Wednesday, November 6, 2024

He's Baaaaaack....And Other Stories

As we all know by now, former President Trump has become future President Trump, or more precisely, President-elect Trump.  Technically speaking, he's really not back yet and actually returns next January 20th barring any unforeseen circumstances, but his reelection is a comeback of historical proportions.  Before I make my list of stories, I have to repeat something that appeared in a comment on YouTube, which Star Wars fans will appreciate.  Here's what someone wrote:

2016 - A New Hope
2020 - The Empire Strikes Back
2024 - Return of the Jedi

From National Review, Democrats get a rude awakening about the unpopularity of their agenda.

From FrontpageMag, supporters of Democrat candidate Vice President Harris start their proverbial "weeping and gnashing of teeth".

From Townhall, CNN panelist Scott Jennings makes an important point about the media after the election, but will the media listen to him?

From The Washington Free Beacon, Republicans officially flip control of the Senate.

From the Washington Examiner, some top takeaways from this year's elections.

From The Federalist, the biggest loser this year is the "corporate media industrial complex".

From American Thinkers, reviewing the "celebrities" who said that they would leave the U.S. or commit suicide if Trump wins.  (Promises of leaving the U.S. if a certain candidate wins are nothing new, and have just about never been kept.  Since I once worked for a moving company, I suppose that I could offer to help some of these people pack.)

From MRCTV, someone might want to check in on singer Bette Midler.

From NewsBusters, here comes the media blame game.

From TeleSUR, Haiti and Colombia coordinate their fight against drugs and weapons trafficking.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer echoes the Russian Bolsheviks.

From CBC News, how Trump will press Canada on several sensitive matters.

From the Express, five ways in which Trump and Starmer will soon butt heads.

From ReMix, a French court sends 18 members of a smuggling gang to jail for organizing over 10,000 illegal migrant crossings of the English Channel.  (As I used to point out, illegal aliens aren't merely migrating, but are being smuggled.)

From the NL Times, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and PVV leader Geert Wilders congratulate Trump.

From Deutsche Welle, the German media react to Trump's reelection.

From Polskie Radio, according to former Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Trump's win could help the conservative Polish party PiS.

From Russia Today, the Russian government reacts to Trump's reelection.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls Trump's victory "the greatest comeback in Western political history".

From the Greek Reporter, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulates Trump.

From The Slovenia Times, Slovenian descended Senator Any Klobuchar (D-Min) and congresscritter Paul Gosar (R-AZ) win reelection.  (I had to include a Slovenian source since former First Lady Melania Trump, an immigrant from Slovenia, will be First Lady again.  The article actually mentions her.)

From Balkan Insight, leaders of the Republika Srpska, one of two divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, drink to Trump's victory.

From ANSA, Italian President Sergio Mattarella wishes Trump well.

From EuroNews, what will Trump's second term as president mean for NATO?

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan King Mohammed VI congratulates Trump.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan and other world leaders congratulate Trump.

From The New Arab, according to an opinion column, ignoring Gaza lost the election for Harris.  (I believe that there are other reasons, but I can see how ignoring Gaza didn't help her.)

From Dawn, a clip of Trump promising to try his best to get former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan out of jail is fake.

From The Hans India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates his "friend" Trump.

From The Straits Times, Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam congratulates Trump.

From The Mainichi, Trump's victory could lead to a trade war that would impact Japan and other U.S. allies.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is reportedly planning to offer $5 million for the release of each hostage held by Hamas.

From Gatestone Institute, "an apparent moral demise" within Christianity.

From The Stream, a pastor in California writes an open letter to Trump about immigration.

From The Daily Signal, Trump's gains with black men show the power of his populist realignment.

From The American Conservative, Trump's new mandate.

From The Western Journal, celebrities aren't taking Trump's win well.

From BizPac Review, former Attorney General Bill Barr calls on prosecutors to dismiss their pending cases against Trump.

From The Daily Wire, according to Trump, God spared his life "for a reason".

From the Daily Caller, CNN anchor Jake Tapper is "visibly stunned" that Harris did not outperform President Biden in any state.

