Friday, May 31, 2024

Friday Phenomena For The End Of May

On a sunny and warm Friday on the last day of May, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the "horrendous" verdict in former President Trump's hush money trial.

From FrontpageMag, President Biden repeats the fake news about police violence against black Americans.

From Townhall, Biden announces his plan to rebuild Gaza and keep Hamas in power there, with U.S. taxpayer money.

From The Washington Free Beacon, may the U.S. now defend itself?

From the Washington Examiner, the restrictions Trump faces as a felon.

From The Federalist, according to legal experts, "intentional malfeasance" makes Trump's conviction ripe for reversal.

From American Thinker, a look at Trump's fellow felons, past and present, foreign and domestic.

From MRCTV, after the Trump verdict, trial witness and former lawyer Michael Cohen, himself a convicted perjurer, say "the truth always matters".

From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle is terrified of Republican donors backing Trump.

From Canada Free Press, "the Rubicon has been crossed".

From TeleSUR, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro creates a Ministry for the Elderly.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the media wrongly scare airplane passengers about turbulence.

From Snouts in the Trough, how about protesting against some real genocide?

From EuroNews, will the "far-right" win big in the upcoming E.U. elections?

From Voice Of Europe, spectators at this year's French Open will not be allowed to consume alcohol.

From ReMix, in Mannheim, Germany, anti-Islam politician Michael Stürzenberger and a police officer are stabbed.

From Balkan Insight, according to a study, women on local councils in Albania are often told to "shut up".

From The North Africa Post, Algeria's attempt to form a union of countries in northern Africa that excludes Morocco is "stillborn".

From The New Arab, U.N. officials warn that the cluster[bleep] in Syria is becoming "deeply entrenched".  (It's not already?)

From Gatestone Institute, the Chinese government is trying to weaponize Ebola.

From The Stream, a lifeguard is suing the Los Angeles County Fire Department for threatening to fire him after he refused to lift up a gay fide flag.

From The Daily Signal, the U.S. State Department is sending money to foreign LGBTQ events as "pride month" draws near.

From The American Conservative, Senator Joe Manchin goes from "(D-WV)" to "(I-WV)".

From The Western Journal, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) reacts to the Trump verdict in a way that's unfair - to kangaroos.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Cory Mills (R-FL) makes an "epic" proposal that blows Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo's mind.

From The Daily Wire, according to legal experts, the verdict against Trump can be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

From the Daily Caller, a former colleague of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg calls his case against Trump "contorted".

From Breitbart, the Chief Twit weighs in on the verdict against Trump.

From Newsmax, former First Son Donald Trump the Younger reports on his father's mood.

And from the New York Postexperts suggest that sharks can predict hurricanes weeks ahead.  (Just when you thought it was safe to forecast the weather.)

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Thursday Tidings, And Trump Is Found Guilty

On a sunny but slightly cool Thursday, after a hike through a forest, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Biden's incompetence is literally pier-less.

From FrontpageMag, Hamas has stolen $500 million in aid intended for Gaza since October 7th.

From Townhall, what the president of Mickey D's said to American consumers in a "rare" open letter.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to court records, a Chinese client of First Son Hunter Biden appealed to the Chinese Communist Party for help in a legal case.

From the Washington Examiner, what a hung jury in his hush money trial would mean for former President Trump.

From The Federalist, Judge Merchan's instructions to the jury prove that Trump's trial is about power, not law.

From American Thinker, Trump is right about the deportation of illegal aliens.

From MRCTV, outside of Trump's trial, right-wing new host Ben Bergquam asks left-wing news host Joy Reid if she stole Trump's haircut.

From NewsBusters, The New York Times can't deal with Senator John Fetterman's (D-PA) rightward shift.

From Canada Free Press, we are each called by "something bigger than ourselves".

From TeleSUR, the bodies of missionaries killed in Haiti are repatriated to the U.S.

From TCW Defending Freedom, what kept former U.K. politician Nigel Farage from addressing his country's Muslim problem?

From EuroNews, groundwater in Europe reportedly has "alarming" levels of contamination.

From Voice Of Europe, NATO does not have the air defense strength necessary to protect eastern Europe.

From ReMix, Hungary prepares to host its largest-ever pro-peace march.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Nemzet.)

