Thursday Tidings

On a cloudy and very cold Thursday, here are some things going:

From National Review, events at El Paso International Airport have become a mystery.

From FrontpageMag, a video shows author Robert Spencer testifying to a House subcommittee on the dangers of sharia law.

From Townhall, will the media stop calling President Trump a "dictator" after hearing how White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended CNN reporter Kaitlin Colling?

From The Washington Free Beacon, new New York City health czar Alister Martin founded a left-wing nonprofit that registered mental hospital patients to vote.

From the Washington Examiner, according to border czar Tom Homan, Trump has approved wrapping up the ICE and CPB operation in Minnesota.

From The Federalist, the media bend over backwards to refer to the Canadian transgender school shooter by his preferred pronouns.

From American Thinker, the media deceptively reports on declining murder rates in order to not credit Trump.

From NewsBusters, the U.K. could learning something from Japan.  (Or put another way, an island country whose people drive on the left side of the roads has a lesson for another such country.)

From Canada Free Press, the history and importance of the U.S. having a free press.

From TeleSUR, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley secures her third consecutive term.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the man who should have been the first to resign in the scandal involving Peter Mandelson being appointed the U.K. Ambassador to the U.S.

From Snouts in the Trough, the U.K.'s Conservative and Labour Parties have provided an international health service.  (The article's title refers to the name "Tory", but the party's actual name is "Conservative".)

From EuroNews, Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to limit its population to 10 million by 2050.

From ReMix, German courts could issue a "speaking ban" against AfD politician Björn Höcke.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?  If you read German, read a related story at BR24.)

From Balkan Insight, Greek authorities issue a European arrest warrant for the founder of a Norwegian NGO that allegedly helped migrants to cross from Turkey to Greece.

From The North Africa Post, a "quintet" or international organizations calls for a halt to the conflict in Sudan and protection for the country's civilians.

From The New Arab, U.N. staff scuffle with residents of the Al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, while Iraq almost completes the transfer of ISIS fighters from Syria to its own facilities.

From The Jerusalem Post, protests are expected on the final day of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's trip to Australia.

From Gatestone Institute, the other big lie from the Palestinians.

From The Daily Signal, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) accuses Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) of enabling fraud.

From The American Conservative, revelations related to the late Jeffrey Epstein about which you'll never read in The New York Times.

From The Western Journal, in 2023, right-wing commentator Matt Walsh commented on a post made on Reddit, made by a user who might have been the aforementioned Canadian school shooter.

From BizPac Review, federal prosecutor Donald Kinsella has a very short time in office.

From the Daily Caller, Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announce the largest deregulation in American history.

From the New York Post, Zeldin also claims that he's trying to end the "Obama switch" that causes cars to shut off while idling at stoplights.  (Yes, the current Bigfootmobile has one.)

From Breitbart, Canada's stringent gun control did not prevent the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

From Newsmax, American troops prepare to pull out from a second base in Syria.

And from the Humor Times, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) introduces legislation to make Pluto the 51st state.

A Few Wednesday Wanderings

Now that I'm back home from running around on a cold and cloudy Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie, takes a disturbing turn.

From FrontpageMag, Japan defends itself against mass Muslim migration.

From Townhall, congresscritter Ted Lieu (D-Cal) slams Attorney General Pam Bondi for not interviewing an Epstein witness, but there's a problem.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to experts, the Democrat demand that ICE obtain only judicial warrants could bring immigration enforcement to a virtual "halt".  (This, of course, is their whole idea.)

From the Washington Examiner, the House of Representatives passes a bill directing the Department of Energy to address vulnerabilities in the mineral supply chain.

From The Federalist, the school shooting in the Canadian province of British Columbia by a man cosplaying as a woman is the latest act of transgender violence.

From American Thinker, the NFL puts politics first and Americans last.

From NewsBusters, the "mainstream" media claim that the aforementioned Canadian school shooter was "woman".

