Sunday Stuff From A Returning Sasquatch

Yesterday I drove over 600 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC back to my home in Maryland.  I arrived pretty late and didn't feel like blogging anything.  But now I've had some sleep and the Bigfootmobile has been given a well-deserved rest.  So today, on a very warm and partly sunny Sunday, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, the man who allegedly stabbed two people in New York City and shouted "Allahu Akbar" a copy of the Koran and a book written by communism founder Karl Marx.

From Townhall, the man who allegedly drove his vehicle into a "Pride" parade in Berlin is identified as an Islamist with prior terror connections.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about running for Speaker of the House.

From the Washington Examiner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) "celebrated" Hamas's attack against Israel on October 7th, 2023.

From American Thinker, with the aforementioned man who allegedly attacked a "Pride" parade being no longer with us, it looks like we'll never learn his motive.

From NewsBusters, British singer Mick Jagger and American musician Jonathan Cain tell singer Bruce Springsteen to lay off the politics.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, more on the twice-aforementioned alleged "Pride" parade attacker.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From Gatestone Institute, in Iran, it's now okay to think the unthinkable.

From The American Conservative, why is there all this hype for the late President Richard Nixon?

From the Daily Caller, Border Czar Tom Homan insists that ICE will continue stopping vehicles.

From Newsmax, the Israeli military sends a senior Hamas security official to his virgins.

And from the New York Post, two BASE jumpers skydive off the Space Needle in Seattle, resulting in a police manhunt.  (The line between the labels "badass" and "stupid people" is so thin in this case that the story gets both.)

Friday Phenomena

On a sunny and warm Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the cautionary tale of former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax (D).

From FrontpageMag, right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson should understand that the history between Christianity and Islam is long and bitter.

From Townhall, now that the Strait of Hormuz is open, European allies want to help?

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) blames the U.S. for "creating" terrorism.

From the Washington Examiner, a Utah state Supreme Court justice is under investigation for an alleged improper relationship with a lawyer who argued a redistricting case in her court.

From The Federalist, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger establishes an open season on people who would celebrate parts of her state's heritage.

From American Thinker, Senator Rueben Gallego (D-AZ) and former congresscritters Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX) owe former congresscritter Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) an apology.

From NewsBusters, how then-President Biden's Department of Justice went after pro-lifers.

From TeleSUR, 91 former illegal aliens are deported to Cuba.

From TCW Defending Freedom, let's burn the "quangos" who lie about heat-related deaths.

From Snouts in the Trough, according to an opinion column, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a lying liar.

From EuroNews, five men accused of sending exploding parcels on behalf of Russia go on trial in Vilnius, Lithuania.  (Were they inspired by the Unabomber?)

From ReMix, seven suspects, all with African or Asian backgrounds, are arrested for allegedly gang-raping a woman in Cesena, Italy.

From Balkan Insight, the party Progressive Bulgaria, led by former President Rumen Radev, is poised to win big in Bulgaria's upcoming general election.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco signs a €500 million financing partnership with the OPEC fund.

From The New Arab, Turkey, Syria and Jordan agree to modernize and reconnect their railway networks.

From the Daily Mail, police in London close a park after an Islamist "terror cell" posts a video claiming to show drones carrying hazardous materials toward the Israeli embassy.

From The Times Of Israel, New York City First Lady Rama Duwaji apologizes apologizes for social media posts she made as a teenager.

From Open, the Iranian regime is now exhausted and humbled.

From Gatestone Institute, why does the (unelected) European Commission support and legitimize the Muslim Brotherhood?

From The Daily Signal, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) claims to have written the first draft of a federal guidebook for AI.

From The American Conservative, the war against Iran constrains the U.S.'s options in eastern Asia.

From The Western Journal, a left-wing group is slammed for using the actions of the aforementioned Justin Fairfax to push for gun control.

From BizPac Review, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Biden administration was Christian families from fostering children.

From the Daily Caller, senatorial candidate Michele Tafoya (R-Min) signals her openness to a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.

From the New York Post, former actress Stormy Daniels, who received hush money from then-candidate Trump, doesn't look so good these days.  (Reader discretion is advised.)

From TMZ, at the home of actor Dylan Sprouse, beware of the owner.  (via the New York Post)

From Newsmax, the Supreme Court gives oil and gas companies a procedural win in lawsuits over coastal land loss in Louisiana.

And from Breitbart, a Chinese carmaker patents a device that lets you get relief without stopping your car.

