Thursday Things

As we get to four-one-one, here are some things going on:

From National Review, "the equality act is about coercion".

From FrontpageMag, why the left can't stand calling America "great".

From Townhall, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Buttigieg sounds like the church lady.

From The Washington Free Beacon, more than 100,000 people tried to enter the United States illegally in March.

From the Washington Examiner, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talks about "tactile nuclear weapons".  (As far as I know, she was not referring to former Vice President Biden, but to her credit, she didn't pronounce "nuclear" as "noo-kyoo-lar" like President Bush the Younger.)

From The Federalist, former Obama White House lawyer Greg Craig is indicted for allegedly covering up his work for the Ukrainian government.  (The real collusion appears to have been Ukrainian, not Russian.)

From American Thinker, migrants in the latest caravan are so poor that they have brand-name clothes and cell phones.

From CNS News, the Electoral College is under attack.

From LifeZette, after Ecuador withdraws his asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is arrested by British Police.

From CBC News, Canada's building laws are getting rewritten due to climate change.

From Global News, Canada's pesticide laws are getting rewritten to help save bees.

From the Express, according to a British polling expert, the E.U. granted the U.K. an extension because its fears a no-deal Brexit.

From the Evening Standard, U.K. Prime Minister May defiantly refuses to resign.

From the (U.K.) Independent, what happens with Brexit after October?

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish police rule out any dissident republican link to the theft of ATMs.

From the Irish Examiner, what does the Brextension mean for Ireland?

From RFI, French President Emanuel Macron signs an anti-riot bill into law.

From El País, the Spanish Supreme Court will not release Catalan separatists from jail to campaign in upcoming elections.

From Morocco World News, Moroccan police and customs officers seize about 12 tons of cannabis.

From the Malta Independent, the rescue ship Alan Kurdi still hasn't found a place where it will be allowed to dock.

From ANSA, Italian Interior Minister Salvini says that 90 migrants who were taken to Lampedusa will be expelled.

From SwissInfo, non-drivers pay a large share of the costs of Swiss roads.

From the NL Times, about 30 people jump out a truck from Cyprus in Maastricht, Netherlands.

From Dutch News, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is pleased with the Brexit extension given to the U.K.

From Deutsche Welle, former Pope Benedict blames hippies for sexual abuse in the Church.

From Radio Poland, the Polish leadership has a duty to the country after the 2010 plane crash.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak politicians support the longest Brexit extension possible.

From the Hungary Journal, the leader of the Hungarian branch of Generation Identity wants stronger immigration policies.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Alfahír.)

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto calls education and regional stability the key to stopping illegal migration.

From Hungary Today, Hungary will open a consular and trade mission in Panama.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the prime ministers Albania and Greece will meet in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

From the Greek Reporter, U.S. President Trump's proposed tariffs on E.U. products will not include Greek Feta cheese.

From Novinite, Lockheed Martin will open a base in Bulgaria for maintaining F-16s.

From Russia Today, according to the head of Roscosmos, U.S. plans to return to the moon are a cover for "shady operations".

From Sputnik International, pieces of an Indian satellite won't collide with the International Space Station - probably.

From The Moscow Times, Russian officials "condemn" the arrest of Julian Assange.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to a Russian spokesman, some components of the S-400 air defense system can be made in Turkey.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey condemns decisions by France and Italy to recognize the Armenian genocide.

From Rûdaw, Syrian Kurds announce a deal to return 31,000 displaced Iraqis.

From Arutz Sheva, the New Right will not have any seats in the Knesset.

From The Times Of Israel, the IDF arrest four Gazans trying to illegally enter Israel.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes into the moon.

From YNetNews, more on the unsuccessful landing by Beresheet.

From Egypt Today, Sudan's army announces the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir.

From Radio Farda, floods disrupt oil production in southwestern Iran.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan will not participate in talks between the U.S. and the Taliban.

From Pakistan Today, Saudi Arabia executes a Pakistani couple over heroin smuggling.

From Khaama Press, in Afghanistan's Kunar province, an ISIS-K commander gets droned.

From Gatestone Institute, "is Iran winning in Yemen?"

From WPVI-TV, Chicago sues Jussie Smollett for the cost of their investigation.

From the New York Post, a man charged with raping and killing a jogger is a twice-deported illegal alien.

From MediaIte, an NBC host refers to Chelsea Manning with masculine pronouns.  (via Twitchy)

And from The Guardian, a wheelchair tennis tournament can't get a level playing field.