From TCW Defending Freedom, Hong Kong resident and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai rots in prison while U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer trades with his jailers.

From The Times Of Israel, the White House takes down Vice President Vance's post recognizing the Armenian genocide during World War I.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to an Iranian doctor, the Iranian regime has killed wounded protesters in hospitals and arrested medical personnel suspected of treating them.

From Gatestone Institute, unpopular European regimes clinging to power crack down on dissent.

From The Daily Signal, the House of Representatives passes the SAVE American Act.

From The American Conservatives, "American conservatives don't hate Europe", but they do not like the erosion of European civilization.  (Actually, you say that "we" don't like the decay of European civilization.)

From The Western Journal, congresscritter Jerry Nadler (D-NY) appears to fall asleep on the job.

From Breitbart, survivors of grooming gangs in the U.K. claim that British women and girls were trafficked to Pakistan to become sex slaves.

And from SFGate, rapper Ja Rule gets off a plane at the San Francisco International Airport before it leaves, due to a pillow fight.

Tuesday Tidbits

On a cold and partly cloudy Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, The New York Times finally changes its tune on marijuana.

From FrontpageMag, ICE and Israel face very similar situations.

From Townhall, according to CNN contributor Scott Jennings, Democrats are losing the argument over voter ID.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to commentator Oren Cass, writing in The (aforementioned) New York Times, "The finance industry is a grift".

From the Washington Examiner, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons refuses to apologize for the labeling of two people killed while interfering with ICE or Border Patrol agents as "domestic terrorists".  (Will anyone apologize for labeling parents who criticized school curricula or Catholics who attend a Latin Mass as "domestic terrorists"?  I won't hold my breath.)

From The Federalist, five takeaways from the suspect 2020 election in Georgia.

From American Thinker, will woke Hollywood give Helen of Troy a race change operation?

From NewsBusters, CBS "explains" Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show to viewers.

From Canada Free Press, a woman who was once a legal resident alien discusses illegal immigration.

From TeleSUR, three members of an Argentine family are sentenced to life in prison for killing a woman.

From TCW Defending Freedom, increasing council taxes after canceling an election is grossly unfair.

From Snouts in the Trough, will U.K. parliamentcritter Angela Rayner "be hoist by her own petard"?

From EuroNews, E.U. leaders agree to disagree about whether to talk to Russian President Putin.

From Free West Media, the rise of the party AfD and the German establishment's gambit.

From ReMix, 144,822 convicts in Italy serve their sentences in alternatives to prison, 30,279 of them being foreigners.  (If you read Italian, read the story at La Verità.)

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik is accused of using racist rhetoric in a speech celebrating the electoral victory of his ally Siniša Karan.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria artificially overstates its GDP.

From The New Arab, four people are killed and eight others injured by a landmine explosion in the Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor.

From Jewish News Syndicate, police in Stockholm, Sweden move an anti-Israel rally to a Holocaust memorial monument near the city's main synagogue.

From Sky News, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refuses to condemn activist Grace Tame for leading protesters in chants of "globalize the intifada".

From Gatestone Institute, President Trump's "Project Vault" aims to ensure that the U.S. is supplied with rare earth metals.

From The Daily Signal, a federal judge appointed by Mr. Bill strikes down California's ban on ICE agents wearing masks.

From The American Conservative, the Democrats who want to abolish ICE can't even plow snow.

From The Western Journal, the home of Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (R) is allegedly targeted in an arson attack.

From BizPac Review, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is accused of misrepresenting his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

From the Daily Caller, according to reports, trash and wood accounted for a major share of "renewable energy" during Winter Storm Fern.

From the New York Post, the FBI releases photos of a suspect in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie.

From Breitbart, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announces that she's running for reelection.

From Newsmax, the aforementioned Todd Lyons reports that ICE has arrested 1,400 terrorists in one year.

And from the Genesius Times, letting the 83 percent of Americans who want voter ID have voter ID is a threat to democracy.

