As another month comes to an end, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the investigation led by Special Counsel Mueller "was always an impeachment probe".
From Townhall, Attorney General Barr's hilarious response to concerns about trolling over his reputation.
From FrontpageMag, police and ICE must cooperate in order to combat MS-13.
From The Washington Free Beacon, federal prosecutors go after convicted domestic abusers with illegal guns.
From the Washington Examiner, the job of government is not to determine the good life, but to let people pursue it.
From The Federalist, a lawsuit exposes the origins of the Russiagate hoax.
From American Thinker, what the people who have lived under socialism can tell you about it.
From CNS News, according to its Inspector General, the DOJ has declined to prosecute an FBI official who made an illegal leak to the media.
From LifeZette, actor Robert DeNiro thinks that President Trump can be indicted for multiple felonies. (If so, could Trump receive a deal similar to that given to Jussie Smollett?)
From The Conservative Woman, if you want to lead the U.K. Tories, get rid of the feminism.
From CBC News, environmentalists partially blame Canada for its trash controversy with the Philippines.
From Global News, in Quebec, the nurse who wasn't.
From CTV News, Native American artifacts up to 3,000 years old have been unearthed in a park in Calgary.
From TeleSUR, Brazil's minister of education mocks protesters with a video of Singing In The Rain.
From Morocco World News, a Moroccan professor receives Canada's highest education award.
From The Portugal News, beware the slime.
From El País, ten Spanish cities which include archaeological sites.
From EuroNews, could a drone developed by Spanish engineers help rescue migrants in the Mediterranean?
From the Malta Independent, Malta gets its first Starbucks.
From Malta Today, Maltese customs officials seize over 4,100 bottles of non-alcoholic beverages.
From ANSA, over 860 cases of the measles have occurred in Italy so far this year.
From France24, Paris bans smoking in 52 public parks and gardens.
From the Express, E.U. Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is caught admitting that he will "use Ireland" in discussions with the U.K.
From the Evening Standard, the Trump baby blimp gets the green light to fly over London when the U.S. president visits. (As I've previously noted, I'd rather that they bring back Pink Floyd's pig.)
From the (U.K.) Independent, former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron gets a job at an American AI firm. (Perhaps he will help bring our new robot overlords into existence.)
From the (Irish) Independent, more Dublin residents protest against tree removal.
From the Irish Examiner, the Chief Justice of Northern Ireland rule that police must return documents seized from two journalists. (In this case about what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of, the press gets a victory.)
From Euractiv, on the other hand, freedom of the press doesn't appear very strong in some parts of Europe.
From VRT NWS, two burglars attack an 89-year-old man in his home in Antwerp, Belgium.
From the NL Times, Twitter suspends Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
From Dutch News, anorexia support sites are invaded by predatory "coaches". (If you read Dutch, read more at NOS.)
From Deutsche Welle, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets German Chancellor Merkel.
From Free West Media, a dispute over the Sarotti-Mohr image has gone on for months in Mannheim, Germany.
From the CPH Post, a Moroccan accused of killing a Danish backpacker claims to have lost faith in ISIS.
From Radio Poland, the Polish party Law and Justice has the fourth most seats in the new European Parliament.
From Radio Praha, a charity concert for the victims of the Sri Lanka attacks is planned for tomorrow in Prague.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Prime Minister Orban, the victory of the Fidesz party "commands respect".
From Daily News Hungary, researchers find evidence of Hungarian-speaking people who lived centuries ago near the Ural Mountains.
From Hungary Today, Hungary's opposition group Democratic Coalition will stay allied with other European socialists.
From About Hungary, Hungary strengthens its ties with its "good neighbor" Croatia.
From Russia Today, under a new law, Russia air crews could have the power to handcuff unruly passengers.
From Sputnik International, Malaysia's prime minister says that the investigation of the MH17 crash has been politicized to blame Russia.
From The Moscow Times, Ukraine's new president wants the E.U. to continue its sanctions on Russia.
From Romania-Insider, Pope Francis arrives in Romania.
From Novinite, according to Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov, Bulgaria will not make any compromises on the quality of the F-16s bought from the U.S.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia accepts its sixth group of refugees from Syria.
From Independent Balkan New Agency, the Netherlands demands that the E.U. reinstate visa requirements for Albanians.
From Ekathimerini, police in the Greek region of Achaia arrest three Pakistanis over the kidnapping and murder of a "compatriot". (This story sounded familiar, and a look at this week's earlier posts showed a similar incident involving Pakistani occurred in Thessaloniki. I had to make sure that I wasn't posting the same story twice.)
From the Greek Reporter, about 12,500 refugee children attend school in Greece.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to U.S. Secretary of State, efforts are underway to establish a safe zone in northern Syria.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey starts investigating a German journalist of Turkish descent for her social media accounts. (Looks like I must again ask, what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From Rûdaw, Iraqi security forces ignore attacks by ISIS on Kakai farmlands. (The Kakai are a Kurdish group.)
From Arutz Sheva, the leader of Hezbollah calls the U.S. peace plan a "historic crime".
From The Times Of Israel, two people are stabbed in Jerusalem's Old City.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Speaker of Lebanon's parliament explains how to recognize a Jew. (If you read Arabic, read the story at Al-Jumhouriyya.)
From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi performs the Umrah in Mecca. (The Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca which may be performed at any time of the year, unlike the Hajj, which occurs only at a certain fixed times.)
From Radio Farda, Iran observes Quds Day.
From IranWire, Iran reportedly brings new charges against an imprisoned civil society activist.
From the Qatar Tribune, a youth-based charity tries to help thousands of people during Ramadan.
From Dawn, the U.N. assures Pakistan that there will be help to curb the recent HIV outbreak.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan urges Iran to resolve issue through diplomatic means.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife perform the Umrah in Mecca. (Did they run into Egyptian President al-Sisi?)
From Khaama Press, Afghan special forces rescue another 33 people from another Taliban prison.
From The Hans India, Indian police are warned about landmines.
From the Hindustan Times, a Bangladeshi terror group reportedly sets up bases in India.
From ANI, three women plan to ride their motorcycles from India to London.
From the Daily Mirror, according to a prelate, extremists have been replacing signs in Sinhala with Arabic signs. (Extremists of what sort? To find out, read the story.)
From the Colombo Page, India's prime minister meets with Sri Lanka's president.
From The Himalayan Times, why have so many people recently died on Mount Everest?
From Rappler, a Dutch birdwatcher is killed as he tries to escape from the Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf.
From News(dot)com(cot)au, a Muslim doctor in Sydney, Australia is called an "enemy" because his charity includes Jewish volunteers.
From Gatestone Institute, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu should talk to European nationalists.
From NewsBusters, how media companies come down on the pro-abortion side.
From Fox News, a suspected shooter kills 11 people at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and is reportedly dead himself.
From the New York Post, New York's Mr. Bill blames his staff for his absence from a 9/11 memorial event.
And from Newsweek, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte claims to have "cured" himself of homosexuality.
