Friday Fuss For The End Of September

On a cool cloudy Friday which is the last day of September, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the North Dakota man who allegedly killed a Republican teenager by hitting him with his SUV is charged with murder.

From FrontpageMag, the political violence which the media refuses to cover.

From Townhall, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) wants "immigrants" to pick our crops.  (The "immigrants" to whom she refers are people who entered the U.S. illegally, some of whom were flow up to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R).)

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Republicans recover from their summer swoon.

From the Washington Examiner, Democrat congresscritter Abigail Spanberger (VA) criticizes her party's leadership for not taking up legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks.

From The Federalist, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has decreased by 14 percent since the "Inflation Reduction Act" was passed.

From American Thinker, congresscritter Kevin McCarthy (R-Cal) is a purely political man, which is not what America needs.

From CNS News, Senators Richard Bluementhal (D-CN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduce a bill to forbid aid to any country that recognizes Russia's alleged annexation of four regions in Ukraine.

From LifeZette, the Biden administration makes a sudden change to the president's student loan "forgiveness" program.

From Red Voice Media, a man who shot an elderly woman who was giving out pro-life material claims to have done so by "accident".  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, a segment on ABC acknowledges some negative effects of abortion.

From Canada Free Press, "let's do some math" about minimum wage.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela urges UNESCO to protect the cultural rights of countries being sanctioned.

From TCW Defending Freedom, fact checking the fracking claims from U.K. parliamentcritter Ed Miliband.

From Snouts in the Trough, what has U.K. Chancellor "Kami-Kwasi" Kwarteng done?

From Free West Media, the Berlin Constitutional Court might annul the city's 2021 elections.

From EuroNews, according to a joint letter sent by Denmark and Sweden, the leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines were caused by "at least two detonations" with "several hundred kilos" of explosives.

From Euractiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine will request fast-track NATO membership.

From ReMix, the U.S. Congress approves $288.6 million in military aid to Poland.

From Balkan Insight, Bulgaria will hold a "knife-edge" election this coming Sunday.

From The North Africa Post, the African Development Bank lends Morocco €199 million to develop climate-resistant crops.

From The New Arab, despite a 2018 ban on arms exports, Germany will sell weapons and equipment to Saudi Arabia.

From OpIndia, Muslim teachers and students in Agra, India allegedly harass the principal of a girl's college for being Hindu.

From Gatestone Institute, Russia expands its influence within Latin America.

From The Stream, a journalist "traumatized" by then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh runs to former Senator Al Franken (D-MN).

From The Daily Signal, a retired principal's example shows how to turn our schools around.

From Terra Daily, President Biden announces new aid funding for several Pacific island countries.

From Space War, Russia is set to annex four occupied regions of Ukraine.

From Sino Daily, the Hong Kong government rejects a request from jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for a U.K. lawyer.

From The American Conservative, Tennessee Republicans can stop the woke insanity in the state's universities.

From The Western Journal, the CEO of Exxon Mobil warns the Biden administration that limiting fuel exports will likely backfire.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-OH) accuses the FBI of "purging" conservative agents and retaliating against whistleblowers.

From The Daily Wire, a video shows liberal actress Jennifer Gibson claiming to have developed Bell's palsy after getting a coronavirus vaccine, but also saying that she would "do it again".

Form the Daily Caller, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduces a bill to prevent federal funds from going to EcoHealth Alliance.

From the New York Post, a statue of Alexander Hamilton, who founded the NYP, is removed from the Capitol rotunda, but Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants it to be returned.

From Breitbart, Hurricane Ian heads for the Carolinas.

From Newsmax, White House officials will meet with oil executives to discuss Hurricane Ian and low oil inventories.

And from Sky News, after it loses a copyright case to the Swiss firm Lindt, the German firm Lidl is ordered by Switzerland's highest court to melt down its chocolate Easter bunnies.

Thursday Tidings

On a cool mostly sunny Thursday where I live, as Tropical Storm Ian heads toward South Carolina, here are some things going on:

From National Review, states sue to stop President Biden's student loan "forgiveness" program.

From FrontpageMag, Pope Francis puts Mother Earth above pregnant mothers.

From Townhall, Biden regards the right-wing victory in Italy as a "threat to democracy".

From The Washington Free Beacon, a left-wing lawyer who pleads guilty to firebombing a police car begs for mercy.

From the Washington Examiner, if the coronavirus is really over, Biden needs to stop abusing his powers.

From The Federalist, The Washington Post finally learns what a recession is, but offers seven reasons why one can be good for you.

From American Thinker, the Biden administration wages war on the domestic energy sector.

From CNS News, new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denounces billionaire activist George Soros.

From LifeZette, according to Lee Country, Florida Sheriff Carmine Marceno, Hurricane Ian has killed hundreds of people.

From NewsBusters, the woke mob comes after Nebraska Cornhuskers punter Brian Buschini for supporting Italy's new prime minister.

From Canada Free Press, an open letter to the Republican leadership, if there is any.

From TeleSUR, President Nicolas Maduro calls for Venezuela to expand its export capacity.

From TCW Defending Freedom, how "green" power insanity will cause blackouts in Europe.

From EuroNews, according to former German Chancellor Merkel, Russia President Putin's words should be taken seriously.