Monday Mania

As the sunny but very cold weather continues on a Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, singer Bad Bunny is part of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's plan to conquer the world.

From FrontpageMag, the Associated Press whines that winter sports are too white.

From Townhall, we didn't think that left-wingers could make Los Angeles any worse, but they can.

From The Washington Free Beacon, inside the Iranian government's online "bot army" disinformation campaign against U.S. State Department official Mora Namdar.

From the Washington Examiner, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls reducing the presence of ultraprocessed foods "spiritual warfare".

From The Federalist, the aforementioned Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was about erasing "America".

From American Thinker, the movie Melania leaves Hollywood elites in the dust.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW worries that there will be no snow for future Winter Olympics due to manmade global warming.

From Canada Free Press, Canada imports muscle from China to attack the U.S. carmaker industry.

From TeleSUR, President Claudia Sheinbaum calls for strengthening Mexico's process for vetting political candidates.

From TCW Defending Freedom, totalitarians are afraid of the Bible.

From EuroNews, why the E.U. wants to remove the price cap on Russian oil.

From ReMix, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni calls anti-Olympic protesters "enemies of Italy and Italians".

From Balkan Insight, six people are killed in two triple shootings in the mountains of Bulgaria.

From The North Africa Post, if you eat tomatoes in Germany, they might be from Morocco.

From The New Arab, the growing power struggle between Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the Horn of Africa.

From The Jerusalem Post, an Iranian dissident reportedly kills himself after sharing a video of himself urging the U.S. to not make any deal with the Iranian government.

From Gatestone Institute, Hamas's secret plan to keep control of the Gaza Strip.

From The Daily Signal, what a lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell, an ally of the late Jeffrey Epstein, told Congress about President Trump and Mr. Bill.

From The Western Journal, according to an opinion column, the twice-aforementioned Bad Buddy's Super Bowl halftime show reveals what the left wants the U.S. to look like.

From BizPac Review, a Minnesota woman who tried to blow the whistle on fraud recounts how she suffered "nearly unbearable retaliation".

From the Daily Caller, the White House's Religious Liberty Commission is sued for being too Christian.

From the New York Post, a Florida man gathers frozen iguanas that fell from trees and eats them.

From Fox Business, actress and jeans spokeswoman Sydney Sweeny rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange alongside American Eagle Chairman and CEO Jay Schottenstein.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, Turning Point USA's alternative Super Bowl Halftime Show is hailed as a "massive success".

From Newsmax, President Javier Milei rolls back protectionist policies, to the benefit of the Argentinian economy.

And from The Babylon Bee, for the second time, an Imperial Stormtrooper finishes last in the Winter Olympics biathalon.

A Returning Sasquatch's Sunday Dozen

On a sunny but very cold Sunday, during which I returned home, here are 12 things going on:

From Jewish News Syndicate, Iran's government promises to keep on enriching uranium.

From The Jerusalem Post, a teacher in San Diego, California is fired after uploading a video claiming that "Israelis steal kidney, livers, and eyes".

From Allah's Willing Executioners, after a Syrian man beats a train conductor to death in Germany, a German broadcaster blames it on U.S. President Trump.  (If you read German, read the story at Apollo News.)

From Arutz Sheva, a Muslim community group puts down a £235,000 deposit to buy a synagogue in East London.

From Gatestone Institute, why some of Trump's "allies" in the Muslim world fear losing Iran more than they fear Iran itself.

From The American Conservative, getting North Korea to give up its nuclear program is unrealistic.

From TCW Defending Freedom, is U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer too deluded to see that multiculturalism feeds the "politics of grievance" that he claims to despise?

From Snouts in the Trough, is U.K. Secretary of State for Justice David Lammy a lying liar?

From Townhall, the U.S. Secret Service seizes three illegal card skimming devices in Alabama.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about the late Senator Harry Reid (D-NV).

