Now that I have some time after visiting New Bern, here are some things going on:
From National Review, J.R.R. Tolkien's use of dragons in his stories.
From Townhall, Democrat talking points on the death of Iranian terrorist Qasem Suleymani are disproven by President Obama's DHS secretary. (The late general's last name seems to have more than one possible spelling when rendered in the Latin alphabet.)
From The Washington Free Beacon, President Trump has 52 more Iranian sites lined up.
From the Washington Examiner, Iran decides to abandon its nuclear deal with the U.S. and step up its enrichment of uranium. (As if the Iranian government was complying with the deal in the first place....)
From The Federalist, as vice president, Joe Biden made some decisions which helped Suleymani, advised against killing Osama bin Laden.
From American Thinker, the top 10 atrocities committed by Suleymani.
From CNS News, more on Trump's promises to the Iranian government.
From LifeZette, the original anthem kneeler's Tweets defending Suleymani don't go over well.
From NewsBusters, CNN shows off its double standards.
From Canada Free Press, the most dangerous "sleeper cells" are in congress.
From The Conservative Woman, when Canadian-America right-winger Mark Steyn met British right-winger Douglas Murray.
From Free West Media, an attempted "Allahu ackar!" in Metz, France is stopped by police. (What I mean by an "Allahu ackar!" is a violent attack by someone shouting that phrase.)
From EuroNews, the military general overseeing the restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris warns that it is "not saved yet".
From Christian News, a Catholic bishop in Nigeria criticizes the Nigerian government for not doing enough to protect Christian from Boko Haram.
From DuvaR, the commander of the Libyan National Army accuses Turkey of trying to colonize Libya.
From Rare, an Islamic cleric calls on Muslims to take up arms against the Indian government over the Citizenship Act.
From Dawn, Pakistanis gather in Karachi and Islamabad to protest against the U.S. after the killing of Suleymani.
From The Tribune, a young Sikh man is killed in Peshawar, Pakistan.
From ABC News, a U.S. service member and two contractors are killed in an attack at a U.S. base in Kenya.
From The Arab Weekly, the Muslim Brotherhood doesn't appear to like the idea of men helping their wives with work in the home.
From Michael Smith News, the Islamic Centre of England offers condolences for the death of Suleymani.
From News24, suspected Islamists in Mozambique ambush a minibus.
From Gatestone Institute, as Christians are beheaded for being Christians, the West goes back to sleep.
From The Stream, a prediction about the impending split in the United Methodist Church.
From the New York Post, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) distances herself from former Vice President Biden.
From Breitbart, the Irwin family's wildlife hospital has rescued 90,000 animals.
From WPVI-TV, a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles who carried his mother down 10 flights of stairs during a fire is invited to their Wild Card game.
From the eponymous site of Sharyl Attkisson, patrolling another section of the U.S. border.
And from the New Matilda, on a government ad placed in response to Austrialia's wildfires, Prime Minister Scott Morrison links the donate button to a group that is not fighting them.
Sunday, January 5, 2020
New Bern
Today I visited the eastern North Carolina city of New Bern, located on the west bank of the Neuse River. Like the Swiss city after which it is named, New Bern proudly symbolizes itself with the bear. Strewn around the city are many bear statues such as this one. People are warned against sitting on or climbing the bear, but apparently putting stickers on it is OK. Of course, if you encounter a real bear, you should never try to do any of that.
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Fort Raleigh
After leaving the Wright Brothers National Memorial, I continued southward and the westward to Roanoke Island and the remains of Fort Raleigh. The fort was built in 1585 by English colonists, who later disappeared and become known as "the lost colony". They named the fort after their patron Sir Walter Raleigh. Originally constructed as an earthwork, the fort is now a national historic site. Here is one side of the fort and a path leading inside.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Now that I've arrived at my undisclosed location in eastern North Carolina, I can report on where I stopped in on way my down here. The first stop of two that I made is the Wright Brothers National Memorial, where Orville and Wilbur Wright first achieved powered flight with a heavier-than-air vehicle. In other words, they flew the first airplane. The visitors center includes this replica of the first Wright flyer.
Friday, January 3, 2020
Friday Fuss From A Traveling Sasquatch
Once again I'm on the road, on my way to an undisclosed location in North Carolina. In fact, I'm already in the Tarheel state, but not yet at my destination. Now that I've spent much of the day driving, and then negotiating with this hotel's wifi, I can now present a short list of things going on:
From National Review, historians give the 1619 Project the roasting it deserves.
From FrontpageMag, enjoy your virgins, General Suleymani.
From Townhall, President Trump responds to criticism of his decision to take out Suleymani.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the 2020 Democrat presidential candidates are "concerned" about the strike on Suleymani.
From the Washington Examiner, Suleymani was killed near a road known as "Route Irish", where insurgents used to harass U.S. forces.
From The Federalist, some important things to think about now that Suleymani is no longer consuming oxygen.
From American Thinker, the 25 stupidest moments from Democrats in 2019.
From CNS News, according to Senator Spartacus (D-NJ), Trump's policy toward Iran has failed, even as Trump had Suleymani taken out.
