Friday, July 22, 2022

Friday Phenomena

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

From National Review, vaccinated and boosted President Biden has caught the coronavirus a year after claiming that the pandemic was among the unvaccinated.

From FrontpageMag, men competing against women in sports is nothing new.

From Townhall, when Dr. Fauci retires, his pension will be higher than Biden's presidential salary.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a look at the woke meltdown at a domestic violence organization.

From the Washington Examiner, only five governors are less popular than Tom Wolf (D-PA).

From The Federalist, former President Trump was right about Europe's dependence on Russian energy.

From American Thinker, Biden's new Intolerable Acts.

From CNS News, congresscritter Kat Cammack (R-FL) points out how California knows how to party, but not how to prosecute.

From LifeZette, the left denies comedian Dave Chappelle his freedom of speech.

From NewsBusters, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a rough time answering questions about Biden's bout with the coronavirus.

From Canada Free Press, Fox News gives "spot-on" reporting about an attack on congresscritter and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin (R-NY).

From TeleSUR, a police raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil leaves 19 people dead.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the coronavirus vaccine propaganda machine at its worse.

From Free West Media, a laptop with classified NATO information and belonging to a German soldier is stolen at a meeting in Paris.

From EuroNews, Russia and Ukraine sign a deal to allow grain to be exported via the Black Sea.

From Euractiv, the French parliament agrees to pass a €20 billion bill to tackle inflation.  (According to some people, excessive government spending is one thing that causes inflation.)

From ReMix, according to recent data, Poland is better off now than before the coronavirus pandemic.

From Balkan Insight, Montenegro considers selling confiscated tobacco.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, Muslim employees of the airport in Düsseldorf, Germany are shown giving the ISIS salute.  (If you read German, read the story at Exxpress.)

From The North Africa Post, Egypt starts constructing its first nuclear reactor with help from the Russian company Rosatom.

From The New Arab, a Saudi citizen is arrested for helping an Israeli journalist enter Mecca, which is off limits to non-Muslims.

From Dawn, before the Assembly of the Pakistani province of Punjab elects its new Chief Minister, they fire its police chief.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's joint chiefs of staff meet and discuss defense and security matters.

From Pakistan Today, according to an opinion column, the Pakistani province of Balochistan "needs a paradigm shift".

From The Hans India, an Indian federal government team visits flood-stricken areas on the Godavari River.

From the Hindustan Times, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to strengthen the "Har Ghar Tiranga" movement.

From ANI, police in Ranchi, India investigate a cattle smuggling network.

From India Today, two police officers in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India are hospitalized after being hit by a car.

From OpIndia, Muslim youths in Alwar, Rajasthan, India allegedly attack a Sikh man and cut off his hair.

From the Dhaka Tribune, water levels rise for 25 rivers in Bangladesh due to heavy rain.

From New Age, Bangladesh observes National Public Service Day.

From the Colombo Page, security forces and police launch an operation to take control of Sri Lanka's Presidential Secretariat.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's new cabinet is sworn in.

From Raajje, the Maldive Islands has welcomed over 900,000 visitors this year.

From the Daily Maverick, according to a U.N. report, South Africa is a growing conduit for ISIS funds.

From The Straits Times, 19 people are taken to hospitals after a double-decker tour bus in Singapore overturns.

From Tempo(dot)Co, Indonesia wants to become the qibla of fashion in the Muslim world.

From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian aluminum smelting is fined for causing pollution.

From the Borneo Post, a Filipino in Malaysia is fined and given prison time for possessing 1,769 green turtle eggs.

From Vietnam Plus, an endangered sunda pangolin is released into the wild in the Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue.

From the Taipei Times, Taiwan endures a heat wave.

From The Mainichi, the first occultation of Mars by the moon in 24 years is observed in Japan.

From Gatestone Institute, the new government of Australia maintains the country's "hardline stance" on China.

From The Stream, more on the attack on gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin (R-NY).

From The Daily Signal, the left should be pleased with President Biden.

From The American Conservative, trees make cities safer.

From The Western Journal, still more on the attack on Lee Zeldin.

