Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Wednesday Wanderings

On a warm mostly sunny Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, what could have been, if Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had won in 2012.

From FrontpageMag, how environmentalism damages the environment.

From Townhall, the people who get to decide whether there's a recession going on are "Democrat megadonors".

From The Washington Free Beacon, an Ohio Democrat worked to raise taxes in order to pay teachers more, but the money first went to executives.

From the Washington Examiner, abortion advocates file a lawsuit challenging Georgia's new abortion law.

From The Federalist, say whatever you want about it, but "the economy sucks".

From American Thinker, yes, they are coming for your guns.

From CNS News, when Mr. Bill, then-Senator Joe Biden (D-Del) and then-congresscritter Chuck Schumer (D-NY) defended marriage against then-Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA).

From LifeZette, send every illegal alien to New York City.

From NewsBusters, CBS allows an Indiana abortionist to peddle disinformation.

From Canada Free Press, is the gay lifestyle a gateway?

From TeleSUR, according to Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration leader Danny David, Barbados needs a trade union.

From TCW Defending Freedom, let's all take a break.

From Free West Media, French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen calls for public broadcasting to be privatized.

From EuroNews, the Nord Stream pipeline delivers gas at 20 percent of its capacity.

From Euractiv, the E.U. further relaxes its environmental measures to allow more cereal production.

From ReMix, according to a Hungarian writer, the E.U.'s sanctions against Russia have formed a suicidal loop.

From Balkan Insight, German High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt tells the Croat-Muslim Federation to change its election law.  (If someone from outside the U.S. told us to change our election laws, my response would be unprintable.)

From Morocco World News, Moroccan and Israeli leaders discuss security cooperation.

From The North Africa Post, after several months of declining oil production, Libya reports an increase.

From Hürriyet Daily News, a control center for grain exports is inaugurated in İstanbul, Turkey.

From Turkish Minute, three Turks facing imprisonment due to President Erdoğan's post-coup crackdown are arrested in Turkey after being pushed back by Greece.

From Gatestone Institute, torture in Turkey has alleged reached "unprecedented levels".

From Rûdaw, supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr storm the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad in a protest against prime ministerial candidate Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani.  (How do you say "welcome to January 6th" in the Iraqi dialect of Arabic?)

From Armenpress, U.N. General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia.

From Public Radio Of Armenia, while meeting with Abdulla Shahid, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan raises the issue of POWs held by Azerbaijan.  (I wonder if Armenia's president is related to the composer of Sabre Dance.)

From In-Cyprus, hotels in Paphos, Cyprus have an occupancy rate between 80 and 85 percent.

From The Syrian Observer, the Syrian government opens the first Emirati hospital in the Damascus countryside.

From North Press Agency, Syrian government military reinforcements arrive in the Aleppo countryside.

From The961, food security in Lebanon is close to collapsing.

From Arutz Sheva, according to Yamina party chairwoman Ayelet Shaked, a Zionist government for Israel cannot rely on an Arab party.

From The Times Of Israel, the IDF exposes "Hamas sites" in civilian areas in the Gaza Strip.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to an opinion column, the upcoming Israeli elections should be about the economy and the cost of living.

From YNetNews, Israel's state comptroller faults police and the Shin Bet security agency over their handling of riots in 2021.

From Jewish News Syndicate, a group of Haredi Jewish tourists are denied entry into Jordan.

From the Egypt Independent, according to Special Envoy Mike Hammer, the U.S. is committed to maintaining Egypt's water security.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian and Japanese officials discuss funding environmentally friendly airports.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia agrees to purchase electricity from Kenya.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia cancels the "Host Umrah" scheme, under which Saudi citizens could host foreign pilgrims wishing to perform an Umrah.

From The New Arab, Saudi Arabian authorities detain Egyptian social media producer Tala Safwan for alleged "immorality".

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Iran's hijab law exposes the country's divisions.

From IranWire, three Baha'is arrested in Shiraz, Iran are released on bail.

From Iran International, a website linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps threatens Europe with missiles for allegedly hosting the organization Mojahedin Khalq.

From Khaama Press, according to a report from the organization Save the Children, 13 million children in Afghanistan need humanitarian aid.

From Pajhwok Afghan News, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has reportedly dramatically reduced corruption.

From the Afghanistan Times, Afghanistan sees some dam progress.

From ABC News, a suicide bombing at a government building in Marka, Somalia kills 11 people.

From The Stream, our churches are infected with the Marxism virus.

From The American Conservative, the CHIPS legislation won't help China.

From The Daily Signal, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and congresscritter Byron Donaldson (R-FL) discuss school choice.

From The Western Journal, swimmer Lia Thomas will not be the NCAA's Woman of the Year.

From BizPac Review, according to an opinion column, China knows that Cold War II is going on, and the U.S. needs to understand the same.

From The Daily Wire, according to an audit, almost a million people in California lack safe drinking water.

From the Daily Caller, a CNN reporter's Tweet in which he tried to dismiss fears of a recession come back to haunt him.

From the New York Post, Mexico City police seize a city record 1.6 tons of she-don't-lie.

From Breitbart, Dr. Fauci gets roasted for claiming that he never advocated for lockdowns.

From Newsmax, the CHIPS bill passes the Senate.

And from the Genesius Times, in an attempt to slow the spread of monkeypox, the WHO proposes a 14-day moratorium on same-sex contact.

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