Thursday, March 23, 2023

Thursday Tidbits

On a mild and cloudy Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Biden wrongheadedly embraces ESG scores.

From FrontpageMag, a book tries to audit Biden's victory in 2020.

From Townhall, the Manhattan grand jury case against former President Trump takes another turn.

From The Washington Free Beacon, how conservative speakers are treated at elite colleges.

From the Washington Examiner, a parent of Parkland shooting victim is arrested after allegedly disrupting a gun control hearing held by a House committee.

From The Federalist, the Georgia and Iowa legislatures pass bills to ban child mutilation.

From American Thinker, wokeness includes a bit of sadism.

From CNS News, Speaker McCarthy (R-Cal) explains the problems caused by Bidenomics.

From Fox News, the Chinese-owned app TikTok sends a swarm of influencers to the U.S. Capitol ahead of an expected congressional grilling of its CEO.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, when it comes to TikTok, "follow the money".

From Canada Free Press, did Microsoft CEO Bill Gates create computer viruses so he could see anti-virus programs?

From TeleSUR, some important milestones in the history of Cuba's electoral system.  (When Cuba allows the existence of political parties other than the Communist party, get back to me.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, according to some top scientists, damage from coronavirus vaccines is indisputable.

From EuroNews, strikes and protests grip France in defiance of President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms.

From Euractiv, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev double down on his refusal to send any of his country's weapons to Ukraine.

From ReMix, Poland and Israel reach an agreement under which Israeli youths will be allowed to visit Holocaust sites without Israeli security guards.

From Balkan Insight, Montenegrin authorities arrest South Korean suspected cryptocurrency fraudster Do Kwon at the Podgorica airport.

From The North Africa Post, Nigerien army personnel send 20 Boko Haram terrorists to their virgins.

From The New Arab, Muslims prepare for a difficult Ramadan due to soaring inflation.

From Palestinian Media Watch, a look at what the Palestinians are thinking.

From OpIndia, fugitive Indian Islamist hate preacher Zakir Naik arrives in Oman for a lecture series.

From Anadolu Agency, a man is charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to burn two men alive outside mosques in the English cities of London and Birmingham.  (If you think that the suspect is a white British native with "far-right" political views, you're wrong.)

From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 Indian fishermen and seizes their two trawlers for allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe states that he will not allow schoolchildren to be held hostage.

From Raajje, President Ibrahim Solih calls on his fellow Maldivians to devote more time to religious practices and obligations during Ramadan.  (The article was published yesterday.  Since today is the first day of Ramadan, I seems that the site might be taking today off, so I'll let the date slide.)

From The Straits Times, 11 million families in the Philippines face a water crisis.

From Tempo(dot)Co, the transportation Transjakarta will allow passengers to break their Ramadan fasts on their buses and at their bus stops.

From Free Malaysia Today, police in Johor Bahru, Malaysia look for 20 people who allegedly rioted during a wake at a funeral home.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian bazaar traders are told to keep high standards of hygiene when handling food and drinks that are sold to the public.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam and Italy mark the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.

From the Taipei Times, Taiwan recalls its ambassador to Honduras.

From The Korea Herald, five types of dogs found in South Korea.

From The Mainichi, a "flying car" is tested in Imabari, Japan.

From Gatestone Institute, the disruptions at Stanford University of a speech by federal judge Kyle Duncan were organized by the National Lawyers Guild.

From The Stream, right-wingers set their sights on school boards, which causes left-wingers to "go guerilla".

From The Daily Signal, according to an inventor rights activist, the U.S. patent system needs to be fixed.

From The American Conservative, bad governance from corporate board rooms.

From The Western Journal, former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) scores a legal victory at the state's Supreme Court.

From BizPac Review, Biden claims that his wife Jill leaves messages for him on his shaving mirror.

From The Daily Wire, Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) reveals why she no longer attends "dumb" Democrat luncheons.

From the Daily Caller, transgender activist Alejandra Carabello criticizes left-wing commentator Ana Kasparian's about the language by which some leftists describe women.

From the New York Post, the election held in Fleischmanns, New York is thrown into chaos due to accusations of voter fraud.

From Breitbart, Border Patrol officials from the Del Rio Sector report just over 10,000 illegal border crossings in a week.

From Newsmax, Trump lashes out at the Manhattan district attorney who is trying to prosecute him.

And from WYFF, if you burglarize a home and steal a camera from it, be sure to turn it off.

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