From BizPac Review, the Supreme Court rules to keep former President Trump's policy to deport the most dangerous illegal aliens in place.  (If the courts can force Trump to keep the Obama-era DACA policy in place, they can also force Biden to keep Trump-era policies in place.)

From The Daily Wire, more on the censorship inflicted on comedian Dave Chappelle.

From the Daily Caller, users on Twitter get fooled by a fake Trump account.

From the New York Post, Republicans accused New York Governor Kathy Hochul (R) of encouraging people to "stalk" her rival Lee Zeldin.

From Breitbart, former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress.

And from Newsmax, former First Lady Melania Trump rebukes her former press secretary for creating a "false narrative" about January 6th, 2021.

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Thursday Links

On a hot cloudy Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, despite being vaxxed and double-boosted, President Biden catches the coronavirus.

From FrontpageMag, First Jady Jill Biden breaks out the figurative violin for her presidential husband.

From Townhall, the mother of a 10-year-old rape victim is in a relationship with the alleged rapist, who himself is an illegal alien.

From The Washington Free Beacon, while Biden eyes the 2024 elections, polls tell him to look elsewhere.

From the Washington Examiner, arrests by police have plummeted since 2014, but no one seems to agree on why.

From The Federalist, the left-wing transgender agenda is about erasing the past to control the future.

From American Thinker, the organization that calls itself Black Lives Matter only cares about black criminals.

From CNS News, Biden's energy policy will only fuel more inflation.

From LifeZette, congresscritter Ro Khanna (D-Cal) criticizes the Biden administration over the baby formula shortage.

From Red Voice Media, as a man in Utah is being arrested, his four-year-old son shoots at the police.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, the media spread the misinformation that states will prosecute miscarriages.

From Canada Free Press, we're coming to take you away, ha ha.

From TeleSUR, Panamanian truck drivers protest by blocking highways.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K. has a problem that is not "Asian", but Islamic.

From Snouts in the Trough, a student's guide to climate change.

From Free West Media, an "underage" rapist whose victim was an 11-year-old girl walks free.

From EuroNews, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns, President Sergio Mattarella dissolves the Italian parliament.

From Euractiv, the U.S. State Department praises Albania's efforts against human trafficking, but thinks that Albania could still do better.

From ReMix, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, a global minimum tax would be reminiscent of communism.

From Balkan Insight, police and activists clash in Novi Sad, Serbia after the latter ask that a representative be present at the city's meeting to adopt an urban plan.

From Morocco World News, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awards a grant to the electricity and water distributor of Marrakech, Morocco.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco helps other African countries with 550 kilotons of fertilizers.

From the Libyan Express, Libya's Stability Support Apparatus goes after major drug gangs.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish authorities 1,141 illegal migrants and 18 human traffickers in a single day.

From Turkish Minute, police in İstanbul, Turkey detain 106 people commemorating the victims of an ISIS massacre in 2015.

From Reuters, Turkey denies responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi province of Dohuk which killed 8 people.

From Rûdaw, LGBTQI+ people in Iraq fear that they will be criminalized.

From Armenpress, the Armenian government discusses ways to solve problems with the processing of grapes.

From Public Radio Of Armenia, a new gymnastic element is named after Armenian gymnast Artur Davtyan.

From In-Cyprus, the perfect weekend getaway in Cyprus.

From The Syrian Observer, Syrian Salafist leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani visits Christians.

From North Press Agency, an IED explodes in a vehicle belonging to the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army in Aleppo, Syria.

From The691, Qatar provides about 991,000 liters of fuel to Lebanese health facilities.

From Arutz Sheva, American right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro is asked why he doesn't immigrate to Israel.

From The Times Of Israel, police remove settlers from an illegal outpost in the West Bank.

From The Jerusalem Post, what are Israel's new attack drones?

From YNetNews, Ukrainian mental health experts receive mental trauma training in Israel.

From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian cabinet allows personal photography in public places without any permit.

From Egypt Today, according to President Abdel al-Sisi, Egypt sought to reach some dam common ground.

From the Sudan Tribune, will the Sudanese military give up its power?

From the Ethiopian Monitor, the first batch of fertilizers reaches farmers in the Ethiopian region of Tigray.

