As warm weather returns on the first day of June, here are some things going on:
From National Review, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) threatens to cut off the salaries of Democrat legislators who walked out to prevent a quorum needed to pass an election reform bill.
From FrontpageMag, Lori Lightfoot (D) is Chicago's racist mayor.
From Townhall, a co-founder of Minnesota's BLM division quits after claiming to have "learned the ugly truth".
From The Washington Free Beacon, Time magazine takes money from China.
From the Washington Examiner, the Supreme Court rules against treating testimony from asylum seekers as credible.
From The Federalist, the Sixth Circuit rebukes the Biden administration's blatant institutional racism.
From American Thinker, BLM looks like it might be falling apart.
From CNS News, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) slams federal funding for research on frog mating calls and quail high on she-don't-lie.
From LifeZette, former congresscritter Tulsi Gabbard's (D-HI) memorial day address.
From NewsBusters, CBS frets over the baby shortage in China while ignoring the country's forced abortions.
From Canada Free Press, the media's U-turn on the origins of the coronavirus is just another of its lies.
From CBC News, survivors and faith leaders call on the Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools for First Nations children.
From TeleSUR, eight abducted Venezuelan soldiers return home.
From The Conservative Woman, "family lives matter".
From Snouts in the Trough, when discussing the origin of the coronavirus, the media and scientists bring out the weasel words.
From the Express, the U.K. is finally ready to place trade tariffs on the E.U.
From the (Irish) Independent, about 100,000 people in Ireland are about to have to pay property taxes for the first time.
From VRT NWS, migrants are reportedly maltreated on the E.U.'s borders.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands launches a 15-cent deposit on plastic bottles containing water or soft drinks.
From Deutsche Welle, in some opinion polls, the German "far-right" party AfD takes the lead away from the Greens. (I recently heard that in Germany, "far-right" means anything to the right of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose positions are similar to those of U.S. politician Hillary Clinton.)
From the CPH Post, Denmark's yellow CPR card is reincarnated as an app.
From Polskie Radio, Poland bans pedestrians from using cell phones while crossing streets.
From Euractiv, Poland and Spain sign an agreement under which the latter will help develop the former's high-speed rail system.
From Radio Prague, a notebook once belonging to Czech-born musician Antonín Rejcha is found near a trash can in Paris.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovaks are now allowed to travel to the Czech Republic for up to 24 hours without restrictions.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's coronavirus immunity certification app gets some new features.
From Russia Today, according to security chief Nikolay Patrushev, Russia will use real force and not just sanctions against foreign adversaries.
From Novinite, Bulgarian and North Macedonian human behavior experts launch a joint study of urban culture during the coronavirus pandemic.
From the Greek Reporter, a magnitude-4.6 earthquake strikes in Elassona, Greece.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, an Austrian former ski champion compares migrant tents in Greece to the Mauthausen concentration camp. (If you read German, read the story at the Exxpress, which should not be confused with the U.K. Express above.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Greece and Cyprus prepare to reopen their embassies in Syria.
From Balkan Insight, the European Court of Human Rights tells Romania to compensate an LGBT group for a homophobic attack.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian automaker Rimac introduces a new electric "hypercar", the Nevera.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia's bathing waters, both on the coast and inland, are among Europe's cleanest.
From the Malta Independent, Ambjent Malta has planted 126,403 trees and shrubs since 2008.
From ANSA, according to Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Italy's desire to restart can be sensed.
From EuroNews, the early release of the killer of an anti-mafia judge in Italy sparks outrage.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland lost about 5 percent of its cultural sector workers in 2020.
From France24, a French publisher releases a new edition of Mein Kampf to "confront" Nazism.
From El País, nearly 40 percent of Spain's population has received one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
From Free West Media, nearly all of the Moroccan parents whose children illegally entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta refuse to take them back.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese government launches a portal to promote gender equality.
From Morocco World News, Morocco joins worldwide efforts to reduce tobacco consumption.
From The North Africa Post, at orders from King Mohammed VI, Morocco will take back unaccompanied minors living illegally in the E.U.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey eases its coronavirus restrictions and partially reopens restaurants.
From Armenpress, children from Armenian ethnic minorities present their folk tales.
From In-Cyprus, an explosive device is found under a car in Xylofagou, Cyprus.
From The Syrian Observer, the bodies of Syrian torture victims are found in mass graves in five of the country's provinces.
From The961, someone vandalizes a statue of the Virgin Mary with pro-Hezbollah graffiti.
From Arutz Sheva, New Hope party leader Simeon Sa'ar demands authority over petitions related to Judea and Samaria.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt rejects dam statements from Ethiopia's prime minister.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, Addis Ababa University gets its first Huawei ICT practice center.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia allows women who reach the age of 17 to drive.
From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, a Chinese man is arrested in Kashan, Iran for allegedly posting pictures of women he met online. (If you read Persian, read the story at YJC.)
From Khaama Press, the government of Afghanistan is criticized for allocating funds to reconstruct a "funny-shaped" shrine in the province of Bamyan.
From ANI, this 13-year-old girl from Hyderabad, India is someone you don't want to mess with.
From the Dhaka Tribune, the coronavirus lockdown in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh is extended until June 6th.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa orders the fire-stricken ship MV X-Press Pearl out to deep seas.
From AIJAC, an Islamist extremist group fans the flames of anti-Semitism.
From Palestinian Media Watch, Palestinians trample the U.S. flag but get rewarded with U.S. money.
From Gatestone Institute, the Biden administration rewards terrorists such as Hamas.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia and the U.K. lead world efforts to increase sustainable trade and to protect forests.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian authorities arrest 10 people for allegedly publishing fake news.
From The Mainichi, the engineering department at Japan's University of Miyazaki develops smart glasses which help people visually estimate the weight of pigs. (This gives new meaning to the opening lyrics of the Beatles song by George Harrison entitled Piggies, as in "Have you seen the little piggies".)
From The Stream, no, it's not time for evangelical Christians to reconsider their standing with Israel.
From Space War, a video gets the two Korean capitals mixed up.
From Terra Daily, the U.S. and Australia scale back their joint war games due to the coronavirus.
From The Daily Signal, a sheriff in Arizona describes how the border has changed under President Biden.
From The American Conservative, a vote on chimera experiments shows how neither Democrats nor scientists are fit to govern in the U.S.
From The Western Journal, a look at the Texas voting bill which The Washington Post calls "restrictive".
From BizPac Review, a former navy SEAL who became an actor has no regrets about ditching Hollywood due to its "anti-America dogma".
From Fox News, New York City mayoral candidate Dianne Morales continues her campaign despite a strike by some of her staffers.
From The Daily Wire, TV networks reject a pro-life ad asserting the humanity of the unborn.
From the Daily Caller, the home of congresscritter Nancy Mace (R-SC) is vandalized with ProFa symbols and profanity.
From CNN, Vice President Harris's team reportedly panicked when Biden asked her to take charge of immigration from Central America. (via Newsmax)
From Newsmax, the former Minneapolis policeman convicted of murdering George Floyd faces federal charges of violating his civil rights.
From Breitbart, Jobs Creator Network president discusses Alfredo Ortiz his suit able MLB for moving its All-Star game out of Atlanta.
From CBS News, a possible Sweet Meteor Of Death might be on its way. (via the New York Post)
From the New York Post, if you have $8 million lying around, you can buy Kendall Jenner's former residence.
And from The Babylon Bee, the first-ever Pride Month is ruined by 40 days of rain.
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