Stories For The End Of February

As we reach the end of the year's shortest month, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Russian President Putin "gets more than he bargained for" in his invasion of Ukraine.

From FrontpageMag, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is not World War II or III, but more like World War I.

From Townhall, how some liberals are sprinkling the coronavirus into their praise of the Ukrainian people.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Con) faces ethics complaints over his stock trades.

From the Washington Examiner, the invasion of Ukraine has not been good for Russia's economy.

From The Federalist and the "don't hold your breath" department, people who voted for candidate Biden owe the rest of their fellow Americans an apology.

From American Thinker, "an American in Iraq" finds the place different from what he expected.

From CNS News, according to Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova, her country is ready for peace talks, but not surrender.

From LifeZette, an update on the war in Ukraine.

From NewsBusters, the hosts of CBS Mornings tells Senator Chris Coons (D-Del) that they want a quick confirmation for SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

From Canada Free Press, liberals want to destroy God, sin and judgment.

From CBC News, the Canadian province of Ontario is set to introduced legislation that would give gig workers a $15/hour minimum wage.

From Global News, Ontario extends its anti-blockade police powers for two more weeks.

From CTV News, according to Premier Doug Ford, Ontario is not far away from dropping its mask mandates.  (Looks like I've picked on one province for a hat trick.)

From TeleSUR, according to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, media coverage of migration out of his country encourages an invasion of his country.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the coronavirus lockdown enforcers have gotten away with it.

From the Express, U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will hit 3 million Russian firms with sanctions.

From the Evening Standard, the energy company Shell exits from its joint ventures with the Russian oil company Gazprom.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a man is charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found near Biggar, Scotland in 2005.

From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish take off their masks.

From the Irish Examiner, an Irish garda is assaulted and doused with gasoline in a "vicious" and "disturbing" attack.

From VRT NWS, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo convenes his inner cabinet to discuss the situation in Ukraine.

From The Brussels Times, permits are granted for the construction of a gas-fired power plant in Manage, Belgium, in the commune of Wallonia.  (Belgium is divided into three communes.  These are Wallonia, which is French-speaking; Flanders, which is Flemish-speaking; and the city of Brussels, which is officially bilingual.  Flemish is either a dialect of Dutch or a language similar to Dutch, depending on which lingual school you wish to believe.  If you read French, read the story at RTBF.)

From the NL Times, 50 asylum seekers from Ukraine arrive in the Netherlands.

From Dutch News, the Dutch party Volt expels parliamentcritter Nilüfer Gündoğan.

From Deutsche Welle, Russia's invasion of Ukraine results in "major" German policy changes.

From Free West Media, German politicians appear determined to wreck their country's economy.

From the CPH Post, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirms that Denmark will send anti-tank missiles to the Ukrainian army.

From Polskie Radio, the Polish army will reportedly acquire more high-tech drones.

From Radio Prague, Czech volunteers create a centralized website to help Ukraine.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia closes its airspace to Russian planes, but has not yet decided on whether to expel Russian diplomats.

From Daily News Hungary, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary will not send soldiers or weapons into Ukraine.

From Hungary Today, Hungary will allow refugees from Ukraine to use passenger trains free of charge from the city of Záhony to the capital Budapest.  (I you read German, read the story at Ungarn Heute.  If you read Hungarian, read the Hungarian railway's announcement.)

From About Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary has not objected to sanctions against Russia.

From EuroNews, according to the Ukrainian navy, the border guards on Zmiinyi Island are still alive and have been "captured by the Russian occupiers".

From Euractiv, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša gets a suspended sentence for an "insulting" Tweet which he posted in 2016.

From Balkan Insight, volunteers from Croatia head to Ukraine.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Dnevnik and related stories at Dnevnik, Vecernji List and RTL.)

From The North Africa Post, Royal Air Maroc flights to evacuated Moroccans from Ukraine will reserve some seats for Mauritanian students.

From The New Arab, Syrians from the Golan Heights protest in Nazareth, Israel over a plan to build bird choppers in their area.

From i24 News, the Taliban bans people from leaving Afghanistan as they conduct a security sweep.

From OpIndia, the Ad-din Sakina Medical College in Bangladesh requires all female students, including non-Muslim women, to wear the hijab.

From Al Jazeera, a video published by the National Guard of Ukraine appears to show members of a far-right volunteer unit coating bullets with pig fat for use against Chechens.

From AP News, in Somaliland, FGM "cutters" go door to door due to the coronavirus.  (Somaliland is a breakaway region in Somalia, roughly corresponding to the part of that country which was once colonized bv the U.K.)

From the Daily Trust, Islamic State of West African Province terrorists kill at least 25 people in the Nigerian village of Sabon-Gari.  (The last 5 stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Biden should reverse his decision to oppose the EastMed gas pipeline.

From The Stream, an interactive exhibit on the Shroud of Turin will be featured at the Museum of the Bible, but is the Shroud authentic?