From the Saudi Gazette, you can now learn how to properly drive a truck in Saudi Arabia in three languages.

From The New Arab, more on the Israeli settlers who set up an illegal outpost in the West Bank.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, an Iranian court indicts 20 people in connection with the collapse of a building in Abadan, Iran.

From IranWire, more than 20 Baha'is have been arrested in Iran during July.

From Iran International, Belgium ratifies a controversial prisoner exchange treaty with Iran.

From Khaama Press, the Taliban allegedly force a foreign policy writer to issue a retraction.

From Pajhwok Afghan News, Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to launch luxury bus services between the two countries.

From the Afghanistan Times, according to a U.N. report, ISIS deserves the blame for the most civilian casualties in Afghanistan.

From Jewish News Syndicate, the Anne Frank Trust invites an Islamist who has said things like "death to you Zionist scum".

From Gatestone Institute, why no one cares when Palestinian Arabs kill Palestinian Arabs.

From The Stream, why a long-time Republican voter does not put his trust into a political party.

From The Daily Signal, what you should know about President Biden's climate "emergency".

From The American Conservative, the education establishment gets a wakeup call.

From The Western Journal, according to a poll, Biden's ratings have hit a new low.

From BizPac Review, a Black Lives Matter rioter is found guilty of murdering retired police Captain David Dorn.  (The article cites the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, to which you'll have to register in order to read.)

From The Daily Wire, podcaster Megyn Kelly blasts the feminist group Women's March for "abandoning reality".

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter John Katko (R-NY) demands that the DHS "removes" journalists from its volunteer program at the southern border which helps authorities process migrants.

From the New York Post, newsman Chris Cuomo has no regrets about advising his brother former New York Governor Mario Cuomo (D) about dealing with accusations of sexual misconduct.

From Breitbart, with his latest ratings, the bottom falls out of Joe Biden's presidency.

From Newsmax, the Republican governors of two border states find some indirect support.

And from the Genesius Times, as Hispanic voters leave the Democratic Party, Vice President Harris suggests building a border wall.

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Stories For Moon Landing Day

On the anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon, here are some things going on back here on earth:

From National Review, President Biden does not appear to have read the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling.

From FrontpageMag, a new book shows that Watergate reporters Woodward and Bernstein lied, and lied, and lied.

From Townhall, the latest places where congress wastes your money.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to an IG report, our immigration system is "buckling under pressure".  (This is pretty much what the "open borders" crowd wants.)

From the Washington Examiner, the Department of Justice and the media go Sgt. Schulz on Hunter Biden's laptop.

From The Federalist, look who really benefits from abortion.

From American Thinker, social media appear to be planning more censorship ahead of the 2022 elections.

From CNS News, in denial over monkeypox being spread by homosexual behavior.

From LifeZette, even the hard left thinks that Biden is too old to run again.

From NewsBusters, the effect of Big Tech's censorship.

From Canada Free Press, how the hardware developed for solar and wind power harms the environment.

From TeleSUR, leftist leader Gustavo Petro appears to have a majority in both houses of the Colombian legislature.

From TCW Defending Freedom, as Extinction Rebellion idiots run riot, Europe could face ruin from its own self-inflicted climate insanity.  (For some reason, I could not access TCW DF yesterday, but I'm glad to see that it's back.)

From Snouts in the Trough, did the U.K. really just experience "Scorchageddon"?

From Euractiv, Germany is under pressure to keep its nuclear power plants running.

From ReMix, the Czech Republic has secured the pipes and now needs to get the gas.

From Russia Today, Russian President Putin predicts "revolutionary" changes.

From Sputnik International, according to Putin, the West came to global prominence by robbing other peoples.  (He seems to ignore the history of Russia, which expanded eastward across Europe and Asia, in the process subjugating numerous indigenous European and Asian peoples.)

From The Moscow Times, Russian military recruits are sent to Ukraine just days after their training.

From Romania-Insider, Romania has seven times the number of vegetation fires this year as it did for the same period of last year.

From Novinite, the Bulgarian parties BSP and There Is Such A People meet and find some common ground.

