Before I bring you today's stories, I must first present some follow-up on two from yesterday.
From NBC News, CNN has fired Marc Lamont Hill.
And from Forbes, after Starbucks bans adult content from its Wifi, one such site returns the favor.
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Now let's resume with today's things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, the "yellow vest" protests move northward from France. (If you read Dutch, read the story at HLN or De Telegraaf.)
From VRT NWS, "Hi-Wiz" protesters in Brussels set fire to a police car. (The pictures show people in greenish yellow vests, so it appears that the "Hi-Viz" are the northern extension of the above-mentioned "yellow vests".)
From the NL Times, Dutch customs police find "hundreds of kilos of drugs" hidden in Christmas decorations.
From Dutch News, Dutch officials find 11 Albanians hidden in trucks.
From Deutsche Welle, a Syrian is sentenced for planning a terror attack.
From Radio Poland, the Russian foreign ministry objects to how a Polish TV studio presents the "ss" in "Russia".
From Radio Praha, Czechs have donated over 8 million crowns to charity this year.
From Russia Today, Russia gets strict with military ships passing through its Arctic waters.
From Sputnik International, Russia's Roscosmos accuses Elon Musk of "hijacking" its clients.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Serbia again forbids caricatures.
From Novinite, according to Bulgaria's prime minister, 40 million African migrants form a threat hanging over the E.U.
From Ekathimerini, according to the chief of Greece's navy, they are in a constant state of readiness.
From the Greek Reporter, students occupy schools in northern Greece to protest the Greece-FYROM name deal.
From Total Croatia News, according to a U.S. assistant secretary of state, Croatia can become a regional energy leader.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls the U.N. migration pact a "flawed document".
From About Hungary, a group of 12 U.S. congressmen send Orban a letter of support.
From ANSA, police arrest dozens of alleged mobsters in Foggia, Italy.
From Malta Today, Maltese Black Friday sales set a record.
From El País, Spain and the U.K. sign agreements over Gibraltar.
From France24, the French National Assembly votes in favor of a ban on parents smacking their children.
From RFI, "yellow vest" protesters boo a French minister on Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean.
From the Express, the real reason why U.K. Prime Minister May's Brexit deal won't work.
From the Evening Standard, a British teenager is charged with spying in Egypt for taking a picture from an airplane.
From the Independent, a no-deal Brexit would be neither a "disaster" nor a "walk in the park".
From CBC News, U.S. President Trump, Mexican President Nieto, and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau sign NAFTA's replacement.
From CTV News, Prince Edward Island offers two more gender options on their drivers licenses.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Greece and Turkey cooperate to fight illegal migration.
From Rûdaw, ISIS lingers in a "no man's land" between Iraqi forces and the Peshmerga.
From Arutz Sheva, "Marc Lamont Hill's long, bizarre history of anti-Israel bigotry".
From The Times Of Israel, about 10,000 Palestinians protest along the Israel-Gaza border.
From Khaama Press, the U.S. displays weapons allegedly supplied by Iran to the Taliban and other terrorist groups.
From Al Arabiya, a video allegedly shows Houthi children to take up arms.
From National Review, "Hollywood is a sex-grooming gang".
From FrontpageMag, when some anti-Semitism is more equal than others.
From Townhall, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes near Anchorage, Alaska.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a landlord tells a Harvard student to remove her guns from her apartment.
From the Washington Examiner, Democrats rebelling against former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) regroup.
From Reuters, Pelosi rejects any retirement timeline for the Speaker job.
From The Federalist, preventing illegal entry into the U.S. "is not comparable to the Holocaust".
From American Thinker, journalist Sharyl Attkisson files a lawsuit against the DOJ.
From Twitchy, congresscritter-to-be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compares her victory to the moon landing. (Considering that there's an asteroid named after her, maybe she knows more about space exploration than she's being given credit for.)
From CNS News, President Trump's request to fund his wall would amount to 0.11 percent of federal spending.
From LifeNews, here are seven pro-life businesses.
From the New York Post, a former Dallas cop is indicted for wrongly killing a black man in his own apartment.
From KDVR, a Washington, D.C. clerk refuses to accept a New Mexican man's drivers license, because of poor knowledge of geography.
And from Fox News, a dog digs up a very old tooth.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Thursday Links
On a sunny Thursday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, American life expectancy has declined again.
From FrontpageMag, Democrats stand with illegal aliens.
From Townhall, liberals want you silenced.
From The Washington Free Beacon, despite allegations of voter suppression, turnout in Georgia was up.
From the Washington Examiner, the five main myths in CNN commentator Lamont Hill's speech at the U.N.
From The Federalist, CNN seems to have no problem with Hill's speech.
From The Conservative Woman, fear of "racism" leads to real refugees losing out.
From the Express, four Finnish people are arrested in Malaysia for handing out Christian leaflets.
From the Evening Standard, a local council rules that Santa Claus must be a man.
From the (U.K.) Independent, according to Security Minister Ben Wallace, a no-deal Brexit will make tracking terrorists more difficult.
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish sports of curling and camogie are recognized by UNESCO as protected cultural activities.
From Global News, the RCMP takes on an alleged "transnational drug ring".
From the Toronto Sun, taking inillegal irregular migrants could cost Canada a lot of money.
From France24, "yellow vest" protesters march down the Champs-Élysées.
From RFI, a court rules that French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen must pay for his anti-gay remarks.
From El País, in 2018, the average wait time for surgery in Spain has been 93 days.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian parliament discusses the U.N. migration pact.
From the Greek Reporter, 11 people have been arrested for allegedly smuggling migrants. (Have I mentioned that migrants aren't merely migrating, but are being trafficked?)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a man admits removing border markers between Greece and FYROM.
From Novinite, Bulgaria is the first E.U. country to increase the number of jobs related to exports.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian blueprint dyeing is added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list.
From About Hungary, an exhibition about Hungarian explorers of the Silk Road opens in Budapest.
From Daily News Hungary, a taste of traditional Hungarian stuffed cabbage. (It appears to be similar to Polish gołąbki, which is also called "pigs in a blanket".)
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia is among the safest countries in the E.U.
From Radio Poland, the U.S. ambassador to Poland defends a Polish radio station critical of President Trump.
From Russia Today, Trump cancels a planned meeting with his Russian counterpart.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey could be a mediator between Russia and Ukraine.
From Turkish Minute, Erdoğan's office wants opposition leaders stripped of their immunity.
From Arutz Sheva, the IAF attacks targets in Syria which have an Iranian presence.
From The Jerusalem Post, an inscription on a ring has been deciphered to indicate that it may have belonged to Pontius Pilate.
From Rûdaw, U.S. officials say that seized weapons show that Iran is arming terrorists. (The article uses the euphemistic term "militants".)
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Hamas condemns a U.S. effort for a pro-Israel resolution.
From Khaama Press, at least 27 Taliban Red Unit terrorists are killed by Afghan airstrikes.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan and Russia agree to upgrade their bilaterial ties.
From The National, some of accused sexual offender Tariq Ramadan's alleged victims were under 18.
From Brinkwire, the nightmare suffered by a Christian Pakistani woman.
From ComputerWorld, how and why to replace Edge as your default browser.
From Fox News, Border Patrol agents arrest 39 people and seize $2.7 million in drugs in five days.
From Twitchy, while Laura Loomer remains banned from Twitter, she finds a new way to stay connected.
From Breitbart, China is reportedly selling "totalitarian technology" tested on Uighurs to Venezuela.
From Accuracy In Media, CBS's 60 Minutes puts out misleading information about border enforcement.
From NBC News, next year Starbucks will block adult content from their WiFi. (via the New York Post)
From CNS News, Stephen Colbert engages in some humorous exaggeration about the president.