From Space War, the U.K. lets in more refugees from Ukraine and rejects Russia's nuclear threat.

From Space Daily, how to catch an object tumbling through space.

From The American Conservative, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) prepares himself for the national stage.

From The Daily Signal, according to national security expert KT McFarland, President Putin won't stop with Ukraine.

From RedState, the government's guide to surviving a nuclear explosion includes coronavirus precautions.

From The Western Journal, White House press secretary Jen Psaki points out that the Biden administration will double down on its policies favoring renewable energy and against oil.

From BizPac Review, Florida Democrats beg the aforementioned Governor DeSantis for a comment in Ukraine, which backfires.

From The Daily Wire, Biden returns the White House after spending the weekend in Delaware and ignores questions about a possible nuclear threat.

From the Daily Caller, as the fences are restored around the Capitol ahead of Biden's SOTU speech, Humvees are deployed.

From the New York Post, Hunter Biden's best friend Devon Archer is sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a plot to defraud a Native American tribe.

From Breitbart, according to a poll, Democrats have lost their historic advantage in handling education.

From Newsmax, according to a poll, over half of Americans view Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) negatively.

And from The Babylon Bee, Biden cancels hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson because we already know her race and gender.  (I understand that according to some people, she shares both traits with God.)

Sunday Stuff

On a sunny and mild Sunday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian and Russian delegations will start talks on the border of Ukraine and Belarus.

From Townhall, White House press secretary Jen Psaki's preview of President Biden's State of the Union address shows how delusional his administration is.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about the worldwide failure of coronavirus mask mandates.

From the Washington Examiner, please don't turn my state into a tent city.

From American Thinker, don't believe the left-wing hype about Florida's "don't say gay" bill.

From LifeZette, Google joins other Big Tech companies in banning Russian advertising on social media, but do they go far enough?

From NewsBusters, the Canadian network CBC reports on residents of Ottawa hearing "phantom honking".

From Canada Free Press, how three wanna-be dictators have blown it.

From TCW Defending Freedom, English historian David Starkey correctly points out that cultural degeneracy has weakened the West.

From Free West Media, while invading Ukraine, Russia might be targeting allegedly U.S.-backed biological warfare labs.

From EuroNews, according to European President Ursula von der Leyen, the E.U. will send weapons to Ukraine.

From The North Africa Post, to reduce dependency on Russia, Europe should back a gas pipeline running from Nigeria to Morocco.

From The New Arab, the Algerian state gas company Sonatrach is "ready" to supply Europe with natural gas.

From OpIndia, remembering the Godhra massacre.

Form Outlook, how a slain Pakistani model became a star on YouTube.

From Gatestone Institute, migrants in Greece desecrate over 2,000 churches.

From The Stream, is cohabitation a preparation for divorce?

From Space War, North Korea fires a ballistic missile, thus restarting its weapons testing blitz.

From Terra Daily, China delays the evacuation of its citizens from Ukraine.

From The Daily Signal, a week before Russia invaded, congresscritter Mark Green (R-Ten) went to Ukraine.

From The Western Journal, many countries close their airspace to Russian planes, but the U.S. hasn't done so yet.

From BizPac Review, former President Trump speaks at CPAC and rips President Biden for the "chaotic world".

From The Daily Wire, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. explains why Russia attacked her country.

From the Daily Caller, President Putin places Russia's nuclear arsenal on alert.

From the New York Post, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) lifts New York state's coronavirus mask mandates.

From Breitbart, armed Ukrainian volunteers hunt for Russian "saboteurs" in Kyiv.

And from Newsmax, you don't have to throw away your Stolichnaya or Smirnoff.

Saturday Stories

On a cold partly cloudy Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Ukrainians arm themselves as Russian forces try to take Kyiv.

From Townhall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants ammunition, not evacuation.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faces some ethics questions.  (My spellchecker objects to her first name.  Is that racist, sexist, or both?)

From the Washington Examiner, Ukrainian officials claim that their air defenses have shot down two Russian transport planes.

From American Thinker, the true colors of the Black Lives Matter organization.

From LifeZette, has President Biden let a madman loose on the world?

From NewsBusters, during Russia's previous invasion of Ukraine, TV host Matt Lauer chided then-private citizen Trump for calling then-President Obama "weak".

From Canada Free Press, the Democrats' avarice and desire for power has made the world more dangerous.

From TCW Defending Freedom, keep on driving your cars and eating beef.

From Snouts in the Trough, has Russian President Putin exposed the West's irrelevance?

From Free West Media, in the Stockholm subway, three Swedish men defend themselves against "Adidas knights".

From EuroNews, pictures from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

From Euractiv, as Russian forces continue to pound Ukraine, its capital of Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco and Libya combine their efforts to promote and protect human rights.

From The New Arab, the UAE abstains from voting on a U.N. resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

From OpIndia, after being released from jail in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a young man allegedly kidnaps and rapes the daughter of a priest.

From Gatestone Institute, why Iran's mullahs are excited about U.S. President Biden's nuclear deal.

