Thursday Tidings

On a warm cloudy Thursday, as the cicadas continue their high-pitched hum, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Democrat lobbyists are under investigation for alleged illegal lobbying for a Ukrainian energy company linked to Hunter Biden.

From FrontpageMag, leftists do not deserve to be called "progressives".

From Townhall, CNN "runs interference" for Dr. Fauci and his email scandal.

From The Washington Free Beacon, what is woke and why is something woke?

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden becomes America's gun salesman.

From The Federalist, how the media's lies about the coronavirus weaken America.

From American Thinker, things are starting to look Nazi-ish.

From CNS News, Dr. Fauci claims that the origin of the coronavirus is still unknown.

From LifeZette, New York taxpayers might be paying Governor Andrew Cuomo's (D) legal bills.

From NewsBusters, CBS floats the "chip" theory of the coronavirus origin, but doesn't mention the lab theory.

From Canada Free Press, tell Dr. Fauci that his "ride" is here.

From CTV News, the Canadian province of Quebec shortens its waiting time for second coronavirus vaccine shots to eight weeks.

From TeleSUR, students who protested against online exams in the Mexican state of Chiapas are released from jail.

From The Conservative Woman, the response to the lab theory of the coronavirus origin should be "no [bleep], Sherlock".

From Snouts in the Trough, has "education" become a one-word oxymoron?

From the (U.K.) Independent, steel fencing is erected around homes in St Ives, England ahead of the G7 summit.  (How many wives, sacks, cats and kits will be affected by the fences is not mentioned.)

From Euractiv, the European Court of Justice convicts Germany of violating the E.U.'s air quality law.

From EuroNews, Denmark passes a law to send asylum outside of Europe to have their cases considered.

From Hungary Today, Hungary will ban some single-use plastics starting on July 1st.

From The Moscow Times, Russia sentences six Jehovah's Witnesses to prison for "extremism".

From Free West Media, the Ukrainian region of Donbass starts a criminal investigation of Roman Protasevich, who was on an airplane diverted to Minsk, Belarus.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria's prosecutor's office announces actions against the persons sanctioned by the U.S.

From the Greek City Times, Greece starts vaccinating refugees, asylum seekers and illegal aliens against the coronavirus.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Pristina, Kosovo tomorrow.

From Balkan Insight, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network launches a database of mass graves from the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s.

From ReMix, migration pressure is rising on all routes into Europe.

From The North Africa Post, Israir announces direct flights between Marrakech, Morocco and Tel Aviv, Israel starting in July.  (These flights might give the song title "Marrakesh Express" a new meaning.)

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu appears to be on his way out.

From The New Arab, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. announces new aid to Syria.

From Pakistan Today, the Lahore High Court overturns a lower court's conviction on blasphemy charges against a couple.

From Pajhwok Afghan News, the U.S. plans for continued support for Afghanistan after its military withdrawal.

From The Hans India, a foundation in India is found guilty of unauthorized stocking and distribution of Fabiflu medicine for coronavirus patients by the Delhi government drug controller.

From The Times Of India, according to a politician in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the coronavirus and cyclones are divine retribution for injustice done to Muslims.

From Gatestone Institute, the Middle East has become an alarm bell to the Biden administration.

From The Stream, what Senator Socialism (I-VT) doesn't understand about CEO salaries.

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, in 135 days, President Biden has turned the U.S. into something unrecognizable.  (via LifeZette)

From SmallBizDaily, how remote work helps to reshape the back office.

From The Daily Signal, why congresscritter Chip Roy (R-TX) wants to withhold federal funds from schools that teach critical race theory.

From The American Conservative, for whom should the U.S. fight a nuclear war?

From ESPN, fans boo England's soccer players who take a knee before the start of a game against Austria.  (via The Western Journal)

From The Western Journal, a suspect in an attack on an Asian woman in New York City had been arrested eight times previously.

From Conservative Patriots, we know one possible reason why Facebook censored the lab leak theory of the coronavirus's origins.

From Vanity Fair, inside the effort to discover the coronavirus's origins.  (via the New York Post)

From Fox News, White House press secretary Jen Psaki defends Dr. Fauci and calls him an "undeniable asset".

From Axios, coronavirus cases in the U.S. have hit their lowest numbers since the pandemic began, due to vaccines.  (via Breitbart)

From Breitbart, former Vice President Pence is set to deliver a speech at the Lincoln-Reagan Awards Dinner in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

From The Daily Wire, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) blames former President Trump for her Puerto Rican grandmother's poor living conditions, while she drives a Tesla and has a six-figure salary.

From the Daily Caller, the Daily Caller News Foundation demands that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) stop denying interviews with reporters based on their skin color.  (In other words, the site is sticking up for its own reporters.)

From Newsmax, a new version of Microsoft Windows is due out on June 24th.

From the New York Post, a court rules that New York City can move homeless men from one hotel to another.

From Page Six, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will "absolutely" be invited to Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee.

And from the Genesius Times, according to CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, it's illegal to read emails that make Dr. Fauci look like a donkey.