Friday, May 31, 2019
Music Break
Now that this month is almost over, I have found a set of songs to mark its last day. First up is John Lennon's Nobody Told Me, from his (and Yoko Ono's) 1984 album Milk and Honey. The video shows John and Yoko, along with his buddy George Harrison, TV host Dick Cavett, and legendary actor/dancer Fred Astaire. I'd say that this was one of Lennon's catchier post-Beatles tunes, with some rather profound lyrics.
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Thursday Things
On a day that started hot and turned wet, here are some things going on:
From EuroNews, Poland's free-roaming cows will not be turned into hamburgers.
From Radio Poland, the Polish foreign ministry wants plaques placed at the site of the 2010 presidential plane crash removed.
From The Slovak Spectator, the cover of Nature features a photo from the Slovak forest Vel'ká Fatra.
From Daily News Hungary, seven people are killed when two ships collide in the Danube River.
From Hungary Today, more on the fatal ship collision.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban receives Canadian political scientist Jordan Peterson.
From Russia Today, the Russian Army shows off its armored cars, trucks, and SUVs.
From Sputnik International, Russian President Putin submits a bill to the lower house of the Duma, which would suspend compliance with the INF treaty.
From The Moscow Times, Russian border guards arrest two men from Iraq trying to enter Norway. (Apparently, protecting your country's border, in this case against illegal exit, is not racist or xenophobic when the Russians do it.)
From Romania-Insider, Romania prepares for a visit by the pope, including the construction of a throne for him. (If you read Romanian, read the story at MediaFax.)
From Ekathimerini, Greek taxpayers may amend their returns before June 30 without paying a penalty.
From the Greek Reporter, a Greek scientist invents a system which produces oxygen from carbon dioxide, which could be used on Mars.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, three cantons in Bosnia and Hercegovina do not recognize the status of resident Serbs.
From Total Croatia News, Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege thinks Croatia can contribute to an effort against wartime rape.
From ANSA, the Hungarian party Fidesz is unlikely to join the group of nationalist parties which includes the Italian party League.
From SwissInfo, one of the ships involved in the fatal collision in Hungary is Swiss.
From the Malta Independent, Sicily's Mount Etna erupts again.
From Morocco World News, Morocco's Noor III solar power plant is doing better than expected, so far.
From El País, the dilemma faced by former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, recently elected to the European Parliament.
From France24, the suspected Lyon bomber pledged allegiance to ISIS.
From RFI, to continue a theme I noticed yesterday, what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?
From Voice Of Europe, over 600,000 migrants reportedly entered the U.K. in 2018.
From the Daily Mail, a British schoolgirl in Dubai is stripped of her inheritance by a sharia court because she is a Christian. (For anyone who thinks that sharia is only imposed upon Muslims, think again.)
From the Express, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage makes a "bold promise" on what he will do if the U.K. does not leave the E.U. this coming October.
From the Evening Standard, in an alleged "human rights breach", some immigrants are held for long periods of time at a facility near Heathrow Airport.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a man who wore blackface at an office party has his hate crime conviction overturned. (If Virginia's governor learns about this, he might breathe a small sigh of relief.)
From the (Irish) Independent, protesters who oppose the removal of trees in Dublin chain themselves to them.
From the Irish Examiner, due to a recount, south Ireland might not have any MEPs until July.
From the NL Times, Amsterdam introduces better law enforcement through chemistry.
From Dutch News, a U.K. national in the Netherlands talks about how she has been affected by Brexit.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's interior minister distances himself from "anti-immigration" populists. (I would think that the term "anti-immigration" does not mean that someone wants to eliminate immigration entirely, but merely wants to limit immigration to finite amounts instead of being required to take in anyone who can make his way into his country.)
From the CPH Post, immigration was a key issue in the 2019 E.U. election.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the UNDP calls Turkey a "beacon of hope" for refugees.
From Turkish Minute, U.S. President Trump thanks Turkish President Erdoğan for releasing a Turkish-American scientist.
From Rûdaw, several explosions occur in Kirkuk, Iraq.
From Arutz Sheva, a gay pride parade and a family values rally.
From The Times Of Israel, you can't ordain a gay rabbi, because Jewish law can't be changed. (TTOI published the counter-argument two days ago.)
From The Jerusalem Post, German Chancellor Merkel refuses to outlaw Hezbollah.
From YNetNews, Prime Minister Netanyahu shows off a map of Israel including Golan Heights, which came from U.S. President Trump.
From Egypt Today, in the central Egyptian site of Tuna el-Gebel, a house from the Ptolemaic period is discovered.
From Radio Farda, while the U.S. warns Iran against attack, Saudi Arabia calls for unity among Arabs.
From Dawn, a team from the WHO and Pakistan's health minister discuss a HIV outbreak.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan races to keep "runaway" glaciers from mountain villages.
From Pakistan Today, a retired brigadier and a civilian get the death penalty for espionage and leaking information. (Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and the former Bradley Manning might wish to take note.)
From Khaama Press, Afghan special forces rescue 32 people from a Taliban prison in the province of Zabul.
From the Hindustan Times, the cabinet of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will include six women.
From ANI, in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India, 16-year-old boy dies of a heart attack from playing a video game.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena denies being informed beforehand of the Easter Sunday attacks.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that steps must be taken to prevent the rise of terror organizations.
From the Himalayan Times, due to a lack of a local school, children in Hausalpur, Nepal are forced to attend school in India.
From Gatestone Institute, guilt by association is the new smear machine.
From CBC News, the Canadian garbage will soon be on its way home.
From Global News, police in Montreal let jaywalkers choose their punishment.
From CTV News, a look at Alberta's wildfires from space.
From The Conservative Woman, left-wing hypocrites and the milkshake throwers.
From National Review, socialists don't want equality, but power.
From Townhall, President Trump's desire to obscure the USS McCain appears to be fake news.
From FrontpageMag, what populist victories have in common is contempt from elites.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) calls for the end of sanctuary cities.
From the Washington Examiner, a group of migrants arrested in El Paso is worthy of Guinness, and I don't mean the Irish beer.
From The Federalist, whether the warmists believe it or not, we don't have climate chaos.
From American Thinker, a left-wing actor comes clean about his side's desire for power.
From CNS News, Trump has his moment of self-contradiction.
From NewsBusters, a Telemundo anchor calls a private wall-funding group "anti-immigrant".
From the New York Post, meet New York's bee police.
And from The Peedmont, former governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) does his best airplane imitation.
From EuroNews, Poland's free-roaming cows will not be turned into hamburgers.
From Radio Poland, the Polish foreign ministry wants plaques placed at the site of the 2010 presidential plane crash removed.
From The Slovak Spectator, the cover of Nature features a photo from the Slovak forest Vel'ká Fatra.
From Daily News Hungary, seven people are killed when two ships collide in the Danube River.
From Hungary Today, more on the fatal ship collision.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban receives Canadian political scientist Jordan Peterson.
From Russia Today, the Russian Army shows off its armored cars, trucks, and SUVs.
From Sputnik International, Russian President Putin submits a bill to the lower house of the Duma, which would suspend compliance with the INF treaty.
