Monday, November 30, 2020

Stories For The End Of November

On the last day of November, here are some things going on:

From National Review, why is presumptive president-elect Biden intent on nominating Neera Tanden to be director of the Office of Management and Budget?

From FrontpageMag, the foreign policy empire prepares to strike back.

From Townhall, the CDC reports the lowest abortion numbers since Roe v. Wade.

From The Washington Free Beacon, traffic laws for you and me, but not for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's (D) security team.

From the Washington Examiner, Democrats are in no position to expect "grace".

From The Federalist, President Trump's pardon of General Michael Flynn is only the beginning of the justice which the U.S. deserves.

From American Thinker, 20 alleged facts about the 2020 presidential election that don't pass the smell test.

From CNS News, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, coronavirus vaccines may become available for vulnerable people "within days".

From LifeZette, Speaker Pelosi's (D-Cal) position is threatened.

From NewsBusters, CBS gives Biden's foot injury 36 seconds of coverage.

From Canada Free Press, it's time to stop playing.

From CBC News, Vancouver, British Columbia Mayor Kennedy Stewart wants First Nation Leaders to head a possible bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

From TeleSUR, Chile's primary elections have a low turnout.

From The Conservative Woman, the U.K. "heart of the state" gets rotten with a two-tiered policing system.

From Snouts in the Trough, does the U.K. have a "kakistocracy"?

From the Evening Standard, for the first time in 400 years, Exmoor is dammed.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish restaurants and pubs will not be allowed to host Christmas parties.

From VRT NWS, Belgium is seeing fewer infections, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus.

From the NL Times, an ATM is bombed in Broeklanden, Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, German ministers urge a rethink about aid for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

From the CPH Post, Denmark reports a record number of new coronavirus cases over the weekend.

From ReMix, the Swedish government's blindness encourages gang activity.

From Polskie Radio, according to Health Minister Adam Niedzielski, all Poles who contract the coronavirus will be monitored via pulse oximeters.

From Radio Prague, most Czech elementary students return to their classrooms.

From The Slovak Spectator, traces of Celtic settlements are found in Trnava, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, an arsonist sets fire to waste in Budapest.

From Russia Today, the Sochi Airport's press service apologizes after one of its workers mistreats a famous dog.

From Romania-Insider, Romanian Orthodox faithful celebrate the feast of Saint Andrew.

From Novinite, starting tomorrow, Bulgaria imposes a new travel ban.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece announces its first locally-made coronavirus antigen test.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Montenegro's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stands by its decision to expel Serbian Ambassador Vladimir Božović.

From EuroNews, why is there a dispute between Serbia and Montenegro?

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian border police arrest Mladen Grujić, wanted in Croatia for alleged war crimes against Croatian prisoners of war.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian Health Minister Vili Beros recovers from the coronavirus and goes back to work.

From Total Slovenia News, according to a survey, about 10 percent of Slovenians visit other households during the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Malta Independent, police in Malta catch 10 bird poachers and confiscate 42 finches.

From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte rules out a cabinet reshuffle.

From Free West Media, the terrorist who staged an attack in Vienna targeted a Catholic youth group.

From SwissInfo, police in the Swiss canton of Ticino bust an international drug ring.

From France24, the French parliament drops a bill that would have curtailed the right to video police.

From El País, the Spanish government transfers migrants out of the Canary Islands.

From The Portugal News, Portuguese teachers announce a strike for December 11th.

From Euractiv, the E.U. plans to hold two summits with the U.S. next year.

From Morocco World News, Morocco sets a deadline voter registration for its 2021 general election.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey announces weekday and weekend lockdowns due to the coronavirus.

From Rûdaw, according to a cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Kurds should be commended for their role in fighting terrorism.

From ArmenPress, an earthquake striking near Dmanisi, Georgia is felt in the Armenian province of Lori.

From In-Cyprus, Cypriot students demand the suspension of their mid-term exams.

From The Syrian Observer, opposition journalists form the Syrian Media Council.

From Arutz Sheva, Israel's coronavirus cabinet approves a plan to reopen malls.

From YNetNews, Saudi Arabia allows Israeli planes to fly through its airspace to and from the UAE.

From the Egypt Independent, tunnel drilling will resume in the district of Zamalek for the Cairo Metro's Third Line.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia and a German pharmaceutical company sign a memorandum of understanding to supply a coronavirus vaccine.

From The New Arab, Egyptian authorities arrest 14 people for racism against a soccer player.

From Radio Farda, an Iranian writer alleges that her brother was killed "by a simple mistake".

From Dawn, the Pakistani cabinet will discuss how to procure a coronavirus vaccine.