From the New York Post, what Trump's reelection means for the tech industry and the anti-trust cases faced by Google.

From Breitbart, Tim Sheehy (R) unseats Senator John Tester (D) in Montana.

From Newsmax, Harris calls Trump ahead of her speech at Howard University to concede the election.

And from the Genesius Timesseveral U.S. cities put out flash flood warnings due to liberal tears after Trump's victory.

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

A Few Things For Election Day

I was able to vote earlier this morning, and have some running around to do later, so I decided to put something up at a different time than usual.  I might check in later to see if either we get our first female president or the feat of Grover Cleveland will be duplicated.  In the meantime, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, the life of a conservative during the presidencies of Reagan through Trump.

From FrontpageMag, supporters of presidential candidate Vice President Harris harass the McDonald's which hosted former President Trump.

From Townhall, Trump reveals whom he wants to call on the first day of his new term if he is reelected.

From The Washington Free Beacon, what will happen this election day, and how did we get to this point?

From the Washington Examiner, will early voted, recently advocated by Democrats, backfire on them?

From The Federalist, Republican poll observers and court-appointed poll watchers are blocked from their duty in multiple counties in Pennsylvania.

From American Thinker, could there be a presidency which lasts 75 days?

From MRCTV, a U.S. Army sergeant dies from injuries sustained while working on President Biden's ill-fated pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip.

From NewsBusters, Wikipedia cites some "laughable" sources in comparing Trump to Nazis and fascists.

From TCW Defending Freedom, why should the people trust politicians when the politicians don't trust the people?

From Snouts in the Trough, how the author of SitT knows that the U.K.'s National Health Service will waste billions of pounds.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Irish school textbooks state that Jesus was born in "Palestine", and also calls the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz a "prisoner of war camp".

From Arutz Sheva, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Hamas has refused to release even a limited number of Israeli hostages.

From Gatestone Institute, there are large "underground combat sites" in Lebanon.

From The Stream, here are some things happening on Election Day.

From The Daily Signal, Americans might oust some soft-on-crime prosecutors on Election Day.

From The American Conservative, we're living in Trump's world.

From The Western Journal, Republican election attorneys score a victory on behalf of the aforementioned poll watchers and observers.

And from SFGate, the unusual origin of the California regional food known as the Garbage Burrito.

Monday, November 4, 2024

Monday Mania

On a cool and cloudy Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, this year's election crimes.

From FrontpageMag, the true heirs of historical fascism.

From Townhall, according to a memo from the campaign of former President Trump, the Democrats have a turnout problem.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the University of Minnesota used the police to stop a violent anti-Israel mob who stormed a building, which professors called an "overreaction".

From the Washington Examiner, according to an opinion column, the left cares about power, not children.

From The Federalist, why veterans feel resentment toward former congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY), presidential candidate Vice President Harris, and the architects of the Global War On Terror.

From American Thinker, if Trump is reelected, what will his second term look like?

From MRCTV, San Jose State University suspends an assistant women's volleyball coach for opposing having a male player on the team.

From NewsBusters, YouTube is still censoring a scientific discussion by a renown cardiologist.

From Canada Free Press, Democrats call us many names, but not the name Kamala Harris.

From TeleSUR, Bolivian diplomats stationed in at least 30 countries pledge their "unbreakable loyalty" to President Luis Arce.

From TCW Defending Freedom, how the truth became victorious over the coronavirus fearmongers.

From EuroNews, Spanish troops search for more flood victims in the province of Valencia, while rains disrupt rail transportation in the region of Catalonia.

From ReMix, a 12-year-old girl is allegedly beaten and abused by three other girls in Vienna, Austria.  (If you read German, read the story at Heute.)

From Balkan Insight, Serbian minister for transport Goran Vesić offers to resign over the deadly collapse of a roof at a railway station in the city of Novi Sad.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco became the largest automotive exporter to the E.U. in 2023, surpassing China.

