Sunday Links

On a sunny but cool Sunday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, an NL writer gets a close up view of a May Day protest by the Chicago Teachers Union.

From FrontpageMag, Afghans stone a teenage girl for refusing an arranged marriage - on the Greek island of Lesbos.

From Townhall, why a Pennsylvania senatorial candidate get arrested for allegedly threatening President Trump.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about Japanese General Hideki Tojo.

From the Washington Examiner, according to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey was "not just" about his "86 47" sea shell social media post.

From American Thinker, former congresscritter Barney Frank (D-MA) is preparing to publish a book calling out Democratic left-wing extremists.

From NewsBusters, CNN host Kasie Hunt blames Trump for violent rhetoric, but ignores similar language from Democrats.

From TCW Defending Freedom, listen and learn from a "right-wing" granny.

From Jewish News Syndicate, antisemitic graffiti is seen in the New York City subway.

From the Daily Mail, U.K. Green Party leader Zack Polanski questions whether policemen who arrested the suspected Golders Green terror attacker used "proportionate force".

From The Jerusalem Post, according to the USAID Office of Inspector General, four current or former UNRWA personnel participated in the October 7th terror attack and/or are affiliated with Hamas.

From Gatestone Institute, four illusions from the war on Iran.

From The American Conservative, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's faith is militarized.

And from Fox News, actress Meryl Streep claims to have had a "beef" with actress Goldie Hawn while they filmed the movie Death Becomes Her.

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.

Thursday Things For The End Of April

On a sunny but cool Thursday on the last day of April, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Vice President Vance doesn't believe what the Pentagon is telling President Trump.

From FrontpageMag, Japanese people protest against mosque construction and oppose the construction of Muslim burial grounds.

From Townhall, Ann Arbor, Michigan finds a reason to remove their "Neighborhood Crime Watch" signs that will cause you to roll your eyes.

From the Washington Examiner, the alleged White House Correspondents Dinner shooter decides to not challenge his pre-trial detention.

From The Federalist, the Supreme Court will decide if "temporary" really means "temporary".

From American Thinker, "the impact of illegal immigration" on American citizens.

From NewsBusters, Comedy Central host Jon Stewart compares senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) to Jimmy Stewart's character in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

From Canada Free Press, the case Louisiana v. Callais, gerrymandering, and recent election tampering.

From TeleSUR, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne and his wife Maria cast their votes in an early election.

From TCW Defending Freedom, signs that Iran might be close to collapse.

From Snouts in the Trough, why bother to work?

From EuroNews, according to High Representative Kaja Kallas, the E.U. shouldn't "humiliate" itself by seeking talks with Russia.

From ReMix, according to figures from the German state of Mecklunberg-Western Pomerania, foreigners constitute over 90 percent of its wanted suspects for violent offenses.

From Balkan Insight, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announces that American rapper Kanye West will be allowed to put on a concert in the capital city of Tirana.

From The North Africa Post, Sudanese army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan affirms his refusal to negotiate with the Rapid Support Forces and promises to keep on the offensive against them.

From The New Arab, why did the UAE decide to leave OPEC?

From the Daily Mail, singer Boy George reveals that he was at the scene of the knife attack in the London neighborhood of Golders Green.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, Muslims defend sharia law and "honor killings" - in Germany.

From Sky News, Jews in Australia warn that the interim report on the Bondi Beach terror attack has been undermined by its failure to address Islamic extremism.

From Jewish News Syndicate, a billboard in Melbourne, Australia advertising an event involving an Israeli volunteer emergency medical service is torched.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to an opinion column, the world is overlooking the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

From Arutz Sheva, the U.K.'s great shame.  (The last six stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, the world is shamefully silent about Hamas.

From The Daily Signal, the Biden administration's bias against Christians was even worse than previously thought.

From The American Conservative, Argentine President Javier Milei dances in Tel Aviv, Israel, but faces trouble back home.

From The Western Journal, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth takes congresscritter John Garamendi (D-Cal) to the woodshed for pushing Iranian "propaganda".

From BizPac Review, left-wingers rage at the idea of a reboot of The Apprentice featuring First Son Donald Trump the Younger.

From CNN, Trump nominates Dr. Nicole Saphier for Surgeon General.  (via the Daily Caller)

From the Daily Caller, Dr. Saphier already explained why the previous nomination of Dr. Casey Means fell through.