Snowday Links

The anticipated winter storm is now upon yours truly's part of the world.  On a cold and snowy Sunday, here are some things (brrrr) going on:

From FrontpageMag, as New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) turns town federal aid to protest ICE, three people in New York City freeze to death.

From Townhall, three cousins in my part of the world are charged with tax fraud and conspiracy to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about how DEI and identity politics are infecting the American healthcare industry.

From the Washington Examiner, according to Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino, the agents who took down activist Alex Pretti did a "good job".

From American Thinker, how the Democratic Party really isn't.

From NewsBusters, The Washington Post puts the anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis on page 1 but says nothing about the March for Life.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s Online Safety Act has become the West's worst system of mass censorship.

From the Daily Mail, Sudan's child soldiers head to certain death.

From The Jerusalem Post, police officers at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport arrest a Lebanese man accused of supplying weapons and ammunition for a Hamas-linked terror plot.

From Arutz Sheva, the death toll in Iran's crackdown on protests reportedly exceeds 36,000.

From Gatestone Institute, the persecution of Christians in November 2025.

From The Daily Signal, "why young Americans march for life".

From The Western Journal, President Trump's desire to have Somali-American criminals denaturalized is easier said than done.

From the New York Post, preparing for wintry weather, New Yorkers stock up on bread, milk, eggs - and weed.

From Breitbart, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara puts feelings over facts.  (Could this guy be related to another Chief O'Hara?)

And from Newsmax, American rock climber Alex Honnold climbs the Taipei 101 tower with neither ropes nor protective equipment.  (This shows the thin line between "badass" and "Darwin Award qualifier".)

2025 Comes To An End

Once again it's New Year's Eve as the year 2025 will reach its conclusion and 2026 will begin.  I'm sure that the upcoming year will once again say "hold my beer" to the previous one.

Last year started with a terror attack in New Orleans by man who drove his pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring 57 others.  Later in January, a fire in southern California spread into Los Angeles and destroyed over 16,000 homes and other structures.  President Trump took office for the second time and unleashed the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, for short, which led to eventually significant cuts and 260,000 fewer people in federal federal government jobs.  Cuts included the dismantling of the agency USAID.  On January 29th, an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter as it approached Reagan National Airport, killing everyone on the two aircraft.

The Trump administration cracked down on illegal immigration, sending ICE out to arrest people and by establishing detention centers such as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida.  Trump also sent National Guard personnel to help law enforcement in several U.S. cities, and issued a whole bunch of tariffs.  Under his direction, the U.S. bombed Yemen, intending to strike the Houthis, and Iran, joining Israel's efforts.  Meanwhile in Gaza, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, while the war between Russia and Ukraine continued without one.  On June 14, two Minnesota state legislators and their respective spouses were shot in their homes.  State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed.  After the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, to succeed him.  He took the name Leo XIV.

An object from interstellar space entered the solar system and was designated 3I/Atlas.  Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on September 10th at a Turning Point USA event in Utah.  Starting in September, the U.S. military started attacking suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.  Starting on October 1st, the U.S. government was shut down for 45 days, the longest such event in history.  Later in October, thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris and stole over $100 million worth of jewelry.  In November, Congress passed and Trump signed legislation to release files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  In December, a shooter killed two people at Brown University and a father and son killed at least 16 people at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.  Of course, no summary that I can write could ever be complete, so read more at On This Day, Britannica and History.

Among the people who passed away this year were actors Rob Reiner (allegedly killed by his son), Brigitte Bardot, June Lockhart, Diane Keaton, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Redford, Terence Stamp, Loni Anderson, Loretta Swit, George Wendt, Ruth Buzzi, Jean Marsh, Val Kilmer, Richard Chamberlin, Gene Hackman, Diane Ladd and Michelle Trachtenberg; sports figures Hulk Hogan, Dave Parker, George Foreman and Bob Uecker; musicians (or at least singers) Ace Frehley (Kiss), Tom Lehrer, Cleo Laine, Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath, solo), Chuck Mangione, Connie Francis, Bobby Sherman, Lou Christie, Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), Sly Stone, David Johansen (New York Dolls), Roberta Flack, Marianne Faithfull, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Rick Derringer (the McCoys, Edgar Winter Group, solo), Wayne Osmond (the Osmonds), Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary), Toby Myers (John Mellencamp's band), Garth Hudson (The Band), Chris Jasper (Isley Brothers), Robert John, Joey Mollard (Badfinger), Jesse Colin Young (the Youngbloods), Luís Jardim, George Kooymans (Golden Earring), Bobby Whitlock (Derek and the Dominoes), Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company), Roy Estrada (Mothers Of Invention, Little Feat), Mark Volman (the Turtles), Bobby Hart, Sonny Curtis (the Crickets), Chris Dreja (the Yardbirds), John Lodge (Moody Blues), Jimmy Cliff, Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Blues Brothers) and Tetsu Yamauchi (Free, Faces); political figures Dick Cheney, Alan Simpson, David Gergen and Carolyn McCarthy; scientist Jane Goodall; cartoonist Jules Feiffer; clothing designer Giorgio Armani; astronaut James Lovell; and base jumper/skydiver Felix Baumgartner.