From The Moscow Times, Russian border guards arrest two men from Iraq trying to enter Norway. (Apparently, protecting your country's border, in this case against illegal exit, is not racist or xenophobic when the Russians do it.)
From Romania-Insider, Romania prepares for a visit by the pope, including the construction of a throne for him. (If you read Romanian, read the story at MediaFax.)
From Ekathimerini, Greek taxpayers may amend their returns before June 30 without paying a penalty.
From the Greek Reporter, a Greek scientist invents a system which produces oxygen from carbon dioxide, which could be used on Mars.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, three cantons in Bosnia and Hercegovina do not recognize the status of resident Serbs.
From Total Croatia News, Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege thinks Croatia can contribute to an effort against wartime rape.
From ANSA, the Hungarian party Fidesz is unlikely to join the group of nationalist parties which includes the Italian party League.
From SwissInfo, one of the ships involved in the fatal collision in Hungary is Swiss.
From the Malta Independent, Sicily's Mount Etna erupts again.
From Morocco World News, Morocco's Noor III solar power plant is doing better than expected, so far.
From El País, the dilemma faced by former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, recently elected to the European Parliament.
From France24, the suspected Lyon bomber pledged allegiance to ISIS.
From RFI, to continue a theme I noticed yesterday, what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?
From Voice Of Europe, over 600,000 migrants reportedly entered the U.K. in 2018.
From the Daily Mail, a British schoolgirl in Dubai is stripped of her inheritance by a sharia court because she is a Christian. (For anyone who thinks that sharia is only imposed upon Muslims, think again.)
From the Express, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage makes a "bold promise" on what he will do if the U.K. does not leave the E.U. this coming October.
From the Evening Standard, in an alleged "human rights breach", some immigrants are held for long periods of time at a facility near Heathrow Airport.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a man who wore blackface at an office party has his hate crime conviction overturned. (If Virginia's governor learns about this, he might breathe a small sigh of relief.)
From the (Irish) Independent, protesters who oppose the removal of trees in Dublin chain themselves to them.
From the Irish Examiner, due to a recount, south Ireland might not have any MEPs until July.
From the NL Times, Amsterdam introduces better law enforcement through chemistry.
From Dutch News, a U.K. national in the Netherlands talks about how she has been affected by Brexit.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's interior minister distances himself from "anti-immigration" populists. (I would think that the term "anti-immigration" does not mean that someone wants to eliminate immigration entirely, but merely wants to limit immigration to finite amounts instead of being required to take in anyone who can make his way into his country.)
From the CPH Post, immigration was a key issue in the 2019 E.U. election.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the UNDP calls Turkey a "beacon of hope" for refugees.
From Turkish Minute, U.S. President Trump thanks Turkish President Erdoğan for releasing a Turkish-American scientist.
From Rûdaw, several explosions occur in Kirkuk, Iraq.
From Arutz Sheva, a gay pride parade and a family values rally.
From The Times Of Israel, you can't ordain a gay rabbi, because Jewish law can't be changed. (TTOI published the counter-argument two days ago.)
From The Jerusalem Post, German Chancellor Merkel refuses to outlaw Hezbollah.
From YNetNews, Prime Minister Netanyahu shows off a map of Israel including Golan Heights, which came from U.S. President Trump.
From Egypt Today, in the central Egyptian site of Tuna el-Gebel, a house from the Ptolemaic period is discovered.
From Radio Farda, while the U.S. warns Iran against attack, Saudi Arabia calls for unity among Arabs.
From Dawn, a team from the WHO and Pakistan's health minister discuss a HIV outbreak.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan races to keep "runaway" glaciers from mountain villages.
From Pakistan Today, a retired brigadier and a civilian get the death penalty for espionage and leaking information. (Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and the former Bradley Manning might wish to take note.)
From Khaama Press, Afghan special forces rescue 32 people from a Taliban prison in the province of Zabul.
From the Hindustan Times, the cabinet of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will include six women.
From ANI, in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India, 16-year-old boy dies of a heart attack from playing a video game.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena denies being informed beforehand of the Easter Sunday attacks.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that steps must be taken to prevent the rise of terror organizations.
From the Himalayan Times, due to a lack of a local school, children in Hausalpur, Nepal are forced to attend school in India.
From Gatestone Institute, guilt by association is the new smear machine.
From CBC News, the Canadian garbage will soon be on its way home.
From Global News, police in Montreal let jaywalkers choose their punishment.
From CTV News, a look at Alberta's wildfires from space.
From The Conservative Woman, left-wing hypocrites and the milkshake throwers.
From National Review, socialists don't want equality, but power.
From Townhall, President Trump's desire to obscure the USS McCain appears to be fake news.
From FrontpageMag, what populist victories have in common is contempt from elites.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) calls for the end of sanctuary cities.
From the Washington Examiner, a group of migrants arrested in El Paso is worthy of Guinness, and I don't mean the Irish beer.
From The Federalist, whether the warmists believe it or not, we don't have climate chaos.
From American Thinker, a left-wing actor comes clean about his side's desire for power.
From CNS News, Trump has his moment of self-contradiction.
From NewsBusters, a Telemundo anchor calls a private wall-funding group "anti-immigrant".
From the New York Post, meet New York's bee police.
And from The Peedmont, former governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) does his best airplane imitation.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Wednesday Links
On a very warm (around here, anyway) Wednesday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, no free country should accept "not exonerated" as a standard.
From Townhall, Special Counsel Robert Mueller announces his resignation, says that his report is complete, and nothing else needs to be said.
From The Washington Free Beacon, some of President Trump's possible 2020 opponents call for his impeachment.
From the Washington Examiner, Democratic leaders, on the other hand, "sidestep" impeachment.
From The Federalist, because of political correctness, some inconvenient facts about anti-Semitism are downplayed.
From American Thinker, there is no such thing as a "moderate" Muslim Brotherhood member.
From CNS News, the White House press secretary notes that Mueller is moving on, and recommends that everyone else should do likewise. (The phrase "move on" sounds vaguely familiar.)
From LifeZette, according to Mueller, his team did not have the "option" of charging Trump with a crime.
From FrontpageMag, what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?
From CTV News, Canada establishes a hotline for victims of human trafficking.
From Morocco World News, U.S. envoy Jason Greenblatt calls Morocco an important friend and ally.
From SwissInfo, Swiss scientists find that chimps eat crabs.
From Total Croatia News, a Dubrovnik area project will connect Lokrum Island and the Trsteno Arboretum. (I visited all three places in 2007. If you read Croatian, read the story at Morski, whose name means "of the sea".)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the "key findings" of the European Commission's 2019 report on Albania.
From Ekathimerini, about 30 "far-left" protesters interrupt a meeting of the University of Thessaloniki senate. (Since I take the label "far-right" with a bit of NaCl, and thus usually use quotes around it, I will do the same for "far-left", just to be even-handed.)
From the Greek Reporter, Frontex rescues 60 migrants near the Greek island of Samos.
From Romania-Insider, the U.S. embassy in Bucharest gives Women of Courage awards to seven Romanian women.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Turkey's operations in northern Iraq is to eradicate the "terror threat" from the PKK.
