Friday, August 18, 2023

Friday Phenomena

On a warm partly sunny Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, something is still wrong with President Biden.

From FrontpageMag, a final word on former President Obama.

From Townhall, a Virginia farmer fights back against big government.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to Senator (R-SC) and presidential candidate Tim Scott, the U.S. military needs to be ready to fight against three enemies.

From the Washington Examiner, people are being killed because of climate activists.

From The Federalist, former Governor (R-SC) and current presidential candidate Nikki Haley is Hillary Clinton 2.0.

From American Thinker, former President Trump can prove that his claim of election fraud in 2020 is true, and simply must do so.

From MRCTV, singer Oliver Anthony claims to have turned down million-dollar deals, but his show sells out in three minutes.

From NewsBusters, networks hype Biden's "historic" summit with two U.S. allies, but go Sergeant Schultz about the alleged pseudonym he used while he was vice president.

From TeleSUR, the family of murdered Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio blames President Guillermo Lasso and other public officials.

From TCW Defending Freedom, why forecasts of rainy weather can never be wrong.

From Snouts in the Trough, the West's predicted civilizational decline.

From ReMix, the Czech Supreme Administrative Court rules that officially changing gender can only be done for people who undergo transgender surgery.

From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, Budapest is a "must-visit city".  (I was there in 2000.  What is everyone waiting for?  Oh wait, traveling there costs a lot more now, in part due to higher jet fuel prices.  Never mind.)

From Hungary Today, Hungary's newest bridge over the Danube will be spectacular.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Világgazdaság and its source TEOL.)

From About Hungary, Hungary's poultry product council BTT and agricultural chamber NAK call for a suspension of the importation of Ukrainian poultry and eggs into the E.U.

From Russia Today, a stone monument in the Russian region of Belgorod commemorating Italian soldiers who invaded the Soviet Union during World War II is stolen.

From Sputnik International, the Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport brings in 10 new defense products, including an underwater drone.

From The Moscow Times, the Russian Orthodox Church investigates a priest who blessed a statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

From Novinite, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirms his support for Bulgaria and Romania to join the Schengen zone.

From The Sofia Globe, four people are arrested after clash at the Soviet Army Memorial in Sofia, Bulgaria.

From Radio Bulgaria, the Bulgarian government maps out its measures for fighting crime.

From the Greek Reporter, archaeologists find ancient artifacts at the ruins of the sanctuary of Poseidon in the ancient Greek town of Helike.

From Ekathimerini, Greek drivers are prone to speeding and parking violations.

From the Greek City Times, the Greek military gets two cargo planes, named after the Roman equivalent of an ancient Greek hero.

From Voice Of Europe, the number of illegal irregular migrants entering Greece is increasing, including 90 people rescued from a sailing yacht in the Aegean Sea.

From Balkan Insight, Croatia's ban on entry for Bosnian Serb journalist Danijel Simić is questioned.

From EuroNews, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is charged with making false statements to a parliamentary investigation.

From The North Africa Post, according to former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, France's loss of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger marks the end of Françafrique.

From The New Arab, the hardline Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham announces that it has suspended its co-founder Abu Maria Al-Qahtani.

From Bitter Winter, moderate Pakistani Islamic theologian Muhammad Ali Mirza, accused of blasphemy, escapes his fourth assassination attempt.

From Firstpost, police in Bengaluru, India dismantle a sextortion ring.  (My spellchecker has no problem with the word "sextortion".)

From Gatestone Institute, will China, Russia and North Korea launched their nuclear weapons?

From The Stream, Catholics and Republican congresscritters question immigration funding going to bishops who benefit from the smuggling of migrants.

From The Daily Signal, why do we allow China to get away with attacking the U.S.?

From The American Conservative, observations from Seattle, Washington.

From The Western Journal, the Biden administration more than quadruples the number of Ukrainians given Temporary Protected Status in the U.S.

From BizPac Review, a judge dismisses tax charges against First Son Hunter Biden, but he is not yet off the hook.

From The Daily Wire, Trump will reportedly will skip the first Republican presidential debate, but will be interviewed by Tucker Carlson.

From the Daily Caller, several high-profile Republican candidates night not appear at the party's first presidential debate.

From Breitbart, liberation theology has contributed to a decline of Catholicism in Brazil, says a former liberation theologian.

From Newsmax, Hurricane Hilary heads toward southern California.  (The U.S. dodged a Hurricane Hillary in 2016.)

And from the New York Post, would anyone like a Doritos bagel?

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