This spring's wintry start has continued today with snow, thus providing me with a chance to get some exercise. As a homeowner, I'm responsible for clearing my section of the adjacent sidewalk, and the walkway which connects it to my front door. I also cleared off my car as best I could. My SUV, which is to blame for this weather, will have to wait awhile. But I think it's fair to say that my shovel got in a respectable amount of use.
If anyone is wondering why I facetiously blame my SUV for winter weather, it's because people who believe that carbon dioxide made by humans is affecting the earth's climate and thus causing unusual weather like to blame such phenomena on SUV's and those of us who drive them, and do so seriously. I used to hear the occasional report of climate activists burning SUV's, apparently (and ironically) unaware of the fact that this action itself produces carbon dioxide. More recently, I've learned that China is now producing twice the CO2 that the United States produces, but I have yet to come across any reports about global warming "believers" (as I like to call them) saying anything about Chinese CO2. This apparent selective concern is one reason that I don't take the "believers" too seriously, and why I like to take figurative swipe at them by joking about their hostility toward SUV's. They can get back to me when they announce a protest in front of the Chinese embassy.
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But enough about the weather. Here are some other things going on out there:
From KHOU 11, the Austin serial bomber has been identified, after he did himself in. Police warn that there still could be other bombs in the area.
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, zookeepers in Oklahoma City have figured out why a female lion grew a mane. (The AJC cite The Washington Post as their source, but do not provide a current link. Does this mean we have a transgender lion?)
From ABC News, former Vice President Joe Biden claims that he would have beaten up Donald Trump in high school "for disrespecting women". (The story comes via Twitchy, who point out that "Uncle Joe" might want to clean up his own act.)
From PopZette, "our freedom of speech is in serious danger".
From The Federalist, a Parkland, Florida high school student claims that CNN cancelled an interview with him because he re-Tweeted an article from The Daily Wire.
From LifeNews, seven "key moments" during the Supreme Court hearing reviewing the California law requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise for abortion.
From CNBC, the CEO of Twitter expects Bitcoin to become the world's single currency.
From The Daily Caller, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defends his country's wall.
From Fox News, opinion: the United States must press Saudi Arabia to life their blockade of Yemen. (via The American Conservative)
From The Local FR, Paris is trying to help the homeless by placing 100 "small bubbles" on its streets.
From Breitbart London, as U.K. police focus on non-politically correct speech, shoplifting doubles.
From the Express, today's election in the Netherlands could cause a "huge collapse" in the Eurozone.
From the NL Times, the Council of State rules that the Netherlands may deport Afghani asylum seekers.
From the Middle East Monitor, according to Eurostat, the number of asylum seekers in the E.U. declined by half in 2017 compared to a year earlier.
From Novonite, during the last 15 years, 25,000 Afghans have sought asylum in Bulgaria.
From France24, the French government introduces tough new measures against sexual misconduct.
From Sputnik International, former French President Sarkozy rejects the accusation that he took Libyan money during one of his campaigns.
From BBC News, at least 31 people have been killed in a suicide bombing near a shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, and 101 kidnapped schoolgirls from Dapchi, Nigeria have been freed.
From Gatestone Institute, free speech is again on trial in France.
From British Pakistani Christians, stop using the term "Asian" to refer to a certain "ethno-faith group". (I believe that I can identify the particular "group" to which the article's author refers.)
From FrontpageMag, Paul Joseph Watson tells us "the truth about broken Britain".
From National Review, Donald Trump is not the first American president to congratulate Vladimir Putin for winning a Russian presidential election.
From Townhall, children should not be made into moral authorities.
From the New York Post, the Fed raises interest rates.
From the Financial Times, something weird happened this past February.
And from Forbes, the weirdness lies not with quantum mechanics, but with us.
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