From LifeZette, congresscritter and war hero Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) responds to complaints by Democrats that Trump is "anti-troops".
From NewsBusters, some CNN talking heads are not welcoming Suleymani's death.
From Canada Free Press, black on Jewish crime might be the result of Democrat policies.
From The Conservative Woman, will Boris "the Spider" keep his promises on immigration?
From the Borneo Post, a plastic bag containing pork is found at a mosque compound in Taman Satria Jaya, Indonesia.
From the Express, Iraqis take to the streets to celebrate the death of Suleymani.
From BBC News, a man who stabbed people in the Paris suburb of Villejuif is said to have had a mental condition.
From The Sun, the knifeman in Villejuif reportedly had a "suicide vest".
From Gatestone Institute, "moderate" Palestinians celebrate terror.
From The Stream, part 3 of an interview with historian Tom Holland. (Since I previously linked part 1, but not part two, here's part two.)
From Fox News, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) pushes a resolution praising the raid on Suleymani, and dares Democrats to oppose it.
And from WPVI-TV, if you look up tonight and the sky is clear, you might get to see some meteors.
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Tomorrow I will be stopping at some places between here and my destination, so I should be able to get some good pictures. Stay tuned.
From National Review, historians give the 1619 Project the roasting it deserves.
From FrontpageMag, enjoy your virgins, General Suleymani.
From Townhall, President Trump responds to criticism of his decision to take out Suleymani.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the 2020 Democrat presidential candidates are "concerned" about the strike on Suleymani.
From the Washington Examiner, Suleymani was killed near a road known as "Route Irish", where insurgents used to harass U.S. forces.
From The Federalist, some important things to think about now that Suleymani is no longer consuming oxygen.
From American Thinker, the 25 stupidest moments from Democrats in 2019.
From CNS News, according to Senator Spartacus (D-NJ), Trump's policy toward Iran has failed, even as Trump had Suleymani taken out.
From LifeZette, congresscritter and war hero Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) responds to complaints by Democrats that Trump is "anti-troops".
From NewsBusters, some CNN talking heads are not welcoming Suleymani's death.
From Canada Free Press, black on Jewish crime might be the result of Democrat policies.
From The Conservative Woman, will Boris "the Spider" keep his promises on immigration?
From the Borneo Post, a plastic bag containing pork is found at a mosque compound in Taman Satria Jaya, Indonesia.
From the Express, Iraqis take to the streets to celebrate the death of Suleymani.
From BBC News, a man who stabbed people in the Paris suburb of Villejuif is said to have had a mental condition.
From The Sun, the knifeman in Villejuif reportedly had a "suicide vest".
From Gatestone Institute, "moderate" Palestinians celebrate terror.
From The Stream, part 3 of an interview with historian Tom Holland. (Since I previously linked part 1, but not part two, here's part two.)
From Fox News, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) pushes a resolution praising the raid on Suleymani, and dares Democrats to oppose it.
And from WPVI-TV, if you look up tonight and the sky is clear, you might get to see some meteors.
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Tomorrow I will be stopping at some places between here and my destination, so I should be able to get some good pictures. Stay tuned.
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Thursday Things - Part 2
As the first Thursday of 2020 hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a video shows a French left-wing activists carrying a likeness of right-wing politician Marine Le Pen's head on a pole.
From France24, a French union leader calls on "all the French" to join strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms.
From RFI, the French government calls a plan by strikers to block oil refineries illegal.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese division of the Capuchin friars inaugurates a museum containing over 1,300 nativity scenes in Fátima.
From El País, Barcelona, Spain inaugurates a Low Emissions Zone, but will public transportation be able to deal with the resulting demand for its services?
From SwissInfo, Switzerland revokes a woman's citizenship because of her suspected ties to ISIS.
From EuroNews, Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz promises a "pioneering role" against climate change as his conservative party enters a coalition with the Greens.
From ANSA, the Austrian government drops its plan to give double Austrian and Italian passports to the citizens of the Italian area of Alto Adige. (This area is called South Tyrol by Austrians.)
From the Malta Independent, European money hasn't helped migrants in Libya.
From Malta Today, a new vaccine introduced by the Maltese government is expected to prevent 95 percent of cervical cancers.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenians went swimming on New Year's Day.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian city of Mali Lošinj spends money on first aid instead of New Year's fireworks. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Morski.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the agreement to construct the EastMed gas pipeline is more about politics than energy.
From Ekathimerini, a historic synagogue in Trikala, Greece is vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
From the Greek Reporter, a total of 46,026 migrants landed on Greece's Aegean shores during 2019.
From Novinite, Bulgarians can soon start filing their tax returns.
From The Sofia Globe, the age for pensions in Bulgaria increases by a few months.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian scientists work on new ways to use and store clean energy.
From Romania-Insider, some festivals and concerts which will be put on in Romania in 2020.
From Russia Today, a balloon carrying a girl's Christmas list travels from Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria to Krasny Kurgan, Russia, where the locals play Santa Claus.
From The Moscow Times, the Russian government adopts a 15-year plan to develop its northern sea route.
From Daily News Hungary, the weirdest things left on Hungarian public transport in 2019. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Pénzcentrum.)