From Euractiv, authorities in Montenegro investigate Montenegrins and Russians on suspicion of spying.

From ReMix, just before elections in the state of Lower Saxony, German police raid the Berlin office of the party AfD.

From Balkan Insight, Moldova will penalize its citizens who fight alongside Russia in its war in Ukraine with the loss of Moldovan citizenship.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan authorities arrest a member of ISIS in the city of Casablanca, with the help of U.S. intelligence services.  (As the saying goes, play it again, Sam.)

From The New Arab, with its parliament dissolved, Kuwait will have elections today.

From Dawn, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wants Pakistan to have better relations with the U.S.

From The Express Tribune, farmers in Islamabad, Pakistan protest against high fuel and fertilizer prices.

From Pakistan Today, the Islamabad High Court overturns the conviction of Pakistani politician Maryam Nawaz and her husband retired Captain Safdar Awan in the Avenfield House case.  (My spellchecker has no problem with their names, but objects to "Avenfield".)

From The Hans India, the Durga temple in Vijayawada, India needs more facilities.

From the Hindustan Times, explosions go off on two buses in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

From ANI, according to Assam state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, India's "Gandhi family are expired drugs".

From India Today, India starts trials for phrase 2 of its highway project for electric vehicles.

From OpIndia, a 20-year-old Hindu man in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is beheaded, allegedly for having a relationship with a Muslim girl.

From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Bangladeshi Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina "is a pioneer of women empowerment".  (The Jatiya Sangsad is Bangladesh's parliament, which consists of one chamber.)

From New Age, according to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, no one will be allowed to cross Bangladesh's border.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan exports in August of this year were worth $1.2 billion.

From the Daily Mirror, the Sri Lankan government will ease import restrictions on some goods.

From Raajje, more guesthouses in the Maldive Islands resume operation.

From Tempo(dot)Co, Jakarta, Indonesia aspires to become a climate-resilient city by 2030.

From The Straits Times, an American man who allegedly made a false bomb threat while on a Singapore Airlines flight is formally charged.

From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian woman wins her appeal in a human trafficking case.

From the Borneo Post, a Malaysian police corporal is jailed and fined for "corruptly" asking money from a woman.

From Vietnam Plus, one communist country stands united with another.

From the Taipei Times, Taiwan will ends its coronavirus quarantine mandate on October 13th.

From The Mainichi, a Ukrainian woman plays the bandura, a folk instrument, after a meeting of the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly in Yokohama, Japan.

From Gatestone Institute, Turkish President Erdoğan threatens Greece.

From The Stream, Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood has a new revenue stream, but it's not a new direction.

From The Daily Signal, neither the White House nor the common man can evade data indicating a recession.

From The American Conservative, double-speak about teenage girls getting "top surgery".

From The Western Journal, Vice President Harris gets the Koreas mixed up, which the White House tries to hide.

From BizPac Review, the director of NOAA's National Hurricane Center repeatedly shuts down CNN host Don Lemon's attempts to blame Hurricane Ian on climate change.

From The Daily Wire, the National Hurricane Center warns that Tropical Storm Ian could become a hurricane again.

From the Daily Caller, NATO official calls what happened to the Nord Stream gas pipelines "sabotage".

From the New York Post, some Russians being drafted to fight in Ukraine have gray hair and wrinkles.

From Breitbart, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launches a campaign against "wokeism" in the U.S. military.

From Newsmax, congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-OH) opposes three bills that would reduce the power of Big Tech.

From Today, the official cause of Queen Elizabeth II's death is revealed.  (via Newsmax)

And from SFGate, a herd of cows in Brevörde, Germany adopts a wild piglet.

Wednesday Whatnot

On a cool partly sunny Wednesday, which is very different from conditions in Florida right now, here are some things going on:

From National Review, on American history, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is much closer to the truth than American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is.

From FrontpageMag, the perils of having America's military go woke.

From Townhall, President Biden makes another gaffe.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a poll, Oregon just might elect its first Republican governor since 1982.

From the Washington Examiner, who could sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipeline?

From The Federalist, the media thinks that high school students cutting class is more newsworthy than the war on their parents.

From American Thinker, why the final hearing of the January 6th Inquisition Committee has been postponed.

From CNS News, the U.S. State Department is sending yet more money to Ukraine, this time for "civilian security assistance".

From LifeZette, the U.S. embassy in Moscow tells Americans in Russia to get out.  (I'm afraid that imprisoned basketball player Brittney Griner and new Russian citizen Edward Snowden will not be able or willing to take that advice.)

From Red Voice Media, former President Trump offers to negotiate with Russia and Ukraine after the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.  (If anyone thinks that the Biden administration would use Trump as a negotiator, I have some oceanside property in Belarus to sell you.  The story comes via LifeZette.)

From NewsBusters, Italian Ambassador to the U.K. Raffaele Trombetta debunks the media's idea that new Italian right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is a fascist.

From TeleSUR, after Cuba is hit by Hurricane Ian, its workers make an effort to restore its electrical power system.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a British couple wins against a school that backed "gender-change" for pupils as young as six.

From Snouts in the Trough, Britain's most respected academic modeler doesn't think much of the author of SitT.

From Free West Media, thousands of Germans protest against their government's energy policy and sanctions against Russia.

