Bigfoot's Place: August 2020

From Canada Free Press, the "desperado Dem" cling to a state of denial. (In other words, with apologies to Glenn Frey and Don Henley, the're not coming to their senses.)

From CBC News, the Canadian government signs deals to secure up to 114 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine from two U.S. drug companies.

From Global News, Prime Minister is "deeply disappointed" after demonstrators topple a statue of John A. Macdonald, who was Canada's first prime minister.

From CTV News, the Canadian province of Alberta "quietly" removes physical distancing rules for its school classrooms.

From TeleSUR, two Mexican political parties collect signatures to request a referendum which could result in three ex-presidents being tried for alleged corruption.

From Morocco World News, Morocco conducts trials of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine, while Algeria decides to purchase the Russian one.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey criticizes Russia for inviting the YPG to talks in Moscow.

From Turkish Minute, Turkish-backed factions in Syria clash with each other.

From Rûdaw, a Yezidi woman is smuggled across Syria to be reunited with her family in Duhok, Iraq.

From Panorama, Armenian sappers remove land mines from 33,143 square meters in Syria during August. (via The Armenian Reporter)

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus decides on new regulations for protests.

From The Syrian Observer, eight Syrian Democratic Forces troops are killed in two attacks by ISIS.

From Arutz Sheva, Prime Minister Netanyahu address the Israeli people on "the start of a new era".

From The Times Of Israel, according to Netanyahu, a delegation from Abu Dhabi has been invited to Israel.

From The Jerusalem Post, Arabs in Israel prefer to keep schools closed due to a spike in coronavirus cases.

From YNetNews, Israeli deaths from the coronavirus double in a month.

From the Egypt Independent, in the region of North Sinai, Egyptian forces send 77 terrorists to their virgins.

From Egypt Today, Egypt's Malawi National Museum is set to be reopened tomorrow.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia seeks an explanation for a cut in American aid.

From the Saudi Gazette, the Arab Parliament condemns a drone attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen against Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport.

From The New Arab, angry "protesters" set fire to a TV station in Baghdad, Iraq for allegedly broadcasting festive music on Ashura, a day of mourning for Shia Muslims. (Apparently, in both the U.S. and Iraq, people who burn buildings can be called "protesters" instead of "rioters".)

From Radio Farda, Iranian activists condemn prison sentences given to the signers of the "77 Statement".

From IranWire, Iranian officials blame travels and superstitions as coronavirus cases spike.

From Dawn, residents of Karachi, Pakistan protest in front of the city's Containment Board Clifton, but their concerns are unresolved.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warns against trying to ignite the "flames of secularism" during Ashura.

From Pakistan Today, most Pakistanis observe Ashura "with due solemnity".

From Khaama Press, an airstrike by Afghan security forces in the province of Faryab sends 11 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.

From The Hans India, former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee passes away at age 84 at a military hospital in Delhi.

From the Hindustan Times, a look at Mukherjee's political career.

From ANI, construction of a bridge in the Shopian district in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir is "in full swing".

From India Today, the Indian state of West Bengal allows bars to reopen and restaurants to serve alcohol.

From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, history will expose the perpetrators of the August 15th, 1975 massacre.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's water supply will be restricted due to a drought.

From the Colombo Page, two Russian warships make a business call at the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota.

From Maldives Insider, manta ray season is underway at Baa Atoll in the Maldive Islands.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia has seen 1,928 disasters so far in 2020.

From The Straits Times, 90 residents and staff at a Singaporean old age home are tested for the coronavirus after a former worker tests positive, but they all test negative.

From the Borneo Post, on Malaysia's National Day, the king grants 13 early pardons.

From Free Malaysia Today, the first-ever Malaysian woman elected to office does not regard the coronavirus pandemic as "all doom and gloom".

From Vietnam Plus, a U.S. plant quarantine expert is expected to arrive in Vietnam on September 2nd, but must be quarantined himself.

From The Mainichi, after a shoebill bird dies of old age at a zoo in Ito, Japan, an autopsy shows that the zoo had been misgendering her.

From Gatestone Institute, "should the U.S. still try to accommodate China?"

From The Stream, former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Ark) responds to "a thoughtful letter" from a left-leaning reader named Karen.

From The Daily Signal, the 1776 Initiative offers an alternative to the 1619 Project.

From Space War, India accuses China of carrying out new "provocative" movements along their disputed border in the Himalayas.

From Breitbart, former Vice President Biden accuses President Trump of "stroking" violence in U.S. cities.

