Wednesday Whatnot

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

From National Review, a casual Mexican restaurant chain closes 48 of its locations after California's minimum wage hike.

From FrontpageMag, the U.S. has just put on its first show trial.

From Townhall, when former President Trump's Secret Service driver tried to testify before the January 6th Inquisition Committee.

From The Washington Free Beacon, anti-Israel protesters at Stanford University injure a police officer and vandalize their president's office.

From the Washington Examiner, at First Son Hunter Biden's gun possession trial, his ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend testify.  (Now that's what I call a "double whammy".)

From The Federalist, no, Hunter Biden's trial does not disprove allegations of a two-tiered justice system.

From American Thinker, according to NASA, 80 percent of the "global warming" in the past 10 years was caused by "net zero" policies.

From MRCTV, as President Biden's executive order on the border takes effect, a large group of illegal aliens floods into California.

From NewsBusters, the Associated Press laughingly accuses Biden of shifting "far to the right on immigration".

From Canada Free Press, why our side will win.

From Global News, an English museum will return a Blackfoot headdress to the Siksika Blackfoot First Nation in the Canadian province of Alberta.

From CTV News, the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada comes to its senses when dealing with pro-HamasPalestinian protesters.

From TeleSUR, Colombia and FARC terrorists dissidents start peace negotiations.

From TCW Defending Freedom, in the E.U.'s woke imagination, there are fascists everywhere.

From the Evening Standard, five people, including a baby, are hospitalized after an e-bike battery causes a house fire in London.

From the (U.K.) Independent, about 2,000 people are evacuated over a suspected gas leak in central London.

From the Irish Examiner, Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris wants "fair play" from banks in relation to mortgage holders.

From The Brussels Times, according to a campaign group, far-right parties are trying to "cash-in" on protests by farmers.  (As pointed out by the TCWDF article above, someone may be "far-right" or "fascist" if he or she believes that borders might be worth defending, that the climate change agenda deserves a wee bit of skepticism, that there might just be a slight problem with Islam, or that the E.U. is a bit bureaucratic.  In other words, pertaining to that last item, if you want your country to be governed by its own elected representatives rather than unelected international bureaucrats, you might be "far-right".)

From Dutch News, negotiations to form the new Dutch government are held up by a disagreement over the division of cabinet ministers.

From Hungary Today, on Hungary's Day of National Unity, historic Tisza Castle in the village of Geszt is reopened after renovation.

From About Hungary, according to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungarians can vote to reject an "imperialist attempt to plunge us into war".

From EuroNews, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico forgives his attacker.

From Voice Of Europe, E.U. governments earned €130 million from visa refusals in 2023.

From ReMix, in a trial program, a Swiss after-school care center will equip children with digital tracking devices.

From Balkan Insight, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inspects work on two asylum centers in Albania that will be run by Italy, under an agreement between the two countries.

From The North Africa Post, Algerian President Tebboune starts a "premature" electoral campaign.

From The New Arab, a Syrian man is arrested after allegedly shooting at the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.

From Arutz Sheva, more on the shooting at the U.S. embassy in Beirut.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Biden's proposed deal for Israel and Gaza is "nearly identical to Hamas's own proposals".

From The Stream, yes, Palestine should be freed - from Hamas.

From The Daily Signal, can citizens of Russia or China legally vote in Washington, D.C.?

From The American Conservative, Dr. Fauci's reappearance is awkward for both Trump and Biden.

From The Western Journal, WNBA player Angel Reese gets ejected for celebrating an off-ball foul against opponent Caitlin Clark.

From BizPac Review, reporter Mary Katherine Ham returns to Fox News.  (I hope she brings back "Obama on your shoulder".)

From The Daily Wire, the aforementioned Hunter Biden gun trial proves that the laptop was real after all.

From the Daily Caller, internal guidance shows how Biden's executive border order can be exploited by illegal aliens.

From the New York Post, Texas releases its list of "10 most wanted illegal immigrants", which includes some alleged sex offenders.

From Breitbart, Republican congresscritters send criminal referrals on Hunter Biden and his uncle James Biden for alleged false statements given to Congress.

From Newsmax, Russian President Putin believes that U.S. courts are being used against Trump.  (When it comes to alleged show trials, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is unavailable for comment.)

And from SFGate, a former adulteress and a convicted felon will visit San Francisco this week.

