Sunday, January 2, 2022

Sunday Stuff

On the first Sunday of 2022, here are some things going on:

From National Review, George Orwell's line that "some animals are more equal than others" becomes reality.

From Townhall, a school in New York state replaces that Christmas song Jingle Bells due to its alleged racist origins.

From The Washington Free Beacon, fathers in Virginia are a nominee for Man of the Year.

From the Washington Examiner, five major issues that the U.S. military will face in 2022.

From American Thinker and the "don't give them any ideas" department, was coronavirus authoritarianism a practice run for something even worse?

From NewsBusters, NASCAR driver Brandon Brown is criticized for embracing the meme he helped create.

From Canada Free Press, Canadians should protect themselves, their jobs and their freedom.

From TCW Defending Freedom, how did we all get so angry and divided?

From the Express, Prince Andrew faces a headache as the Metropolitan Police are urged to investigate any links that the late Jeffrey Epstein and recently convicted Ghislaine Maxwell had to the U.K.

From the NL Times, half of the incoming Dutch cabinet ministers are women.

From EuroNews, despite a ban on protests, thousands gather in Amsterdam to oppose Dutch coronavirus measures.

From Free West Media, a healthy police officer in Düsseldorf, Germany suddenly collapses and dies.

From Polskie Radio, according to government data, Poland has administered over 6.6 coronavirus booster shots.

From Daily News Hungary, a company which employs Hungarian Prime Minister Orban's son-in-law buys a majority share in Gránit Bank.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Telex.)

From the Greek Reporter, the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagorus and his theorem.

From France24, France reduces the isolation period for people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From Morocco World News, Morocco's Al Boraq high-speed trains will start using clean energy.  (These trains appear to be namesakes of the animal which, according to Islamic tradition, transported the prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Jerusalem and to heaven.)

From The North Africa Post, an agency based in Rabat, Morocco launches the "Winter of Al-Quds" campaign.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca urges the Turkish public to stick to the coronavirus rules.

From The Jerusalem Post, researchers discover the ruins of an ancient Jewish site near Tamanart, Morocco.

From The New Arab, Gazans are fearful that they will be again bombed by Israel in 2022.

From the Egypt Independent, thousands of tourists celebrate New Year's Eve across Egypt.

From Rûdaw, Iraqi authorities arrest three alleged ISIS supporters near the city of Erbil.

From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan seeks a uniform policy of citizenship for foreign investors.

From The Hans India, Nazimabad, India starts a coronavirus vaccine drive for teenagers.

From Jagran, the Taliban order the beheading of mannequins and statues.

From the Daily Post, a Nigerian cleric warns Muslims against receiving interest.

From Gatestone Institute, the mystery man of Sana'a, Yemen.

From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian state of Sarawak will start vaccinating children ages 3 through 11 against the coronavirus on February 1st.

From The Mainichi, the world's oldest person, who lives in Fukuoka, Japan, celebrates her 119th birthday.

From The Stream, the media did more to erode trust than to repair it in 2021.

From The American Conservative, the Republican Party learns nothing about war.

From The Western Journal, CNN's hedonism goes on display at a New Year's Eve celebration.

From BizPac Review, Prince Harry and Megan Markle reportedly plan to move out of their $14.5 million mansion in California.

From The Daily Wire, flights still continue to get canceled.

From the Daily Caller, in the middle of a game, Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Antonio Brown goes for some hypothermia.

From the New York Post, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asks President Biden to prioritize New York state for anti-coronavirus drugs.

From Breitbart, Dr. Fauci discourages even the fully vaccinated from going to restaurants.

From Newsmax, investigators are still trying to determine what caused a massive fire in Boulder County, Colorado.

And from CNN, an unidentified person crosses the militarized border from South Korea into North Korea.  (The person thus receives this blog's "stupid people" label.)

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