From The New Arab, the organizations Hamas and Fatah agree to establish a joint committee to govern the Gaza Strip.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, prosecutors in Hamburg, Germany indict three Iranian dissidents for allegedly "joint insulting of religious beliefs" at the request of the Iranian government.  (If you read German, read the story at JouWatch.)

From The Times Of Israel, eight people will soon be on trial in connection with the beheading of a French teacher who showed his class cartoons of the Islamic prophet Mohammed.

From Gatestone Institute, the Biden-Harris administration adopts a U.N. pact for global governance.

From The Stream, a chance for the presidential candidates to hear from a real voter before tomorrow.

From The Daily Signal, why politicians need to master podcasts in order to win.

From The American Conservative, "the struggle for power in America".

From The Western Journal, Harris's two-faced attempt to please voters doesn't go over well.

From BizPac Review, while accusing Trump of mental decline, former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) has a bit of trouble with words.

From The Daily Wire, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) flip flops on men in women's sports.

From the Daily Caller, several red states claim that the Biden-Harris administration is hampering their efforts to keep non-citizens from voting.

From the New York Post, a Trump supporter gets booted from a Equinox Flatiron gym in New York City for wearing a T-shirt showing Trump's mugshot.

From Breitbart, an old friend of Mr. Bill reveals whom she voted for.

From Newsmax, according to election expert Michael McDonald, Trump appears set to carry North Carolina based on early voting figures.  (Will someone be "taking it to the streets?  Oh wait, not that Michael McDonald.)

From Yahoo, music producer/composer/trumpeter Quincy Jones goes to the recording studio in the sky.

And from The Babylon Bee, Democrats warn that Trump victory will be the end of bureaucracy as we know it.

Sunday, November 3, 2024

A Sasquatch's Dozen For Sunday

On a sunny and cool Sunday, here are 12 things going on:

From National Review, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) calls supporters of former President Trump "anti-American".

From FrontpageMag, the latest U.N. conference on global warming falls apart over the wrong definition of "green".

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, the poll showing Vice President Harris ahead of Trump in Iowa should not be believed.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.

From the Washington Examiner, the show Saturday Night Live is accused of violating election rules by inviting Harris to appear while not inviting Trump.

From American Thinker, Trump's comments on former congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY) are "an instructive tempest in a teapot".

From TCW Defending Freedom, why doesn't anyone hold the Palestinians accountable for the conflict with Israel?

From Snouts in the Trough, how will U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer avoid a by-election in the English town of Runcorn?

From The Times Of Israel, Iranians demonstrate outside the former U.S. embassy in Tehran to mark the anniversary of the hostage crisis.

From Arutz Sheva, anti-Israel Arab activists steal two busts of the first Israeli President Chaim Weizmann from a glass cabinet at Manchester University in Manchester, England.  (The story cites, but does not provide a link to, an article in The Telegraph.)

From Palestinian Media Watch, Palestinian Authority advisor Mahmoud Al-Habbash wants Hamas to free all Israeli hostages to save what's left of Gaza.

And from Gatestone Institute, the "end of the war" in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran is not here yet.

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Saturday Stuff

On a sunny and mild Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, congresscritter Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) declines to endorse Vice President Harris's presidential campaign.

From FrontpageMag, the parallels between Harris and former President Obama.

From Townhall, congresscritters Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and James Comer (R-KY) are not backing down about the White House editing of President Biden's "garbage" comment.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a poll, almost 60 percent of Americans do not believe that Harris ever worked at a McDonald's.

From the Washington Examiner, what a win by former President Trump would mean for conservatism.

From The Federalist, America is not free as long as its media are subservient to the Democrats.

From American Thinker, the left-wing media are scared of former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) on health care.

From NewsBusters, actor/producer Clint Eastwood's new film Juror #2 is being shown only in a few places.

From TCW Defending Freedom, why "global warming" belief will never be recognized as a scam.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, according to a survey, a majority of Austrians want to limit immigration by Muslims.  (If you read German, read the story at Exxpress.)

From Gatestone Institute, the Biden-Harris administration is enabling Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.