From The Stream, talking about freedom is dead, and we know who killed it.

From HistoryNet, the U.S. Army posthumously promotes its first black colonel to brigadier general.

From The Daily Signal, four Republican congresscritters offer solutions to the biggest issues facing America.  (The proposed solutions are in a podcast.)

From Space War, Ukrainian and Russian troops fight in Kyiv.

From The American Conservative, the Democrats could go the way of the Whigs.

From ESPN, Poland refuses to play Russia in a World Cup qualifier soccer match.  (via The Western Journal)

From The Western Journal, Biden points out that presidents have their limits.

From BizPac Review, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko doesn't appreciate Germany's offer of 5,000 military helmets.

From The Daily Wire, a conservative group is challenging racial proxies in K-12 admissions in public schools.

From Puck News, CNN picks its new president.  (via the Daily Caller)

From the Daily Caller, White House press secretary Jen Psaki responds to rumors that she's going to MSNBC or CNN.

From Breitbart, the state of Biden's union is chaos, both foreign and domestic.

From NBC New York, according to Prime Minister Orban, Hungary will allow in all Ukrainian citizens and legal residents.  (via Newsmax)

From Newsmax, according to RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, it's important to understand the difference in leadership between Trump and Biden.

And from the New York Post, residents of Bakhmach, Ukraine take a cue from a noted man in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, President Biden chooses his Supreme Court nominee.

From FrontpageMag, thanks to Biden, we're getting mugged "here, there and everywhere".

From Townhall, Governor Ron DeSantis (R) promises to send any illegal aliens imported to Florida to a place closer to the president.

From The Washington Free Beacon, how congresscritter Henry Cuellar (D-TX) allegedly used campaign cash to fund a private plane.

From the Washington Examiner, according to Ukrainian officials, radiation levels have increased at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant since it was captured it.  (I have some good news and some bad news.  The bad news is that Russia will have radioactive soldiers.  The good news is that they will be visible at night when they glow in the dark.)

From The Federalist, our own ruling class is a far greater threat to us than Russia is.

From American Thinker, the left spews out stupidities over Ukraine.

From CNS News, according to conservatives, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will be a radical judicial activist.

From LifeZette, the American truckers heading toward D.C. could be treated like their recent Canadian counterparts.

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, Biden lets a police-hating BLM activist advise him on choosing his Supreme Court nominee.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, a judge reportedly did not see "any coercive statements" pushing Big Tech to censor former President Trump.  (I largely agree with that.  I believe that Big Tech did so mainly of its own choosing.)

From Canada Free Press, is it still possible for journalism to be an honorable field?

From Honest Reporting Canada, the editor of a Canadian publication publishes a Tweet urging Canada to "send weapons to Hamas".

From TeleSUR, Venezuela is concerned that the Russia-Ukraine crisis could get worse.

From TCW Defending Freedom, climate fearmongers hype Storm Eunice.

From Free West Media, a Romanian soccer team will ban vaccinated players because they have "no strength".

From EuroNews, Russian President Putin urges the Ukrainian army to overthrow their own government.

From Euractiv, E.U. leaders promise to hold the Russian government accountable as Russian tanks move toward Kyiv, Ukraine.

From ReMix, Hungary offers protection for Ukrainian refugees.

From Balkan Insight, pro-government media in Serbia side with Russia.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan authorities arrest three men who were allegedly trying to smuggle ecstasy pills.  (As I may have previously mentioned, smuggling illegal drugs within or into a Muslim country can be very risky.)

From The New Arab, an Egyptian newspaper comes under fire for offending Ukrainian women.

From Dawn, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Pakistani government's decision to visit Russia was correct.

From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani embassy in Ukraine urges stranded students to go to the city of Ternopil.

From Pakistan Today, two policemen in Quetta, Pakistan are killed by an unidentified gunman.

From The Hans India, according to Culture and Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy, temples are a symbol of India's culture and way of life.

From the Hindustan Times, two planes carrying Indian citizens out of Ukraine land in Romania.

From ANI, the state of Telangana sets up helplines for Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine.

From India Today, the Indian Air Force makes its C-17 and IL-76 transport planes available for evacuating Indians from Ukraine.

From Swarajya, a lawyer tells a high court in the Indian state of Karnataka that Muslim women who don't wear the hijab will face Allah's wrath.

From the Dhaka Tribune, will Bangladesh feel the effects from the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

From New Age, customs officials arrest a member of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh for allegedly possessing 36 gold bars.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka and the E.U. find some areas for close collaboration.

From the Daily Mirror, Ukrainians in Sri Lanka protest the Russian invasion of their country.

From Raajje, the Maldivian government works to get Maldivians stranded in Ukraine to the Hungarian border.

From Gulf News, U.S. fund manager Franklin Templeton launches its first sharia-based fund.

From Palestinian Media Watch, "would you give your last penny to a murderer?"

From The Straits Times, at least 7 people are killed and 85 others are injured in a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra.