From the Daily Caller, three examples of the media saying everything is fine as a fire burns in the background.

From Fox News, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tells Democratic mayors to secure their streets.

From WPVI-TV, two months after recovering from the coronavirus, a woman in Houston gives birth to a healthy baby girl.

From the New York Post, singers Loretta Lynn and Kid Rock "get married", sort of, last weekend.

And from The Roanoke Times, a building where yours truly once lived will soon be no more.

Sunday, August 30, 2020

Some Sunday Stuff

On the last Sunday of August, here are some things going on:

From National Review, another look at the double standards about protests.

From Townhall, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) not only won't let go of Russia, but tries to connect it to BLM.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Democrats naturally blame President Trump for violence in cities which they control.

From the Washington Examiner, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows defends Trump from that accusation.

From The Federalist, a look at what's really going on in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

From American Thinker, the media won't tell the truth about the end of the coronavirus during the upcoming election.

From CNS News, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants the Senate to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.

From LifeZette, TV host Bill Maher reveals why he's "very nervous" that former Vice President Biden will lose to Trump.

From NewsBusters, Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis) accuses the media of helping to "destabilize our politics".

From Canada Free Press, Trump is the vaccine for the swamp virus.

From TeleSUR, paramilitaries kill two social movement leaders in Colombia.

From The Conservative Woman, a writer explains why he won't wear a mask in church.

From WestMonster, 12 migrants who illegally entered the U.K. on boats are deported.

From Free West Media, the secret power seizure by German left-wing extremists.

From EuroNews, Montenegro's parliamentary election has a high turnout.

From ReMix, Hungary prepares for a second wave of the coronavirus. (If you read Hungarian, read a related story at Origo.)

From Balkan Insight, a live blog of Montenegro's elections.

From The New Arab, Qatar abolishes its kafala labor system.

From Arutz Sheva, when did Arabs arrive in Palestine?

From Gatestone Institute, France's "wish list for Lebanon".

From The Stream, for society to be pro-life, mothers need villages.

From the New York Post, under legislation proposed by congresscritter Jim Banks (R-IN), rioters and looters could lose their federal unemployment benefits.

From The Daily Signal, why Arizona "looks like ground zero" in the conflict over the integrity of this year's elections.

From the Daily Caller, LeBron James calls the original anthem kneeler a "generational athlete".

From Breitbart, the migrant rescue ship sponsored by the street artist known as Banksy asks the U.N. for help.

And from BBC News, a French woman is arrested for allegedly acting like Lady Godiva on a sacred bridge in Rishikesh, India. (via Fox News)

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Saturday Stories

On a cloudy Saturday, after a night of relentless rain, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the special beauty of photo albums.

From Townhall, a very privileged white person tells parents how to "erode" the white privilege out of their kids.

From The Washington Free Beacon, this past week in left-wing violence and thuggery.

From the Washington Examiner, an appeals court rules that the due process clause of the Constitution does not apply to detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

From LifeZette, today's racial riots were anticipated in a novel by Tom Wolfe published in 1987.

From NewsBusters, PBS pundits agree that the Democrats are not doing well on the issue of "law and order".

From Canada Free Press, what happens if the Democrats lose?

From CBC News, two Canadian military personnel test positive for the coronavirus at a base in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

From TeleSUR, the Argentinian congress plans to debate a tax on large fortunes.

From The Conservative Woman, why are the U.K. Tories afraid of making Britain great again?

From Snouts in the Trough, lies, lies, and more lies.

From the Evening Standard, a cliff at England's Jurassic Coast collapses.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish pub operators have mixed feelings on the issue of reopening.

From The Brussels Times, Belgian police go after coronavirus-related fake news.

From Dutch News, the first group of Dutch volunteers will begin testing a coronavirus vaccine at three locations in the Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, police in Berlin arrest hundreds of people protesting against coronavirus restrictions and defying their orders to disperse.

From Free West Media, for German police to arrest a migrant, on the other hand, is another matter.

From the CPH Post, have we learned anything?

From Polskie Radio, a former TV presenter launches a new political group in Poland.

From Radio Prague, a look at Czech political dissent in animation.

From The Slovak Spectator, reconstructed headquarter shelters recall battles in World War II.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga and State Secretary Balázs Orbán each test negative for the coronavirus for the second time. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at InfoStart.)

From Sputnik International, Russia presents a device that an detect airborne toxins and pathogens such as the coronavirus.

From EuroNews, Belarus removes the credentials of several foreign journalists.