From The Daily Signal, Harris's record shows that she does not care much about the 1st Amendment.

From The American Conservative, can Democrats candidates for House seats run away from Harris?

From The Western Journal, betting odds on the presidential election shift toward Harris, but still favor Trump.

From BizPac Review, a Secret Service investigation into its failures surrounding the attempt to assassinate Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania might result in disciplinary action.

From The Daily Wire, a squirrel named Peanut, who was seized and euthanized by New York State authorities, never hurt anyone, which is more than could be said for Biden's dogs.

From the Daily Caller, who carries this year's most important battleground state could hinge on one county.

From Breitbart, vice presidential candidate Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) calls Biden's aforementioned "garbage" comment "disgusting".

From Newsmax, congressional candidate Derek Merrin (R-OH) discusses why he's working to unseat left-wing congresscritter Marcy Kaptur (D-OH).

And from the New York Post, Harris is endorsed by a white supremacist.

Friday, November 1, 2024

Friday Phenomena For The Start Of November

As the sunny and warmer than normal weather continues on the first day of November, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the White House altered the transcript of President Biden's "garbage" remark despite objections from stenographers.

From FrontpageMag, no longer joyful, presidential candidate Vice President Harris goes McCarthyite.

From Townhall, the job numbers for October have been released and they are "atrocious".

From The Washington Free Beacon, the promises and perils of former President Trump's campaign.

From the Washington Examiner, as the election draws near, we get "a final torrent" of male bovine waste.

From The Federalist, be sure to double-check your ballot when you vote.

From American Thinker, yes, it's possible to reduce the size and cost of government.

From MRCTV, the media falsely accuse Trump of calling for the execution of former congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY).

From NewsBusters, The New York Times agrees with former First Lady Michelle Obama, who claims that sexism is destroying Harris's campaign.  (The idea that someone can have honest non-sexist disagreements with Harris's policies appears to be, to steal a term from Michelle Obama's husband, above their pay grade.)

From Canada Free Press, America keeps getting gaslighted.

From TeleSUR, Colombia issues draft regulations for the use of poppy and coca for medicinal, scientific and industrial purposes.

From TCW Defending Freedom, in an open letter, journalists are urged to ask the hard questions about the coronavirus.

From Snouts in the Trough, are these parliamentcritter Mike Amesbury's (Labour-Runcorn) greatest hits?

From EuroNews, at least 13 people are killed when a railway station roof collapses in Novi Sad, Serbia.

From ReMix, a French court sentences nine people to prison for online hate speech for posting the addresses of the suspects in the murder of a teenage soccer player.

From Balkan Insight, a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army testifies in the war crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci.

From The North Africa Post, Gotion Power Morocco, a subsidiary of the Chinese company Gotion High Tech, signs a deal with the Saudi Arabian company ACWA power to $800 million worth of bird choppers in the Moroccan province of Kenitra.

From The New Arab, a Tunisian court sentences a TikTok user to four and a half years in prison for violating a "morality law".

From Gatestone Institute, Europe's problem with Germany.

From The Stream, the issue of abortion does not hinge on who gets elected president.

From The Daily Signal, schools in Fairfax County, Virginia quietly remove a pro-LGBTQ book due to parental criticism of its explicit images.

From The American Conservative, Harris and her running mate Governor Tim Walz (D-Min) prepare to wage war on America.

From The Western Journal, Harris is endorsed by NBA star LeBron James.

From BizPac Review, Donald Trump the Younger trolls Biden's aforementioned "garbage" remark.

From The Daily Wire, Trump (the Elder) promotes the Catholic feast of All Saints Day.

From the Daily Caller, why you shouldn't believe the government's new economic figures.

From the New York Post, a man wearing a Halloween mask stabs a man sitting in his car outside the Hands Across Long Island mental health facility in Central Islip, New York.

From Breitbart, more on the October jobs report.

From Newsmax, the U.S. will send another $425 million in military aid to Ukraine.

And from The Sun, how to eat like the U.K.'s Princess Kate.  (via the New York Post)