President Trump has pardoned former Lieutenant Michael Behenna, who had been convicted of unpremeditated murder for shooting an al Qaeda suspect in Iraq. Behenna was paroled in 2014 and would have stayed on parole until 2024.
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In other things going on:
From National Review, the first rule of censorship on social media is that there are no rules.
From Townhall, according to an NBC/WSJ poll, the advantage in enthusiasm which the Democrats had in 2018 is no longer around.
From FrontpageMag, how our largely unsecured border helps terrorists.
From The Washington Free Beacon, pro-abortion groups go after pro-life congresscritter Dan Lipinski (D-IL). (Lipinski is a pro-life Democrat, which is a rarity these days.)
From the Washington Examiner, "red flag" laws strip rights from people who might, maybe, could in the future, commit crimes.
From The Federalist, deplatforming people is not about free speech, but about control.
From American Thinker, the Democrats will get their Judgment Day.
From CNS News, Denver will decide on decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms.
From LifeZette, according to a poll by Monmouth University, only 10 percent of Americans want socialism.
From The Conservative Woman, what ever became of tolerance?
From CBC News, Quebec starts hearings about a controversial secularism bill.
From Global News, Canada agrees to fully pay the cost of retrieving its garbage from the Philippines.
From CTV News, someone in Townsend, Ontario steals an entire kitchen from a house under construction. (Yes, including the kitchen sink.)
From DerbyshireLive, a U.K. convert to Islam is upset that a pasta sauce, which was labeled as vegetarian, tasted like bacon. (via CambridgeshireLive)
From the Express, 34 Tory MPs are told to support Prime Minister May or leave the party.
From the Evening Standard, the gospel choir which sang at Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's wedding return to perform a lullaby for their new son.
From the (U.K.) Independent, one victim of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack defended a woman with his skateboard.
From the (Irish) Independent, "it's a long way to Tipperary", but if you get there, you might see a large campaign ad in a farmer's field.
From the Irish Examiner, in Conna, East Cork, Ireland, "kiww de wabbit" becomes a sad reality.
From France24, the grandparents of two French children detained with their mother in Syria sue to have them repatriated to France.
From RFI, police in Strasbourg, France arrest a teenager in connection with a foiled terror plot.
From VRT NWS, about 1,200 Belgian police officers execute an operation against a car theft gang.
From the NL Times, according to Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra, the E.U. should prioritize climate change, defense, and border protection.
From Deutsche Welle, over 6 million people in Germany have trouble reading and writing in German. (If you can indeed read German, read more at the German government's BMBF site.)
From Free West Media, an Eritrean asylum seeker in Magdeburg, Germany assaults passers-by for no apparent reason.
From the CPH Post, Denmark's prime minister calls for elections on the country's Constitution Day.
From Radio Poland, Poland supports Georgia's aspirations to join NATO and the E.U. (The former Soviet state of Georgia isn't even in Europe. Located on the south side of the Caucasus, it's technically in Asia, although the boundaries between the two continents can often be a matter of opinion. As for joining NATO, such a development would send Georgia native Joseph Stalin spinning in his grave.)
From Euractiv, a Polish NGO files a suit against Facebook for allegedly stymieing their freedom of speech.
From Radio Praha, the Czech Republic reportedly grants only ten percent of its asylum requests.
From The Slovak Spectator, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz objects to more nuclear reactors being constructed at Mochovce, Slovakia. (According to the distance measuring function on GoogleMaps, the Mochovce plant is just over 60 miles from the closest Austrian territory.)
From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian cabinet welcomes the Croatian election victory of the ethnic Hungarian party HMDK.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian opposition party Jobbik accuses the governing party Fidesz of fearmongering.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Szijjarto supports the idea of a Eurasian free trade zone.
From EuroNews, Hungarian TV claims that a socialist MEP pledges to dismantle Hungary's border fence.
From Russia Today, Russia prepares to ban single-use plastic utensils.
From Sputnik International, a U.S. reconnaissance drone is reportedly spotted near Crimea.