From Hungary Today, new economic measures come to effect in Hungary this year.
From About Hungary, the Hungarian government sets forth its priorities for 2020.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's most wanted woman is found in the U.S.
From Radio Prague, the 20th annual "Three Kings" charity collection is underway in the Czech Republic.
From Radio Poland, Poles are reportedly buying more electric cars.
From the CPH Post, choosing the right fork in the road to get an education in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, German police warn against ignoring left-wing extremists.
From the NL Times, in one week, six letter bombs are found in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
From Dutch News, wages in the Netherlands rise, but just a bit below inflation.
From VRT NWS, a Belgian judge blocks the extradition of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain.
From Euractiv, the Eurozone races "against the clouds".
From the Express, some left-wingers in the Labour Party sign a petition asking Jeremy Corbyn to stay on as their leader.
From the Evening Standard, according to the chairman of the British Fashion Council, Brexit will bring on a "new dawn for fashion".
From the Independent, Liberal Democrat parliamentcritters try to force Prime Minister Johnson to preserve the rights of child refugees after Brexit.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's health minister "blasts" anti-abortion protesters who protested outside the National Maternity Hospital. (What is this "right to peaceably assemble" you speak of?)
And from The Conservative Woman, "some colours are more equal than others".
From Free West Media, a video shows a French left-wing activists carrying a likeness of right-wing politician Marine Le Pen's head on a pole.
From France24, a French union leader calls on "all the French" to join strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms.
From RFI, the French government calls a plan by strikers to block oil refineries illegal.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese division of the Capuchin friars inaugurates a museum containing over 1,300 nativity scenes in Fátima.
From El País, Barcelona, Spain inaugurates a Low Emissions Zone, but will public transportation be able to deal with the resulting demand for its services?
From SwissInfo, Switzerland revokes a woman's citizenship because of her suspected ties to ISIS.
From EuroNews, Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz promises a "pioneering role" against climate change as his conservative party enters a coalition with the Greens.
From ANSA, the Austrian government drops its plan to give double Austrian and Italian passports to the citizens of the Italian area of Alto Adige. (This area is called South Tyrol by Austrians.)
From the Malta Independent, European money hasn't helped migrants in Libya.
From Malta Today, a new vaccine introduced by the Maltese government is expected to prevent 95 percent of cervical cancers.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenians went swimming on New Year's Day.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian city of Mali Lošinj spends money on first aid instead of New Year's fireworks. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Morski.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the agreement to construct the EastMed gas pipeline is more about politics than energy.
From Ekathimerini, a historic synagogue in Trikala, Greece is vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
From the Greek Reporter, a total of 46,026 migrants landed on Greece's Aegean shores during 2019.
From Novinite, Bulgarians can soon start filing their tax returns.
From The Sofia Globe, the age for pensions in Bulgaria increases by a few months.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian scientists work on new ways to use and store clean energy.
From Romania-Insider, some festivals and concerts which will be put on in Romania in 2020.
From Russia Today, a balloon carrying a girl's Christmas list travels from Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria to Krasny Kurgan, Russia, where the locals play Santa Claus.
From The Moscow Times, the Russian government adopts a 15-year plan to develop its northern sea route.
From Daily News Hungary, the weirdest things left on Hungarian public transport in 2019. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Pénzcentrum.)
From Hungary Today, new economic measures come to effect in Hungary this year.
From About Hungary, the Hungarian government sets forth its priorities for 2020.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's most wanted woman is found in the U.S.
From Radio Prague, the 20th annual "Three Kings" charity collection is underway in the Czech Republic.
From Radio Poland, Poles are reportedly buying more electric cars.
From the CPH Post, choosing the right fork in the road to get an education in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, German police warn against ignoring left-wing extremists.
From the NL Times, in one week, six letter bombs are found in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
From Dutch News, wages in the Netherlands rise, but just a bit below inflation.
From VRT NWS, a Belgian judge blocks the extradition of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain.
From Euractiv, the Eurozone races "against the clouds".
From the Express, some left-wingers in the Labour Party sign a petition asking Jeremy Corbyn to stay on as their leader.
From the Evening Standard, according to the chairman of the British Fashion Council, Brexit will bring on a "new dawn for fashion".
From the Independent, Liberal Democrat parliamentcritters try to force Prime Minister Johnson to preserve the rights of child refugees after Brexit.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's health minister "blasts" anti-abortion protesters who protested outside the National Maternity Hospital. (What is this "right to peaceably assemble" you speak of?)
And from The Conservative Woman, "some colours are more equal than others".
Thursday Things - Part 1
Here on the first Thursday of 2020 are some things going on:
From National Review, the danger of groupthink by the elite.
From FrontpageMag, the heroes of 2019, of the left and the right.
From Politico, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro drops out of the presidential race. (via Townhall)
From Townhall, recently-elected Democrats let their moderate masks slip.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the Manhattan DA decides against prosecuting an attack against a Jewish subway rider as a hate crime.
From the Washington Examiner, during the last decade, the "Swamp" imposed 20 regulations for every law passed by Congress.