Tuesday Tidbits

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

From National Review, why American socialists are happy about Mexico's president-elect.

From FrontpageMag, President Biden plans to sign a "tough" executive order that will allow 900,000 illegal aliens to cross the border each year.

From Townhall, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) quickly roasts Biden's order for the border.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a "special advisor" to congresscritter Cori Bush (D-MO) wants to abolish police, prisons, and the Supreme Court.  (Does he want anarchy?)

From the Washington Examiner, former President Trump's conviction boosts fundraising for other Republican candidates.

From The Federalist, Senator Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) brother works for a law firm which allowed three of its attorneys to join the Manhattan district attorney's office as it investigated Trump.

From American Thinker, leftists should realize that they will solve nothing by "getting Trump".

From MRCTV, how local news in the Chicago area reported about a "woman" charged with murder.

From NewsBusters, the networks protect Biden and hide his termination of about 350,000 asylum cases.

From Canada Free Press, rogue judges in the U.S. and Canada.

From CBC News, the Canadian government won't commit to releasing the names of parliamentcritters who allegedly conspired with foreigners.

From TeleSUR, a judge forces Argentine President Javier Milei to distribute previously stored food.

From TCW Defending Freedom, if you're in the U.K., some questions for the politician who visits your doorstep.

From Snouts in the Trough, has the author of SitT bamboozled one of the U.K.'s leading economists?  (The post is numerically dated to yesterday, but by days of the week is intended for today and tomorrow, so I'll let the numerical date slide.)

From the Express, residents of the area which parliamentary candidate Nigel Farage (Reform) seeks to represent explain why they intend to vote for him.  (Wiki has some information on his party.)

From the Irish Independent, putting your kids in daycare in Ireland is gonna cost ya more, parental pilgrim.  (I've noticed that this source now explicitly recites "Irish" in its title.  Perhaps they wanted to reduce confusion with the U.K. source called Independent.  Thus, I no longer have to recite "Irish" in parentheses.)

From VRT NWS, farmers protest against the E.U. in Brussels, Belgium.  (The structure in the top picture, including rods that connect spheres, is called the Atomium.  It was one of the first things my tour group saw when I visited Belgium in 2005.)

From the NL Times, the new Dutch party NL Plan reportedly has close ties to China.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at RTL Nieuws.)

From Deutsche Welle, police raid 10 "Reichsbürger" sites in three German states.

From Polskie Radio, a Polish Border Guard officer is injured in a clash with illegal migrants near the city of Białowieża.  (Did any of the migrants see any bison?)

From ReMix, President Andrzej Duda criticizes the Polish government for using forceful measures in nominating ambassadors.

From Radio Prague, the Czech government is willing to help any Ukrainians who wish to return home.

From The Slovak Spectator, Bratislava, Slovakia has a new "kiss and go" road sign.

From Daily News Hungary, Budapest, Hungary issues flood warnings for parts of the Danube.

From EuroNews, a country-by-country guide to the E.U. elections.

From Voice Of Europe, according to a survey, about half of Ukrainians think that democracy and the economy have declined under President Zelensky.

From Balkan Insight, segregation of minority students in Albania is believed to fuel a high dropout rate.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria wants tourists but needs to improves its perception and infrastructure.

From The New Arab, a Russian company has plans to build an oil refinery in Libya.

From Crux, Islamists attack Catholics in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From Gatestone Institute, who is funding the pro-Hamas protests in the U.S.?

From Jewish News Syndicate, the myth of the "innocent" majority in Gaza.

From The Stream, more about the democracy movement of 1989.

From The Daily Signal, the Chinese government tries to erase the memories of the Tiananmen Square massacre 35 years later.

From The American Conservative, the connections among people behind Trump's prosecutors.

From The Western Journal, Attorney General Merrick Garland scrambles when pressed by congresscritter Matt Gaetz (R-FL) about Trump's prosecutors.

From BizPac Review, the director of the Trump biopic The Apprentice is frustrated because he can't find a distributor for it.

From The Daily Wire, the NGOs pushing mass migration under the banner of religion.

From the Daily Caller, Biden doesn't like being questioned about his age by reporters.

From Breitbart, two people are arrested after throwing a milkshake at the aforementioned Nigel Farage.

From Newsmax, in a poll, Trump leads Biden by eight points in North Carolina.