From Free Malaysia Today, palm oil prices increase following the crisis in Ukraine.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysian retailers are warned against using the crisis in Ukraine as an excuse to raise prices.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam and Singapore issue a joint press statement.

From The Mainichi, people protest the war in Ukraine in front of the Russian embassy, with Russians among them.

From Gatestone Institute, Chinese censorship comes to the U.S.

From The Stream, Christian leaders go Sergeant Schulz while the unvaccinated are dehumanized.

From The Daily Signal, a plan to stop mortgaging our children's futures and to lower taxes.

From Space War, the Federated States of Micronesia breaks off its diplomatic ties with Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.

From The American Conservative, why aesthetic concerns about buildings matter.

From BizPac Review, a Texas Democratic leader's claim that Trump supporters are afraid of the "chocolate side of town" doesn't go over well.

From The Western Journal, the photo which White House press secretary Jen Psaki wants removed from the Internet.

From The Daily Wire, the Biden administration reportedly turned intelligence over to China, which turned it over to Russia.

From the Daily Caller, the American fundraising site Patreon shuts down a campaign to provide Ukrainian soldiers with medical supplies and body armor.

From the New York Post, Senator Jim Imhofe (R-OK) announces his retirement.

From Breitbart, Bidenflation pushes up the prices of durable goods by the largest annual rate since 1975.

From Newsmax, U.S. consumer spending increases more than expected in January.

And from The U.S. Sun, a tea as bad "as smoking 100 cigarettes".  (via the New York Post)

Thursday Links

As cool rainy weather returns on a Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, how secure are the eastern members of NATO feeling today?

From FrontpageMag, Russia invades Ukraine.

From Townhall, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has a "preferred choice" for the Supreme Court.

From The Washington Free Beacon, looking back at the media outrage when then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) called Russia our biggest foe.

From the Washington Examiner, over 150 high-ranking Russian officials condemn their country's invasion of Ukraine.

From The Federalist, Republican congresscritters demand information about American funding of migrant shelters in Mexico.

From American Thinker, who is to blame for high gasoline prices?

From CNS News, congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY) points out how "the world is less safe" after just one year into the Biden presidency.

From LifeZette, congresscritter Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has a new Contract With America.

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, yes, election cheating via phone is coming.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, a longtime NBA referee is fired for not getting a coronavirus vaccination due to his religious beliefs.

From Canada Free Press, is Russian President Putin influenced by Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros or by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche?

From TeleSUR, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon allegedly hindered the investigation of a fire which claimed the lives of 49 children.

From TCW Defending Freedom, NATO, Russia and Ukraine, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

From Free West Media, due to coronavirus vaccination requirements, some Italian parliamentcritters will not be allowed to enter their building.

From EuroNews, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

From Euractiv, why attempts at diplomacy from Western leaders failed.

From ReMix, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki calls for an immediate response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

From Balkan Insight, Balkan countries evacuate their citizens from Ukraine.

From Morocco World News, Morocco allows fans back into soccer stadiums.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan and Mauritanian employers discuss means to promote economic and trade relations.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan calls for Russia to stop its "unlawful operation" in Ukraine.

From Turkish Minute, a Turkish ship is hit by a bomb near Odessa, Ukraine, but no casualties are reported.

From Rûdaw, Iraq's Kurdistan Region plans to hold parliamentary elections on this coming October 1st.

From Armenpress, Armenia and France will hold a forum in Paris in the near future.

From Public Radio Of Armenia, no casualties are reported among Armenians in Ukraine.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus's Foreign Minister urges all Cypriots in Ukraine to contact your country's embassy.

From The Syrian Observer, the price of medicine will increase in government-held areas of Syria.

From The961, Lebanese authorities foil attempted suicide attacks by ISIS terrorists in Beirut.

From Arutz Sheva, according to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, "Israel will help Ukraine's citizens as much as possible".

From The Times Of Israel, Israelis prepare aid packages and relief teams for Ukraine, to help refugees and Ukrainian Jews.

From The Jerusalem Post, what do Israelis who once lived in the Soviet bloc think of the Russia-Ukraine war?

From YNetNews, in his first public comment, Naftali Bennett does not condemn Russia.

From AhlulBayt News Agency, according to the secretary-general of Hezbollah, the Israeli regime is "temporary".

From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian Journalist Ibrahim Eissa states that he did not deny the story of the prophet Mohammed's night journey.

From Egypt Today, how will the Russian invasion of Ukraine affect Egypt and the global economy?

From the Sudan Tribune, the deputy head of Sudan's Sovereign Council supports Putin's decision to recognize the two Ukrainian separatist regions.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, the African Union expresses extreme concerns over the "dangerous situation" in Ukraine.

From the Saudi Gazette, 11 women from Saudi Arabia prepare for the world and Asian snooker championships.

From The New Arab, the Iraqi foreign ministry is working to evacuate Iraqi students from Ukraine.

