Saturday Links

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

From National Review, what if Vice President Harris doesn't want to be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee this year?

From FrontpageMag, more Democrats want less immigration, and some even favor deporting illegal aliens.

From Townhall, Harris might have "a date with the 25th Amendment".

From the Washington Examiner, a bird chopper installation off the coast of New Jersey draws criticism from onshore residents.

From American Thinker, how former President Obama sees "democracy".

From NewsBusters, The New York Times shames supporters of former President Trump for (gasp!) visiting his residence at Mar-a-Lago.

From Canada Free Press, "cheap fakes".

From TeleSUR, former opposition figure Carlos Prosperi announces his support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, now running for reelection.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. parliamentcritter Danny Kruger is "a conservative voice in the wilderness".

From Snouts in the Trough, as jobs get wiped out in the U.K., don't mention the higher energy costs.

From Hasht e Subh, according to a report by the U.N. Security Council, the Taliban pays extortion money to terrorist groups.

From Gatestone Institute, don't fall for the labeling of Iran's new president as "reformist".

From The Stream, a minor league baseball player gets baptized at his team's ballpark.

From The Daily Signal, according to one of its leaders, the Southern Baptist Convention must withstand influence from the left.

From The American Conservative, the Deep State's 60-year war on African Americans.

From BizPac Review, two suspects allegedly commit a string of five shooting incidents in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of whom is an illegal alien.

From The Daily Wire, the platforms Facebook and Instagram will lift restrictions on Trump's accounts for the upcoming election.

From the Daily Caller, according to comedian Bill Maher, the U.S. is about to get new [bleep]s.

From the New York Post, writing in The (aforementioned) New York Times, Senator Socialism (I-VT) urges Democrats to rally around President Biden.

From Breitbart, congresscritter James Comer (R-KY) is investigating who might be "calling the shots" on behalf of Biden.

And from Newsmax, Taiwan's defense ministry is on alert due to "waves" of missile tests being conducted by China in the northern region of Inner Mongolia.

Friday Fuss

On a rainy and much cooler than recent weeks Friday, after giving myself a day off, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, a plot to stop then-candidate Trump in 2016 could boomerang against the Democrats.

From Townhall, the latest White House transcript from President Biden contains an edit.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Cori Bush (D-MO) steered almost a million dollars of taxpayer money to a nonprofit led by an activist who denies the existence of "real Jews" in Israel.

From the Washington Examiner, former President Trump transformed the Republicans "from white bread to blue collar".

From The Federalist, Biden's U-turn on deporting illegal aliens will only be temporary.

From American Thinker, a more disciplined Trump is driving left-wingers nuts.

From MRCTV, a U.S. Army base calls pro-life organizations "terrorist groups".

From NewsBusters, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gets a backlash from feminists at the EPSYs.

From Canada Free Press, how unrestricted youth brutality has had 10 years to inflict itself on society.

From TeleSUR, according to President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's upcoming election is between war and peace.

From TCW Defending Freedom, despite claims of climate fearmongers, Hurricane Beryl was not a "record-setting superstorm".

From EuroNews, Finnish legislators approve a controversial bill to allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants coming from Russia.

From Voice Of Europe, the Polish parliament rejects a bill to partially decriminalize abortion.  (The article links to the Polish site Onet, but not to any particular story therein.)

From ReMix, migrants trying to enter Poland from Belarus "make throat-slitting gestures" at Polish Border Guard personnel.

From Balkan Insight, island getaways in Greece become too expensive for more Greeks.

From The North Africa Post, after a showdown with unions, the Moroccan government decides to raise the salaries of nurses and hospital technicians.

From The New Arab, as announced by the International Olympic Committee, Saudi Arabia will host the first Esports Olympics in 2025.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey will not approve NATO attempts to continue its partnership with Israel.

From Arutz Sheva, Palestinians destroy several layers made of stone at Joshua's Altar on Mount Ebal.

From Gatestone Institute, "Palestine" is merely the latest pretext for attempting to destroy Western civilization.

From The Stream, more perspectives on the new Republican platform.

From The Daily Signal, the national debt has increased by $7 trillion on Biden's watch.

From The American Conservative, NATO builds a bridge to nowhere.

