Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Stuff For The Start Of December

Yes, we've reached the last month of 2021.  On a sunny and mild Wednesday at the beginning of December, here are some things going on:

From National Review, in this morning's arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a pro-abortion attorney "fudges the facts" about abortion countries other than the U.S.

From FrontpageMag, of the 82,000 Afghans flown from Kabul last summer, almost none have been vetted.

From Townhall, South Africa doctor Angelique Coetzee is "stunned" by the reaction to the omicron coronavirus variant.  (She has pointed out the mildness of the symptoms experienced by people who have had the omicron variant.  What she might not realize is that many governments are motivated by a desire to use the coronavirus to control people's lives rather than by a genuine medical concern.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Wisconsin state senatorial candidate "lauds" a group that wants to defund police and abolish ICE.

From the Washington Examiner, conservative SCOTUS justices raise doubts about the jurisprudence in Roe v. Wade.

From The Federalist, despite the media going Sgt. Schulz, Republican state legislators in Wisconsin are working to prevent another Waukesha massacre.

From American Thinker, the failure of coronavirus vaccines.

From CNS News, SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas asks about what right is specifically being discussed.

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, President Biden's coronavirus vaccination mandate will cause a huge trucker shortage.  (via LifeZette)

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, congresscritter Lauren Boebert (R-Col) eats congresscritter Ilhan Omar's (D-Min) figurative lunch.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, body cam footage shows that NBC planted employees around the Kenosha, Wisconsin courthouse in order to stalk the jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.

From Canada Free Press, how long can new coronavirus mutations keep getting introduced?

From CBC News, why Canada is opening its store of maple syrup.  (Just as the U.S. has a strategic petroleum reserve, Canada appears to have a strategic maple syrup reserve.)

From TeleSUR, the international community recognizes the victory of Nicaraguan presidential candidate Xiomara Castro.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a reader recounts how his ivermectin was seized by the U.K. government.

From the Express, the U.K. and Australia put the final touches on a Brexit trade deal.

From the (Irish) Independent, mandatory coronavirus vaccines for Irish health workers risks causing a revolt by unions.

From VRT NWS, Belgium changes its coronavirus test strategy for the second time in less than a week.

From the NL Times, environmental groups are pleased by the closing of a coal-fired power plant in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, a bomb left over from World War II explodes at a railroad station near Munich, Germany, injuring several people.

From Euractiv, according to the company Vulcan Energy batteries made with lithium from geothermal plants in Germany could power a million vehicles every year by the middle of the 2020s.  (Live long and prosper, as another type of Vulcan would say.)

From Free West Media, dozens of German medical professionals call for the end of all coronavirus measures.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, employees of the Arabic office of the aforementioned Deutsche Welle make anti-Semitic statements on the Internet.  (If you read German, read the story at Journalisten Watch.)

From the CPH Post, the University of Copenhagen replaces men's toilets with gender-neutral ones.

From Polskie Radio, Poland summons the defense attaché from Belarus after shots are fired across the Polish-Belarusian border.

From Radio Prague, a new exhibit at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague brings together the Czech and Japanese blue-dying traditions.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia bans single-use plastics in restaurants.

From Daily News Hungary, MTV shows footage allegedly showing violence toward LGBTQI+ people in Hungary actually shows street violence in Georgia.  (That's the Georgia of Joseph Stalin, not the Georgia of Jimmy Carter and Newt Gingrich.  If you read Hungarian, read related stories at Origo and Kontra.)

From Russia Today, Russia rules out fining people for refusing coronavirus vaccinations.

From Romania-Insider, some works from Romanian artists to discover or rediscover on Romania's National Day.

From Novinite, the Bulgarian Border Police introduces temporary coronavirus measures for people arriving in Bulgaria.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece requires everyone over 60 to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From EuroNews, according to a poll, two thirds of the people in North Macedonia believe that the coronavirus was created to control humans.

From Balkan Insight, state prosecution and watchdogs criticize changes to Montenegro's laws on confiscating the proceeds of crime.

From Total Croatia News, Vinkovci, Croatia gets a public bicycle system.

From Total Slovenia News, coronavirus numbers in Slovenia continue to decline.

From The Malta Independent, the Maltese government ignores proposals for a cannabis reform bill offered church organizations and the country's parliamentary opposition.

From ANSA, according to Health Minister Roberto Speranza, Italy will boost random coronavirus tests at its borders.