From Balkan Insight, a journalist and two police officers are arrested for allegedly "creating false data".

From The North Africa Post, human rights watchdogs denounce Tunisia's repression of free speech.

From The New Arab, according to Iranian state TV, Saudi Arabia detained and expelled six Iranian journalists ahead of the Hajj.

From Arutz Sheva, Italian schools avoid teaching about the poet Dante because "he offends Islam".

From Gatestone Institute, Turkish school textbooks turn history on its head.

From The Stream, "how dare you?!"

From The Daily Signal, does President Biden have any plan to bring back the five Americans still held hostage by Hamas?

From The American Conservative, China is eating the U.S.'s diplomatic lunch.

From The Western Journal, Trump puts out a few "mean Tweets" as the verdict in his trial approaches.

From Axios, as I interrupt my usual series of sources, Trump has been found guilty.

From BizPac Review, why does an NBC journalist have a copy of the instructions to the jury, but the jurors themselves don't?

From The Daily Wire, more on the verdict.

From the Daily Caller, more on the verdict.

From the New York Post, what happens next.

From Breitbart, more on the verdict, and some reactions to it.

From Newsmax, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praises American pro-HamasPalestinian protesters.

And from SFGate, a lake in California becomes so green that its color is visible from space.

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Wednesday Wanderings

On a Wednesday that started sunny and then turned rainy, here are some things going on:

From National Review, congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY) demands an investigation about why Judge Merchan was assigned former President Trump's hush money trial.

From FrontpageMag, the anti-Trump trials go into the Twilight Zone.

From Townhall, a four-time-deported illegal alien with several felony convictions is arrested in New York City.

From The Washington Free Beacon, as Black Criminal Lives Matter goes into a civil war, $8.7 million of its money goes missing.

From the Washington Examiner, former Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson wins the Republican primary runoff for a seat in the Texas state House of Representatives.

From The Federalist, the real crooked record keepers are the Democrats.

From American Thinker, the original communist is alive and well right here in the U.S.

From MRCTV, police in St. Petersburg, Florida search for the culprit who left burnout marks on a pride flag painted on a road surface.

From NewsBusters, author John Grisham fantasizes "again" about killing Supreme Court Justices.

From Canada Free Press, Canada has an insatiable need for chaos.

From TeleSUR, deforestation in Brazil decreased by 11.6 percent in 2023.

From TCW Defending Freedom, before U.K. youngsters are called into service, they should be taught pride in their national flag.

From Snouts in the Trough, after the coronavirus, should we ever again trust our doctors?

From EuroNews, police raid European Parliament offices in Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France.

From Voice Of Europe, security personnel find she-don't-lie in the men's restroom of the Czech Parliament.

From ReMix, Belgium plans to deliver 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

From Balkan Insight, Romanian and Moldovan authorities dismantle a human trafficking operation.

From The North Africa Post, speaking in Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Moroccan Ambassador to the U.N. Omar Hilale sets out King Mohammed VI's vision of South-South cooperation.

From The New Arab, aid organizations slam the broken-apart U.S. pier in Gaza.

From The Jewish Chronicle, three London police officers are injured, one seriously, at an anti-Israel demonstration in the area of Whitehall.

From Jewish News Syndicate, the International Criminal Court doesn't like to be criticized.

From The Jerusalem Post, anti-Israel protests on campus should be regarded as an "academic intifada".

From Arutz Sheva, if Palestine is ever "free", every Jew will become Arvin Ghahremani.  (The last four stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, before any peace talks can be held, Hamas must first be destroyed.

From The Stream, why İstanbul is no longer Constantinople.

From The Daily Signal, President Biden's democracy smoke screen.

From The American Conservative, the winners and losers of Trump's speech at the Libertarian Party's national convention.

From The Western Journal, a poll by Polymarket reveals a "massive favorite" in the presidential election.

From BizPac Review, former basketball player Charles Barkley tells his bosses that he can talk to whomever he wants.

From The Daily Wire, according to Trump, Mother Teresa couldn't beat the charges that he is facing.

From the Daily Caller, a number of blacklisted Chinese companies are reportedly disguising themselves as U.S. brands.