From The Sofia Globe, more districts in Bulgaria introduce anti-coronavirus measures.

From Radio Bulgaria, how the Bessarabian Bulgarians keep their traditions.  (Bessarabia is a historical region between the Dniester and Prut rivers.  It is mostly within modern Moldova, with the rest being within Ukraine.)

From the Greek Reporter, a new wildfire breaks out near Megara, Greece.

From Ekathimerini, tax payments in Greece exceed expectations.

From the Greek City Times, on today's date (give or take a few hours), Alexander the Great was born in Pella, Macedonia.

Form Balkan Insight, Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader Predrag Kujundžić dies while serving his prison sentence, given for offenses against civilians.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia introduces new security protocols for high-risk soccer games.

From Total Slovenia News, four villages in the Slovenian region of Kras are evacuated due to a wildfire spreading into Slovenia from Italy.

From The Malta Independent, 13 Maltese businesses form an alliance to pursue carbon neutrality.  (What fraction of manmade carbon dioxide comes from Malta?)

From Malta Today, according to an opinion column, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela seems to sometimes forget the nature of his job.

From ANSA, three Italian political parties snub decline to take part in a confidence vote on a Senate resolution backing Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland deals with some hot weather.

From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron visits firefighters near the city of Bordeaux.

From RFI, Macron names a new police chief for Paris.

From Free West Media, some cyclists in the Tour de France have breathing problems.  (If you read French, read the story at Le Parisien.)

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a slaughterhouse in the French region of Brittany decides to discontinue halal slaughter due to animal welfare concerns.  (If you read French, read the story at Résistance Republicaine.)

From El País, is nuclear fusion energy finally within reach?

From The Portugal News, Lisbon, Portugal plans to offer shared bicycles.

From EuroNews, the E.U. urges its members to cut their natural gas use by 15 percent.

From The North Africa Post, Tunisia fines Al Jazeera $16,000 for publishing the results of a referendum opinion poll.

From The New Arab, Tunisian civil defense forces fight a fire that threatens the capital city of Tunis.

From Jewish News Syndicate, in the West Bank, terrorists use laser beams to disorient Jewish drivers.

From Gatestone Institute, "disinformation" about Wuhan.

From The Stream, a teenager testifies about the dangers of "transitioning".

From The Daily Signal, the 47 Republican congresscritters who voted to legalize same-sex marriage.  (Same-sex marriage is already legal due to the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.)

From The American Conservative, the Supreme Court's ruling Ruan v. United States is a "victory for liberty".

From The Western Journal, although the Biden administration favors GM over Tesla when it comes to electric cars, GM decides to move its electric car manufacturing jobs to Mexico.

From BizPac Review, the good guy with a gun in an Indiana mall took only 15 seconds to take down the bad guy with a gun.

From The Daily Wire, did President Biden just admit that he has cancer?

From the Daily Caller, two ATF agents and a Delaware state trooper show up to a man's home and demand that he prove that he did not make a straw purchase of guns.

From the New York Post, New York City bodega worker Jose Alba, although free after his murder charge was dropped, is still afraid to leave his home.

From Breitbart, according to a poll, former President Trump has a "commanding lead" over his potential 2024 Republican primary rivals.

And from Newsmax, the Trump family attends Ivana Trump's funeral.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Tuesday Things

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

From National Review, why Democrats won't heed the advice from The Economist and wake up.

From FrontpageMag, will gun permits be denied to people with the wrong views?

From Townhall, the only man in a women's prison.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Manhattan district attorney drops the murder charge against a bodega worker who defended himself.

From the Washington Examiner, when it comes to popularity, Jill "came tumbling after" her presidential husband.

From The Federalist, the latest NeverTrump attempt to dismiss questions about the 2020 election is "particularly dishonest".

From American Thinker, how Islamic terrorists justify their actions.

From CNS News, according to congresscritter Bruce Westerman (R-Ark), President Biden shouldn't "fist bump pariahs".

From LifeZette, congresscritter Cori Bush (D-MO) wants you to be unarmed while she has private armed security.

From NewsBusters, White House reporters ask White House flacks tough questions about inflation and gas prices.