From Khaama Press, the Afghan National Army diffuses at least 29 IEDs in the provinces of Uruzgan and Kandahar.

From the Hindustan Times, leaders in the state of Tamil Nadu slam an order from the Indian federal government to broadcast 15-minute bulletins in Sanskrit.

From The New Indian Express, a Indian Muslim man is held for allegedly torturing his Hindu wife and forcing her to adopt Islamic culture.

From the Dhaka Tribune, about 2,500 Rohingyas in Bangladesh are set to be relocated from camps in Cox's Bazar to Bhashan Char.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka holds its first-ever virtual cabinet meeting.

From Middle East Monitor, Muslim scholars slam Saudi Arabia's fatwa against the Muslim Brotherhood.

From The Jakarta Post, over 4,600 people are evacuated after an eruption of Mount Ili Lewotolok on the Indonesian island of Lembata.

From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian state of Sabah allows diving to resume.

From The Mainichi, the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa uses drones to spot Yogi and Boo Boo.

From Gatestone Institute, the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist may have saved countless lives.

From The Stream, what happened in Georgia has become one of many reasons for skepticism and disgust.

From Space War, Australian Prime Minister Morrison slams a Chinese official's "repugnant" Tweet.

From Military History Matters, the discovery of the remains of an Anglo-Saxon warlord sheds new light on Britain's history.

From the Daily Caller, potential 2024 Republican presidential candidates test their appeal stumping in the Georgia senatorial runoffs.

From Fox News, narratives collide in the Georgia senatorial runoffs.

From Fox Business, the CEO of Waffle House slams coronavirus lockdowns.  (via The Daily Wire)

And from The Babylon Bee, according to Pope Francis, a coronavirus vaccine will be required to enter Heaven.

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Sunday Links

On a cool sunny Sunday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Supreme Court gets it right on church restrictions.

From Townhall, New York's Mr. Bill changes his mind on schools again.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to let them exclude illegal aliens from the population count regarding redistricting.  (Where the Constitution deals with the census, whose purpose is to determine the number of representatives each state gets in the House, it uses the terms "numbers" and "persons", not "citizens" or even "inhabitants".  Although I do not regard illegal aliens as true immigrants, they are still persons and would thus have to be counted.)

From the Washington Examiner, Dr. Anthony Fauci wants schools open and bars closed.

From American Thinker, seven quotes for establishing a totalitarian America.

From LifeZette, congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-MN) defends a communist who became a mouthpiece for Iran.

From NewsBusters, the media ignore a murder committed by a three-times-deported illegal alien.

From Canada Free Press, the movie Seven Days in May was a precursor for this year's election.

From The Conservative Woman, myths about Brexit are still being peddled.

From Free West Media, 37 police officers are injured and one lynched as a march in Paris turns into a riot.

From EuroNews, Swiss voters reject higher liabilities for big companies.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a "death to Christians" message is written on a wall in a tenement building in Vienna.  (If you read German, read the story at Heute.)

From ReMix, according to former Portuguese Prime Minister Paulo Portas, the E.U.'s targeting of Poland and Hungary could also happen to Portugal.

From The New Arab, Iranian protesters demand revenge for the death of their country's top nuclear scientist.

From Gatestone Institute, the otherness of former U.S. President Obama.

From OpIndia, graffiti calling for the death of people who insult Mohammed is found in Mangaluru, India.

From The Indian Express, the widow of an Indian musician alleges that her in-laws tried to force her to convert to Islam.

From BCFocus, in Nigeria, Boko Haram murders 43 farm workers by slitting their throats.

From The Stream, "the curse of adolescent progressivism".

From Breitbart, presumptive president-elect Joe Biden and presumptive future first lady Jill Biden plan to move a cat and two dogs into the White House.

From Fox News, congresscritter-elect Burgess Owens (R-UT) knocks Democrats for "hating business owners".

From the Daily Caller, a Democrat gives the Trump administration credit for something.

From ESPN, the New Orleans Saints is fined for not wearing masks during post-game celebrations.  (via The Daily Wire)

And from The Daily Wire, the monolith found in a remote area of Utah has disappeared.  (Perhaps the aliens who put it there have realized that there's no intelligent life on earth and have moved on to some other planet.)

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Saturday Stories

On a sunny and windy Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, what will happen to President Trump's border wall.

From Townhall, China tries to blame another country for the coronavirus.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a survey, 600 protests this past summer led to violence.

From the Washington Examiner, those who oppose illegal immigration will find presumptive president-elect Biden's policies a "shop of horrors".

