Thursday Tidings

On a hot and mostly sunny Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, New York Governor Kathy Hochul's (D) "silly" war on data centers.

From FrontpageMag, the fallacy of books that the left calls "banned".

From Townhall, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent schools reporters about left-wing violence.

From the Washington Examiner, senatorial candidate James Talarico (D-TX) challenges senatorial candidate Ken Paxton (R-TX) to three televised debates.

From The Federalist, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) doesn't see the difference between the weaponization of the Department of Justice under then-President Biden and President Trump's pursuit of justice.

From American Thinker, some socialists are even more ignorant of others.

From NewsBusters, billionaire and podcaster Chamath Palihapitiya skewers the media for lying about Trump, whom he used to criticize.

From Canada Free Press, there are 25 million communists in the U.S.

From TeleSUR, Guatemala will repatriate the remains of Nobel laureate writer Miguel Angel Asturias.

From TCW Defending Freedom, when the late parliamentcritter Ann Widdecombe, a Catholic, charmed the U.K.'s Protestant hearts.

From EuroNews, 32 people, including a former CEO of Italy's largest motorway operator, are convicted in connection with the 2018 collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa.

From ReMix, Finnish europarliamentcritter Sebastian Tynkkynen warns that the U.K. has become the "worst example" of the death of free speech.

From Balkan Insight, four Greek parliamentcritters are indicted for allegedly misusing E.U. farm funds.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco's mining sector plots its course to 2023.  (TNAP had some technical difficulties during the last two days, but these appear have been worked out.)

From The New Arab, Syrian Christians return to their villages in the province of Idlib that they had to leave behind during the Syrian civil war.

From The Jerusalem Post, U.S. President Trump announces that Iran has released an American woman whom it detained in 2024.

From Gatestone Institute, who decides when childhood ends in Pakistan?

From The Daily Signal, according to an opinion column, if Congress wants a single standard for child online safety, it must earn it.

From Radio Free Asia, according to experts, new buildings in North Korea near the DMZ could be shelters for rocket launchers.

From The American Conservative, Trump should bring American troops home from Europe.

From The Western Journal, while ranting against Trump on the Senate floor, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) appears to break wind.

From BizPac Review, well, that was quick.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter Randy Fine (R-FL) declares war on Trump ally Alex Bruesewitz.

From Breitbart, Republican congresscritters ask for an investigation of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) administration for possible violations of the Logan Act.

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Democrats are against funding the military and making sure that "your vote counts".

And from the New York Post, a deformed raccoon called "Jimothy" becomes a celebrity in Seattle.

Wednesday Wanderings

On a hot and sunny Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, meet senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI), Michigan's answer former candidate Graham Platner (D-ME).

From FrontpageMag, 13 Massachusetts state legislators back a bill calling for a "permanent commission on the status of people who practice Islam".

From Townhall, Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis) and journalist Nick Shirley blow the lid off a fraud pipeline that sent cash to Somalian terrorists.

From The Washington Free Beacon, more on the aforementioned Abdul El-Sayed and his riches.

From the Washington Examiner, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testosterone testing and treatment for active military personnel at least 30 years old.

From The Federalist, according to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Democrats weaponized the Department of Justice against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, which proves that he's a good choice for the job.

From American Thinker, some congresscritters really are anti-America.

From NewsBusters, the aforementioned Nick Shirley uncovers $310 million in alleged fraud in just one New York City neighborhood.

From Canada Free Press, living a nightmare on the east coast of communist Canada.

From TeleSUR, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez meets with state security agencies to assess earthquake relief efforts.

From TCW Defending Freedom, how the Hallett Inquiry closed its ears to evidence of injuries from coronavirus vaccines.

From EuroNews, the French parliament passes a bill to establish a right to assisted dying for some terminally ill patients.

From ReMix, the Czech Supreme Court upholds the suspended sentence given to a dissident who wore a pro-Russian "Z" hoodie.  (In the Czech Republic, expressing support for Russia against Ukraine is apparently not free speech.  If you read Czech, read the story at Echo24.)

