Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Wednesday Wanderings

On a cool and rainy Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, a man who fatally shot a New York City police officer had 21 prior arrests, including one for an alleged gun-related offense.

From FrontpageMag, a tragic shipping accident occurs in Baltimore, or at least we think it was an accident.

From Townhall, the illegal alien who allegedly killed a woman in Michigan was previously deported.

From The Washington Free Beacon, while Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) won a prize for combatting dark money, he has relied on it for years.

From the Washington Examiner, six questions about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and their answers.

From The Federalist, leftists who bragged about "fortifying" the 2020 election flaunt their plans to do it again this year.

From American Thinker, yes, someone does want to take away your guns.

From MRCTV, the real and the fake.

From NewsBusters, eight new gaffes from President Biden get buried by ABC, CBS and NBC.

From Canada Free Press, whatever you do, "don't use the T-word".

From TeleSUR, 70 districts in Peru go into a "state of emergency" due to heavy rainfall.

From TCW Defending Freedom, some questions for BBC "disinformation expert" Marianna Spring.

From EuroNews, E.U. countries seal a deal on Ukrainian grain, which could include some tariffs.

From Voice Of Europe, foreigners account for 57.4 percent of all crimes and 100 percent of serious sexual assaults in Frankfurt, Germany.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From ReMix, according to secret documents, Germany's public health agency warned that coronavirus lockdowns could cause more harm than good.

From Balkan Insight, Kosovo moves closer to joining the Council of Europe.

From The North Africa Post, Nigerien junta chief Abdourahmane Tiani and Russian President Vladimir Putin discuss "security cooperation".

From The New Arab, the Iraqi government raises automotive fuel prices and taxes celebrities.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a migrant from Syria, driving in Germany after leaving Denmark, honor kills his wife on a motorway.  (If you read German, read the story at Exxpress.)

From RAIR Foundation USA, the Pakistani flag is raised above Westminster Abbey in London.

From The Hans India, Indian and U.S. forces start the sea phase of the "Tiger Triumph" military exercise.

From the Hindustan Times, the Bharatiya Janata Party announces its candidates for 24 of the 25 seats in the Lok Sabha for the state of Rajasthan.  (The Lok Sabha is the lower chamber of the Indian parliament.)

From ANI, according to Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, tolls in India will be collected via a satellite system, which will replace toll plazas.

From India Today, sabhacritter Kathir Anand (DMK-Tamil Nadu) is accused of making derogatory remarks about women in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India for suggesting that they might have used "fairness cream".  (Since the names of both chambers of the Indian parliament include the word "Sabha", a sabhacritter is the Indian equivalent of a U.S. congresscritter.  Similarly, Ireland has dáilcritters, Israel has knessetcritters, Poland has sejmcritters, Russia has dumacritters, and many countries have parliamentcritters.)

From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare directs all hospitals in the country to avoid using halothane as an anesthesia after recent fatalities.

From New Age, intern doctors and trainee physicians in Bangladesh keep on striking.

From the Colombo Gazette, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu plans to deport to Sri Lanka three men convicted for the murder of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's Special Boat Squadron holds a passing out ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in the city of Trincomalee.

From Raajje, nominations for the Maldives' "National Award for Public Service" will come to a close tomorrow.

From the Bangkok Post, Thailand's House of Representatives passes a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

From Gatestone Institute, the Biden administration's pier for Gaza is a Trojan horse for terrorists.

From The Stream, they've finally come for the Orthodox Christians.

From The Daily Signal, a history lesson for Biden about Haitian immigration chaos.

From The American Conservative, with his pick for vice president, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) is gunning for the Democrats.

From The Western Journal, former President Trump has some unpleasant things to say about RFK Jr. and his running mate.

From BizPac Review, according to RNC co-chair Lara Trump, the Republican Party is past disputing the results of the 2020 election.

From The Daily Wire, the nursing program at Elmhurst University in Illinois gets a DEI grant to promote "racial healing".

From the Daily Caller, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) endorses senatorial candidate Kari Lake (R-AZ).

From Breitbart, a book written by Trump-era intelligence official Cliff Sims exposes transgender propaganda at the CIA.

From Newsmax, according to former Trump advisor Jason Miller, Biden has displayed "very selective" compassion.

And from the New York Post, North Central University in Minnesota draws complaints of "discrimination" by limiting its George Floyd scholarships only to black students.

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