Monday, February 21, 2022

Links For Presidents Day

On the day to remember America's chief executives, here are some things going on:

From National Review, BLM co-founder and reported real estate baroness Patrisse Cullors is scheduled to speak at event organized by students pushing to defund the police.

From FrontpageMag, the left becomes fully Orwellian.

From Townhall, according to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), the report from Special Counsel John Durham on Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign is "worse than Watergate".  (I must acknowledge that the term "worse than Watergate" has been applied to many other scandals and controversies, so you might want to get out a bit of NaCl.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about the Munich Conference.

From the Washington Examiner, a guide to former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State/presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's dirty tricks.

From The Federalist, four revelations from Special Counsel Durham tying Clinton's 2016 campaign to the Russia hoax.

From American Thinker, what congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY) doesn't understand about the Constitution.

From CNS News, senatorial candidate J.D. Vance (R-OH) doesn't care about Ukraine, but about fentanyl crossing the Mexican border and killing Americans.

From LifeZette, rap music and drill music harm black Americans.

From NewsBusters, the networks bury claims against Hillary Clinton.

From Canada Free Press, itttt's ggggetting colllddd.

From TeleSUR, the heavy rains and mudslides in Petropolis, Brazil have claimed 176 lives.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives truckers the iron fist and gives anti-pipeline terrorists the velvet gloves.

From Snouts in the Trough, has China repeatedly outmaneuvered us?

From Free West Media, an old archive find shows that NATO promised in 1991 that it wouldn't expand eastward.

From EuroNews, Russian President Putin is reportedly ready to recognize the independence of two rebel-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine.

From Euractiv, Germany's investment in renewable energy for Ukraine is at risk due to the latter's tensions with Russia.

From ReMix, the Polish Border Guard uses drone equipment to locate and disrupt 16 migrants from illegally entering Poland from Belarus.

From Balkan Insight, a Serbian man is arrested for allegedly "glorifying" ISIS.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, migrants allegedly attack a French critic of Islam in broad daylight.  (If you read French, read the story at Valeurs Actuelles.)

From The North Africa Post, thousands of Algerian citizens protest in Paris to demand regime change in Algeria.

From The New Arab, according to leaked documents, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan have a lot of money in a Swiss bank account.

From the Middle East Monitor, an Egyptian journalist is accused of "contempt of Islam" for questioning the "night journey" story of the prophet Mohammed.  (According to Islamic writings, Mohammed was taken from Mecca to "the farthest mosque", from there to heaven, and finally back to Mecca, all in one night.)

From Dawn, a Pakistani army captain is killed during an anti-terror operation in the province of Balochistan.

From The Express Tribune, Prime Minister Imran Khan invites American billionaire Bill Gates to visit Pakistan.

From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz spokesperson Marriyam Aurangzeb, Imran Khan's unconstitutional actions will bring about his fear and defeat.

From The Hans India, President Ram Nath Kovind reviews India's naval fleet.

From the Hindustan Times, according to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, students of all religions must follow school dress codes.

From ANI, two youths from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh start walking around India.

From India Today, the high court in the Indian state of Karnataka hears arguments about whether the hijab is essential to Islam.

From OpIndia, a murdered Hindu activist had received threats from radical Islamists since 2015 over allegations of blasphemy.

From the Dhaka Tribune, dozens of languages indigenous to Bangladesh are in danger of going extinct.

From New Age, Bangladesh observes Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day.

From the Colombo Page, the U.S. government agrees to give the Sri Lankan air force two maritime aerial surveillance aircraft.  (On behalf of myself and all other American taxpayers, it is my duty to say "you're welcome".  If anyone knows how to say "you're welcome" in Sinhalese or Tamil, please leave a comment with the appropriate translation.)

From the Daily Mirror, former President Maithripala Sirisena claims that Sri Lankans were happy during his time in office.

From The Straits Times, a Singaporean man convicted of molesting an unconscious woman gets eight months in jail and two strokes of the cane.

From Free Malaysia Today, three children born outside of Malaysia to Malaysian mothers are given their certificates of Malaysian citizenship, after waiting for a printer malfunction to be fixed.  (The Malaysian government, like every other government in the world, is not immune to bureaucratic SNAFUs.  You could say that during the printer malfunction, these children were truly "undocumented".)

From the Borneo Post, the Shariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia wants the country's Constitution to be amended to give Shariah courts the power of judicial review.

From Vietnam Plus, tourism surges during Tet in Vietnam's Mekong delta.

From The Mainichi, The Mainichi Shimbun celebrates its 150th birthday.

From Gatestone Institute, Russian President Putin reaches a new low with his latest crackdowns.

From The Stream, a review of a university professor's book about anti-Christian bias.

From Space War, images from a U.S. satellite imagery company shows the deployment of new Russian troops and equipment near the Ukrainian border.

From The Daily Signal, how April 1945 determined the course of the 20th century.

From The American Conservative, immigration will not solve the slowdown in the growth of the U.S. population.

From The Western Journal, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) "demolishes" President Biden after his administration denies relief to hundreds of senior citizens affected by tornadoes.

From BizPac Review, the decision to reinstall the metal fence around the Capitol draws some humorous responses.

From The Daily Wire, the leader of the Wyoming state Senate wants to "stay neutral" during the Republican congressional primary.

From the Daily Caller, a trucker PAC is launched to fund protests against coronavirus restrictions in te U.S.

From The U.S. Sun, your old iphone could be worth a lot of money.  (via the New York Post)

From the New York Post, astrologers explain the significance of tomorrow's date of 2/22/22.

From Breitbart, Facebook drops a "hate speech" suspension of senatorial candidate Josh Mandel (R-OH) after he posts an image that reads "veterans before illegals".

From Newsmax, Republicans ostracized from CPAC organize their own counter-convention.

And from The Babylon Bee, the Biden administration sends whip-wielding Border Patrol agents on horseback to help Canadian Mounties against Freedom Convoy protesters.

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