From Balkan Insight, a report from rights groups claims that Serbian authorities "targeted Croatians" during a political crisis.

From The New Arab, the Iraqi Ministry of Finance puts Hezbollah on its banking sanctions list.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, an Afghan man threatens people, including schoolchildren, with a knife at a railroad station in Ruhpolding, Germany.  (If you read German, read the story at Junge Freiheit.)

From Arutz Sheva, Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) baptizes the winners and buries the losers in New York City's demographic war.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Trump's "Board of Peace", double standards, the U.N., and the Kurds.

From The Daily Signal, the left-wing war against public safety is coming to a town near you.

From The American Conservative, the Trump administration's slow breakup with Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado.

From The Western Journal, the number of Democrats attending a Senate hearing about fraud is a big fat zero.

From BizPac Review, Trump tells ICE to resume making traffic stops.

From the Daily Caller, according to a bill introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Trump could hire digital "privateers" to combat cyber crime.

From the New York Post, gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman (R-NY) slams the New York state ban on gas stoves as a "green energy scam".

From Breitbart, former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) scolds young socialist candidates about running against Democrat incumbents.

From Newsmax, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ICE's operations amid rising attacks against them.

And from the Genesius Times, with France eliminated from the World Cup, there are now no African teams left.

Tuesday Tidbits

As the sunny and very warm weather continues on a Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, congresscritter Ro Khanna's (D-Cal) Israel stunt.

From FrontpageMag, the return of socialism to the Democratic Party and a golden opportunity for Republicans.

From Townhall, Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) introduces a bill that would codify President Trump's position on illegal immigration into law.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the father-in-law of senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed is among the leaders of a group linked to terror funding.

From the Washington Examiner, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is still intending to run for president in 2028.

From The Federalist, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche can end former President Biden's mail-order abortion scheme.

From American Thinker, Trump returns millions of acres from two national monuments to the American people.

From NewsBusters, consumer prices record their largest monthly decline in over six years in June.

From Canada Free Press, Islam's law of fate.

From TeleSUR, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez inspects temporary shelters for earthquake victims in the capital city of Caracas.

From TCW Defending Freedom, how campaigns of fear are silencing family court professionals in the U.K.

From Snouts in the Trough, will the U.K. be destroyed by its own "suicidal empathy"?

From EuroNews, can Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar remove President Tamás Sulyok from office?

From Free West Media, Hollywood censors comments from people objecting to a black actress portraying Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

From ReMix, according to senior immigration officials, Spain's amnesty of illegal migrants could result in about 3 million people obtaining legal status and cause immigration checks to "collapse".  (If you read Spanish, read the story at El Mundo.)

From Balkan Insight, former Croatian soccer player Dario Šimić is arrested in an anti-corruption operation.

From The New Arab, who wants the fragile peace in Syria to fail?

From Gatestone Institute, the math shows that Europe might not pull through.

From The Daily Signal, was then-President George Bush the Younger treated unfairly?

From The American Conservative, an ethnically Greek writer weighs in on the aforementioned movie The Odyssey.

From The Western Journal, ICE announces the arrests of illegal aliens who are also murderers, sex offenders, or drug traffickers.

From BizPac Review, more on the legislation introduced by the aforementioned Senator Banks.

From The Daily Caller, Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan ask a House subcommittee for more money for security.

From the New York Post, the late Senator Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) sister Darline Graham Nordone is sworn in to complete his term.

From Breitbart, CNBC's survey alleging that 10 red states are the "worst to live in" gets debunked.

From Newsmax, Trump announces that he is replacing a proposed reimbursement fee on shipping in the Persian Gulf for trade and investment agreements with Middle Eastern countries.

And from SFGate, Culver City, Californian decides to ban drive-through restaurants.

Monday Mania

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

From National Review, the recently departed Senator Lindsey Graham gets the last laugh.

From FrontpageMag, the U.S. has always been involved in war.

