Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Stories For 2/22/22

On a Tuesday which is also a major 2sday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the revenge of Senator Robert Taft (R-OH).

From FrontpageMag, going woke has not helped the U.S. Air Force.

From Townhall, former President Trump blast President Biden's weakness toward Russia and warns that things will get worse.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a North Carolina judge charged with deciding whether a proposed redistricting map is valid received $200,000 in campaign contributions from former Attorney General Eric Hold, whose National Redistricting Foundation sued against maps submitted by Republicans.

From the Washington Examiner, no one is buying Biden's and the Democratic Party's excuse for inflation.

From The Federalist, the CDC's lies during the coronavirus pandemic have destroyed its legitimacy.

From American Thinker, Russian President Putin is "playing Biden like a fiddle".

From CNS News, a prediction made by then-candidate Biden in 2019 doesn't turn out very well.

From LifeZette, the latest developments in Ukraine.

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, now that the Beijing Winter Olympics are over, has anyone noticed?  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, The Washington Times exposes left-wing dark money efforts behind Biden's pledge to nominate a black American woman to the Supreme Court.

From CBC News, Canadian Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich is denied bail.

From Global News, Mackenzie County, Alberta, Canada will no longer work with businesses that require coronavirus vaccination.

From CTV News, the Rideau Centre mall in Ottawa, Canada is locked down, with one person being arrested.

From TeleSUR, Panama investigates the alleged forced sterilization of Native American women.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the coronavirus vaccine doesn't protect children, but proactively injures them.

From the Express, York, England is submerged due to heavy rainfall from Storm Franklin.  (I visited York in 1991 during my first trip to the U.K.  It's sad to learn of this flooding.)

From the Evening Standard, a police questionnaire about "partygate" is leaked.

From the (U.K.) Independent, what are the changes to coronavirus rules in the constituent parts of the U.K.?

From the (Irish) Independent, gardaĆ­ seize €20,000 worth of she-don't-lie and the white horse in Dublin, Ireland.  (In Ireland, one police officer is a garda and more than one of them is gardaĆ­.)

From the Irish Examiner, work to identify the bodies of buried babies at the Tuam mother and baby home in County Galway, Ireland could begin by the end of this year.

From VRT NWS, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo demands "urgent sanctions" against Russia.

From The Brussels Times, the Belgian commune of Flanders reforms the organization of its local elections.

From the NL Times, coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the Netherlands decrease by 12 percent, while infections decrease by 40 percent.

From Dutch News, police deal with a hostage situation at an Apple store in Amsterdam.  (If you read Dutch, read related stories at AT5 and Het Parool.)

From Deutsche Welle, Germany halts its approval of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which connects it to Russia.

From Polskie Radio, Polish leaders call for harsh sanctions against Russia for its actions toward Ukraine.  (In the article's top picture, the lettering on the wall behind the Polish leaders translates to "office of national security", if my admittedly limited knowledge of Polish is correct.)

From Radio Prague, Czech politicians denounce Russia's aggression against Ukraine, calling it "echoes of 1968".  (In 1968, the Soviet Union, with help from Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, invaded Czechoslovakia.)

From ReMix, the Czech Republic puts 600 of its troops on standby, to be ready of NATO needs them.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's prime minister and foreign minister condemn Russia's actions toward Ukraine as "unacceptable".

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's cabinet opposes the European Commission's plan to ban the promotion of wine and red meat.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian military personnel deploy to the eastern part of Hungary.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, stronger cooperation between central European countries makes their voice stronger.

From Free West Media, the aforementioned President Putin signs an agreement with the leaders of the two Ukrainian breakaway regions.

From EuroNews, residents of Kyiv, Ukraine call the Russian plan to move troops into the two breakaway regions "scary".

From Euractiv, the E.U. rolls out its first batch of sanctions against Russia.

From Balkan Insight, a witness in a murder trial in Kosovo is reluctant to repeat testimony accusing alleged ethnic Serb gang members of wrongdoing.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a man carrying a Koran threatens the mayor of Roissy-en-Brie, France.  (If you read French, read the story at Valeurs Actuelles.)

From The North Africa Post, there's more gold in them thar hills - in Morocco.

From The New Arab, according to an opinion column, Saudi Arabia is spending lots of money on sports in an effort to boost its reputation and hide its human rights record.

From NDTV, the Taliban requires women who work for their Afghan government to cover up, even if they have to use blankets.

From Gatestone Institute, President Biden is ignoring America's commitments to Ukraine under the Budapest Memorandum.

From The Stream, race-baiters turn whites into the "new Jews".

From The Daily Signal, the little-known impact on economic freedom and national security of trash.

From Space War, according to a U.N. rights expert, China and Russia are arming Myanmar's ruling junta.

From The American Conservative, the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy isn't good.

From Fox Business, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) unveils his "Rescue America Plan", a roadmap for Republicans if they regain the Senate majority.  (via BizPac Review)

From BizPac Review, Michigan State head basketball coach Tom Izzo "nails it" when asked if postgame handshakes should be discontinued.

From The Western Journal, a Tweet from 2019 about Russian President Putin by then-candidate Biden comes back to haunt him.

From The Daily Wire, Biden is slammed over his press conference on Russia invading Ukraine.

From the Daily Caller, today is the 42nd anniversary of the "Miracle On Ice".

Form the New York Post, politicians promise to boycott the Staten Island Saint Patrick's Day parade after it bans LGBTQ groups from marching under their own banners.

From Breitbart, the Dominican Republic is building a wall on its border with Haiti.

From The Hill, Capitol Police ask the D.C. National Guard for assistance ahead of a possible American trucker protest.  (via Newsmax)

From Newsmax, Biden announces sanctions against Russia in response to its actions toward Ukraine.

And from MassLive, where to get free or cheap food deals in Massachusetts on Twosday.  (via NewsBreak)

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