On a cool sunny Friday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, nothing proposed by Democrats in D.C. will stop shootings in California.
From FrontpageMag, the impeachment "circus" by the Democrats keeps going....and going.
From Townhall, President Trump releases a second transcript, for which he is told by congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) to stop "interrupting" public hearings. (How, exactly, does publishing anything in Trump's defense actually "interrupt" anything? Like anyone accused of wrongdoing, Trump has a right to present a defense.)
From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Jim Banks (R-IN) wants Facebook to explain why it bans ads from an anti-China news site. (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From the Washington Examiner, testimony from former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch won't approve any quid pro quo corruption.
From The Federalist, if a quid pro quo involving Ukraine was not an impeachable offense for Vice President Biden, then it shouldn't be one for President Trump.
From American Thinker, a football player takes a helmet from an opponent and tries to hit him with it.
From CNS News, Schiff calls Trump's Tweets about Yovanovitch "witness intimidation".
From LifeZette, a Democrat counsel leads witness Yovanovitch and the GOP strikes back. (According to the article, the counsel just happens to be a big Democrat donor and a TV legal analyst who often criticizes Trump.)
From NewsBusters, an "MSNBC Republican" calls Trump the same thing that former congresscritter Dan Burton (R-IN) once called President Clinton. (To read about what Burton said, go here.)
From Canada Free Press, "Joe Biden is the elephant trampling on Schiff's parade".
From CBC News, more shrubs on tundra might accelerate the melting of permafrost.
From Global News, Canada's Supreme Court rules that deadlines for adult criminal trials also apply to trials for youths.
From CTV News, former NHL player Bobby Orr rips SportsNet for firing commentator Don Cherry.
From TeleSUR, the new Bolivian government reportedly threatens independent journalists. (Again I ask, what is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)
From The Portugal News, Portuguese authorities release 37 defendants in a case related to the Hells Angels because they reached the maximum period for pre-trail detention. (What is this "right to a speedy trial" you speak of?)
From El País, yours truly is no longer eligible for donkey rides in Mijas, Spain.
From France24, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe calls for a new vote on whether the energy company Total gets tax breaks on palm oil.
From RFI, tensions mount as French "yellow vest" protesters call for a large turnout for their anniversary.
From Euractiv, French gas networks could add hydrogen to the natural gas networks. (The article points out burning hydrogen produces water instead of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, but fail to mention that water vapor is also a greenhouse gas.)
From SwissInfo, the Swiss situation with ticks and tiger mosquitoes.
From ANSA, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano leads a challenging spacewalk at the International Space Station.
From EuroNews, Italy will resume an unfinished project that might have prevented the current flooding in Venice.
From the Malta Independent, the U.S. is investigating reports of transfers of chemicals from Russian ships to Venezuelan ships near Malta.
From Total Croatia News, a new military barracks is inaugurated in Pula, Croatia.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, an undersea power cable between Italy and Montenegro becomes operational today.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek island of Kos will hold a tsunami drill on November 19th.
From the Greek Reporter, wild boars have been seen in the Greek town of Rafina.
From Novinite, according to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the Greece-Bulgaria connector pipeline strategically important for energy security in the region.
From The Sofia Globe, a jet carrying Borissov lands after having technical difficulties.
From Radio Bulgaria, Borissov talks with his Greek and North Macedonian counterparts in Thessaloniki.
From Romania-Insider, a Romanian firefighter wins the 220-kilometer Ultra Africa Race.
From Russia Today, a driver's license belonging to Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev is auctioned off.
From Sputnik International, 12 foreign spy aircraft are seen near the borders of Russia.
From The Moscow Times, on a safari park in Crimea, things look grim for the lions and tigers and bears.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's human resources urges the protection of rights for ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine.
From Hungary Today, speaking at the Hungarian Permanent Conference, Prime Minister Orban opines that ethnic Hungarians are best represented by "purely" Hungarian political parties.
From About Hungary, a story that The Washington Post would not publish.
From The Slovak Spectator, a timeline of the Velvet Revolution in 1989.
From Radio Prague, a wide variety events in the Czech Republic will commemorate the Velvet Revolution.
From Polskie Radio, a new Polish government, including some holdovers, is sworn in.
From the CPH Post, Denmark is producing record amounts of energy from biomass.
From Deutsche Welle, the German parliament approves a climate protection plan.
From Free West Media, a 12-year-old migrant on a bus in Dresden, Germany attacks a passenger with an emergency hammer.
From the NL Times, Qatar Airways ends a cargo flight between Maastricht, Netherlands and Liège, Belgium, which lasted only nine minutes.
From Dutch News, Dutch police will soon have tasers. (If you read Dutch, read the story at RTL Nieuws.)
From VRT NWS, to protest 60 percent cuts to government art subsidies, Flemish artists cover 60 percent of their artworks.
From Voice Of Europe, there are nearly five million illegal immigrants in Europe, who are mostly young men.
From the Express, vandals deface a war memorial in Swinton, South Yorkshire, U.K.
From the Evening Standard, U.S. and RAF warplanes fly together over the North Sea.
From the Independent, U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel appears confused over her party's intended policy on immigration.
From the Irish Examiner, an Irish High Court judge overturns a deportation order on a Nigerian man.
From The Conservative Woman, the death of a wind turbine is just the beginning of its problems.
From The Stream, the tragedy and propaganda of mass shootings.
From NBC News, a federal judge rules that an American-born ISIS bride is not an American citizen. (I'm tempted to say "good riddance, bitch", but that would be unfair to female dogs.)
From Fox News, Clive Owen will portray former President Bill Clinton in an episode of American Crime Story. (He'll have to dye his hair grey.)
From the Daily Caller, according to President Trump, Republicans are not getting due process in the impeachment proceedings.
From Reason, Boise, Idaho has the right idea for referendums.
From The New Yorker, the "symptoms of impeachment fever" include being attracted to congresscritter Schiff. (via Twitchy)
From the New York Post, Americans reportedly drop their iphones at least four times every week.
And from WPVI, in Australia, a Labrador dog shows off his water skiing skills.
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