From the New York Post, Harvey Weinstein might face a new indictment over alleged sexual harassment.

From Breitbart, according to a poll, a record 73 percent of voters believe that Biden's America is "out of control".

From Newsmax, actor Dennis Quaid endorses Trump.

And from MLive, a man with a suspended driver's license attends a court hearing via Zoom - while driving.  (via the New York Post)

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Tuesday Things

On a warm cloudy Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, District Judge Aileen Cannon declines to place a gag order on former President Trump in his Mag-a-Lago documents case.

From FrontpageMag, President Biden's lies about black people matter.

From Townhall, a CBS News report from 1982 proves that global warming is a hoax.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a group of Biden donors linked to leftist billionaire George Soros is trying to buy the Chinese app TikTok.

From the Washington Examiner, the former girlfriend of First Son Hunter Biden, who is the mother of his daughter, has written a tell-all book.

From The Federalist, the freak out by Democrats over a flag in Justice Sam Alito's yard is a false flag operation against the Supreme Court.

From American Thinker, copper mines can't produce enough copper for all the EVs demanded by the globalist agenda.

From MRCTV, according to a legal filing, biological boys have defeated girls in track evens over 700 times.

From NewsBusters, a 60 minutes host wonders if Texas Governor Greg Abbott's (R) fight to control the border is really about succession.

From Canada Free Press, the concern about climate change is about an agenda.

From TeleSUR, the Peruvian Prosecutor's Office accuses President Dina Boluarte of bribery.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics lied about coronavirus vaccine safety.

From EuroNews, former spy agency leader Dick Schoof is tapped to become the next prime minister of the Netherlands.

From Voice Of Europe, Poland signs a contract to purchase air-to-ground missiles from the U.S., which have a range of over 1,000 kilometers.  (If you read Polish better than yours truly does, read the story at Polska Agencja Prasowa.)

From ReMix, Germany tells about 1,700 Ukrainian refugees to leave their asylum apartments, in order to make room for Afghan, Turkish and Syrian migrants.

From Balkan Insight, with a speaker's election in the near future, North Macedonia surely but slowly moves toward forming a new government.

From The North Africa Post, the African Development Bank approves €120 million for financing higher education in Morocco.

From The New Arab, which countries now recognize Palestine as an independent state?

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a man carrying a knife regional train in France after allegedly threatening passengers with statements about "Allah".  (If you read French, read the story at FDeSouche and Europe1.)

From Arutz Sheva, according to an opinion column, nation building has made its last stand in Gaza.

From Gatestone Institute, guess which "moderate" Palestinian organization took part in the October 7th massacre?

From The Stream, parents prevail and force a library in Freemont County, Wyoming to purge obscene material and install filters.

From The Daily Signal, how to stop China's grabbing land in the U.S.  (To what extent does China allow Americans to buy its land?)

From The American Conservative, what Ukraine war hawks miss about the conflict there.

From The Western Journal, the Biden campaign throws out all pretense of seeking justice not politics by holding a press conference outside the location of Trump's hush money trial.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) is called a "terrorist sympathizer" for defending Hamas.

From The Daily Wire, the aforementioned Biden campaign press conference unleashes actor Robert De Niro.

From the Daily Caller, Trump legal advisor Mike Davis sends Republican congresscritters a playbook on how to fight against the "election interference" that Trump is facing.

From the New York Post, the aforementioned Hunter Biden's last-minute attempt to throw out felony gun charges in his upcoming trial is denied by an appeals court.

From Breitbart, the Supreme Court leaves lawyer Michael Avenatti's extortion plot conviction in place.

From Newsmax, Nasdaq crosses the 17,000 mark for the first time.

And from The Babylon Bee, an airplane pilot is convicted of a hate crime for leaving contrail marks across a rainbow.

Monday, May 27, 2024

Stories For Memorial Day

On the day when we honor those who gave their lives to secure our rights, here are some things going on:

From National Review, today, we "remember the fallen".

From FrontpageMag, even with no "wars" going on, American soldiers are still dying.

From Townhall, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) dismantles a dishonest Biden campaign ad.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about guerilla fighters during the Civil War.

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden commemorates Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery with a speech that mentions his late son Beau, who died of cancer.  (Beau's real name was Joseph R. Biden III.)

