Friday, March 25, 2022

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, against the confirmation of SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

From FrontpageMag, a man told by police that he could enter the Capitol, as long as he didn't break anything, faces a long prison term.

From Townhall, CNN is shocked to learn how many illegal aliens will be entering the U.S.

From The Washington Free Beacon, President Biden still doesn't understand deterrence.

From the Washington Examiner, according to Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from cases related to the Capitol riot, but according to congresscritter Kevin McCarthy (R-Cal), he shouldn't.

From The Federalist, 4 takeaways from the attempt by The New York Times to control the narrative about Hunter Biden.

From American Thinker, the selective application of biology.

From CNS News, according to Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), legalizing cannabis is a priority for the Senate.  (About 100 years ago, when Americans wanted to ban alcoholic beverages, we passed a constitutional amendment giving Congress the power to do so.  On the other hand, Congress has banned or limited many other drugs, including cannabis, without any amendment being passed give them that particular power.  Can anyone explain why an amendment was necessary in the case of alcohol, but not for other drugs?  If so, please leave a comment.)

From LifeZette, Congress should be required to read bills before voting on them.

Form the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, the media are still trying to smear Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and it still isn't working.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, transgender former athlete Caitlyn Jenner "bashes" current transgender athlete Lia Thomas.

From Canada Free Press, Europe welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to his new world.

From TeleSUR, a Guatemalan Maya environmentalist is released from prison.

From TCW Defending Freedom, no more lockdowns.

From Snouts in the Trough, have people been "Pfizered"?

From Devon Online, a teacher is still in hiding a year after showing picture of the prophet Muhammad at his school.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a suspected terrorist who allegedly plotted an attack in the region of Hamburg, Germany wanted to kill as many people as possible, and was inspired by the Boston Marathon bombers.  (If you read German, read the story at Welt.)

From Free West Media, all of Ukraine's media are now controlled by President Volodymyr Zelensky and a Ukrainian oligarch.

From EuroNews, according to the Ukrainian government, the border guards on Snake Island captured by Russian forces have been returned in a prison exchange.

From Euractiv, according to the U.N., over 6.5 million Ukrainians have been displaced during the current war.

From ReMix, Italy, Croatia, the U.S., Turkey and Montenegro will send troops to Hungary to form a NATO battalion.

From Balkan Insight, ethnic Serbs in Kosovo protest and court staff go on strike over the suspension of an ethnic Serb judge.

From The North Africa Post, Tunisia's central bank defends itself against a cyberattack.

From The New Arab, Tunisia releases a journalist detained under an "anti-terrorism law".

From Dawn, Pakistan's National Assembly holds a session without tabling the expected no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

From The Express Tribune, Imran Khan claims that his government has performed better than any previous one during the past 50 years.

From Pakistan Today, Imran Khan urges Pakistanis to attend his party's rally on March 27th.

From The Hans India, the Indian Supreme Court opines that young people in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir should be promoted by being educated.

From the Hindustan Times, Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds his first meeting with the state's council of ministers.

From ANI, a cryo-electron microscopy facility opens in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

From India Today, the new cabinet in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh includes 9 Dalits and 20 members of Other Backwards Classes.  (The Dalits are a class of people formerly known as "untouchables".  Socially or educationally disadvantaged classes are collectively called "Other Backward Classes".)

From Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh has yet to publish a complete list of freedom fighters from its war of independence.

From New Age, Bangladesh observes Genocide Day in remembrance of events on March 25th, 1971 and afterwards.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's second nano-satellite goes into orbit.

From Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka and India sign five defense agreements.

From Raajje, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih starts a visit to the southernmost islands in the Maldives.

From The Straits Times, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a visit to the United States starting tomorrow.

From Free Malaysia Today, Thailand agrees to open its land border with Malaysia.

From the Borneo Post, according to Deputy Health Minister Dr. Noor Azmi Ghazali, one in two Malaysian adults are overweight.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives International Organisation of La Francophonie Secretary-General Louise Mushikiwabo.  (Vietnam was colonized by France, so I'd expect that some people there might speak French.)

From the Taipei Times, the Taiwanese legislature votes in favor of a constitutional amendment to lower the country's voting age from 20 to 18.

From The Mainichi, according to a poll, Japanese people are evenly split on whether the legal age for adulthood should be 18 or 20.

From Gatestone Institute, Elon Musk and the temptation from China.

From The Stream, some questions about, and questions about questions about, marriage.

From The Daily Signal, Disney's crusade to have kindergarteners taught sex ed.

From HistoryNet, a review of a book about America's first female educators.

From Space War, some Russians flee from President Putin and settle in Serbia.

From The American Conservative, a reluctant obituary for the recently departed former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

From The Western Journal, President Biden doesn't like to be pressed about efficacy of sanctions against Russia.

From BizPac Review, while visiting U.S. troops in Poland, Biden gaffes by telling them what they could expect to see when they go into Ukraine.

From CNNthe aforementioned Justice Thomas has been released from the hospital.  (via Bizpac Review)

From The Daily Wire, Pope Francis consecrates Russia and Ukraine to the "immaculate heart of Mary".

From the Daily Caller, according to the U.N., Russia is making Ukrainian civilians disappear.

From Breitbart, President Putin claims that the West is trying to cancel Russia.

From Newsmax, according to former Vice President Pence, MiG jets in Poland should be transferred to Ukraine.

And from the New York Post, for North Korea's latest missile launch, Rocket Man makes a Hollywood-style video.

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