For myself, 2025 included travels to eastern Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.  Fortunately, due to various treatments, I have largely avoided the medical problems that I had in 2024.  Naturally, I expect many more interesting times, both as a blessing and as a curse, in 2026.  Happy New Year, everyone.

A Few Thursday Tidbits

On a cool, cloudy, and sometimes rainy Thursday, here are a few things going on:

From Arutz Sheva, a Palestinian terrorist released in the Gaza ceasefire agreement is re-arrested in Bethlehem, West Bank for allegedly planning an attack at the tomb of the biblical matriarch Rachel.

From Gatestone Institute, according to a poll, Palestinians still favor Hamas and an "armed struggle" against Israel.

From The Stream, rare is anyone who becomes a better person for having possessed power.

From The Daily Signal, will the current federal government shutdown end with a long-term funding deal?

From The American Conservative, some places which the Chief Twit should buy.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Europe has a choice between returning to Christianity or enduring Islam.

From The Federalist, a new report tracks $200 million spent on health care for illegal aliens.

From American Thinker, how many illegal aliens are yours truly's neighbors?

From BizPac Review, Australian reporter Sarah Ferguson dares to force former Vice President Harris to answer her question instead of pivoting, which Harris does not appreciate.  (This reporter should not be confused with the former wife of the U.K.'s Prince Andrew.)

From the Daily Caller, noted anti-Trumper Bill Kristol reveals that he would vote for mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) if he lived in New York City.

From Breitbart, the fashion magazine Glamour UK fills its "Women of the Year" cover with women who aren't.

And from the New York Post, hurricane hunters take their aircraft, nicknamed "Kermit", into the eye of Melissa.

Tuesday Tidbits

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

From National Review, three good things came out of yesterday's summit between U.S. President Trump, Ukrainian President Zelensky, and other European leaders.

From FrontpageMag, a Palestinian Authority columnist claims that "Jesus belongs to the Palestinians".

From Townhall, MSNBC anchorwoman Joy Reid claims that white people never invented anything.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the founder of a legal group backed by left-wing billionaire George Soros resigns after her own staff accuses her of racism.

From the Washington Examiner, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services the measles outbreak in the western part of the state is now over.

From The Federalist, a drop box camera catches alleged ballot stuffing in Hamtramck, Michigan.

From American Thinker, congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) unleashes his version of "we will bury you".

From NewsBusters, CBS correspondent Scott MacFarlane pushes crooked data on crime in Washington, D.C. and hides information about the arrest of a violent illegal alien.

From Canada Free Press, will the recent summit between Trump and Russian President Putin result in reproachment or rapprochement?

From TeleSUR, the governing Honduran party LIBRE calls for a mass rally.

From TCW Defending Freedom, when shoplifting resulted in consequences for the perpetrator.

From Snouts in the Trough, the author of SitT has been banned from YouTube.

From EuroNews, the suspect in a car ramming attack in Magdeburg, Germany is charged with murder, attempted murder, and bodily harm.

From Free West Media, what do we make of the aforementioned summit between Trump and Putin?

From ReMix, a Somali migrant is arrested after allegedly stabbing two Romanians and headbutting another at a train station in Vienna, Austria.  (If you read German, read the story at OE24.)

From Balkan Insight, young athletes revive the ruined Olympic luge track in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From The North Africa Post, the U.S. construction firm Bechtel is interested in modernizing Moroccan airports.

From The New Arab, two members of Syria's Internal Security force are shot dead in the city of Tartus.

From Inside Croydon, a councilor from the London district of Lambeth and two other men are arrested for sexual offenses including exposure.  (The article uses the spelling "councillor", which my spellchecker rejects.  Croydon is a borough in London.)

From Arutz Sheva, 32 Christians per day are killed in Africa, but the West only sees Gaza.

From Gatestone Institute, the E.U.'s "elites" - Part 2.

From Radio Free Asia, two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are granted asylum, one by the U.K. and the other by Australia.