From The Western Journal, Biden's team reacts to his oopsie.

From BizPac Review, Delta flight attendants (figuratively) ignite a firestorm by wearing Palestinian flag pins.

From The Daily Wire, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) will speak during the Republican National Convention's "Make America Safe Once Again" night.

From the Daily Caller, how is it even possible for a poll to be tied between Biden and Trump?

From the New York Post, congresscritter Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) tells Biden to step aside.

From Breitbart, after an intense manhunt, a suspected cop-killer is arrested in Texas.

From Newsmax, according to a poll, for the first time in almost 20 years, a majority of Americans want lower levels of immigration.

And from SFGate, if you've got $29.5 million lying around, you can buy a resort on the shore of Lake Tahoe, but singer Dolly Parton's house in Idyllwild, California has already been sold.

A Returning Sasquatch's Dozen-And-A-Half

Now that I've returned home, here are 18 things going on:

From FrontpageMag, the Democrats engage in some self-destruction.

From Real Clear Politics, what a cabinet official told NBC political analyst about President Biden's health two years ago.  (via Townhall)

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Democrats are more worried about whether Biden can win than whether he can do his job.

From the Washington Examiner, the House Oversight Committee subpoenas three Biden administration officials over his alleged "cognitive decline".

From The Federalist, there's only one reason why Democrats oppose voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship.  (What country allows non-citizens to vote in its elections?  If there is one, please point it out in a comment.)

From American Thinker, a trip to real-life Americana.

From NewsBusters, according to right-wing commentator emeritus Ben Shapiro of The Daily Wire, the ratings firm NewsGuard "penalized" TDW for being conservative.

From TCW Defending Freedom, which gender gets to use which loo?

From Snouts in the Trough, was this past June the hottest on record?

From Gatestone Institute, the normalization of terrorism and of hate against the Jews.

From RAIR Foundation USA, in 2017, recently elected U.K. parliamentcritter Naz Shaw urged victims of grooming gangs to "stay silent for diversity".

From Jewish News Syndicate, the U.S. military decides to remove the Gaza aid pier.

From Arutz Sheva, according to an opinion column, the Jews will have no sustainable future in Europe.

From The Stream, pro-life voters face former President Trump's new platform.

From The American Conservative, Republicans can get a lesson about abortion from the infighting in the Methodist Church.

From The Western Journal, former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) "raises eyebrows" with her comments about whether Biden should drop out.

From The Daily Wire, the aforementioned Ben Shapiro lets congresscritter Eric Swalwell have a piece of his mind.

And from the Genesius Times, in order to save democracy, the democratically chosen Democrat nominee must be replaced with someone that nobody voted for.

Freedom Park

Today I visited Freedom Park, which is run by the James City County government.  The park includes the Williamsburg Botanical Garden, trails for hiking and biking, and a reconstruction of an early free black settlement.  In 1804, a plantation owner in the area named William Ludwell Lee emancipated his slaves in his will, and allowed them to live rent-free on his land for 10 years afterwards.  This first picture shows two of the houses, reconstructed from the archaeological record.

Monday Mania

On a warn and rainy Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Biden family tries the strategy of former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D).

From FrontpageMag, one union goes on strike against another.

From Townhall, what Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) said about possibly replacing President Biden.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Columbia University decides to move four deans around.

From the Washington Examiner, according to a report, student loan debt has increased by 430 percent since 2003.

From The Federalist, someone reads the Project 2025 handbook and can't find a single white Christian nationalist policy.

From American Thinker, those who shrieked about "global warming" now say that we've caused "accidental cooling".  (In other words, whether the earth warms or cools, it's caused by us humans.)

From MRCTV, according to congresscritter Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Biden was "over-prepared" for his debate against former President Trump.

From NewsBusters, the Associated Press accuses Republicans of "racist and misogynistic undertones" in their criticism of Vice President Harris.

From Canada Free Press, are the Democrats grooming Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) to replace Biden?

From TeleSUR, a Haitian gang leader calls for dialogue with the Haitian government.

From TCW Defending Freedom, new U.K. Science Minister Patrick Vallance is appointed to the House of Lords, while holding a position in the Cabinet.

From Snouts in the Trough, how gang rape, for some offenders, became legal.