From American Thinker, the unknown reason why hypocritical politicians (if you'll pardon the redundancy) break their own coronavirus lockdown rules.  (I might have said this before, but I believe that it bears repeating.  Just as Mark Twain once talked about members of Congress and imbeciles, but admitted repeating himself, to talk about politicians and hypocrites is likewise to repeat oneself.)

From NewsBusters, how political comedy "took a knee" when it came to President Obama.

From Canada Free Press, Biden's path to the presidency erodes with revelations of voter fraud.

From Global News, a look at coronavirus vaccine plans in Canada's provinces and territories.

From The Conservative Woman, there is at last hope of a Tory mutiny over the U.K.'s coronavirus restrictions.

From the Express, the U.K. and France agree on a deal to stop illegal crossings of the English Channel.

From EuroNews, E.U. chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrives in London for trade talks with his U.K. counterpart David Frost.

From the Irish Examiner, an expert warns that Christmas gatherings could lead to deaths from the coronavirus next spring.

From The Brussels Times, the company Engie Electrabel plans to build four gas-fired power plants to replace a nuclear power station.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, an Iraqi refugee gets two and a half years in prison for attempting to rape a female pastor in Eichsfeld, Germany.

From Polskie Radio, stores in Polish shopping malls reopen under strict sanitary regulations.

From The Slovak Spectator, some graphs showing coronavirus-related data in Slovakia.

From Hungary Today, according to a Hungarian foreign ministry official, the European Commission has proposed giving voting rights and housing to migrants.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Nemzet.)

From The Moscow Times, rival peoples in Nagorno Karabakh adjust to life along new borders.

From Radio Bulgaria, vandalized Bulgarian monument in Ohrid, North Macedonia has been restored.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek government hopes to let retail stores reopen before Christmas.

From Total Croatia News, construction starts on a recycling yard for construction waste from Split and Dalmatia County in Croatia.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Novac.)

From Total Slovenia News, anti-government protesters in Slovenia get off their bikes and into their cars.

From Free West Media, according to Italian MEP Silvia Sardone, the E.U. is doing everything for migrants.

From Malta Today, coronavirus sceptics stage a protest in Valletta, Malta.

From RFI, thousands of people protest against France's new security law.

From ReMix, according to French MEP Jordan Bardella, unlimited migration threatens Europe's demographic future.  (If you read French, read the story at CNews.)

From Turkish Minute, opposition leader Ali Babacan slams the Turkish government for shortages of coronavirus and flu vaccines.

From The Times Of Israel, Israeli missions and Jews around the world are said to be on alert after the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist.

From Egypt Today, Egypt and South Sudan agree on the need for a legal dam agreement.

From IranWire, infighting starts in Iran after the assassination of a nuclear scientist.

From Dawn, Pakistani political activists take over a venue in order to stage a rally on November 30th.

From The Hans India, farmers invade Delhi, India to protest against recently passed laws.

From OpIndia, according to an Islamic cleric, Muslims make up a majority in the Indian state of West Bengal because Adivasis, Matuas and Dalits are not Hindus.

From Northeast Now, a radical Islamist group in Bangladesh threatens to pull down a statue.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankans have been eating less fish due to a coronavirus cluster in the town of Peliyagoda.

From The Street Journal, seven people are killed and 10 others injured by a suicide bomber who blew himself up in an ice cream parlor in Mogadishu, Somalia.

From Barron's, ISIS-linked terrorists kill four Christians in a remote community on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

From Gatestone Institute, the E.U. has a new pact on migration and asylum.

From The Straits Times, Singapore does not have to rely on a single coronavirus vaccine.

From the Borneo Post, the reopening of the border between Malaysia and Singapore is delayed due to a spike in coronavirus cases.

From Vietnam Plus, 368 Vietnamese citizens are brought home from the Chinese region of Macau.

From The Stream, a columnist is glad that the Democrats cheated, even if it can't be proven in time to prevent former Vice President Biden from being elected president.

From The American Conservative, the last American maker of baseball gloves.

From The Daily Wire, the federal government will start allowing the death penalty to be carried out by methods other than lethal injection starting next month.

From CBS Philly, Delaware Governor John Carney (D) cancels events after a staffer tests positive for the coronavirus.

And from the Daily Caller, kicker Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to play in a Power Five college football game.

Friday, November 27, 2020

Links For Black Friday

Today is the start of Christmas shopping season.  While you're hitting the stores, here are some things going on:

From National Review, bowing down to former President Obama.

From FrontpageMag, unmasking ProFa.

From Townhall, the "unity" that Democrats want.

From The Washington Free Beacon, "big labor" expects a concession from presumptive president-elect Biden.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump criticizes two NFL anthem kneelers.

From The Federalist, the future of Trump's agenda depends on Georgia.