From The Stream, the Vatican officially recognizes group pilgrimages by LGBT+ Catholics for the Jubilee Year.

From The Daily Signal, according to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the Biden administration placed over 11,000 illegal alien children with unvetted sponsors.

From The American Conservative, Hezbollah's support from Iran could snarl U.S. diplomacy with Iran.

From The Western Journal, after 10 years, the Trump National Doral returns to the PGA Tour schedule.

From BizPac Review, Secretary of Health and Human Services Bobby Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth face off at pullups and pushups.

From The Daily Wire, the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad is a hollow "victory" for the right.

From the Daily Caller, according to Trump, the U.S. may give Ukraine air support as part of a peace deal.

From Breitbart, the Department of Homeland Security is reaching 40 million Americans via social media, thus bypassing the mainstream media.

From Newsmax, a judge dismisses part of a lawsuit filed over the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" and transfers the rest to another jurisdiction.

And from the New York Post, after an Alaska man complains that finding spare parts for his Soviet-era Ukrainian-made motorcycle is becoming more difficult, Putin gives him a new ride.

A Few Items For May Day

On a warm mostly cloudy Thursday falling on the first of May, here are some things going on:

From The Standard, people smuggling gangs are "taking advantage" of warm weather as a record number of migrants illegally cross the English Channel into the U.K.

From the Daily Mail, Israel deals with the largest wildfires in its modern history.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Syrian member of ISIS is willing to leave Germany, if he gets paid €144,000.  (If you read German, read the story at JouWatch.)

From RAIR Foundation USA, congressional candidate Valentina Gomez (R-TX) exposes the Texas branch of CAIR as a propaganda organization linked to Hamas.

From Gatestone Institute, Turkey allows arrests, torture and censorship of dissident journalists.

From The Stream, the transgender movement claims "victim" status while fighting against protections for children.

From The Daily Signal, the case for the deported "Maryland dad" continues to implode for the Democrats.  (As a genuine Maryland resident, I regard the labeling of this Salvadorian deported illegal alien as being a "Maryland" man to be a bigoted insult to myself and all U.S. citizens and legal immigrants residing in my state.)

From The American Conservative, will President Trump say "no" to any war with Iran?

From The Western Journal, Trump announces a new post for former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

From National Review, the Trump administration sues blue states which have tried to overly enforce expansive regulations against oil and gas companies.

From FrontpageMag, the Trump administration shows the door to 4,000 foreign students who came to the U.S. on visas and then committed crimes.

From Townhall, CNN reporter Scott Jennings reminds left-wingers about illegal immigration and Governor Tim Walz (D-Min).

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a report, the Harvard University Law Review awards a $65,000 fellowship to a law student who faced charges of assaulting an Israeli classmate.

From the Washington Examiner, four Democrat congresscritters remove themselves as co-sponsors of a resolution to impeach Trump.

From The Federalist, a report from the Department of Health and Human Services shows that there is no evidence to support transgender surgery on confused children.  (I almost misspelled "transgender" as "transfender", which might make sense if your car needs some body repairs.)

From American Thinker, nuclear power plants, intermittent renewable energy, and the collapse of the European power grid.

From MRCTV, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min) tells a reporter to "[bleep] off" when asked about her colleagues visiting the aforementioned deported Salvadorian.

From NewsBusters, "Big Tech" censors are shamed by a study about abortion pills.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a TCWDF writer promises to vote for the U.K.'s Reform Party, despite "many" doubts.

And from SFGate, world-famous skateboarder Tony Hawk makes a surprise visit to the newest skate park in San Francisco.

Tuesday Tidings

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

From National Review, a Minnesota leadership course teaches that the Republican Party has a white supremacist agenda.

From FrontpageMag, Europeans are going down a dark path, which the U.S. narrowly missed.

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, there are lots of hypocrites and attention seekers in politics.  (As I've previously stated, just as Mark Twain realized that talking about members of congress and imbeciles is repeating himself, I believe that talking about politicians and hypocrites is repeating myself.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, protests against DOGE in red districts were organized by leftist groups.

From the Washington Examiner, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fires employees who leaked information and plans to fire more of them.

From The Federalist, bureaucrats who defy the Chief Twit's email request are proving the case for cuts identified by DOGE.

From American Thinker, why does the Catholic Church apply a double standard to Presidents Biden and Trump?

From MRCTV, a video showing some waste projects found by DOGE.

From NewsBusters, the ABC show The View celebrates Black History Month by promoting the discredited 1619 Project.