From American Thinker, if you want to know what the U.S. would look like if Trump had not won the 2024 election, just look at Spain.  (To parody a certain song, the pain in Spain is mainly in your brain.)

And from SFGate, Super Bowl fans are seen walking along a highway in order to reach Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California due to road closures.

Saturday Stuff

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

From FrontpageMag, the Democrats fearing ICE showing up at the polls that their voters include illegal aliens.

From Townhall, does congresscritter Maxine Waters (D-Cal) really think that President Trump will be bothered by her latest tantrum?

From The Washington Free Beacon, does the U.S. need a new START treaty?

From American Thinker, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) dishonest take on the Koran and immigration.

From NewsBusters, is The Washington Post in its final days?

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K. will not become part of a globalist utopia, but could become part of a European caliphate under Islamic rule.

From Snouts in the Trough, enough already!

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a "Greek" fare dodger kills a ticket inspector on a German express train.  (If you read German, read the story at Jouwatch.)

From The Jerusalem Post, Kurds in Syria no longer have autonomy.

From Gatestone Institute, the danger of re-empowering the murderous Iranian regime.

From The American Conservative, the suicidal empathy of the U.K.'s energy policy.

From BizPac Review, country singer Natasha Owens drops a hot anthem on rock singer Bruce Springsteen.

From the Daily Caller, the FCC is reportedly investigating the ABC program The View for an alleged "equal opportunities" violation.

And from the New York Post, Vice President Vance and boxer/actor Jake Paul enjoy the U.S. women's hockey team 5-0 victory over Finnish team.

Friday Fuss

On a cloudy and very cold Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, although Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post, he is not obligated to subsidize its losses.

From FrontpageMag, the media keeps lying about Israel.

From Townhall, the left finds a away to attack President Trump for lowering drug prices.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Palestinian Authority plans to pay terrorists and their families $315 million in 2026.

From The Federalist, Democrats hate anyone who doesn't share their love for crime and fraud, even others on the left.

From American Thinker, Trump's biggest concerns about negotiating with Iran are not about its desire to acquire nuclear weapons.

From NewsBusters, the elite media continue to go Sergeant Schultz about crimes committed by illegal aliens.

From Canada Free Press, Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov misunderstands how the SAFE Act would work.

From TeleSUR, Venezuelan Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino Lopez expresses his support for debate on the Amnesty for Democratic Coexistence bill being considered by the country's National Assembly.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the late Jeffrey Epstein is a convenient distraction from the Muslim Asian grooming gangs in the U.K.

From Snouts in the Trough, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer trusted former parliamentcritter Peter Mandelson.  (The post is a video that shows Starmer as a Dalek.)

From EuroNews, the E.U. proposes new sanctions on Russian oil sales and a full ban on maritime services.

From ReMix, Belarus expands its oil drilling with eight new wells, while Russia reports large increases in its reserves of oil, gas and gold.

From Balkan Insight, Kosovo's Foreign Ministry condemns the arrest by Serbian police of Kosovo Albanian Mitehat Llozhani in connection with war crimes during Kosovo's war in 1998 and 1999.

From The North Africa Post, an international consortium composed of American, Spanish and German firms signs an agreement to invest $4.5 billion in a project to produce ammonia in Morocco.

From The New Arab, U.N.-backed experts warn that famine is spreading in the Sudanese region of Darfur.

From The Jerusalem Post, U.N. Special Rapporteur Jessica Albanese is reportedly slated to speak at the Al Jazeera Forum Conference in Doha, Qatar, along with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Trump's "friends" set him up with jihadists who are faking tolerance.

From The Daily Signal, according to Republican congresscritters, Trump is delivering on his promise of "law and order".

From The American Conservative, who is London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham?

From The Western Journal, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) "warmth of collectivism" results in piles of snow and trash.

From BizPac Review, CNN panelist Scott Jennings stumps his fellow panelists on the concept of supply and demand.

From the Daily Caller, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler announces that the agency has suspended 111,620 borrowers over alleged fraud.

