Wednesday Whatnot

In the middle of a week that's so far been very warm, here are some things going on:

From National Review, here are 10 questions for the congresscritters collectively known as the "Squad".

From FrontpageMag, the "Squad" refuses to condemn the attack on an ICE facility by a ProFa member.  (I know that they call themselves "Antifa", but due to their violent behavior and apparent absolute contempt for anyone whose views differ from their own, I consider "ProFa" to be their real name.  I never thought that I would see a ProFa thug even older than me.)

From Townhall, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) has another name for the "Squad", which has President Trump's approval.  (Another thing I thought I'd never see was a Republican named John Kennedy.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senators from both sides of the aisle introduce a bill to keep sanctions on Huawei.

From the Washington Examiner, impeachment for Tweets is unserious.

From The Federalist, the far left is not fond of..........former President Obama?

From  American Thinker, "a different take" on Trump's Tweets.

From CNS News, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) sets forth her "Vision".

From LifeZette, a former congresscritter named after an amphibian puts in his $0.02.

From The Stream, survivors of religious persecution tell their stories.

From The Conservative Woman, every time someone accuses Trump of racism, his popularity goes up.

From CBC News, despite losing four horses, a Saskatchewan family wants the chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede to continue.

From Global News, some suburban Canadians are worried about elevated light rail stations.

From CTV News, due to numerous calls from special interest groups, Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancels his cell phone.

From TeleSUR, the Mexican drug kingpin known as "el Chapo" gets a life sentence.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia prepares to battle the fall armyworm.

From The Straits Times, Vietnam and China are in a standoff in the South China Sea.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's government studies a system of teaching science and math in English.

From Free Malaysia Today, the words "robber", "communist" and "podah" (which means "get lost") are banned from Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat.  (The Dewan Rakyat is the lower house of their parliament.)

From the Daily Mirror, two Indian political parties spar over whether to build a temple to the deity Sita in Sri Lanka.  (In Hinduism, Sita is the wife of Rama, central character of the Ramayana.)

From The Hans India, three different lithium-ion battery makers are expected to set up facilities in the Indian state of Telangana.

From the Hindustan Times, the rapist of a seven-year-old girl gets three life terms.  (If he is a reincarnation-believing Hindu, he's probably hoping that no one can identify him during his next lifetime.)

From ANI, according to Home Minister Amit Shah, India's government is "committed to deporting illegal immigrants".  (Apparently, that sort of thing is OK for non-western countries.)

From India Today, authorities in the Indian state of Kerala receive an accused rapist extradited from Saudi Arabia.

Form Khaama Press, it's another busy day for the good guys in Afghanistan.

From Dawn, U.S. President Trump hails the arrest of the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks.

From The Express Tribune, the U.S. welcomes the Kartarpur corridor initiative.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan presents their progress report against poverty to the U.N.

From Radio Farda, a veteran Iranian reformist says that his country has never been so divided.

From IranWire, a former slave in Iran seeks asylum in Austria.

From Rûdaw, Iraq's oil ministry and the U.S. company Honeywell agree on a deal to increase gas production.

From StepFeed, Saudi Arabia invites the families of the Christchurch, New Zealand victims to the Hajj.

From Arutz Sheva, Likud polls slightly ahead of Blue and White, but each would need to form a coalition in order to govern.

From The Times Of Israel, twelve Israeli teenagers are held in Cyprus on suspicion of raping a British tourist.

From The Jerusalem Post, one member of the "Squad" is coming to Israel.

From YNetNews, Israel battles fires, but this time not from Gazan incendiary bombs.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian President al-Sisi congratulates the people of Sudan for their new political agreement.

From Hürriyet Daily News, vandals spray paint a city's name onto a 3,000-year-old sarcophagus.  (The article also says that the sarcophagus is "from Roman times", but I don't think that the Romans were in Asia Minor in 1,000 BC.)

From Turkish Minute, a court in Istanbul acquits two journalists and a human rights activist of terrorism charges.

From Romania-Insider, a Romanian is appointed NATO Deputy Secretary General.

From Novinite, a man is arrested in connection with the hacking of Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency.

From The Sofia Globe, in 2018, 666 people were convicted of illegally entering Bulgaria.

From Radio Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Army, police and gendarmarie are deployed against swine fever.

