I'm making this post later than normally because the Virginia Tech - William & Mary football game ran from 2:00 to about 5:30. In what has to be an unprecedented achievement, three different Tech quarterbacks scored rushing touchdowns, the last one by the third-stringer going for 69 yards. Besides lots of NCAA gridiron action, here are some things going on:
From ZDNet, the U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill that would require the White House to create a database of foreign hackers.
From the New York Post, recently sentenced former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos details his run-ins with foreign operatives.
From AP News, pro-abortion activists send 3,000 coat hangers to the office of Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine). (via The Daily Caller)
From NewsBusters, CNN contributor Ben Ferguson explains why some people are offended by the National Anthem kneeler. (via CNS News)
From the Express, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair reveals his one-word labels for some other noted European characters.
From the Evening Standard, the U.K. records its first ever case of monkeypox.
From The Guardian, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini joins Steve Bannon's European populist group. (Like yours truly, Bannon is an alumnus Virginia Tech.)
From the Independent, protesters against climate change march in numerous cities. (As far as I can read, none of those cities are in China, which is by far the world's largest carbon dioxide producer.)
From France24, 18,000 people march against climate change in Paris. (Was the Chinese embassy anywhere along the march's route? Just wondering.)
From Deutsche Welle, a neo-Nazi gang allegedly attacks a Jewish restaurant in Chemnitz, Germany.
From Russia Today, Abkhazia's prime minister dies in a car accident traveling from Sochi airport after returning from Syria.
From Sputnik International, protesters clash with police in Thessaloniki, Greece.
From Ekathimerini, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras promises to lower VAT and property taxes.
From the Greek Reporter, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks in Thessaloniki.
From Hürriyet Daily News, at least 12 people have been killed in an attack by Iran against a DPIK camp in Iraq.
From XinhuaNet, Afghan civilians suffer from repeated terror attacks.
From Rûdaw, ISIS is still killing and abducting people in Iraq.
From Gatestone Institute, the German party AfD increases its popularity.
From Breitbart Texas, the number of human smugglers arrested at California checkpoints has more than doubled this year.
From Townhall, the "independence and fortitude" of SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
From American Thinker, see you, Nike.
And from The Washington Free Beacon, "the empire strikes Bach".
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Friday, September 7, 2018
Friday Fuss And Fun
As another weekend looms ahead, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, in eastern Germany, AfD has become the most popular political party.
From Radio Praha, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind visits the Czech Republic. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Radio Poland, the family of a prisoner at Auschwitz files a claim against the German government over its medical experiments at the camp.
From Deutsche Welle, according to Germany's head of domestic intelligence, there is no evidence that "far-right" protesters chased any foreigners. (In Germany, "far-right" appears to mean "unwilling to accept unlimited immigration and expecting immigrants to refrain from assaulting German people".)
From Dutch News, Dutch police plan to strike this weekend, handling only emergencies.
From France24, French authorities detain a Liberian man for alleged crimes against humanity.
From ANSA, Liguria Governor Giovanni Toti promises a new bridge in Genoa by October 2019.
From Ekathimerini, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross expresses American support for Greece and its economy.
From the Greek Reporter, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt calls Greece a "crucial energy partner" for the U.S.
From Total Croatia News, researchers in Croatia's Dalmatia region find traces of what could be the world's oldest cheese.
From Global News, the leader of Coalition Avenir Quebec proposes to require immigrants to learn French within three years or be expelled from the province.
From the Express, according to the president of the French Senate, the E.U. is being "crushed" by its own bureaucracy.
From the Independent, the Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes the acceptance of the international definition of "antisemitism".
From the Mirror, a Muslim on a Spanish domestic flight terrorizes his fellow passengers.
From Russia Today, Russia exports 80 percent more wheat than a year ago.
From Sputnik International, 22 aircraft have been seen near Russian borders.
From The National, Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been charged with rape in Switzerland.
From the Manchester Evening News, a Muslim man is beaten and slashed while walking in a park.