From Townhall, the U.S. reestablishes its blockade of Iran.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) wants "Medicare for all", but his psychiatrist wife Sarah Jukaku doesn't accept any form of medical insurance.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump calls for the late Lindsey Graham to be succeeded in the Senate by his sister Darline Graham Nordone.

From The Federalist, how Trump can stop the export of American babies to China.

From American Thinker, open borders is a death sentence for Western countries.

From NewsBusters, hypocritical liberals cheer Senator Graham's death online.

From Canada Free Press, "a republic, if you can keep it", as Benjamin Franklin said.

From TeleSUR, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele wins his party's nomination for presidential reelection.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the think tank Migration Watch has never taken its eye off the ball.

From Snouts in the Trough, is the mayor of Seattle, Washington "the high priestess of economic illiteracy"?

From EuroNews, France temporarily shuts down three nuclear reactors to comply with environmental regulations.

From ReMix, Hungarian parliamentcritter Gergely Gulyás resigns as parliamentary leader of the Fidesz party.

From Balkan Insight, according to Dutch europarliamentcritter Tineke Strik, Albanian environmental protesters are "defending E.U. values".

From The North Africa Post, a Sudanese court sentences Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 others to death in absentia for war crimes committed in the region of Darfur.

From The New Arab, archaeologists discover a 3,000-year-old tomb near the Egyptian city of Luxor.

From The Times Of Israel, weapons are found in a car near a synagogue Sarcelles, France, which has a large Jewish population.

From Arutz Sheva, Hamas terrorists storm a World Food Programme food distribution site in Jabaliya, Gaza.

From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian elections are a scam.

From The Daily Signal, in Virginia, Big Brother is watching you.

From The American Conservative, the "northern kingdom" of soon-to-be U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From The Western Journal, according to British rock singer Mick Jagger, musicians and athletes should not "lecture" their fans about politics.

From BizPac Review, a fatal shooting by ICE in Maine sparks a major investigation.

From the Daily Caller, multiple Republicans in South Carolina vie for the chance to fill the late Senator Graham's seat.

From the New York Post, the surprising health benefit from going bald.

From Breitbart, the Red Cross withdraws its workers from the main asylum seeker registration in the Netherlands because their "safety can no longer be guaranteed".

From Newsmax, banks are given new guidance on the risk of lending to illegal aliens.

And from The Babylon Bee, furniture made by IKEA now includes instructions on how to cuss in Swedish.

Lindsey Graham 1955-2006

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has died after a "brief and sudden illness" at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.  He reportedly had chest pains and had gone into cardiac arrest at his home in the Capital Hill section of the city.

Lindsey Olin Graham was born in Central, South Carolina to Florence James Graham (who was known by his initials "F.J.") and the former Millie Walters.  After graduating high school, he attended the University of South Carolina, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts while participating in ROTC, and later getting a law degree.  He entered the Air Force and was commissioned as a member of its Judge Advocate General's Corps, serving on active duty from 1982 to 1989.  He was later in the Air National Guard from 1989 to 1995 and in the Air Force Reserve from 1995 to 2015.

Graham was elected to the South Carolina state House of Representative in November 1992, serving from later that month until November 1994.  He was in the U.S. House from January 1995 to January 2003.  He was elected Senator in November of 2002 and took office in January 2003, succeeding Strom Thurmond.  He as reelected in 2008, 2014 and 2020, and won the Republican nomination for 2026.

Graham never married or had children.

Read more at AP News, NBC News, PBS, CBS News and Politico.

Saturday Stuff

On a warm and rainy day, as I prepare to go home, here are some things going on:

From National Review, former senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) is "classy to the last".  (I'm pretty sure that the quoted phrase should be understood sarcastically.)

From Townhall, actor Randolph Mantooth, famous for the show Emergency!, is not longer with us, but his show contributed to countless lives being saved.

From The Washington Free Beacon, strengthening NATO as Russian President Putin considers an attack.

From American Thinker, about 2,400 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle perfectly described modern left-wing tyrants.

