crisis is through dialogue.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia's first quarter coffee exports do better than expected.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia will have hosted over 100 cultural events by the end of this year.

From The New Arab, six Western ambassadors meet with deposed Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Tajikistan approves the construction of a Chinese-funded military base near the border with Afghanistan.

From Tasnim News Agency, according to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, martyrdom is the best deal with God.

From Dawn, thousands of members of the banned group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan continue protesting in Gujranwala, Pakistan.

From Khaama Press, more on the planned Chinese military base in Tajikistan near the border with Afghanistan.

From the Hindustan Times, leaders of 18 Indian opposition parties will meet during the last week of November to discuss various issues.

From Northeast Now, stories of a mosque burning in the Indian state of Tripura are fake news.

From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Transparency International Bangladesh, Bangladesh could become one of Asia's worst polluters due to carbon dioxide emissions.  (It look like Bangladesh would have to put out a lot more in order to catch up to India or China.)

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hands 164 vehicles over to government agencies.

From Raajje, the U.S. government promises $2 million to support the Maldivian response to the coronavirus.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia faces a "new dawn for carbon trading".  (The article does indeed use the word "dioxide".)

From Free Malaysia Today, according to deputy minister Rosol Wahid, the Malaysian government will let the market decide the price of coronavirus self-test kits.

From The Mainichi, 2.86 million yen in cash is found at a Japanese garbage disposal and recycling center.

From Gatestone Institute, the role of Iranian mercenaries in Palestinian terrorism.

From The Stream, three red pills about January 6th.

From Space War, the communist Chinese government regards the U.S. ban on the company China Telecom as "malicious suppression".

From Sino Daily, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen admits that a small number of U.S. troops are in Taiwan to help with training.

From The Daily Signal, amid controversy over public schools in Virginia, more students are enrolled in religious private schools.

From The Western Journal, a "bizarre" gaffe by President Biden that everyone missed.

From BizPac Review, the Mankato, Minnesota school board requires parents to state their addresses before speaking, and bans criticism of its officials.

From The Daily Wire, Facebook changes its company name to "Meta".

From the Daily Caller, Republican congresscritters on the House Judiciary Committee demand hearings about the letter from the National School Board Association.

From Breitbart, congresscritter Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) throws cold water on President Biden's attempt to rebrand his "Build Back Better" agenda.

From Newsmax, "Rocket Man" losses about 44 pounds.

And from the New York Post, comedian Dave Chappelle's transgender stance is defended by (you guessed it) Caitlyn Jenner.

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