From American Thinker, what this year's election will come down to.

From LifeZette, yes, there is a war on Thanksgiving.

From NewsBusters, Biden is not as adored as his old boss was.

From Canada Free Press, some early clues to election fraud left by Democrats.

From CTV News, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a top general will lead Canada's coronavirus vaccine rollout.

From TeleSUR, the Mexican Senate passes legislation to end presidential immunity.

From The Conservative Woman, new sinister state controls in the U.K. must be resisted.

From Snouts in the Trough, can we believe anything from our "scientists" and "experts" say these days?

From the (U.K.) Independent, what would be the impact of a no-deal Brexit?

From the (Irish) Independent, what do Ireland's level 3 coronavirus measures mean?

From VRT NWS, shops in Belgium selling "non-essential goods" will be allowed to open next Tuesday under strict conditions.

From the NL Times, climate groups in the Netherlands protest against Black Friday.

From Deutsche Welle, according to a "top doctor", Germany should not ease its coronavirus lockdown over Christmas.

From EuroNews, Carrefour withdraws advertising from Polish state TV over LGBT rights.

From ReMix, according to a Polish editor, France shows the dangers from mass migration.

From Radio Prague, the Czech cabinet will discuss easing coronavirus restrictions this coming Sunday.

From Daily News Hungary, are Hungarian walnuts in danger from a fly?

From Russia Today, according to its developers, Russia's second coronavirus vaccine will be ready for release in December.

From Novinite, Bulgaria will be under a partial lockdown starting tonight.

From the Greek Reporter, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis holds a virtual meeting with Greeks who have gone abroad for work.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, reports of his resignation have been greatly exaggerated.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnia and Herzegovina indicts Ivan Djuric for war crimes allegedly committed at a detention camp in Brčko in northern Bosnia.

From the Malta Independent, three Italians are arrested in Marsascala, Malta after 55 kilos of cannabis is found in their boat.

From ANSA, a man is arrested on terror charges in the Italian province of Cosenza.

From SwissInfo, Swiss officials issue coronavirus Christmas shopping advice.

From France24, France considers forcing coronavirus patients to self-isolate.

From El País, the Spanish Health Ministry identifies 15 priority groups for coronavirus vaccination.

From Free West Media, migration from Africa to the Canary Islands increases eleven-fold.

From The Portugal News, according to Portuguese judges, coronavirus PCR tests have doubtful reliability.

From Euractiv, how much does "green hydrogen" really cost?

From Morocco World News, Morocco is the fourth safest MENA country.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey rejects the European Parliament's resolution on Cyprus.

From Rûdaw, four people die in clashes between rival protesters in southern Iraq.

From ArmenPress, Russia considers establishing a railway to transport goods to Nagorno-Karabakh.

From In-Cyprus, Black Friday in Limassol, Cyprus.

From The Syrian Observer, dozens of people are arbitrarily arrested in the Syrian region of Afrin.

From Arutz Sheva, according to intelligence officials, Israel was behind the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist.

From YNetNews, according to Israel's coronavirus czar, a third lockdown is on the agenda.

From the Egypt Independent, the Egyptian electricity ministry plans to use renewable energy to power desalination plants.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets African Union envoys about the Tigray issue.

From the Saudi Gazette, the U.S. condemns attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen against civilian targets in Saudi Arabia.

From The New Arab, according to the charity Save the Children, Iraqi children are living among corpses and bombs.

From Radio Farda, Iran blames Israel for the death of its top nuclear scientist.

From Pakistan Today, over 2,000 coronavirus patients in Pakistan are in critical condition during the disease's second wave.

From Khaama Press, the Afghan National Army foils 10 possible IED attacks.

From India Today, India sets up coastal radar systems in friendly neighboring countries.

From the Dhaka Tribune, an armed gang robs a bus on a Bangladeshi highway.

From the Colombo Page, according to Sri Lankan Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda, measures will be taken to keep Indian fishermen out of Sri Lankan waters.

From New Age, sharia police in Nigeria ban the term "Black Friday".

From The Jakarta Post, an Indonesian prosecutor appeals a musician's sentence for "hate speech".

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin, the first coronavirus vaccine recipients are not "lab rats".

From The Mainichi, retired baseball player Ichiro Suzuki recounts the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.

From Gatestone Institute, the Taliban are not honoring the peace deal with the U.S.

From The Stream, the news is not just fake, but from an alternative reality.

From SmallBizDaily, this year's worst bits of advice.

From Space War, the Russia military successfully tests a new anti-ballistic missile.

From The Daily Wire, actor Seth McFarlane tries slamming Justice Neil Gorsuch for his decision in a case involving religious liberty.