From the Daily Mirror, Muslim groups in Sri Lanka call for female circumcision to be "medicalised". (They claim that female circumcision is not the same thing as female genital mutilation. As with another story I mentioned coming from this country, my spell checker has no problem with "Lanka", but objects to "Sri". On the other hand, it rejects both "medicalised" and "medicalized".)
From Jamie Glazov Productions, a basic explanation of the Islamic writings.
From FrontpageMag, President Trump fights back against the anonymous op-ed in The New York Times.
From Townhall, the op-ed writer reveals "an even deeper state".
From The Washington Free Beacon, Democrats opposing the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh turn to Dean, and I don't mean the screamer.
From Fox News, U.S. Marines launch an air assault in southern Syria.
From Space War, there might be a Space Force someday, but it won't have to deal with Klingons.
From CNS News, Representative Nancy Pelosi unleashes the hyperbola.
From LifeNews, PlannedAvoidance of Parenthood wants abortion with no limits whatsoever.
From CTPost, please make sure that the candle you light really is a candle.
From the New York Post, imagine (pun intended) John Lennon on a postage stamp.
And from The Babylon Bee, the man who divided the U.S. now calls for unity.
From Voice Of Europe, in eastern Germany, AfD has become the most popular political party.
From Radio Praha, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind visits the Czech Republic. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Radio Poland, the family of a prisoner at Auschwitz files a claim against the German government over its medical experiments at the camp.
From Deutsche Welle, according to Germany's head of domestic intelligence, there is no evidence that "far-right" protesters chased any foreigners. (In Germany, "far-right" appears to mean "unwilling to accept unlimited immigration and expecting immigrants to refrain from assaulting German people".)
From Dutch News, Dutch police plan to strike this weekend, handling only emergencies.
From France24, French authorities detain a Liberian man for alleged crimes against humanity.
From ANSA, Liguria Governor Giovanni Toti promises a new bridge in Genoa by October 2019.
From Ekathimerini, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross expresses American support for Greece and its economy.
From the Greek Reporter, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt calls Greece a "crucial energy partner" for the U.S.
From Total Croatia News, researchers in Croatia's Dalmatia region find traces of what could be the world's oldest cheese.
From Global News, the leader of Coalition Avenir Quebec proposes to require immigrants to learn French within three years or be expelled from the province.
From the Express, according to the president of the French Senate, the E.U. is being "crushed" by its own bureaucracy.
From the Independent, the Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes the acceptance of the international definition of "antisemitism".
From the Mirror, a Muslim on a Spanish domestic flight terrorizes his fellow passengers.
From Russia Today, Russia exports 80 percent more wheat than a year ago.
From Sputnik International, 22 aircraft have been seen near Russian borders.
From The National, Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been charged with rape in Switzerland.
From the Manchester Evening News, a Muslim man is beaten and slashed while walking in a park.
From the Daily Mirror, Muslim groups in Sri Lanka call for female circumcision to be "medicalised". (They claim that female circumcision is not the same thing as female genital mutilation. As with another story I mentioned coming from this country, my spell checker has no problem with "Lanka", but objects to "Sri". On the other hand, it rejects both "medicalised" and "medicalized".)
From Jamie Glazov Productions, a basic explanation of the Islamic writings.
From FrontpageMag, President Trump fights back against the anonymous op-ed in The New York Times.
From Townhall, the op-ed writer reveals "an even deeper state".
From The Washington Free Beacon, Democrats opposing the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh turn to Dean, and I don't mean the screamer.
From Fox News, U.S. Marines launch an air assault in southern Syria.
From Space War, there might be a Space Force someday, but it won't have to deal with Klingons.
From CNS News, Representative Nancy Pelosi unleashes the hyperbola.
From LifeNews, Planned
From CTPost, please make sure that the candle you light really is a candle.
From the New York Post, imagine (pun intended) John Lennon on a postage stamp.