And from The New Paper, Singapore's Miss Universe contestant's outfit will show the handshake between Rocket Man and Dotard. (via the New York Post)
From National Review, American life expectancy has declined again.
From FrontpageMag, Democrats stand with illegal aliens.
From Townhall, liberals want you silenced.
From The Washington Free Beacon, despite allegations of voter suppression, turnout in Georgia was up.
From the Washington Examiner, the five main myths in CNN commentator Lamont Hill's speech at the U.N.
From The Federalist, CNN seems to have no problem with Hill's speech.
From The Conservative Woman, fear of "racism" leads to real refugees losing out.
From the Express, four Finnish people are arrested in Malaysia for handing out Christian leaflets.
From the Evening Standard, a local council rules that Santa Claus must be a man.
From the (U.K.) Independent, according to Security Minister Ben Wallace, a no-deal Brexit will make tracking terrorists more difficult.
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish sports of curling and camogie are recognized by UNESCO as protected cultural activities.
From Global News, the RCMP takes on an alleged "transnational drug ring".
From the Toronto Sun, taking in
From France24, "yellow vest" protesters march down the Champs-Élysées.
From RFI, a court rules that French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen must pay for his anti-gay remarks.
From El País, in 2018, the average wait time for surgery in Spain has been 93 days.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian parliament discusses the U.N. migration pact.
From the Greek Reporter, 11 people have been arrested for allegedly smuggling migrants. (Have I mentioned that migrants aren't merely migrating, but are being trafficked?)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a man admits removing border markers between Greece and FYROM.
From Novinite, Bulgaria is the first E.U. country to increase the number of jobs related to exports.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian blueprint dyeing is added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list.
From About Hungary, an exhibition about Hungarian explorers of the Silk Road opens in Budapest.
From Daily News Hungary, a taste of traditional Hungarian stuffed cabbage. (It appears to be similar to Polish gołąbki, which is also called "pigs in a blanket".)
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia is among the safest countries in the E.U.
From Radio Poland, the U.S. ambassador to Poland defends a Polish radio station critical of President Trump.
From Russia Today, Trump cancels a planned meeting with his Russian counterpart.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey could be a mediator between Russia and Ukraine.
From Turkish Minute, Erdoğan's office wants opposition leaders stripped of their immunity.
From Arutz Sheva, the IAF attacks targets in Syria which have an Iranian presence.
From The Jerusalem Post, an inscription on a ring has been deciphered to indicate that it may have belonged to Pontius Pilate.
From Rûdaw, U.S. officials say that seized weapons show that Iran is arming terrorists. (The article uses the euphemistic term "militants".)
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Hamas condemns a U.S. effort for a pro-Israel resolution.
From Khaama Press, at least 27 Taliban Red Unit terrorists are killed by Afghan airstrikes.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan and Russia agree to upgrade their bilaterial ties.
From The National, some of accused sexual offender Tariq Ramadan's alleged victims were under 18.
From Brinkwire, the nightmare suffered by a Christian Pakistani woman.
From ComputerWorld, how and why to replace Edge as your default browser.
From Fox News, Border Patrol agents arrest 39 people and seize $2.7 million in drugs in five days.
From Twitchy, while Laura Loomer remains banned from Twitter, she finds a new way to stay connected.
From Breitbart, China is reportedly selling "totalitarian technology" tested on Uighurs to Venezuela.
From Accuracy In Media, CBS's 60 Minutes puts out misleading information about border enforcement.
From NBC News, next year Starbucks will block adult content from their WiFi. (via the New York Post)
From CNS News, Stephen Colbert engages in some humorous exaggeration about the president.
And from The New Paper, Singapore's Miss Universe contestant's outfit will show the handshake between Rocket Man and Dotard. (via the New York Post)
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Wednesday Whatnot
In the middle of another week, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, a U.K. police watchdog notes that the constabulary has been overwhelmed by people calling with mental health problems.
From Politicalite, the U.K. Labour Party will team up with ProFa units to counterprotest a Brexit march.
From the Express, a German member of the European Parliament wants a better deal for the U.K.
From the Evening Standard, the Bank of England says that a no-deal Brexit will hurt the British economy. (Weren't some people saying that much the same thing would result from the original Brexit vote in the first place?)
From the Metro, in the U.K., beware the McDonald's touchscreen.
From the (U.K.) Independent, British politician John McDonnell suggests that a rejection of Prime Minister May's Brexit deal could result in a second referendum.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland deals with rats.
From CBC News, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques will ride a Russian Soyuz into space next week.
From France24, France's prime minister offers to meet with "yellow vest" protesters.
From RFI, the "yellow vests" plan to continue their protests.
From El País, in Catalonia, firemen, doctors and students protest against budget cuts.
From The Portugal News, Portugal cuts taxes on bullfights.
From the Malta Independent, Malta's electricity prices are the fourth lowest in the E.U.
From ANSA, according to Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, Italy will not sign the U.N. migration pact, and Italian police arrest a migrant for allegedly plotting to put rat poison into a water supply. (The former story comes via Voice Of Europe, while the latter comes via The Religion Of Peace.)
From Total Croatia News, Croatia gets a new item on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
From Ekathimerini, Greece, Cyprus and Israel hold talks on a new gas pipeline.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Serbia prepares to host French President Emmanuel Macron.
From Novinite, Bulgaria's Border Police detain 13 illegal migrants.
From Hungary Journal, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto sets forth his county's objections to the U.N. migration pact.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian members of the European Parliament are divided over the E.U.'s planned asylum agency.
From Hungary Today, more Hungarians than ever are working, while unemployment is at a historic low.
From About Hungary, Budapest will host the 11th annual human rights forum.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia extradites a suspected terrorist to Ukraine.
From Radio Praha, over 500,000 foreigners are working in the Czech Republic.
From Radio Poland, a government spokesperson says that Polish media exhibits "a full spectrum of opinion".
From Deutsche Welle, Germany will double its donation to the U.N. climate change fund.
From the NL Times, according to the Dutch government, Russia has developed a prohibited cruise missile.
From Dutch News, ten companies account for half of Dutch carbon dioxide emissions.
From Russia Today, according to the Russian military, ISIS is planning a false flag chemical attack in Syria.
From Sputnik International, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wants NATO to send ships into the Black Sea.
From Hürriyet Daily News, in two weeks, 4,000 Syrians go home from Turkey.
From Arutz Sheva, U.S. envoy Jason Greenblatt criticizes a Palestinian Authority law banning sale of land to Jews.
From The Times Of Israel, the last Jew in Afghanistan fights to keep open the country's only synagogue.
From The Jerusalem Post, 12 Israeli-Americans file a lawsuit against AirBnB's decision to remove West Bank settlement listings.
From Rûdaw, tourism in Kurdistan rebounds to pre-ISIS war levels.
From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan performs a groundbreaking for a corridor allowing Indians to visit a Sikh shrine in Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan invites India to act like a certain John Lennon song.
From Khaama Press, U.S. and Afghan forces send 28 Taliban and ISIS-K terrorists to their virgins.
From Al Arabiya, a documentary shows Hezbollah's "narco jihad".
From Plymouth Live, the Exeter bomber clung to his religion up to his death.
From the Egypt Independent, a Sufi Muslim teacher says that some non-Muslims might enter paradise.
From the Standard, a girl is beaten to death for not reciting a verse in the Koran.
From Naija News, police in Sudan shave the hair of young men.
From Gatestone Institute, Swedish authorities are too busy to deal with accused rapists.
From Real Clear Politics, the double standards of Silicon Valley.
From National Review, Hillary Clinton tries to have it both ways on immigration.
From FrontpageMag, Democrats defend illegal aliens attacking the Border Patrol. (The migrants in the caravan entered Mexico illegally, and are thus are not only aspiring illegal aliens under U.S. law, but are already illegal aliens under Mexican law.)
