On a warm sunny Thursday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, why D.C. Democrats are weaker than they appear.
From FrontpageMag, media double standards about the Palestinians and Christians.
From Townhall, Democrats and Republicans agree to declassify information about the start of the coronavirus.
From The Washington Free Beacon, veterans battle the use of critical race theory in the military.
From the Washington Examiner, former President Trump slams rising gas prices under President Biden.
From The Federalist, the illegal immigration crisis north of the southern border that you might not know about.
From American Thinker, choose wisely between the red and blue pills.
From CNS News, something that should bug you more than the cicadas.
From LifeZette, Facebook decides to end its ban on posts claiming that the coronavirus is manmade.
From NewsBusters, the founder of Climate Depot slams the media for pushing former Vice President Al Gore's climate alarmism.
From Canada Free Press, the Great Reset's Twilight Zone world.
From CBC News, a woman in the Canadian province of Ontario finds Korean War-era love letters and sends them to the American descendants of their writers.
From TeleSUR, the Dominican Republic extends its coronavirus emergency.
From The Conservative Woman, U.K. parliamentcritters work for the people, don't they?
From the Express, the Indian variant of the coronavirus surges in the U.K.
From the (Irish) Independent, when in Ireland, beware of the noble false widow spider.
From VRT NWS, Belgian police begin a new search operation in the national park Hoge Kempen for terror suspect Jürgen Conings.
From the NL Times, the Dutch military will start helping to administer coronavirus vaccinations.
From Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants coronavirus vaccines for children aged 12 to 15.
From ReMix, the mayor of Berlin ordered an illegal police raid on the home of a woman who criticized him online. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of? If you read German, read related stories at BZ Berlin, Welt and RBB24.)
From Allah's Willing Executioners, Arabs attack a man wearing a kippa in Magdeburg, Germany. (If you read German, read the story at Welt.)
From Gatestone Institute, a new strategy to oppose "political Islamism" takes shape in Germany.
From the CPH Post, Denmark gives its municipalities permission to establish their own emission-free zones.
From Polskie Radio, Poland bans Belarusian planes from its airspace.
From Radio Prague, more coronavirus vaccines are on the way, but young Czechs are losing interest in getting vaccinated.
From The Slovak Spectator, vaccinated people in Slovakia would prefer milder coronavirus measures.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's Lake Balaton might get swarmed by tourists this year. (If you read Hungarian, read a related story at Index.)
From Euractiv, the District Court in Helsinki will decide whether waving Nazi swastika flags in the criminal act. (The swastika in Finland goes back to 1918, before the Nazis took over Germany.)
From Russia Today, Austrian Airlines cancels a flight between Vienna and Moscow after Russian authorities reject a proposed flight path that would avoid Belarusian airspace.
From EuroNews, the parents of journalist Roman Protasevich, detained after the plane he was on was diverted to Minsk, Belarus, ask the world to help their son.
From Romanian-Insider, the Romanian opposition will submit a no-confidence motion against the government. (If you read Romanian, read the story at News(dot)Ro and a related story at Digi24.)
From Novinite, Bulgaria might be having its own Watergate.
From the Greek Reporter, officials at the Greek port of Piraeus expect a promising summer for cruise tourism. (I was on a cruise that sailed out of Piraeus in 2006.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the IMF is concerned about a new law in Montenegro.
From Balkan Insight, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti seeks "communication" with the Serbian Orthodox Church.
From Total Croatia News, is transparency the biggest winner in this year's elections in Croatia?
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian Justice Minister Lilijana Kozlovič resigns.
From the Malta Independent, according to a U.N. study, E.U. search and rescue authorities have worked to "pull back" migrants from Maltese shores.
From ANSA, according to Italian prosecutors, three people allegedly responsible for the recent cable-car crash "sacrificed safety for money".
From SwissInfo, the Swiss spend almost 23 billion francs every year on research.
From Free West Media, Switzerland breaks off negotiations with the E.U. due to immigration fears.
From France24, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledges France's role in the genocide in Rwanda.
From El País, three suspects are convicted over the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona.
From The Portugal News, financing is approved for nine new bicycle paths in the Lisbon metropolitan area.
From Morocco World News, Morocco discusses the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.
From The North Africa Post, the U.N. rights chief urges Libya and the E.U. to protect migrants crossing the central Mediterranean.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey ramps up its coronavirus vaccination program.
From Rûdaw, the Iraqi region of Kurdistan reorganizes its water distribution.
From Armenpress, Armenian caretaker Prime Minister does not rule out large-scale clashes against Azerbaijani forces if tensions do not ease.
From In-Cyprus, 712 Turkish Cypriots are registered to vote in Cyprus's parliamentary elections.
From The Syrian Observer, protests against elections are held in parts of Syria.
From The961, authorities dressed as civilians arrest a lawyer for allegedly criticizing a judge. (Again I ask, what is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli party chairmen Naftali Bennett (Yamina) and Benny Gantz (Blue and White) meet at a hotel in Tel Aviv.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi warns against imposing a dam fait accompli.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, TPFL fighters kill 22 members of the interim government in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, and kidnap 20 others.
From the Saudi Gazette, a prince and several former government officials are given prison terms for corruption by Saudi Arabia's anti-graft authority.
From The New Arab, disabled and elderly Syrians are "dragged out" to vote in Syria's allegedly "fake" election.
From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Supreme Leader Khamenei approves the disqualification of "moderate" candidates from Iran's upcoming presidential election.
From Dawn, police officials in the Pakistani cities of Faisalabad and Sukkor deny reports of a Christian girl being tortured, rapes, and forced to convert to Islam.
From Khaama Press, the U.S. will deploy more troops in Kabul, Afghanistan to protect it from the Taliban.
From India Today, the Indian government tells Twitter to obey Indian law.
From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladeshi districts along its border with India see significant increase in coronavirus cases.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka deploys an all-female army motorcycle team in the city of Jaffna to monitor coronavirus health law violations.
From Niyitabiti, the Nigerian Senate will consider creating sharia courts in the southwestern part of the country.
From the Daily Star, ISIS terrorists kill at least 22 people near Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo.
From The Jakarta Post, a hardline Muslim cleric in the Indonesian district of East Jakarta is sentenced to eight months in jail for violating coronavirus rules.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to Health Minister Dr. Adham Baba, coronavirus wards are full in several Malaysian states.
From The Mainichi, according to the chairman of the Japan Doctors Union, the Tokyo Olympics could spread variants of the coronavirus.
From The Stream, the NAACP makes a counterfactual claim about racial inequity in police stops.
From The Daily Signal, it's time to be realistic about climate change and China.
From Space War, the DOD tells the House that space-based capabilities are critical to national security.
From The American Conservative, we want our baseball back.
From BizPac Review, CNN gets roasted for its "scoop" on non-kosher eating habits of "ancient Judeans".
From Fox News, police in Fairfax County, Virginia arrest suspects in a shooting that left two veterans dead.
From The Daily Wire, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin (R), while serving as acting governor, bans mask mandates in the state.
From Newsmax, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expresses solidarity with protesters in Colombia.
From the Daily Caller, Senate Democrats vote down a Republican amendment banning certain types of chimeras.
From Breitbart, a high school valedictorian in Michigan is told to avoid mentioning Jesus in her graduation speech. (What is this "freedom of religion" that you speak of?)
And from the New York Post, a group of crooks in New York City pick the wrong place to attempt a kidnapping.
