Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Tuesday Tidbits

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

From National Review, if you want to commit a horrible crime, it helps to be good-looking.

From FrontpageMag, international law doesn't care about Jewish children.

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, Democrats always act surprised when someone on their side tries to assassinate President Trump.

From The Washington Free Beacon, an official who worked in the Obama and Biden administrations claims that Trump doesn't have enough expert advice.

From the Washington Examiner, read Trump's speech welcoming the U.K.'s King Charles III.

From The Federalist, Meet the Press host Chuck Todd decries the violence around Trump that he helped create.

From American Thinker, Trump has been good for U.S. manufacturing.

From NewsBusters, the panel on Morning Joe sides with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel against First Lady Melania Trump.

From Canada Free Press, the rise of political violence as a tool for tyranny.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela and Colombia agree to reconnect their power grids.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the results of a local election show that Australia could be shifting toward the right.

From EuroNews, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar offers to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in June.

From Free West Media, the electricity supply to an oil pipeline pumping station near Terzo di Tolmezzo, Italy is sabotaged.

From ReMix, an illegal alien from Morocco is arrested after allegedly attacking three people with a knife in the Spanish province of Almería.  (If you read Spanish, read the story at Diario de Almería.)

From Balkan Insight, the European Parliament lifts the immunity of Romanian europarliamentcritter Diana Şoşoacă.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria's plan for trade in the region of Sahel is based on a desire to contain Morocco.

From The New Arab, leak video footage shows the "last days" of Syria's Sednaya prison.

From the Post, a post that allegedly dishonored the Islamic prophet Muhammad is removed from Facebook after a complaint by South African parliamentcritter Imraan Subrathie.  (The Post is a South African site.)

From The Jerusalem Post, a synagogue in Cottbus, Germany is vandalized with a swastika and graffiti calling to "kill all Jews".

From The European Conservative, 41 percent of all students in primary and secondary schools in Vienna, Austria are Muslim.

From Connected to India, a Muslim man is arrested after allegedly stabs two security guards in Mumbai, India after asking them to recite Islamic verses.

From Gatestone Institute, Europeans dream of becoming dependent on Russia.

From The Daily Signal, can Virginians rely on a simple reading of their own law?

From The American Conservative, the U.S. involvement with Iran will be shorter than it was with Iraq, but will it be better?

From The Western Journal, according to an op-ed, despite his spats with Pope Leo XIV, Trump is bringing Christians victories.

From BizPac Review, ICE reveals its "worst of the worst" list after conducting a sweep last weekend.

From the Daily Caller, former FBI Director James Comey is indicted for the second time.

From the New York Post, a notorious agitator attends a meeting of the LAPD's Police Commission wearing a swastika and flips the bird at various officials.

From Breitbart, more on Trump's welcoming King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla to the White House and his speech.

From Newsmaxformer National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official David Morens is indicted for allegedly helping to conceal communications about the coronavirus.

And from the Genesius Times, the Galactic Empire starts recruiting members of the U.S. Secret Service if they fail to shoot would-be assassins.

Monday, April 27, 2026

Monday Links

On a sunny but cool Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, political activists vie to set the narrative on the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting.

From FrontpageMag, left-wingers try to remake Christianity in their image.

From Townhall, it seems like the Southern Poverty Law Center engaged in a false flag operation in Wisconsin.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Adam Hamawy (D-NJ) denies the presence and tunnels of Hamas at the hospital in Gaza where he worked.

From the Washington Examiner, First Lady Melania Trump doesn't appreciate late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's monologue which mentions her having "a glow like an expectant widow".

From The Federalist, Vice President Vance should not pause his war against welfare fraud.

From American Thinker, "shipbuilding is national security".  (Emphasis in original)

From NewsBusters, MS NOW is stumped about the alleged White House Correspondents Dinner shooter's "motive" and "ideology", appearing to ignore his manifesto.

From Canada Free Press, despite claims by Fox News, the downfall of Trump's presidency is not inevitable.

From TeleSUR, Argentine Infrastructure Secretary Carlos Frugoni resigns after his alleged financial crimes are revealed.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the aftermath of the murders of three girls in Southport, England.

