Phenomena For Friday The 13th - Again

For the second straight month, Friday fall on the 13th.  On a cool and cloudy Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Democrats blame Islamic terrorism and the results of their own bad decisions on gun owners.

From FrontpageMag, the American people did not vote for mass Islamic immigration.

From Townhall, what is victory over Iran in Operation Epic Fury going to be?

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Iran's capacity to produce ballistic missiles has been destroyed.

From the Washington Examiner, the Iranian mullahs don't know President Trump's plan, and neither do we.

From The Federalist, passing the SAVE America Act would signal that Congress actually answers to the voters, which is precisely the problem.

From American Thinker, can "The One", a.k.a. former President Obama, make a mistake?  (When I was contributing to AndRightlySo back during his presidency, we called him "Teh One^TM".)

From NewsBusters, the Big Four News Apps go Sergeant Schultz on right-wing host Mark Levin's interview with envoy Steve Witkoff.

From Canada Free Press, yesterday, two terrorists struck the home front.

From TeleSUR, Cuba strengthens its energy supply and grid with batteries.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. energy secretary Ed Miliband's "mad" objection to increasing the production of natural gas from the North Sea.

From EuroNews, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk defies President Karol Nawrocki's veto of a €43.7 billion loan from E.U. defense funds.

From ReMix, police in Munich, Germany carry out searches at the private residence and Bavarian State Parliament office of René Dierkes of the party AfD, for alleged insults and social media posts dating back as much as five years.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From Balkan Insight, the dispute between Croatian President Zoran Milanović and Israeli authorities over Iranian diplomats in Zagreb, Croatia escalates.

From The North Africa Post, global volatility and rising energy prices could worsen Tunisian economic prospects.

From The New Arab, why is Israel bombing Beirut, Lebanon with leaflets having QR codes?

From CNN, what we know about the attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan.

From The Times Of India, what we know about the Old Dominion University shooter.

From The Jerusalem Post, a new Shi'ite terror group calling itself Ashab Al Yamim claims responsibility for three attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe.

From Culture Watch, will there be more Islamic terror in the U.S.?

From Gatestone Institute, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his extremist problem.

From The Daily Signal, according to economists, the "war on poverty" launched by President Lyndon Johnson may have created a permanent underclass.

From The American Conservative, even in Texas, Democrats can't let go of wokeness.

From The Western Journal, even left-wingers are tired of congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min), as she gets a primary challenge from an anti-ICE lawyer.

From BizPac Review, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich) was against the Department of Homeland Security before she was for them.

From the Daily Caller, according to an opinion column, "America needs baseball now more than ever".

From Breitbart, according to U.K. Defence Minister John Healey, the "hidden hand" of Russian President Putin is active in Iran.

From Newsmax, several European countries such as France and Italy reportedly open talks with Iran for safe passage through the Straits of Hormuz for their commercial ships.

And from SFGate, business at the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles is so slow that even the people protesting against it have gone away.

Thursday Tidbits

On a cold and snowy Thursday, a huge change from yesterday's weather, here are some things going on:

From National Review, despite getting pounded by the U.S. military, the Iranian government is still hanging on to power.

From FrontpageMag, President Trump gets rid of 47 years of feckless U.S. foreign policy.  (If "feckless" means "without feck", then what the heck is a "feck"?)

From Townhall, a gunman opens fire and injures two people at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, thus making his last mistake.

From The Washington Free Beacon, inside an operation by a group of left-wing environmental activists to "train" judges about climate change.

From the Washington Examiner, a former Justice Department lawyer launches a primary challenge to congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min).

From The Federalist, the aforementioned Justice Department is finally going after the corrupt Washington, D.C. Bar Association.

From American Thinker, historical icons such as Prime Minister Winston Churchill are being replaced on U.K. currency with animals.

From NewsBusters, according to Fox News host Greg Gutfeld, "the old media ecosystem is collapsing like a presidential palace in Tehran".

From Canada Free Press, the E.U. tries to censor Americans, but the Wyoming state legislature fights back.

From TeleSUR, the Mexican government plans to standardize its investigations of femicide across all state prosecutor offices.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is happy to surrender British culture to Muslims.

From Snouts in the Trough, the "quality" of the U.K.'s "elites".

From EuroNews, the E.U. asks Ukraine to allow the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline to be inspected.

From ReMix, the mayor of Świnoujście, Poland warns that Germans crossing the border to buy cheaper fuel are creating shortages, which could result in limits on sales.

From Balkan Insight, former North Macedonian Stevo Pendarovski warns that the country should not blindly follow U.S. President Trump.