From Breitbart, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalizes its rule that gets rid of DEI for small business lending.

From Newsmax, the House vote to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security and end its longest shutdown.

And from the New York Post, the White House releases dozens of photos from the state visit made by the U.K.'s King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, and Trump removes the tariffs from Scottish whiskey.

Tuesday Tidbits

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

From National Review, if you want to commit a horrible crime, it helps to be good-looking.

From FrontpageMag, international law doesn't care about Jewish children.

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, Democrats always act surprised when someone on their side tries to assassinate President Trump.

From The Washington Free Beacon, an official who worked in the Obama and Biden administrations claims that Trump doesn't have enough expert advice.

From the Washington Examiner, read Trump's speech welcoming the U.K.'s King Charles III.

From The Federalist, Meet the Press host Chuck Todd decries the violence around Trump that he helped create.

From American Thinker, Trump has been good for U.S. manufacturing.

From NewsBusters, the panel on Morning Joe sides with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel against First Lady Melania Trump.

From Canada Free Press, the rise of political violence as a tool for tyranny.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela and Colombia agree to reconnect their power grids.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the results of a local election show that Australia could be shifting toward the right.

From EuroNews, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar offers to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in June.

From Free West Media, the electricity supply to an oil pipeline pumping station near Terzo di Tolmezzo, Italy is sabotaged.

From ReMix, an illegal alien from Morocco is arrested after allegedly attacking three people with a knife in the Spanish province of Almería.  (If you read Spanish, read the story at Diario de Almería.)

From Balkan Insight, the European Parliament lifts the immunity of Romanian europarliamentcritter Diana Şoşoacă.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria's plan for trade in the region of Sahel is based on a desire to contain Morocco.

From The New Arab, leak video footage shows the "last days" of Syria's Sednaya prison.

From the Post, a post that allegedly dishonored the Islamic prophet Muhammad is removed from Facebook after a complaint by South African parliamentcritter Imraan Subrathie.  (The Post is a South African site.)

From The Jerusalem Post, a synagogue in Cottbus, Germany is vandalized with a swastika and graffiti calling to "kill all Jews".

From The European Conservative, 41 percent of all students in primary and secondary schools in Vienna, Austria are Muslim.

From Connected to India, a Muslim man is arrested after allegedly stabs two security guards in Mumbai, India after asking them to recite Islamic verses.

From Gatestone Institute, Europeans dream of becoming dependent on Russia.

From The Daily Signal, can Virginians rely on a simple reading of their own law?

From The American Conservative, the U.S. involvement with Iran will be shorter than it was with Iraq, but will it be better?

From The Western Journal, according to an op-ed, despite his spats with Pope Leo XIV, Trump is bringing Christians victories.

From BizPac Review, ICE reveals its "worst of the worst" list after conducting a sweep last weekend.

From the Daily Caller, former FBI Director James Comey is indicted for the second time.

From the New York Post, a notorious agitator attends a meeting of the LAPD's Police Commission wearing a swastika and flips the bird at various officials.

From Breitbart, more on Trump's welcoming King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla to the White House and his speech.

From Newsmax, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official David Morens is indicted for allegedly helping to conceal communications about the coronavirus.

And from the Genesius Times, the Galactic Empire starts recruiting members of the U.S. Secret Service if they fail to shoot would-be assassins.

Saturday Stories

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

From FrontpageMag, should the Department of Agriculture be located in D.C. or Iowa?

From Townhall, President Trump cancels peace talks with Iran.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the movie Michael, about singer Michael Jackson.

From the Washington Examiner, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, "another one bites the dust".

From American Thinker, the reconquista of Spain gets reversed.

From NewsBusters, according to former CNN host Jim Acosta, reporters should prepare to "walk the [bleep] out" of the White House Correspondents Dinner.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the Scottish Labour party leader's vision of a Pakistani-dominated U.K.

From Snouts in the Trough, at the U.K.'s National Health Service, how to shorten your waiting time?

From Organiser, a Pakistani imam is deported from Italy for going on TV and supporting the marriage of nine-year-old girls.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Trump's Iran policy will be "a strategy for the history books".

From The American Conservative, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) "is doing exactly what he said he would".

From BizPac Review, late-night host Stephen Colbert decides against attending the aforementioned White House Correspondents Dinner.

From the Daily Caller, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) plans to a call a legislative session redistrict his state after the Supreme Court rules on redistricting in Louisiana.