From The Federalist, for all of the FBI's Spygate errors to be innocent mistakes is statistically impossible.
From American Thinker, despite past failures, climate predictors double down on stupidity.
From CNS News, congresscritter Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) claims to "work really, really hard" to tear down walls.
From LifeZette, Obama-era holdovers are finally being removed from the Trump White House. (If it had been up to me, every single executive branch political appointee put in place by President Obama would have been removed from office no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 20th, 2017.)
From NewsBusters, an MSNBC host calls the Kata'ib Hezbollah terrorists who attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad "war heroes".
From Canada Free Press, was the impeachment inquiry on President Trump retaliation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) for his limiting which airplane she could use?
From CBC News, could drones be used to help with Canada's shortage of construction workers?
From Global News, Gander International Airport, which welcomed passengers stranded as a result of the 9/11 attacks, considers reopening its long-closed lounge.
From CTV News, Yukon Territory opens caribou hunting season without the support of the local Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation.
From TeleSUR, the mayor of Santiago, Chile is accused of violating the rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of movement.
From Morocco World News, Morocco plans to connect the Casablanca Airport with a high-speed rail line.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkish President Erdoğan, up to 250,000 are heading to Turkey from the Syrian region of Idlib.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey's parliament passes a motion to allow Turkish troops to be deployed in Libya.
From Rûdaw, coalition forces foil an attack by ISIS and capture 16 ISIS terrorists.
From In-Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus launches two parallel competitions for the construction of bike lanes.
From The Syrian Observer, due to a "horrific" bombing by Russian forces, the Syrian town of Kafrnabl has "more cats than people".
From Arutz Sheva, the Israeli party Blue and White threatens to vote out Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel's High Court of Justice rejects a petition to bar Prime Minister Netanyahu from forming a government after the upcoming election.
From The Jerusalem Post, some questions and answers about the immunity which Netanyahu seeks.
From YNetNews, the leaders of Israel, Cyprus and Greece sign a deal to create an undersea gas pipeline.
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian governate of Alexandria proposes to create a database for online services.
From Egypt Today, Egypt condemns the Turkish parliament's motion to approve troop deployments in Libya.
From StepFeed, could President Trump eventually have a Lebanese son-in-law?
From The New Arab, Israel starts pumping natural gas to Jordan.
From Radio Farda, Iranian authorities tell their parliament that 170 protesters were killed in November.
From Dawn, three Chinese nationals are acquitted in Karachi, Pakistan of ATM-skimming for lack of evidence.
From The Express Tribune, the UAE grants Pakistan $200 million in economic aid.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan amends its rules concerning its National Accountability Bureau.
From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists destroy three telecom towers in the Afghan province of Jawzjan.
From The Hans India, an anti-Citizenship Act protester is suspected of having links to Pakistan.
From the Hindustan Times, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks the Congress party and people protesting against the Citizenship Act why they are "silent on Pakistan's atrocities".
From ANI, 300 girls are appointed as special police officers in the Indian state of Odisha.
From India Today, the Indian opposition party Congress asks the governing BJP to adopt seven New Year's resolutions.
From the Dhaka Tribune, according to its director general, Border Guard Bangladesh is not worried about India's Citizenship Act.
From the Daily Mirror, the Sri Lankan Navy strengthens is surveillance operations in order to catch illegal migrants.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants no military salutes when he opens the new session of parliament tomorrow.
From the Daily Mail, according to a psychologist, there is no evidence that the U.K.'s deradicalization scheme works.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, two men vandalize a high school in Germany while shouting "Allah".
From Pink News, a teacher in Birmingham, England who was fired for calling gays "animals" is reinstated as a "parenting coach".
From Gatestone Institute, Iran can no longer depend on Shiite militias to fight its wars.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia's National Archives offers free family archive restoration to victims of the recent floods in Jakarta.
From The Straits Times, police in Hong Kong arrested about 400 people during New Year's Day protests.
From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian government will implement 421 new programs for special needs students.
From Free Malaysia Today, a consumer group asks Malaysian authorities to see if local importers are hoarding Indian onions.
From The Mainichi, a new site will allow people to buy tickets for Japan's bullet trains outside the country.
From The Stream, a few of the "most heinous" criminal aliens deported by ICE in 2019.
From Fox News, former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State Hillary gets a new job - in Northern Ireland.
From the Daily Caller, the Golden Globes award show goes meatless.
From Twitchy, according to congresscritter Al Green (D-TX), the "genesis" of Trump's impeachment was when he was running for president.
From the New York Post, a boy in Scotland with a metal detector finds a World War II-era grenade.
And from The Babylon Bee, Julián Castro's campaign fails when his fellow Democrats learn that his first name isn't Fidel.
From National Review, the danger of groupthink by the elite.
From FrontpageMag, the heroes of 2019, of the left and the right.
From Politico, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro drops out of the presidential race. (via Townhall)
From Townhall, recently-elected Democrats let their moderate masks slip.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the Manhattan DA decides against prosecuting an attack against a Jewish subway rider as a hate crime.
From the Washington Examiner, during the last decade, the "Swamp" imposed 20 regulations for every law passed by Congress.