And from the New York Post, a remote tribe in Brazil's Amazon rainforest connects to the Chief Twit's Starlink internet, and becomes addicted to social media and adult content.

Monday Mania

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

From National Review, Dr. Anthony Fauci goes Sergeant Schultz about his old advisor Dr. David Morens.

From FrontpageMag, President Biden just can't help himself about his lying.

From Townhall, as Biden once said, "you ain't black".

From The Washington Free Beacon, why terrorists hate us.

From the Washington Examiner, senatorial candidate Tim Sheehy (R-Mon) becomes the first Republican to use former President Trump's conviction in a campaign ad.

From The Federalist, Biden's fingerprints are on the criminal prosecutions against Trump.

From American Thinker, a list of problems with Trump's trial.

From MRCTV, a bar in Boise, Idaho has its own theme for this month.

From NewsBusters, five new scandals involving the Biden family, which are being censored by ABC, CBS and NBC.

From Canada Free Press, now that Trump faces possible jail time, former President Obama comes out of the woodwork.

From TeleSUR, Claudia Sheinbaum becomes the first woman to be elected president of Mexico.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s Tories and the betrayal of babies.

From EuroNews, farmers block the border between France and Spain in a protest ahead of the E.U. elections.

From Voice Of Europe, the E.U. parliamentary elections and the road ahead.

From ReMix, the Afghan who killed a police officer in Mannheim, Germany had lived in that country as an illegal alien for eight years.

From Balkan Insight, Serbian opposition candidates appear to do well in the city of Niš.

From The North Africa Post, the Moroccan company OCP Group secures a green finance loan from the German bank KfW.

From The New Arab, the entire Egyptian cabinet resigns after President Abdel al-Sisi reappoints Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.

From The Times Of Israel, Jews in France decry a plan in the region of Normandy to honor a pro-Hamas journalist.

From British Asian Christian Association, a Christian sewage worker in Lahore, Pakistan is allegedly kidnapped and tortured by Muslims.

From Gatestone Institute, "Queers for Palestine" is like "Minks for Fur Coats".  ("Chickens for Colonel Sanders" would be a similar analogy.)

From The Stream, the Democracy Movement which rose in China in 1989.

From The Daily Signal, now the SEIU tries to exploit the border crisis.

From The American Conservative, the Trump verdict is a sign of "post-liberalism".

From The Western Journal, former First Lady Melania Trump and First Son Barron are taking the former president's verdict harder than he is.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) refuses to call Fauci by the title "Doctor", and all [bleep] breaks loose.

From The Daily Wire, after raising $500,000 for the UNC fraternity brothers who protected the U.S. flag from pro-HamasPalestinian protesters, organizers set a date for the party "Flagstock".  (The article uses the term "frat boys".  When I was in college, one roommate of mine told me that I shouldn't call fraternities "frats" because we don't call countries "[bleep]"s.)

From the Daily Caller, in San Francisco, the FBI shows off its pride.

From the New York Post, Trump targets Arizona and Nevada for his first post-conviction campaign events.

From Breitbart, according to Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Biden "sleepwalking" the U.S. into World War III.

From Newsmax, Brexit champion and former europarliamentcritter Nigel Farage will run in the U.K.'s upcoming election as a member of the Reform Party.

And from The Babylon Bee, after emerging from his 17-year sleep beneath a Pride parade, a cicada decides to go back into hibernation.

A Sasquatch's Sunday Dozen

On a warn partly sunny Sunday, here are 12 things going on:

From FrontpageMag, a teacher runs for a position on the executive board of his union, and is rejected for the seat because he's white.

From Townhall, former President Trump's "revenge" strategy will make Democrats sorry that they ever persecuted him.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about why "kids aren't growing up".

From the Washington Examiner, Trump is "OK" with the prospect of being jailed or put under house arrest, but thinks that his supporters won't be.

From American Thinker, pro-Hamas protesters block a Pride parade in Philadelphia.

From NewsBusters, ABC host (and former Mr. Bill henchman) George Stephanopoulos tries to grill Trump defense lawyer Will Scharf and fails.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a "bravo" for columnist Charles Moore of The Telegraph, who dares to criticize the left-wing bishops of the Church of England.

From The Jerusalem Post, how Ayatollah Khomeini shaped modern Iran.

From Gatestone Institute, the Israeli heroes of our time.