From EuroNews, the "far-right" group "Patriots for Europe" becomes the third largest group in the European Parliament.

From Voice Of Europe, europarliamentcritters from the French party National Rally join the "Patriots for Europe".

From ReMix, Germany cuts taxes, but only to foreigners.

From Balkan Insight, since the last anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide, there have been only two indictments and no verdicts.

From The North Africa Post, the opposition party Rally for Culture and Democracy boycotts Algeria's presidential election.

From The New Arab, the new Egyptian education minister allegedly has a "fake PhD".

From Arutz Sheva, a perspective on the recent U.K. election.

From Gatestone Institute, who's running the United States?

From The Stream, it's summertime, and also time for some climate-change hysteria.

From The Daily Signal, why people all over the world need fossil fuels.

From The American Conservative, the Supreme Court delivers setbacks to the lawfare against Trump, but lawfare itself is not going anywhere.

From The Western Journal, congress calls the White House physician to testify.

From BizPac Review, the Chief Twit offers an "epic" interpretation of novelist Stephen King saying that it's time for Biden to drop his run for reelection.

From The Daily Wire, according to official White House transcripts, Biden's speaking errors doubled during the last year.

From the Daily Caller, the Biden administration reportedly sent migrant children to live with homes which case workers did not regard as safe.

From the New York Post, Tropical Storm Beryl will bring dangerous weather to 11 states, including New York, before it finally dissipates.

From Breitbart, according to congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal), a cognitive test on Trump would show that he has a "serious illness".  (Once again, Schiff happens.)

From Newsmax and the "believe it or not" department, Biden is now deporting illegal aliens at a higher rate than Trump did.

And from The Babylon Bee, excitement grows in anticipation of the first Olympic Games to be held in a Muslim country.

Sunday Stories For 7/7

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

From National Review, the media want what's left of President Biden's reelection campaign to explode, to cover their own tracks.

From FrontpageMag, the federal government plans to save one species of owl by killing 470,000 members of a different owl species.

From Townhall, Biden could use a dictionary.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a memoir by actor Patrick Stewart.

From the Washington Examiner, three problems Vice President Harris would have if she were to run for president as a replacement for Biden.

From American Thinker, to see what the left has in store for the entire U.S., look at San Francisco.

From NewsBusters, 36 years of media scorn for Republican vice presidents and vice presidential candidates

From TCW Defending Freedom, in this chaotic world, let God be your guide.

From EuroNews, a left-wing coalition defeats the right-wing party National Rally in the French elections.

From Jewish News Syndicate, The New York Times hires another anti-Israel ideologue to cover Israel.

From The Jerusalem Post, Syrian presidential communication advisor Luna al-Shibl dies in a "suspected deliberate car accident".

From Gatestone Institute, more on the French elections.

From The Stream, the Supreme Court refuses to normalize sleeping in the rough.

From The Daily Signal, a Texas man warns that California courts have sealed his case "to hide their corruption" as his ex-wife seeks to subject their son to transgender surgery.  (What is this "right to a public trial" you speak of?)

From The American Conservative, one more excuse for Biden's poor debate performance is that he had a cold.

And from The Standard, 84 years ago today, a Starr was born.

Saturday Stuff

On a hot and mostly sunny Saturday (both here near Williamsburg, VA and back home), here are some things going on:

From National Review, don't worry, President Biden is just exhausted and doesn't feel like he's in control.

From FrontpageMag, on July 4th, Biden sends up a trial balloon about helping the Taliban fight against the terror group ISIS-K.

From Townhall, a fifth Democrat congresscritter calls on Biden abandon his bid for reelection.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the U.S. should not look to Europe for any answers.

From the Washington Examiner, according to its visitor logs, a top Parkinson's disease specialist has visited the White House 10 times since 2022.

From American Thinker, 67 years ago, "Paul saw John standing there".

From NewsBusters, author Joyce Carol Oates imagines an attack on the Supreme Court based on the movies Kill Bill and Once Upon a Time in D.C.

From Canada Free Press, a review of the book Beyond Treason.

From TCW Defending Freedom, "Pride" parades show a collapsing civilization.

From Snouts in the Trough, will the U.K. become the North Korea of Europe?

From The Times Of Israel, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins the Iranian presidential election.