From Canada Free Press, the E.U. parliament wants to label natural gas and nuclear energy as "green".

From CBC News, how Canada ranks its tornados.

From Global News, according to former defense chief General Rick Hillier (retired), Canada's decision to return turbines to the Russian company Gazprom could weaken the West's unity against Russia.

From CTV News, random coronavirus testing resumes for air travelers entering Canada. 

From TeleSUR, the Ecuadorian government and indigenous people agree on credit issues.

From the Express, fires break out in London, England.

From the Evening Standard, U.K. farmers use misting systems to keep their cattle cool in the present heat wave.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Scotland records it hottest day ever.

From the (Irish) Independent, about 70 branches of Allied Irish Bank will go cashless later this year.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, suspending visa-free travel for migrants is a "wise move".

From VRT NWS, a wildfire threatens sand dunes near De Haan, Belgium.

From The Brussels Times, more on the fire near De Haan, Belgium, which is now under control.

From the NL Times, it's getting hot in the Netherlands today.

From Dutch News, closing times could come earlier for Amsterdam's red light district.

From Deutsche Welle, how a papier-mâché artist from Düsseldorf, Germany portrays Russian President Putin.

From Free West Media, a large amount of German tax money is wasted on discarded coronavirus vaccinations.

From the CPH Post, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen bans Barbara Bertelsen from participating in the appointment of a new director for Medarbejder- og Kompetencestyrelsen.

From Polskie Radio, according to government pointman Piotr Naimski, Poland will not run out of coal this winter.

From ReMix, Poles are still boycotting goods from Russia and from companies that do business in Russia.

From Radio Prague, Czech scientists are working to develop a space "microscope" to help map the solar system.

From The Slovak Spectator, a new cycling route opens in Prešov, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, although apricots are plentiful in Hungary, they're getting more expensive.

From Hungary Today, a new medical procedure for stroke patients is launched in Hungary.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at HirTV.)

From About Hungary, President Katalin Novák signs amendments to Hungary's tax law for small business owners.

From EuroNews, gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline is expected to restart after 10 days of maintenance.

From Euractiv, Albania takes its first steps toward E.U. membership.

From Balkan Insight, smoldering coal on a barge in the Danube River is blamed for air pollution in Ruse, Bulgaria.

From The North Africa Post, military cooperation between Morocco and Israel is on a fast track.

From The New Arab, an Israeli journalist sneaks into the Muslim holy city of Mecca and films himself there.

From Firstpost, a Pakistani man crosses into India with a large knife with the intent of killing accused blasphemer Nupur Sharma, and is arrested in the state of Rajasthan.

From Gatestone Institute, will Chinese astronauts, if they reach the moon, shoot down anyone else who tries to get there?

From The Stream, reports of the death of leftist billionaire George Soros are greatly exaggerated.

From Space War, in southern Ukraine, supporters of Russia snap up Russian passports.

From The Daily Signal, Texas sues President Biden over his administration's guidance allowing abortions in emergency cases regardless of state law.

From The American Conservative, it's time of churches to take the lead on education.

From The Western Journal, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre misnames Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.  (If it's wrong to mis-gender someone, mis-naming should also be wrong.)

From Reuters, China promises "forceful measures" if U.S. House Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) visits Taiwan.  (via The Western Journal)

From BizPac Review, Walgreens causes an "uproar" by revealing that it allows pharmacists to not fill prescriptions if they have "moral objections".

From The Daily Wire, Biden celebrates as gas prices "inch downward", but they're still almost twice as high as when he took office.

From the Daily Caller, Biden's speech a year ago predicting that inflation would be "temporary" comes back to bite him in the dupa.  (In Poland and among Americans of Polish ancestry, your dupa is what you sit on and where you got spanked.)

From Breitbart, according to a poll, very few people have "quite a lot" of confidence in newspapers and TV news.

From Newsmax, New York's Mr. Bill decides to drop his attempt to become a congresscritter.

From USA Today, a transformer at Hoover Dam catches fire but it is quickly extinguished.  (Yes, I recently visited Hoover Dam.  No, I had nothing to do with this fire.  I know nothing, as Sergeant Schulz would say.)