From The American Conservative, driving on U.S. Route 11 in Virginia.  (I've done parts of it myself over the years.)

From Fox News, President Trump urges supporters to vote in the Georgia senatorial runoffs.

From AP News, three funeral workers are fired for posing for photos alongside the dead body of soccer start Diego Maradona.  (via the Daily Caller)

From Breitbart, a student at the University of Texas-San Antonio is kicked out of her sorority for a pro-Trump post on TikTok.

And from The Peedmont, archaeologists find the remains of a shopper from Glen Allen, Virginia who was trampled during the 2003 Black Friday in the nearby town of Short Pump.

Thursday, November 26, 2020

An Unusual Thanksgiving

Normally on Thanksgiving, I would not be at home here in Maryland but would be in Virginia visiting family members and attending a large gathering.  This year, with the coronavirus still spreading, my siblings decided against hosting any Thanksgiving dinner other than with their immediate families, so driving down there made no sense.  This means that I have to roast a turkey myself.  If successful, I'll be eating leftovers from the bird for several days.

Under normal circumstances, I would take a day off from linking a bunch of articles for your reading pleasure, but today I can't help but list a few, mostly related to the holiday itself.  With that, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, Thanksgiving is not based on a lie or on genocide against Native Americans.

From FrontpageMag, the roots of Thanksgiving go farther back than the Pilgrims.

From Townhall, tell the turkey fascists to chew on a drumstick.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Supreme Court finds against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's (D) limits on synagogues and churches.

From the Washington Examiner, Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation.

From The Federalist, President Grover Cleveland's Thanksgiving proclamation.

From American Thinker, they came for Thanksgiving and are now coming for Christmas.

From LifeZette, Americans should be thankful for President Trump and for Mrs. Trump, too.

From NewsBusters, why do journalists hate Thanksgiving so much?

From Canada Free Press, the U.S. might again be saved at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

From The Conservative Woman, while British authors are condemned for past sins, Karl Marx gets a pass.

From Free West Media, more about what's going on in Gettysburg.

From Jagran, it's being 12 years since the terror attacks in Mumbai, India.

From Rûdaw, an Iraqi activist is shot after criticizing a militia group on social media.

From The Stream, "thank God for your life, even if it sucks".

From The American Conservative, one family has a "rebel Thanksgiving".

From Fox News, the TSA reports screening the largest number of passengers yesterday since the coronavirus pandemic began.

From the Daily Caller, Disney plans to lay off 32,000 workers as the coronavirus keeps visitors away from its theme parks.

From AP News, culled minks in Denmark rise from their graves due to internal gas.  (via Fox News)

From Breitbart, presumptive president-elect Biden's Thanksgiving message includes a biblical mispronunciation.

From The Daily Wire, congresscritter-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO) plans a turkey "funeral".

And from CheckYourFact, no, a dingo in Australia was not actually photographed eating a shark.  (Go to Wayback Machine to see the alleged photo.)

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Wednesday Whatnot

On a cool cloudy Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, an unemployment insurance scam involving prison inmates costs California hundreds of millions.

From FrontpageMag, the "absolutely frightening" evidence of voter fraud.

From Townhall, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) is upset that President Trump might pardon General Michael Flynn.

From The Washington Free Beacon, presumptive president-elect Biden is reportedly close to selecting an Israel critic to serve as White House press secretary.

From the Washington Examiner, a judge halts Pennsylvania's election certification.

From The Federalist, the "institutionalized" voter fraud targeting Native Americans.

From American Thinker, listen carefully to what Sidney Powell has to say.

From CNS News, Presidents Washington and Lincoln told Americans to give thanks to God.

From LifeZette, according to TV host Rachel Maddow, people who question election results should go to jail.  (By that logic, the incarceration of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her supporters is four years overdue.)

From NewsBusters, the news which Biden voters didn't get to learn about.

From Canada Free Press, live free, patriots!

From The Conservative Woman, according to the censored verdict from a virus expert, the coronavirus "is just another bad flu".

From Snouts in the Trough, how Democrats plan to win future elections.

From Free West Media, migrants from northern Africa at a center in Sardinia threaten to cut the throats of Italians.

From EuroNews, members of the European Parliament hit out against Poland's abortion crackdown.

From Euractiv, a car crashes into the gate of the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

From ReMix, the quality of Polish democracy is just fine.

From Russia Today, Russia's Federal Security Service find explosive while raiding alleged ISIS followers in Moscow.

From Gatestone Institute, foreign donations subvert American universities.

From Arutz Sheva, Islam seems to have more of a problem with French cartoons depicting Mohammed than China putting Uyghurs into detention camps.