From EuroNews, Norway and Denmark tighten their energy infrastructure security after the apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

From Euractiv, according to former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, NATO has found "renewed purpose" due to the war in Ukraine.

From ReMix, four major challenges lie ahead for Italian conservatives.

From Balkan Insight, Dinoša, Montenegro is urged to promote its "tree fountain".

From Morocco World News, Moroccan activists push for legalizing abortion.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria's domination of its neighbor Tunisia has implications for human rights.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan inaugurates a city hospital in Ankara, Turkey.

From Turkish Minute, Turkish First Lady Emine Erdoğan files a criminal complaint against Gökay Başcan, editor of the BirGün daily, for allegedly insulting her.

From Rûdaw, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps sends ballistic missiles and suicide drones into Iraq's Kurdistan region, killing nine people.

From Armenpress, according to former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, Armenia's membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization is not an obstacle for purchasing weapons from the West.

From Public Radio Of Armenia, French Special Envoy for the South Caucasus Brice Roquefeuil will visit Yerevan, Armenia and Baku, Azerbaijan.

From In-Cyprus, a Cypriot team of climbers reaches the top of Damavand Mountain in Iran, which is Asia's tallest volcano.

From The Syrian Observer, according to U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, no single party can dictate the outcome of the conflict in Syria.

From North Press Agency, the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia al-Abrar arrives in the Syrian governorate of Idlib.

From The961, one dollar can now buy a lot more Lebanese liras.

From Arutz Sheva, according to a survey, 71 percent of young people in Israel want the country to be run as a Jewish state.

From The Times Of Israel, according to U.S. Envoy Tom Nides, the Allenby Bridge between Jordan and the West Bank should be open all the time.

From The Jerusalem Post, former knessetcritter Amichai Chikli, who was in the party Yamina, is not allowed to run for a Knesset seat as a member of the party Lapid.

From YNetNews, Israel releases helmet camera footage from a shootout between IDF troops and terrorists in Jenin, West Bank.

From the Egypt Independent, Israel gets invaded from Egypt - by gecko lizards.  (Could this guy possibly be involved?)

From Egypt Today, 10 things to know about the new investment zone in Benha City, Egypt.

From the Sudan Tribune, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir links the final status of the disputed region of Abyei to improved relations between his country and Sudan.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia changes its application for pilgrims wishing to perform the Umrah.

From The New Arab, ahead of the FIFA World Cup soccer championship, China sends Qatar two pandas.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, activist Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of the late Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, is arrested for supporting protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

From IranWire, a former Iranian state broadcaster is arrested for allegedly "inciting riots and sympathizing with the enemy".

From Iran International, a hacked copy of a judicial letter shows that Iranian officials knew that Amini sustained injuries during her arrest.

From Khaama Press, the Taliban and Russia reach an agreement under which Afghanistan will purchase gas, oil and wheat at a "special discount".

From Hasht e Subh, drivers on Afghanistan's highways face extortion by members of the Taliban.  (I have decided to replace Pajhwok Afghan News, which puts most of its stories behind a subscription requirement, with the newly discovered Hasht e Subh, which so far allows its content to be read without such a requirement.)

From the Afghanistan Times, according to Marks Putzel, the deputy head of the U.N. Mission in Afghanistan, the Taliban should respond to the needs of all Afghans, or will face an uncertain future.

From OpIndia, after the Indian government bans the Islamist group Popular Front of India is banned for five years, Muslim influencers and activists cry "Muslims under threat".

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Biden has opened the door to Russian nuclear strikes.

From The Stream, as Americans pray, Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida.

From The Daily Signal, NASA scores a bullseye crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid.

From The American Conservative, did the U.S. sabotage the Nord Stream gas pipelines?

From The Western Journal, the U.S. Coast Guard finds three Chinese and four Russian military vessels operating near the U.S. shore, but outside of U.S. territorial waters.

From BizPac Review, after commentator Russell Brand is censored on YouTube, billionaire Elon Musk considers working with Rumble.

From The Daily Wire, according to an opinion column, Biden should accept Trump's aforementioned offer to lead peace negotiations between Russian and Ukraine.  (But as also aforementioned, I don't see Biden doing that.)

From the Daily Caller, former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) explain their opposition to men competing in women's sports.

From Breitbart, the aforementioned Governor DeSantis bashes media efforts to politicize Hurricane Ian.

From Newsmax, 19 Cuban migrants are reported missing after their boat capsizes off the coast of Miami, Florida.

And from the New York Post, in Massachusetts, a raccoon is rescued from a peanut butter jar.

Tuesday Things

On a cool cloudy Tuesday, now that I've finished my hike, here are some things going on:

From National Review, polls for the midterm elections look better for Republicans than some would have us believe.

From FrontpageMag, what the media could learn from the late left-wing Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci.

From Townhall, liberals are giddy over the approaching Hurricane Ian because it might hurt Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R).

From The Washington Free Beacon, as mayor of Braddock, PA, senatorial candidate John Fetter(wo)man (D) told his constituents to "eat more vegetables", but is flabbergasted when his rival Dr. Mehmet Oz (R) tells him to do the same.  (According to his bio on Wiki, Oz received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1986, so I think he's qualified to give medical advice.)

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden's plan to "forgive" student loan debt faces mounting court challenges.