From the New York Post, in Chicago, police can't even transport prisoners without getting shot.

From Breitbart, former Vice President Al Gore is still predicting climate doom.

From Newsmax, Trump warns his fellow Republicans about the SAVE America Act and the filibuster.

And from Fox News, according to its residents, homeless people have turned Asheville, North Carolina into a no-go zone.  (via the New York Post)

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, the full story of left-wing media personality Hasan Piker.

From FrontpageMag, a man who testified for the defense of a terrorist leader linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing is now running for congress from New Jersey.

From Townhall, Iran reportedly reactivates a 30-year-old tanker as they run out of places to store oil.

From The Washington Free Beacon, The New York Times places congresscritter Elise Stefanik's (R-NY) book Poisoned Ivies third in its best seller list, even though the data would have placed it in the top spot.

From the Washington Examiner, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) has a message for his fellow Democrats, but will they listen?

From The Federalist, the lawyer who took the Dobbs v. Jackson case was pressured to avoid taking on Roe v. Wade, but chose courage instead.

From American Thinker, the Islamic scriptures aren't kind to the Muslim founder Muhammad.

From NewsBusters, according to the Department of Justice, a U.S. Army soldier used classified information to win a bet of over $400,000.

From Canada Free Press, Democrats and democracy in Virginia.

From TeleSUR, President Javier Milei hands over Argentina's largest bus terminal to a consortium.  (TeleSUR wouldn't respond when I clicked on it yesterday.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, the covered up excess winter deaths that contradict the global warming allegations.

From Snouts in the Trough, please come to the U.K., the world's welfare state?

From EuroNews, the U.K.'s House of Lords is accused of "obstructionism" as time runs out on a bill for legalizing euthanasia for terminally ill adults.

From ReMix, a homeless Nigerian man beats up an 85-year-old soup kitchen volunteer in Empoli, Italy, who now calls for remigration.

From Balkan Insight, a Kosovo court finds three Serbs guilty of involvement in an armed attack in 2023 in the city of Banjska.  (I once stayed in the Slovak city of Banská Štiavnica, where my tour group was told that the word banská means "mining".  I suspect that the name "Banjska" might also mean "mining".)

From The North Africa Post, the United Kingdom supports Morocco's plan for autonomy in the region of Sahara.

From The New Arab, according to the World Health Organization, rebuilding Gaza's healthcare system would cost $10 billion.

From Gatestone Institute, Europe commits energy suicide by deliberately destroying its own fossil fuel operations.

From The Daily Signal, Ohio protects the 2nd Amendment against local interference.

From The American Conservative, who's afraid of losing the upcoming midterm elections?

From The Western Journal, a Department of Justice report calls for bringing back firing squads.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Tim Burchett (R-TN) is not saying that it's aliens, but......

From the Daily Caller, how President Trump changed the narrative on Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa.

From the New York Post, according to the Chief Twit, the Tesla Cybercab robotaxi has "started production".

From Breitbart, according to congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-OH), Republicans are investigating the Democrat fundraising organization ActBlue for suspected foreign donations.

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Greg Steube (R-FL), Democratic Senators are blocking popular measures.

And from SFGate, a controversial move by Pacific Gas and Electric to remove two of its old dams draws pushback from the Trump administration.

A Sasquatch's Wednesday Baker's Dozen

On a warm and sunny Wednesday, now that I'm back from running around, here are 13 things going on:

From National Review, the left-wing group Southern Poverty Law Center is indicted for allegedly paying money to an informant involved in planning the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

From FrontpageMag, more on the Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment.

From Townhall, CNN host Scott Jennings points out that the redistricting in Virginia is about power, not fairness.

From The Washington Free Beacon, my governor's "climate study" is bankrolled by a left-wing fund amid his push to force oil companies to pay for "extreme weather events".

From the Washington Examiner, a circuit court rules that the aforementioned redistricting in Virginia was unconstitutional.

From The Federalist, how Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito assembled the coalition that overturned Roe v. Wade.

From American Thinker, yes, they are eating the cats, and even doing something worse to them.

From NewsBusters, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas makes a "great" speech about the Declaration of Independence.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s Equality Act has created institutional racism - against white people.

From Snouts in the Trough, U.K. parliamentcritter Darren Jones, who once claimed that most of the people in boats approaching England were women and children, announces a leak investigation.

