Thursday Things

On a sunny but cold Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, something that I have long suspected about politicians.

From Townhall, how the media turned a Democrat pedophile into a Trump scandal.

From The Washington Free Beacon, federal agencies had a large spending binge at the end of last fiscal year.

From the Washington Examiner, new congresscritter AOC (D-NY) gets an ethics complaint.

From The Federalist, seven arguments for legalizing marijuana that are not really credible.

From American Thinker, could Democrats make abortion mandatory?

From CNS News, when it comes to social media, who guards the guardians?

From FrontpageMag, Democrats bow in deference to the Jew-hatred of congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

From CBC News, cities in Canada and Norway come to a "moosarandum of understanding".

From CTV News, a storm prevents Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut to deliver his apology to the Inuit.

From the Express, former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants Brexit delayed for another year.

From the Evening Standard, the U.K.'s attorney general wants to bring new contempt of court proceedings against activist Tommy Robinson.

From the Independent, E.U. negotiators give the U.K. 48 hours to present a new plan for the Irish backstop.

From the Irish Examiner, police find terror-related equipment in a forest in County Armagh, Ireland.

From France24, a French cardinal is convicted of covering up sexual abuse.

From RFI, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe "slaps down" a U.N. request for an inquiry about police behavior toward "yellow vest" protesters.

From El País, the leader of Spain's Popular Party calls the International Women's Day march "politicized" and "partisan".

From Morocco World News, female ambassadors to Morocco celebrate Women's Day wearing Moroccan caftans.

From Total Croatia News, Croatia and Germany sign a major cooperation agreement.

From the Independent Balkan News Agency, Greece's president urges Turkey, Albania and Kosovo to obey European law.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece's economy grew by 1.9 percent in 2018.

From Russia Today, the Russian parliament approves legislation against fake news and insulting the state.

From Sputnik International, the U.S. embassy in Russia confirms that two Americans have been detained in Novorossiysk.

From Radio Poland, the Polish communist regime saw Pope John Paul II as their main enemy.

From Radio Praha, Russia will respond to the Czech Republic banning one of its diplomats from entering.

From Daily News Hungary, the parties Fidesz and EPP dispute migration centers.

From Hungary Today, the Visegrad group plans its largest-ever rail project.

From About Hungary, a Fidesz spokesman sets forth the party's priorities.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany's foreign minister calls the expulsion of his country's ambassador to Venezuela "unacceptable".

From the NL Times, the Dutch Museum for Ethnology will return art objects taken from other cultures.

From Dutch News, a coal-fired power station in Amsterdam's port area will be closed next year, instead of in 2024.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at RTL Nieuws.)

From VRT NWS, Brexit protests by French customs workers close a Belgian motorway.

From Rûdaw, a Christian organization delivers aid and medical care to people escaping the last holdout of ISIS.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks against the Blue and White Party.

From The Times Of Israel, a Palestinian negotiator calls for a boycott of the U.S. embassy mission to the Palestinians.

From The Jerusalem Post, Yazidi and Shiite children celebrate being free from ISIS.

From YNetNews, a member of the Blue and White Party will become the first Druze woman to serve is Israel's Knesset.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian police in Giza send seven Hasm terrorists to their virgins.

From Dawn, one person is killed and 30 others injured by a grenade explosion at a bus station the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir.

From The Express Tribune, the conservation process on the world's largest picture wall, in Lahore, Pakistan, is set to be completed this month.

From Pakistan Today, "lessons from Pulwama".

From Khaama Press, senior Afghan and U.S. officials visit the province of Helmand.

From NDTV, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf claims that his country's intelligence used Jaish-e-Mohammed to attack India.

From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian state sets up a unit to monitor online insults to Islam.

From Gatestone Institute, the Palestinians have arrested and tortured journalists.

From Fox News, Utah may soon decriminalize extramarital sex.

And from the New York Post, for one Little League player, the score is Arms-1, Home Runs-2.