From Townhall, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) passes a leadership test vote, a step toward retaking her old job.
From The Washington Free Beacon, SCOTUS hears arguments in a police asset forfeiture case.
From the Washington Examiner, Vice President Mike Pence casts a tie-breaking vote to advance a judicial nominee.
From American Thinker, in Toronto, Mr. Bill and Ms. Hill speak to a mostly empty arena.
From The Federalist, how leftist intersectionality is the real bigotry.
From the New York Post, the U.N. predicts an El Niño for this coming February.
From Fox News, the Senate advances a resolution against U.S. support for the war in Yemen.
From CNN, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) will remain in office.
From LifeNews, Jesse Kelly's Twitter account has been restored, just as mysteriously as it had been banned.
From the Los Angeles Times, big businesses add women to their boards at a better pace than start-ups.
From ABC News, Ivanka Trump defends her emails. (via Breitbart)
From Campus Reform, a professor assigns a paper about "Donald Rump". (via The Daily Caller)
And from The Babylon Bee, caravan migrants turn around and head for home after learning about the U.S. national debt.
From Voice Of Europe, a U.K. police watchdog notes that the constabulary has been overwhelmed by people calling with mental health problems.
From Politicalite, the U.K. Labour Party will team up with ProFa units to counterprotest a Brexit march.
From the Express, a German member of the European Parliament wants a better deal for the U.K.
From the Evening Standard, the Bank of England says that a no-deal Brexit will hurt the British economy. (Weren't some people saying that much the same thing would result from the original Brexit vote in the first place?)
From the Metro, in the U.K., beware the McDonald's touchscreen.
From the (U.K.) Independent, British politician John McDonnell suggests that a rejection of Prime Minister May's Brexit deal could result in a second referendum.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland deals with rats.
From CBC News, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques will ride a Russian Soyuz into space next week.
From France24, France's prime minister offers to meet with "yellow vest" protesters.
From RFI, the "yellow vests" plan to continue their protests.
From El País, in Catalonia, firemen, doctors and students protest against budget cuts.
From The Portugal News, Portugal cuts taxes on bullfights.
From the Malta Independent, Malta's electricity prices are the fourth lowest in the E.U.
From ANSA, according to Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, Italy will not sign the U.N. migration pact, and Italian police arrest a migrant for allegedly plotting to put rat poison into a water supply. (The former story comes via Voice Of Europe, while the latter comes via The Religion Of Peace.)
From Total Croatia News, Croatia gets a new item on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
From Ekathimerini, Greece, Cyprus and Israel hold talks on a new gas pipeline.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Serbia prepares to host French President Emmanuel Macron.
From Novinite, Bulgaria's Border Police detain 13 illegal migrants.
From Hungary Journal, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto sets forth his county's objections to the U.N. migration pact.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian members of the European Parliament are divided over the E.U.'s planned asylum agency.
From Hungary Today, more Hungarians than ever are working, while unemployment is at a historic low.
From About Hungary, Budapest will host the 11th annual human rights forum.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia extradites a suspected terrorist to Ukraine.
From Radio Praha, over 500,000 foreigners are working in the Czech Republic.
From Radio Poland, a government spokesperson says that Polish media exhibits "a full spectrum of opinion".
From Deutsche Welle, Germany will double its donation to the U.N. climate change fund.
From the NL Times, according to the Dutch government, Russia has developed a prohibited cruise missile.
From Dutch News, ten companies account for half of Dutch carbon dioxide emissions.
From Russia Today, according to the Russian military, ISIS is planning a false flag chemical attack in Syria.
From Sputnik International, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wants NATO to send ships into the Black Sea.
From Hürriyet Daily News, in two weeks, 4,000 Syrians go home from Turkey.
From Arutz Sheva, U.S. envoy Jason Greenblatt criticizes a Palestinian Authority law banning sale of land to Jews.
From The Times Of Israel, the last Jew in Afghanistan fights to keep open the country's only synagogue.
From The Jerusalem Post, 12 Israeli-Americans file a lawsuit against AirBnB's decision to remove West Bank settlement listings.
From Rûdaw, tourism in Kurdistan rebounds to pre-ISIS war levels.
From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan performs a groundbreaking for a corridor allowing Indians to visit a Sikh shrine in Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan invites India to act like a certain John Lennon song.
From Khaama Press, U.S. and Afghan forces send 28 Taliban and ISIS-K terrorists to their virgins.
From Al Arabiya, a documentary shows Hezbollah's "narco jihad".
From Plymouth Live, the Exeter bomber clung to his religion up to his death.
From the Egypt Independent, a Sufi Muslim teacher says that some non-Muslims might enter paradise.
From the Standard, a girl is beaten to death for not reciting a verse in the Koran.
From Naija News, police in Sudan shave the hair of young men.
From Gatestone Institute, Swedish authorities are too busy to deal with accused rapists.
From Real Clear Politics, the double standards of Silicon Valley.
From National Review, Hillary Clinton tries to have it both ways on immigration.
From FrontpageMag, Democrats defend illegal aliens attacking the Border Patrol. (The migrants in the caravan entered Mexico illegally, and are thus are not only aspiring illegal aliens under U.S. law, but are already illegal aliens under Mexican law.)
From Townhall, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) passes a leadership test vote, a step toward retaking her old job.
From The Washington Free Beacon, SCOTUS hears arguments in a police asset forfeiture case.
From the Washington Examiner, Vice President Mike Pence casts a tie-breaking vote to advance a judicial nominee.
From American Thinker, in Toronto, Mr. Bill and Ms. Hill speak to a mostly empty arena.
From The Federalist, how leftist intersectionality is the real bigotry.
From the New York Post, the U.N. predicts an El Niño for this coming February.
From Fox News, the Senate advances a resolution against U.S. support for the war in Yemen.
From CNN, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) will remain in office.
From LifeNews, Jesse Kelly's Twitter account has been restored, just as mysteriously as it had been banned.
From the Los Angeles Times, big businesses add women to their boards at a better pace than start-ups.
From ABC News, Ivanka Trump defends her emails. (via Breitbart)
From Campus Reform, a professor assigns a paper about "Donald Rump". (via The Daily Caller)
And from The Babylon Bee, caravan migrants turn around and head for home after learning about the U.S. national debt.
Music Break
Once again, a post of this sort has become way overdue. So before I list my usual things going on, here are some songs that I've come to like. First up is Sweet Mary by Wadsworth Mansion, who really did name themselves after a mansion.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Tuesday Things
As another Tuesday afternoon rolls around, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, the U.K. government appears ready to sign the U.N. migration pact.
From the Express, President Trump thinks that the Brexit deal might risk trade between the U.S. and the U.K. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Metro, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's deputy says that Trump is wrong.
From the Evening Standard, U.K. politician Boris Johnson tells May to debate someone who believes in Brexit.
From BBC News, in 2017, global carbon dioxide emissions increased for the first time since 2014.
From the Independent, a British man accused of spying in the UAE is back in the U.K. after being pardoned.
From CBC News, Canadian military veterans have to wait a long time while their disability claims are processed.
From Global News, a Canadian court rules that a refugee's claim to have converted to Christianity is bogus.
From El País, Theresa May tells Gibraltar "we will always stand by you".
From ANSA, the kidnappers of an Italian aid worker in Kenya "wanted a lightning-fast ransom".
From SwissInfo, NASA's InSight spacecraft includes Swiss electronics.
From RFI, InSight also includes an earthquake sensor developed in France. (The article uses the term "earthquake", but "marsquake" would be more accurate.)
From France24, French and British authorities intercept boats carrying migrants in the English Channel.
From VRT NWS, the asylum counter in Belgium's Aliens Office is closed for an hour after a "violent incident".
