Today is the fifth of May, or in Spanish, cinco de Mayo. This date is observed in some parts of Mexico as the anniversary of a relatively minor victory by the Mexican army against invading French troops, and in the United States as an excuse to drink beer. This gives me one of the few complete sentences in Spanish that I am able to speak: Una cerveza, por favor.
Speaking of Mexico, I must report an unfavorable development. The last few times I've gone to Mexico News Daily and clicked on one of their stories, I was informed that the page was for subscribers only. It thus appears that instead of being allowed to read a certain amount of pages each month, I must now access the stories by going through a paywall. This means that if I were to link their stories, my readers would have to subscribe to MND in order to read them. Therefore, I have decided to tell this site adios.
On a brighter note, I think that I've found a few other sources worth linking to, which might appear below, or at least in future posts. So while you're drinking a cerveza Mexicana or otherwise hanging around, here are some things going on:
From Reason, don't let the cultural appropriation police ruin what you do today. (via HotAir)
From National Review, which way should the GOP go on trade?
From Townhall, I'm not saying that it was spying, but........it was spying.
From The Washington Free Beacon, no, Virginia, solar panels aren't so great.
From the Washington Examiner, according to congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-OH), how the Democrats treated Attorney General Barr is the "real obstruction of justice".
From American Thinker, for a street in Los Angeles, the new name "Obama Boulevard" is richly deserved.
From LifeZette, former Vice President Biden has a new nickname for President Trump.
From The Conservative Woman, the left loves minorities, until they start expressing Biblical views.
From the Express, in London, a car plows into two pedestrians, killing one.
From the Evening Standard, a nurse trying to become the fastest marathoner to run in a nurse's uniform is denied a Guinness record because her outfit included trousers.
From BBC News, an author claims to have discovered the grave of the Elephant Man.
From the Independent, the Brexit Party founded by Nigel Farage is growing fast.
From the Irish Examiner, the Democratic Unionist Party wins the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland elections.
From CBC News, Canadian Muslims prepare for Ramadan by focusing on mosque security.
From CTV News, Calgary will now welcome your emotional support chicken.
From France24, here on 5/5, here are 5 exhibits to see in Paris.
From RFI, the U.N. will intervene in a French euthanasia case.
From The Portugal News, people in 56 countries are celebrating Portuguese language day.
From Morocco World News, speaking of languages, Morocco tries to figure out which languages to prioritize for academia.
From Total Croatia News, the leader of Croatia's MOST party accuses E.U. bureaucrats of trying to create a super-state. (In at least some of the Slavic languages, most means "bridge".)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, local governments in Albania stir up controversy by putting up bilingual road signs.
From Ekathimerini, Greece keeps an eye on Turkey's activity in the eastern Mediterranean.
From the Greek Reporter, Turkey keeps its "hardline stance" on drilling near Cyprus.
From Novinite, Pope Francis arrives in Bulgaria.
From Russia Today, 13 people are killed when an airplane crash-lands in Moscow.
From Sputnik International, the Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers talk after a failed coup in Caracas.
From The Moscow Times, Russian President Putin will give up Venezuela - "for the right price".
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Socialists draft a program against Russian influence.
From Radio Praha, Czechs mark the 74th anniversary of the Prague Uprising.
From Radio Poland, the leader of Poland's Law and Justice Party claims that Germany owed Poland billions of Euros in reparations for World War II.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey "strongly condemns" an Israeli attack on an Anadolu Agency office in Gaza.
From Rûdaw, Iraq's ban in importing dates drives up their price.
From Arutz Sheva, how Israel can stop the rocket attacks from Gaza.
From The Times Of Israel, the IDF threatens to keep striking if the rockets keep flying.
From The Jerusalem Post, continuous coverage of the rocket attacks.
From YNetNews, according to President Reuven Rivlin, Israel will not rest until the rockets stop.
From Egypt Today, Adventures by Disney picks Egypt as a major destination for 2020.
From Radio Farda, Iran may again be dealing with rationing.
From the Qatar Tribune, when fasting, beware of dehydration.
From Dawn, in Pakistan, Ramazan will being on Tuesday. ("Ramazan" appears to be the Pakistani spelling of "Ramadan".)
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's prime minister and Afghanistan's president agree on anti-poverty efforts.
From Khaama Press, Afghan forces foil a bomb plot in Kabul.
From the Daily Mirror, repairs start on Saint Anthony's Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
From ANI, in parts of India, Muslims will observe Ramzan starting tomorrow. ("Ramzan" appears to be an Indian spelling of "Ramadan". ANI is one of the new sources I've found, and is based in India.)
From Vox, more on the rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza.
From the Pulse, sharia police in Kano, Nigeria arrest two people for eating in public.
From the Jewish Press, "a tale of two Somalis".
From Gatestone Institute, Iran's "terror factory" is targeting Christians.
From The Straits Times, in Singapore, Hindus and Buddhists donate rice to mosques for Ramadan.
From the Borneo Post, Indonesia sends a note of protest to Vietnam over its fishermen entering Indonesian waters.
From TeleSUR, Russia tells the U.S. to "abandon" any plans of regime change in Venezuela. (TeleSUR is another new source which I've found. Since it appears to be based in Venezuela, I would not be surprised if it has a pro-Maduro bias.)
From The Daily Caller, gun rights activist Dana Loesch gives her views on gun laws proposed by the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
From Twitchy, a poll by Democratic Senators backfires bigly.
From TechRadar, could crystal balls become a reality?
From the New York Post, President Trump announces his nomination for the new chief of ICE.
And from The Peedmont, a restaurant introduces a farm-to-table server staff.
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