From The North Africa Post, India agrees to buy 2.5 million tons of fertilizer from the Moroccan company OCP Group.

From The New Arab, a British man is arrested in Dubai, UAE for allegedly "filming Iranian missiles".

From the Daily Mail, where is new Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei?

From Gatestone Institute, before pouring billions of dollars into the Gaza Strip, the "Board of Peace" should ask a few questions.

From The Daily Signal, Michigan State Police report a shooting incident at a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

From The American Conservative, even with the war against Iran, Trump still has his coalition.

From The Western Journal, panelist Dunny Hostin of The View forgets one thing when she accuses the U.S. of targeting an Iranian school for girls.

From BizPac Review, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) gets the last word on the selective outrage from CNN host Kaitlan Collins.

From the Daily Caller, The New York Times wants you to know that the man who allegedly threw an IED in New York City in an ISIS-inspired terror attack sold sneakers when he was 13.

From Breitbart, congresscritter and gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell (D-CA) reportedly might not want to live in California.

From Newsmax, the Trump administration launches trade investigations against China.

And from the New York Post, New Yorkers could soon be able to take a flight to take a flight.

A Sasquatch's Wednesday Dozen

Now that I'm back from running around on a warm and sunny Wednesday, here are 12 things going on:

From the Daily Mail, a "hate rally" in support of the Iranian regime will be permitted as a static protest in London, but no marching will be allowed.

From Afghanistan International, the Taliban Supreme Court sentences a woman to 39 lashes and five years in prison for "running away from home".

From The Jerusalem Post, two Jewish men are beaten after they are heard speaking Hebrew - in San Jose, California.

From Quadrant, "electoral arithmetic and supine statements" in the West.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a lesson on the U.K. monarchy for Liberal Democrat party leader Ed Davies.

From The Federalist, the best thing that President Trump can do for the Iran war effort is to close the mouth of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

From American Thinker, a Kenyan migrant is convicted of a sex offense by a Welsh court tells the judge to "[bleep] your country".  (Reader discretion is advised.)

From Canada Free Press, some detective work on the real causes of the earth's temperature changes is starting to bear fruit.

From National Review, the media can't hide the truth about the attempted bombing in front of Gracie Mansion in New York City.

From FrontpageMag, the New York City Council threatens one of their own members for condemning terrorism.

From Townhall, it's hard to believe the Tweet sent by the U.S. Oil and Gas Association directed at California Governor Gavin Newsom (D).

And from the Genesius Times, Senator John Thune (R-SC) introduces an alternative to the SAVE America Act, the Save Face While Screwing America Forever Act.

Tuesday Tidings

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

From National Review, senatorial candidate James Talarico (D-TX) is a "Texas trickster".

From FrontpageMag, the media misunderstands the one-fingered gesture from the suspected New York City would-be bomber.

From Townhall, CNN contributor Scott Jennings schools his fellow panelists about the alleged strike on an elementary school in Iran.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine gives a progress report on the war against Iran.

From the Washington Examiner, Iranian drones strike an oil refinery in the UAE, the largest in the Middle East.

From The Federalist, Brazil threatens its citizens with prison for telling biological truth.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From American Thinker, how would you like the U.S. to adopt Europe's censorship rules?

From NewsBusters, the family of a woman killed by allegedly by an illegal alien blames the judge who released him from custody after an earlier offense.

From Canada Free Press, demons are after our souls, not the war in Iran.

From TeleSUR, over half of Colombian Senators from the Historical Pact coalition are female.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K. right needs to unite in order to preserve grass roots activism.

From Snouts in the Trough, what do the U.K.'s admirals do all day?  (The post is a "Tuesday-Wednesday blog", but has yesterday's date.)

From EuroNews, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agree that the Druzhba oil pipeline must be restored.

From ReMix, a 17-year-old vocational student in St. Pölten, Austria is suspended for complaining about two Muslim roommates waking up and eating at 3:00 a.m.

From Balkan Insight, upgrades to the oil refinery in Rijeka, Croatia are completed.

From The North Africa Post, construction is well underway on what will be Morocco's longest bridge.

From The New Arab, Qatar seeks stronger security ties with the U.S. after Iranian airstrikes in its territory.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a German politician unleashes her antisemitism.  (If you read German, read the story at Welt.)

From Gatestone Institute, selective outrage from the U.N. and the E.U.

From The Daily Signal, Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) discusses his proposed legislation that would crack down on illegal aliens in the trucking industry.