From The Federalist, 56 Republican congresscritters urge their colleagues to vote against a wasteful spending measure that would keep the government open through the middle of December.

From American Thinker, there's a way to reduce inflation and help the poor, but the Democrats are dead set against it.

From CNS News, Governor DeSantis advises to expect delays after Hurricane Ian passes while bridges are inspected.

From LifeZette, a man tries to take guns from a Chicago SWAT team during their training session and almost becomes a Darwin Award nominee.

From NewsBusters, hosts on The View bash Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) for getting along with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

From Canada Free Press, whether it's called "Meta" or "Facebook", it still stinks.

From TeleSur, Hurricane Ian wreaks havoc in western Cuba.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the Oxford University Press gets a new logo, which appropriately resembles a flushing toilet.

From ReMix, U.K. parliamentcritter Rupa Huq (Labour) calls new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative-Spelthorne) "superficially Black".

From Free West Media, the AfD becomes the strongest party in eastern Germany.

From Russia Today, Kazakhstani Interior Minister Marat Akhmetzhanov comments on the possible extradition of Russian draft dodgers.

From Sputnik International, gas leaks from the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

From Euractiv, European leaders suspect sabotage as the cause of the leak in the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

From The Moscow Times, protests and violence flare across Russia in response to its "partial" military mobilization.

From Romania-Insider, the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant in Bucharest will host a photographic exhibit about the emotions of animals.

From Novinite, Bulgarian heating companies want a 60 percent price increase.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry warns Bulgarians against traveling to Russia.

From Radio Bulgaria, according to Bulgaria's Ministry of Electronic Government, 26 percent of the Internet traffic in the country is malicious.

From the Greek Reporter, Greek authorities issue a weather warning that the weather system Bogdan could become a medicane.  (Yes, medicanes are a thing, and one hit Greece just over two years ago.)

From Ekathimerini, according to a European Commission spokesperson, Turkey should respect Greece's sovereignty.

From the Greek City Times, ancient artifacts found in a salvage excavation go on display at the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus.  (Piraeus is the port city for Athens, Greece.  I have sailed out of there twice during my own travels.)

From Balkan Insight, Ukraine and Romania promise to help Moldova if the Russian company Gazprom cuts off the natural gas it sends there.

From Total Croatia News, camps and hotels in the Croatian region of Istria continue to break records in this years post-season.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Poslovni Dnevnik and a related story at HRT.)

From The Malta Independent, frescoes from the early 1600s are discovered during restoration work at the Grand Master's Palace in Valletta, Malta.

From Malta Today, when in Malta, please do not shoot down any flamingos.

From ANSA, the Italian right-wing party Brothers of Italy, led by new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, garners almost five times as many votes in this year's election than they did in 2018.

From EuroNews, in the left-leaning Roman neighborhood of Pigneto, Meloni's victory causes anger and concern.

From SwissInfo, calls grow in Switzerland to ban Nazi symbols and salutes.

From France24, a video interview with Vanessa Desclaux, who looks after ancient Egyptian manuscripts at France's Bibliotèque Nationale in Paris.

From RFI, the French government's budget proposals are met with a mixed but mostly negative reaction.

From El País, in a referendum, Cuba approves same-sex marriage.

From The Portugal News, Portugal announces plans for a new high-speed rail line connecting the cities of Lisbon, Porto and Vigo.

From The North Africa Post, a tribal militia backed by the Somali government conduct an offensive against al Shabab terrorists in central Somalia.

From The New Arab, King Salman of Saudi Arabia names his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman the country's prime minister.

From The Real Kashmir, two Muslim woman are detained for allegedly vandalizing an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga in Hyderabad, India.  (The article never indicates that Hyderabad is in India, as opposed to a city with the same name in Pakistan.  Even so, the presence of a Hindu idol in a city in Muslim-majority Pakistan seems very unlikely.  Thus, I believe that the site of this alleged incident is probably the Indian city of Hyderabad.)

From News18, four women protesting the death of Mahsa Amini are shot dead in Iran.  (Where are the western feminist on this and related developments, or will they just go Sgt. Schulz?)

From Gatestone Institute, China poses a "massive" threat.

From The Stream, Iranians are not just fighting against hijabs, but for their rights.

From The Daily Signal, according to congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-OH), the arrest of pro-life activist Mark Houck is "consistent" with what a whistleblower has said about the FBI.

From Fox News, Houck pleads not guilty.  (via The Daily Signal)

From Space War, North Korea and China resume their cross-border freight train trade after a five-month suspension enacted due to the coronavirus.

From The American Conservative, can the U.S. isolate anyone?

From The Western Journal, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) asks Attorney General Merrick Garland three questions.

From BizPac Review, right-wing commentator Kellyanne Conway blasts the aforementioned John Fetter(wo)man for his marijuana flag as the U.S. faces a drug epidemic.

From The Daily Wire, as Hurricane Ian approaches, President Biden calls mayors in Florida but not the aforementioned Governor DeSantis.

From the Daily Caller, "gender and sexuality alliance" high school clubs urge teenage girls to "bind" their breasts, despite the health risks of doing so.

From the New York Post, a Sikh student at the University of North Carolina is detained after his kirpan is mistaken for a knife.  (Unlike the cop who detained the student, my spellchecker has no problem with "kirpan".)

