Thursday Links - Part 1

I'm running a bit late, so today's two-part list might be somewhat shorter than usual.  That's when happens when you have a life other than blogging, at least some of the time.  As Thursday afternoon slips into evening, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the one thing which the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates won't do about climate change.

From Townhall, on the other hand, what the Dems are willing to do.

From FrontpageMag, California's "seditious" school curriculum.

From The Washington Free Beacon, two Kentucky coal miners tell Democrat Amy McGrath to take them out of her ad.

From the Washington Examiner, the NRA responds to San Francisco's labeling them a terrorist group.

From The Federalist, a Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood employee admits in court to trafficking baby body parts.

From American Thinker, are Mexico and Central America really sending us their best?

From CNS News, Governor Matt Bevin (R-KY) believes that gun violence is caused by changes in us, the people.

From NewsBusters, TV host Stephen Colbert asks former Vice President Biden if he would appoint former President Obama to the Supreme Court.  (William Howard Taft was both president and SCOTUS chief justice.)

From CBC News, beware of discarded needles.

From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau accuses China of arbitrary detentions done for "political goals".

From CTV News, Slave Lake, Alberta is learning about the bear necessities.

From TeleSUR, the Venezuelan government redistributes land.  (The article mentions a U.S. "blockade" of the country, which I find confusing.  If the U.S. is blockading Venezuela, how did the Russians get their personnel in there?)

From El País, Spain issues arrest warrants for four ISIS women trapped in camps in Syria.

From SwissInfo, Swiss Green parties do well in polls ahead of next month's elections.

From ANSA, at the request of the U.S., a business manager in Naples, Italy is detained for alleged spying.

From the Malta Independent, a group of migrants who had been aboard the Ocean Viking departs Italy for France.

From Total Croatia News, some counties in Croatia have taken in very few asylum seekers.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Greece and Cyprus agree to further coordinate their actions dealing with migration.

From Ekathimerini, more migrants land on the Greek islands of Samos, Lesvos and Chios.

From the Greek Reporter, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

From Novinite, the E.U. opens a register of terrorism cases.

From Romania-Insider, former Romanian Chamber of Deputies speaker Liviu Dragnea is banned from entering the U.S.

From Russia Today, according to Russian President Putin, protests can be positive or give the authorities a jolt.

From Sputnik International, according to a former Latvian MEP, the U.S. could use special forces stationed in Estonia against Russia.

From The Moscow Times, an activist is sentenced to four years in prison for "multiple breaches" of Russia's protest laws.

From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, his government must pursue a "strong demographic policy".

From Daily News Hungary, there is a shortage of one thing necessary for increasing Hungarian population.

From Hungary Today, according to Hungarian Justice Minister Varga, enemies of her government "have completely distorted" the idea of rule of law.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Figyelő.)

From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, the E.U. "invited" migrants to Europe "without asking us".

From The Slovak Spectator, a mountain pass in Slovakia that's worth a stop.

From Polskie Radio, according to a spokesman for the Polish president, a new date for U.S. President Trump's visit to Poland will be known "in the coming days".

From Euractiv, E.U. leader Frans Timmermans clashes with Polish MEPs over the rule of law.

From the CPH Post, the Danish government wants more gender equality in parental law.

From Voice Of Europe, a Swedish radical imam who called Jews "monkeys and pigs" is sentenced to a fine and a conditional prison term.  (If you read Swedish, read the story at SVT.)

From Deutsche Welle, over 600 attacks have occurred against refugees in Germany during the first half of 2019.

From Free West Media, more Germans are acquiring guns.

From the NL Times, an appeal in the hate speech case against Dutch politician Geert Wilders will continue as planned.

From Dutch News, cameras are banned at a museum's exhibition of Nazi designs.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at AD.)

From VRT NWS, the "drinks lobby" is blocking good health policies.  (The article states that the average European drinks the equivalent of two bottles of wine each week.  Considering how much wine and beer I've drunk on some of my trips over there, I might have kept in step with them.)

From France24, Maurice the rooster wins his battle in court.

From RFI, France's government unveils a plan to deal with domestic violence.

From EuroNews, parliamentcritter Jo Johnson quits the House of Commons.  (The prime minister is his brother.)

From the Express, a pre-Brexit prediction appears to come true.

From the Evening Standard, according to some scientists, the Loch Ness Monster might be a giant eel.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a Yorkshire resident politely asks U.K. Prime Minister Johnson to "please leave my town".

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish President Michael Higgins welcomes the crew of a Mexican tall ship arriving in Dublin - in Spanish.

From the Irish Examiner, a legal challenge to a no-deal Brexit will be heard in Belfast, Northern Ireland tomorrow.

And from The Conservative Woman, "the Christian case for Brexit".