From The Federalist, we must teach our children the value of freedom, because "America is still worth fighting for".

From American Thinker, today, let's also remember those who died for nothing.

From Canada Free Press, the WHO will not take over public health.

From TeleSUR, Chilean lawyer Eduardo Contreras, who brought charges against dictator Augusto Pinochet, dies at age 84.

From TCW Defending Freedom, haven't the U.K.'s Tories done enough to harm young people?

From Snouts in the Trough, the great lies about Great British energy.

From EuroNews, according to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, the West should rethink its restrictions on sending certain weapons to Ukraine.

From Voice Of Europe, NATO leaders more details on Stoltenberg's plan to send Ukraine €100 billion more.  (To adapt a certain metaphor, Ukraine has become a hole in Europe that you throw money into.)

From ReMix, Polish soccer fans tell Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski to keep his "hands off the cross".  (Their sign does not use the word ręce, the regular Polish word for "hands", but łapy, which means "paws".)

From Balkan Insight, companies which wrongly take over public beaches in Greece might get droned.

From The North Africa Post, the military rulers of Burkina Faso decide to extend their stay in power for five more years.

From The New Arab, ISIS kills five pro-Iran militia members in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor.

From Struggle for Hindu Existence, a Hindu college student in Bangladesh is sentenced to five years in prison for insulting Islam.

From Arutz Sheva, when "Allahu Akbar" was a campaign slogan in the U.K.'s local elections.

From Gatestone Institute, the Turkish government enables terrorists.

From The Streamtoday, we should honor our fallen heroes, and support their families.

From The Daily Signal, they were both in the Navy when her husband made the ultimate sacrifice for America.

From The American Conservative, a list of things that former President Trump is up against.

From The Western Journal, Muslims turn against Biden in important swing states, apparently to teach the Democrats a lesson.

From BizPac Review, First Son Hunter Biden reportedly used a family visit to the Sandy Hook memorial to set up talks with a Chinese energy firm.

From The Daily Wire, at least 19 people were killed in storms and tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky over this past weekend.

From the Daily Caller, a former hotel worker reveals why hotels in New York City are "loving" the city's plan to shelter illegal aliens.

From the New York Post, the Chinese government bans an influencer known as "China's Kim Kardashian" from social media for flaunting his wealth.  (That's "Kardashian", not "Cardassian".)

From NBC10, Wildwood, New Jersey closes and later reopens its boardwalk due to unruly behavior from teenagers.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg blames increasing flight turbulence on climate change.

From Newsmax, South Korea conducts military drills including F-35 fighter jets.

And from ESPN, NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton goes to the basketball court in the sky.

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Sunday Links

On a warm Sunday which has lived up to its name, here are some things going on:

From National Review, former President Trump's appearance at the Libertarian National Convention didn't go over too well.

From FrontpageMag, the media had the story about Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito's upside-down flag for three years, but only recently published it.

From Townhall, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is asked why the government has built only 8 electric vehicle charging stations.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.

From the Washington Examiner, World War II veterans arrive in Washington, D.C. for Memorial Day.

From The Federalist, on Memorial Day, remember the fallen, such as this North Carolina farm boy.

From American Thinker, some reasons why President Biden is falling in the polls.

From NewsBusters, the CBS show Face the Nation honors the fallen.

From TCW Defending Freedom, "the green, green grass of home", both literally and musically, some horses, and "wheels of the week".

From Jewish News Syndicate, South Africa's reported links to terrorism.

From the Daily Mail, a soccer fan wearing the number "7" and the name "Hamas" on his shirt is seen walking around London.

From The Times Of Israel, shots are fired at a Jewish girls' school in Toronto, Canada.

From Gatestone Institute, the persecution of Christians during this past April.

From The Stream, two profound examples of three in one.

From The American Conservative, the idea of an unconditional defeat of Russia in its invasion of Ukraine is a fantasy.

From The Western Journal, more on Trump's appearance at the aforementioned Libertarian National Convention.

From Breitbart, Hamas appears to fake the kidnapping of an IDF soldier, which causes Palestinians to celebrate.

And from the New York Post, a privately owned beach in New Jersey is open on Sunday for the first time in 155 years, but this development raises a question of property rights.