From Breitbart, Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D-GA) avoid taking a stance on whether the Atlanta Braves should change their name.

From Newsmax, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) probes the funding of a lithium battery company backed by the Chinese Communist Party.

And from the Mirror, in a "giant leap" for earth defense, NASA smashes a rocket into an asteroid.

Monday Links

On a mild mostly cloudy Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the economy is starting to tighten its belt.

From FrontpageMag, after a Republican teenager is murdered, the media yawn.

From Townhall, the FBI lied to a judge to get a warrant under which they busted open about 1,400 safety deposit boxes.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) gave a fake name to a journalist while ranting against police in 2020, and is now trying to bury evidence of that incident.

From the Washington Examiner, left-wing media host (and former aide to Mr. Bill) George Stephanopoulos admits that former President Trump would beat President Biden in 2024.

From The Federalist, the FBI's operation against congresscritter Matt Gaetz (R-OH) "sidelined an effective Republican voice at a crucial time", which was precisely the point.

From American Thinker, yes, the FBI finally went too far.

From CNS News, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) points out how the average family in Utah spends over $900 more in basic household expenses than they used to.

From Red Voice Media, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signs a new law that give illegal aliens more benefits at the expense of U.S. citizen taxpayers.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, ABC host Whoopi Goldberg wants the Republican party to split into two parties, which would help the Democrats.  (I liked her better when she played Guinan the bartender on Star Trek: The Next Generation.)

From Canada Free Press, Biden's "Tragical History Tour".  (Is he emulating the album by the Rutles?)

From CBC News, tropical storm Fiona destroys Teacup Rock in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.

From Global News, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces plans to visit Canada's Atlantic region to survey the damage from Fiona.

From CTV News, a woman from Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada shares her story of survival after being swept up by Fiona's storm surge.

From TeleSUR, the border between Colombia and Venezuela is reopened after being closed for seven years.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. parliamentcritters look the other way from their country's rape gang crisis.

From Snouts in the Trough, the writer of SitT makes a complaint to the BBC over its claim about sea level rise, but doesn't expect a serious response.

From the Express, U.K. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announces a new emergency plan as the pound sinks and the Bank of England hints at an interest rate hike.

From the Evening Standard, according to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, interest rates will be changed "as much as needed" to control inflation.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K.'s National Health Service is suffering from a staff shortage, which could lead to more people dying from sepsis.

From the (Irish) Independent, what we know so far about Ireland's budget for 2023.

From the Irish Examiner, County Kerry, Ireland decides that it has enough bird choppers.

From VRT NWS, 42 huskies in Belgium need new homes after their owner is hospitalized.

From The Brussels Times, Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne is placed under police protection due to a "possible threat" to his safety.

From the NL Times, the Dutch government announces a reduction of the amount of natural gas extracted from the Groningen gas field.  (How much gas are they willing to import from Russia or other foreign sources?)

From Dutch News, according to Dutch Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge, the Netherlands needs to decrease the number of immigrants that it will take in.

From Deutsche Welle, German politicians voice their anxiety over the "far-right" victory in Italy.  (As I've said before, in European politics, "far-right" means that you want to have your country governed by representatives elected by its people, instead of being governed by unelected international bureaucrats.)

From the CPH Post, mink farming in Denmark will be allowed to resume in 2023.

From Polskie Radio, the remains of three Polish presidents in exile will be transferred from the Cemetery of Polish Airmen in Newark, U.K. to the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw, Poland.

From Radio Prague, the director of the Czech Republic's Bohemian Switzerland National Park is dismissed over complaints about his handling of a forest fire.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia will not issue humanitarian visas to Russians fleeting their country's military mobilization.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban welcomes the right-wing victory in Italy.

From Hungary Today, some points of similarity between recent elections in Italy and Hungary.

From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, the E.U.'s sanctions policy against Russia is a total failure.

From Free West Media, the right-wing alliance of three parties wins in Italy's election.

From EuroNews, what the right-wing victory tells us about Italy and its future.

From Euractiv, Italy's elections send national conservatives into the big league among E.U. leaders.

From ReMix, European newspapers call the victorious Italian right-wingers "fascist" and "post-fascist".  (Perhaps they should make like Biden and call the Italian right "semi-fascist".)

From Balkan Insight, ahead of Bulgaria's elections, the country's police arrest people for alleged voter fraud.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco takes part in an Interpol training symposium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

From The New Arab, Namibian elephants are illegally sold into zoos in the UAE.

From Sahara Reporters, a faction of Boko Haram claims responsibility for killing two Igbo traders in the Nigerian state of Kano.

From Samaa, Pakistani actress Saboor Aly is "bashed" for wearing a "revealing" outfit while visiting Canada.

From YouThistan, Sikh refugees who escaped from Afghanistan to India describe their treatment by the Taliban.

From OpIndia, a Sikh girl is threatened after standing up against attacks on Hindu temples - in Leicester, England.

From Gatestone Institute, Israel's "peace partner" is killing Israelis.

From The Stream, an update on the media's fight to redefine "heartbeat".

From The Daily Signal, Republican congresscritters tear into the Department of Justice for "arresting Catholic protesters like terrorists".

From The American Conservative, a look at Ameica's mostly (but not entirely) left-wing activist elite.