From The New Arab, the trial of a Saudi activist is transferred to a terrorism court.

From The Express Tribune, a woman and her lover allegedly kill her brother in Chichawatni, Pakistan.

From Channel News Asia, Australia cancels the citizenship of an Algerian-born Muslim cleric after he is convicted of terrorism charges.

From The Stream, a victory against LGBTQ tyranny.

From The Daily Signal, a common sense approach to the coronavirus.

From the Daily Caller, according to Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings, its late host Alex Trebek should be nominated for a Grammy.

From 9News, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock become the latest coronavirus travel hypocrite.  (via The Daily Wire)

From Fox News, former President Obama's third autobiography sells over 1.7 million copies during its first week of publication.

And from The Daily Wire, presumed president-elect Biden's team hopes to reverse President Trump's policies and return America to war, stagnation and despair.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Tuesday Tidings

On a sunny and cool Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, presumptive president-elect Biden has some "dangerous" central planning ambitions.

From FrontpageMag, Iran can't wait for Biden to become president.

From Townhall, according to RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, President Trump "is not done fighting".

From The Washington Free Beacon, a circuit court rules that Texas and Louisiana can drop Planned Avoidance of Parenthood from their Medicaid programs.

From the Washington Examiner, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) derides Biden's foreign policy team.

From The Federalist, a look at America's Adams family.

From American Thinker, right-wing journalist Tucker Carlson points out how he thinks the election was stolen.

From CNS News, why the Paris Climate Accord is a failure.

From LifeZette, Trump vows to keep on fighting.

From NewsBusters, how the left-wing media affected the election.

From Canada Free Press, the Democratic Party shifts, not toward communism, but toward fascism.

From Global News, Canada secures 26,000 doses of a coronavirus antibody treatment.

From The Conservative Woman, we must resist the planned future.

From the Evening Standard, three households in the U.K. can mix during Christmastime, but not in a pub.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, Ireland could have a "short" return to level 3 coronavirus restrictions during January.

From The Brussels Times, according to the Flemish Scientific Association for Youth Health Care, fist bumping is not a high-risk type of contact.  (If you read Flemish, read the story at Het Nieuwsblad.)

From Dutch News, eight Dutch teenagers are arrested for allegedly attacking a man whom they thought was a paedophile.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at Omroep Zeeland.)

From EuroNews, nine German police officers are accused of participating in right-wing extremist chat rooms.

From Hungary Today, will the coronavirus steal Christmas shopping in Hungary?

From ReMix, according to a survey, most Poles want Poland to stay in the E.U. but also want the country to stay sovereign.

From Sputnik International, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, mass coronavirus vaccination will start in Russia in 2021, which will be voluntary.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian doctors and restaurant operators react to proposed tougher coronavirus measures.

From Ekathimerini, two Turks are arrested on the Greek island of Lesvos for suspected human trafficking.

From Euractiv, has Europe learned the lessons from the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina?

From Malta Today, a pregnant woman admits to trafficking three types of illegal drugs from a garage in Marsa, Malta.

From RFI, France will end its coronavirus lockdown on December 15th and loosen other restrictions this week.

From Free West Media, much of the violent crime in France has a religious dimension.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey's foreign ministry summons envoys from the E.U., Germany and Italy over a search of a Turkish cargo ship.

From The Times Of Israel, witness testimony in Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's corruption trail is postponed until next February.

From Egypt Today, Egyptian's in 13 governorates vote in parliamentary runoff elections.

From The New Arab, Egypt places 30 people on a terrorism watch list.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, over 600 civilians were murdered by a group supported by the TPLF.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan rules out recognizing Israel.

From the Hindustan Times, India's Border Security Force hands the body of an intruder over to Pakistani Rangers.

From the Daily Mirror, the Sri Lankan government reportedly plans to sell a jetty in the Colombo Port to an Indian company.

From The Straits Times, a Bangladeshi construction worker is arrested in Singapore for alleged terror-related activities.

From The Borneo Post, Thai authorities arrest three Thais in connection with a shootout at the Thailand-Malaysia border in which a Malaysian policeman was killed.

From Vietnam Plus, Prime Ministers Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Vietnam) and Samdech Techo Hun Sen (Cambodia) hold online talks to bolster the relations between the two countries.

From Gatestone Institute, what a Biden administration would mean for border security.

From The Stream, there's more at stake than Trump versus Biden.

From ITR Economics, does the U.S. steal jobs from other countries?

From The Daily Signal, Americans should be allowed to decide how to celebrate Thanksgiving.

From Space War, Australia hits back at the "needless" worsening of its ties with China.

From Moon Daily, China envisions "a long march to the moon".