From Canada Free Press, Canada will be the unlikely birthplace of the "Marxist One World Order".

From TeleSUR, an Argentine federal judge suspends the privatization of the state-owned Bank of the Argentine Nation.

From TCW Defending Freedom, why U.S. Vice President Vance struck a chord in Switzerland.

From EuroNews, four alleged Hamas members face trial in Germany for terror-related offenses including making weapons stockpiles.

From Free West Media, German "chancellor-in-waiting" Friedrich Merz is a former BlackRock executive.

From ReMix, a Syrian migrant in Germany has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing 245 cars, beating up an 84-year-old woman, and possessing illegal weapons, but still won't be deported.

From Balkan Insight, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik rallies his supporters in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead of his trial verdict.

From The North Africa Post, the first International Federation of Fishing Tourism is established in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla.

From The New Arab, Iraq and the energy company BP reach a deal to develop new oil fields.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, the Arrahma mosque in Strasbourg, France dismisses its imam for his statements about rape and marital violence.  (If you read French, read the story at Rue89 Strasbourg and FDeSouche.)

From The Jerusalem Post, according to an opinion column, Hamas's release of hostages are "modern-day slave auctions".

From Gatestone Institute, according to a national survey, a majority of American voters want the U.S. to conquer the challenge of nuclear fusion energy.

From Radio Free Asia, Thailand extends the visa of a Vietnamese monk and five companions of his who are attempting a pilgrimage to India.

From The Stream, some bold moves, including Trump's appointment of Secret Service veteran Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director.

From The Daily Signal, Border Czar Tom Homan praises the Trump administration's success at the border, and promises more deportations.

From The American Conservative, Republican zombies spend a weekend in Washington, D.C.

From BizPac Review, according to an FBI whistleblower, some FBI employees have been destroying evidence of the agency's past sins.

From The Daily Wire, an illegal alien from Haiti convicted of sexual assault against a child is in ICE custody despite a parole board in Connecticut trying to save him from deportation.

From the Daily Caller, it took only one "long overdue" speech to expose the anti-democratic underbelly in Europe.

From the New York Post, over a million federal workers respond to the aforementioned email from the Chief Twit.

From Breitbart, an American woman is arrested in France after allegedly throwing a newborn baby out the window of a hotel in Paris.

From Newsmax, according to National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Hamas's fear of Trump led them to release Israeli hostages.

And from SFGate, a man from San Francisco runs seven marathons in seven days on seven continents.  (If that doesn't deserve this blog's "badass" label, then I don't know what does.)

Saturday Stories

On a cold and cloudy Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Hamas releases three more Israeli hostages.

From FrontpageMag, then-Special Counsel Jack Smith received $140,000 worth of pro bono legal services from a law firm that was also the Biden campaign's legal counsel.

From Townhall, DOGE's greatest hits, so far.

From The Washington Free Beacon, President Trump's "art of diplomacy".

From the Washington Examiner, a foreign-funded dark money organization sent millions of dollars to left-wing groups during the 2024 election.  (And the American left wing still lost.)

From American Thinker, Pete Hegseth is "a warrior's Secretary of Defense".  (Hegseth's willingness to do some physical training with his troops earns him this blog's "badass" label.)

From NewsBusters, according to cable TV host Bill Maher, Trump "has gone way too far" by issuing an executive order which says that there are only two sexes.  (In other words, recognizing basic biology is "going too far".)

From TCW Defending Freedom, Canadian author Mark Steyn accuses a TCWDF writer of making "breezy throwaway lines" about Australian being a dangerous place for Jews.

From The Jerusalem Post, on a stage on Khan Yunis, Gaza, Hamas displays its opposition to Trump's plan to relocate Gazan Palestinians.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a school in Cologne, Germany threatens to fine a woman for taking he daughter out of a trip to a mosque.  (If you read German, read the story at Express, which should not be confused with either the British site Express or the Austrian site Exxpress.)

From Gatestone Institute, Trump makes his first "big disastrous" mistake.

From Radio Free Asia, according to an opinion column, banning the denial of atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge is a bad move for both Cambodia and the world.

From The Stream, ways for Christians to reach LGBT+ people without compromising the gospel.

From The Daily Signal, something which could curtail states from suing to stop Trump's executive orders.

From The American Conservative, Trump is running the playbook of Argentine President Javier Milei.

From The Western Journal, the aforementioned Pete Hegseth slams a Fox News reporter for "fake news" over money for repairs to his new government residence.

From The Daily Wire, the Penfield, New York school board walks out on parents upset about an LGBT book and then prohibits public comments during their meetings.