From ReMix, Poland urges Russia to not plan any intervention in Belarus.

From Novinite, protesters in Bulgaria hold a procession and continue to block three intersections in Sofia.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek coast guard plans to boost their patrols in the southeastern Aegean Sea after rescuing two large migrant boats.

From Total Croatia News, a team of Croatian scientists proves that a known mushroom can help stop colon cancer.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia moves toward defining rape in terms of consent instead of violence.

From Malta Today, according to Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne, Malta has been allocated 330,000 doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine.

From SwissInfo, Swiss scientists become the first to locate space junk during the daytime.

From RFI, armed robbers steal €9 million from an armored car in Lyon, France.

From The Portugal News, coronavirus vaccine in Portugal is expected "from the end of the year".

From Morocco World News, Moroccan university students regard remote preparation for their exams as "difficult, but doable".

From Turkish Minute, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay calls an E.U. sanction threat "hypocritical".

From Rûdaw, the Syrian Democratic Forces announces a new mechanism against the recruitment of child soldiers.

From Panorama, the breakaway republic of Artsakh awards the "Artsakh Hero" title to two men posthumously. (via The Armenian Reporter)

From In-Cyprus, a nurse is attacked while responding to an altercation in Nicosia, Cyprus.

From The Times Of Israel, arson balloons launched from Gaza cause 23 fires in southern Israel.

From YNetNews, the UAE formally ends its boycott of Israel.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Adbel al-Sisi warns against illegal constructions and delaying development projects.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, the dam talks will resume on September 14th.

From the Saudi Gazette, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center gives Zambia 100 tons of dates.

From The New Arab, according to the Lebanese army, seven people are still missing after the explosion in Beirut.

From IranWire, mourning in Iran during the coronavirus pandemic.

From The Express Tribune, according to Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Pakistani government will quickly move to resolve three issues in the city of Karachi.

From Khaama Press, the Afghan starts recruiting teachers and people for other civil posts.

From The Hans India, India's Ministry of Home Affairs allows Metro rail services to restart on September 7th "in a graded manner".

From the Dhaka Tribune, the flood situation in the Ganges basin in Bangladesh significantly improves.

From the Daily Mirror, police in Nawagamauwa, Sri Lanka shoot and kill a criminal suspect.

From Maldives Insider, the Indian airline IndiGo is set to resume flights to the Maldive Islands on September 3rd.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia reports a record high in new coronavirus cases for the third straight day.

From The Straits Times, Singapore tightens its definition of "mask".

From the Borneo Post, according to security minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, reopening Malaysia's borders is not a priority.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam and Ukraine promote their ties.

From The Mainichi, a Japanese "flying car" takes off.

From Gatestone Institute, watch for meddling in the U.S. elections by Iran and other countries.

From The Stream, why Biblical truth is still relevant in today's culture.

From Space War, the U.S. Space Force successfully tests anti-jamming technology.

From Space Daily, a new propeller plane is as fast as jet and fuel efficient as a far, but still relatively inexpensive.

From Breitbart, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents disrupt 12 human smuggling stash houses in 10 days. (Have I previously noted that migrants are not merely migrating, but are being smuggled?)

From The Daily Wire, a left-wing author justifies looting and calls respecting small business owners a "right-wing myth".

From WPVI-TV, a man in Westville, New Jersey converts his garage into a food pantry for people in need.

And from the New York Post, people in Curitiba, Brazil, which has snow for only the third time in history, make snowmen which the media call "Chernobyl Olafs".

Friday, August 28, 2020

Friday Fuss - Part 2

As the last Friday of August hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, two migrants allegedly torture, rape and bury alive two Swedish boys.

Form the CPH Post, according to a study by the Arla Foundation, girls are more diligent than boys in the kitchen.

From Deutsche Welle, a 41-year-old man is sentenced to psychiatric confinement for fatally shoving a boy in front of a train in Frankfurt, Germany last year.

From Polskie Radio, Polish President Andrzej Duda honors the trade union Solidarity, which defied communist-era authorities in 1980.

From ReMix, Twitter increases its censorship to two Polish-based accounts.

From Radio Prague, a Bohemian company will produce the drug Remdesivir, which has been used on some coronavirus patients.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia extends its "Red" list and other stories.

From the Hungary Journal, Hungary again closes its borders due to the coronavirus.

From Daily News Hungary, two thirds of the bars in Budapest's "party district" decide to stay closed from midnight to 6 a.m.

