Monday Mania

Another work week starts with another round of things going on:

From Voice Of Europe, according to Hungary, the E.U. should follow Italy's example on migrant ships.

From ANSA, Italy refuses to be "the doormats of Europe".  (via Voice Of Europe)

From the Express, Poland and the E.U. could be headed for a showdown.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From New Europe, the E.U. commission's First Vice-President goes to Poland.

From Politico, the E.U. extends their sanctions on Russia to 2019.

From Reuters, Bavaria’s Christian Social Union wants a ban on migrants already registered in other countries.

From Sputnik International, the German CDU and CSU are likely to settle their differences over migration for fear of losing seats in upcoming elections.

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Bosnian border police keep dozens of migrants out of Croatia.

From Total Croatia News, Bosnian border police keep about 100 migrants out of Croatia.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at the Index.)

From WorldCrunch, a "new Calais" forms on the Bosnia-Croatia border.

From the NL Times, the Dutch government is under fire involving Shell and British shareholders.

From the Daily Mail, according to the Spanish government, about half the migrants from the Aquarius want asylum in France.

From the Independent, a Muslim rapper turns down an invitation to perform at an Eid festival in London.

From World Bulletin, a Muslim goalkeeper declines a trophy sponsored by a beer company.  (If Muslims can legitimately decline to participate in things which are contrary to their religion, so can Christians avoid things contrary to theirs, right?)

From the Evening Standard, the Uber driver armed with a samurai sword who tried to attack police last summer called Queen Elizabeth "an enemy of Allah".  (Shouldn't he have known that using a samurai sword is cultural appropriation, better left up to "the sheriff and his buddies" in China Grove, Texas?)

From AP News, Jewish artifacts in Damascus go missing.

From The Times Of India, Muslim men help a Hindu conduct last rites for his sister.  (via Gulf News)

From Gatestone Institute, Palestinians are victims of apartheid - from other Arabs.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak police bust the largest illegal cigarette production racket in the country's history.

From The Daily Caller, former FBI Director James Comey is under investigation for allegedly mishandling classified information.

From Philly(dot)com, according to Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA), the separation of families at the U.S. border has been "greatly exaggerated".  (To avoid such separation, please make sure that everyone in your family has a passport, and go to a designated port of entry.)

From FaithZette, a 1,000-year-old clay amulet with Arabic writing has been found in the City of David.

From The Washington Times, Connecticut swears in their first black Supreme Court chief justice.

From Twitchy, actor Ron Perlman looks at an American military tattoo, but sees a German one.

From FrontpageMag, immigration doesn't mitigate domestic violence, but often exacerbates it.

From Townhall, DHS Secretary Nielsen says that there will be no apologies for enforcing immigration law.

From the New York Post, an elephant once belonging to Michael Jackson escapes from the Jacksonville (no pun intended) Zoo.

From The Tribune, Mount Everest has become the world's highest dump.

From The Hill, among Republicans, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a higher approval rating than Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal).  (But then, that's not really saying much.)

From Space(dot)com, President Trump has apparently unleashed his inner sci-fi geek.

And from Heavy, in reaction to the president's inner sci-fi geek, here come the memes.