Friday Phenomena

On a mostly sunny but cold Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the Democrats run an election law circus.

From FrontpageMag, why was the Texas synagogue attacker allowed into the U.S. despite having a "long criminal record".

From Townhall, NPR decides to stand by its story about two SCOTUS justices despite its apparent falsity.

From The Washington Free Beacon, in the first year of the Biden administration Dr. Fauci has given five times as many interviews as the president himself.

From the Washington Examiner, student activists at the March for Life prepare for the post-Roe v. Wade world.

From The Federalist, how the U.S. should start deterring China from taking over Taiwan.

From American Thinker, a question about global warming that might change some people's minds.

From CNS News, according to congresscritter Chuck Fleischmann (R-TX), President Biden "has been a divider" and is "rutterless and confused".  (I must confess to not being familiar with the word "rutterless".)

From NewsBusters, ABC, CBS and NBC again protect Hunter Biden.

From Canada Free Press, coronavirus vaccines were designed to fail.

From TeleSUR, a new migrant caravan forms in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.

From TCW Defending Freedom, why U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make life harder for the unvaccinated.

From Free West Media, France ignores evidence of "massive" coronavirus vaccine failure.

From EuroNews, Poland, Russia and Romania each record new daily records for coronavirus cases.

From Euractiv, how Germany's Nord Stream pipelines could promote war in Europe.

From ReMix, Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová agrees to ratify a defense agreement with the U.S., on one condition.

From Morocco World News, the Moroccan Tobacco Company receives the "top employer" designation.

From The North Africa Post, the Arab Summit is postponed for a second time.

From Hürriyet Daily News, three Turkish opposition leaders meet to discuss Turkey returning to a parliamentary system.

From Turkish Minute, Turkish President Erdoğan joins the criticism of pop singer Sezen Aksu, accused of insulting religious values in a song she released in 2017.

From Rûdaw, according to the Syrian Democratic Forces, ISIS uses civilians as human shields in the Syrian province of Rojava.

From Armenpress, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian hopes that his country will achieve peace with Azerbaijan through compromises.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus expects some global warming.

From The Syrian Observer, cultural centers arise in Syrian prisons.

From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Public Security Minister Omar Barlev denounces an attack on four left-wing activists.

From The Times Of Israel, more on the attack against left-wing activists, done by a group of settler extremists.

From The Jerusalem Post, a flight from New York to Israel turns around after two Israeli passengers sneak into business class.

From YNetNews, thousands of Israelis are stuck without electricity in cold weather.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt will start administering new controls for entry.

From Egypt Today, Egypt's health ministry calls on pregnant women to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia exports $578 million worth of coffee in six months.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia plans to develop hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles.

From The New Arab, an airstrike on a prison in Saada, Yemen results in 200 people being either killed or injured.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken reports that he has discussed the Iran nuclear deal with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, and that time is running out.

From IranWire, a history of awkward encounters between Iran and Russia.

From Iran International, Iran faces shortages of natural gas due to high consumption during winter.

From Khaama Press, the E.U. reopens its embassy in Afghanistan.

From Pajhwok Afghan News, an Afghan woman and her children deal with poverty.

From the Afghanistan Times, the Taliban approves a rail link between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

From Gatestone Institute, the "axis of authoritarianism" between Russia and China - Part 1.

From The Stream, don't forget that the Gospel is intended for hard times.

From The Daily Signal, how the U.S. can fix inflation.

From The American Conservative, "long live the common cold".

From BizPac Review, after visiting the Union Pacific railroad in Los Angeles, the site of looting from trains, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) apologizes for saying the word "gangs".

From The Western Journal, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm reportedly violated federal law by failing to disclose stock sales.

From The Daily Wire, a judge blocks the Biden administration's coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal workers.

From the Daily Caller, teachers in Virginia vow to bully and exclude students who don't wear masks.  (So much about the "inclusion" that some people preach.)

From the New York Post, according to aviation experts, a pilot who crashed his plane last November may done so intentionally.

From The Verge, Intel chooses Ohio to build what it claims will be the largest silicon manufacturing plant in the world in Ohio.  (via Breitbart)

From Breitbart, according to a poll, two thirds of Canadians support mandatory coronavirus vaccination.

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Kat Cammack (R-FL), President Biden has been a "swamp creature" for a long time.

And from the Genesius Times, in order to allow everyone to date her, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) clones herself.