From RadioFreeEurope/Radio Liberty, chief Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani returns to Tehran and expresses "optimism" about nuclear talks.

From IranWire, Iranian Baha'i citizen Saba Sefidi is released from Evin Prison on the equivalent of $355,000 bail.

From Iran International, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian's support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine raises controversy.

From Pajhwok Afghan News, Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Adbul Salam Hanafi calls on the Qatari government to support Afghanistan's education sector.

From NDTV, a Pakistani-American man is sentenced to death for beheading his girlfriend at his home in Islamabad, Pakistan.

From the Afghanistan Times, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets with female entrepreneurs in Kabul.

From The Daily Campus, according to an opinion column, the University of Connecticut should oppose hate against Shiite Muslims.  (This site appears to be UConn's official newspaper.)

From Linda Ikeji's Blog, a woman in Rigasa, Nigeria sues her father in a sharia court for forcing her into three marriages.

From the Blitz, according to an editorial, the hijab and the burqa symbolize the subjugation of Muslim women.

From The Diplomat, silence over rapes allegedly committed by Islamist terrorists in the Kashmir Valley, which is in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir.  (The last four articles, and those from AhlulBayt News Agency and NDTV above, all come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, the plans of the Pakistani Taliban.

From The Stream, Democrats build a wall around the Capitol building to keep out the truckers from the American "Freedom Convoy".  (It's the same wall that was built in January 2021 to keep right-wing extremists - who never showed up - away from President Biden's inauguration.)

From The Daily Signal, is U.S.-born Chinese Olympic medalist Eileen Gu a "communist-certified millionaire?

From Space War, China claims to be "closely watching" the situation after Russia attacks Ukraine.

From The American Conservative, sadly, the paleocons are right again, this time about Russia.

From Clash Daily, "the fact-checkers who weren't".

From The Western Journal, Russian forces reach the former Chernobyl power plant.

From BizPac Review, conservative writer John Hayward lays bare the illusion of "benevolent authoritarianism" and the "great reset".

From The Daily Wire, Biden orders 7,000 more U.S. troops to Europe as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.

From the Daily Caller, a Russian journalist denies that her country is invading Ukraine, as video of tanks plays behind her.

From the New York Post, the U.S. orders the Russian embassy's number 2 diplomat to get out.

From Breitbart, the Canadian parliament considers legislation that would penalize citizens for merely intending to post "hate speech" online.  (George Orwell called.  He wants his 1984 back.)

And from Newsmax, thousands of Ukrainian refugees start arriving in neighboring countries.

Wednesday Wanderings

On an unseasonably warm Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Biden has contempt for the "rules-based order".

From FrontpageMag, the Biden administration intends to dump 16,000 Afghan "translators" into Loudoun County, Virginia, most of whom don't speak English.  (For those who don't speak English, how were they employable as "translators"?  If they instead worked for our NATO allies and spoke one of their languages, wouldn't it make more sense for those respective countries to take them in?)

From Townhall, congresscritter and "Squad" member Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) will give a response to Biden's upcoming State of the Union speech.

From The Washington Free Beacon, at a "made in America" event, Biden touts a Chinese-backed company.

From the Washington Examiner, the Interior Department delays its oil and gas leasing program after a court rules against the Biden administration's "social cost" tool.

From The Federalist, inflation is caused by our insane deficit spending.

From American Thinker, should Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico be worried?

From CNS News, Colombia decriminalizes abortion through the sixth month of pregnancy, which critics call "savagery".

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, in 2012, presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) was right about Russia.  (via LifeZette)

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, former President Trump and Russian President Putin are "driven by similar demons".  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is half right about the media.

From Canada Free Press, the new "AR-15 for kids" has the left "shooting intellectual blanks".

From TeleSUR, the Venezuelan government supports Russia.

From TCW Defending Freedom, "what's in a name" regarding businesses in the U.K.?  (One business discussed in the article is named Albatross Builders, which reminds the author of Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner.  It reminds me of the instrumental hit from the early Fleetwood Mac.)

From Snouts in the Trough, is western Europe governed by "snivelling, spoilt, self-indulgent narcissistic brats"?

From Russia Today, Russia responds to the U.K.'s comment about the Crimean War and the Charge of the Light Brigade.

From Sputnik International, U.S. President Biden orders sanctions on certain Nord Stream 2 officials.

From The Moscow Times, some unfounded claims made by the aforementioned President Putin.

From ReMix, what if Russia cuts off the gas it supplies to Poland?

From EuroNews, Ukraine approves a state of emergency.

From Romania-Insider, according to Defense Minister Vasile Dîncu, Romania can take in 500,000 refugees from Ukraine.

From Novinite, according to Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Bulgaria is in solidarity with possible E.U. sanctions against Russia.

From The Sofia Globe, a third district drops out of Bulgaria's coronavirus "dark red zone".

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian naval warships conduct exercises in the Black Sea.

From the Greek Reporter and the "accidental archaeology" department, a man in Thessaloniki, Greece finds two Roman-era marble heads in his apartment.