From Turkish Minute, Iraq hands over to Turkey 188 children of suspected ISIS members of Turkish origin.
From Arutz Sheva, the son-in-law of the U.S. president meets with the king of Jordan.
From The Times Of Israel, as a "final offer" from Prime Minister Netanyahu is rejected, the Knesset appears ready to dissolve.
From The Jerusalem Post, the IDF destroys Hezbollah's largest cross-border tunnel.
From YNetNews, an Israeli widow warns a conference in Paris to watch out how the Palestinian Authority spends the money they are sent.
From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi orders that the country's tourist attractions are upgraded.
From Radio Farda, U.S. President Trump's denial of an intended regime change in Iran annoys that country's opposition.
From IranWire, the rise and fall of Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi.
From The Express Tribune, a mountain climber from Skardu, Pakistan reaches the top of Makalu, the world's fifth highest mountain. (He thus gets the "badass" label.)
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan International Airlines brings 300 Pakistanis stranded in Malaysia back home.
From Khaama Press, U.S. airstrikes send four Pakistani ISIS terrorists to their virgins.
From The Hans India, two persons are arrested and suspected of spying for Pakistan after taking photos outside an Indian army camp in Jammu.
From the Hindustan Times, the Maldivian Parliament invites Indian Prime Minister Narandra Modi to give a speech.
From the Daily Mirror, Muslims demolish a mosque used by the National Thawheed Jama'at.
From the Colombo Page, many countries have relaxed their travel restrictions for Sri Lanka.
From Jewish News Syndicate, a German imam repeats the same old lies about Jews.
From Gatestone Institute, the Palestinian war against President Trump's peace plan.
From The Conservative Woman, would any would-be Conservative leader put Nigel Farage on the Brexit negotiating team?
From the Express, how Farage "walked out" on the "Eurosceptic supergroup" talks. (If Farage is put on any Brexit negotiating team, as TCW suggests, will he walk out of that, too?)
From BBC News, the London Bridge attackers used pink knives.
From the Evening Standard, Monty Python veteran John Cleese is slammed after saying that London isn't "an English city any more".
From the Independent, according to former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine, the contest to lead the Conservatives is an "arms race to be the most Faragiste".
From the Irish Examiner, a laser light is allegedly used to target the crew of an Irish Coast Guard helicopter.
From France24, a journalist for the daily Le Monde refuses to tell French intelligence her source. (Again I ask, what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From VRT NWS, the leader of the "far-right" party Vlaams Belang has a "pleasant and calm conversation" with Belgium's king.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands becomes the first country to ban Hell's Angels.
From Dutch News, the Dutch king invites the American president to a ceremony commemorating the Battle of the Scheldt.
From Deutsche Welle, a majority of polled Germans do not want Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to be their next chancellor.
From the CPH Post, Denmark copes with a growing trend of illegal trailer parks.
From Radio Poland, the group Solidarni 2010 promises a hunger strike to demand a more vigorous probe into the plane crash that killed Poland's president. (The group met in the city of Zielona Góra, whose name means "green mountain", which is also the meaning of the name "Vermont".)
From Radio Praha, two Roma activists receive the František Kriegel award.
From The Slovak Spectator, how to feed the ground squirrels in Biele Vody, Slovakia. (Permitted an educated guess, I'd say that the Slovak name "Biele Vody" means "white waters", since it resembles the equivalent Polish term białe wody.)
From The Unshackled, Slovakia is the only E.U. member state to have no mosques.
From the Hungary Journal, the Hungarian government backs neither Manfred Weber nor Frans Timmermans to be the new European Commission president.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary will receive uncontaminated oil via the Druzhba pipeline today.
From Hungary Today, the Hungarian foreign ministry hopes that new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would help resolve problems arising from the Ukrainian language law.
From About Hungary, the Visegrad Group "sends a clear message" about the future of the E.U. in the 2019 elections.
From Russia Today, the new Russia "quantum phone" promises perfect security.
From Sputnik International, Ukrainian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky explains why his arrest is illegal. (For the third time, I ask, what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From The Moscow Times, Russian communists demand an apology and that the last season of Game of Thrones is re-shot. (I would tell them "Go to Hell", but I don't know how to say it in Russian. Perhaps the Polish idźcie do piekła will be close enough.)
From The Jakarta Post, Amnesty International accuses Myanmar of new war crimes against the Rakhine rebels.
From The Borneo Post, a construction worker is charged with eight terror-related offenses.
From CNBC, a man lights himself on fire near the White House. (This shows that the "stupid people" label is still useful. The story comes via the New York Post.)
From The Daily Caller, according to his daughter Jenna, President Bush the Younger was not a fan of Nirvana.
From the New York Post, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) criticizes his state's legislature for not passing laws lifting the ban on surrogacy contracts.
From the Insider, Venezuela's economy is so bad that criminals can't afford to buy bullets.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Links For A Monday-Like Tuesday
As the shortened workweek gets underway, here are some things going on:
From Free West Media, according to a friend of his, the suspected Lyon package bomber "was not radical".
From Breitbart, the Lyon bomb suspect is reportedly an illegal alien from Algeria. (If you read French, read more at FranceInfo.)
From France24, French emergency room workers stage a five-minute walkout.
From RFI, a court in Baghdad, Iraq sentences two more French ISIS members to death.
From VRT NWS, what happens to the ballots after they've been counted?
From the NL Times, a transit strike leaves Dutch railroad stations empty, except for confused tourists.
From Dutch News, a housing association in Maastricht, Netherlands wants to keep a Moluccan neighborhood Moluccan. (I had previously thought that only President Jimmy Carter would favor anything like that.)
From Deutsche Welle, instead of Jews being told to remove their yarmulkes, Germans are urged to wear them in solidarity with Jews.
From the CPH Post, please do not ski - yet - on the incinerator in Amager, Denmark.
From Radio Poland, Poland wants to buy American F-35A fighter jets.
From The Slovak Spectator, a look at Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia, where yours truly once stayed.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's cabinet calls the persecution of Christians a "concealed humanitarian disaster".
From Hungary Today, will the Hungarian party Fidesz and the European Peoples Party "break up or make up"?
From About Hungary, Hungary supports admitting North Macedonia into the E.U.
From Russia Today, Russia will show its new drone, named Hunter.
From The Moscow Times, Chinese officials are reportedly searching the phones of Russian visitors.
From Euractiv, former Trump aid Steve Bannon finds himself under fire in Kazakhstan.
From Romania-Insider, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila asks her party "to stop talking about justice".
From Novinite, Bulgaria becomes the first E.U. country to allow the sale of cannabidiol.
From Ekathimerini, police in Thessaloniki, Greece arrest four Pakistanis for holding two people for ransom.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rallies his party for the snap election scheduled for July.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, police in Kosovo arrest a number of people, including their own officials.
From EuroNews, in response to the Kosovo police operation, Serbia puts its own forces on alert.
From Total Croatia News, one official of the HDZ party thinks that Croatia is under attack from.......Pamela Anderson?