From Hungary Today, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony displays a flag in support of families and childbirth.

From About Hungary, more on Hungary closing its borders.

From Russia Today, Western media is out of date claiming that Russia media is mostly "state-run".

From Sputnik International, two Russian Su-27 fighter jets scramble to intercept a U.S. B-52H bomber over the Black Sea.

From The Moscow Times, Russian troops will take part in war games in Belarus.

From Novinite, Bulgaria gets a new leader for its National Service for Protection.

From The Sofia Globe, according to Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev, a future coronavirus will be distributed free of charge in Bulgaria.

From Radio Bulgaria, B-52s fly in a NATO mission over Bulgaria.

From Ekathimerini, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou calls Turkey's conversion of the former Chora Church in Istanbul an act of "symbolic violence".

From the Greek Reporter, a boat carrying 50 migrants is brought to the Greek island of Rhodes.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Albania is concerned but not worried about Greece extending its maritime sovereignty to 12 miles from land in the Ionian Sea.

From Balkan Insight, the Romanian government faces a no-confidence motion.

From Total Croatia News, the Holy Sunday feast in Ludbreg, Croatia prepares to host 100,000 pilgrims.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia's anti-corruption commission investigates Agriculture Minister Aleksandra Pivec.

From the Malta Independent, according to Malta's public health superintendent, the country's coronavirus measures are working.

From Malta Today, Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia and his rival Bernard Grech give a "quick-fire" interview.

From ANSA, the regional administrative court in Palermo, Italy suspends the closing of migrant centers on Sicily.

From SwissInfo, masks are required on Swiss trams but not in offices.

From The Portugal News, the airport in Faro, Portugal is "temporarily" overwhelmed by arriving passengers.

From El País, the Spanish Agency for Medicine and Health Products authorizes clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson and Johnson.

From France24, face masks are mandated in Paris except for people either under 11 years old or exercising.

From RFI, French President Emmanuel Macron plans another visit to Lebanon.

From Euractiv, France has suspended, but not abolished, the controversial practice of glue-trapping songbirds.

From VRT NWS, why isn't Belgium requiring primary school student to wear face masks, as Spain is?

From The Brussels Times, the Belgian commune of Flanders lifts is ban on hunting wolves. (If you read Flemish, read the story at Het Laatste Nieuws.)

From the NL Times, the Netherlands asks German labs to help with coronavirus testing.

From Dutch News, more than 1,400 shared bikes and 700 shared mopeds will hit the streets of Amsterdam.

From EuroNews, the street artist known as Banksy funds a boat that has been rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean.

From the Express, a former Brexit Party parliamentcritter confronts a Labour Party parliamentcritter over his obvious contempt for Brexit voters.

From the Evening Standard, coronavirus lockdowns are eased in parts of northern England.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a haulier from Northern Ireland pleads guilty to manslaughter in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a truck in Essex, England.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Tánaiste Leo Varadkar "can't put a date" on when pubs will be allowed to reopen.

From the Irish Examiner, in its latest coronavirus-related legislation, the Irish government pulls back from giving gardaí the power to raid "house parties" or indoor gatherings.

And from The Conservative Woman, defy the song censors and belt out Rule Britannia.

Friday Fuss - Part 1

On the last Friday in August, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Trump Republican Party isn't quite as different as you might think.

From FrontpageMag, President Trump offers a choice for America.

From Townhall, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) survives an attack by the violent left for the third time.

From The Washington Free Beacon, over 70 people face federal charges for their alleged actions in Portland, Oregon.

From the Washington Examiner, Trump's message against riots and violence "can work if he doesn't overplay it".

From The Federalist, Trump's speech closes out the Republican national convention.

From American Thinker, CNN becomes "America's Baghdad Bob".

From CNS News, Trump speaks against "cancel culture" and left-wing hypocrites.

From LifeZette, the NBA goes back to its playoffs after boycotting one game.

From Canada Free Press, if elected vice president, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) will become BLM's White House insider.

From CBC News, former Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, like a few other leaders before him, hopes for a second act.

From Global News, Mi'kmaq communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia get an alert system.

From CTV News, 20 teachers in the province of Quebec enter quarantine after after two test positive for the coronavirus.

From TeleSUR, Havana, Cuba goes under curfew due to a resurgence of the coronavirus.

From Morocco World News, the deployment of domestically made ventilators to Moroccan hospitals runs into bureaucracy.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey calls the E.U.'s demand to stop its activity in the eastern Mediterranean "out of line".