From The Stream, something to celebrate other than "pride".

From BizPac Review, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen claims that Trump would give away secrets if he goes to prison.

And from The American Conservative, China can keep its pandas.

A Few Saturday Links For The Start Of June

On a warm sunny Saturday at the beginning of June, here are some things going on:

From National Review, congresscritter Dean Phillips (D-Min) calls on New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) to pardon former President Trump.  (Does she, or governors in general, have that particular authority?)

From FrontpageMag, in a free country, no one is obligated to "respect" verdicts.  (When it comes to respecting verdicts, Rodney King is unavailable for comment.  Perhaps George Zimmerman and/or Kyle Rittenhouse might wish to weigh in.)

From Townhall, here's one court decision that President Biden does not appear to respect.

From the Washington Examiner, Democracy is indeed on the ballot - in Mexico.

From American Thinker, according to a new book, X-rays from the autopsy of President Kennedy prove that the federal government knew that Oswald didn't act alone.

From NewsBusters, the liberal media's selective appreciation of threats to democracy.

From Canada Free Press, it's time to pass the bananas.

From TeleSUR, Chilean President Gabriel Boric announces that he will introduce a free abortion law.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. Tories defect from their party, lured by a bag of cheese and onion.

From Snouts in the Trough, the nutjobs who want "open borders".

From Allah's Willing Executioners, two high school students, one of whom was known for "Islamic radicalization" are suspected of making a bomb threat in Noisy-le-Sec, France.  (If you read French, read the story at FDeSouche and Le Parisien.)

From The Times Of Israel, pro-HamasPalestinian protesters occupy a museum in Brooklyn, New York.

From The Jerusalem Post, why do students support groups like Hamas and Boko Haram?

From Gatestone Institute, the U.S. and U.N. dangerously flirt with Iran.

From The Stream, Downey, California backs down from requiring all its government buildings to fly the "pride" flag.

From The Daily Signal, Trump promises to keep on fighting.

From The American Conservative, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a pitcher in Paul Skenes.

From The Western Journal, WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark gets hit by a cheap shot.

And from Fox News, large numbers of illegal aliens from China, Jordan and Turkey are caught at the southern U.S. border.

Friday Phenomena For The End Of May

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

From National Review, the "horrendous" verdict in former President Trump's hush money trial.

From FrontpageMag, President Biden repeats the fake news about police violence against black Americans.

From Townhall, Biden announces his plan to rebuild Gaza and keep Hamas in power there, with U.S. taxpayer money.

From The Washington Free Beacon, may the U.S. now defend itself?

From the Washington Examiner, the restrictions Trump faces as a felon.

From The Federalist, according to legal experts, "intentional malfeasance" makes Trump's conviction ripe for reversal.

From American Thinker, a look at Trump's fellow felons, past and present, foreign and domestic.

From MRCTV, after the Trump verdict, trial witness and former lawyer Michael Cohen, himself a convicted perjurer, say "the truth always matters".

From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle is terrified of Republican donors backing Trump.

From Canada Free Press, "the Rubicon has been crossed".

From TeleSUR, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro creates a Ministry for the Elderly.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the media wrongly scare airplane passengers about turbulence.

From Snouts in the Trough, how about protesting against some real genocide?

From EuroNews, will the "far-right" win big in the upcoming E.U. elections?

From Voice Of Europe, spectators at this year's French Open will not be allowed to consume alcohol.

From ReMix, in Mannheim, Germany, anti-Islam politician Michael Stürzenberger and a police officer are stabbed.

From Balkan Insight, according to a study, women on local councils in Albania are often told to "shut up".

From The North Africa Post, Algeria's attempt to form a union of countries in northern Africa that excludes Morocco is "stillborn".

From The New Arab, U.N. officials warn that the cluster[bleep] in Syria is becoming "deeply entrenched".  (It's not already?)

From Gatestone Institute, the Chinese government is trying to weaponize Ebola.

From The Stream, a lifeguard is suing the Los Angeles County Fire Department for threatening to fire him after he refused to lift up a gay fide flag.

From The Daily Signal, the U.S. State Department is sending money to foreign LGBTQ events as "pride month" draws near.

From The American Conservative, Senator Joe Manchin goes from "(D-WV)" to "(I-WV)".