From the NL Times, two brothers find over 100 Roman coins near Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.
From the Dutch News, U.K. nationals living in the Netherlands will not get to vote in the 2019 E.U. elections.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany offers to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in their conflict in the Sea of Azov.
From Radio Poland, NASA's InSight also includes a Polish self-hammering device. (Poland did into space, with American help.)
From The Slovak Spectator, about 65,000 foreigners work in Slovakia.
From Hungary Today, Brexit could have a negative effect on Hungary's economy.
From Daily News Hungary, according to the Hungarian cabinet, the Visegrad 4 could benefit Europe.
From About Hungary, according to Hungary's foreign minister, Hungary needs a strong Europe.
From Ekathimerini, Turkey issues naval telexes which ignore the Greek island of Kastellorizo.
From Russia Today, a young Russian communist MP calls the Gulag "a good thing".
From Sputnik International, a Russian helicopter carries a jet.
From Hürriyet Daily News, over 550illegal irregular migrants have been detained in Turkey.
From Arutz Sheva, pressure from Indonesia and Malaysia prevents Australia from moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
From The Times Of Israel, the Czech House opens in Jerusalem.
From Gatestone Institute, "the Palestinians no one talks about".
From FrontpageMag, Islamic terrorists would constitute the world's eighth largest military.
From National Review, the flawed media coverage, from both sides, of former President Obama still hurts the U.S.
From Townhall, a look back at when Democrats said that the migrant caravan wasn't dangerous.
From the Washington Examiner, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, where are the feminists?
From The Federalist, a House Committee is reviewing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's testimony for false statements.
From American Thinker, the most recent lies about global warming from USGCRP.
From Breitbart, an Uighur woman tells American reporters about a Chinese "concentration camp".
From The Daily Caller, National Security Advisor John Bolton "fires back" at a reporter asking if he had ever listen to the Khashoggi tape.
From CNS News, "stop comparing every immigration difficulty to the Holocaust".
From LifeNews, a university in New Jersey will not allow an on-campus Chik-Fil-A because its owners are Christian.
From ABC News (where A means Australian), a former archbishop's lawyers say that his alleged actions weren't legally defined as sexual assault when then occurred.
From Twitchy, The Washington Post is triggered by Melania Trump's red Christmas trees.
And from Breaking Burgh, Mrs. Trump says that her Christmas decorations aren't yet complete.
From Voice Of Europe, the U.K. government appears ready to sign the U.N. migration pact.
From the Express, President Trump thinks that the Brexit deal might risk trade between the U.S. and the U.K. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Metro, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's deputy says that Trump is wrong.
From the Evening Standard, U.K. politician Boris Johnson tells May to debate someone who believes in Brexit.
From BBC News, in 2017, global carbon dioxide emissions increased for the first time since 2014.
From the Independent, a British man accused of spying in the UAE is back in the U.K. after being pardoned.
From CBC News, Canadian military veterans have to wait a long time while their disability claims are processed.
From Global News, a Canadian court rules that a refugee's claim to have converted to Christianity is bogus.
From El País, Theresa May tells Gibraltar "we will always stand by you".
From ANSA, the kidnappers of an Italian aid worker in Kenya "wanted a lightning-fast ransom".
From SwissInfo, NASA's InSight spacecraft includes Swiss electronics.
From RFI, InSight also includes an earthquake sensor developed in France. (The article uses the term "earthquake", but "marsquake" would be more accurate.)
From France24, French and British authorities intercept boats carrying migrants in the English Channel.
From VRT NWS, the asylum counter in Belgium's Aliens Office is closed for an hour after a "violent incident".
From the NL Times, two brothers find over 100 Roman coins near Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.
From the Dutch News, U.K. nationals living in the Netherlands will not get to vote in the 2019 E.U. elections.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany offers to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in their conflict in the Sea of Azov.
From Radio Poland, NASA's InSight also includes a Polish self-hammering device. (Poland did into space, with American help.)
From The Slovak Spectator, about 65,000 foreigners work in Slovakia.
From Hungary Today, Brexit could have a negative effect on Hungary's economy.
From Daily News Hungary, according to the Hungarian cabinet, the Visegrad 4 could benefit Europe.
From About Hungary, according to Hungary's foreign minister, Hungary needs a strong Europe.
From Ekathimerini, Turkey issues naval telexes which ignore the Greek island of Kastellorizo.
From Russia Today, a young Russian communist MP calls the Gulag "a good thing".
From Sputnik International, a Russian helicopter carries a jet.
From Hürriyet Daily News, over 550
From Arutz Sheva, pressure from Indonesia and Malaysia prevents Australia from moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
From The Times Of Israel, the Czech House opens in Jerusalem.
From Gatestone Institute, "the Palestinians no one talks about".
From FrontpageMag, Islamic terrorists would constitute the world's eighth largest military.
From National Review, the flawed media coverage, from both sides, of former President Obama still hurts the U.S.
From Townhall, a look back at when Democrats said that the migrant caravan wasn't dangerous.
From the Washington Examiner, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, where are the feminists?
From The Federalist, a House Committee is reviewing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's testimony for false statements.
From American Thinker, the most recent lies about global warming from USGCRP.
From Breitbart, an Uighur woman tells American reporters about a Chinese "concentration camp".
From The Daily Caller, National Security Advisor John Bolton "fires back" at a reporter asking if he had ever listen to the Khashoggi tape.
From CNS News, "stop comparing every immigration difficulty to the Holocaust".
From LifeNews, a university in New Jersey will not allow an on-campus Chik-Fil-A because its owners are Christian.
From ABC News (where A means Australian), a former archbishop's lawyers say that his alleged actions weren't legally defined as sexual assault when then occurred.
From Twitchy, The Washington Post is triggered by Melania Trump's red Christmas trees.
And from Breaking Burgh, Mrs. Trump says that her Christmas decorations aren't yet complete.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Links For A Rainy Monday
Once again, those two days about which the Carpenters sang have coincided. Besides the rain, here are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, the German economy cools down.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's environment minister unveils a 5-point plan reduce the amount of plastic waste.
From the NL Times, the mayor of Amsterdam is ordered to enforce the Dutch burka ban.
From Dutch News, an appeals court acquits a Dutch woman charged with planning a terror attack.
From VRT NWS, Belgian immigration authorities will process only 50 asylum applications a day.
From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron will announce new measures to bolster support for his fuel tax increases.
From RFI, what now for the French "yellow vest" protesters?
From the Express, there might be a "hidden agreement" in the Brexit deal.
From the Evening Standard, MPs from "all sides of the house" criticize the Brexit deal.
From the Independent, in the city where knives are illegal, police hunt for a man suspected in two stabbings.
From CBC News, 2,500 autoworkers in Oshawa, Ontario fear for their jobs as GM announces that its plant in that city will close.
From CTV News, the Canadian government explore their options in view of the GM plant closing.
From the Toronto Sun, according to former prime minister candidate Kevin O'Leary, the closing of GM's Oshawa plant shows that government bailouts don't work. (Some of us south of the St. Laurence and the Great Lakes might agree with him.)
From Global News, the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Ontario are having a trade war over beer.
From El País, according to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, everyone loses with Brexit, but Spain wins on Gibraltar.
From ANSA, Italian Interior Minister Salvini gets into the act of demolishing an illegally built house. (This gives me an idea. Will President Trump be willing to personally participate in the construction of the border wall?)
From Malta Today, a man is granted bail after an alleged domestic attack over a missing can of tuna.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia's health minister refuses to reveal who wrote the country's new abortion law.
From Novinite, what will be the consequences of Brexit for Bulgarians living in the U.K.?
From Ekathimerini, despite limits on hiring, the Greek government is still growing. (This blog's "big government" label does not apply solely to the U.S.)