From Snouts in the Trough, the mainstream European media deserve shame.

From EuroNews, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's bid to join the E.U. might depend on making territorial concessions.

From ReMix, Moroccan human traffickers train migrants from sub-Sahara Africa to paraglide over the border fence with the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

From Balkan Insight, a Kosovo court finds OSCE staffer Jelena Djukanović guilty of spying for Serbia.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria uses al-Qaeda-linked JNIM terrorists and Tuareg separatists to destabilize Mali.

From The New Arab, local elections in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip have a 23 percent turnout.

From Arutz Sheva, IDF soldiers find Hezbollah weapons in a children's bedroom in southern Lebanon.

From The Times Of Israel, candidates backed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's party Fatah win most of the Palestinian local elections, including those in the aforementioned Deir-al-Balah.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Trump is right in that laws in the Middle East against normalization with Israel "crazy".

From The Daily Signal, Texas takes multiple actions to deter oil theft.

From The American Conservative, is the key to ending the war against Iran found in Lebanon?

From The Western Journal, former President Obama tries to get away with a lie about the aforementioned White House Correspondents Dinner shooting.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Ilhan Omar's (D-Min) husband's wine company is officially dissolved.  (Did it ever exist in the first place?)

From the Daily Caller, First Granddaughter Kai Trump has a "scary" medical situation while attending the Masters golf tournament.

From the New York Post, according to a study, things that go bump in the night in your house are not caused by ghosts but by old pipes.

From Breitbart, musician Bruce Springsteen sends "prayers of thanks" that Trump wasn't harmed at the White House Correspondents Dinner, after comparing his administration to the Nazis.

From Newsmax, congresscritter Andy Harris (R-MD) says "build the ballroom".  (Harris is the only Republican congresscritter from Maryland.)

And from The Babylon Bee, left-wingers welcome the increasing diversity of Trump's would-be assassins.

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Saturday Stories

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

From FrontpageMag, should the Department of Agriculture be located in D.C. or Iowa?

From Townhall, President Trump cancels peace talks with Iran.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the movie Michael, about singer Michael Jackson.

From the Washington Examiner, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, "another one bites the dust".

From American Thinker, the reconquista of Spain gets reversed.

From NewsBusters, according to former CNN host Jim Acosta, reporters should prepare to "walk the [bleep] out" of the White House Correspondents Dinner.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the Scottish Labour party leader's vision of a Pakistani-dominated U.K.

From Snouts in the Trough, at the U.K.'s National Health Service, how to shorten your waiting time?

From Organiser, a Pakistani imam is deported from Italy for going on TV and supporting the marriage of nine-year-old girls.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Trump's Iran policy will be "a strategy for the history books".

From The American Conservative, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) "is doing exactly what he said he would".

From BizPac Review, late-night host Stephen Colbert decides against attending the aforementioned White House Correspondents Dinner.

From the Daily Caller, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) plans to a call a legislative session redistrict his state after the Supreme Court rules on redistricting in Louisiana.

From the New York Post, in Chicago, police can't even transport prisoners without getting shot.

From Breitbart, former Vice President Al Gore is still predicting climate doom.

From Newsmax, Trump warns his fellow Republicans about the SAVE America Act and the filibuster.

And from Fox News, according to its residents, homeless people have turned Asheville, North Carolina into a no-go zone.  (via the New York Post)

Friday, April 24, 2026

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, the full story of left-wing media personality Hasan Piker.

From FrontpageMag, a man who testified for the defense of a terrorist leader linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing is now running for congress from New Jersey.

From Townhall, Iran reportedly reactivates a 30-year-old tanker as they run out of places to store oil.

From The Washington Free Beacon, The New York Times places congresscritter Elise Stefanik's (R-NY) book Poisoned Ivies third in its best seller list, even though the data would have placed it in the top spot.

From the Washington Examiner, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) has a message for his fellow Democrats, but will they listen?

From The Federalist, the lawyer who took the Dobbs v. Jackson case was pressured to avoid taking on Roe v. Wade, but chose courage instead.

From American Thinker, the Islamic scriptures aren't kind to the Muslim founder Muhammad.