And from The Babylon Bee, the man who divided the U.S. now calls for unity.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Various And Sun-Baked
It's not various and sundry, which may be (mis)understood as "sun-dried", but more like sun-baked. As the summer temperatures continue, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, the German interior minister calls migration "the mother of all problems". (If you read German, read the story at the Berliner Zeitung.)
From Deutsche Welle, a poll shows Germans being split in their opinions of how their government is dealing with migration.
From the NL Times, murder has increased for the first time in five years in the Netherlands.
From France24, French police evacuate a migrant camp near Dunkirk.
From El País, representatives from the Spanish national and Catalan governments call for "neutrality" in public spaces.
From ANSA and the "well, what do you know" department, 40 migrants who had been aboard the ship Diciotti have gone missing.
From Ekathimerini, President Trump hails the deal between Greece and the country that will be called North Macedonia.
From the Greek Reporter, the Ancient Greek theater at Delos will reopen for the second time in 2,100 years. (It's not often that a story will get both the "archaeology" and "show biz" labels.)
From Radio Poland, a former employee of the Polish government has been charged with spying for Russia. (In other words, Poland may have been hit by some Russian collusion.)
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak Air Force pilots will be trained to fly the F-16 in the United States.
From Sputnik International, Russia's envoy to the U.N. calls for the U.S. to reveal its list of alleged chemical weapons sites Syria.
From the Express, a Brexit-supporting member of the U.K. parliament asks why his country's troops are wearing the E.U. flag.
From the Independent, the U.S., Canada, France and Germany pledge to help the U.K. oppose the Russian GRU spy agency.
From the Evening Standard, Britain blames Russia President Vladimir Putin for the poisoning attacks in Salisbury, England.
From the Daily Mail, in the aftermath of terror attacks on tourists, Tunisian resorts become "ghost hotels".
From Sputnik International, in Kristiansand, Norway, Muslim vigilantes are credited with "ending youth crime". (If you read Norwegian, read the story at NRK.)
From Arab News, a Canadian couple in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj grabs a pu......I mean......adopts a cat.
From American Thinker, "are feminists aiding Muslim domination?"
From FrontpageMag, in Europe, the most dangerous countries for women also have the larger Muslim populations.
From National Review to the anonymous anti-Trump opinion writer at The New York Times, show yourself and your evidence.
From The Washington Free Beacon, NORAD reports two nuclear-capable Russia bombers being intercepted near Alaska.
From LifeNews, Gloria Steinem calls abortion the "basis of democracy". ([sarc]Oh yes, I remember reading how Madison, Hamilton and Franklin discussed abortion at the Constitutional convention.[/sarc])
From Twitchy, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) was pleasantly surprised at one word used by an anti-Kavanaugh protester. (Hint: In a statement by the above-mentioned Franklin, this word was followed by "if you can keep it".)
From Boston25, an audit of the Massachusetts RMV reveals that over 1,900 drivers licenses were issued to dead people. (If you're going to require voter ID, it's only fair that dead voters can have theirs, too. The story comes via Fox News.)
From the Toronto Sun, yes, that was a gun in his pants, and he did indeed shoot himself.
And from Breaking Burgh, Vice President Pence denies being the writer of the anonymous Times article.
Burt Reynolds 1936-2018
Burt Reynolds, who had a long career in show business, died earlier today from cardiopulmonary arrest at a hospital in Jupiter, Florida. He had previously suffered from heart problems for a number of years. He was 82.
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was born in Lansing, Michigan to Burton Milo Reynolds and the former Fern Miller. Due to his father's military career, the family moved to Missouri, back to Michigan, and finally to Florida. While attending Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach, Reynolds became an All-State football player at fullback, which resulted in athletic scholarship offers from several colleges. He attended Florida State University on a football scholarship, moving to halfback. He roomed with Lee Corso (of "not so fast" fame), who eventually went on to a broadcasting career. Injuries cut his football career short, but he won a Florida State Drama Award from his performance in a play entitled Outward Bound. The award included a scholarship to a summer stock playhouse in Hyde Park, New York.