From ANSA, it's a mistake to build new walls, says a man who lives in an area surrounded by some very old walls.
From the Malta Independent, a Maltese court rules that there is enough evidence to indict two soldiers for the murder of a migrant from Ivory Coast.
From Malta Today, milkshake tossing will not win political battles.
From El País, will Madrid's new right-wing mayor get rid of the anti-pollution plan for the city center?
From The Portugal News, would anyone like some sardines?
From Morocco World News, Morocco will get a visit from U.S. President Trump's son-in-law.
From TeleSUR, two communist dictatorships strengthen their ties to deal with U.S. sanctions.
From CBC News, Malaysia will send back plastic shipped from Canada.
From Global News, according to Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, China refuses to talk about two Canadians detained in that country.
From CTV News, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen introduces a bill that would add a reference to the rights of indigenous people to Canada's citizenship oath.
From the Daily Mail, Somali parents in London send their children to Somalia because they think it's safer than London.
From the Express, the "shocking amount" of money which the U.K. provides to the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, a watchdog launches an investigation into alleged anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.
From the Independent, beware the no-deal Brexit, says the person who couldn't get a Brexit deal.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Gardaí believe that a man shot dead in Dublin was an Iranian organized crime hitman.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish prosecutors issue arrest warrants for 100 people over suspected links to FETÖ.
From Turkish Minute, a Turkish pilot deployed to Afghanistan was reportedly falsely charged with flying in an aerial campaign during the 2016 coup.
From Rûdaw, Aramaic is in danger of becoming extinct in Maalula, Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, a Knesset committee approves a bill to dissolve the Knesset.
From The Times Of Israel, the Israeli Likud and Kulanu parties agree to a merger.
From The Jerusalem Post, negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to demarcate their land and maritime borders enter their final phase.
From YNetNews, in the Middle East, Ramadan has been good for Facebook and Google.
From Egypt Today, Egypt and Switzerland sign an agreement to provide clean drinking water in the Aswan region.
From Radio Farda, a female immigrant from Iran wins a seat in the Belgian parliament.
From IranWire, the excuse for raiding an Assyrian church in Tabriz, Iran was that the worshipers were drinking wine, something normally allowed.
From the Qatar Tribune, hardliners back the Sudanese army to keep sharia in place.
From Dawn, a Hindu veterinarian in Mirpurkhas, Pakistan is arrested for blasphemy.
From The Express Tribune, in South Waziristan, a law known as Section 144 is imposed, which temporarily bans things such as public gatherings, rallies and processions. (If you read Urdu, read the story at the Express News.)
From Pakistan Today, the daughter of a former Pakistani Prime Minister fires a "broadside" at the current one.
From Khaama Press, operations in Afghanistan's Paktiya province send dozens of Taliban terrorists to their virgins.
From The Hans India, the government of Lakshadweep prepares for the possible arrival of a boatload of ISIS terrorists sailing from Sri Lanka. (Lakshadweep is a group of islands west of mainland India, which form a Union Territory within that country.)
From the Hindustan Times, police arrest a man in Mumbai, India for reciting the triple talaq.
From ANI, six Bangladesh nationals are placed in police custody for having fake documents.
From the Daily Mirror, a team from India's National Investigation Agency arrives in Sri Lanka.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's government considers relief for musical groups affected by the Easter Sunday bombings.
From the Himalayan Times, deaths rise on Mount Everest as the Nepalese government issues more climbing permits.
From Gatestone Institute, the Jew-hatred in western Europe is not surprising.
From The Conservative Woman, a writer has some questions for the Brexit Party.
From National Review, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) proposes requiring DOJ clearance for state laws restricting abortion.
From Townhall, President Trump criticizes then-Senator Joe Biden's support for the 1994 crime bill, thus joining some Democrats.
From FrontpageMag, a Hezbollah sleeper agent, who had become a U.S. citizen, is convicted of plotting terror attacks.
From the Daily News, congresscritter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will return to bartending for a day. (via The Washington Free Beacon)
From The Washington Free Beacon, SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas writes a "fiery condemnation" of eugenic abortion.
From the Washington Examiner, Missouri could become the first state to have no abortion clinics.
From The Federalist, "why Europe's shocking right turn is an opportunity for the United States". (The article notes that anyone in Europe who is to the right of Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci is labeled "far-right".)
From American Thinker, when President Obama declared war on Donald Trump. (I don't refer to Trump as "President Trump" in this case, because when the war was declared, Trump was not yet president.)
From CNS News, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WS) does the math on illegal border crossings.
From The Bulwark, neocon writer Bill Kristol thinks that Trump is more vulnerable than ever to a primary challenge. (via Twitchy)
From NewBusters, YouTube restricts the documentary video #Borderless.
From the New York Post, Burger King's meatlesss "Impossible Whopper" appears to have boosted sales.
And from Newsweek, a weatherman tells people to stop complaining about tornado warnings interrupting The Bachelorette.
From Free West Media, according to a friend of his, the suspected Lyon package bomber "was not radical".
From Breitbart, the Lyon bomb suspect is reportedly an illegal alien from Algeria. (If you read French, read more at FranceInfo.)
From France24, French emergency room workers stage a five-minute walkout.
From RFI, a court in Baghdad, Iraq sentences two more French ISIS members to death.
From VRT NWS, what happens to the ballots after they've been counted?
From the NL Times, a transit strike leaves Dutch railroad stations empty, except for confused tourists.
From Dutch News, a housing association in Maastricht, Netherlands wants to keep a Moluccan neighborhood Moluccan. (I had previously thought that only President Jimmy Carter would favor anything like that.)
From Deutsche Welle, instead of Jews being told to remove their yarmulkes, Germans are urged to wear them in solidarity with Jews.
From the CPH Post, please do not ski - yet - on the incinerator in Amager, Denmark.
From Radio Poland, Poland wants to buy American F-35A fighter jets.
From The Slovak Spectator, a look at Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia, where yours truly once stayed.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's cabinet calls the persecution of Christians a "concealed humanitarian disaster".
From Hungary Today, will the Hungarian party Fidesz and the European Peoples Party "break up or make up"?
From About Hungary, Hungary supports admitting North Macedonia into the E.U.
From Russia Today, Russia will show its new drone, named Hunter.
From The Moscow Times, Chinese officials are reportedly searching the phones of Russian visitors.
From Euractiv, former Trump aid Steve Bannon finds himself under fire in Kazakhstan.
From Romania-Insider, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila asks her party "to stop talking about justice".
From Novinite, Bulgaria becomes the first E.U. country to allow the sale of cannabidiol.
From Ekathimerini, police in Thessaloniki, Greece arrest four Pakistanis for holding two people for ransom.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rallies his party for the snap election scheduled for July.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, police in Kosovo arrest a number of people, including their own officials.
From EuroNews, in response to the Kosovo police operation, Serbia puts its own forces on alert.
From Total Croatia News, one official of the HDZ party thinks that Croatia is under attack from.......Pamela Anderson?
From ANSA, it's a mistake to build new walls, says a man who lives in an area surrounded by some very old walls.