From NewsBusters, according to the Department of Justice, a U.S. Army soldier used classified information to win a bet of over $400,000.

From Canada Free Press, Democrats and democracy in Virginia.

From TeleSUR, President Javier Milei hands over Argentina's largest bus terminal to a consortium.  (TeleSUR wouldn't respond when I clicked on it yesterday.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, the covered up excess winter deaths that contradict the global warming allegations.

From Snouts in the Trough, please come to the U.K., the world's welfare state?

From EuroNews, the U.K.'s House of Lords is accused of "obstructionism" as time runs out on a bill for legalizing euthanasia for terminally ill adults.

From ReMix, a homeless Nigerian man beats up an 85-year-old soup kitchen volunteer in Empoli, Italy, who now calls for remigration.

From Balkan Insight, a Kosovo court finds three Serbs guilty of involvement in an armed attack in 2023 in the city of Banjska.  (I once stayed in the Slovak city of Banská Štiavnica, where my tour group was told that the word banská means "mining".  I suspect that the name "Banjska" might also mean "mining".)

From The North Africa Post, the United Kingdom supports Morocco's plan for autonomy in the region of Sahara.

From The New Arab, according to the World Health Organization, rebuilding Gaza's healthcare system would cost $10 billion.

From Gatestone Institute, Europe commits energy suicide by deliberately destroying its own fossil fuel operations.

From The Daily Signal, Ohio protects the 2nd Amendment against local interference.

From The American Conservative, who's afraid of losing the upcoming midterm elections?

From The Western Journal, a Department of Justice report calls for bringing back firing squads.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Tim Burchett (R-TN) is not saying that it's aliens, but......

From the Daily Caller, how President Trump changed the narrative on Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa.

From the New York Post, according to the Chief Twit, the Tesla Cybercab robotaxi has "started production".

From Breitbart, according to congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-OH), Republicans are investigating the Democrat fundraising organization ActBlue for suspected foreign donations.

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Greg Steube (R-FL), Democratic Senators are blocking popular measures.

And from SFGate, a controversial move by Pacific Gas and Electric to remove two of its old dams draws pushback from the Trump administration.

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Thursday Tidings

As the warm and sunny weather continues on a Thursday, now that I'm back from walking in a forest like a good sasquatch, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Vice President Vance faces an impossible task.

From FrontpageMag, embracing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) has not been good for the New York Mets.

From Townhall, illegal voting by a non-American, which just about never happens, has happened again.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the aforementioned Zohran Mamdani chooses soccer over America's 250th birthday.

From the Washington Examiner, video shows U.S. forces boarding a ship that was allegedly carrying Iranian oil.

From The Federalist, what the Southern Poverty Law Center really is.

From American Thinker, two short videos show the extent of illegal immigration into the West.

From NewsBusters, according to a study, elite journalists have cited the aforementioned Southern Poverty Law Center hundreds of times.

From Canada Free Press, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana spend Earth Day indoctrinating children.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer betrays the U.K.'s veterans.

From Snouts in the Trough, were Russian gunners using munitions made in North Korea?

From EuroNews, the E.U. approves a €90 million loan to Ukraine after Hungary lifts its previous veto.

From ReMix, grooming gangs force teenage French girls into prostitution.  (If you read French, read the story at Charente Libre.)

From Balkan Insight, six parliamentcritters from Romania's Social Democratic Party resign, thus depriving Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan of a coalition governing majority.

From The North Africa Post, the Moroccan engineering firm Cegelec wins a contract to build power infrastructure in Guinea.

From The New Arab, Palestinians in Iraq are denied access to cooking gas cylinders.

From the Daily Mail, Iran releases video footage of their forces seizing two ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

From Gatestone Institute, the E.U.'s two-state delusion, as they ignore facts and repeat their failures.

From The Daily Signal, the Trump administration wins in court on ICE and "Alligator Alcatraz".

From The American Conservative, "thinking outside the cooler on crime" and police work.

From The Western Journal, President Trump orders the U.S. Navy to fire on Iranian boats.

From BizPac Review, former Mr. Bill henchman James Carville proclaims himself a "rabbi" and challenges Trump to a debate "anytime".