From The Moscow Times, four suspects are arrested in connection with contaminated oil in Russia's Druzhba pipeline.
From Morocco World News, Saudi Arabia reassures Morocco that it supports its territorial integrity.
From El País, Spain's acting Prime Minister and opposition leader agree to talks about Catalonia.
From The Portugal News, when in Portugal, don't use your mobile phone while driving.
From the Malta Independent, the U.N. human rights office urges Malta to reconsider terrorism charges against three youths accused of hijacking a ship. (The last time I checked, piracy was not a human right.)
From ANSA, sugar bags in a bar near Bologna, Italy are inscribed with quotes from Il Duce.
From SwissInfo, Swiss voters will decide on a revision of Switzerland's corporate tax laws.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia's Ethics Commission cautions Živi Zid about "hate" comments on two articles linked to the party's Facebook page. (The electoral victory of an ethnic Hungarian party in Croatia, mentioned above, appears to be absent from TCN.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Athens sends new strict messages to Ankara over its decision to drill near Cyprus.
From Ekathimerini, according to a survey, Greeks are "warmer" toward migrants than other Europeans are.
From the Greek Reporter, a Greek Orthodox monk wins his case to practice as a lawyer.
From Novinite, three bears are released into Bulgaria's Central Balkan Park. (If Goldilocks lives in Bulgaria, her visitors might be on their way.)
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu "condemns" the decision to re-run the local elections in Istanbul.
From Turkish Minute, the Istanbul municipality unfollows İmamoğlu on Twitter.
From Rûdaw, seven Swedish children, whose parents were members of ISIS, are going home.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli President Rivlin opens the events for Yom HaZikaron at the Western Wall.
From The Times Of Israel, Qatar pledges $480 million for aid to the West Bank and Gaza.
From The Jerusalem Post, protesters at a joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial service can't let go of the n-word. (No, not that n-word, a different n-word, but still an insult.)
From Egypt Today, why it's good to eat dates on an empty stomach.
From Radio Farda, Iran sentences seven Bahais to three years each in prison for "propagating against the political system".
From IranWire, are the economic activities of Iran's Revolutionary Guards legal? (IranWire is another new source I've run across. It is run by Iranian journalists "in the Diaspora", which would be outside of Iran itself.)
From the Qatar Tribune, Qatar Charity implements programs for Ramadan.
From Dawn, three Chinese men are arrested in Pakistan for alleged involvement in a transnational prostitution ring.
From The Express Tribune, a charity in Karachi, Pakistan feeds the poor with ostrich meat.
From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani government abolishes entertainment funds for ministries.
From Khaama Press, Afghan forces target the Taliban's staging areas and facilitation networks.
From the Hindustan Times, 30 female former Maoists form a regular commando unit.
From the Daily Mirror, according to Sri Lankan President Maithirpala Sirisena, 12 "hardcore" terrorists are been arrested.
From NewstalkZB, a U.S. man pleads not guilty to charges of lying to authorities about discussions of avenging the New Zealand mosque shootings.
From Asian Image, an alleged increase in the gas content of carbonated drinks is blamed on Jews.
From Gatestone Institute, "the E.U. courts the Arab League". (The last three links, and the DerbyshireLive/CambridgeshireLive story above were found at The Religion Of Peace, who have started their annual Ramadan Bombathon.)
From The Straits Times, China will send their top trade negotiator to the United States.
From Twitchy, have any Democrats condemned Pennsylvania state representative Brian Sims for bullying a woman near a Planned Parenthood clinic?
From NewsBusters, CBS warns about Georgia's "heartbeat" bill.
From Reason, a federal court rules that an inmate in Maine must be given access to his opioid addiction treatment.
From Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes an announced visit to Iraq.
From Page Six, singer Katy Perry wears a hamburger costume at the Met gala and falls on her buns. (via The Daily Caller)
From the New York Post, a horse refuses to be ridden to a funeral for a late district attorney.
And from Snouts in the Trough, the "Brexit Song".
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