Saturday, May 25, 2024

A Few Things For Saturday

On a very warm and mostly sunny Saturday, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, the U.S. wins its first international cricket series against a Top-Ten national team.

From FrontpageMag, the term "Unified Reich" in a commercial made allegedly in support of former President Trump was a hoax.

From Townhall, a video shows illegal aliens throwing rocks and sand at Border Patrol agents.

From The Washington Free Beacon, did Secretary of State Tony Blinken just kill international law?

From the Washington Examiner, U.S. military boats delivering aid to Gaza encounter rough seas.

From American Thinker, the Scottish National Party expels 13 members for stating the biological truth.

From NewsBusters, the media are Trump's main opponent.

From Canada Free Press, wherever you are, don't vote for the nonsense.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela inaugurates its first scanning electronic microscopy lab.

From TCW Defending Freedom, love and courtship among robots and AI.

From Gatestone Institute, an alarming report about the free world.

From The Stream, 300 churches in California baptize 12,000 new Christians.

From The Daily Signal, Christians coming to the defense of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker force the NFL to walk back its criticism of him.

From The American Conservative, it's either us or them on manufacturing.

From The Western Journal, Trump brings former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) into his fold.

And from the New York Post, please don't feed the bears, and for crying out loud, don't eat them.

Friday, May 24, 2024

Friday Fuss

On a warm and cloudy Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Russia gets provocative with neighboring Estonia.

From FrontpageMag, our president supports Islamic terrorists, whether we're talking about Biden or third-term Obama.

From Townhall, Hamas keeps attacking the "humanitarian pier" in Gaza.

From The Washington Free Beacon, former President Trump has a "new new majority".

From the Washington Examiner, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) endorses senatorial candidate Kari Lake (R-AZ).

From The Federalist, current congresscritter Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the quiet part out loud about non-citizens voting - back in 1993.

From American Thinker, how climate change "solutions" harm the environment.

From MRCTV, the five most dangerous venues to watch NBA games in person are in Democrat-run cities.

From NewsBusters, a biopic about tragically-killed criminal George Floyd is headed to your TV screen.

From TeleSUR, Argentine teachers and professors go on strike.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the "ungodly" alliance between Islam and the left.

From Snouts in the Trough, Ozembic is not some sort of wonder drug.

From EuroNews, traveling to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland by car might cost ya in the future, pilgrim.

From Voice Of Europe, a building at a beach on the Spanish island of Mallorca collapses, killing at least four people and injuring 21 others.

From ReMix, Polish President Andrzej Duda rejects Prime Minister Donald Tusk's and his government's attempt to replace Poland's ambassador to NATO.

From Balkan Insight, a crackdown exposes the penetration of organized crime into Albanian politics.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour rants against Western protectionism.

From The New Arab, Pope Francis says that he checks on the Catholic Church in Gaza "every day".

From Barron's, Iran denies any foul play in the helicopter crash in which President Ebrahim Raisi was killed.

From Gatestone Institute, the secret reason why Ireland, Norway, Spain and maybe Germany are helping the Palestinians.

From The Stream, why are leftists trying to wreck Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito over a 250-year-old flag?

From The Daily Signal, according to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Dr. Anthony Fauci "could be indicted" for destruction of records.

From The American Conservative, the "global struggle for democracy" really isn't.

From The Western Journal, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) mocked Trump for wanting to hold a rally in New York City, but she's not laughing now.

From BizPac Review, Trump floats four possible picks for his vice presidential running mate.

From The Daily Wire, a CNN reporter is "stunned" by the turnout at Trump's rally in New York City.

From the Daily Caller, luxury electric car maker Lucid Motors announces layoffs.

From the New York Post, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) calls Trump supporters "clowns".  (Send in the clowns.....don't bother, they're here.)

From Breitbart, the Supreme Court rejects an attempt to redraw South Carolina's congressional districts.

From Newsmax, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files a complaint alleging "collusion" between the Biden and Trump campaigns and CNN.

And from The Guardian, musician Paul McCartney jokingly accuses musician Bruce Springsteen of having "never worked a day in his life".  (via Newsmax)

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Late Things For Thursday

Now that I've returned from running around, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the University of North Carolina's board of governors votes to get rid of its DEI bureaucracy.

