Friday Phenomena

As the partly sunny and cool weather continues on a Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Biden administration is "functionally pro-China".

From FrontpageMag, genocide, stolen land and other lies about American history.

From Townhall, President Biden attempts a victory lap after the worst jobs report of his time in office.

From The Washington Free Beacon, amid the fentanyl crisis, Democrats vote against funding for opioid detection.

From the Washington Examiner, the economy disappoints with only 210,000 jobs added during November.

From The Federalist, as China prepares to eclipse the U.S. in space, U.S. space academies are concerned about "diversity" and "inclusion".

From American Thinker, the smashing and grabbing chickens come home to roost in blue America.

From CNS News, the number of people in the U.S. not in the labor force dips below 100,000,000 for the first time during Biden's presidency.

From LifeZette, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) proposes a pay increase for law enforcement.

From Red Voice Media, the late Jeffery Epstein visited Mr. Bill's White House at least 17 times.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, The Washington Post excoriates Democrats for their worst defense yet of the Biden administration.

From CTV News, Canadian and U.S. officials meet to discuss a ban on potatoes from the province of Prince Edward Island.

From TeleSUR, new investigations against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lead to discontent among citizens.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K. territory of Jersey backs euthanasia.

From the (U.K.) Independent, London has the lowest booster vaccination in England.

From Free West Media, a court in Namur, Belgium denounces the coronavirus pass in the commune of Wallonia as illegal.

From About Hungary, Hungary will extend its national coronavirus vaccination drive by another week.

From ReMix, the E.U. launches an infringement process against Hungary over its child protection law.

From Euractiv, Ukraine anticipates a possible large scale Russian offensive this coming January.

From The Moscow Times, Russia dismantles its "whale jail" near the town of Nakhodka.

From Radio Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian businesses, an increase in the minimum wage will bring about an increase in unemployment.

From the Greek City Times, at least 3,500 police officers will protect Pope Francis when he visits Greece.

From Balkan Insight, the Council of Europe's torture watchdog accuses Croatia of abusing migrants at its borders.

From EuroNews, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer is set to become Austria's new chancellor.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett defends his wife's travel after the omicron coronavirus variant breaks out.

From The New Arab, OPEC plans to increase oil production despite concern about the omicron variant.

From Iran International, Esfahan, Iran is placed under "undeclared martial law" to prevent more protests.

From Pakistan Today, according to prime ministerial finance advisor Shaukat Tarin, Pakistan's trade deficit will shrink.

From The Hans India, the Indian state of Maharashtra sends 28 coronavirus samples for genome testing.

From Big News Network, in the Pakistani province of Punjab, a mob tortures a Sri Lankan man to death for alleged blasphemy.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Biden has a two-faced agenda on Turkey.

From The Stream, why we're not allowed to watch the trial of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.  (What is this "right to a public trial" you speak of?)

From The Daily Signal, a nonprofit accused of financial mismanagement is awarded a $178 million contract to house children who illegally cross the southern border.

From Space War, the U.S. Space War welcomes North Carolina A&T to its university partnership program.

From The American Conservative, a review of a new book about Watergate.

From The Western Journal, some Democrat Senators received donations from a lobbyist for Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

From BizPac Review, Biden's joke about Dr. Fauci being the real president goes over like a lead balloon.

From The Daily Wire, The View torches Biden for returning to then-President Trump's "remain in Mexico" policy.

From the Daily Caller, Democrats are reportedly worried that dysfunction in Vice President Harris's office will hurt other female candidates.

From Breitbart, actor Alec Baldwin states that he will make another movie this coming January.

From Newsmax, a three-judge panel upholds the victory of a Republican state House candidate in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

And from the New York Post, police in the New York borough of Manhattan seize 54 cars with fake license plates.