Wednesday Whatnot

As the sunny and cool weather continues on a Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the archivist of the United States releases a statement on the sentencing of two climate protesters who vandalized display cases for the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

From FrontpageMag, President-elect Trump decides against including former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his new administration.

From Townhall, Trump names former congresscritter Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) as Director of National Intelligence.  (In case anyone hasn't heard, she's now a Republican, and has a title which is much more respectable than "congresscritter", as in "Lieutenant Colonel.")

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Biden-Harris administration's crackdown on gas-fired power plants will apparently not be kept in place by the incoming Trump administration.

From the Washington Examiner, Trump names congresscritter Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as attorney general.

From The Federalist, instead of naming South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, Trump should abolish it.

From American Thinker, a roundup of the votes on some state matters.

From MRCTV, Jewish members of the faculty at the University of Rochester are targeted with hundreds of "wanted" posters.

From NewsBusters, a flashback to when the media claimed that Russia "hacked" the 2016 election.

From Canada Free Press, a 17-year-old autistic female soccer player faces a 12-game suspension for asking an innocent question.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela increases its oil production despite sanctions from the U.S.  (I regard this as good news because an increase in supply can results in lower prices for oil and gasoline.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, the Church of England should choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury an election in which its members vote.

From Snouts in the Trough, the U.K.'s National Health Service is already more diverse than the country itself.

From EuroNews, at her trial, French politician Marine Le Pen denies embezzling E.U. funds.

From ReMix, four Turks, including one illegal alien, are arrested in connection with a stabbing in Warsaw, Poland.

From Balkan Insight, former Bosnian military police commander Kerim Lučarević goes on trail for allegedly failing to protect Yugoslav soldiers retreating from Sarajevo in 1992.

From The North Africa Post, according to Transport Minister Abdessamad Kayouh, Morocco plans to set up a train assembly plant.

From The New Arab, why did Israel reopen the Kissufim border crossing with Egypt?

From IranWire, an Iranian woman is arrested after defending herself from a soldier who harassed her.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a 16-year-old Chechen boy is arrested for allegedly planning a terror attack on a synagogue in Le Mans, France.  (If you read French, read the story at Le Parisien.)

From the Daily Mail, an Iranian prisoner is hanged twice.

From Iran International, Iran opens a "hijab clinic", attempting to frame opposition to wearing the hijab as a mental health issue.

From RAIR Foundation USA, a Muslim in Amsterdam thanks the city's left-wing mayor for (as he claims) allowing Muslims to attack "Zionists".

From Jewish News Syndicate, Wikipedia destroys its credibility with anti-Israel propaganda.

From Arutz Sheva, according to an opinion article, supporters of Hamas no longer distinguish between American Jews and Israel.  (The last seven stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, the Mario Draghi report "To Save Europe" is late and confused, but has some important findings.

From The Stream, a warm handshake for the Orange Man and the Big Guy.

From The Daily Signal, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, whose country is hosting the U.N. climate conference COP29, praises fossil fuels and attacks climate "hypocrisy".

From The American Conservative, "can Trump deliver" during his upcoming second term?

From The Western Journal, recent vice presidential candidate Governor Tim Walz's (D-Min) children describe life after the election, which Vice President Harris might not want to hear.

From BizPac Review, Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich calls out Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for wanting to play nice now that his side has lost.

From The Daily Wire, Senator John Thune (R-SD) is elected Senate majority leader.

From the Daily Caller, insiders reveal who might and who won't replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the Senate.

From the New York Post, former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) still wants Trump to appoint him as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

From Breitbart, actress Jamie Lee Curtis leaves the platform X.

From Newsmax, according to San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie (D), the city's people want a return to common sense.

And from the Genesius Times, Republican Senators pick Democrat John Thune (SD) to be their leader because they felt sorry about winning so much.