From KRON4, Mexican authorities arrest a cartel boss and two others in connection with the deaths of nine Americans in Bavispe, Sorona.  (via Fox News)

From Breitbart, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) urges Georgians to vote Republican in the senatorial runoffs.

From the Daily Caller, Philadelphia loses over 200 guns.

From Fox News, according to CDC Director Robert Redfield, a coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in the U.S. by the "end of the second week in December".  (via The Daily Wire)

From CBS Philly, some Pennsylvanians aren't willing to obey coronavirus restrictions during Thanksgiving.

And from CheckYourFact, no, a photographed inaugural stage in front of the White House is not for presumptive president-elect Biden.

Monday, November 23, 2020

Monday Links

On a sunny and windy Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, presumptive president-elect Biden announces some cabinet choices, including former Senator (D-MA) and Secretary of State John Kerry.

From FrontpageMag, Biden's transition team leans leftward.

From Townhall, the coronavirus gives Democrats a chance to control people's lives.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to some Republicans, the far left's "green" Pentagon could jeopardize national security.

From the Washington Examiner, Biden is expected to resist left-wing demands to abolish ICE.

From The Federalist, the American people deserve a special counsel to investigate election integrity.

From American Thinker, was there a "circuit breaker" on election night?

From CNS News, Biden and presumptive vice president-elected Harris keep their distance from Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) and Senate Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY).

From LifeZette, Bill Maher defends President Trump against accusations by the Biden campaign that he is responsible for all of America's coronavirus deaths.

From NewsBusters, the censors at Twitter don't treat the Trump and Biden camps equally.

From Canada Free Press, to the Democrats and media, Trump is not president but a reality TV host.

From CBC News, citizens of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will try to scare away coyotes.

From TeleSUR, Chile plans to gradually reopen its international borders.

From The Conservative Woman, coronavirus lockdowns are part of a "grand, green, global design".

From Snouts in the Trough, Boris "the Spider" Johnson is not Winston Churchill.

From the Express, what are England's tougher coronavirus lockdown restrictions?

From the (Irish) IndependentTaoiseach Micheál Martin blames coronavirus spikes in Ireland on alcohol.

From VRT NWS, Belgium's National Crisis Center tells Belgians to not cross the border to get a haircut.

From Free West Media, Belgians could find a policeman ringing their doorbells during Christmas

From the NL Times, The Hague will ban calcium carbide shooting for the upcoming New Year's.

From Deutsche Welle, German states plan an offensive against the coronavirus for December.

From the CPH Post, animal rights activists place dead piglets around Copenhagen.

From Polskie Radio, protesters against Poland's abortion law block traffic near the education ministry building in Warsaw.

From Radio Prague, the Czech government plans to purchase coronavirus vaccines for 5.5 million people.

From The Slovak Spectator, where to buy locally made Christmas presents in Bratislava, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary reintroduces shopping times for the elderly.

From ReMix, according to Hungarian MEP Tamás Deutsch, western European autocracy is set to replace the old communist one.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Mandiner.)

From Russia Today, a relative of Russian President Putin is forming a new political party.

From EuroNews, Belarusian retirees demand the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko.

From Romania-Insider, the European Commission approves an expansion at the nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, Romania.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Adevarul.)

From Novinite, Bulgaria introduces new coronavirus measures.

From the Greek Reporter, the Greek village of Theodoriana includes a double waterfall.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, North Macedonia is not far from an agreement with Bulgaria.

From Balkan Insight, a coronavirus surge in the Balkans puts stress on the area's health systems.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian left-wing parties file a criminal report against the mayor of Zagreb over the construction of a cable car.

From Total Slovenia News, police bust an illegal party at a bar in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

From the Malta Independent, Malta swears in four new Cabinet ministers.

From ANSA, Health Minister Roberto Speranza suspends mink farming in Italy.

From SwissInfo, HIV infections in Switzerland drop by a third.

From France24, the corruption trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is postponed over a co-defendant's health.

From El País, the El Rastro market in Madrid reopens under new coronavirus safety measures.

From The Portugal News, 10 exceptions to Portugal's domestic travel ban.

From Euractiv, 62 major oil and gas companies sign up to monitor, report and reduce methane emissions.

From Morocco World News, in response to Morocco's purchase of F-16s, Algeria orders fighter jets from Russia.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, Turkey will acquire a Chinese coronavirus vaccine.

From Rûdaw, animal rights activists come to the rescue after a dog is brutally killed in Rawanduz, Iraq.

From ArmenPress, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visits military-industrial companies.

From In-Cyprus, a hunter from the Cypriot district of Paphos is fined for using a machine that mimics bird sounds.