From Gatestone Institute, European "Jew-hate with a vengeance".

From The American Conservative, will the deep state win again on government surveillance?

And from the Genesius Times, under scrutiny from the House Ethics Committee, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min) quietly shuts down her "Quality Winary Center".

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.

Monday Links

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

From National Review, DEI abuses are still going on.

From FrontpageMag, the Trump administration has fired one out of every seven immigration judges.

From Townhall, the reason why thousands more Afrikaners are not taking up President Trump's offer of refugee status.

From The Washington Free Beacon, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) claimed to have a "moral duty" to release his tax returns while in public office, but hasn't done so since 2022.

From the Washington Examiner, Republicans praise a video challenging congresscritter Ro Khanna (D-Cal) about sex trafficking crimes committed by illegal aliens.

From The Federalist, congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) suspends his campaign for California governor after accusations of sexual assault.

From American Thinker, the "rights of Englishmen", which led to the American Revolution.

From NewsBusters, ABC and NBC have gone Sergeant Schultz over the hospice fraud in California.

From Canada Free Press, place your bets on who will be this year's alleged Anti-Christ.

From TeleSUR, over 52,000 people in Peru are given an extra day to vote.

From TCW Defending Freedom, articles about the coronavirus that twist the facts.

From Snouts in the Trough, Trump should be taken seriously, but not always literally.

From EuroNews, five takeaways from Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar's press conference.

From Daily News Hungary, world leaders react to Magyar's electoral victory.

From Hungary Today, Magyar's victory speech is "a rambling of an angry narcissist drunk on power".

From Free West Media, Iran now has a reason to acquire nuclear weapons.  (Disclaimer: this article does not reflect the opinions of yours truly.)

From ReMix, Magyar is now trapped between his promises to Hungarian voters and the expectations of the E.U.

From Balkan Insight, Balkan leaders congratulate Magyar, while allies of outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are regretful.

From The North Africa Post, Libya reaches a unified budget agreement after years of political division.

From The New Arab, did the tech company Apple erase the names of Lebanese villages from its maps?

From the Daily Mail, according to two NGOs, Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025.

From Free West Media, two Algerian men attempt an "Allah Akbar" at a restaurant in Mauléon-Licharre, France, but are subdued by diners and later arrested.  (If you read French, read the story at Sud Ouest.)

From The Jerusalem Post, millions of people are reportedly surviving on just one meal a day in Sudan.

From The Times Of Israel, the number of Jews outside Israel killed in antisemitic attacks in 2025 was the highest in 30 years.

From Arutz Sheva, will all of Europe become no-go zones?

From Gatestone Institute, why the Qatari media network Al-Jazeera should be banned.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From The Daily Signal, what does the aforementioned Viktor Orbán's loss to Magyar mean for Hungary?

From The American Conservative, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez settles in.

From The Western Journal, Trump warns China against providing any weapons to Iran.

From BizPac Review, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's 100-day-in-office propaganda victory lap is regarded as coming from "massive insecurity".

From the Daily Caller, Trump's request for the military budget is, as he would say, "yuuuuge".

From the New York Post, the House Ethics Committee opens an investigation of the aforementioned Eric Swalwell.

From Breitbart, Trump claims not to care if Iran doesn't return to talks.

From Newsmax, a judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its story about his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

And from The Babylon Bee, Pope Leo XIV shares an AI-generated picture of himself dressed as Trump.

Sunday Stories

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

From National Review, President Trump announces a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

From FrontpageMag, a columnist for The New York Times wants Iran to lose, but hates Trump so much that he doesn't want the U.S. to win.

From Townhall, the platform X announces a "huge" change.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a biography of British colonist/Harvard graduate/parliamentcritter Sir George Downing.

From the Washington Examiner, according to former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, Trump should skip meeting with Chinese President Xi if China continues to aid Iran.

From American Thinker, Democrats panicked when DOGE started following the money.

From NewsBusters, Sunday shows turn on congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) after new allegations of rape.

From TCW Defending Freedom, right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson and other cheerleaders for Islam are just a bunch of traitors.

From Snouts in the Trough, are Iran's crazy Shiite Islamists getting ready for their virgins?

From Gatestone Institute, Trump's Middle East strategy includes half-measures with full consequences.

From The American Conservative, about "ticks and birds".

And from Science Aim, the universe is expected to decay much sooner than previously estimated.  (via the New York Post)

Saturday Links

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

From National Review, a safe splashdown caps the successful mission of Artemis II.