From the Greek Reporter, technology sales are "booming" in Greece.
From Russia Today, the most sober area of Russia is Chechnya. (Most of the people there are Muslims, who generally frown upon alcohol consumption, so this is no surprise.)
From Sputnik International, should the Kerch Strait incident be blamed on Ukraine, or on Russia?
From Radio Poland, the presidents of Poland and Ukraine want more sanctions on Russia.
From Radio Praha, Czech MPs also want harsher treatment for Russia.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia will officially oppose the U.N. migration pact.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, disputes between Hungary and Croatia will not affect minorities in the two countries.
From About Hungary, Orban calls the E.U. acceptance of the Brexit deal "a sad day for the European Union".
From Hungary Today and the "Chuck Norris Facts" department, Chuck Norris visits Budapest.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey urges Russia and Ukraine to exercise restraint.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey detains 585 people in one week over alleged Gülen links.
From Arutz Sheva, Israel's attorney general states an obvious truth.
From The Times Of Israel, while speaking to the Knesset, the Czech president vows to move his country's embassy to Jerusalem, but admits that his power to do so is limited.
From YNetNews, a U.N. representative asks Israelis why they live on the Gaza border.
From Rûdaw, 23,429 land mines have been removed from territory taken from ISIS.
From Iraqi News, an Iraqi airstrike kills 13 ISIS terrorists.
From the Egypt Independent, the Grand Mufti of Egypt affirms the sharia inheritance law.
From the Miami Herald, suicide bombers strike in the Somalian cities of Mogadishu and Galkayo.
From Quadrant, the West is full of "Dhimmi Wits". (Quadrant admits pilfering the term "Dhimmi Wits" from The Religion Of Peace, who linked this article.)
From FrontpageMag, according to The New York Times, true Islam does not kill blasphemers. (The article in TNYT may be read here.)
From National Review, "the snob party".
From Fox News, President Trump defends the Border Patrol's use of tear gas.
From Townhall, the recent use of tear gas against migrants was not unprecedented.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the National Institutes of Health is spending over $600,000 to track the travels of non-white transgender women. (I know that $600,000 is not very much by government standards, but is this the way taxpayer money should be spent?)
From the Washington Examiner, while the media focus on children in the migrant caravan, Mexico deports some of its violent members.
From The Federalist, Twitter bans Jesse Kelly "for no reason".
From American Thinker, Venezuela should be on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
From Twitchy, a Lutheran pastor rants about Twitter's speech police.
From CNS News, The New York Times reveals some painful truths about transgenderism and sex change surgery.
From Life News, abortion activists increase their harassment of pro-lifers praying at abortion clinics.
From LifeZette, some of actor Tom Arnold's Tweets earn him a visit from the Secret Service.
From the New York Post, NASA's InSight lands on Mars.
And from The Babylon Bee, a recently pardoned Turkey is found dead after claiming to have dirt on Hillary Clinton.
From Voice Of Europe, the German economy cools down.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's environment minister unveils a 5-point plan reduce the amount of plastic waste.
From the NL Times, the mayor of Amsterdam is ordered to enforce the Dutch burka ban.
From Dutch News, an appeals court acquits a Dutch woman charged with planning a terror attack.
From VRT NWS, Belgian immigration authorities will process only 50 asylum applications a day.
From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron will announce new measures to bolster support for his fuel tax increases.
From RFI, what now for the French "yellow vest" protesters?
From the Express, there might be a "hidden agreement" in the Brexit deal.
From the Evening Standard, MPs from "all sides of the house" criticize the Brexit deal.
From the Independent, in the city where knives are illegal, police hunt for a man suspected in two stabbings.
From CBC News, 2,500 autoworkers in Oshawa, Ontario fear for their jobs as GM announces that its plant in that city will close.
From CTV News, the Canadian government explore their options in view of the GM plant closing.
From the Toronto Sun, according to former prime minister candidate Kevin O'Leary, the closing of GM's Oshawa plant shows that government bailouts don't work. (Some of us south of the St. Laurence and the Great Lakes might agree with him.)
From Global News, the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Ontario are having a trade war over beer.
From El País, according to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, everyone loses with Brexit, but Spain wins on Gibraltar.
From ANSA, Italian Interior Minister Salvini gets into the act of demolishing an illegally built house. (This gives me an idea. Will President Trump be willing to personally participate in the construction of the border wall?)
From Malta Today, a man is granted bail after an alleged domestic attack over a missing can of tuna.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia's health minister refuses to reveal who wrote the country's new abortion law.
From Novinite, what will be the consequences of Brexit for Bulgarians living in the U.K.?
From Ekathimerini, despite limits on hiring, the Greek government is still growing. (This blog's "big government" label does not apply solely to the U.S.)
From the Greek Reporter, technology sales are "booming" in Greece.
From Russia Today, the most sober area of Russia is Chechnya. (Most of the people there are Muslims, who generally frown upon alcohol consumption, so this is no surprise.)
From Sputnik International, should the Kerch Strait incident be blamed on Ukraine, or on Russia?
From Radio Poland, the presidents of Poland and Ukraine want more sanctions on Russia.
From Radio Praha, Czech MPs also want harsher treatment for Russia.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia will officially oppose the U.N. migration pact.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, disputes between Hungary and Croatia will not affect minorities in the two countries.
From About Hungary, Orban calls the E.U. acceptance of the Brexit deal "a sad day for the European Union".
From Hungary Today and the "Chuck Norris Facts" department, Chuck Norris visits Budapest.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey urges Russia and Ukraine to exercise restraint.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey detains 585 people in one week over alleged Gülen links.
From Arutz Sheva, Israel's attorney general states an obvious truth.
From The Times Of Israel, while speaking to the Knesset, the Czech president vows to move his country's embassy to Jerusalem, but admits that his power to do so is limited.
From YNetNews, a U.N. representative asks Israelis why they live on the Gaza border.
From Rûdaw, 23,429 land mines have been removed from territory taken from ISIS.
From Iraqi News, an Iraqi airstrike kills 13 ISIS terrorists.
From the Egypt Independent, the Grand Mufti of Egypt affirms the sharia inheritance law.
From the Miami Herald, suicide bombers strike in the Somalian cities of Mogadishu and Galkayo.
From Quadrant, the West is full of "Dhimmi Wits". (Quadrant admits pilfering the term "Dhimmi Wits" from The Religion Of Peace, who linked this article.)
From FrontpageMag, according to The New York Times, true Islam does not kill blasphemers. (The article in TNYT may be read here.)
From National Review, "the snob party".
From Fox News, President Trump defends the Border Patrol's use of tear gas.
From Townhall, the recent use of tear gas against migrants was not unprecedented.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the National Institutes of Health is spending over $600,000 to track the travels of non-white transgender women. (I know that $600,000 is not very much by government standards, but is this the way taxpayer money should be spent?)
From the Washington Examiner, while the media focus on children in the migrant caravan, Mexico deports some of its violent members.
From The Federalist, Twitter bans Jesse Kelly "for no reason".
From American Thinker, Venezuela should be on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
From Twitchy, a Lutheran pastor rants about Twitter's speech police.
From CNS News, The New York Times reveals some painful truths about transgenderism and sex change surgery.
From Life News, abortion activists increase their harassment of pro-lifers praying at abortion clinics.
From LifeZette, some of actor Tom Arnold's Tweets earn him a visit from the Secret Service.
From the New York Post, NASA's InSight lands on Mars.
And from The Babylon Bee, a recently pardoned Turkey is found dead after claiming to have dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Sunday Stuff
After giving myself a day off to drive back to Maryland and unload some things from my parents' house (which is being sold), I now resume my regular recitation of things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, a refugee blogger for the HuffPost is accused of groping six girls.