Reynolds's professional acting career started with several television roles, on shows such as Gunsmoke and Dan August. His breakout movie role was in Deliverance, which was followed by roles in films such as White Lighting, Smokey and the Bandit, Gator (which was his directorial debut), The Cannonball Run, All Dogs Go To Heaven and The Longest Yard.
Reynolds was married to Judy Carne (1963-1965) and Loni Anderson (1988-1993), both actresses. With Anderson, he adopted a son named Quinton. He also had romantic relationships with Dinah Shore and Sally Field. He is survived by his son.
Read more at Page Six, US, Variety, CNN and The Hollywood Reporter. In The Ringer, Reynolds is remembered for inventing the "athlete-movie star".
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was born in Lansing, Michigan to Burton Milo Reynolds and the former Fern Miller. Due to his father's military career, the family moved to Missouri, back to Michigan, and finally to Florida. While attending Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach, Reynolds became an All-State football player at fullback, which resulted in athletic scholarship offers from several colleges. He attended Florida State University on a football scholarship, moving to halfback. He roomed with Lee Corso (of "not so fast" fame), who eventually went on to a broadcasting career. Injuries cut his football career short, but he won a Florida State Drama Award from his performance in a play entitled Outward Bound. The award included a scholarship to a summer stock playhouse in Hyde Park, New York.
Reynolds's professional acting career started with several television roles, on shows such as Gunsmoke and Dan August. His breakout movie role was in Deliverance, which was followed by roles in films such as White Lighting, Smokey and the Bandit, Gator (which was his directorial debut), The Cannonball Run, All Dogs Go To Heaven and The Longest Yard.
Reynolds was married to Judy Carne (1963-1965) and Loni Anderson (1988-1993), both actresses. With Anderson, he adopted a son named Quinton. He also had romantic relationships with Dinah Shore and Sally Field. He is survived by his son.
Read more at Page Six, US, Variety, CNN and The Hollywood Reporter. In The Ringer, Reynolds is remembered for inventing the "athlete-movie star".
Without Burt Reynolds, there is no Bruce Willis. No Chris Hemsworth. No the Rock. No Vin Diesel. Maybe no Tom Cruise. Reynolds, who died after a heart attack at 82 years old Thursday, modernized movie stardom in a particular way. He was an athlete, but not muscle-bound. He wasn’t exactly funny, but he was always cracking wise. He was handsome, but he was losing his hair.In his own way, Reynolds appears to have created a certain type of leading man.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Wednesday Links
Starting with a few things Tweeted by Voice Of Europe, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, Austria will no longer accept apprenticeship as a reason for asylum.
From the Mirror, a 14-year-old British girl is gang raped by Muslim males, and forced by her parents to have an abortion. (via Voice Of Europe)
From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says that Italy's new budget will result in growth and stability. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Radio Praha, wages in the Czech Republic rise during the second quarter. (via Voice Of Europe)
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's remembrance of the Holocaust will take place over several days.
From Russia Today, a Russian feminist faces a criminal investigation for making online jokes about men.
From Sputnik International, four Americans from a civic organization arrive in Crimea for a fact-finding visit.
From Ekathimerini, Cyprus seeks help from the E.U. over the growing number of Asylum requests.
From the Greek Reporter, how the Greeks figured out that the Earth is round 2,500 years ago.
From Total Croatia News, over 2,500 refugees seeking to go through Croatia have been turned back this year.
From Deutsche Welle, German police expel protesters from the Hambach Forest.
From the NL Times, the Dutch foreign minister faces criticism for his remarks about multiculturalism.
From the Independent, the European Commission has reportedly banned E.U. diplomats from attending a series of Brexit meetings.
From the Evening Standard, passengers aboard a flight from Dubai to New York have been quarantined.
From Twitchy, one of those passengers is a noted white rapper.
From BBC News, two Russians have been named as suspects in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter.
From Al Jazeera, prosecutors in Saudi Arabia seek the death penalty for a "reformist" Islamic scholar.
From The Jakarta Post, the Bireuen regency agency in the Indonesian province of Aceh asks cafes and restaurants to forbid mixed couples from sitting together, unless they are a married couple.