From the Daily Caller, a Chinese citizen is arrested for allegedly illegally photographing U.S. Air Force planes at a base in Nebraska.

From Breitbart, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel's kiss with sports reporter Dianna Russini in 2020 comes back to bite him.

From Newsmax, the Department of Justice's internal watchdog starts reviewing its compliance with the law mandating the release of the Epstein files.

From TechSideline, Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock says "enough for one lifetime".

And from the New York PostCalifornia Democratic gubernatorial candidates squirm when asked to grade current Governor Gavin Newsom (D).

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

A Sasquatch's Wednesday Baker's Dozen

On a warm and sunny Wednesday, now that I'm back from running around, here are 13 things going on:

From National Review, the left-wing group Southern Poverty Law Center is indicted for allegedly paying money to an informant involved in planning the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

From FrontpageMag, more on the Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment.

From Townhall, CNN host Scott Jennings points out that the redistricting in Virginia is about power, not fairness.

From The Washington Free Beacon, my governor's "climate study" is bankrolled by a left-wing fund amid his push to force oil companies to pay for "extreme weather events".

From the Washington Examiner, a circuit court rules that the aforementioned redistricting in Virginia was unconstitutional.

From The Federalist, how Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito assembled the coalition that overturned Roe v. Wade.

From American Thinker, yes, they are eating the cats, and even doing something worse to them.

From NewsBusters, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas makes a "great" speech about the Declaration of Independence.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s Equality Act has created institutional racism - against white people.

From Snouts in the Trough, U.K. parliamentcritter Darren Jones, who once claimed that most of the people in boats approaching England were women and children, announces a leak investigation.

From Gatestone Institute, European "Jew-hate with a vengeance".

From The American Conservative, will the deep state win again on government surveillance?

And from the Genesius Times, under scrutiny from the House Ethics Committee, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min) quietly shuts down her "Quality Winary Center".

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Tuesday Things

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

From National Review, Democrats try to make Virginia into a one-party state.

From FrontpageMag, former congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) might be replaced by a woman from Afghanistan.

From Townhall, here's what the Iranian-flagged tanker seized by the U.S. military was carrying.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a former Iranian state media editor now works for a U.S. "media bias" group that generally favors left-wing outlets over right-wing ones.

From the Washington Examiner, what to know about Social Security offices being closed in 12 states.

From The Federalist, the biography Alito teaches right-wingers how to have both principles and success.

From American Thinker, are female congresscritters really seeking to hold all men accountable for their actions, or just some men?

From NewsBusters, MS NOW claims that anti-redistricting ads which use statements from former President Obama are "weaponizing Jim Crow".

From Canada Free Press, an ideology that promotes safety versus one that promotes enablement.

From TeleSUR, Argentine government workers launch a strike against President Javier Milei.

From TCW Defending Freedom, bans on children using social media could become a Trojan horse for government surveillance of adults.

From Snouts in the Trough, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer - 1: U.K. parliamentcritters - 0.

From EuroNews, police in and around Leipzig, Germany take down a Syrian human trafficking ring by raiding 50 different premises.

From ReMix, ethnic Hungarians in the Romanian region of Transylvania might find Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán's loss "traumatic", but they must look to the future, says a Romanian-Hungarian politician.

From Balkan Insight, ads offering opioid drugs seen in the Balkans are traced to China.

From The North Africa Post, Ghana increases its cocoa production, resulting in a large increase in exports.

From The New Arab, Lebanon seeks to extend its truce with Israel.

From Gatestone Institute, permanent peace with Iran requires complete regime change.

From The Daily Signal, the U.S. has a marijuana problem.

From The American Conservative, President Trump's overlooked effort to reduce legal immigration.

From The Western Journal, Trump claims that Iran has violated the ceasefire "numerous times", while Iran threatens to deploy "new cards on the battlefield".

From BizPac Review, a fired immigration judge gets a puff piece in USA Today.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) announces her resignation.

From the New York Post, East Villagers sue New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) to stop the relocation of a homeless shelter into their neighborhood.

From Newsmax, a federal judge blocks the Trump administration from actions impeding solar energy and bird chopper projects.