From FrontpageMag, a Somali man convicted of Medicaid fraud in 2022 goes on the run.

From Townhall, U.S. naval warships enter the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about how the October 7th terror attacks by Hamas reverberated on U.S. college campuses, written by congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY).

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump announces that the U.S. military is starting to clear out the aforementioned Strait of Hormuz.

From American Thinker, with the aforementioned Artemis II, the U.S. is indeed back.

From NewsBusters, could "Cronkite moments" happen in modern social media?

From TCW Defending Freedom, how the U.K. appeasing the IRA opened the door for Islamic terrorism - Part 3.

From Snouts in the Trough, is U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer a statesman or a slimeball?

From Gatestone Institute, the danger of negotiating with the Iranian government.

From The American Conservative, the late (and recently canceled due to sexual allegations) labor activist Cesar Chavez was not the border hawk as claimed by some on the right.

From the Daily Caller, airports in the E.U. warn of jet fuel shortages if the twice-aforementioned Strait of Hormuz is not opened.

From the New York Post, congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) claims that the allegations of sexual misconduct against him are a conspiracy by fellow Democrats.

From Breitbart, Senator Adam Schiff (D-Cal) and congresscritter Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) withdraw their support of Swalwell's campaign for California governor.

From Newsmax, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is reportedly still recovering from injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father Ali Khamenei.

And from Fox News, ooops!

Thursday Things

As the sunny but cool weather persists on a Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, well, what do you know, the Iranians are not keeping their promises.

From FrontpageMag, the media underreports the crimes of the Iranian government.

From Townhall, liberals will not like what NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had to say about his visit with President Trump.

From The Washington Free Beacon, what a negotiated victory over the Iranian regime looks like.

From the Washington Examiner, why oil prices are decreasing faster than gasoline prices after the announcement of a ceasefire with Iran.  (I've noticed for a long time that when something happens which results in an increase in the price of oil, the price of gas at the pump increases a microsecond later, but when the price of oil decreases, it taaaakes tiiiiime for the priiiiice of gaaaaas to coooome dooowwwn.)

From The Federalist, Trump has been against Iran acquiring nuclear weapons for 25 years.

From American Thinker, trying to find the hidden truth about illegal aliens and crime.

From NewsBusters, The Atlantic ruins its appreciation of Artemis II with its rage against Trump.

From Canada Free Press, today's anti-Americans.

From TeleSUR, the Mexican Ministry of Culture demands the suspension of an auction of Mesoamerican artifacts being held in Monaco.

From TCW Defending Freedom, how the U.K. appeasing the IRA opened the door for Islamic terrorism - Part 1.

From EuroNews, five europarliamentcritters warn of "serious" risks to Hungary's upcoming elections.

From ReMix, an Italian court frees a migrant from Mali accused of raping an elderly woman because the order detaining him was not translated into any language that he understood.

From Balkan Insight, a growing demand for weapons turns Albania into a hub for small-arms trafficking.

From The North Africa Post, Kenya supports Morocco's plan for autonomy in the region of Sahara.

From The New Arab, Saudi Arabia executes two Shiite citizens convicted of "terror offenses".

From the Daily Mail, at a pub in the London neighborhood of Soho, an Algerian steals a bag containing a £2 million Fabergé egg.

From Arutz Sheva, a resident of Haifa, Israel is arrested for allegedly planning an attack on former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in concert with Iranian agents.

From Open, a Pakistani man pleads guilty to planning a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City.

From Gatestone, the U.S. fantasy of disarmament and peace in Gaza.

From The Daily Signal, the man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska is deemed "incapable" of standing trial, but the case might still continue.

From The American Conservative, the case of Wong Kim Ark does not justify birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens.

From The Western Journal, First Lady Melania Trump touts the first conviction under the Take It Down Act, which she championed.

From BizPac Review, according to congresscritter Nancy Mace (R-SC), former Attorney General Pam Bondi will still have to appear before the House Oversight Committee for a sworn deposition.  (Mace's last name is a word for a weapon.)

From the Daily Caller, the Dignity Act is far worse than you think.

From the New York Post, a FedEx driver blames his murder of a seven-year-old girl on his alter ego.

From Breitbart, U.S. consumer spending rose solidly during February.

From Newsmax, Florida prosecutors plan to subpoena golfer Tiger Woods's prescription drug records from a pharmacy.