From Reuters, according to Slovakia's prime minister, that country will not support the U.N. migration pact. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungary's House Speaker, the Visegrad group can play a big role in E.U. reforms.
From Radio Praha, Czech President Miloš Zeman begins a four-day state visit to Israel.
From Radio Poland, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says that he is satisfied with the Brexit deal.
From Russia Today, E.U. leaders endorse the Brexit deal at an emergency summit.
From Sputnik International, Ukraine claims that Russia fired upon three of its naval ships.
From Novinite, how different countries each have roles in the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, "fuel price" protesters block roads in Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, "unknown individuals" have removed over 100 markers from the border between Greece and FYROM.
From Greek Reporter, American of Greek descent George Papadopoulos is ordered to go to jail.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian party MOST comes out against same-sex couples being allowed to provide foster care. (The word most means "bridge" in at least some of the Slavic languages.)
From SwissInfo, Swiss citizens vote against putting their own constitution above international law.
From France24, in Paris, tens of thousands protest against violence against women.
From RFI, French "yellow vest" protesters call for a new demonstration next week - maybe.
From the Sunday Express, U.K. Prime Minister May warns against leaked plans for a "Plan B" Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, now that the E.U. has approved the Brexit deal, what's next?
From The Guardian, E.U. leaders urge the U.K. parliament to accept the Brexit deal.
From the Independent, research suggests that "stop and frisk" has no real effect on knife crime.
From CBC News, RCMP officers were allowed to break the law 73 times in 2017.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey and Syria carry out a prisoner swap.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli "Black Friday" shoppers temporarily knock out their credit card system.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel works to establish diplomatic ties with several African countries.
From Rûdaw, hundreds of women march in Qamishli, Syria to protest against violence against women.
From Gatestone Institute, persecution of Christians during July 2018.
From National Review, former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks about immigration.
From Townhall, Democrats propose - you guessed it - another tax increase.
From The Federalist, Twitter permanently bans a feminist for making an obvious point.
From American Thinker, how far left are the organizers of the migrant caravan?
From Twitchy, migrants attempting to storm the U.S. border find themselves going up against chemistry.
From Breitbart, the writer of Pirates Of The Caribbean equates the term "anti-vax" with a much more offensive word.
And from Only In Your State, here's a place in Maryland that yours truly should visit.
From Voice Of Europe, a refugee blogger for the HuffPost is accused of groping six girls.
From Reuters, according to Slovakia's prime minister, that country will not support the U.N. migration pact. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungary's House Speaker, the Visegrad group can play a big role in E.U. reforms.
From Radio Praha, Czech President Miloš Zeman begins a four-day state visit to Israel.
From Radio Poland, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says that he is satisfied with the Brexit deal.
From Russia Today, E.U. leaders endorse the Brexit deal at an emergency summit.
From Sputnik International, Ukraine claims that Russia fired upon three of its naval ships.
From Novinite, how different countries each have roles in the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, "fuel price" protesters block roads in Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, "unknown individuals" have removed over 100 markers from the border between Greece and FYROM.
From Greek Reporter, American of Greek descent George Papadopoulos is ordered to go to jail.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian party MOST comes out against same-sex couples being allowed to provide foster care. (The word most means "bridge" in at least some of the Slavic languages.)
From SwissInfo, Swiss citizens vote against putting their own constitution above international law.
From France24, in Paris, tens of thousands protest against violence against women.
From RFI, French "yellow vest" protesters call for a new demonstration next week - maybe.
From the Sunday Express, U.K. Prime Minister May warns against leaked plans for a "Plan B" Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, now that the E.U. has approved the Brexit deal, what's next?
From The Guardian, E.U. leaders urge the U.K. parliament to accept the Brexit deal.
From the Independent, research suggests that "stop and frisk" has no real effect on knife crime.
From CBC News, RCMP officers were allowed to break the law 73 times in 2017.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey and Syria carry out a prisoner swap.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli "Black Friday" shoppers temporarily knock out their credit card system.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel works to establish diplomatic ties with several African countries.
From Rûdaw, hundreds of women march in Qamishli, Syria to protest against violence against women.
From Gatestone Institute, persecution of Christians during July 2018.
From National Review, former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks about immigration.
From Townhall, Democrats propose - you guessed it - another tax increase.
From The Federalist, Twitter permanently bans a feminist for making an obvious point.
From American Thinker, how far left are the organizers of the migrant caravan?
From Twitchy, migrants attempting to storm the U.S. border find themselves going up against chemistry.
From Breitbart, the writer of Pirates Of The Caribbean equates the term "anti-vax" with a much more offensive word.
And from Only In Your State, here's a place in Maryland that yours truly should visit.
Friday, November 23, 2018
Links For Black Friday
Today is Black Friday, the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season. On Twitter, one of the hashtags is #NativeAmericanHeritageDay, apparently to recall some of them contributing to Thanksgiving, but I thought that such a day was intended to replace Columbus Day. Anyway, starting with something related to Black Friday, here are some things going on:
From Business Insider, Walmart tries and fails to contain Black Friday chaos. (The story comes via the New York Post, who caught some flak for initially including a picture of shoppers at a Target.)
From the New York Post, President Trump calls for a security package including funding for the wall.
From CNN, scientists at Harvard and Yale propose to thwart climate change by dimming the sun. (It's done by spraying chemicals into the earth's atmosphere. The story comes via Twitchy.)
From The Daily Caller, Saudi Arabia denies reported human right abuses.
From Breitbart, the price of crude oil falls to its lowest level in over a year.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says that forbidding people to speak about something "will only backfire". (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Hungary Journal, the Sargentini report "condemns" Hungary for not taking in migrants.
From Hungary Today, Orban calls European institutions a "transport agency" for migrants.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary calls Romania's decision to re-collectivize the Szekler College "unacceptable".
From Radio Praha, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš survives today's no-confidence vote.
From Radio Poland, experts will meet in Warsaw to debate climate change. (Wait a minute. I thought that the science was settled.)
From Deutsche Welle, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer says that the current ban on deportations to Syria will stay in effect.
From the NL Times, poverty has decreased in the Netherlands.
From Dutch News, Dutch MPs are still waiting for a report about the U.N. migration pact.
From VRT NWS, Belgian businesses will soon no longer have to worry about the 1-Eurocent coin.
From France24, France sanctions 18 people over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
From RFI, French businesses avoid mass consumerism today.
From the Express, the E.U. makes new demands over joint fisheries.
From the Evening Standard, eight suspected migrants are rescued from a dinghy near Dover, England.
From the Independent, more countries ban weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
From CBC News, according to new research, StatsCan has underestimated the number of babies born in Canada to non-residents.
From El País, Spain rejects an offer from the E.U. to create a separate declaration on Gibraltar.
From ANSA, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici says that a deal on the Italian budget can be found. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Greek Reporter, the Turkish foreign minister calls Muslims in western Thrace "Turks". (Thrace is an ancient region currently within northeastern Greece, southeastern Bulgaria, and the European portion of Turkey.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, FYROM's government gives former Prime Minister Gruevski two new charges.
From Novinite, 17 people claiming to be Syrians are found on a freight train in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
From Sputnik International, the reason for helicopters flying over the Kremlin is revealed.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey uses a different name for Black Friday.
From the Turkish Minute, the rector of an Islamic university in the Netherlands disappears after a warrant is issued for his arrest.
From Arutz Sheva, a 95-year-old man is charged with accessory to murder for being a guard at the Mauthausen concentration camp.
From Dawn, 32 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Pakistan's Lower Orakzai tribal district.
From Khaama Press, Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says that the Afghan people do not want the Taliban back in power.
From the Nyasa Times, Muslims in Malawi disapprove of the county's refusal to make Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.