And from the New York Post, "in the Navy", you can eat some vegan meat.  (Apologies to the Village People.)

Monday, July 18, 2022

A Bit Of Monday Mania

I spent yesterday returning from Las Vegas and now can take a step back into the blogosphere.  But it will be a small step for the time being, as I recover from jet lag and general tiredness.  On a warm Monday with some rain on the way, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the wheels come off the Biden presidency.

From FrontpageMag, in New York City, an act of self-defense results in a charge of murder.  (Sounds like what happened to Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin.)

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, the liberal world order is deranged.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Biden administration greatly reduces prosecutions for illegally crossing the border.

From the Washington Examiner, the brain rot of the Buy Luxurious Mansions movement is again on display in Minneapolis.

From The Federalist, why anti-gun activists can't acknowledge that concealed carry saves lives.

From American Thinker, Texas Governor Greg Abbott's (R) "publicity stunt" of bussing illegal aliens to Washington, D.C. is working.

From CNS News, a collapsed bird chopper in Sweden creates an oil spill.

From LifeZette, according a critic, ballet should be done away with for being white.

From NewsBusters, the House passes two pro-abortion bills.

From Canada Free Press, First Lady Jill Biden can cry us a river.

From TeleSUR, indigenous peoples in Panama agree to reopen the Pan-American Highway, after closing it to protest higher fuel and food prices.

From TCW Defending Freedom, congrats on your soccer win, ladies, but it's too bad that you're all white.

From Snouts in the Trough, could someone explain why the U.K. went into its coronavirus lockdown?

From Free West Media, in a bitter defeat for President Emmanuel Macron, French parties unite against their country's new coronavirus harassment.

From EuroNews, due to an "unprecedented" heat wave, airport runways melt in the U.K.  (Even with three-digit temperatures in the Las Vegas area, the Harry Reid airport didn't seem to have this problem.)

From Euractiv, according to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, if everyone doesn't leave Crimea alone, there will be "Judgment Day".  (Medvedev was president when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008.)

From ReMix, illegal aliens and left-wing activists storm a refugee center in France intended for Ukrainian refugees.

From Balkan Insight, a Ukrainian-registered cargo plane transporting weapons from Serbia to Bangladesh crashes near Kavala, Greece.  (If you read Greek, read the story at Kathimerini.)

From The North Africa Post, wildfires in Morocco destroy 6,600 hectares of forest.

From The New Arab, according to opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, Tunisian President Kais Saied is "the face of the counter-revolution".

From Jewish News Syndicate, the United Nations Committee Against Torture will review the Palestinian Authority's record.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.K.'s new prime minister must get real about Iran.

From The Stream, when a "magic minority" shoots at your family, just shut up and take it.

From The Daily Signal, how China is the chief beneficiary of the "Marxist hurricane" in South America.

From The American Conservative, no, "our democracy" is not in danger, as left-wingers allege.

From The Western Journal, Dr. Sebastian Gorka asks, if the world is going to end in 12 years, why should we shut down oil drilling in the U.S. while allowing oil drilling in Saudi Arabia?

From BizPac Review, teachers unions and media lapdogs are stuck with the reality that voters approve of Florida Governor DeSantis's (R) policies.

From The Hill, some Democrats consider challenging President Biden in the 2024 primaries.  (via BizPac Review)

From The Daily Wire, Pennsylvania decides that in this year's elections "Zuck Bucks" will not be allowed.

From the Daily Caller, Biden conveniently forgets his own role in rising gas prices.

From the New York Post, for $7.69 million, you can own an estate in San Diego whose grounds have been maintained by goats.

From Breitbart, West Hollywood, California vote to "defund" four police positions and hires a man convicted of manslaughter as a security guard.

From Newsmax, New York City reaches a multibillion-dollar deal to rebuild Penn Station.

And from The Babylon Bee, a shocking photo shows First Son Hunter Biden fully clothed and not smoking crack.