From Coconuts, another regulation for cafes in Aceh is that women should not be served after 9 p.m. without a male guardian.
From American Thinker, Google has pro-Muslim algorithms.
From FrontpageMag, Democrats cause a ruckus at the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.
From National Review, more on the Democrats' "sordid spectacle" at the Kavanaugh hearings.
From Townhall, still more on the "screaming and whining" from Democrats.
From LifeZette, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says that Kavanaugh should be given the same deference as that given to President Obama's SCOTUS nominees.
From Breitbart Video, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) thinks that protesters who disrupted the hearings should be prosecuted.
From LifeNews, Kavanaugh won't say if there is a "right" to an abortion.
From Fox 4, a man is arrested after ramming his vehicle into the Fox 4 building in Dallas. (via PJ Media)
From Fox News, Paraguay moves its embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem.
From USA Today, half of Facebook's users don't understand how its news feed works.
And from The Babylon Bee, Kavanaugh is accused to being "too judgmental" to be an effective judge.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Senator Sasse Speaks His Mind
As the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh get underway, Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) gives a civics lesson. It's apparently intended for his legislative colleagues, but might also be relevant for the general public. Take notes, everyone.
The video may also be watched directly on YouTube.
The video may also be watched directly on YouTube.
Tuesday Things
As the work week resumes (or continues), here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, a Jewish man is attacked on a bridge in Paris. (If you read French, read the story at Le Figaro.)
From YLE, Finnish authorities suspend processing asylum decisions for Afghan refugees, while they re-evaluate their policies. (Sounds like President Trump's travel moratorium. The story comes via Voice Of Europe.)
From Deutsche Welle, German leftists try getting together.
From the NL Times, the man wanted for the murder of an 11-year-old boy in 1998 has been extradited to the Netherlands.
From Dutch News, Dutch police tell youngsters to stop sexting. (If you read Dutch, read the story at AD.)
From ANSA, the Italian government promises to help people evacuated due to the collapse of the bridge in Genoa.
From El País, an arrest warrant is issued for Spanish activist who twice refused to appear in court on charges of "offending religious sensibilities". (His alleged actions would be protected in the United States under the First Amendment.)
From Radio Poland, the 100th anniversary of Polish independence is celebrated by motorcyclists in Chicago.
From The Slovak Spectator, a Calvary shrine in Spiš undergoes reconstruction.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek Supreme Court approves the extradition of a cybercrime suspect to Russia.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin explains Hitler to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
From Russia Today, millions of people have fled Ukraine, causing a labor shortage.
From Sputnik International, China reduces its orders for American crude oil.
From the Express, a man is attacked with a Samurai sword in Basildon, England.
From the Independent, the British party UKIP urges Britons to avoid joining their military until after Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, a British teenager is arrested after allegedly maxing hoax bomb threats against schools and an airplane.
From the Daily Mail, a Russian official says that the leak in a Soyuz spacecraft was deliberate.
From CBC News, let's go golfing.....let's smoke some weed.....let's do both.
From Global News, some experts advise Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau against meeting with President Trump over NAFTA.
From Mvslim, some European Muslim women campaign for more inclusiveness from Scottish mosques. (Yes, the site's name is the word "Muslim" with a "v" instead of a "u".)
From Free Malaysia Today, the Terengganu state government defends the sharia court's decision to cane two women for lesbian sex.
From Gatestone Institute, terrorism finds a home with the Swedish left.
From FrontpageMag, there is anti-Christian violence in Nigeria, but you'd never know it from the Catholic leadership.
From National Review, the left-wing media bias includes ideological blindness.
From Townhall, a Senate office building is named after supporter of Jim Crow.
From Breitbart's Big Government, none of the ten Democratic senators have anything to say about the disrupting of the Kavanaugh hearings.
From Legal Insurrection, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls it a day.
From The Federalist, new Title IX rules might restore due process on college campuses.
From AZ Central, Senator John McCain's temporary replacement will be his old colleague.