From The Western Journal, Fox News co-host (and former White House press secretary) Kayleigh McEnany's Outnumbered cracks the top 20 among cable original telecasts.

From BizPac Review, current California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) unveiled a 10-year plan to end homelessness - 14 years ago when he was mayor of San Francisco.

From The Daily Wire, actress Candace Cameron Bure and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) react to a viral video of a speech from new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

From the Daily Caller, President Putin grants Russian citizenship to former American security contractor Edward Snowden.

From the New York Post, American couples ask their wedding guests for money so that they can make down payments on their respective homes.

From Fox Weather, Florida's Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, the right-wing alliance led by new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wins in traditionally left-wing areas.

From Newsmax, the aforementioned Governor Newsom goes all in for late term abortions.

And from The Babylon Bee, to avoid future fighting over spending bills, congress signs up for a $40 billion per month subscription to Ukraine+.

Sunday Stories

On a Sunday that has been rainy, sunny and cloudy, here are some things going on:

From National Review, (possibly lame duck) congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY) promises to leave the Republican party if they re-nominate former President Trump in 2024.

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, liberals are wrong to regard Nazis and fascists as right-wingers.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about how the American education system has failed its students and what to do about it.

From the Washington Examiner, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki makes a dire prediction for the Democrats in the midterms, if they are a referendum on President Biden.

From American Thinker, when Christians led by a man born in Transylvania fought back against invading Islamic terrorists - in 1442.  (This is not about Prince Vlad Dracula, who would have been a young boy at the time.)

From NewsBusters, Meet the Press host Chuck Todd thinks that more illegal immigration could solve our current inflation.

From Canada Free Press, baby heartbeats are precious to all mothers.

From TeleSUR, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is harshly criticized in his second presidential debate.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. conservatives cravenly surrender to the green lobby.

From Gatestone Institute, some future demographic trends.

From The Stream, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is "the king of late-term abortion".

From Space War, according to South Korea's military, North Korea just fired a ballistic missile.

From The American Conservative, groomers, looters, and other left-wingers.

From The Western Journal, what the Federal Reserve is ignoring about inflation and the economy.

From BizPac Review, gun control advocate David Hogg admits that he has been shooting guns with his father since he was a wee lad.

From The Daily Wire, crowdfunding donations pour in for a pro-life activist arrested by at least 20 FBI agents for defending his 12-year-old son from harassment.

From the Daily Caller, the November nightmare expected for the Democrats could finally come true.

From the New York Post, a flesh-eating animal tranquilizer is linked to thousands of drug overdoses in humans.

From Breitbart, Italians vote in an election that could make Brothers of Italy party Leader Giorgia Meloni their country's new prime minister, to the consternation of the E.U.

And from Newsmax, Floridians keep a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian, which is likely to strengthen into a hurricane and strike Florida.

Saturday Links

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

From National Review, lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represented Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against former President Trump, is ordered to pay her restitution.

From Townhall, the majority of Americans want Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) to continue sending illegal aliens to Democrat-run cities.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter and climate hawk Sean Casten (D-IL) fights global warming by flying 6,000 miles in business class and staying in a luxury hotel in Reykjavik, Iceland.

From the Washington Examiner, according to former congresscritter Denver Riggleman (R-VA), who was an advisor to the January 6th Inquisition Committee, the White House switchboard connected to a phone belonging to one of the rioters.

From The Federalist, CNN host Jake Tapper moves to prime time.

From American Thinker, why do leftists want to censor?

From NewsBusters, when Johnny Carson zinged then-Senator Biden (D-Del).

From Canada Free Press, we've entered "the era of the bonehead".

From TeleSUR, Defense Ministers Vladimir Padrino (Venezuela) and Iván Velázquez (Colombia) meet at the border between their countries.

From TCW Defending Freedom, if the sins of colonial powers that subjugate other people should be acknowledged, how about the sins of Pakistan against Bangladeshis?

From Free West Media, Berlin forbids its police officers to mention whether crime suspects have a migration background.

From EuroNews, Finland moves to further restrict Russians from entering its territory.

From The North Africa Post, the Moroccan city of Fez will host the 9th Global Forum of U.N. Alliance of Civilizations.

From The New Arab, at least 91 people have died after a ship carrying migrants, which sailed from Minyeh, Lebanon, sinks off the coast of Syria.

From The Times Of India, according to India's Enforcement Directorate, the Islamist group Popular Front for India planned to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state of Bihar.  (The story comes via News N9ne.  Believe it or not, my spellchecker has no problem with "N9ne".)

From Hasht e Subh, near Ghazni, Afghanistan, Taliban terrorists destroy poppy fields two weeks after collecting the harvest.

From the Business Standard, according to a report, over 4,000 Shiites have been killed in 8 years in Pakistan.

From Gatestone Institute, the Biden administration does nothing while Iran advances toward making a nuclear bomb.

From The Stream, according to a study, walking in nature can decrease stress-related brain activity, and other cool stories.

From The American Conservative, "the sexual revolution eats its own", including an organizer of the first "Pride" march in the U.S.

From The Daily Signal, "there's more harm than you might think" from high gasoline and diesel prices.

From The Western Journal, President Biden makes a poorly-worded attempt to compliment musician Elton John.

From BizPac Review, former Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett points out the effects of Bidenflation.