From The Federalist, for all of the FBI's Spygate errors to be innocent mistakes is statistically impossible.
From American Thinker, despite past failures, climate predictors double down on stupidity.
From CNS News, congresscritter Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) claims to "work really, really hard" to tear down walls.
From LifeZette, Obama-era holdovers are finally being removed from the Trump White House. (If it had been up to me, every single executive branch political appointee put in place by President Obama would have been removed from office no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 20th, 2017.)
From NewsBusters, an MSNBC host calls the Kata'ib Hezbollah terrorists who attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad "war heroes".
From Canada Free Press, was the impeachment inquiry on President Trump retaliation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) for his limiting which airplane she could use?
From CBC News, could drones be used to help with Canada's shortage of construction workers?
From Global News, Gander International Airport, which welcomed passengers stranded as a result of the 9/11 attacks, considers reopening its long-closed lounge.
From CTV News, Yukon Territory opens caribou hunting season without the support of the local Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation.
From TeleSUR, the mayor of Santiago, Chile is accused of violating the rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of movement.
From Morocco World News, Morocco plans to connect the Casablanca Airport with a high-speed rail line.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkish President Erdoğan, up to 250,000 are heading to Turkey from the Syrian region of Idlib.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey's parliament passes a motion to allow Turkish troops to be deployed in Libya.
From Rûdaw, coalition forces foil an attack by ISIS and capture 16 ISIS terrorists.
From In-Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus launches two parallel competitions for the construction of bike lanes.
From The Syrian Observer, due to a "horrific" bombing by Russian forces, the Syrian town of Kafrnabl has "more cats than people".
From Arutz Sheva, the Israeli party Blue and White threatens to vote out Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel's High Court of Justice rejects a petition to bar Prime Minister Netanyahu from forming a government after the upcoming election.
From The Jerusalem Post, some questions and answers about the immunity which Netanyahu seeks.
From YNetNews, the leaders of Israel, Cyprus and Greece sign a deal to create an undersea gas pipeline.
From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian governate of Alexandria proposes to create a database for online services.
From Egypt Today, Egypt condemns the Turkish parliament's motion to approve troop deployments in Libya.
From StepFeed, could President Trump eventually have a Lebanese son-in-law?
From The New Arab, Israel starts pumping natural gas to Jordan.
From Radio Farda, Iranian authorities tell their parliament that 170 protesters were killed in November.
From Dawn, three Chinese nationals are acquitted in Karachi, Pakistan of ATM-skimming for lack of evidence.
From The Express Tribune, the UAE grants Pakistan $200 million in economic aid.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan amends its rules concerning its National Accountability Bureau.
From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists destroy three telecom towers in the Afghan province of Jawzjan.
From The Hans India, an anti-Citizenship Act protester is suspected of having links to Pakistan.
From the Hindustan Times, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks the Congress party and people protesting against the Citizenship Act why they are "silent on Pakistan's atrocities".
From ANI, 300 girls are appointed as special police officers in the Indian state of Odisha.
From India Today, the Indian opposition party Congress asks the governing BJP to adopt seven New Year's resolutions.
From the Dhaka Tribune, according to its director general, Border Guard Bangladesh is not worried about India's Citizenship Act.
From the Daily Mirror, the Sri Lankan Navy strengthens is surveillance operations in order to catch illegal migrants.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants no military salutes when he opens the new session of parliament tomorrow.
From the Daily Mail, according to a psychologist, there is no evidence that the U.K.'s deradicalization scheme works.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, two men vandalize a high school in Germany while shouting "Allah".
From Pink News, a teacher in Birmingham, England who was fired for calling gays "animals" is reinstated as a "parenting coach".
From Gatestone Institute, Iran can no longer depend on Shiite militias to fight its wars.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia's National Archives offers free family archive restoration to victims of the recent floods in Jakarta.
From The Straits Times, police in Hong Kong arrested about 400 people during New Year's Day protests.
From the Borneo Post, the Malaysian government will implement 421 new programs for special needs students.
From Free Malaysia Today, a consumer group asks Malaysian authorities to see if local importers are hoarding Indian onions.
From The Mainichi, a new site will allow people to buy tickets for Japan's bullet trains outside the country.
From The Stream, a few of the "most heinous" criminal aliens deported by ICE in 2019.
From Fox News, former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State Hillary gets a new job - in Northern Ireland.
From the Daily Caller, the Golden Globes award show goes meatless.
From Twitchy, according to congresscritter Al Green (D-TX), the "genesis" of Trump's impeachment was when he was running for president.
From the New York Post, a boy in Scotland with a metal detector finds a World War II-era grenade.
And from The Babylon Bee, Julián Castro's campaign fails when his fellow Democrats learn that his first name isn't Fidel.
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Stories To Start 2020 - Part 2
On a sunny but chilly New Year's Day, here are some more things going on:
From The Mainichi, Japanese Emperor Naruhito hopes for a disaster-free year.
From the Borneo Post, 5,000 environmental health officers go on patrol to enforce Malaysia's new ban on smoking in restaurants.