And from Techsideline, Virginia Tech wins their football opener at Florida State.
Monday, September 3, 2018
Links For Labor Day
As most of us get a break from work, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, a Muslim law student is among the finalists miss England beauty contest. (VOE is Tweeting again, but so far not as frequently as before their brief hiatus.)
From Radio Poland, according to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland is at its freest in 30 years. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Daily Mail, the first man on the moon was "proud to be America", according to the second man on the moon.
From the Independent, a man has been shot dead in Tottenham Cemetery in London.
From the Evening Standard, some police in the U.K. could lose their weapons if they are color blind.
From the Metro, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May hits back at Boris Johnson.
From the Express, a new party in Ireland calls for an Irexit.
From The Guardian, in an "incalculable" loss, the National Museum of Brazil is gutted by fire.
From Global News, language politics is simmering in Canada's only bilingual province. (Like the U.S., Canada has a holiday today. It's spelled "Labour Day".)
From France24, French universities prepare for this years round of hazing.
From the NL Times, travelers using the main railroad station in Utrecht face delays due to striking policemen.
From Dutch News, Dutch municipalities benefit from literal trickle-down economics.
From Deutsche Welle, a refugee is sentenced to 8 years and 6 months for murdering a German girl.
From El País, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez favors a vote in Catalonia, but not for independence.
From Total Croatia News, a Croatian Navy vessel joins NATO forces in the Mediterranean.
From the Greek Reporter, thousands of passengers remain stranded as Greek sailors continue striking.
From Russia Today, according to Russia's human rights commissioner, at least 30 Russians are held as political prisoners in other countries.
From Sputnik International, an explosion at a South African munitions depot kills eight people.
From Arutz Sheva, Eurovision demands that performers be allowed to work on the Sabbath.
From The Jerusalem Post, the mayor of Jerusalem wants to expel UNWRA from the city.
From Palestinian Media Watch, the Palestinian Authority names two schools after a terrorist.
From Dawn, a man accused of stealing items from and relieving himself in a mosque is punished in a canine manner.
From The New Indian Express, five Muslims have been arrested for allegedly plotting to murder the leader of the HMK party in Coimbratore, India.
From Gatestone Institute, the Boris Johnson burqa blues.
From FrontpageMag, Israeli Jews are accused of unleashing pigs against Arabs.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the Bedouin in Israel's Negev desert appear unwilling to obey laws concerning land use.
From the New York Post, SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh gets ready for his confirmation hearings.
From NewsBusters, the media notes controversy at Aretha Franklin's funeral, but have no problem with the presence of Louis Farrakhan.
And from The Babylon Bee, on Labor Day, socialists gather to protest labor.
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Sunday Stuff
On the Sunday in the middle of Labor Day weekend, here are some things going on:
From Sputnik International, protesters in Chemnitz, Germany carry portraits of victims of alleged attacks by migrants.
From Russia Today, Turkish President Erdoğan says that his country does not need anyone's permission to buy Russian missiles.
From the Sunday Express, a Tory MP outlines four steps for a "better Brexit".
From the Metro, U.K. Prime Minister May says that there won't be a second Brexit vote.
From the Independent, hundreds of civil servants have withdrawn from the department assigned with delivering Brexit.
From Sputnik International, protesters in Chemnitz, Germany carry portraits of victims of alleged attacks by migrants.
From Russia Today, Turkish President Erdoğan says that his country does not need anyone's permission to buy Russian missiles.
From the Sunday Express, a Tory MP outlines four steps for a "better Brexit".
From the Metro, U.K. Prime Minister May says that there won't be a second Brexit vote.
From the Independent, hundreds of civil servants have withdrawn from the department assigned with delivering Brexit.
From The Malta Independent, Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat warns against "not following the rules" in his country.
From Deutsche Welle, 18 people have been injured in the demonstrations in Chemnitz.
From Total Croatia News, the yacht Christina O visits the harbor of Šibenik, Croatia. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Morski, whose name means "of the sea".)