From SwissInfo, the Swiss government plans to tighten the country's coronavirus rules.

From France24, France sends police reinforcements to the Caribbean island of Martinique to quell unrest over coronavirus measures.

From El País, Spain reports a second case of the omicron coronavirus variant.

From The Portugal News, Portugal creates Europe's largest fully protected marine reserve around the Selvagens Islands.  (The Selvagens Islands, also called the Savage Islands or Salvage Islands, are a Portuguese group of islands south of Madeira, also Portuguese, and north of Spain's Canary Islands.)

From Morocco World News, security cooperation between Morocco and Israel deepens paranoia in Algeria.  ("Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep.....")

From The North Africa Post, the Moroccan state-owned power company ONEE secures a 10-year supply of natural gas, thus countering "political blackmail" by Algeria.

From the Libyan Express, a Libyan court rules that Khalifa Haftar can be excluded from the country's presidential election.

From Hürriyet Daily News, more people die from a wind storm in northwestern Turkey.

From Rûdaw, pro-Iran parties in Iraq reject election results.

From Armenpress, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance will support Armenia's Ministry of Justice in the process of making constitutional reforms.

From In-Cyprus, almost 11,000 applications for asylum have been submitted in Cyprus during 2021.

From The Syrian Observer, according to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Syria has again denied a visa for one of its weapons inspectors.

From The961, Lebanon imposes new coronavirus curfews.

From Arutz Sheva, Palestinians attack two Israelis who mistakenly enter Ramallah, West Bank.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt bans all unvaccinated citizens from entering government offices.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopian defense forces and regional forces from Amhara and Afar recapture the town of Lalibela from TPLF forces.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia confirms its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant.

From The New Arab, the E.U. appeals to Arab states to join the fight against migrant traffickers.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, in a "misunderstanding", Iranian border guards clash with Taliban forces.

From Dawn, the Pakistani province of Sindh considers legislation that would set up a commission to determine which illegal buildings will be regularized.

From Khaama Press, 16 countries pledge to provide Afghans with humanitarian aid.

From ANI, terrorists who killed civilians in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir are sent to their virgins.

From the Dhaka Tribune, a Malaysian Airlines flight makes an emergency landing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh due to a bomb threat.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade decides to have imported LP gas cylinders inspected before they are allowed into the country.

From Raajje, the Maldive Islands extends its public health emergency until December 30th.

From Gist Mania, the governor of the Nigerian state of Borno explains why "repentant" Boko Haram terrorists won't be prosecuted.

From Mission Network News, the tech company Apple removes its Bible and Koran apps in China.

From Palestinian Media Watch, on Palestinian TV, young girls sing Jew-hating songs.  (The last three links and the link from AWE above come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia takes over the presidency of the G20.

From Free Malaysia Today, a member of the Penang state assembly is heckled after praising curbs on alcohol sales from the Malaysian federal government and asking the state to also limit alcohol.

From The Mainichi, a man from Kashiwa, Japan is arrested for allegedly stealing toilet seats.

From Gatestone Institute, the moral imperative to end China's communist regime.  (Whether this can actually be accomplished is another matter.)

From The Stream, our would-be "masters of the universe" are humans, not gods.

From The Daily Signal, as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization goes before the Supreme Court, the truth behind three common myths about abortion.

From Space War, the U.S. Space Force raises the alarm over China's hypersonic orbital weapons.

From Sino Daily, according to the rights group Safeguard Defenders, the Chinese government has pressured other countries to deport Taiwanese nationals to China.

From The American Conservative, a speech for an American version of French right-wing politician Éric Zemmour.

From The Western Journal, riots break out in Minneapolis ahead of the trial of former police officer Kim Potter, who mistakenly shot and killed a black man after a traffic stop.

From BizPac Review, vetting, what vetting?

From The Daily Wire, according to CNN anchor Brian Stelter, his colleague Chris Cuomo's exile could be short-lived.

From the Daily Caller, on Tucker Carlson's TV show, Daily Caller Editorial Director Vince Coglianese breaks down Chris Cuomo's suspension from CNN.

From Breitbart, Dr. Anthony Fauci confirms that the first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in the U.S. has been found in California.

From Newsmax, Capitol Police arrest dozens of abortion rights supporters for allegedly blocking traffic near the Supreme Court building.

And from the New York Post, you can now celebrate the Christmas season in the house used in the movie Home Alone.

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