From FrontpageMag, what's this about colonization?

From Townhall, Senator Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) attempt to revive his border bill meets the same fate as before.

From The Washington Free Beacon, fire Northwestern University President Michael Schill.

From the Washington Examiner, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and former President Trump set aside their differences in an effort to garner campaign cash.

From The Federalist, how the media falsely claim that getting poorer under President Biden's economy is "all in your head".

From American Thinker, the southern border so so wide open that even illegal aliens are warning about it.

From MRCTV, Walmart announces its newest pride collector.

From NewsBusters, PBS pushes congresscritter Jamie Raskin (D-MD) into harassing an American energy industry.

From Canada Free Press, WEF leader Klaus Schwab is not really resigning but is going deeper underground.

From TeleSUR, Cuba rearranges its government ministers.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the unelected figures who scuppered the U.K.

From The Times Of Israel, according to a poll, 70 percent of New Yorkers believe that anti-Israel protests on campuses "went too far".

From Israel Hayom, why did Reuters censor the subtitles of a Hamas video which uses an Arabic term which translates to "sex slaves".

From Gatestone Institute, South Africa, Russian President Putin's Marxist cohorts, and the ICJ.  (If you want to see the building where the ICJ meets, go to this blog's archives for May 2017.)

From The Stream, "stop the migrant invasion".

From The Daily Signal, Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito drives the left nuts by flying flags at his home.

From The American Conservative, Senator Rick Scott's (R-FL) Republican leadership platform draws some reaction.

From The Western Journal, according to documents, the Obama administration interference with FBI efforts to arrest people allegedly illegally aiding the Iranian nuclear program.

From BizPac Review, British comedian Stephen Merchant, who created The Office, blasts cancel culture.

From The Daily Wire, how the University of Louisville's law school lost rankings as it embrace DEI and drag shows.

From the Daily Caller, the Norfolk Southern Railway Company reaches a settlement with the EPA for the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

From the New York Post, Trump promises to "make New York City great again" at a rally in the NYC area of South Bronx.

From Breitbart, Trump was not the first presidential candidate to stage a rally in South Bronx.

From Newsmax, according to a poll, 54 percent of Americans identify as middle class.

And from SFGate, the coastal California town of Aptos is world famous, but the reason why is unknown.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Wednesday Whatnot

On a sunny and very warm Wednesday, after I took yesterday off, here are some things going on:

From National Review, former President Trump's pick for vice president won't again be Mike Pence, but could be former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

From FrontpageMag, the left fears being exposed.

From Townhall, why Ukrainian President Zelensky, whose term just expired, has not stepped down.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) claims to have "always" sided with American workers, but voted twice to relax the "buy America" requirements.

From the Washington Examiner, meet Trump's "human printer" and social media filter.

From The Federalist, Trump should expose President Biden's extremism on abortion.

From American Thinker, the Washington, D.C. Board of Elections trains illegal aliens and "non-citizens" to vote in U.S. elections.

From MRCTV, according to court filings, DOJ and FBI personnel were authorized to use deadly force when raiding Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago.

From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough mocks former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) having his own brand of coffee, but forgets that he had one, too.

From TeleSUR, at least 12 people are killed in a wave of violence in Acapulco, Mexico.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a limit on migrants is the U.K.'s only chance.

From Snouts in the Trough, don't be fooled by the "relative vs absolute risk" trick from Big Pharma.

From EuroNews, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces snap general elections on July 4th.

From Voice Of Europe, the new E.U. pact on migration and asylum faces new challenges.

From ReMix, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk blames Russia for recent fires in Poland and creates a commission to investigate alleged Russian influence.  (It looks like Poland has its own Russia collusion controversy.)

From Balkan Insight, survivors of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Hercegovina await the U.N.'s vote on a resolution condemning it, while Bosnian Serbs oppose the resolution.

From The North Africa Post, the U.S. supports Morocco's efforts to mitigate climate change.  (How much carbon dioxide does Morocco emit?)

From The New Arab, who besides Hamas is fighting against the IDF in Gaza?

From Arutz Sheva, Hamas used an UNRWA school as a military compound.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a primary school in Datteln, Germany is smeared with Islamist graffiti.  (If you read German, read the story at JouWatch.)