From the New York Post, a judge in Genesee County, Michigan sentences people who shoplifted from a Walmart to washing cars in its parking lot.

From News(dot)com(dot)au, DNA analysis finally reveals the true identity of Jack the Ripper.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, a multi-agency task force arrests three previously deported illegal aliens and seizes 344 pound of methamphetamine near Plum Grove, Texas.

From Newsmax, Pope Francis spends a quiet first night in Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

And from TechSideline, Virginia Tech softball pitcher Emma Lemley throws her second straight perfect game.

Tuesday Tidings

As the sunny but cold weather continues on a Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, former South Bend Indiana Mayor (D) and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is considering bagging his carpets to Michigan and running for Senator.

From FrontpageMag, the real purpose of sanctuary cities is not to help genuine refugees.

From Townhall, PETA wants to end Groundhog Day in order to rescue Punxsutawney Phil.

From The Washington Free Beacon, LGBT groups have nothing to say about the confirmation of new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the highest-ranking openly gay official to be confirmed by the Senate.  (The ranking is based on his office's position in the order of presidential succession.)

From the Washington Examiner, Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich) decides against running for reelection in 2026.  (This is probably the reason for the aforementioned story about Pete Buttigieg.)

From The Federalist, President Trump's 300 executive actions during his first week back in office made it the most consequential first week in the history of the office.

From American Thinker, a different way to deny birthright citizenship.

From MRCTV, Border Czar Tom Homan responds to singer Selena Gomez's crying about deportations.

From NewsBusters, correspondent Jim Acosta quits CNN.

From Canada Free Press, the U.S. is where it is today because of lawfare and ignoring reality.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela rejects U.S. "interference" in its dispute with Guyana over the region of Essequibo.  (I'd bet that if the U.S. were to agree with Venezuela in this dispute, Venezuela would not call such agreement "interference".)

From TCW Defending Freedom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer doubles down on the U.K.'s two-tiered justice system.

From EuroNews, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and two others are under investigation for repatriating a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court.

From ReMix, Polish Minister of Education Barbara Nowacka is in trouble for claiming that "Polish Nazis" built concentration camps.  (Before World War II, did Poland even have a political party calling itself "National Socialist"?)

From Balkan Insight, after months of protests over the government's handling of a deadly accident at a railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, Prime Minister Milos Vučević resigns.

From The North Africa Post, new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio commends Moroccan King Mohammed VI for his leadership in advancing regional and global peace.

From The New Arab, what's next for the ceasefire in Gaza, and will it hold?

From the Daily Mail, a convicted rapist in the U.K. claims to have been victimized by police because he is gay.

From Arutz Sheva, it's stabbing season in Europe.

From Gatestone Institute, Trump was elected for "peace through strength", not to sound retreat.

From Radio Free Asia, the AI technology DeepSeek has close ties to the Chinese government.

From The Stream, the U.K.'s dogma of multiculturalism was an important enabler of Pakistani rape grooming gangs.

From The Daily Signal, the birthright citizenship clause that too many Americans forget.

From The American Conservative, an interview with Greenland Business Minister Naaja Nathanielsen.

From The Western Journal, more on the aforementioned upcoming retirement of Senator Gary Peters.

From BizPac Review, right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson accuses the Biden administration of trying to assassinate Russian President Putin.

From The Daily Wire, the Trump administration welcomes the "new media" into White House press briefings.

From the Daily Caller, according to new White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the Federal Aviation Administration authorized drones to fly over New Jersey.

From the New York Post, new Homeland Security Secretary and former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) joins federal authorities carrying out deportation raids in New York City.

From Breitbart, New York Magazine is caught cropping black people out of a photograph of people at a Trump inaugural party.

From Newsmax, Trump issues and executive order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system like the one that Israel has.

And from The Babylon Bee, Democrats warn that Trump's immigration and deportation policies will cause skyrocketing unemployment among child traffickers.

Saturday Stuff

On a sunny but cold Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Senate confirms South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) as Secretary of Homeland Security.  (This will mean that she will resign as governor, if she has not already done so.)

From FrontpageMag, South Africa legalizes the seizure of land from white farmers.

From Townhall, President Trump cancels former President Biden's pro-abortion website.  (I admit that I find a bit of pleasure in putting the world "former" in front of Biden's name rather than Trump's.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, anti-Israel activism on campus is surprisingly pushed by labor unions.

From the Washington Examiner, Trump reportedly fires 17 inspectors general overnight, most of whom he appointed during his first term.