From NewsBusters, why are the media blind to the platform of the Democratic Socialists of America?

From TCW Defending Freedom, a tribute to right-wing British politician Ann Widdecombe, whose recent death is the subject of a murder investigation.

From Snouts in the Trough, will apparent new Prime Minister Andrew Burnham do to the U.K. what new Mayor Katie Wilson is starting to do to Seattle, Washington, U.S.?

From Gatestone Institute, why the U.S. must integrate Israel in every move against Iran.

From The American Conservative, the aforementioned Graham Platner's fatal dependence on Democratic Party elites.

From BizPac Review, actor Robert Davi goes scorched earth on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and talks about running against him.

From the New York Post, a supermarket in Los Angeles faces backlash for allegedly staying open after a shopper is found dead inside.

From Breitbart, the double standards imposed on food vendors in Los Angeles.

From Newsmax, Meta pulls the plug on an AI program that accessed photos on its platform Instagram.

And from SFGate, United Airlines argues in a San Francisco court about the definition of "window seat".

Friday Phenomena

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

From National Review, against exempting seniors from property taxes.

From FrontpageMag, former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) joins forces with U.C. Berkeley.

From Townhall, guess why Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer just pardoned a refugee from Albania convicted of murder in the U.S.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the movie Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.

From The Federalist, the real "Citizen Vigilantes" are Muslims in Europe imposing sharia.

From American Thinker, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz tries to protect an illegal alien pedophile, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio gets him deported.

From NewsBusters, CNN downplays the illegal status of a man killed by ICE and his attempt to run over an ICE agent.

From Canada Free Press, is the "bunny hop" performed by singer Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an attempt to keep current Prime Minister Mark Carney in office?

From TeleSUR, the Peruvian government will try to determine how many visitors the archaeological site of Machu Picchu can receive.

From TCW Defending Freedom, carbon dioxide emissions rose yet again in 2025.

From Snouts in the Trough, has the U.K. been beaten by its blundering bureaucracy?

From EuroNews, rules for visiting beaches in Europe this summer include, depending where you go, bans on music, tents, umbrellas, dogs, horses and elephants.

From ReMix, Moroccans riot in Düsseldorf, Germany after the Moroccan national soccer team is eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.

From Balkan Insight, Greek police arrest three people for allegedly planting incendiary bombs outside the home of a politician in Thessaloniki, Greece.

From The North Africa Post, the World Bank warns that the economic recovery in Tunisia will be fragile.

From The New Arab, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sets this coming November 28th as the date of legislative elections.

From Red State, Moroccans riot in London after the Moroccan national soccer team is eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.

From the Daily Mail, an American woman is found bludgeoned to death in her home in Killarney, Ireland, possibly by her "asylum seeker partner" whom she met "at a pro-Palestine march".

From Arutz Sheva, U.S. President Trump makes a risky bet on "reformed" Islamism in Syria.

From Gatestone Institute, while China launches an ICBM, U.S. Senator Socialism (I-VT) proposes American disarmament.

From The Daily Signal, why strengthened defense ties between Japan and South Korea are good for the U.S.

From The American Conservative, delusional leaders are dangerous ones.

From The Western Journal, Trump tells Iran that the "ceasefire is OVER".  (Emphasis in original)

From BizPac Review, Democratic socialists tout their plan "to end America as we know it".

From the Daily Caller, an ICE officers saves a 14-year-old who jumped out of a moving vehicle.

From Breitbart, France spends about €1.85 billion on its asylum system.

From Newsmax, Trump's pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defense systems could take a long time to come to fruition.

And from the New York Post, a mysterious new symbol starts appearing in Las Vegas, resulting in online conspiracy theories.

A Sasquatch's Thursday Dozen

On a warm Thursday that went from sunny to rainy, here are 12 things going on:

From LBC, a man is arrested in Moygashel, Northern Ireland for allegedly burning a replica of a mosque.