From Ekathimerini, as tensions rise over Ukraine, Greece makes plans for acquiring more natural gas.

From the Greek City Times, the agony of the 100,000 ethnic Greeks in Ukraine.

From Balkan Insight, leaders of different faiths in Kosovo unite to oppose same-sex marriage.

From Euractiv, the end of Russia's defense of Kosovo.

From Total Croatia News, the Croatian parliament is urged to recognize the Holodomor in Soviet-era Ukraine as genocide.  (The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Ukraine lasting from 1932 to 1933, in which about 3.5 million people died of starvation.)

From Total Croatia News, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša will visit Ukraine for two days starting tomorrow.

From The Slovenia Times, military barracks in the Slovenian cities of Ljubljana and Maribor will be renovated.

From The Malta Independent, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela will forego campaigning tomorrow to attend an E.U. meeting on Ukraine.

From Malta Today, Abela shrugs off criticism of €100 checks.

From ANSA, according to Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Italy will not extend its coronavirus state of emergency.

From Swissinfo, Swiss-made Pilatus aircraft were reportedly used in attacks in Afghanistan.  (These planes are named after a mountain in Switzerland.)

From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to start his reelection campaign in the city of Marseille.

From RFI, does France's use of nuclear power guarantee its energy independence?

From Free West Media, France's top-ranked male tennis player suffers health problems after getting a coronavirus vaccine booster shot.

From El País, Volkswagen could lose $155 million due to a fire on a cargo ship carrying its vehicles.

From The Portugal News, workers for the Lisbon, Portugal Metro plan a new strike.

From The North Africa Post, the Canadian province of Quebec is hiring nurses trained in Morocco.

From The New Arab, the Syrian Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, "stand in solidarity" with the Ukrainian people.

From Mission Network News, Muslim extremists kill a Christian pastor in Southeast Asia.

From Gatestone Institute, why Arabs don't trust the Biden administration.

From The Stream, why Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood loves condoms.

From The American Conservative, "the stoner nation".

From Sino Daily, the Taiwanese government condemns Russia over its actions toward Ukraine, but China calls Taiwan a different issue.

From Space War, how Ukraine is "torn between Russia and the West".

From The Daily Signal, according to Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), the "media need to start showing up" regarding the evidence of spying on candidate and then-President Trump.

From The Western Journal, when asked if he has underestimated President Putin (Russia), President Biden (U.S.) doesn't have an answer.

From BizPac Review, a jailed Freedom Convoy trucker likens Ottawa, Canada police to the "Keystone Cops".

From The Daily Wire, in 2021, the U.S. had its second-best year for gun sales.

From the Daily Caller, Twitter claims to have "accidentally" suspended Ukrainian accounts that were tracking Russian troop movements.

From the New York Post, discontinuing post-game handshakes because of Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard's actions would be absurd.

From Breitbart, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) points out that having a margarita, as suggested by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, will not cure Bidenflation.

From Newsmax, the Department of Justice will end a Trump-era program that focused on threats from China.

And from the Genesius Times, whom do you regard as the bigger threat to America, Putin or Biden?

Stories For 2/22/22

On a Tuesday which is also a major 2sday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the revenge of Senator Robert Taft (R-OH).

From FrontpageMag, going woke has not helped the U.S. Air Force.

From Townhall, former President Trump blast President Biden's weakness toward Russia and warns that things will get worse.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a North Carolina judge charged with deciding whether a proposed redistricting map is valid received $200,000 in campaign contributions from former Attorney General Eric Hold, whose National Redistricting Foundation sued against maps submitted by Republicans.

From the Washington Examiner, no one is buying Biden's and the Democratic Party's excuse for inflation.

From The Federalist, the CDC's lies during the coronavirus pandemic have destroyed its legitimacy.

From American Thinker, Russian President Putin is "playing Biden like a fiddle".

From CNS News, a prediction made by then-candidate Biden in 2019 doesn't turn out very well.

From LifeZette, the latest developments in Ukraine.

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, now that the Beijing Winter Olympics are over, has anyone noticed?  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, The Washington Times exposes left-wing dark money efforts behind Biden's pledge to nominate a black American woman to the Supreme Court.

From CBC News, Canadian Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich is denied bail.

From Global News, Mackenzie County, Alberta, Canada will no longer work with businesses that require coronavirus vaccination.

From CTV News, the Rideau Centre mall in Ottawa, Canada is locked down, with one person being arrested.

From TeleSUR, Panama investigates the alleged forced sterilization of Native American women.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the coronavirus vaccine doesn't protect children, but proactively injures them.

From the Express, York, England is submerged due to heavy rainfall from Storm Franklin.  (I visited York in 1991 during my first trip to the U.K.  It's sad to learn of this flooding.)

From the Evening Standard, a police questionnaire about "partygate" is leaked.

From the (U.K.) Independent, what are the changes to coronavirus rules in the constituent parts of the U.K.?