From Gatestone Institute, imagine if Hitler had nuclear weapons, now imagine the same for Iran's mullahs.

From The Stream, how the By Faith Farm in Tennessee grows organic food and donates it to the poor.

From The Daily Signal, in the last 12 months, 13 Americans have been killed allegedly by illegal aliens.

From The American Conservative, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could play the spoiler in this year's presidential campaign, if he can get on the ballot.

From The Western Journal, in an interview with former Mr. Bill henchman George Stephanopoulos, Biden claims that he "put NATO together".

From BizPac Review, former Obama advisor David Axelrod reacts to Biden's interview with Stephanopoulos.

From The Daily Wire, First Lady Jill Biden has been "lashing out" at those who are trying to oust her husband Joe from the presidency.

From the Daily Caller, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) faults the White House for doing Biden a "disservice" after his interview with Stephanopoulos.

From Breitbart, boxer Ryan Garcia apologizes for using anti-black slurs in social media posts.

From Newsmax, former President Trump trolls Biden on social media.

And from the New York Post, New York Yankees rookie first baseman Ben Rice hits three home runs in a game against the Boston Red Sox.

Sherwood Forest - Part 2

Here is some more of Sherwood Forest, the residence and former plantation once owned by President John Tyler (and today by his grandson Harrison Tyler).

The eastern end of main house was the kitchen, seen here from its south side.  It had two rooms, one of which was a laundry until the laundry (later Tyler's law office) was built at the other end of the main house (as seen in Part 1).  Enslaved and possibly non-enslaved servants worked and may have even lived in the kitchen and original laundry.

Sherwood Forest - Part 1

Today I visited Sherwood Forest.  Not the original Sherwood Forest, somewhere in the English county of Nottingham where an outlaw named Robin Hood hung out, but the historical residence of Virginia state legislator/Virginia Governor/Senator/Vice President/President/congresscritter (both USA and CSA) John Tyler.  The plantation was first recorded in a 1616 land grant and was known as Smith's Hundred.  Tyler purchased the property in 1842 from his cousin Collier Minge and soon afterward renamed it Sherwood Forest due to his being "outlawed" by the Whig Party.  Today, it belongs to Tyler's grandson Harrison Tyler.  (I first learned about Harrison Tyler in 1998 when he appeared on the TV network C-SPAN and explained how he was the grandson of a man who was president of the U.S. during the 1840s.  As of this post, he's still alive today at age 95.)

The first thing I saw walking from the parking lot to the main house, on a self-guided tour, was the pet cemetery.

A Few Things For July 4th

Now that I've returned from a bit of exercise, as you're celebrating American independence, here are some things going on:

From National Review, happy 248th birthday, America.

From FrontpageMag, a tale of two revolutions, each with a significant date in July.

From Townhall, the sentence from President Biden that should terrify his fellow Democrats.

From the Washington Examiner, some tips for watching the Fourth of July fireworks on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

From The Federalist, why you should read The Federalist Papers, and where you could start.

From American Thinker, what the Preamble to the Constitution would look like if it were written by modern woke leftists.

From NewsBusters, the networks surely but slowly continue to turn on Biden.

From Canada Free Press, the Democrats are fixing to replace Biden with another dangerous-to-America candidate, who would get the approval of former President Obama.

From TeleSUR, Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum presents her incoming Cabinet.

From TCW Defending Freedom, "a tale of two elections".

From The Standard, according to exit polls, the U.K.'s Labour Party has won 410 seats in the House of Commons, a majority of 170 seats.  (On America's Independence Day, the country from which we became independent has held a parliamentary election.  The Standard appears to be the new name of what was called the Evening Standard.)

From the (U.K.) Independent, some top Tory parliamentcritters appear set to lose their seats.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Canadian parliamentcritter Anthony Housefather (Liberal-Montreal) condemns a flyer calling him a neo-Nazi and telling him to leave Canada.

From Gatestone Institute, what democracy really looks like.

From The Stream, the forgotten Founding Father whose steady hand wrote the Declaration of Independence and made it legible.

From The Daily Signal, Virginia decouples from California's electric vehicle mandate.

From The American Conservative, an examination of Biden's life and inner circle.

And from BizPac Review, actor and comedian Rob Schneider offers some good advice.