From the Malta Independent, a Maltese court rules that there is enough evidence to indict two soldiers for the murder of a migrant from Ivory Coast.
From Malta Today, milkshake tossing will not win political battles.
From El País, will Madrid's new right-wing mayor get rid of the anti-pollution plan for the city center?
From The Portugal News, would anyone like some sardines?
From Morocco World News, Morocco will get a visit from U.S. President Trump's son-in-law.
From TeleSUR, two communist dictatorships strengthen their ties to deal with U.S. sanctions.
From CBC News, Malaysia will send back plastic shipped from Canada.
From Global News, according to Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, China refuses to talk about two Canadians detained in that country.
From CTV News, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen introduces a bill that would add a reference to the rights of indigenous people to Canada's citizenship oath.
From the Daily Mail, Somali parents in London send their children to Somalia because they think it's safer than London.
From the Express, the "shocking amount" of money which the U.K. provides to the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, a watchdog launches an investigation into alleged anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.
From the Independent, beware the no-deal Brexit, says the person who couldn't get a Brexit deal.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Gardaí believe that a man shot dead in Dublin was an Iranian organized crime hitman.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish prosecutors issue arrest warrants for 100 people over suspected links to FETÖ.
From Turkish Minute, a Turkish pilot deployed to Afghanistan was reportedly falsely charged with flying in an aerial campaign during the 2016 coup.
From Rûdaw, Aramaic is in danger of becoming extinct in Maalula, Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, a Knesset committee approves a bill to dissolve the Knesset.
From The Times Of Israel, the Israeli Likud and Kulanu parties agree to a merger.
From The Jerusalem Post, negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to demarcate their land and maritime borders enter their final phase.
From YNetNews, in the Middle East, Ramadan has been good for Facebook and Google.
From Egypt Today, Egypt and Switzerland sign an agreement to provide clean drinking water in the Aswan region.
From Radio Farda, a female immigrant from Iran wins a seat in the Belgian parliament.
From IranWire, the excuse for raiding an Assyrian church in Tabriz, Iran was that the worshipers were drinking wine, something normally allowed.
From the Qatar Tribune, hardliners back the Sudanese army to keep sharia in place.
From Dawn, a Hindu veterinarian in Mirpurkhas, Pakistan is arrested for blasphemy.
From The Express Tribune, in South Waziristan, a law known as Section 144 is imposed, which temporarily bans things such as public gatherings, rallies and processions. (If you read Urdu, read the story at the Express News.)
From Pakistan Today, the daughter of a former Pakistani Prime Minister fires a "broadside" at the current one.
From Khaama Press, operations in Afghanistan's Paktiya province send dozens of Taliban terrorists to their virgins.
From The Hans India, the government of Lakshadweep prepares for the possible arrival of a boatload of ISIS terrorists sailing from Sri Lanka. (Lakshadweep is a group of islands west of mainland India, which form a Union Territory within that country.)
From the Hindustan Times, police arrest a man in Mumbai, India for reciting the triple talaq.
From ANI, six Bangladesh nationals are placed in police custody for having fake documents.
From the Daily Mirror, a team from India's National Investigation Agency arrives in Sri Lanka.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's government considers relief for musical groups affected by the Easter Sunday bombings.
From the Himalayan Times, deaths rise on Mount Everest as the Nepalese government issues more climbing permits.
From Gatestone Institute, the Jew-hatred in western Europe is not surprising.
From The Conservative Woman, a writer has some questions for the Brexit Party.
From National Review, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) proposes requiring DOJ clearance for state laws restricting abortion.
From Townhall, President Trump criticizes then-Senator Joe Biden's support for the 1994 crime bill, thus joining some Democrats.
From FrontpageMag, a Hezbollah sleeper agent, who had become a U.S. citizen, is convicted of plotting terror attacks.
From the Daily News, congresscritter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will return to bartending for a day. (via The Washington Free Beacon)
From The Washington Free Beacon, SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas writes a "fiery condemnation" of eugenic abortion.
From the Washington Examiner, Missouri could become the first state to have no abortion clinics.
From The Federalist, "why Europe's shocking right turn is an opportunity for the United States". (The article notes that anyone in Europe who is to the right of Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci is labeled "far-right".)
From American Thinker, when President Obama declared war on Donald Trump. (I don't refer to Trump as "President Trump" in this case, because when the war was declared, Trump was not yet president.)
From CNS News, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WS) does the math on illegal border crossings.
From The Bulwark, neocon writer Bill Kristol thinks that Trump is more vulnerable than ever to a primary challenge. (via Twitchy)
From NewBusters, YouTube restricts the documentary video #Borderless.
From the New York Post, Burger King's meatlesss "Impossible Whopper" appears to have boosted sales.
And from Newsweek, a weatherman tells people to stop complaining about tornado warnings interrupting The Bachelorette.
Monday, May 27, 2019
Links For Memorial Day
As you're paying tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to preserve your rights, here are some things going on:
From National Review, a look at the "starving, barefoot, heroic troops" who started it all.
From FrontpageMag, how Mr. Bill destroyed the SAT. (This Mr. Bill is neither former President Clinton nor Noo Yawk's mayor, but the software multi-billionaire.)
From Townhall, how Greyhound profits from illegal immigration.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the book Sacred Duty.
From the Washington Examiner, Wreaths Across American pledges $200,000 to keep Rolling Thunder rolling.
From American Thinker, yes, natural oil spills are a thing.
From CNS News, General Douglas MacArthur's speech which he gave when he accepted the Sylvanus Thayer Award.
From LifeZette, remembering the faithful lives, and the origins of the red poppy tradition.
From CBC News, Canada stakes its contested claim to the North Pole.
From CTV News, according to Quebec City police, an altercation at a local mosque may have been motivated by hate.
From The Conservative Woman, a cautionary tale for if the Remainers get their way.
From the Express, how the various parts of the U.K. voted in the E.U. elections.
From the Evening Standard, Prime Minister May expresses her disappointment.
From the (U.K.) Independent, archaeologists have discovered an entire Roman-era town in Newington, England.
From the (Irish) Independent, according to a Dublin city councillor, the group People Before Profit behaves like ISIS.
From the Irish Examiner, the grandson of a former mayor of Dublin is sentenced for possessing TNT and a hand grenade.
From France24, four people have been arrested in connection with the package bomb which exploded in Lyon.
From RFI, a party made of French "yellow vest" activists win no seats in the European Parliament.
From El País, former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont wins enough votes to earn a seat in the European Parliament, but might not be able to serve.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese Socialist Party wins 10 seats.
From Morocco World News, according to Islamicity Index, some Western countries reflect Islamic institutions better than in Muslim countries.
From the Malta Independent, the prime ministers of Malta and Libya meet to discuss the conflict in the latter.
From ANSA, Italy's League party wins bigly in the E.U. elections.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
From EuroNews, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is ousted.
From Euractiv, in the European elections, Kurz's center-right party leads.
From Total Croatia News, Zagreb will get a monument to victims of the Holocaust.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Turkish Stream gas pipeline will reach Bosnia and Hercegovina.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek leftist SYRIZA party easily wins the prison vote. (Is this where Bernie Sanders gets his ideas?)