From Free Malaysia Today, more than 160 people so far have been caught violating the smoking ban.
From The Straits Times, over a million people participated in a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, according to the march's organizers.
From The Jakarta Post, the heaviest rainfall in over a decade causes large floods in Jakarta, Indonesia.
From the Daily Mirror, according to a parliamentcritter, the Tamil version of Sri Lanka's constitution includes a Tamil translation of its national anthem.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa helps plant a tree.
From the Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladeshi government restores mobile networks in the country's border areas.
From The Hans India, the Indian government approves its third lunar mission.
From the Hindustan Times, four Indian astronauts are selected to undergo training for the Gaganyaan mission.
From ANI, police in Ghaziabad, India arrest three men and recover 90 fake passports. (Somehow, I keep finding stories about fake passports.)
From India Today, protests against the Citizenship Act take place amid New Year celebrations in Delhi.
From Khaama Press, the communications company MTN Afghanistan has allegedly bribed the Taliban into leaving its towers alone.
From Dawn, a Chinese national is arrested for allegedly beating up a Pakistani traffic cop.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan rings in the New Year with an economic petrol bomb.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan urges India to end the lockdown in the part of Kashmir that it controls.
From Radio Farda, Iran's Shiite religious capital Qom has the highest number of female drug addicts in the country.
From StepFeed, 15 problems that Arabs will continue to face in the next decade.
From The New Arab, a Sudanese passport stamp gives December of 2019 an extra day.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish authorities detain 13 people for allegedly planning terror attacks.
From Turkish Minute, Albania reportedly decides to deport a Gülen-affiliated teacher to Turkey, despite a court ruling against the move.
From Rûdaw, a reported 1.35 million internally displaced Iraqis returned to their homes in 2019.
From In-Cyprus, international arrest warrants are issued for three Israeli men in connection with a "spy van" seen in Cyprus.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announces his request for temporary immunity.
From The Times Of Israel, according to an editorial, Netanyahu's bid for immunity is "an act of desperation".
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel and Hamas are reportedly moving towards a ceasefire agreement.
From YNetNews, according to an opinion column, "Israel should stand up for Jews wherever they are".
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt's new Sphinx Airport receives its first international flight.
From Egypt Today, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli witnesses the signing of an environmental memorandum of understanding between two ministries.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan travelers will be able to take a larger amount of foreign currency with them when they leave the country.
From My Nation, how a thousand Muslim men sexually assaulted women during a New Year's celebration in Cologne, Germany four years ago.
And from Gatestone Institute, anti-Christian attacks in Europe reached an all-time high in 2019.
From The Mainichi, Japanese Emperor Naruhito hopes for a disaster-free year.
From the Borneo Post, 5,000 environmental health officers go on patrol to enforce Malaysia's new ban on smoking in restaurants.
From Free Malaysia Today, more than 160 people so far have been caught violating the smoking ban.
From The Straits Times, over a million people participated in a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, according to the march's organizers.
From The Jakarta Post, the heaviest rainfall in over a decade causes large floods in Jakarta, Indonesia.
From the Daily Mirror, according to a parliamentcritter, the Tamil version of Sri Lanka's constitution includes a Tamil translation of its national anthem.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa helps plant a tree.
From the Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladeshi government restores mobile networks in the country's border areas.
From The Hans India, the Indian government approves its third lunar mission.
From the Hindustan Times, four Indian astronauts are selected to undergo training for the Gaganyaan mission.
From ANI, police in Ghaziabad, India arrest three men and recover 90 fake passports. (Somehow, I keep finding stories about fake passports.)
From India Today, protests against the Citizenship Act take place amid New Year celebrations in Delhi.
From Khaama Press, the communications company MTN Afghanistan has allegedly bribed the Taliban into leaving its towers alone.
From Dawn, a Chinese national is arrested for allegedly beating up a Pakistani traffic cop.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan rings in the New Year with an economic petrol bomb.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan urges India to end the lockdown in the part of Kashmir that it controls.
From Radio Farda, Iran's Shiite religious capital Qom has the highest number of female drug addicts in the country.
From StepFeed, 15 problems that Arabs will continue to face in the next decade.
From The New Arab, a Sudanese passport stamp gives December of 2019 an extra day.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish authorities detain 13 people for allegedly planning terror attacks.
From Turkish Minute, Albania reportedly decides to deport a Gülen-affiliated teacher to Turkey, despite a court ruling against the move.
From Rûdaw, a reported 1.35 million internally displaced Iraqis returned to their homes in 2019.
From In-Cyprus, international arrest warrants are issued for three Israeli men in connection with a "spy van" seen in Cyprus.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announces his request for temporary immunity.
From The Times Of Israel, according to an editorial, Netanyahu's bid for immunity is "an act of desperation".
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel and Hamas are reportedly moving towards a ceasefire agreement.
From YNetNews, according to an opinion column, "Israel should stand up for Jews wherever they are".
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt's new Sphinx Airport receives its first international flight.
From Egypt Today, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli witnesses the signing of an environmental memorandum of understanding between two ministries.
From Morocco World News, Moroccan travelers will be able to take a larger amount of foreign currency with them when they leave the country.