From The Western Journal, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) reacts to the Trump verdict in a way that's unfair - to kangaroos.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Cory Mills (R-FL) makes an "epic" proposal that blows Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo's mind.

From The Daily Wire, according to legal experts, the verdict against Trump can be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

From the Daily Caller, a former colleague of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg calls his case against Trump "contorted".

From Breitbart, the Chief Twit weighs in on the verdict against Trump.

From Newsmax, former First Son Donald Trump the Younger reports on his father's mood.

And from the New York Post, experts suggest that sharks can predict hurricanes weeks ahead.  (Just when you thought it was safe to forecast the weather.)

Thursday Tidings, And Trump Is Found Guilty

On a sunny but slightly cool Thursday, after a hike through a forest, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Biden's incompetence is literally pier-less.

From FrontpageMag, Hamas has stolen $500 million in aid intended for Gaza since October 7th.

From Townhall, what the president of Mickey D's said to American consumers in a "rare" open letter.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to court records, a Chinese client of First Son Hunter Biden appealed to the Chinese Communist Party for help in a legal case.

From the Washington Examiner, what a hung jury in his hush money trial would mean for former President Trump.

From The Federalist, Judge Merchan's instructions to the jury prove that Trump's trial is about power, not law.

From American Thinker, Trump is right about the deportation of illegal aliens.

From MRCTV, outside of Trump's trial, right-wing new host Ben Bergquam asks left-wing news host Joy Reid if she stole Trump's haircut.

From NewsBusters, The New York Times can't deal with Senator John Fetterman's (D-PA) rightward shift.

From Canada Free Press, we are each called by "something bigger than ourselves".

From TeleSUR, the bodies of missionaries killed in Haiti are repatriated to the U.S.

From TCW Defending Freedom, what kept former U.K. politician Nigel Farage from addressing his country's Muslim problem?

From EuroNews, groundwater in Europe reportedly has "alarming" levels of contamination.

From Voice Of Europe, NATO does not have the air defense strength necessary to protect eastern Europe.

From ReMix, Hungary prepares to host its largest-ever pro-peace march.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Nemzet.)

From Balkan Insight, a journalist and two police officers are arrested for allegedly "creating false data".

From The North Africa Post, human rights watchdogs denounce Tunisia's repression of free speech.

From The New Arab, according to Iranian state TV, Saudi Arabia detained and expelled six Iranian journalists ahead of the Hajj.

From Arutz Sheva, Italian schools avoid teaching about the poet Dante because "he offends Islam".

From Gatestone Institute, Turkish school textbooks turn history on its head.

From The Stream, "how dare you?!"

From The Daily Signal, does President Biden have any plan to bring back the five Americans still held hostage by Hamas?

From The American Conservative, China is eating the U.S.'s diplomatic lunch.

From The Western Journal, Trump puts out a few "mean Tweets" as the verdict in his trial approaches.

From Axios, as I interrupt my usual series of sources, Trump has been found guilty.

From BizPac Review, why does an NBC journalist have a copy of the instructions to the jury, but the jurors themselves don't?

From The Daily Wire, more on the verdict.

From the Daily Caller, more on the verdict.

From the New York Post, what happens next.

From Breitbart, more on the verdict, and some reactions to it.

From Newsmax, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praises American pro-HamasPalestinian protesters.

And from SFGate, a lake in California becomes so green that its color is visible from space.

Wednesday Wanderings

On a Wednesday that started sunny and then turned rainy, here are some things going on:

From National Review, congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY) demands an investigation about why Judge Merchan was assigned former President Trump's hush money trial.

From FrontpageMag, the anti-Trump trials go into the Twilight Zone.

From Townhall, a four-time-deported illegal alien with several felony convictions is arrested in New York City.

From The Washington Free Beacon, as Black Criminal Lives Matter goes into a civil war, $8.7 million of its money goes missing.

From the Washington Examiner, former Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson wins the Republican primary runoff for a seat in the Texas state House of Representatives.

From The Federalist, the real crooked record keepers are the Democrats.

From American Thinker, the original communist is alive and well right here in the U.S.

From MRCTV, police in St. Petersburg, Florida search for the culprit who left burnout marks on a pride flag painted on a road surface.

From NewsBusters, author John Grisham fantasizes "again" about killing Supreme Court Justices.

From Canada Free Press, Canada has an insatiable need for chaos.

From TeleSUR, deforestation in Brazil decreased by 11.6 percent in 2023.