From The American Conservative, France, the U.S. and the trap of extending the nuclear umbrella.

From The Western Journal, even as the U.S. crushes the Iranian military, Iranian leaders warn President Trump that he might be "eliminated".

From BizPac Review, according to Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin, the U.S. is aware that it bombed an elementary school in Iran.

From the New York Post, the NYPD bomb squad responds to a suspicious package left near Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City's mayor.

From Breitbart, the aforementioned James Talarico claims that displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools is "violence" against Christianity and Judaism.

From Newsmax, according to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, Russia denies sharing U.S. intelligence data with Iran.

And from the Humor Times, the Chief Twit announces a Tesla model bus powered by "verbal methane".

Monday Mania

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

From National Review, the war against Iran is hitting the American people's wallets.

From FrontpageMag, Texas Democrats choose a white senatorial candidate who called white people a "virus".

From Townhall, how the left will plans to ban dogs in order to appease Muslims.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a left-wing activist groups teaches how to get on juries and vote "not guilty" on cases brought by the Department of Justice.

From the Washington Examiner, congresscritter Kevin Kiley (R-Cal) decides to run for reelection as an independent.

From The Federalist, President Trump still has time to turn things around before the midterm elections.

From American Thinker, a tale of double standards about obituaries.

From NewsBusters, the winner of the worst media quote of the week poll.

From Canada Free Press, does Trump follow the lead of Frankish King Charlemagne?

From TeleSUR, according to Canadian journalist Arnold August, Venezuela's popular consultation is geopolitically significant.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a weakling in thrall to Muslims.

From EuroNews, is Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reshaping Italy's system in order to secure her own reelection?

From Free West Media, how does the U.S. government view permanent confrontation?

From ReMix, the aforementioned Giorgia Meloni asks how women can trust the system if judges block the deportation of gang rapists.

From Balkan Insight, Croatia reinstates military conscription after a 20-year hiatus.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria misses out on the global increase in natural gas prices due to its long-term supply contracts.

From The New Arab, Syria opens part of its border with Lebanon to facilitate the return of its own citizens.

From the Daily Mail, NATO air defenses intercept a ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace.

From YNetNews, a bomb explodes outside a synagogue in Liège, Belgium.

From Gatestone Institute, to defend the Abraham Accords, U.S. President Trump must first defend the UAE.

From The Daily Signal, Ohio is leading the way on protecting houses of worship.

From The American Conservative, foreign consulates in American sanctuary cities should be closed.

From The Western Journal, the headline for the story about the New York City IED attack in The New York Times will blow your mind.

From BizPac Review, a feminist retelling of Frankenstein bombs at the box office.  (The original Frankenstein novel was written by a woman.)

From the Daily Caller, five members of the Iranian women's soccer team reportedly seek refuge with Australian police.

From the New York Post, Trump urges Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to grant the Iranian women's soccer team asylum.

From Fox News, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) tells Trump to get rid of White House advisor Stephen Miller.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, Iran is the second time when CNN sided with a Middle Eastern dictator against the U.S.

From Newsmax, Ukraine receives 11 requests from countries near Iran for help in intercepting drones.

And from The Babylon Bee, former President Obama's library will include an interactive exhibit where visitors can print out their own birth certificates.

Sunday Stories

Now that I'm back home on a warm and cloudy Sunday, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, after Muslims throw bombs in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) claims to be the real victim.

From Townhall, the NYPD confirms that a real IED was thrown at protesters.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a memoir written by California Governor Gavin Newson (D).

From the Washington Examiner, a seventh U.S. servicemember dies in the war against Iran.

From American Thinker, the decline of right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW calls President Trump "blasé" about war deaths and claims that former President Biden was "more MAGA than Trump".

From TCW Defending Freedom, ditching Christianity.

From Snouts in the Trough, young unemployed people in the U.K. have gotten what they voted for.  (The article has yesterday's date, but is called a "Sunday-Monday blog".)

From Gatestone Institute, it's make or break time for the remaining allies of the Iranian regime.

From The American Conservative, will Azerbaijan attack Iran?

From the Daily Caller, according to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, the new partnership between the U.S. and Venezuela is already producing benefits.

From the New York Post, Medicaid czar Dr. Oz takes aim at the aforementioned Gavin Newsom and at New York Govenor Kathy Hochul (D).

From Fox Business, Ford CEO Jim Farley and his wife Lia send Pope Leo XIV a new popemobile.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart and the "I sure hope so" department, Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims that the war against Iran will increase gas prices for "weeks", not months.