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Red Rock Canyon, From The Scenic Loop

The Bureau of Land Management operates a 13-mile one-way road in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, which costs $15 to use for a single day.  After paying the fee, I proceeded down the road to the first parking area, to see some red rocks up close.  These rocks are near the southern end of a formation known as the Calico Hills.  They might be the red rocks that I saw from a distance while visiting the overlook, as shown in my earlier post.

Red Rock Canyon, From An Overlook

Today I decided to take a relatively short trip from Las Vegas to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, which is owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management.  Driving on Nevada highway 159, I found an overlook which included a parking lot and a paved walkway leading uphill to a vantage point.  From there, I looked westward and saw these mountains.

Saturday Stuff

As I continue to hang around Las Vegas, with its three-digit temperatures, here are some things going on:

From National Review, why should we believe anything from President Biden?

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, there's much worse from First Lady Jill Biden than her quip about tacos.

From The Washington Free Beacon, in Texas, after abortion, life goes on.

From the Washington Examiner, three questions for Democrats about the January 6th Inquisition Committee.

From American Thinker, proving that the anti-liberty left are the real fascists.

From LifeZette, Biden again tries to shake hands with a non-existent person.

From Red Voice Media, a Chinese oligarch buys 140,000 acres of land in Texas near Laughlin Air Force Base.  (I think that this raises a question.  To what extent does China allow foreigners to purchase its land?  The story comes via LifeZette.)

From NewsBusters, Stephanie Ruhle of MSNBC accuses conservatives of "weaponizing" the story of the alleged Ohio child rape.

From Canada Free Press, who are the real Democrats?

From TeleSUR, gang violence in Haiti claims the lives of at least 99 people.

From TCW Defending Freedom, to save the world, reduce the size of humans.

From Free West Media, in a blow to the E.U., Hungarians are the most satisfied with their government among its peoples.

From EuroNews, Chancellor Olaf Scholz claims that Germany's reactivation of power plants fired by fossil fuel is only "temporary".

From ReMix, Slovenia legalizes same-sex marriage, even though its citizens rejected it in three separate referenda.

From The New Arab, Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi plans to make his first visit to Morocco next week.

From The Daily Star, a Hindu temple and Hindu-owned houses and shops are vandalized in Lohagara, Bangladesh.  (via Hindu Janajagruti Samiti.)

From Gatestone Institute, is the Biden administration the friendliest to the Iranian mullahs?

From The Stream, the White House responds to bad news about the economy.

From The American Conservative, the abolition of soon-to-be-former U.K. Prime Minister Boris "the Spider" Johnson.

From The Western Journal, President Biden calls a question about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi "silly".

From BizPac Review, the House passes a "reckless" defense spending bill.

From The Daily Wire, the three children of Ivana Trump post tributes to her.

From the Daily Caller, Mexican authorities arrest a drug lord believed responsible for the death of U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Enrique Camarena.

From Breitbart, about half of the Ukrainians who fled to E.U. countries have returned.

From Newsmax, more on the arrest of the aforementioned drug lord, including the contribution from a bloodhound.

From The National, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agrees to boost Saudi Arabia's oil production to 13 million barrels per day by 2027.  (via Newsmax)

And from the New York Post, those hungry four-legged burglars will get after ya.

Friday, July 15, 2022

Zzyzx Road

If all of the streets and roads in the United States were listed in alphabetical order, Zzyzx Road in California might come in last, or if not last, very close to last.  After continuing southward from Baker on I-15 for about seven miles, I exited at Zzyzx Road and turned south.  I eventually arrived at the parking lot for a place called Mineral Springs/Soda Springs.  Proceeding southward past the lot required permission, which an informal visitor such as myself didn't have, so I took a brief look around.  There was a grove of trees on the east side of the parking lot, seen in this first picture.  Although I didn't see any springs, the trees were evidence that there was water in the area.

Baker, California

Baker is a census-designated place in California located along Interstate 15, about 90 miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada.  It has a total population of 735 and is thus not to be confused with the city of Bakersfield.  But even with its small size, Baker is not without its distinctions, such as the world's tallest thermometer, seen here from a few hundred feet down Baker Boulevard, the place's main drag.

As you can see, according to the thermometer, the temperature was at least 107 degrees F.  Here's a shot from across Baker Boulevard.