From TCW Defending Freedom, before U.K. youngsters are called into service, they should be taught pride in their national flag.

From Snouts in the Trough, after the coronavirus, should we ever again trust our doctors?

From EuroNews, police raid European Parliament offices in Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France.

From Voice Of Europe, security personnel find she-don't-lie in the men's restroom of the Czech Parliament.

From ReMix, Belgium plans to deliver 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

From Balkan Insight, Romanian and Moldovan authorities dismantle a human trafficking operation.

From The North Africa Post, speaking in Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Moroccan Ambassador to the U.N. Omar Hilale sets out King Mohammed VI's vision of South-South cooperation.

From The New Arab, aid organizations slam the broken-apart U.S. pier in Gaza.

From The Jewish Chronicle, three London police officers are injured, one seriously, at an anti-Israel demonstration in the area of Whitehall.

From Jewish News Syndicate, the International Criminal Court doesn't like to be criticized.

From The Jerusalem Post, anti-Israel protests on campus should be regarded as an "academic intifada".

From Arutz Sheva, if Palestine is ever "free", every Jew will become Arvin Ghahremani.  (The last four stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, before any peace talks can be held, Hamas must first be destroyed.

From The Stream, why İstanbul is no longer Constantinople.

From The Daily Signal, President Biden's democracy smoke screen.

From The American Conservative, the winners and losers of Trump's speech at the Libertarian Party's national convention.

From The Western Journal, a poll by Polymarket reveals a "massive favorite" in the presidential election.

From BizPac Review, former basketball player Charles Barkley tells his bosses that he can talk to whomever he wants.

From The Daily Wire, according to Trump, Mother Teresa couldn't beat the charges that he is facing.

From the Daily Caller, a number of blacklisted Chinese companies are reportedly disguising themselves as U.S. brands.

From the New York Post, Harvey Weinstein might face a new indictment over alleged sexual harassment.

From Breitbart, according to a poll, a record 73 percent of voters believe that Biden's America is "out of control".

From Newsmax, actor Dennis Quaid endorses Trump.

And from MLive, a man with a suspended driver's license attends a court hearing via Zoom - while driving.  (via the New York Post)

Tuesday Things

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

From National Review, District Judge Aileen Cannon declines to place a gag order on former President Trump in his Mag-a-Lago documents case.

From FrontpageMag, President Biden's lies about black people matter.

From Townhall, a CBS News report from 1982 proves that global warming is a hoax.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a group of Biden donors linked to leftist billionaire George Soros is trying to buy the Chinese app TikTok.

From the Washington Examiner, the former girlfriend of First Son Hunter Biden, who is the mother of his daughter, has written a tell-all book.

From The Federalist, the freak out by Democrats over a flag in Justice Sam Alito's yard is a false flag operation against the Supreme Court.

From American Thinker, copper mines can't produce enough copper for all the EVs demanded by the globalist agenda.

From MRCTV, according to a legal filing, biological boys have defeated girls in track evens over 700 times.

From NewsBusters, a 60 minutes host wonders if Texas Governor Greg Abbott's (R) fight to control the border is really about succession.

From Canada Free Press, the concern about climate change is about an agenda.

From TeleSUR, the Peruvian Prosecutor's Office accuses President Dina Boluarte of bribery.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics lied about coronavirus vaccine safety.

From EuroNews, former spy agency leader Dick Schoof is tapped to become the next prime minister of the Netherlands.

From Voice Of Europe, Poland signs a contract to purchase air-to-ground missiles from the U.S., which have a range of over 1,000 kilometers.  (If you read Polish better than yours truly does, read the story at Polska Agencja Prasowa.)

From ReMix, Germany tells about 1,700 Ukrainian refugees to leave their asylum apartments, in order to make room for Afghan, Turkish and Syrian migrants.

From Balkan Insight, with a speaker's election in the near future, North Macedonia surely but slowly moves toward forming a new government.

From The North Africa Post, the African Development Bank approves €120 million for financing higher education in Morocco.

From The New Arab, which countries now recognize Palestine as an independent state?

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a man carrying a knife regional train in France after allegedly threatening passengers with statements about "Allah".  (If you read French, read the story at FDeSouche and Europe1.)

From Arutz Sheva, according to an opinion column, nation building has made its last stand in Gaza.