From The Texas Tribune, record oil production in western Texas helps stabilize the U.S. supply amid the war against Iran.  (via Newsmax)

And from SFGate, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Sonoma County, California offers a hike that lasts three hours, but covers only 3/4 of mile.

Wednesday Wanderings

As the sunny but cool weather keeps going on a Wednesday, here are some things also going on:

From National Review, Iran prepares to deceive the West once again.

From FrontpageMag, oh, great, it's a ceasefire.

From Townhall, the "Dignity Act" is in reality an amnesty bill.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, Operation Epic Fury has destroyed 80 to 90 percent of Iran's weapons factory, air defenses, naval fleet, and nuclear infrastructure.

From the Washington Examiner, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unloads against his fellow Democrats.

From The Federalist, the media are lying by painting Department of Justice abusers as President Trump's "political foes".

From American Thinker, Republican leaders must embrace mass deportations if they want to win the upcoming midterms.

From NewsBusters, PBS's new documentary about the American Revolution echoes the "1619 Project".

From Canada Free Press, "recreational rioters" attack police officers in Washington, D.C.

From TeleSUR, heavy rains in the Dominican Republic produce floods that claim the life of a child.

From TCW Defending Freedom, has the party Reform UK blown its chance to rescue the public service disaster area known as Wales?

From Snouts in the Trough, has Trump been "humiliated" in Iran?

From EuroNews, researchers warn that Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán's party Fidesz is violating advertising rules on platforms owned by tech company Meta.

From Free West Media, what has any war costing over $280 billion achieved?

From ReMix, in Barcelona, Spain, a Moroccan migrant tries to steal a gold chain from a wheelchair-bound man, who allegedly stabs him to death.  (If you read Spanish, read the story at El Caso.)

From Balkan Insight, Greece will ban children under 15 years old from using social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

From The North Africa Post, Casablanca, Morocco plans to update its transport system ahead of the 2030 soccer World Cup.

From The New Arab, Iran's blocking the Strait of Hormuz makes fertilizer more expensive in Egypt.

From Sky News, an Islamic preacher in Sydney, Australia speaks against Jews and Christians.

From the Daily Mail, an Afghan migrant who allegedly attacked a 14-year-old girl and her mother with a wine bottle is allowed to stay in the U.K.

From Jewish News Syndicate, the major media hide war crimes committed by Iran.

From Gatestone Institute, Iranian Majlis Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf is not a moderate.  (The Majlis is the Iranian parliament.)

From The Daily Signal, Artemis II still faces a dangerous test.

From The American Conservative, understanding the ceasefire with Iran.

From The Western Journal, an illegal alien from Haiti who was shielded from deportation by the Biden administration allegedly beats a woman to death in Fort Myers, Florida.

From BizPac Review, Trump responds to a message from right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson.

From the Daily Caller, despite the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, Israel keeps pounding Lebanon.

From the New York Post and the "no good deed goes unpunished" department, a good Samaritan tries to break up a fight on a train in New York City and gets slashed in the face.

From Breitbart, actor George Clooney calls Trump a "war criminal".

From Newsmax, Trump celebrates the special election victory of congresscritter-elect Clay Fuller (R-GA).

And from The U.S. Sun, in Veracruz, Mexico, two grieving women start fighting each other over the coffin of the man with whom they had both been romantically involved.  (via the New York Post)

Monday Mania

On a sunny but cool Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the road ahead dealing with Iran.

From FrontpageMag, during the Islamic month of Ramadan, cities in Texas approved proclamations recognizing the "Islamic season".

From Townhall, the crew of Artemis II receives a message from an earlier astronaut.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Colorado program to provide health care for illegal alien "pregnant persons" and children costs seven more times than planned.

From the Washington Examiner, the Supreme Court sets up a dismissal of Trump ally Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction.

From The Federalist, seven people whom President Trump should consider for attorney general who have proven records of accountability.

From American Thinker, Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims on X that congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min) brought Somali fraudsters into the U.S. for a "nice fee".

From NewsBusters, journalists plan 1st Amendment merch to stick it to Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

From Canada Free Press, the exodus from Los Angeles County, California is worse than thought.

From TeleSUR, the Dominican Republic reinforces its border with Haiti.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Christianity has a resurrection.

From Snouts in the Trough and the "no good deed goes unpunished" department, a Waitrose supermarket in London fires an employee who stopped someone from shoplifting Easter eggs.