From Radio Poland, Poland's Law and Justice Party announces proposals ahead of upcoming local elections.
From Radio Praha, Czech intelligence services warn about paramilitary groups.
From Ekathimerini, Cyprus's foreign minister tells Turkish counterpart that threats are a sign of weakness.
From Greek Reporter, the world's largest ever portion of French fries is produced in Naxos, Greece. (There's an old joke that French fries were first made in Greece/grease. In this case, it's true.)
From Hürriyet Daily News, the transformation of the Turkish island of Yassıada into Democracy and Freedom Island is expected to be complete in 2019. (Yes, that's an "i" without the dot in "Yassıada".)
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Saudi Arabia admits "mistakes" in an airstrike which killed children on a bus in Yemen.
From The Epoch Times, a teenage boy who had lived at the Muslim compound in New Mexico says that he was being trained for jihad.
From The EurAsian Times, policemen in Kashmir quit their jobs for fear of threats from terrorists.
From the Horn Observer, Al Shabaab destroys a mosque and a school in a suicide car bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia.
From Global News, a psychologist in Guelph, Ontario uses virtual reality to teach children back-to-school safety.
From CBC News, after almost three weeks, the evacuation alert for Fort St. James, British Columbia has been lifted.
From National Review, the obituaries in the media did not give us "the full McCain".
From The Washington Free Beacon, former Senator and Secretary of State John Kerry says that the United States has "paid a price" for not enforcing President Obama's red line in Syria. (It's easy to make such an admission in hindsight, isn't it?)
From Legal Insurrection, is Florida Democrat gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum ready for some scrutiny?
From Breitbart Border, a human smuggler is arrested after 62 migrants are found in her truck. (As an old cigarette ad used to say, "You've come a long way, baby.")
From Breitbart Video, President Trump is mentally ill, says the guy who couldn't help but scream.
From Fox News, Senator and Navy pilot John McCain is laid to rest at the U.S. Naval Academy, next to a longtime friend.
And from The Roanoke Times, all you need to know about tomorrow's opener between Virginia Tech and Florida State.
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Stories To Start September
It's now Labor Day weekend, the first day of September, and the start of NCAA football season. Besides all that, here are some things going on:
From BizPac Review, at Senator McCain's funeral, the vindictive apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
From Politico Magazine, President Trump's absence from funerals isn't all that surprising. (via HotAir)
From American Thinker, did CNN prove President Trump's point about fake news?
From AP News, the Afghani man who stabbed two American tourists in Amsterdam yesterday had a "terrorist motive". (via HotAir)
From the Express, U.K. fishermen rescue four migrants from a dinghy a few miles away from Dover.
From the Independent, a balloon depicting London Mayor Sadiq Khan in a bikini flies over parliament. (It was an itsy-bitsy teeny-weenie yellow Sadiq Khan bikini.....)
From BBC News, last year, the U.K. saw a record demand for sexual health services.
From the Daily Mail, color-coded maps show where people of different religions live in major U.K. cities.
From the Metro, in Cardiff, Wales, a man is charged with terror offenses after police find explosives in his home.
From France24, Mauritania holds elections, in which 98 political parties are participating.
From Deutsche Welle, in Chemnitz, Germany, police tell right-wing protesters to leave.
From Dutch News, former Dutch defense minister Jeanine Hennis will lead a U.N. mission to Iraq.
From VRT NWS, the Belgian airline VLM discontinues its remaining two flights.
From Radio Poland, Poland observes the 79th anniversary of the German invasion which started World War II.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban supports the migration plan of Czech President Babiš.
From Ekathimerini, Turkey's foreign minister calls for a "new chapter" in relations with Greece.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a man is accused of taking 201 photos of Turkish soldiers in northern Cyprus.
From Russia Today, the Russian Defense Ministry claims that the U.S. trained militants to carry out terror attacks in Palmyra, Syria.
From Sputnik International, Iran denies sending missiles to Shiites in Iraq.
From International Quran News Agency, a German man gets 10 years for bombing a mosque.