And from Breitbart, musician Alan Osmond goes to the soundstage in the sky.

Monday, April 20, 2026

Monday Mania

On a cool and mostly cloudy Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the illusive ceasefire with Iran.

From FrontpageMag, senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) gets into hot water for saying a forbidden word.  (This article deserves a language warning, even though the "forbidden word" is neither a cuss word nor a racial slur.)

From Townhall, Connecticut passes a law requiring IDs, but not for voting.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Brad Lander (D-NY), who championed a law that cracked down on dangerous driving near schools, has had 10 tickets for speeding near schools.

From the Washington Examiner, FBI Director Kash Patel files a $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic over its allegations of his drinking.

From The Federalist, the 1st Amendment does not include an election-year exception.

From American Thinker, documents declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are just the tip of the iceberg.

From NewsBusters, congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY) accuses CNN host Jake Tapper of putting words into President Trump's mouth.

From Canada Free Press, the U.N. covers for the Iranian government.

From TeleSUR, Brazilian President Lula da Silva claims that Iran is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the BBC finally wakes up to false domestic abuse claims made by migrants.

From EuroNews, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer admits he was wrong to appoint Peter Mandelson as envoy to the U.S.

From Free West Media, the U.S. is in a "forever war for Israel".

From ReMix, Ukraine seeks to use robots instead of soldiers.

From Balkan Insight, Romania's Social Democratic Party withdraws its support for Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.

From The North Africa Post, fans of the Algerian soccer team USM Alger disrupt the start of a match against the Moroccan team Olympique de Safi.

From The New Arab, the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah holds its first elections in 20 years.

From Jewish News Syndicate, rioters take over a street in the New York borough of Queens, and fly the Palestinian flag.

From Arutz Sheva, the U.N. and Western relativists are allies to the Iranian regime.

From Gatestone Institute, for the leaders of Iran, Lebanon and Gaza, what is the only important outcome?

From The Daily Signal, academic freedom does not include any right to incite hatred.

From The American Conservative, the Constitution does not really grant universal birthright citizenship.

From The Western Journal, a reporter who admits that she heard rumors of then-congresscritter Eric Swalwell's (D-Cal) behavior during the Chinese spy investigation but didn't pursue the story blames her inaction on right-wing media.

From BizPac Review, a nuclear expert tells 60 Minutes that thousands of troops would be needed in order to capture Iran's enriched uranium.

From the Daily Caller, a video shows U.S. Marines rappelling onto an Iranian ship that attempted to run the U.S. blockade.

From the New York Post, Trump reveals his two "burning" questions to Pope Leo XIV about Iran.

From Breitbart, Saturday Night Live alumna Tina Fey celebrates actor Matt Damon's portrayal of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on SNL.

From Newsmax, the ties between the late Jeffrey Epstein and Harvard University are reportedly deeper than previously thought.

And from The Babylon Bee, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min) assures the public that her finances were handled honestly by the professionals at the "Quality Accouting Center".

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Sunday Links

On a cool and partly cloudy Sunday, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who investigated President Trump's taxes, refuses to release her own returns.

From Townhall, federal authorities arrest an Iranian-born woman for allegedly helping the Iranian government send drones, bombs and ammunition to Sudan.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about Senator Socialism (I-VT).

From the Washington Examiner, eight children are killed in a shooting sparked by domestic violence in Shreveport, Louisiana.

From American Thinker, why left-wingers worship the Supreme Court.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW reporter Dilanian treats former congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) as a victim.

From TCW Defending Freedom, P.J. O'Rourke's book Parliament of Whores is more relevant than ever.

From Snouts in the Trough, let's play the game "Starmer weasel-word bingo".

From Fox News, according to an opinion column, the real threat from Iran is in its constitution.

From Gatestone Institute, the West refuses to understand the distinction between the country of Iran and its government.

From The American Conservative, the story of American chess player Hans Niemann.

From the New York Post, according to residents of the Gaza Strip, Hamas terrorists bribe their slain colleagues' widows and young mothers with food for sex.

And from the Daily Caller, just before the start of my alma mater's spring football game, a skydiver crashes into Lane Stadium's scoreboard.