On a cool cloudy "manic Monday", here are some things going on:
From National Review, Trump administration officials cast doubt on the current claim that Chinese balloons floated over the U.S. during President Trump's time in office. (Considering that many civilians saw the balloon as it crossed through U.S. airspace before being shot down over the Atlantic, it would seem that any previously balloons would also have been spotted, unless they were considerably smaller.)
From FrontpageMag, shooting down a balloon is easy but attempting to make China pay a price isn't.
From Townhall, world-renowned surfer Bethany Hamilton comes out against allowing men to compete in women's surf events.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a deep-pocketed green energy group working to ban gas stoves is advised by a Chinese communist government official.
The Washington Examiner now requires subscription or registration to read their articles, at least when I click on any of them. If you want to read their content, go to their home page, click on an article, and when prompted to, either subscribe or register.
From The Federalist, how President Biden and his media allies turned the Chinese balloon into a political feud.
From American Thinker, Vice President Harris continues to attack the English language.
From CNS News, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) starts a speech by, believe it or not, commending the president.
From NewsBusters, according to a study about late-night comedy TV, there were 93 liberal guests and just one conservative.
From TeleSUR, Venezuela starts reforesting two national parks affected by illegal mining.
From TCW Defending Freedom, what really counts is what Big Brother DOESN"T watch. (The capitalized emphasis is in the article's title.)
From Snouts in the Trough, how do the environmental liars get away with their nonsense?
From Free West Media, Danish bishops protest against the abolition of the public holiday Great Prayer Day so that the Danish government can fun NATO.
From EuroNews, the E.U. sends search and rescue teams to Turkey after an earthquake near the city of Gaziantep claims over 2,300 lives in Turkey and Syria.
From Euractiv, Poland wants the right to subsidize nuclear power plants to provide electricity when wind and solar are unavailable.
From Balkan Insight, Bulgarian interim Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev accuses North Macedonia of deliberately delaying Bulgarians trying to visit its capital city of Skopje.
From The North Africa Post, Morocco supports Sudan's stability and territorial integrity.
From the Egypt Independent, according to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the Egyptian government seeks to increase the production of oil crops.
From Egypt Independent, Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Physics records two new tremors 750 kilometers north of the Egyptian city of Rafah. (Rafah, Egypt is on the border with the Gaza Strip. On the other side of the border is the Gazan city of Rafah.)
From the Ethiopian Monitor, people in parts of southern Ethiopia vote on whether to establish a new state.
From the Saudi Gazette, more than 50,000 contestants from 165 countries arrive in Saudi Arabia for the International Qur'an and Adhan Competition.
From The New Arab, countries and international organizations rush to offer help to earthquake-stricken Syria and Turkey.
From RadioFreeEurope/RadioFarda, freezing cold puts thwarts Iran's natural gas ambitions.
From IranWire, the two-year prison sentence given to Iranian comedian Zeinab Mousavi is upheld.
From Iran International, the song Baraye, composed by Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour, wins a Grammy, which was announced on the Grammy Awards show by U.S. First Lady Jill Biden.
From Khaama Press, Reporters Without Borders and other media organizations call for the Taliban to release French-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi.
From Hasht e Subh, Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission condemns the treatment of medical student Elaha Delawarzai and demands her release.
From the Afghanistan Times, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation demands to interact with Afghan authorities.
From Eastern Eye, according to police, 14 Hindu temples were vandalized overnight Bangladesh.
From Gatestone Institute, how the Muslim world weaponizes the U.N. against Israel.
From The Stream, "would you like to ride in my communist balloon?" (Apologies to the Fifth Dimension, of course.)
From The Daily Signal, these 11 examples of defensive gun use disprove the notion that the 2nd Amendment is a "suicide pact".
From The American Conservative, threats from a partnership between China and Russia.
From The Western Journal, was the Chinese balloon the first enemy aircraft to fly over the U.S. since World War II?
From BizPac Review, former CIA director, Secretary of Defense and White House chief of staff Leon Panetta "throws Biden under the balloon". (Besides serving in those offices, Panetta has also been director of the Office of Management and Budget; a director of the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare; a congresscritter (D-Cal); and a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He's likely the only government official to serve under Presidents Obama, Clinton and Nixon.)
From The Daily Wire, according to U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck, the Chinese balloon could potentially have carried explosives.
Frim the Daily Caller, a million-dollar bet is placed on the Super Bowl.
From Reuters, a federal judge in Oklahoma rules that a ban on guns for marijuana users is unconstitutional. (via Townhall)
From the New York Post, Brazilian surgeons leave a pair of scissors inside a politician.
From Breitbart, the failed digital currency FTX asks lawmakers to return its donations to them.
From Newsmax, New York City ends its coronavirus vaccine mandate for its workers.
And from The Babylon Bee, the aforementioned Grammy Awards show is so bad that it horrifies even Satan himself.
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