From ABC News (where "A" means "Australian"), a Muslim man refuses to stand in an Australian court as he is sentenced for aiding and abetting murder.
From The Times Of India, suicide bombers try attack the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan but are foiled by police.
From British Israel Communications and Research Centre, the Israeli Shin Bet uncovers a Hamas-linked terror cell in the West Bank. (Hamas is based in the Gaza area.)
From Gatestone Institute, the ECHR submits to the religion whose name means "submission".
From FrontpageMag, the difference between words and acts.
From National Review, campus religious groups must be free to choose their own leaders.
From The Washington Free Beacon, why hasn't anyone yet granted Asia Bibi asylum?
From The San Diego Union-Tribune, a small group breaks off from the migrant caravan. (via HotAir)
And from The Babylon Bee, a guide to Black Friday self defense.
From Business Insider, Walmart tries and fails to contain Black Friday chaos. (The story comes via the New York Post, who caught some flak for initially including a picture of shoppers at a Target.)
From the New York Post, President Trump calls for a security package including funding for the wall.
From CNN, scientists at Harvard and Yale propose to thwart climate change by dimming the sun. (It's done by spraying chemicals into the earth's atmosphere. The story comes via Twitchy.)
From The Daily Caller, Saudi Arabia denies reported human right abuses.
From Breitbart, the price of crude oil falls to its lowest level in over a year.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says that forbidding people to speak about something "will only backfire". (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Hungary Journal, the Sargentini report "condemns" Hungary for not taking in migrants.
From Hungary Today, Orban calls European institutions a "transport agency" for migrants.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary calls Romania's decision to re-collectivize the Szekler College "unacceptable".
From Radio Praha, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš survives today's no-confidence vote.
From Radio Poland, experts will meet in Warsaw to debate climate change. (Wait a minute. I thought that the science was settled.)
From Deutsche Welle, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer says that the current ban on deportations to Syria will stay in effect.
From the NL Times, poverty has decreased in the Netherlands.
From Dutch News, Dutch MPs are still waiting for a report about the U.N. migration pact.
From VRT NWS, Belgian businesses will soon no longer have to worry about the 1-Eurocent coin.
From France24, France sanctions 18 people over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
From RFI, French businesses avoid mass consumerism today.
From the Express, the E.U. makes new demands over joint fisheries.
From the Evening Standard, eight suspected migrants are rescued from a dinghy near Dover, England.
From the Independent, more countries ban weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
From CBC News, according to new research, StatsCan has underestimated the number of babies born in Canada to non-residents.
From El País, Spain rejects an offer from the E.U. to create a separate declaration on Gibraltar.
From ANSA, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici says that a deal on the Italian budget can be found. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Greek Reporter, the Turkish foreign minister calls Muslims in western Thrace "Turks". (Thrace is an ancient region currently within northeastern Greece, southeastern Bulgaria, and the European portion of Turkey.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, FYROM's government gives former Prime Minister Gruevski two new charges.
From Novinite, 17 people claiming to be Syrians are found on a freight train in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
From Sputnik International, the reason for helicopters flying over the Kremlin is revealed.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey uses a different name for Black Friday.
From the Turkish Minute, the rector of an Islamic university in the Netherlands disappears after a warrant is issued for his arrest.
From Arutz Sheva, a 95-year-old man is charged with accessory to murder for being a guard at the Mauthausen concentration camp.
From Dawn, 32 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Pakistan's Lower Orakzai tribal district.
From Khaama Press, Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says that the Afghan people do not want the Taliban back in power.
From the Nyasa Times, Muslims in Malawi disapprove of the county's refusal to make Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.
From ABC News (where "A" means "Australian"), a Muslim man refuses to stand in an Australian court as he is sentenced for aiding and abetting murder.
From The Times Of India, suicide bombers try attack the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan but are foiled by police.
From British Israel Communications and Research Centre, the Israeli Shin Bet uncovers a Hamas-linked terror cell in the West Bank. (Hamas is based in the Gaza area.)
From Gatestone Institute, the ECHR submits to the religion whose name means "submission".
From FrontpageMag, the difference between words and acts.
From National Review, campus religious groups must be free to choose their own leaders.
From The Washington Free Beacon, why hasn't anyone yet granted Asia Bibi asylum?
From The San Diego Union-Tribune, a small group breaks off from the migrant caravan. (via HotAir)
And from The Babylon Bee, a guide to Black Friday self defense.
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving
Before I sit down to eat turkey and lots of other tasty stuff, I wish a Happy Thanksgiving for everyone out there. Here are a few items related to today's celebration:
From National Review, the things for which we are grateful.
From Townhall, "a reason to be thankful".
From FrontpageMag, remembering the hard truths of history.
From the Washington Examiner, Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation.
From The Federalist, the Pilgrims did not invent Thanksgiving.
From American Thinker, Thanksgiving is "the first and essential American holiday".
From Political Pistachio, an early history of Thanksgiving.
And from Holger Awakens, a reminder of why we can celebrate.
OK, everyone, dig in.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Travels And A Few Stories
Today I drove from Maryland to my brother's house in Virginia, so that tomorrow five out of the six of us siblings, some with respective spouses and children, can enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner. Naturally, part of an interstate highway turned into a parking lot due to an accident, but I was able to find my way to a roughly parallel U.S. highway. I had to deal with the normal inconveniences of such roads, such as stoplights, but was still able to bypass the accident and continue southward. After I arrived, my brother and I went out shopping for some foods for tomorrow, and various other things.
Now that I have a bit of free time, I can pass along a few things going on:
From FrontpageMag, British conservative Katie Hopkins speaks at an American conservative conference.
From National Review, how the "stolen election" bug infects our whole political spectrum.
From American Thinker, the two Americas, as exemplified by Amazon and Walmart.
From Townhall, House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-) starts an investigation of Ivanka Trump's emails.
From The Washington Free Beacon, thelamestream mainstream media largely ignore the "nuke" comments from Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Cal).
From the Independent, the U.K.'s Work and Pensions Secretary admits that "anything could happen" if Parliament rejects the Brexit deal.
From BBC News, an estimated 85,000 children have died of malnutrition in Yemen.
From the NL Times, Dutch MPs clash with their Prime Minister over the rights of demonstrators at Sinterklaas festivals.
From Deutsche Welle, a German teenager obtains and then quickly loses his driver's license.
From Radio Praha, Czech Social Democrat MPs plan to skip Friday's scheduled "no confidence" vote.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak Prime Minister Andrej Danko survives a no confidence vote.
From Ekathimerini, sixth century mosaic looted from Cyprus will be reused.
From Total Croatia News, students in Split, Croatia reuse plastic waste.
From ANSA, a suspected ISIS "lone wolf" has been apprehended in Milan, Italy.
From Arutz Sheva, an engraved stone weight from the First Temple period has been found in Jerusalem.
From Iraqi News, a mass grave of Yazidis murdered by ISIS has been found in Mosul.
From EuroNews, gunmen kidnap a volunteer from Italy in Kenya.
From Gatestone Institute, Germany appoints a Turkish Muslim as second-in-command of domestic intelligence.
From Breitbart, food stamp usage by immigrants has declined by 10 percent.
And from The Babylon Bee, Thanksgiving Day has been given a name change.
Now that I have a bit of free time, I can pass along a few things going on:
From FrontpageMag, British conservative Katie Hopkins speaks at an American conservative conference.
From National Review, how the "stolen election" bug infects our whole political spectrum.
From American Thinker, the two Americas, as exemplified by Amazon and Walmart.
From Townhall, House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-) starts an investigation of Ivanka Trump's emails.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the
From the Independent, the U.K.'s Work and Pensions Secretary admits that "anything could happen" if Parliament rejects the Brexit deal.