From Newsmax, an account from an inmate housed near the late Jeffrey Epstein revives questions about his death.

And from ABC7, a man under probation learns that he can't hide his gun from the police.  (via the New York Post)

Two More Sites In Virginia

This afternoon, I visited two places pretty close to my undisclosed location.  One was the first place in this area that I stopped at back in December of 2022.  I explored the other one for the first time today.  I went back to the site of the Battle of the Wilderness and took this picture of a cannon and two caissons.

Saturday Links

On a cloudy and mild Saturday, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, Barcelona, Spain bans music in schools during Ramadan.

From Townhall, anti-government protests break out in Havana, Cuba.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Democratic mayoral candidate in an oil-producing area in Colorado was arrested in 2019 for storming the Yale-Harvard football game during halftime in a protest against fossil fuel.

From the Washington Examiner, at the Shield of the Americas summit, President Trump announces the new "Americas Counter Cartel Coalition".

From American Thinker, reviving America's nuclear energy.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW host Lawrence O'Donnell wants First Children Tiffany and Barron Trump to enlist in the military.  (I vaguely remember similar demands being made about then-First Daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush during the invasion of Iraq.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, why isn't Prime Minister Keir Starmer acting on the Iranian sleeper terrorists in the U.K?

From the Daily Mail, Iran apologizes to neighboring countries for targeting them with missiles and drones.

From The Times Of Israel, pro-mullah protesters and counter-protesters face off in New York City.

From Gatestone Institute, the only brave leaders who stand against the Iranian regime's reign of terror.

From The American Conservative, the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei could entrench Iran's system of government rather than allow it to reform.

And from the New York Post, 16 members of the same family will perform a joint piano concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Jackson's Flank Attack

Today I visited the site of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's flank attack, which took place during the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2nd, 1863.  To my disappointment, the place had very little to see other than these informational displays.

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has no one but herself to blame.

From FrontpageMag, the big lie about "Greater Israel".

From Townhall, according to former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, the mainstream media wants the U.S. to lose in Iran.

From The Washington Free Beacon, what victory in Iran would mean.

From the Washington Examiner, it's time to take seriously a 2028 presidential run for Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

From The Federalist, why Islam seeks shelter from the left.

From American Thinker, the fake alchemy of intermittent renewable energy.

From NewsBusters, President Kennedy's grandson proves that the media still bend their knees to his family.

From Canada Free Press, President Trump himself reads CFP.

From TeleSUR, the Brazilian Supreme Court rejects a request for house arrest filed by former President Jair Bolsonaro.

From TCW Defending Freedom, more evidence links coronavirus vaccinations to a worldwide increase in excess deaths.

From Snouts in the Trough, when it comes to U.S. action in Iran, why not look on the bright side?

From EuroNews, Hungarian authorities detain and plan to expel seven Ukrainians after raiding two security vans that were carrying currency and gold.

From Free West Media, the most shocking things in the Epstein files are the least remarkable.

From ReMix, Ukrainian President Zelensky threatens to send soldiers to Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán's private residence.

From Balkan Insight, the Croatian parliament adopts the E.U.'s standards for the media and AI content labeling.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan researchers decode the genome of the argan tree.

From The New Arab, the UAE tries to paint a picture of normalcy as Iranian drones and missile fly overhead.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to the U.N., 100,000 people have been displaced due to clashes between Afghani and Pakistani border forces.

From the Daily Mail, police in London arrest four people for allegedly spying on the Jewish community for Iran.

From Arutz Sheva, why Europeans fear standing up to Iran's mullahs.

From Jewish News Syndicate, defeating Iran's wars of aggression.

From Gatestone Institute, the curious case of the "anti-Zionists".

From The Daily Signal, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the action against Iran is not a "dumb, politically correct" forever war.

From The American Conservative, U.K. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood takes on the rubber boats used by migrants to enter her country.

From The Western Journal, Trump lays out his demands for Iran.

From MediaITE, congresscritter Nancy Mace (R-SC) calls for an investigation of the aforementioned Kristi Noem.  (via The Western Journal)

From BizPac Review, an illegal alien arrested and charged with over 50 alleged felonies is listed as "white" at his booking.

From the Daily Caller, U.K. counter-terrorism police threaten to throw teenagers in jail for social media posts. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From the New York Post, former New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito shows that even being a third-stringer can be lucrative.

From Breitbart, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduces the National Constitutional Carry Act.

From Newsmax, the Florida Bar admits an "oopsie".

And from SFGate, another species in the San Francisco Bay Area is ravaged by the bird flu.