From The Federalist, someone should tell Susan Glasser of the New Yorker to "sit back and relax this time".

From American Thinker, what Trump should do about FEMA.

From NewsBusters, the March for Life gets a total of 48 seconds of coverage from ABC and CBS, and no time at all from NBC.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the mass-produced coronavirus vaccines that were not given clinical trials.

From Snouts in the Trough, the day the devil went down to Southport, England.

From Gatestone Institute, negotiating a new nuclear "deal" with Iran is an insane waste of time.

From Radio Free Asia, Thailand is tested by a flood of war refugees from Myanmar.

From The Stream, it's a good thing that some people did not say "no".

From The Daily Signal, conservative actor Siaka Massaquoi, who entered the Capitol building on January 6th, 2021, recounts being raided by the FBI, arrested, and later pardoned by Trump.

From The American Conservative, First Son Barron Trump holds court.

From The Western Journal, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is confirmed, with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.

From The Daily Wire, how Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) fought for victims of the Biden Department of Justice.

From the Daily Caller, the University of Washington is accused of going soft on left-wingers who harass conservatives.

From Breitbart, after a years-long investigation, Los Angeles County, California prosecutors decide against filing sexual assault and domestic violence charges against musician Marilyn Manson.

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Eric Burlison (R-MO), the swamp is real and bipartisan.

And from the New York Post, a New York City firefighter is seen skateboarding to work.

Saturday Stories

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

From National Review, of the 33 hostages set to be released in the first phrase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, two are dual Israeli-U.S. citizens.

From FrontpageMag, Canada offers grants of $3,000 each to Gazan refugees while its own food banks collapse.

From Townhall, The New York Times reports the Democratic plot to oust President Biden, "and it's a doozy".

From The Washington Free Beacon, the dealmaker returns to Washington, D.C.

From the Washington Examiner, Trump is already "making the Monroe Doctrine great again".

From The Federalist, the 37 murders whom Biden saved from the death penalty.

From American Thinker, cutting through the agitprop against President-elect Trump about separation of migrant families.

From NewsBusters, associate editor of Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post wonders if voters "gave up on democracy" during the 2024 election.  (Some people define "democracy" as an electoral result with which they agree, and "authoritarianism" or even "fascism" as a result with which they don't agree.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K. Labour Party's register of homeschooled children, now being considered in parliament, "is an interference too far".

From EuroNews, at least eight people are killed in Russian air strikes against the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih.

From The North Africa Post, a report by Human Rights Watch shows a "bleak picture" of human rights in Africa as governments and armed groups escalate their abuses.

From The New Arab, the Palestinian Authority and militants in the Jenin camp in the West Bank agree to a ceasefire.

From the Egypt Independent, more than 2,000 Egyptian doctors are ready to enter the Gaza Strip.

From Egypt Today, Foreign Affairs Ministers Badr Abdelatty (Egypt), Yacine Fall (Senegal) and Yusuf Tuggar (Nigeria) meet in Cairo to discuss African issues and security on the Red Sea.

From the Sudan Tribune, Sudanese government forces advance in the city of North Khartoum.

From the Saudi Gazette, actor/singer Anthony Hopkins makes his first live musical performance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, two Iranian Supreme Court judges are killed in the capital city of Tehran.

From IranWire, former Iranian prisoners recall the brutality of the two murdered Supreme Court judges.

From Iran International, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps unveils a new underground naval base for missile-carrying vessels.

From Khaama Press, 29 Afghan citizens are released from police custody in Pakistan.

From AMU, the lack of female doctors in remote parts of Afghanistan results in some severe challenges.

From Dawn, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is "hoisted with [his] own petard" in his corruption case.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani climber Asad Ali Memon reaches the summit of Mount Vinson in Antarctica, known as the world's coldest mountain.  (He thus deserves this blog's "badass" label.)

From Pakistan Today, according to Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan is the first country to implement the Digital Foreign Direct Investment Initiative, launched by the World Economic Forum and the Digital Cooperation Organisation.

From Gatestone Institute, will the E.U. ever wake up to the threat from Iran's mullahs?

From Radio Free Asia, Myanmar's military junta enters its fifth year.

From The Stream, The Stream celebrates its 10th anniversary.

From The Daily Signal, it's times for the celebrities who promised to leave the U.S. if Trump won to put up or shut up.

From The American Conservative, invading Mexico won't help against the drug cartels.

From The Western Journal, recent vice presidential candidate Governor Tim Walz's (D-Min) attempt to mock Trump for moving his inauguration indoors backfires.

