Rainday Links

As a warm Sunday turns rainy, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Russian President Putin has been strangely lenient "(so far)".

From Townhall, why Democrats are angry over Texas Governor Greg Abbott's (R) plan to thwart illegal aliens.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about William Shakespeare.

From the Washington Examiner, extremist Democrats openly call for packing the Supreme Court.

From American Thinker, the lie about identity.

From NewsBusters, would it really be horrible for the show Morning Joe if it would allow a Republican to comment on the Republican presidential race?

From Canada Free Press, "the root of the problem".

From TCW Defending Freedom, a bewildered Christian goes into the "Pride" lion's den.

From Free West Media, climate maps have been manipulated to mislead the public.  (The article's date is July 7th, but since this is first one published by FWM in a while, I decided to include it.)

From EuroNews, why did the Dutch four-party coalition government collapse?

From Voice Of Europe, support for the Austrian anti-globalist party FPÖ reaches an all-time high.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco wins the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations soccer championship by defeating Egypt in the final match.

From The New Arab, the Lebanese army stops two attempts at illegal irregular migration.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a man in Herford, Germany decides that he needs more cowbell.  (If you read German, read the story at Exxpress.)

From Gatestone Institute, in France, malaise strikes again.

From The Stream, what the earliest extra-biblical writers said about Jesus.

From The Western Journal, liberals don't like  the aforementioned Governor Abbott's plan to thwart illegal immigration.

From BizPac Review, a Texas man doesn't appreciate questions asked by a doctor during physical examinations given to his two young sons.

From The Daily Wire, according to President Biden, Ukraine is not ready to join NATO.  (I agree with him.  For one thing, NATO does not convey membership to countries already involved in wars or disputes.)

From the Daily Caller, former President Trump is dominating in the early Republican primary season.

From the New York Post, leftists blast congresscritter AOC (D-NY) for endorsing Biden's reelection bid.

From Breitbart, Trump appears at a UFC match in Las Vegas, Nevada.

And from Newsmax, musical superstar Elton John says "farewell".