From My Nation, how a thousand Muslim men sexually assaulted women during a New Year's celebration in Cologne, Germany four years ago.
And from Gatestone Institute, anti-Christian attacks in Europe reached an all-time high in 2019.
Stories To Start 2020 - Part 1
As the year 2020 gets underway, here are some things going on:
From National Review, this year's presidential campaign is going to be even nastier than the one in 2016.
From FrontpageMag, a look at Islam in the U.S. and the West.
From Townhall, the response to the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was the "anti-Benghazi".
From The Washington Free Beacon, American troops are recognized as Men Of The Year 2019 by TWFB.
From the Washington Examiner, the judge in Hunter Biden's paternity case recuses himself with no explanation.
From The Federalist, contrary to left-wing fears, Hispanics are not afraid of the citizenship question for the census.
From American Thinker, is the leader of the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad a former guest in the Obama White House?
From CNS News, the supreme leader of Iran responds to President Trump.
From NewsBusters, watch (if you think you can stomach it) the top 10 worst liberal TV scenes broadcast in 2019.
From Canada Free Press, are the U.N. and some world governments involved in a "climate change crisis hypocrisy"? (The article links to an infographic from ClimateBrief showing coal-fired power plants.)
From CBC News, if you want to buy cannabis in Quebec, you must be at least 21 years old.
From Global News, gun-control advocates in Quebec want tighter rules on reference checks for firearm permits.
From CTV News, the new laws and rules in Canada for this year.
From TeleSUR, 15 inmates are killed in a fight in a Mexican prison.
From The Portugal News, over 500 women have been murdered in Portugal in 15 years.
From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to defeat the strikes against his pension reforms.
From RFI, France's ban on single-use plastics goes into effect. (During my 2014 visit to France, I used one of the vending machines at a road-side rest stop. It dispensed a drink into a plastic cup and then placed a plastic stirring rod into the drink. Sadly, I saw a lot of these cups and rods littering the ground. If this legislation applies to French rest stops, will these plastic cups and rods be replaced with their paper or cardboard equivalents, as in the U.S.?)
From SwissInfo, several Swiss cities ring in the New Year with "green" fireworks".
From the Malta Independent, 70,000 people celebrate the New Year in Valletta, Malta.
From Malta Today, why does a single bottle of Petrus wine cost thousands of euros?
From Total Slovenia News, changes to Slovenia's tax laws go into effect today.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian government will upgrade its system against people smuggling and introduce a pension in 2020.
From Ekathimerini, the European emergency number is activated in Greece.
From the Greek Reporter, would anyone like some Vasilopita?
From Novinite, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev gives his New Year's address.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria will have five long weekends in 2020.
From Radio Bulgaria, have a "blessed and happy 2020".
From Russia Today, Ukrainian nationalists celebrate the New Year with a parade honoring a man regarded by Ukrainians as a hero, and by Poles, Jews and Russians as a war criminal.
From Sputnik International, Russian nuclear power plants generated a record amount of electricity in 2019.
From The Moscow Times, 2020 for Russia is expected to be "like 2019, but more so".
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian President János Áder, preserving the natural world is everyone's responsibility.
From Hungary Today, how Hungarians celebrated the New Year during the 20th century.
From Radio Poland, Poland takes charge today of the NATO high readiness force.
From the CPH Post, a retired British trade attaché works to identify the remains of Danish soldiers.
From Deutsche Welle, train tickets in Germany become a bit less expensive.
From Free West Media, a volunteer is stabbed in a pastor's office in Aue-Bad Schlema, Germany.
From EuroNews, a fire at the Krefeld zoo in Germany takes the lives of more than 30 animals.
From the NL Times, 2020 starts in the Netherlands with fireworks and car fires.
From Dutch News, at least 50,000 people in the Netherlands start 2020 with a swim.
From VRT NWS, Bruges, Belgium replaces fireworks with a drone show, but mist reportedly caused "technical difficulties".
From the Express, U.K. citizens can still do six things in the E.U. after January 31st.
From the Evening Standard, York launches a plan to have the U.K.'s first car-free city center.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K. got more of its energy from clean sources than from fossil fuels in 2019, for the first time ever.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish ISIS bride Lisa Smith is seen in public.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish President Michael Higgins starts 2020 by calling for unity on climate change. (When a politician calls for "unity" or says that people should "come together", it means "everyone drop your objections and do what I want you to do".)
From The Conservative Woman, the U.K.'s double standard on religion.
From The Stream, an interview with historian Tom Holland on "how the Gospel changed everything". (This article is the first of a three-part series.)
From Fox News, a "bus-sized" asteroid will pass within 18,400 miles of the earth tomorrow.
From Reason, the FDA's ban on e-cigarettes is expected to have some exemptions.
From Axios, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (D) is no longer the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. (It looks like I'll have to include the word "former" while linking stories about him. This story comes via the Daily Caller.)
From Breitbart, President Trump signs a law intended to end the backlog of untested rape kits.
From the New York Post, a Connecticut man livestreams his 100-mph car crash.
