Monday Mania

On another manic Monday near the end of April, here are some things going on:

From National Review, are there more signs that the end of the coronavirus era is near?

From FrontpageMag, the cop convicted of killing George Floyd has become "the great white defendant".

From Townhall, why there shouldn't be a national popular vote for president.

From The Washington Free Beacon, four female high school athletes in Connecticut will appeal a federal court decision on transgender athletes.

From the Washington Examiner, according to IRS data, the Democrats are the party of the wealthy.

From The Federalist, the woke Oscars hits a ratings low.

From American Thinker, when it comes to placing blame, Democrats need a mirror.

From CNS News, according to congresscritter Val Demings (D-FL), the cop who fatally shot a would-be stabber in Cleveland did what "he was trained to do".

From LifeZette, Minnesota Attorney General and former congresscritter (D) Keith Ellison admits that the "felt a little bad" for the cop who killed George Floyd.

From NewsBusters, a visiting Hoover Institution fellow rips President Biden's "unrealistic" climate agenda.

From Canada Free Press, will the destruction of marriage cause the West to collapse?

From CTV News, three Americans are arrested for allegedly trafficking drugs into Canada.

From TeleSUR, the healthcare system of Buenos Aires, Argentina is close to collapse.

From The Conservative Woman, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is doing what George Orwell predicted.

From Snouts in the Trough, the lie about 97 percent of scientists.

From the (U.K.) Independent, Boris Johnson denies saying that thousands of dead bodies are better than another lockdown.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Syrian in Germany honor kills his wife in front of their three children.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From ReMix, the world's largest silver mine is in Poland.

From Hungary Today, the Hungarian government announces rules for when four million people in Hungary are vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From The Moscow Times, Russia has vaccinate 10 percent of its adult population against the coronavirus.

From Romania-Insider, coronavirus "vaccination marathons" are organized for several large Romanian cities.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria will start using the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.

From EuroNews, Bulgaria's opposition fails to form a government, which could bring on another election.

From the Greek City Times, a 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic is discovered in Yavne, Israel.

From Euractiv, Greece confirms that its last coal-fired power plant will be shut down in 2025.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, recognizing the Armenian genocide by U.S. Presidents Biden and Reagan produced reactions from Turkey.

From Balkan Insight, Prime Minister Edi Rama takes a narrow lead as the votes are counted in Albania.

From ANSA, most of Italy "reopens" from its coronavirus lockdown.

From Free West Media, murdered French Jew Sarah Halimi is being killed a second time - by silence.

From El País, Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto is sent a letter with a bloody knife.

From The North Africa Post, Spanish authorities arrest a Moroccan fugitive wanted for allegedly killing six members of his own family.

From Turkish Minute, President Erdoğan (Turkey) is not pleased that President Biden (U.S.) has recognized the Armenian genocide.

From The Syrian Observer, locusts invade Damascus, Syria.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is set to offer his position up for rotation.

From The New Arab, after a months-long standoff with Egyptian media, Information Minister Osama Heikal resigns.

From Pakistan Today, army troops will be present throughout Pakistan to enforce the country's coronavirus measures.

From Pajhwok Afghan News, women's rights activists in the Afghan province of Balkh warn against any withdrawal of foreign troops before a peace agreement is reached.

From The Hans India, in Chennai, India, people fight over oxygen instead of water.

From Sky News, British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is sentenced to another year in prison in Iran for "propaganda".

From Coconuts Jakarta, a Muslim influencer in Indonesia stirs up controversy by complaining about a loudspeaker used by a mosque to announce morning prayers.

From Gatestone Institute, President Biden betrays Afghanistan.

From The Stream, 12 things that could cause gender confusion.

From The Daily Signal, allies of former President Trump form a legal team to oppose Biden's executive orders in court.  (Since some of Trump's EOs were opposed in court, Biden's EOs should be fair game.  As the saying goes, turnabout is fair play.)

From The American Conservative, the crisis over Ukraine can be an opportunity.

From Breitbart, a former police lieutenant warns of a coming "public safety crisis" as police officers leave their jobs.

From The Daily Wire, the Supreme Court agrees to hear its first Second Amendment case in over a decade.

From NPR, first-time Second Amendment exercisers help push U.S. gun sales to a new record.  (via Newsmax)

From Newsmax, the Biden administration expands a program to feed schoolchildren using funds from the coronavirus relief package.

From the New York Post, in rural southwestern Pakistan, Roshan the camel delivers books to children schooled at home due to the coronavirus.

And from The Babylon Bee, finding that he will be going up against Caitlyn Jenner, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announces that she is a transgender named Gabby.