From Turkish Minute, a jailed Turkish lawyer dies after 238 days of being on a hunger strike.

From Rûdaw, three Katyusha rockets land inside the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq.

From Armenian News, an online forum between Armenian and UAE female officials focuses on achievements and charity. (via The Armenian Reporter)

From In-Cyprus, Cypriots send another 180 tonnes of aid to Lebanon.

From The Syrian Observer, Syrian regime forces set fire to a post office in the city of al-Bukamal, injuring Iranian militia personnel.

From Arutz Sheva, continued incendiary balloon terrorism from Gaza results in 24 more fires in Israel.

From The Times Of Israel, 1,500 people protest in front of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's house.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport lists it first flights to the UAE.

From YNetNews, Palestinians don't see much difference between President Trump and former Vice President Biden.

From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian security forces in Cairo arrest the acting leader of the Muslim Brotherhood.

From Egypt Today, artifacts from King Tutankhamun go on display return to Egypt from the U.K.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, floodwaters in Sudan reach record levels.

From the Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia allows trucks from all countries to enter.

From The New Arab, according to a U.N. official, the number of coronavirus cases in Syria is likely much higher than its government reports.

From Radio Farda, the chief of Iran's border police claims that the UAE has officially apologized for killing Iranian fisherman.

From IranWire, why is the Iranian organization Foundation for the Oppressed demolishing homes occupied by poor people?

From Dawn, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan admits that allowing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to leave the country was a mistake.

From The Express Tribune, record-setting rain continues in Karachi, Pakistan.

From Pakistan Today, Imran plans to visit Karachi next week.

From Khaama Press, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan sign a deal on energy.

From The Hans India, a cop in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is booked for allegedly "posting derogatory remarks" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state's chief minister. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From the Hindustan Times, India's external affairs minister accuses Pakistan of sheltering prison.

From ANI, according to the director of police for the Indian state of Jharkhand, several attacks by Naxal terrorists have been foiled during the last 10 days.

From India Today, activists in India clash over a statue.

From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladeshi authorities arrest 15 Nigerians for alleged fraud.

From the Daily Mirror, according to Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene, mistakes were made in calculating the lunch allowance for each Sri Lankan parliamentcritter.

From the Colombo Page, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tells Sri Lankan officials to find a way to deal with elephants.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldives Islands likes turtles.

From Janta Ka Reporter, an Indian Hindu actress is trolled by people reminding her that her father was Muslim.

From Naija News, the governor of Nigeria's Kano state is ready to sign the death warrant for a man convicted of blasphemous remarks about Mohammed.

From The Jakarta Post, reforming Indonesian police.

From The Straits Times, Singapore reports 94 new coronavirus cases.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's Electoral Reform Committee submits 49 recommendations.

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Malaysia's Recovery Movement Control Order will be extended to December 31st.

From Vietnam Plus, a rare Buddhist tower in the Vietnamese province of Nghe An is at risk of collapse.

From The Mainichi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his resignation due to health concerns.

From Gatestone Institute, China practices "debt-trap" diplomacy with third-world countries.

From The Stream, help is on the way in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.

From the New York Post, the head of the police union Sergeants Benevolent Association tells New York's Mr. Bill to resign before "sundown".

From the Daily Caller, a Democrat polling firm fires the data scientist who warned that violent protests could backfire.

From HistoryNet, thousands of Greek mercenaries hired by the Persian Empire got more than they had bargained for.

From The Daily Wire, media figures question the story about President Trump's grandson building a replica of the White House out of Lego blocks.

From Fox News, to raise awareness about child trafficking, a 64-year-old woman from Denver, Colorado will drive her 1956 Porsche in Antarctica.

And from The Daily Signal, a Los Angeles non-profit sets up a classroom for remote learning - in a parking lot.

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Since I've been running around today, my list of stories will be shorter than normal (compared to the combined length of my usual two-part weekday list). Yes, I have a life outside the blogosphere, even with the Chinese communist virus going around. So with that, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Virginia state Senate passes a bill that would downgrade the penalty for assaulting a police officer.

From FrontpageMag, yes, voter fraud is real.

From Townhall, police body cam footage records an attempted "Allahu akbar" by an illegal alien from Bosnia in New York City.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a fire at a Jewish student center at the University of Delaware is determined to have been arson.

From the Washington Examiner, according to Donald Trump the Younger, the Republican Party now belongs to his father.

