From WDBJ7, for the second time in the pageant's history, Miss America is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
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On to my regularly scheduled list of links. Here on a sunny but cold Friday are some things going on:
From National Review, the impeachment of President Trump is not solely due to partisanship.
From FrontpageMag, why some American Jews slander the president.
From Townhall, polls by CNN show Trump as a favorite to win reelection, and increasing economic satisfaction.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Trump ends this year in a better position than when he started.
From the Washington Examiner, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) makes fun of former Vice President Joe Biden.
From The Federalist, three bad ideas behind the anger at J.K. Rowling's support for a woman fired from a think tank for believing that biological sex is real.
From American Thinker, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his "corrupt Democratic jurors". (I remember watching part of the impeachment trial of then-President Clinton, during which a Senator admonished the House managers to not refer to the Senators as "jurors", since the trial is not the same as a regular court proceeding. By this standard, calling Senators "jurors" would still be incorrect.)
From CNS News, Islamic leaders show their double standards.
From LifeZette, on impeachment, Democrats rush and then stall.
From NewsBusters, according to journalist Brit Hume, his colleagues can't see through congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From Canada Free Press, what "somber" looks like, Democrat style.
From CBC News, inside the RCMP's manhunt for two admitted murderers.
From Global News, according to Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada is moving toward its greenhouse emissions goals.
From CTV News, the hassles of going to the can on the job in Canada.
From TeleSUR, ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales gets a lawyer.
From The Portugal News, The Portuguese Federation of Bullfighting claims that a tax increase on their profession is "censorship".
From France24, French President Macron celebrates Christmas early with French troops in the Ivory Coast.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland permanently shuts down the Mühleberg nuclear power plant.
From the Malta Independent, there will be no ferry service between Malta and Gozo on Christmas and New Year's Day.
From Malta Today, according to the office of Malta's president, he does not have the power to remove the prime minister from office as long as he has parliament's confidence.
From Total Slovenia News, for the first time since 1859, there are more men than women in Slovenia. (In 1859, Slovenia was part of the Empire of Austria, which formally merged with the Kingdom of Hungary in 1867, to form Austria-Hungary.)
From Total Croatia News, a refugee from Iraq in Germany becomes a successful franchisee of a Croatian fast food chain.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, an "anti-defamation" bill approved by the Albanian parliament raises concerns.
From Ekathimerini, the Greek government reportedly plans to give asylum seekers a "provisional number" so that they can access healthcare.
From the Greek Reporter, the group Europa Nostra demands that the antiquities found while digging for a subway station in Thessaloniki are preserved in situ. (Yesterday, Greece's Central Archaeological Council ruled that the antiquities should be removed and re-introduced later.)
From Novinite, four air monitoring stations in Sofia, Bulgaria detect "very high" levels of particulate matter.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria restricts truck traffic during the next week.
From Radio Bulgaria, the European Commission blocks a mobility package using "Bulgarian" arguments.
From Romania-Insider, the Romanian government will observe that 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolution with a special event on Sunday. (If you read Romanian, read the story at AgerPres.)
From Russia Today, the Russian Navy will reportedly acquire a submarine which will carry a nuclear drone.
From Sputnik International, the Russian space agency Roscosmos approves a preliminary design for a "super heavy-lift" launch vehicle.
From The Moscow Times, a young Russian climate activist gets six days in jail for joining in an unauthorized picket in Moscow. (What is this "freedom to peaceably assemble" you speak of?)
From the Hungary Journal, European People's Party deputy leader Antonio Tajani would keep the Hungarian party Fidesz within the EPP.
From Daily News Hungary, don't illegally dump rubbish in Hungary.
From Hungary Today, a court in Kecskemét, Hungary sentences a Romanian people smugger to 14 months in prison. (As I occasionally like to point out, migrants aren't merely migrating, but are being smuggled. If you read Hungarian, read the story at Maszol.)
From About Hungary, Hungary is trying to prevent the U.N. Migration Pact from becoming international law.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovaks react to the the impeachment of U.S. President Trump with "grim cynicism". (This would include yours truly, an American of mostly Slovak descent.)
From Radio Prague, a Czech planetary scientist advises against going public with an asteroid threat.
From Polskie Radio, Poles raise money for a stranded Iranian truck driver whose vehicle broke down.
From Voice Of Europe, the Polish Supreme Court says that Poland might have to leave the E.U. (If you read Polish, read the story at Do Rzeczy.)
From the CPH Post, a Danish-Turkish former dual citizen sues Denmark's immigration minister after being stripped of his Danish citizenship.
From Deutsche Welle, the German party AfD is in "serious financial distress".
From Free West Media, a leader of Germany's Green Party is the country's most frequent guest on political talk shows.
From the NL Times, an explosive found on an ATM in Amsterdam is safely detonated.
From Dutch News, two villages in the Dutch area of Friesland promote the Frisian language.
From VRT NWS, Belgian police warn against answering calls from Poland.
From Euractiv, the E.U. seeks more "flexibility" for its power grid as wind and solar power become more available.
From the Express, the U.K. House of Commons "overwhelmingly" votes for Prime Minister Johnson's Brexit deal.
From the Evening Standard, Prince Henry dresses as Santa and sends a Christmas message to the children of fallen U.K. soldiers.
From the (U.K.) Independent, after the Brexit deal is passed, Conservative parliamentcritters ask Johnson for his autograph.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish expats arrive in Ireland for Christmas.
From the Irish Examiner, the Irish High Court denies permission to construct bird choppers wind turbines due their possible impact on the hen harrier, a species of bird.
From The Conservative Woman, a U.K. court backs transgender madness.
From The Stream, a response to the call by Christianity Today to remove President Trump from office.
From Breitbart, Jane Fonda (on her 82nd birthday) and Gloria Steinem protest climate change at the U.S. Capitol Building.
From ABC News, New York prosecutors indict 96 MS-13 members and associates. (via The Blaze)
From Reason, a look at some recent court decisions.
From the New York Post, the NYPD rolls out a new type of bulletproof vest.
And from The Babylon Bee, the editorial board of The Babylon Bee calls for everyone in Washington to be removed from office.
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