From BNO News, a man in my part of the world is sentenced to 15 years for trying to join ISIS and plotting an attack against Jews and people who support Israel.

From IranWire, an Iranian official claims that U.S. President Trump was "spared" while he was in Turkey.

From Gatestone Institute, Hamas's latest trick is leaving the government of Gaza while keeping its weapons.

From TCW Defending Freedom, what would Winston Churchill think of the modern U.K. of Lucy Connolly, imprisoned for a post on X, and murdered Anglo-Polish student Henry Nowak?

From FrontpageMag, Iran puts up an illusion.

From Townhall, senatorial candidate James Talarico (D-TX) presents another doctrine of his fake Christianity.

From The Federalist, Democrats in Maine convince former senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D) to step aside only because they realized that he would not win.

From American Thinker, the U.S. can attack "birthright citizens" living in China with the IRS.

From The American Conservative, Trump should veto the 21st Century Road to Housing Act.

From the Daily Caller, for the third straight year, the most common name for baby boys in England and Wales is Mohammad.

And from Reuters, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler goes to the soundstage in the sky.

A Mountain Hike

Today I made like a good Sasquatch and took a hike in a forest on top of a mountain ridge.  Not far from my current undisclosed location is the Massanutten Ridge Trail.  I got onto the trail near an overlook, from which I took a shot of the landscape below.

Wednesday Whatnot

Now that I'm back from running around, in a different area, here are some things going on:

From National Review, what are Russian generals telling President Putin about the war against Ukraine?

From FrontpageMag, the socialists will eat the Democratic Party.

From Townhall, speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump goes scorched earth against communism.

From The Federalist, former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan avoids prison for obstructing ICE agents.

From American Thinker, America's Founders would not recognize today's Democrats.

From NewsBusters, CNN cites a non-existent congresscritter as a source for information on Senator Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) health.

From Canada Free Press, Trump launches a "lawfare" portal to protect farmers and ranchers from radical environmentalists.

From TeleSUR, Bolivian bakers promote Marraqueta bread hoping that UNESCO will declare it a "heritage of humanity".

From TCW Defending Freedom, part 2 of an interview with former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss.  (TCW DF has announced that it will soon be discontinued.)

From Snouts in the Trough, in the U.K., is your foreign National Health Service doctor even qualified?

From EuroNews, Barcelona, Spain sets a new high temperature record.

From ReMix, a German woman tells a man whom she believes was stalking her to [bleep] off.

From Balkan Insight, the annual Peace March starts in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, marking the anniversary of the 1995 genocide of Bosniaks by Bosnian Serb military forces.

From The North Africa Post, the International Monetary Fund asks Algeria to stop printing money to finance its deficit.

From The New Arab, according to a rights group, Syria's Supreme Constitutional Court risks becoming a tool of the executive branch.

From Afghanistan International, according to a survey, 75 percent of Afghan respondents are dissatisfied with the Taliban.

From Arutz Sheva, an Israeli doctor once helped to save the life of Turkish President Erdoğan.

From Gatestone Institute, jihadists look to the Indian territory of Kashmir, but Kashmiris look away.

From The Daily Signal, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) reveals how then-Special Counsel Jack Smith and people working for him may have mishandled classified information.

From The American Conservative, in its decision on mail-in ballots, the Supreme Court misread the historical record.

From The Western Journal, the Treasury Department has no plans to replace President Andrew Jackson with abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.

From BizPac Review, Senator Mark Kelly's (D-AZ) scare story about Trump goes awry.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter Brett Guthrie (R-KY) insinuates that the aforementioned Mitch McConnell is not even in Washington, D.C.

From the New York Post, where to go dining on California state highway 1.

From Fox News, according to co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin of The View, the Democrats "botched" their vetting of senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D-ME).  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, why Democrats want to replace Platner with a different nominee.

From Newsmax, Trump tells Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discontinue all trade with Spain.

And from the Genesius Times, the twice-aforementioned Mitch McConnell gives a 17-minute press conference, pledging "no" on the SAVE America Act.