From the New York Post, country singer Drew Baldridge would like to make some music with Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner.

From Breitbart, a banner hung over U.S. route 75 in Dallas exposes China's use of birth tourism.

And from Newsmax, Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen goes to the gridiron in the sky.

Return To Freedom Park

Today I went back to Freedom Park, a short drive away from my undisclosed location, to get some exercise.  As I did during my first visit, I walked past this cemetery.

Wednesday Whatnot

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

From National Review, Border Czar Tom Homan announces that the Trump administration is pulling 700 federal agents out of Minnesota due to cooperation by local officials.

From FrontpageMag, the illegal invasion of the U.S. hits its lowest level since 1970.

From Townhall, antisemitic incidents greatly increase in Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) New York City.

From The Washington Free Beacon, my governor claims that the KKK ran his great-grandfather out of South Carolina, but church records tell a different story.

From the Washington Examiner, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touts the keto diet as a cure for schizophrenia.

From The Federalist, Congress could solve the problem of entitlement fraud overnight, but won't.

From American Thinker, climate change zealots scramble to explain why polar bears are fatter and healthier than ever.

From NewsBusters, the White House Briefing Room has a new seating chart.

From Canada Free Press, a left-wing protester calls a black ICE officer a "house-[N-word]".

From TeleSUR, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promotes a "non-military confrontation" strategy for dealing with criminals.

From TCW Defending Freedom, when Islamists say that they're at war with the West, why don't we believe them?

From Snouts in the Trough, is kowtowing to China U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's latest betrayal?  (The post has yesterday's date but is labeled a "Wednesday blog", so I'll let the date slide.)

From EuroNews, E.U. countries loan Ukraine another €90 billion.

From ReMix, a Hungarian court sentences a German transgender ProFa thug to eight years in prison for his involvement with an extremist network called the Hammer Gang.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Nemzet.)

From Balkan Insight, police in Durres, Albania arrest 20 people in connection with an operation to traffic hazardous waste to Thailand.

From The North Africa Post, Spain's highest criminal court rejects a request from Algeria to extradite former Senator Abdelkader Djedia.

From The New Arab, what we know about the killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

From The Jerusalem Post, Saudi media ramp up their rhetoric against Israel.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Syrian journalist Mustafa al-Miqdad claims that some Gazans send their children into harm's way hoping that they will be injured by the IDF and then collect compensation from the Palestinian authority.

From Sky News, Islamist gunmen kill at least 170 people in Woro, Nigeria.

From Arutz Sheva, according to an opinion column, European leftists want to replace the native working class with migrants.

From Gatestone Institute, the Pakistani terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed launches its first-ever women's wing.

From The Daily Signal, actress Billie Eilush's declaration that "no one is illegal on stolen land" shows the incongruity of the left's victimhood worldview.

From The American Conservative, the Epstein files could bury the aforementioned Keir Starmer.

From The Western Journal, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) ran as a "moderate" and promised "affordability", but left-wingers immediately proposed a radical tax-first agenda.

From BizPac Review, an Australian political activist sets up a GiveSendGo account for travel to the U.S. and squat on the aforementioned Billie Eilish's mansion.

From the Daily Caller, prolific online left-winger Will Stancil gets mugged by reality.

From the New York Post, the aforementioned Zohran Mamdani endorses New York Governor Kathy Hochul's (D) bid for reelection.

From Breitbart, an opinion against all gun control.

From Newsmax, The Washington Post cuts its staff by one third.

And from The Babylon Bee, a bill to require voter ID is suspiciously defeated in the Senate by vote of 7 million to 53.

More Of Fort Monroe

Last July, I visited Fort Monroe National Monument in Hampton, Virginia.  Today I returned, to see some parts of the fort that I did not see back then.  The area I visited in July was surrounded by a moat, while the places I saw today were outside the moat.  I parked the Bigfootmobile near the visitor center and walked to Continental Park, which includes this gazebo.