From Ekathimerini, Greek authorities arrest six people on the island of Kos for alleged human smuggling.

From the Greek Reporter, where are the marbles from the Portara near Naxos?

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the E.U. does not regard Vučijak, Bosnia and Hercegovina as a suitable place to hold migrants.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian and Slovenian truckers demand to be allowed to use all border crossings between the two countries.

From ANSA, U.S. and Italian authorities arrest 19 suspected mafiosi in a "huge operation".

From Voice Of Europe, Italian Interior Minister Salvini moves to clear out illegal camps made by Roma.

From the Malta Independent, police in Marsa, Malta find 88 migrants living in stables.

From Malta Today, Maltese authorities will seek out visa over-stayers in language schools.  (What's this?  Another country enforcing its immigration laws?)

From SwissInfo, would anyone like some very cheap Swiss real estate?

From El País, a large real estate project in Madrid is about to get underway - after 25 years.

From EuroNews, several people become ill after bathing in a toxic dump they mistook for a lake.

From The Portugal News, when a vehicle with Spanish plates is inspected, 9.6 kilos of hashish are found.

From Morocco Daily News, Morocco passes a law allowing educational subjects to be taught in multiple languages, and requiring Tamazight to be taught to all Moroccans.  (Tamazight is a Berber language spoken in the Atlas Mountains.)

From France24, France lowers the post-sex waiting time for gay and bisexual men to donate blood.

From RFI, some French businesses have suffered considerably due to "yellow vest" protests.

From the Express, U.K. prime minister candidate Boris Johnson takes a swipe at the current officeholder.

From the Evening Standard, a revised map of the London Underground shows where to get the least expensive beers.

From the (U.K.) Independent, dog biscuits studded with nails are found in a park in Glasgow.

From the (Irish) Independent, an Irish court rules that people aspiring to become Irish citizens must be present in Ireland continuously for a year.

From the Irish Examiner, an Irish judge rules against a law preventing the recognition of some refugee marriages.

From VRT NWS, when in Brussels, you'd better slow down.

From the NL Times, the Netherlands commemorates the fifth anniversary of the loss of Flight MH17.

From Dutch News, Dutch local councils will be asked about voting rights for E.U. nationals in the Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, happy 65th, Madame Chancellor.

From Free West Media, a German Greens politician opposes the activities of the Sea Watch organization.

From Radio Poland, a tribute to the Polish soldiers who fought in Italy during World War II.  (If I recall their story correctly, one of them had four legs.)

From Radio Praha, the Czech Republic is ready to help with the migrant crisis is Europe, but refuses the E.U. quota system.

From The Slovak Spectator, all Slovaks are invited to count white storks.

From the Hungary Journal, according to a Hungarian MEP, right-wingers supported new European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, while left-wingers opposed her.

From Daily News Hungary, a member of the Hungarian cabinet warns that migration is a security risk.

From Hungary Today, a Hungarian medical team travels to Dhaka, Bangladesh to assist in the last operation to separate Siamese twins.

From About Hungary, Hungary and the Czech Republic initiate an energy research platform.

From Russia Today, Russia seeks to restore Soviet-era space infrastructure.

From Sputnik International, according to the Russian ambassador to the Netherlands, the U.S. and Ukraine have not provided evidence on the MH17 crash.

From The Moscow Times, the Russian government opens the door to a constitutional change that could extend President Putin's time in power.

From Yahoo News, Taliban terrorists force a Swedish charity to close dozens of health centers in Afghanistan.

From Gatestone Institute, Germany has become a nest of Middle Eastern spies.

From Reason, American manufacturing is doing better, but not because of Trump's tariffs.

From LifeNews, to raise funds for pregnancy centers, pro-life millennials get on their bikes and ride.

From the Daily Caller, after appearing at the Democrat debate, former Vice President Biden hired a speech coach.

From The Hill, a church hangs a "love it or leave it" sign.

From Fox News, Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb) has an idea for money seized from "el Chapo".

From the New York Post, when in New York City, beware of poison ivy.

From Twitchy, a Trump supporter asks congresscritter Ayanna Pressley to evaluate her own black voice.

And from ABC News, where "A" means "Australian", a Christian family in Tasmania, who argued that taxes are "against God's will", fail to convince the relevant civil authorities.  (Didn't Jesus tell his followers to give to Caesar what is due Caesar?)