From The Daily Wire, an FBI whistleblower reveal's the disgust inside the agency in an interview with right-wing journalist Dan Bongino.

From the Daily Caller, the Pima County Superior Court allows Arizona's near-total ban on abortion to take effect.

From Breitbart, Lawrence Fox explains his approach to playing the role of First Son Hunter Biden in the movie My Son Hunter.

From Newsmax, according to foreign affairs expert Gordon Chang, "something is terribly wrong" in China.

And from the New York Post, in Beverly, Massachusetts, a fugitive gray seal surrenders at a police station.  (The aforementioned Elton John once sang about such a critter.)

Friday Phenomena

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

From National Review, no, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's health was not a secret that could have changed history.

From FrontpageMag, a self-proclaimed "American supremacist" and "MAGA independent" writes an open letter to President Biden to explain himself.

From Townhall, New York state Attorney General Letitia James (D) refuses to debate her Republican opponent.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Virginia prosecutor supported by left-wing billionaire George Soros releases a suspect twice in a month, who then allegedly kills a man.

From the Washington Examiner, congresscritter Kevin McCarthy (R-Cal) pledges to "hold Washington accountable" with the "commitment to America" agenda.

From The Federalist, "the same old lie" used to justify abortion keeps getting told.

From American Thinker, the current crime wave in the U.S. is unlike any other.

From CNS News, the STD rate in the U.S. is "out of control", with the number of syphilis cases being the highest since 1948.  (This time, we can't blame it on the Tuskegee Experiment.)

From LifeZette, a twice-convicted four-times-deported illegal alien shoots five people at a birthday party.

From NewsBusters, according to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), "Big Tech exercises a concentration of power that I think is unknown in the history of mankind".

From Canada Free Press, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia awaits the landfall of Hurricane Fiona.

From TeleSUR, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness calls for action to save small island states from climate change.

From TCW Defending Freedom, even Australian republicans realize that they would miss the British monarchy.

From Snouts in the Trough, sea level is rising, but so is the lying nonsense about it.

From Free West Media, more people in the Czech Republic are voting right.

From EuroNews, people in Russian-occupied sections of Ukraine start voting in "sham referendums".

From Euractiv, former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen slams French President Emmanuel Macron for his "disastrous" diplomacy on Ukraine.

From ReMix, an unexpectedly large protest in Stralsund, Germany against government energy policy could foreshadow increasing discontent during the coming winter.

From Balkan Insight, Russia's effort to mobilize more military troops results in 30,000 people flying to Turkey and 1,000 others to Serbia.

From The North Africa Post, Algeria and the Polisario Front are slammed for "blatant" human rights violations in the Tindouf camps.

From The New Arab, the widow of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi plans to sue Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group in connection with his death.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, an Syrian asylum seeker is on the loose after allegedly putting a German police officer in the hospital.  (If you read German, read the story at Nordkurier.)

From Gatestone Institute, President Erdoğan is bringing Turkey more into Russia's orbit.

From The Stream, a word on behalf of the platforms FaceBook and YouTube.

From The Daily Signal, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) found a way to finally get Americans to focus on the catastrophe at our border.

From The American Conservative, we don't have a housing shortage.

From The Western Journal, the Biden administration considers ousting the World Bank chief, appointed by then-President Trump, for his answer to a question on climate change.

From BizPac Review, the special master assigned to review the documents seized by the FBI at Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago gives his lawyers a narrow window to provide proof that the FBI planted evidence.

From The Daily Wire, California prepares to send out $1,000 "inflation relief" checks.

From AP News, an Arizona woman is sentenced to 6 years in prison and almost $3.2 million in restitution for damaging the Dakota Access pipeline in Iowa.  (via The Daily Wire)

From the Daily Caller, PayPal bans "Gays Against Groomers" but allows a "minor-attracted persons" group to stay.

From the New York Post, Biden shocks his viewers in a speech to teachers when he recognizes an audience member whom he thought that he met when she was rather young.

From Breitbart, at the Laver Cup, hours before tennis legend Roger Federer's last match was due to start, a protester sets his own arm on fire.

From Newsmax, it looks like we're in a bear market.

And from MLive, a Michigan man pleads guilty to killing and eating parts of a man named Kevin Bacon.  (The victim was not the actor of the same name.  The story comes via the New York Post.)

Stories For The Fall Equinox

On a rainy turning to cloudy Thursday falling on the Fall equinox, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Creedence Clearwater Revival was "the most American band".

From FrontpageMag, hiding the truth about the side effects of the coronavirus vaccines.

From Townhall, Republican congresscritters make their final pitch ahead of the midterm elections.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Val Hoyle (D-OR) complains that drug prices are out of control, but as a state legislator, she tried to keep them that way.

From the Washington Examiner, yes, the lawsuit filed by New York state Attorney General Letitia James against former President Trump, his family, and his organization is politically motivated.

From The Federalist, the media who marvel at the reaction by pre-born babies to flavors ingested by their mothers champion abortion.

From American Thinker, why the enemies of Western civilization hated the recently departed Queen Elizabeth II.

From CNS News, energy expert Michael Shellenberger tells the House Oversight Committee that the left hates "abundant energy" because it sustains "Western civilization".

From LifeZette, an FBI whistleblower reveals the motive for the Biden administration's tactics.