From the (Irish) Independent, gardaí seize €20,000 worth of she-don't-lie and the white horse in Dublin, Ireland.  (In Ireland, one police officer is a garda and more than one of them is gardaí.)

From the Irish Examiner, work to identify the bodies of buried babies at the Tuam mother and baby home in County Galway, Ireland could begin by the end of this year.

From VRT NWS, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo demands "urgent sanctions" against Russia.

From The Brussels Times, the Belgian commune of Flanders reforms the organization of its local elections.

From the NL Times, coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the Netherlands decrease by 12 percent, while infections decrease by 40 percent.

From Dutch News, police deal with a hostage situation at an Apple store in Amsterdam.  (If you read Dutch, read related stories at AT5 and Het Parool.)

From Deutsche Welle, Germany halts its approval of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which connects it to Russia.

From Polskie Radio, Polish leaders call for harsh sanctions against Russia for its actions toward Ukraine.  (In the article's top picture, the lettering on the wall behind the Polish leaders translates to "office of national security", if my admittedly limited knowledge of Polish is correct.)

From Radio Prague, Czech politicians denounce Russia's aggression against Ukraine, calling it "echoes of 1968".  (In 1968, the Soviet Union, with help from Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, invaded Czechoslovakia.)

From ReMix, the Czech Republic puts 600 of its troops on standby, to be ready of NATO needs them.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's prime minister and foreign minister condemn Russia's actions toward Ukraine as "unacceptable".

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's cabinet opposes the European Commission's plan to ban the promotion of wine and red meat.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian military personnel deploy to the eastern part of Hungary.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, stronger cooperation between central European countries makes their voice stronger.

From Free West Media, the aforementioned President Putin signs an agreement with the leaders of the two Ukrainian breakaway regions.

From EuroNews, residents of Kyiv, Ukraine call the Russian plan to move troops into the two breakaway regions "scary".

From Euractiv, the E.U. rolls out its first batch of sanctions against Russia.

From Balkan Insight, a witness in a murder trial in Kosovo is reluctant to repeat testimony accusing alleged ethnic Serb gang members of wrongdoing.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a man carrying a Koran threatens the mayor of Roissy-en-Brie, France.  (If you read French, read the story at Valeurs Actuelles.)

From The North Africa Post, there's more gold in them thar hills - in Morocco.

From The New Arab, according to an opinion column, Saudi Arabia is spending lots of money on sports in an effort to boost its reputation and hide its human rights record.

From NDTV, the Taliban requires women who work for their Afghan government to cover up, even if they have to use blankets.

From Gatestone Institute, President Biden is ignoring America's commitments to Ukraine under the Budapest Memorandum.

From The Stream, race-baiters turn whites into the "new Jews".

From The Daily Signal, the little-known impact on economic freedom and national security of trash.

From Space War, according to a U.N. rights expert, China and Russia are arming Myanmar's ruling junta.

From The American Conservative, the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy isn't good.

From Fox Business, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) unveils his "Rescue America Plan", a roadmap for Republicans if they regain the Senate majority.  (via BizPac Review)

From BizPac Review, Michigan State head basketball coach Tom Izzo "nails it" when asked if postgame handshakes should be discontinued.

From The Western Journal, a Tweet from 2019 about Russian President Putin by then-candidate Biden comes back to haunt him.

From The Daily Wire, Biden is slammed over his press conference on Russia invading Ukraine.

From the Daily Caller, today is the 42nd anniversary of the "Miracle On Ice".

Form the New York Post, politicians promise to boycott the Staten Island Saint Patrick's Day parade after it bans LGBTQ groups from marching under their own banners.

From Breitbart, the Dominican Republic is building a wall on its border with Haiti.

From The Hill, Capitol Police ask the D.C. National Guard for assistance ahead of a possible American trucker protest.  (via Newsmax)

From Newsmax, Biden announces sanctions against Russia in response to its actions toward Ukraine.

And from MassLive, where to get free or cheap food deals in Massachusetts on Twosday.  (via NewsBreak)

Links For Presidents Day

On the day to remember America's chief executives, here are some things going on:

From National Review, BLM co-founder and reported real estate baroness Patrisse Cullors is scheduled to speak at event organized by students pushing to defund the police.

From FrontpageMag, the left becomes fully Orwellian.

From Townhall, according to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), the report from Special Counsel John Durham on Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign is "worse than Watergate".  (I must acknowledge that the term "worse than Watergate" has been applied to many other scandals and controversies, so you might want to get out a bit of NaCl.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about the Munich Conference.

From the Washington Examiner, a guide to former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State/presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's dirty tricks.

From The Federalist, four revelations from Special Counsel Durham tying Clinton's 2016 campaign to the Russia hoax.

From American Thinker, what congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY) doesn't understand about the Constitution.

From CNS News, senatorial candidate J.D. Vance (R-OH) doesn't care about Ukraine, but about fentanyl crossing the Mexican border and killing Americans.

From LifeZette, rap music and drill music harm black Americans.