From The Syrian Observer, Greece deports a Syrian activist to Turkey.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gantz have a confrontation.

From YNetNews, the Israeli Knesset approves a one-time grant for Haredi national service volunteers.

From News18, Netanyahu reportedly flew to Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

From the Egypt Independent, the priests of Amun go on display at the Museum of Egyptian Capitals in Egypt's New Administrative Capital.

From the Saudi Gazette, a coronavirus vaccine will be available free of charge in Saudi Arabia.

From The New Arab, Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service arrests the "administrative chief" of ISIS.

From IranWire, an Afghan recounts his horrifying stay in an Iranian refugee camp.

From Dawn, Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre is informed that the country's hospitalizations from the coronavirus have doubled in the last two weeks.

From Khaama Press, three people in Kapisa, Afghanistan are arrested for allegedly possessing undocumented weapons and ammunition.

From The Hans India, not wearing a mask in the Indian state of Goa is gonna cost ya twice as much as before.

From the Dhaka Tribune, not wearing a mask in Bangladesh might cost ya more, too.

From the Colombo Page, according to Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella, the Sri Lankan government will soon implement a process for regulating local websites.

From Gatestone Institute, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger wants the U.S. to cooperate with China.

From The Jakarta Post, police in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra break up a wedding reception due to an alleged coronavirus protocol violation.

From Free Malaysia Today, the coronavirus pandemic "rages" in the Malaysian state of Sabah as migrants try to avoid being tested.

From The Mainichi, a giant panda cub is born at a zoo in Shirahama, Japan.

From The Stream, letting Democrats steal this year's election is appeasement.

From The Daily Signal, the Trump campaign legal team distances itself from attorney Sidney Powell.

From SmallBizDaily, "home for the holidays".

From The American Conservative, governmental response to the coronavirus is "the greatest scandal of our lifetime".

From the New York Post, New York's Mr. Bill promises an increased NYPD presence in subway stations after an uptick in push attacks.  (via the Daily Caller)

From Breitbart, Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean is no fan of New York Governor and Emmy winner Andrew Cuomo (D).

From CNBC, presumptive president-elect Biden chooses former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be Treasury Secretary.  (via the Daily Caller)

From The Daily Wire, Burt's Bees apologizes for an "offensive" holiday ad.

And from The Babylon Bee, Hunter Biden arrives at the White House disguised as a turkey in hopes of being pardoned by President Trump.

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Some Things For Sunday

On a cool cloudy Sunday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the chief of Operation Warp Speed predicts a return to normal life around next May.

From Townhall, a meltdown by a columnist for The Washington Post shows what's wrong with the media.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Taliban leaders in Doha, Qatar.

From the Washington Examiner, activists urged then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to challenge the 2016 presidential election results.

From American Thinker, the Biden border surge is already starting.

From LifeZette, First Daughter-In-Law Lara Trump considers running for Senator from North Carolina.

From NewsBusters, NBC has contempt for people visiting family during Thanksgiving.

From Canada Free Press, videos show how easy it is to hack voting machines.

From The Conservative Woman, what would the British of World War II make of the current surrender coronavirus tyrants?  (Yours truly and his fellow Americans could ask the same about our predecessors on our side of the Pond.)

From Free West Media, Bremen, Germany allocates money for a monument to a migrant criminal.

From EuroNews, the world's deepest swimming pool opens in Mszczonów, Poland.

From ReMix, why Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki can't back down against the E.U. in its "rule of law" controversy.

From The New Arab, two Syrians are selected to receive the Gandhi peace award.

From Al Arabiya, Turkey still seeks to join the E.U.

From the South China Morning Post, while the Philippines wants to outlaw child marriage, but this will be difficult in the Muslim-majority region of Bangsamoro.  (You can read up to three SCMP articles per month unless you subscribe.)

From Reuters, a Pakistani minister deletes a Tweet comparing French President Emmanuel Macron to the Nazis.

From Gatestone Institute, is the American media legitimizing terrorism in France?

From The Stream, Patrick Henry's speech echoes today.

From Space Daily, the Indian Space Research Organization plans to launch a satellite for Bhutan and train four Bhutanese space engineers next year.

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, new Republican congresswomen-elect will become "the Force".  (This would mean that if you're on the right, the Force will be with you.  The story comes via LifeZette.)

From The Daily Wire, BLM's founders already have some demands for presumptive president-elect Biden.

From Breitbart, a Islamic terrorist who blamed his crimes on an imaginary dog goes to jail.

From the Daily Caller, Dr. Anthony Fauci warns of a coronavirus surge over Christmas.

And from Fox News, a 101-year-old veteran of World War II is honored as an "unsung hero" at Fox Nation's Patriot Awards.