From Gatestone Institute, guess which "moderate" Palestinian organization took part in the October 7th massacre?

From The Stream, parents prevail and force a library in Freemont County, Wyoming to purge obscene material and install filters.

From The Daily Signal, how to stop China's grabbing land in the U.S.  (To what extent does China allow Americans to buy its land?)

From The American Conservative, what Ukraine war hawks miss about the conflict there.

From The Western Journal, the Biden campaign throws out all pretense of seeking justice not politics by holding a press conference outside the location of Trump's hush money trial.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) is called a "terrorist sympathizer" for defending Hamas.

From The Daily Wire, the aforementioned Biden campaign press conference unleashes actor Robert De Niro.

From the Daily Caller, Trump legal advisor Mike Davis sends Republican congresscritters a playbook on how to fight against the "election interference" that Trump is facing.

From the New York Post, the aforementioned Hunter Biden's last-minute attempt to throw out felony gun charges in his upcoming trial is denied by an appeals court.

From Breitbart, the Supreme Court leaves lawyer Michael Avenatti's extortion plot conviction in place.

From Newsmax, Nasdaq crosses the 17,000 mark for the first time.

And from The Babylon Bee, an airplane pilot is convicted of a hate crime for leaving contrail marks across a rainbow.

Stories For Memorial Day

On the day when we honor those who gave their lives to secure our rights, here are some things going on:

From National Review, today, we "remember the fallen".

From FrontpageMag, even with no "wars" going on, American soldiers are still dying.

From Townhall, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) dismantles a dishonest Biden campaign ad.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about guerilla fighters during the Civil War.

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden commemorates Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery with a speech that mentions his late son Beau, who died of cancer.  (Beau's real name was Joseph R. Biden III.)

From The Federalist, we must teach our children the value of freedom, because "America is still worth fighting for".

From American Thinker, today, let's also remember those who died for nothing.

From Canada Free Press, the WHO will not take over public health.

From TeleSUR, Chilean lawyer Eduardo Contreras, who brought charges against dictator Augusto Pinochet, dies at age 84.

From TCW Defending Freedom, haven't the U.K.'s Tories done enough to harm young people?

From Snouts in the Trough, the great lies about Great British energy.

From EuroNews, according to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, the West should rethink its restrictions on sending certain weapons to Ukraine.

From Voice Of Europe, NATO leaders more details on Stoltenberg's plan to send Ukraine €100 billion more.  (To adapt a certain metaphor, Ukraine has become a hole in Europe that you throw money into.)

From ReMix, Polish soccer fans tell Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski to keep his "hands off the cross".  (Their sign does not use the word ręce, the regular Polish word for "hands", but łapy, which means "paws".)

From Balkan Insight, companies which wrongly take over public beaches in Greece might get droned.

From The North Africa Post, the military rulers of Burkina Faso decide to extend their stay in power for five more years.

From The New Arab, ISIS kills five pro-Iran militia members in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor.

From Struggle for Hindu Existence, a Hindu college student in Bangladesh is sentenced to five years in prison for insulting Islam.

From Arutz Sheva, when "Allahu Akbar" was a campaign slogan in the U.K.'s local elections.

From Gatestone Institute, the Turkish government enables terrorists.

From The Stream, today, we should honor our fallen heroes, and support their families.

From The Daily Signal, they were both in the Navy when her husband made the ultimate sacrifice for America.

From The American Conservative, a list of things that former President Trump is up against.

From The Western Journal, Muslims turn against Biden in important swing states, apparently to teach the Democrats a lesson.

From BizPac Review, First Son Hunter Biden reportedly used a family visit to the Sandy Hook memorial to set up talks with a Chinese energy firm.

From The Daily Wire, at least 19 people were killed in storms and tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky over this past weekend.

From the Daily Caller, a former hotel worker reveals why hotels in New York City are "loving" the city's plan to shelter illegal aliens.

From the New York Post, the Chinese government bans an influencer known as "China's Kim Kardashian" from social media for flaunting his wealth.  (That's "Kardashian", not "Cardassian".)

From NBC10, Wildwood, New Jersey closes and later reopens its boardwalk due to unruly behavior from teenagers.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg blames increasing flight turbulence on climate change.

From Newsmax, South Korea conducts military drills including F-35 fighter jets.

And from ESPN, NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton goes to the basketball court in the sky.