Friday Phenomena

On a warm and cloudy Friday, after I've been running around a bit, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Vice President Vance claims that Denmark has "underinvested" in Greenland's security.

From FrontpageMag, The New York Times finds its presidential candidate for 2028.

From Townhall, a law firm gives in after running afoul of President Trump's pen and phone.

From The Washington Free Beacon, what the Trump administration should do with the $430 million not given to Columbia University.

From the Washington Examiner, according to State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, the department is revoking the visas of pro-Hamas foreign students involved in on-campus riots "every day".

From The Federalist, deporting anti-American foreigners is not about free speech rights, since they have no "right" to be here in the first place.

From American Thinker, where the Chief Twit's chainsaw is needed the most.

From MRCTV, the media distort "Signalgate".

From NewsBusters, broadcast networks go Sergeant Schultz on congresscritter Jasmine Crockett's (D-TX) allegedly assaulting a reporter.

From Canada Free Press, say not au revoir but adieu to Canada.

From TeleSUR, Cuba awards its 2025 National Film Prize to actress/screenwriter/ documentarian Mirta Ibarra.

From TCW Defending Freedom, what U.K. Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch should be saying about Net Zero.

From Snouts in the Trough, there has been a miracle.

From EuroNews, a French court ruling could spell trouble for the 2027 presidential campaign of National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen.

From ReMix, will Poland cancel its elections if the "wrong" candidate wins, which appears to have happened in Romania?  (If you read Polish, read the story at wPolityce.)

From Balkan Insight, Croatian radio and television employees protest against layoffs proposed by the government.

From The North Africa Post, a tourist submarine sinks on its way to Hurghada, Egypt, resulting in six passengers being killed.

From The New Arab, according to sources, chemical weapons inspectors have been granted access to production and storage locations used by the outed regime of former President Bashar al-Assad.

From The Jerusalem Post, lawmakers in the U.K. and Australia try to restrict protests outside of synagogues.

From Jewish News Syndicate, sectarian violence in Syria reaches the capital city of Damascus and target Alawites.

From NDTV, a protester in Turkey dresses as the cartoon character Pikachu, but flees when the police show up.

From Raajje, the Maldivian government starts work to make student loans shariah-compliant.

From The Straits Times, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake strikes near Sagaing, Myanmar, causes damage in Thailand, and is felt in Vietnam.

From Tempo(dot)Co, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto signs legislation to protect children in digital space.

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia is ready to provide earthquake relief to Myanmar and Thailand.

From the Borneo Post, two men are arrested in Miri, Malaysia for allegedly smuggling drugs.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomes visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

From the Taipei Times, Taiwanese President William Lai oversees the first civil defense drills under his newly created Social Resilience Committee.

From China News, according to President Xi Jinping, China is still an "ideal, secure and promising" place for foreign investors.

From The Korea Herald, South Korean acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo slams North Korea's "illegal arms trade" with Russia.  (I wonder what he thinks of Russia using North Korean soldiers in Ukraine.  I also wonder how one person simultaneously acts as the holder of two offices.)

From The Mainichi, the Japanese royal family will soon have their own YouTube channel.

From Japan Today, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba finds U.S. President Trump's view on tariffs "difficult to understand".  (Even Trump supporters such as yours truly can't entirely figure them out.)

From Gatestone Institute, China is taking war to earth orbits, which could lead to a "space Pearl Harbor".

From Radio Free Asia, more on the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand.

From The Stream, why the confirmation of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) for U.S. Ambassador to Israel is a battle for Christian values in American foreign policy.

From The Stream, Trump tries to stop the left's war on history.

From The American Conservative, what would right-wing commentator Pat Buchanan do about Iran?  (The article notes that Buchanan co-founded TAC.)

From The Western Journal, prosecutors question the timing of drug maker Pfizer's announcement that its coronavirus vaccine proved to be effective.

From BizPac Review, a junior high school teacher in Bedford, Texas makes a half-hearted "attempt" to stop a student beatdown, but wouldn't even put down his coffee.

From The Daily Wire, USAID will lay off 4,600 employees and merge with the State Department by this coming fall.

From the Daily Caller, according to former Speaker Gingrich (R-GA), Vice President Harris becoming president in 2023 would have made things even worse for Democrats in 2024.

From Breitbart, after Hezbollah launches rockets into Israel, the IDF strikes back.

From Newsmax, the Federal Aviation Administration moves to protect the private information of aircraft owners.

And from the New York Post, actor Tom Hanks, who starred in the movie Forrest Gump, makes a cameo appearance in his son's Gump-themed music video.