From Gatestone Institute, Hungary's Orban and Italy's Salvini create an "anti-immigration axis".
From Townhall, Brandon Presley wonders where the other pro-life Democrats are. (Yes, he is related to the man from Tupelo, Mississippi.)
From The New York Times, the sonic attacks suffered by Americans in Cuba could be the product of microwave weapons. (via the New York Post)
From U.S. News & World Report, a bishop apologizes for getting too friendly with Ariana Grande at Aretha Franklin's funeral. (via Breitbart's Big Hollywood)
From CNS News, in an interview on Fox News, Raymond Arroyo decries Al Sharpton's Trump-bashing during Aretha Franklin's funeral. (In my not very humble opinion, making political points at a funeral desecrates the service. Criticize the president and every other politician all you want, but not when you're paying respects to the recently departed.)
From Fox News, despite what Hollywood might say, Neil Armstrong saw the moon landing as an American achievement.
From Yahoo News, Pope Francis addresses the problem of plastic in the oceans. (via Twitchy)
And from Breaking Burgh, Pope Francis orders clergymen to give up sexual abuse for Lent.
From BizPac Review, at Senator McCain's funeral, the vindictive apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
From Politico Magazine, President Trump's absence from funerals isn't all that surprising. (via HotAir)
From American Thinker, did CNN prove President Trump's point about fake news?
From AP News, the Afghani man who stabbed two American tourists in Amsterdam yesterday had a "terrorist motive". (via HotAir)
From the Express, U.K. fishermen rescue four migrants from a dinghy a few miles away from Dover.
From the Independent, a balloon depicting London Mayor Sadiq Khan in a bikini flies over parliament. (It was an itsy-bitsy teeny-weenie yellow Sadiq Khan bikini.....)
From BBC News, last year, the U.K. saw a record demand for sexual health services.
From the Daily Mail, color-coded maps show where people of different religions live in major U.K. cities.
From the Metro, in Cardiff, Wales, a man is charged with terror offenses after police find explosives in his home.
From France24, Mauritania holds elections, in which 98 political parties are participating.
From Deutsche Welle, in Chemnitz, Germany, police tell right-wing protesters to leave.
From Dutch News, former Dutch defense minister Jeanine Hennis will lead a U.N. mission to Iraq.
From VRT NWS, the Belgian airline VLM discontinues its remaining two flights.
From Radio Poland, Poland observes the 79th anniversary of the German invasion which started World War II.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban supports the migration plan of Czech President Babiš.
From Ekathimerini, Turkey's foreign minister calls for a "new chapter" in relations with Greece.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a man is accused of taking 201 photos of Turkish soldiers in northern Cyprus.
From Russia Today, the Russian Defense Ministry claims that the U.S. trained militants to carry out terror attacks in Palmyra, Syria.
From Sputnik International, Iran denies sending missiles to Shiites in Iraq.
From International Quran News Agency, a German man gets 10 years for bombing a mosque.
From Gatestone Institute, Hungary's Orban and Italy's Salvini create an "anti-immigration axis".
From Townhall, Brandon Presley wonders where the other pro-life Democrats are. (Yes, he is related to the man from Tupelo, Mississippi.)
From The New York Times, the sonic attacks suffered by Americans in Cuba could be the product of microwave weapons. (via the New York Post)
From U.S. News & World Report, a bishop apologizes for getting too friendly with Ariana Grande at Aretha Franklin's funeral. (via Breitbart's Big Hollywood)
From CNS News, in an interview on Fox News, Raymond Arroyo decries Al Sharpton's Trump-bashing during Aretha Franklin's funeral. (In my not very humble opinion, making political points at a funeral desecrates the service. Criticize the president and every other politician all you want, but not when you're paying respects to the recently departed.)
From Fox News, despite what Hollywood might say, Neil Armstrong saw the moon landing as an American achievement.
From Yahoo News, Pope Francis addresses the problem of plastic in the oceans. (via Twitchy)
And from Breaking Burgh, Pope Francis orders clergymen to give up sexual abuse for Lent.
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