From BBC News, an estimated 85,000 children have died of malnutrition in Yemen.
From the NL Times, Dutch MPs clash with their Prime Minister over the rights of demonstrators at Sinterklaas festivals.
From Deutsche Welle, a German teenager obtains and then quickly loses his driver's license.
From Radio Praha, Czech Social Democrat MPs plan to skip Friday's scheduled "no confidence" vote.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak Prime Minister Andrej Danko survives a no confidence vote.
From Ekathimerini, sixth century mosaic looted from Cyprus will be reused.
From Total Croatia News, students in Split, Croatia reuse plastic waste.
From ANSA, a suspected ISIS "lone wolf" has been apprehended in Milan, Italy.
From Arutz Sheva, an engraved stone weight from the First Temple period has been found in Jerusalem.
From Iraqi News, a mass grave of Yazidis murdered by ISIS has been found in Mosul.
From EuroNews, gunmen kidnap a volunteer from Italy in Kenya.
From Gatestone Institute, Germany appoints a Turkish Muslim as second-in-command of domestic intelligence.
From Breitbart, food stamp usage by immigrants has declined by 10 percent.
And from The Babylon Bee, Thanksgiving Day has been given a name change.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Tuesday Links
Tomorrow I'll be driving down to Virginia to visit my siblings for Thanksgiving, so any posts I make during the next few days will most likely be briefer than normal. Meanwhile, here are some things going on:
From The Times Of Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu announces that Israel will not sign the U.N. migration pact. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Radio Poland, according to Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, Poland will not sign the U.N. migration pact. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Radio Praha, the Czech government approves a minimum wage hike for 2019.
From Deutsche Welle, the German government sets out a new immigration law.
From the NL Times, according to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, "both sides" were guilty of violence at Sinterklaas parties.
From Dutch News, the Dutch Senate votes in favor of changing the way mayors are chosen in the Netherlands.
From VRT NWS, the stabbing of a police officer in Brussels is being treated as terrorism.
From Voice Of Europe, although the knifeman reportedly yelled "Allahu akhbar!", authorities regard his motive as unknown. (If you read Flemish, read the story at HLN.)
From France24, French police try to dislodge "yellow vest" protesters.
From RFI, French mayors hold their annual conference in Paris.
From Politicalite, MPs from the DUP refuse to vote for the U.K. finance bill in response Prime Minister May's Brexit deal. (Via Voice Of Europe)
From the Express, U.K. Cabinet Brexiteers want the E.U. to "play ball" on trade.
From the Lancashire Telegraph, the Blackburn Cathedral promises that there will be more Islamic calls to prayer. (Instead of 4,000 holes, as John Lennon once observed, Blackburn, Lancashire more recently has had 1 Islamic call to prayer issued in a cathedral.)
From the (U.K.) Independent, Theresa May meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland considers establishing birthright citizenship.
From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "will probably stop" the strike by Canada Post workers, like his father did.
From El País, 49 people are injured and one killed when a train derails in Barcelona, Spain.
From Novinite, eight people are hurt when a rock falls onto a train in Bulgaria.
From the Malta Independent, 1963 people have been found working in Malta without the necessary permits.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gets a new ally from the U.S.
From Hungary Daily, former FYROM Prime Minister Gruevski has reportedly been given refugee status in Hungary.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Greece and Albania will be connected by a new rail line. (This time, a bit of good news about railroads.)
From the Greek Reporter, dozens of ancient Greek shipwrecks have been found looted off the Albanian coast.
From Russia Today, Russian officials warn Poland against building a permanent U.S. military base.
From Sputnik International, at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, a plane has apparently run over a man while taxiing.
From Arutz Sheva, does speaking against Islam make you an Islamophobe?
From the New Straits Times, a Malaysian Muslim scholar says that Muslims must oppose ICERD.
From Gatestone Institute, the E.U. plays a "dangerous new confidence game".
From FrontpageMag, the migrant caravan has been "decades in the making".
From National Review, "white privilege" is a canard.
From Townhall, "even astronauts fear the left".
From Breitbart, Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass) wants marijuana to be legalized nationally.
From The Washington Times, the Iraqi military says that they have killed 40 ISIS terrorists.
From NumbersUSA, migrants are at the border, and more are on the way.
From CNS News, Border Patrol agents rescue a Honduran illegal alien family from pillars in the Rio Grande.
From the New York Post, millennials cast off Christianity and embrace witchcraft.
From NBC News, a county commissioner in Kansas who talked about the "master race" has resigned. (For using this term, he gets the "stupid people" label.)
And from CBS This Morning, the mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts is first in line to buy recreational marijuana.
From The Times Of Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu announces that Israel will not sign the U.N. migration pact. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Radio Poland, according to Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, Poland will not sign the U.N. migration pact. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Radio Praha, the Czech government approves a minimum wage hike for 2019.
From Deutsche Welle, the German government sets out a new immigration law.
From the NL Times, according to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, "both sides" were guilty of violence at Sinterklaas parties.
From Dutch News, the Dutch Senate votes in favor of changing the way mayors are chosen in the Netherlands.
From VRT NWS, the stabbing of a police officer in Brussels is being treated as terrorism.
From Voice Of Europe, although the knifeman reportedly yelled "Allahu akhbar!", authorities regard his motive as unknown. (If you read Flemish, read the story at HLN.)
From France24, French police try to dislodge "yellow vest" protesters.
From RFI, French mayors hold their annual conference in Paris.
From Politicalite, MPs from the DUP refuse to vote for the U.K. finance bill in response Prime Minister May's Brexit deal. (Via Voice Of Europe)
From the Express, U.K. Cabinet Brexiteers want the E.U. to "play ball" on trade.
From the Lancashire Telegraph, the Blackburn Cathedral promises that there will be more Islamic calls to prayer. (Instead of 4,000 holes, as John Lennon once observed, Blackburn, Lancashire more recently has had 1 Islamic call to prayer issued in a cathedral.)
From the (U.K.) Independent, Theresa May meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland considers establishing birthright citizenship.
From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "will probably stop" the strike by Canada Post workers, like his father did.
From El País, 49 people are injured and one killed when a train derails in Barcelona, Spain.
From Novinite, eight people are hurt when a rock falls onto a train in Bulgaria.
From the Malta Independent, 1963 people have been found working in Malta without the necessary permits.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gets a new ally from the U.S.
From Hungary Daily, former FYROM Prime Minister Gruevski has reportedly been given refugee status in Hungary.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Greece and Albania will be connected by a new rail line. (This time, a bit of good news about railroads.)
From the Greek Reporter, dozens of ancient Greek shipwrecks have been found looted off the Albanian coast.
From Russia Today, Russian officials warn Poland against building a permanent U.S. military base.
From Sputnik International, at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, a plane has apparently run over a man while taxiing.
From Arutz Sheva, does speaking against Islam make you an Islamophobe?
From the New Straits Times, a Malaysian Muslim scholar says that Muslims must oppose ICERD.
From Gatestone Institute, the E.U. plays a "dangerous new confidence game".
From FrontpageMag, the migrant caravan has been "decades in the making".
From National Review, "white privilege" is a canard.
From Townhall, "even astronauts fear the left".
From Breitbart, Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass) wants marijuana to be legalized nationally.
From The Washington Times, the Iraqi military says that they have killed 40 ISIS terrorists.
From NumbersUSA, migrants are at the border, and more are on the way.
From CNS News, Border Patrol agents rescue a Honduran illegal alien family from pillars in the Rio Grande.
From the New York Post, millennials cast off Christianity and embrace witchcraft.
From NBC News, a county commissioner in Kansas who talked about the "master race" has resigned. (For using this term, he gets the "stupid people" label.)
And from CBS This Morning, the mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts is first in line to buy recreational marijuana.
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