And from SFGate, some bookstores in the San Francisco Bay area also sell adult beverages and Japanese curry.

Tuesday Tidbits For The End Of 2024

On a mild and partly sunny Tuesday, which is the last day of 2024, here are some things going on:

From National Review, even though it's downright masochistic, let's look back on 2024.

From FrontpageMag, the Biden-Harris administration has an "insidious" reason for wishing people "Happy Kwanzaa".

From Townhall, President-elect Trump gives some smart advice to his nominees ahead of their Senate confirmation hearings.

From The Washington Free Beacon, federal judge Mark Scarsi is a nominee for Man of the Year.

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden puts up a last-ditch obstacle to Trump's plan to have oil drilling in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada.

From The Federalist, the biggest loser of 2024 is former President Obama.

From American Thinker, five New Year's resolutions for the federal government.

From NewsBusters, 10 more battles from White House press briefings in 2024.

From Canada Free Press, the New Year brings dangers for Poland.

From TeleSUR, 16 Ecuadorian soldiers are sent to preventive detention for the alleged "forced disappearance" of four children.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Reform party leader Nigel Farage addresses the U.K. from Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

From Deutsche Welle, a man steals an excavation vehicle in Grünsfeld, Germany and goes on a "rampage", thus making his last mistake.

From Polskie Radio, almost 200 people in Międzyzdroje, Poland combine to set a Guinness World Record for the largest ice swimming relay.  (This shows that the line between the "badass" and "stupid people" labels can be somewhat thin.)

From Radio Prague, Prague, Czech Republic prepares for an expected record influx of tourists on New Year's Eve.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovaks in America and their roots.  (Yours truly is descended mainly from Slovaks who left the Austro-Hungarian Empire for the United States.)

From Daily News Hungary, starting January 1sr, bikes and dogs may be taken on certain trains in Budapest, Hungary will no longer cost ya more, pilgrim.

From Hungary Today, the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture encourages Hungarians to eat locally produced sausages on New Year's Eve.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Turizmus.)

From Russia Today, the founder of the platform Telegram claims that Russians have more media freedom on it than E.U. citizens do.

From Sputnik International, Russia, China and North Korea tell the West to buzz off.

From The Moscow Times, Russian President Putin hails his country's achievements during the 25 years he has been in power.  (This shows that between the offices of president and prime minister, the one with the real power is whichever Putin is holding.  He has held both during those 25 years.)

From EuroNews, Moldova braces for an energy shortage as Russia halts gas supplies over a disputed debt.

From Romania-Insider, the BET index of the Bucharest Stock Exchange gained 8.8 percent in 2024.

From Novinite, three men are found dead on Strandzha Mountain in Bulgaria, and are believed to have entered illegally from Turkey.  (This again shows how opposing illegal migration is not racist or xenophobic, and condoning it is not compassionate, since illegal migration is often dangerous to the migrants themselves.)

From The Sofia Globe,  December 2024 in Bulgaria was wetter and warmer than usual.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarians find good fortune for the New Year inside bread, walnuts or onion skins.

From Balkan Insight, how the late former U.S. President Carter secured a ceasefire in Bosnia and Herzegovina in December 1994.

From The North Africa Post, is a phone call between the foreign ministers of Morocco and Syria paving the way for a thawing of relations between the two countries?

From The New Arab, the Lebanese army deploys into the village of Shamaa after Israeli troops withdraw in accordance with a recently negotiated ceasefire.

From The Daily Mail, the Taliban send troops to the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan as the two countries exchange strikes.

From Gatestone Institute, NGOs are driving antisemitism in the U.K.

From The Stream, five "rash" and "reckless" predictions for 2025.

From The Daily Signal, 33 books worth reading in 2025.

From The American Conservative, President Javier Milei pulls off a "miracle" in Argentina.

From The Western Journal, FEMA admits that it failed to deliver on its Christmas pledge to victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter and Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-Cal) is raked over the figurative coals for defending Biden's mental state.

From The Daily Wire, according to Trump, Democrats "will try all sorts of tricks" to delay his cabinet nominations.

From the Daily Caller, a former pollster for Mr. Bill skewers the media for not covering Biden's health decline.

From the New York Post, men in New York City realize that dating is gonna cost ya more, pilgrim.

From Breitbart, the increase in voting by mail leads to an increase in mismatched signatures and in turn to ballot rejections.

From Newsmax, Ford will recall over 20,000 hybrid SUVs due to concerns about their batteries.

And from SFGate, a man from Santa Cruz, California rides the largest wave every to be surfed.