From EuroNews, Serbia investigates an attempt to sabotage a pipeline ahead of U.S. Vince President Vance's upcoming trip to Hungary.

From Free West Media, Iran will win its war against the U.S. unless Iran follows Russian President Putin's script.

From ReMix, Hungary places its section of the aforementioned pipeline "under reinforced military monitoring and protection".

From Balkan Insight, Romanian prosecutors indict two Ukrainians over an alleged sabotage plot linked to Russia.

From The North Africa Post, as the Islamic festival of Aïd Al-Adha approaches, livestock middlemen keep prices high despite an abundant supply.

From The New Arab, Syria plans to enact a law "regulating" demonstrations after a pro-Palestine protest at the UAE embassy in Damascus.

From The Times Of Israel, the Los Angeles arrest of the niece of slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani shines a light on her lavish lifestyle.

From Gatestone Institute, Syria might be "new", but the jihad isn't.

From The Daily Signal, learning from the late Charlie Kirk.

From The American Conservative, the war against Iran shows why no "true MAGA" candidate can replace Trump.

From The Western Journal, Trump's "Praise be to Allah" jab at the Iranian regime draws parallels from a book in the Old Testament.

From BizPac Review, former Mr. Bill henchman George Stephanopoulos claims that Trump is trying to "subvert" the upcoming midterm elections.

From the Daily Caller, Christian historian Tom Holland may have experienced a life-saving miracle.

From the New York Post, the electric carmaker Tesla is cleared by federal investigators in a probe of its remote self-driving feature.

From Breitbart, according to actor James Woods, the U.K. disarmed its people and is now "standing on the edge of the Islamist abyss".

From Newsmax, oil prices fall, but are still high.

And from The Babylon Bee, Trump makes a rare triple dog dare against Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.

Stories For Good Friday

On a sunny and warm Friday, on which Western Christians recall the day when Jesus was crucified, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Trump does not have the authority to federalize elections, but Congress might have such authority.

From FrontpageMag, Jesus achieved "victory over death".

From Townhall, did you see the jobs report from March?

From The Washington Free Beacon, Columbia University's student workers union is angry that its antisemitism task force recommends hiring professors who don't hate Israel.

From the Washington Examiner, a U.S. fighter jet is shot down over Iran, and one of its two pilots has been rescued.

From The Federalist, how Jesus's final words on the cross affirm the humanity of the unborn.

From American Thinker, the "No Kings" movement has problem only with "kings" with whom they disagree.

From NewsBusters, more on the job numbers from March.

From Canada Free Press, the departure of former Attorney General Pam Bondi and the media narrative about it.

From TeleSUR, the Mexican government sets a goal of 1.8 million new homes in six years.

From TCW Defending Freedom, in the U.K., expect sunshine and lying about the weather.

From Snouts in the Trough, a video about "Lies Aid".

From EuroNews, according to official documents, Russian military personnel abducted 15 children from Novopetrivka, Ukraine at gunpoint.

From Balkan Insight, Montenegrin businessman Aleksandar Đukanović, whose brother Milo has served as Montenegro's president and prime minister, is indicted on weapons charges.

From The North Africa Post, during 2025, Morocco stopped 73,640 people from illegally entering Spain.

From The New Arab, pro-Palestinian activists plan a new flotilla to Gaza.

From the eponymous site of Dr. Gavin Ashenden, King Charles III of the U.K. refuses calls to give an Easter message.

From Arutz Sheva, the Democrats have a fatal weakness.

From Gatestone Institute, terrorist organizations weaponize social media for radicalization, a threat in the Indo-Pacific region.

From The Daily Signal, why Good Friday is "Good".

From The American Conservative, the real meaning of what's going on with the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

From The Western Journal, Iran reportedly starts recruiting children into its military and setting booby traps in response to a hypothetical invasion by U.S. forces.

From BizPac Review, sharks in the waters around the Bahamas are on drugs.

From the Daily Caller, after 11 years, pro-life journalist David Daleiden prevails against Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood.

From the New York Post, parents in New York City vent over the increasing number of school holidays.

From Breitbart, the U.N. delays a vote on using "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

From Newsmax, Trump proposes to increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion for fiscal year 2027.

And from MassDailyNews, at the Red Sox home opener in Fenway Park, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (D) get an unpleasant reception.