From NewsBusters, the networks bury claims against Hillary Clinton.

From Canada Free Press, itttt's ggggetting colllddd.

From TeleSUR, the heavy rains and mudslides in Petropolis, Brazil have claimed 176 lives.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives truckers the iron fist and gives anti-pipeline terrorists the velvet gloves.

From Snouts in the Trough, has China repeatedly outmaneuvered us?

From Free West Media, an old archive find shows that NATO promised in 1991 that it wouldn't expand eastward.

From EuroNews, Russian President Putin is reportedly ready to recognize the independence of two rebel-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine.

From Euractiv, Germany's investment in renewable energy for Ukraine is at risk due to the latter's tensions with Russia.

From ReMix, the Polish Border Guard uses drone equipment to locate and disrupt 16 migrants from illegally entering Poland from Belarus.

From Balkan Insight, a Serbian man is arrested for allegedly "glorifying" ISIS.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, migrants allegedly attack a French critic of Islam in broad daylight.  (If you read French, read the story at Valeurs Actuelles.)

From The North Africa Post, thousands of Algerian citizens protest in Paris to demand regime change in Algeria.

From The New Arab, according to leaked documents, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan have a lot of money in a Swiss bank account.

From the Middle East Monitor, an Egyptian journalist is accused of "contempt of Islam" for questioning the "night journey" story of the prophet Mohammed.  (According to Islamic writings, Mohammed was taken from Mecca to "the farthest mosque", from there to heaven, and finally back to Mecca, all in one night.)

From Dawn, a Pakistani army captain is killed during an anti-terror operation in the province of Balochistan.

From The Express Tribune, Prime Minister Imran Khan invites American billionaire Bill Gates to visit Pakistan.

From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz spokesperson Marriyam Aurangzeb, Imran Khan's unconstitutional actions will bring about his fear and defeat.

From The Hans India, President Ram Nath Kovind reviews India's naval fleet.

From the Hindustan Times, according to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, students of all religions must follow school dress codes.

From ANI, two youths from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh start walking around India.

From India Today, the high court in the Indian state of Karnataka hears arguments about whether the hijab is essential to Islam.

From OpIndia, a murdered Hindu activist had received threats from radical Islamists since 2015 over allegations of blasphemy.

From the Dhaka Tribune, dozens of languages indigenous to Bangladesh are in danger of going extinct.

From New Age, Bangladesh observes Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day.

From the Colombo Page, the U.S. government agrees to give the Sri Lankan air force two maritime aerial surveillance aircraft.  (On behalf of myself and all other American taxpayers, it is my duty to say "you're welcome".  If anyone knows how to say "you're welcome" in Sinhalese or Tamil, please leave a comment with the appropriate translation.)

From the Daily Mirror, former President Maithripala Sirisena claims that Sri Lankans were happy during his time in office.

From The Straits Times, a Singaporean man convicted of molesting an unconscious woman gets eight months in jail and two strokes of the cane.

From Free Malaysia Today, three children born outside of Malaysia to Malaysian mothers are given their certificates of Malaysian citizenship, after waiting for a printer malfunction to be fixed.  (The Malaysian government, like every other government in the world, is not immune to bureaucratic SNAFUs.  You could say that during the printer malfunction, these children were truly "undocumented".)

From the Borneo Post, the Shariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia wants the country's Constitution to be amended to give Shariah courts the power of judicial review.

From Vietnam Plus, tourism surges during Tet in Vietnam's Mekong delta.

From The Mainichi, The Mainichi Shimbun celebrates its 150th birthday.

From Gatestone Institute, Russian President Putin reaches a new low with his latest crackdowns.

From The Stream, a review of a university professor's book about anti-Christian bias.

From Space War, images from a U.S. satellite imagery company shows the deployment of new Russian troops and equipment near the Ukrainian border.

From The Daily Signal, how April 1945 determined the course of the 20th century.

From The American Conservative, immigration will not solve the slowdown in the growth of the U.S. population.

From The Western Journal, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) "demolishes" President Biden after his administration denies relief to hundreds of senior citizens affected by tornadoes.

From BizPac Review, the decision to reinstall the metal fence around the Capitol draws some humorous responses.

From The Daily Wire, the leader of the Wyoming state Senate wants to "stay neutral" during the Republican congressional primary.

From the Daily Caller, a trucker PAC is launched to fund protests against coronavirus restrictions in te U.S.

From The U.S. Sun, your old iphone could be worth a lot of money.  (via the New York Post)

From the New York Post, astrologers explain the significance of tomorrow's date of 2/22/22.

From Breitbart, Facebook drops a "hate speech" suspension of senatorial candidate Josh Mandel (R-OH) after he posts an image that reads "veterans before illegals".

From Newsmax, Republicans ostracized from CPAC organize their own counter-convention.

And from The Babylon Bee, the Biden administration sends whip-wielding Border Patrol agents on horseback to help Canadian Mounties against Freedom Convoy protesters.