And from Breaking Burgh, Pope Francis warns that the next time a pilgrim gets out of line, he'll defend himself with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
From National Review, this year's presidential campaign is going to be even nastier than the one in 2016.
From FrontpageMag, a look at Islam in the U.S. and the West.
From Townhall, the response to the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was the "anti-Benghazi".
From The Washington Free Beacon, American troops are recognized as Men Of The Year 2019 by TWFB.
From the Washington Examiner, the judge in Hunter Biden's paternity case recuses himself with no explanation.
From The Federalist, contrary to left-wing fears, Hispanics are not afraid of the citizenship question for the census.
From American Thinker, is the leader of the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad a former guest in the Obama White House?
From CNS News, the supreme leader of Iran responds to President Trump.
From NewsBusters, watch (if you think you can stomach it) the top 10 worst liberal TV scenes broadcast in 2019.
From Canada Free Press, are the U.N. and some world governments involved in a "climate change crisis hypocrisy"? (The article links to an infographic from ClimateBrief showing coal-fired power plants.)
From CBC News, if you want to buy cannabis in Quebec, you must be at least 21 years old.
From Global News, gun-control advocates in Quebec want tighter rules on reference checks for firearm permits.
From CTV News, the new laws and rules in Canada for this year.
From TeleSUR, 15 inmates are killed in a fight in a Mexican prison.
From The Portugal News, over 500 women have been murdered in Portugal in 15 years.
From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to defeat the strikes against his pension reforms.
From RFI, France's ban on single-use plastics goes into effect. (During my 2014 visit to France, I used one of the vending machines at a road-side rest stop. It dispensed a drink into a plastic cup and then placed a plastic stirring rod into the drink. Sadly, I saw a lot of these cups and rods littering the ground. If this legislation applies to French rest stops, will these plastic cups and rods be replaced with their paper or cardboard equivalents, as in the U.S.?)
From SwissInfo, several Swiss cities ring in the New Year with "green" fireworks".
From the Malta Independent, 70,000 people celebrate the New Year in Valletta, Malta.
From Malta Today, why does a single bottle of Petrus wine cost thousands of euros?
From Total Slovenia News, changes to Slovenia's tax laws go into effect today.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian government will upgrade its system against people smuggling and introduce a pension in 2020.
From Ekathimerini, the European emergency number is activated in Greece.
From the Greek Reporter, would anyone like some Vasilopita?
From Novinite, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev gives his New Year's address.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria will have five long weekends in 2020.
From Radio Bulgaria, have a "blessed and happy 2020".
From Russia Today, Ukrainian nationalists celebrate the New Year with a parade honoring a man regarded by Ukrainians as a hero, and by Poles, Jews and Russians as a war criminal.
From Sputnik International, Russian nuclear power plants generated a record amount of electricity in 2019.
From The Moscow Times, 2020 for Russia is expected to be "like 2019, but more so".
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian President János Áder, preserving the natural world is everyone's responsibility.
From Hungary Today, how Hungarians celebrated the New Year during the 20th century.
From Radio Poland, Poland takes charge today of the NATO high readiness force.
From the CPH Post, a retired British trade attaché works to identify the remains of Danish soldiers.
From Deutsche Welle, train tickets in Germany become a bit less expensive.
From Free West Media, a volunteer is stabbed in a pastor's office in Aue-Bad Schlema, Germany.
From EuroNews, a fire at the Krefeld zoo in Germany takes the lives of more than 30 animals.
From the NL Times, 2020 starts in the Netherlands with fireworks and car fires.
From Dutch News, at least 50,000 people in the Netherlands start 2020 with a swim.
From VRT NWS, Bruges, Belgium replaces fireworks with a drone show, but mist reportedly caused "technical difficulties".
From the Express, U.K. citizens can still do six things in the E.U. after January 31st.
From the Evening Standard, York launches a plan to have the U.K.'s first car-free city center.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K. got more of its energy from clean sources than from fossil fuels in 2019, for the first time ever.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish ISIS bride Lisa Smith is seen in public.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish President Michael Higgins starts 2020 by calling for unity on climate change. (When a politician calls for "unity" or says that people should "come together", it means "everyone drop your objections and do what I want you to do".)
From The Conservative Woman, the U.K.'s double standard on religion.
From The Stream, an interview with historian Tom Holland on "how the Gospel changed everything". (This article is the first of a three-part series.)
From Fox News, a "bus-sized" asteroid will pass within 18,400 miles of the earth tomorrow.
From Reason, the FDA's ban on e-cigarettes is expected to have some exemptions.
From Axios, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (D) is no longer the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. (It looks like I'll have to include the word "former" while linking stories about him. This story comes via the Daily Caller.)
From Breitbart, President Trump signs a law intended to end the backlog of untested rape kits.
From the New York Post, a Connecticut man livestreams his 100-mph car crash.
And from Breaking Burgh, Pope Francis warns that the next time a pilgrim gets out of line, he'll defend himself with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Happy New Year 2020
To everyone who reads this blog, have a......
In case anyone is wondering, another 20/20, as in the vision, left yours truly many years ago.
In case anyone is wondering, another 20/20, as in the vision, left yours truly many years ago.
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