From the Greek Reporter, the seven reasons why Greek voters went against their prime minister.
From Novinite, most of the tall buildings in Sofia, Bulgaria are in a district named Mladost. (The name resembles the Polish word młodość, which means "youth".)
From Romania-Insider, Romanians reject proposed changes to the country's justice laws and criminal codes.
From Russia Today, a Russian official objects very strongly to a question by a reporter.
From Sputnik International, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Kamchatka.
From The Moscow Times, Russia rejects the "new" Monroe Doctrine.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, the European elections have "toppled the status quo".
From Hungary Today, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, the "combat won in Hungary", the battle was lost in Europe, but the war is still uncertain.
From About Hungary, five takeaways from the European elections in Hungary.
From The Slovak Spectator, a look at Slovakia's 14 new MEPs, including its first Roma MEP.
From Radio Praha, how Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's ANO party did in the European elections depends on how you count.
From Radio Poland, Poland's Law and Justice Party wins in the E.U. elections.
From Free West Media, the right-wing AfD wins in eastern Germany.
From Deutsche Welle, the strong showing by AfD in eastern Germany sets up a "clash of cultures".
From the CPH Post, Danes turn out to vote in record numbers for an E.U. election.
From the NL Times, police in the Netherlands arrest a truck driver after 14 migrants are found his vehicle.
From Dutch News, an anti-Islam protest by Pegida in Eindhoven, Netherlands turns violent after counter-protesters carrying Turkish flags show up. (If you read Dutch, read the story at NU.)
From VRT NWS, a bomb alert closes Brussels North Station and all road tunnels in the city.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Greek part of Cyprus elects a Turkish Cypriot to a seat in the European Parliament.
From Turkish Minute, five people of Turkish descent will sit in the new European Parliament.
From Rûdaw, a slur on Iranian TV against one of Mohammed's wives has Sunnis upset.
From Arutz Sheva, the IDF carries out an airstrike on a missile launcher in Syria.
From The Times Of Israel, the Knesset votes to dissolve, which will bring on a new election.
From The Jerusalem Post, either the problem is Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, or it's not.
From Egypt Today, the Muslim League Conference focuses on moderation.
From Radio Farda, a police chief is killed in a shootout in Eslamabad-e Gharb, Iran.
From IranWire, Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is allegedly lying when he denies his role in the nuclear deal.
From the Qatar Tribune, a charity in Qatar holds an iftar for Indonesian expats.
From Dawn, in Karachi and Lahore, Youm-i-Ali processions are held under tight security.
From The Express Tribune, a Pakistani soldier is killed by terrorists at the Makki Garh checkpoint in North Waziristan.
From Pakistan Today, a terror attack near the Samungli air force base in Balochistan is foiled.
From Khaama Press, Afghan forces seize 1,000 kilos of explosives in Kabul.
From the Hindustan Times, officials from India and Pakistan discuss "modalities" for the planned Kartarpur corridor.
From ANI, India's first all-female helicopter crew fly in a training mission.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan Muslim leaders seek redress for suspects arrested for non-terrorism offenses.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's president urges other countries to lift their travel advisories.
From The Himalayan Times, in a month-long cleanup effort, 10,000 kilos of garbage has been removed from Mount Everest.
From Palestinian Media Watch, a Palestinian terrorist is honored with a chess tournament.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkish President Erdoğan's "Istanbul nightmare".
From The Jakarta Post, Jakarta disposes of illegal alcoholic beverages with steamrollers.
From The Straits Times, a man is fined the equivalent of $300 for shooting two rubber bands into a road.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Jason Johnson accuses Trump administration officials of hating black people.
From CheckYourFact, the miscaptioned photo of a child in a fake cage continues to circulate.
From the New York Post, according to the police, a man who claimed to be the victim of an anti-gay attack on the New York subway was actually the aggressor.
From USA Today, the first baseman infamous for one particular World Series error goes to the ball field in the sky.
And from ABC News, a 96-year-old veteran of World War II mesmerizes a soccer crowd with his harmonica performance of the national anthem. (via The Blaze)
From National Review, a look at the "starving, barefoot, heroic troops" who started it all.
From FrontpageMag, how Mr. Bill destroyed the SAT. (This Mr. Bill is neither former President Clinton nor Noo Yawk's mayor, but the software multi-billionaire.)
From Townhall, how Greyhound profits from illegal immigration.
From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the book Sacred Duty.
From the Washington Examiner, Wreaths Across American pledges $200,000 to keep Rolling Thunder rolling.
From American Thinker, yes, natural oil spills are a thing.
From CNS News, General Douglas MacArthur's speech which he gave when he accepted the Sylvanus Thayer Award.
From LifeZette, remembering the faithful lives, and the origins of the red poppy tradition.
From CBC News, Canada stakes its contested claim to the North Pole.
From CTV News, according to Quebec City police, an altercation at a local mosque may have been motivated by hate.
From The Conservative Woman, a cautionary tale for if the Remainers get their way.
From the Express, how the various parts of the U.K. voted in the E.U. elections.
From the Evening Standard, Prime Minister May expresses her disappointment.
From the (U.K.) Independent, archaeologists have discovered an entire Roman-era town in Newington, England.
From the (Irish) Independent, according to a Dublin city councillor, the group People Before Profit behaves like ISIS.
From the Irish Examiner, the grandson of a former mayor of Dublin is sentenced for possessing TNT and a hand grenade.
From France24, four people have been arrested in connection with the package bomb which exploded in Lyon.
From RFI, a party made of French "yellow vest" activists win no seats in the European Parliament.
From El País, former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont wins enough votes to earn a seat in the European Parliament, but might not be able to serve.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese Socialist Party wins 10 seats.
From Morocco World News, according to Islamicity Index, some Western countries reflect Islamic institutions better than in Muslim countries.
From the Malta Independent, the prime ministers of Malta and Libya meet to discuss the conflict in the latter.
From ANSA, Italy's League party wins bigly in the E.U. elections.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
From EuroNews, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is ousted.
From Euractiv, in the European elections, Kurz's center-right party leads.
From Total Croatia News, Zagreb will get a monument to victims of the Holocaust.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Turkish Stream gas pipeline will reach Bosnia and Hercegovina.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek leftist SYRIZA party easily wins the prison vote. (Is this where Bernie Sanders gets his ideas?)
From the Greek Reporter, the seven reasons why Greek voters went against their prime minister.
From Novinite, most of the tall buildings in Sofia, Bulgaria are in a district named Mladost. (The name resembles the Polish word młodość, which means "youth".)
From Romania-Insider, Romanians reject proposed changes to the country's justice laws and criminal codes.
From Russia Today, a Russian official objects very strongly to a question by a reporter.
From Sputnik International, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Kamchatka.
From The Moscow Times, Russia rejects the "new" Monroe Doctrine.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, the European elections have "toppled the status quo".
From Hungary Today, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, the "combat won in Hungary", the battle was lost in Europe, but the war is still uncertain.
