Friday, May 1, 2026

Friday Phenomena For May Day

On a sunny and mild Friday on the first day of May, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the absurd rise of senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D-ME).

From FrontpageMag, several black Democrats in North Carolina leave the party after a purge of the non-woke.

From Townhall, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reveals the cost of the recently ended partial government shutdown.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the movie The Devil Wears Prada 2.

From the Washington Examiner, the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is vandalized with "8647" graffiti.

From The Federalist, no, gun control would not have prevented the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting.

From American Thinker, five of the most recent treasonous acts by Republicans.

From NewsBusters, according to a study, leftists protesting against billionaires received $115 million from left-wing billionaire George Soros.

From Canada Free Press, a recent demonstration in front of Gracie Mansion in New York City is reminiscent of the 1886 Haymarket riot in Chicago.  (Read more about the Haymarket riot here.)

From TeleSUR, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel leads a May Day march in Havana.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's war with the U.K. Army is damaging the U.K.'s friendship with the U.S.

From EuroNews, according to intelligence officials, an arson attack at a synagogue in Skopje, North Macedonia is linked to ISIS.

From ReMix, the mother of a Ukrainian refugee who was killed when an Iraqi migrant pushed her in front of a train in the German state of Lower Saxony slams the German justice system for sending the migrant to a psychiatric facility instead of jail.  (If you read German, read the story at Junge Freiheit.)

From Balkan Insight, convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić requests to be released from jail after reportedly suffering a stroke.

From The North Africa Post, $25 billion is raised for the launch of a gas pipeline between Morocco and Nigeria.

From The New Arab, what is Hezbollah's "suicide combat" strategy against IDF troops in southern Lebanon?

From Palestinian Media Watch, Palestinians who say "Palestine was stolen" can win cash from the Palestinian Authority.

From Arutz Sheva, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) slams Israel for the latest Gaza flotilla activists.

From The Indian Express, the Muslim man who allegedly stabbed to Hindu security guards to death in Mumbai, India left a note claiming allegiance to ISIS.  (via OpIndia)

From the Daily Mail, London police chief Mark Rowley claims to "need 300 more cops" in order to protect Jews from terrorists.

From Gatestone Institute, China attacked the company Meta, so tech links with China should be cut.

From The Daily Signal, the Supreme Court's ruling on redistricting in Louisiana sent shockwaves beyond that state, and the Democrats know it.

From The American Conservative, what is this special relationship?

From The Western Journal, good dog....humans, not so much.

From BizPac Review, comedian Tim Allen trolls Democrats who participated in "No Kings" protests for fawning over King Charles III of the U.K.

From the Daily Caller, the U.S. needs more functioning alcoholics.

From the New York Times, the aforementioned King Charles and Queen Camilla are seen drinking Chardonnay wine from Napa Valley, California at the White House state dinner.

From Breitbart, the Democratic Party reportedly plans May Day events with communist groups.  (Although May Day has origins in the U.S., it became quite popular with communists.)

From Newsmax, Spirit Airlines is close to shutting down after a proposed rescue package collapses.

And from SFGate, AI data centers could be creating their own micro-climates.