From NewsBusters, Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams claims that heartbeats in fetuses at six weeks gestation are a "manufactured sound".

From Canada Free Press, President Biden's speech at the U.N. is "tough on Russia" but otherwise "feckless".  (I've wondered if "feckless" means something like "lacking a feck", and what, in the first place, is a "feck", but as it turns out, there is such a word as "feck".)

From TeleSUR, former Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso hints at supporting former Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the Scots have a dilemma about whether to be monarchists or republicans.

From Free West Media, the Dutch left-wing party D66 bashes the referenda to be held in Ukrainian regions about whether to join Russia.

From EuroNews, about 1,200 people in Russia are arrested for protesting against President Putin's order to mobilize 300,000 more troops to fight against Ukraine.

From Euractiv, the E.U. will donate €715 million to the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

From ReMix, Brothers of Italy party leader Giorgia Meloni is on course to become Italy's next prime minister, despite demonization by the left and veiled threats from the E.U.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian Serb officials condemn a Bosnian Constitutional Court's ruling against the Republika Srpska's property law.  (The Republika Srpska is one of two entities that constitute the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina.)

From The North Africa Post, Morocco seeks the backing of U.S. billionaire Michael Bloomberg for renewable energy projects.

From The New Arab, Israeli Attorney General promises to defend her government's right to sign an agreement with Lebanon demarking the maritime border between the two countries.

From Dawn, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan avoid being indicted for contempt of court after he makes a month-late apology to a judge.

From The Express Tribune, according to a Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman, there will be no Pakistani delegation visiting Israel.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan establishes a protected zone for leopards in its Margalla Hills National Park.

From The Hans India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan to attend the funeral of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

From the Hindustan Times, after raids by India's National Investigative Agency against the Islamist organization Popular Front of India, some officials call for banning the PFI.

From ANI, how the crackdown against the Popular Front of India was planned.

From India Today, yet more on the crackdown against the PFI.

From OpIndia, six youths in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are arrested for allegedly pressuring three Hindu girls into studying at madrasas and then molesting them.  (If you read Hindi, read the story at LiveHindustan.)

From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Bangladeshi minister Obaidul Quader, the government is on high alert due to airstrikes by Myanmar just inside Bangladeshi territory.

From New Age, Dhaka, Bangladesh is ranked as the most polluted city in the world.

From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan president's office establishes a food security program unit for poor families that need assistance.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan State Minister Diana Gamage has to explain to her fellow parliamentcritters that "night life" does not mean "prostitution".

From Raajje, according to a spokesperson, administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is steering toward significant changes for the Maldivian region of Bodu Thiladhunmathi.

From Jewish News Syndicate, cyberattacks from Iran increase by 70 percent.

From CNN, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi withdraws from a planned interview with CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour after she declines to wear a headscarf.

From Fortune, Iran shuts down the Meta platforms Instagram and WhatsApp to stop people from showing demonstrations against its morality police.  (The last three links and the story from OpIndia above come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Tempo(dot)Co, Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission arrests a supreme court judge.

From The Straits Times, Singapore's rise in the cost of running a business outpaces that of Hong Kong.

From Free Malaysia Today, police detain two foreign women in connection to an alleged kidnapping in Malaysia's Genting Highlands.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's Higher Education Ministry plans to establish a university for women.

From Vietnam Plus, a Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space opens in an ancient Vietnamese Buddhist temple.

From the Taipei Times, Taiwan will discontinue its three-day coronavirus quarantine in October.

From The Mainichi, police shoot and arrest a man who allegedly was wielding a boxcutter in front of a convenience store in Kobe, Japan.

From Gatestone Institute, how the U.S. has squandered much of its strategic minerals.

From The Stream, are the woke modern-day Pharisees?

From The Daily Signal, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) accuses Google of joining the left-wing effort to punish pro-life pregnancy centers.

From The American Conservative, how to break America's two-party system.

From The Western Journal, after congresscritter Mondaire Jones (D-NY) claims that a D.C. police officer "was bludgeoned to death" during the Capitol riot, congress critter Chip Roy (R-TX) makes him look like a fool.

From BizPac Review, right-wing commentator Larry Elder imagines what a conservative governor of California could do, if he were as unconstitutional as current Governor Gavin Newsom (D).

From The Daily Wire, the North Dakota man who allegedly admitted to killing a Republican teenager doesn't want to lose his "job", "life" and "house" because he posted a bond.  (Whether he cares about his alleged depriving the teenager of his life and the possibility of eventually having a job and a house is not stated.)

From the Daily Caller, the Eleventh Circuit Appeals Court rules that the Department of Justice can temporarily use classified-marked documents seized from Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago.

From the New York Post, shameless guests at Disney World sneak in children by placing them in strollers and attempting to pass them off as babies.

From Breitbart, according to congresscritter Nancy Mace (R-SC), a Republican-controlled House would "absolutely" create a committee to investigate President Biden and his son Hunter.

From Newsmax, according to a study, people who have had the coronavirus have a higher risk of long-term brain injuries than those who have not had the disease.

And from The Peedmont, a majority of people in Richmond, Virginia are reportedly willing to save the restaurant Kitchen 64 by sacrificing the Flying Squirrels mascot Nutzy in a Satanic ritual.