From The Federalist, according to acting Homeland Security Secretary, ProFa meets the definition of a domestic terrorist group. (He didn't really call them "ProFa", but "Antifa", which the group calls itself. I like to call them "ProFa" because in my opinion, that's the name they deserve.)

From American Thinker, a timeline of the shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

From CNS News, Vice President Pence warns about what America would be like if his predecessor becomes president.

From LifeZette, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany wants her daughter to grow up in Trump's America.

From NewsBusters, speakers at the Republic convention let Big Tech have it.

From Canada Free Press, why Democrats prefer lawlessness and terrorism over President Trump.

From Global News, the Canadian navy changes "seaman" to "sailor".

From TeleSUR, far-right militias threaten Bolivian Ombudsman Nadia Cruz.

From The Conservative Woman, how U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be doomed by Brino.

From Snouts in the Trough, there's a war going on, and China is winning.

From the Express, U.K. TV presenter Andrew Neil explains to Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon why her bid for Scottish independence will fail.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Irish acting chief medical officer Dr. Ronan Glynn, it's not yet the day to consider reopening pubs.

From VRT NWS, a border post correction decreases Belgium's area by about 100 square meters.

From the NL Times, the Netherlands bans mink farming, effective in April of 2021.

From Deutsche Welle, Germany imposes stronger measures against the coronavirus.

From the CPH Post, a round-up of news in Denmark, including four people being infected with the tick-borne virus.

From Euractiv, Norway plans to drill for oil in previously untouched areas in the Arctic.

From Polskie Radio, Poland's food convoy gets a big fat nie at the border with Belarus.

From ReMix, according to gay blogger Waldemar Krysiak, LGBT activists want more attacks against gays in Poland to make the country look bad.

From Radio Prague, volunteers tend to a long-neglected Jewish cemetery in Dobruška, Czech Republic.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia will soon observe two national days, which includes closing stores.

From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, the E.U. needs to stop its "unilateral anti-Israel policy".

From Russia Today, Russians lose interest in demonstrations in the far eastern region of Khabarovsk.

From The Sofia Globe, Education Minister Krassimir Vulchev outlines Bulgaria's plans for the upcoming school year.

From the Greek Reporter, Greek and Turkish fighter jets have "mock dogfights".

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavoşoğlu meets with Moldovan leaders.

From Balkan Insight, Montenegrin officials accuse the country's political opposition of inciting unrest.

From Total Croatia News, according to transportation minister Oleg Butkovic, €1.5 billion has been invested in Croatia's railways.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia's armed forces increase their presence at the country's border to deter migrants.

From the Malta Independent, Maltese police will charge the person who painted red arrows on protected rubble walls at Majjistral Nature Park.

From ANSA, Italy races against time to reopen schools on April 14th.

From SwissInfo, higher education and research officials reject a proposed initiative to limit immigration.

From France24, the Tour de France prepares to start in the city of Nice amid coronavirus-related uncertainty.

From El País, hundreds of young people attend a party at a restaurant in Queixans, Spain without observing coronavirus safety measures.

From The Portugal News, mainland Portugal will enter a contingency state on September 15th.

From Free West Media, the European Commission prepares a European migration pact.

From EuroNews, how the resignation of E.U. trade commissioner Phil Hogan presents European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a new headache.

From Morocco World News, Morocco completes the perforation of the Al Massira dam. (This dam should not be confused with the dam in Ethiopia, which has been the subject of many dam stories that I have linked.)

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey extends the work of the exploration vessel Oruç Reis through September 1st.

From Rûdaw, a man is arrested in Kirkuk, Iraq for allegedly spying on Iraqi and Peshmerga troops for ISIS.

From Panorama, an energy-saving system in Shnogh, Armenia also saves the town some money. (via The Armenian Reporter)

From In-Cyprus, 12 museums in Cyprus will have free admission.

From The Syrian Observer, in the region of Badiya al-Sham, Syrian and Russian forces send 327 ISIS terrorists to their virgins.

From Arutz Sheva, the main suspect in an alleged rape in Eilat, Israel denies that it happened.

From The Jerusalem Post, doctors at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel plan to use radiation therapy on coronavirus patients.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt's Public Prosecution taps Interpol to help find suspects in a rape which allegedly happened at a hotel in Cairo in 2014.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopian Airlines opens a new terminal at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

From the Saudi Gazette, travelers who admire nature will enjoy Saudi Arabia's Farasan Archipelago in the Red Sea.

From The New Arab, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Lebanon faces the "risk of disappearing".

From Radio Farda, who are the possible reformist candidates for the Iranian presidential election in 2021?