Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Stories For Pi Day

On a sunny but cold Tuesday that falls on 3/14, here are some things going on:

From National Review, a Russian military jet strikes the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea.

From FrontpageMag, wokeness has become the new mainstream religion.

From Townhall, in Vermont, a private school's girls basketball team gets suspended for refusing to play against a team that included a biological male.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a lawsuit, a Washington, D.C. law which allows non-citizens to vote would allow foreigners, illegal aliens, and Russian and Chinese diplomats to do so.

From the Washington Examiner, does the federal government's response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank constitute a bailout?

From The Federalist, why did President (and Senator and Vice President) Biden ignore his dad's position on gay rights for more than 50 years?

From American Thinker, the allegation that a regulatory rollback by then-President Trump caused Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank to collapse is disputed by former congresscritter Barney Frank (D-MA).

From CNS News, more illegal aliens are entering from Canada, too.

From NewsBusters, the hosts of The View show their double standards about jokes.

From Canada Free Press, no, vertebrate species populations have not declined by 69 percent since 1970.

From TeleSUR, human rights defenders call for people who committed crimes against Haitian police officers to be punished.

From TCW Defending Freedom, BBC host Gary Lineker becomes too big to cancel.

From EuroNews, intense fighting continues in Bakhmut, Ukraine.

From Euractiv, according to Human Rights Watch, several thousand Ukrainian children have been "forcibly relocated to Russia".  (If so, where are the people who complained that then-President Trump was "separating families"?)

From ReMix, Switzerland decides to destroy its own decommissioned air defense systems instead of sending them to Ukraine.  (You have to respect Switzerland's tradition of neutrality.)

From Balkan Insight, Albania declares its Vjosa River a national park.

From The North Africa Post, two French journalists are convicted of extortion and blackmail against Moroccan King Mohammed VI.

From The New Arab, two Tunisians are sentenced to death for a 2020 suicide bombing that killed a policeman near the U.S. embassy.  (Due to Tunisia's moratorium on the death penalty, their sentences will effectively become life in prison.)

From HumAngle, suspected Boko Haram terrorists kill a woman in Zamga, Cameroon.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Iranians commemorate their Festival of Fire with more anti-government protests.

From IranWire, residents of Tehran, Iran celebrate the Festival of Fire.

From Iran International, dancing become Iran's new way to protest.

From Khaama Press, an Afghan refugee and her dog are reunited at the Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

From Hasht e Subh, according to an opinion column, the Taliban's behavior will only shorten the life of its emirate.

From the Afghanistan Times, the UNHCR launches an appeal to support Afghan refugees.

From Dawn, protests break out in Pakistani cities as members of the party PTI work to prevent the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani politician Maryam Nawaz scolds Imran Khan for "hiding under his bed" to avoid being arrested.

From Pakistan Today, a Pakistani district court suspends an arrest warrant against Imran Khan in a case in which he allegedly threatened a judge.

From The Hans India, 15 people are detained after stones are thrown at a mosque in the Indian state of Karnataka.

From the Hindustan Times, India conducts successful back-to-back tests of a man-portable air defense system.

From ANI, a fire breaks out at a factory in Pune, Maharashtra, India, and another one occurs at a chemical plant in Vapi, Gujarat, India.

From India Today, according to Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, India has emerged as a first responder for humanitarian assistance at a global level.

From the Dhaka Tribune, the theft and tearing of ballots is reported on the eve of the election for Bangladesh's Supreme Court Bar Association.

From New Age, Amnesty International slams the misuse of rubber bullets in Bangladesh and other countries.

From Gatestone Institute, are Iran and China trying to encircle the U.S.?

From The Stream, why the word "capitalism" coming with baggage is not a bad thing.

From The Daily Signal, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank came after it prioritized social activism.

From The American Conservative, even with "China's petroyuan stunts", the dollar is still not going anywhere.

From The Western Journal, the Biden administration announces $2.5 billion worth of new grants for electric vehicle charging stations.

From BizPac Review, right-wing commentator Mark Levin defends Fox News and lets loose on its competitors.

From The Daily Wire, shares of Credit Suisse plunge due to its annual report finding "material weaknesses" in its balance sheet over the last two years.

From the Daily Caller, archaeologists discover the remains of an ancient Roman aristocrat in Leeds, England.

From The Baltimore Sun, my former governor's former chief of staff fails to show up for the start of his corruption trial.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, left-wing activists look to local courts to change public policy when they can't get elected.

From Newsmax, the combined population of Texas and Florida increased by more than 1.5 million since April 2020 to July 2022, which has led to more traffic congestion.

And from the New York Post, can eating cereal just before you go to bed really help you sleep?

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