From About Hungary, five takeaways from the European elections in Hungary.
From The Slovak Spectator, a look at Slovakia's 14 new MEPs, including its first Roma MEP.
From Radio Praha, how Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's ANO party did in the European elections depends on how you count.
From Radio Poland, Poland's Law and Justice Party wins in the E.U. elections.
From Free West Media, the right-wing AfD wins in eastern Germany.
From Deutsche Welle, the strong showing by AfD in eastern Germany sets up a "clash of cultures".
From the CPH Post, Danes turn out to vote in record numbers for an E.U. election.
From the NL Times, police in the Netherlands arrest a truck driver after 14 migrants are found his vehicle.
From Dutch News, an anti-Islam protest by Pegida in Eindhoven, Netherlands turns violent after counter-protesters carrying Turkish flags show up. (If you read Dutch, read the story at NU.)
From VRT NWS, a bomb alert closes Brussels North Station and all road tunnels in the city.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Greek part of Cyprus elects a Turkish Cypriot to a seat in the European Parliament.
From Turkish Minute, five people of Turkish descent will sit in the new European Parliament.
From Rûdaw, a slur on Iranian TV against one of Mohammed's wives has Sunnis upset.
From Arutz Sheva, the IDF carries out an airstrike on a missile launcher in Syria.
From The Times Of Israel, the Knesset votes to dissolve, which will bring on a new election.
From The Jerusalem Post, either the problem is Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, or it's not.
From Egypt Today, the Muslim League Conference focuses on moderation.
From Radio Farda, a police chief is killed in a shootout in Eslamabad-e Gharb, Iran.
From IranWire, Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is allegedly lying when he denies his role in the nuclear deal.
From the Qatar Tribune, a charity in Qatar holds an iftar for Indonesian expats.
From Dawn, in Karachi and Lahore, Youm-i-Ali processions are held under tight security.
From The Express Tribune, a Pakistani soldier is killed by terrorists at the Makki Garh checkpoint in North Waziristan.
From Pakistan Today, a terror attack near the Samungli air force base in Balochistan is foiled.
From Khaama Press, Afghan forces seize 1,000 kilos of explosives in Kabul.
From the Hindustan Times, officials from India and Pakistan discuss "modalities" for the planned Kartarpur corridor.
From ANI, India's first all-female helicopter crew fly in a training mission.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan Muslim leaders seek redress for suspects arrested for non-terrorism offenses.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's president urges other countries to lift their travel advisories.
From The Himalayan Times, in a month-long cleanup effort, 10,000 kilos of garbage has been removed from Mount Everest.
From Palestinian Media Watch, a Palestinian terrorist is honored with a chess tournament.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkish President Erdoğan's "Istanbul nightmare".
From The Jakarta Post, Jakarta disposes of illegal alcoholic beverages with steamrollers.
From The Straits Times, a man is fined the equivalent of $300 for shooting two rubber bands into a road.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Jason Johnson accuses Trump administration officials of hating black people.
From CheckYourFact, the miscaptioned photo of a child in a fake cage continues to circulate.
From the New York Post, according to the police, a man who claimed to be the victim of an anti-gay attack on the New York subway was actually the aggressor.
From USA Today, the first baseman infamous for one particular World Series error goes to the ball field in the sky.
And from ABC News, a 96-year-old veteran of World War II mesmerizes a soccer crowd with his harmonica performance of the national anthem. (via The Blaze)
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Bart Starr 1934-2019
Bart Starr, who played quarterback and coached for the Green Bay Packers, has died at his home in Birmingham, Alabama at age 85. During 2014, he reportedly had two strokes and a heart attack, his health gradually failing since then.
Bryan Bartlett Starr was born in Montgomery, Alabama to Benjamin Starr, a state highway foreman and army reservist, and the former Lula Tucker. When he was a sophomore in high school, his father gave him a choice between gardening and football, and he chose the latter. As a junior, he became the starting quarterback when the previous starter suffered an injury, and led his team to an undefeated season. He was named all-state and All-American during his senior season. He decided to attend the University of Alabama, where he would play as a backup during his freshman season and started at quarterback as a sophomore. A back injury and a "youth movement" by Alabama's coaching staff kept him off the field for most of his last two years. He also eloped with Cherry Morton, who had been his girlfriend since high school.
Despite his relative lack of college playing time, Starr was taken by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round in the 1956 NFL Draft. He became the backup quarterback in 1956 and was promoted to starter during the 1959 season by coach Vince Lombardi. He continued as the starter through 1970. After seeing limited time in 1971, he announced his retirement. During his playing career, he led the Packers to NFL championships in 1961, 1962 and 1965 through 1967, the last of these being a victory in the legendary "Ice Bowl". He was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls, both won by the Packers. (At the time, the Super Bowl was played between the champions of the NFL and the AFL, before the two leagues merged.) Starr was the MVP of the NFL in 1966. The Packers have retired his number, 15.
Starr was hired as the Packers' quarterbacks coach in 1972 and head coach in 1975, holding the position through the 1983 season. During his tenure, the Packers were in post-season play only in 1982, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals before losing to the Dallas Cowboys.
Starr was preceded in death by his younger son Bret, who died of a drug overdose in 1988, and is survived by his wife Cherry, their older son Bart Jr., and three grandchildren.
Read more at CBS News, NBC News, Sports Illustrated, WBAY and ESPN.
Bryan Bartlett Starr was born in Montgomery, Alabama to Benjamin Starr, a state highway foreman and army reservist, and the former Lula Tucker. When he was a sophomore in high school, his father gave him a choice between gardening and football, and he chose the latter. As a junior, he became the starting quarterback when the previous starter suffered an injury, and led his team to an undefeated season. He was named all-state and All-American during his senior season. He decided to attend the University of Alabama, where he would play as a backup during his freshman season and started at quarterback as a sophomore. A back injury and a "youth movement" by Alabama's coaching staff kept him off the field for most of his last two years. He also eloped with Cherry Morton, who had been his girlfriend since high school.
Despite his relative lack of college playing time, Starr was taken by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round in the 1956 NFL Draft. He became the backup quarterback in 1956 and was promoted to starter during the 1959 season by coach Vince Lombardi. He continued as the starter through 1970. After seeing limited time in 1971, he announced his retirement. During his playing career, he led the Packers to NFL championships in 1961, 1962 and 1965 through 1967, the last of these being a victory in the legendary "Ice Bowl". He was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls, both won by the Packers. (At the time, the Super Bowl was played between the champions of the NFL and the AFL, before the two leagues merged.) Starr was the MVP of the NFL in 1966. The Packers have retired his number, 15.
Starr was hired as the Packers' quarterbacks coach in 1972 and head coach in 1975, holding the position through the 1983 season. During his tenure, the Packers were in post-season play only in 1982, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals before losing to the Dallas Cowboys.
Starr was preceded in death by his younger son Bret, who died of a drug overdose in 1988, and is survived by his wife Cherry, their older son Bart Jr., and three grandchildren.
Read more at CBS News, NBC News, Sports Illustrated, WBAY and ESPN.
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