From The Jerusalem Post, a bakery in Sydney, Australia makes Hamas-themed cakes for a child's birthday.

From Gatestone Institute, almost 70 percent of the aid sent via the U.S.-built pier in Gaza has been stolen.

From The Stream, beware of misleading headlines.

From The Daily Signal, Republican Senators slam Senator Chuck Schumer's border bill.

From The American Conservative, a review of a memoir by black conservative Glenn Loury.

From The Western Journal, California Assemblyman Vince Fong (R) wins the special congressional election to replace former Speaker McCarthy (R-Cal).

From BizPac Review, the East Tennessee State University men's golf team watches as Delta Airlines workers manhandle their clubs.

From The Daily Wire, comedian Bill Maher compares Trump to the rock band Kiss.

From the Daily Caller, according to documents, the CIA blocked an investigation into First Son Hunter Biden's "sugar brother".

From the New York Postaccording to a lawsuit, Harvard University let antisemitism go unchecked.

From Breitbart, according to sports writer Jemele Hill, WNBA rookie Caitlyn Clark is gaining fame only because she's a straight white woman.

From Newsmax, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposes that political advertisers must disclose their use of AI content in ads.

And from the Genesius Times, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) asks if socialism doesn't work, how did she get so rich fighting against income inequality?

Monday, May 20, 2024

Monday Mischief

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

From National Review, pro-HamasPalestinian activists at Oxford University have made not one, but two "liberated zones".

From FrontpageMag, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is a culture warrior.

From Townhall, Republican congresscritters have a message for Senator Schumer (D-NY) and his "border bill".

From The Washington Free Beacon, is a charity based in White Plains, New York really a terrorist front group?

From the Washington Examiner, at former President Trump's hush money trial, his former lawyer Michael Cohen admits stealing from the Trump organization.

From The Federalist, NBC News and The New York Times try to bring back the Russia collusion hoax.

From American Thinker, Trump is doing well in the polls.

From MRCTV, singer Bette Midler wonders about what would happen if Hillary Clinton claimed that the 2016 presidential election was stolen, but in reality, she did say that.

From NewsBusters, Politico calls northern Idaho "ultra conservative".

From Canada Free Press, lies, [bleep] lies, and Canadian progressives.

From TeleSUR, Venezuelans follow their President Maduro on social networks.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the nightmarish ingredients in Bill Gates's fake meat "Impossible Burger".

From Snouts in the Trough, the mysterious shrinking fuel tank.

From EuroNews, Slovaks raise over €4 million for weapons for the Ukrainian army.

From Voice Of Europe, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition shows signs of improvement.

From ReMix, former Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak points out that Prime Minister Donald Tusk's "Eastern Shield" border policy was initiated by a previous conservative government.

From Balkan Insight, an unofficial same-sex "marriage" ceremony in Tirana, Albania draws angry reactions.

From The North Africa Post, the 20th African Lion exercises are launched in Agadir, Morocco.

From The New Arab, thousands of Moroccans rally against their country's normalization deal with Israel.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Hamas has reaped $500 million from the humanitarian aid which has been sent to Gaza.

From the Daily Mail, Iranian President Ebranim Raisi is confirmed to have been killed in the helicopter crash reported yesterday, to which many Iranians celebrate.

From Gatestone Institute, Palestinians threaten to attack American military personnel.

From The Stream, why Azerbaijan attacks Armenia.

From The Daily Signal, a girl is harassed by a boy on the girls' team.

From The American Conservative, what if the pier in Gaza becomes a two-way street?

From The Western Journal, District Judge Aileen Cannon blasts Special Counsel Jack Smith.

From BizPac Review, families ditch the Boy Scouts and seek faith-based alternatives.

From The Daily Wire, the White House denies that President Biden used drugs before giving his State of the Union address, and claims that he was only high on "confidence".

From the Daily Caller, law professor Jonathan Turley questions why a judge who had donated to Biden's campaign was picked to preside over Trump's hush money trial.

From the New York Post, an opinion column against biological males in women's sports.

From Breitbart, an Israel rap duo are denied entry to the U.S. because their song is wrongly said to promote genocide.

From Newsmax, Trump apologizes to voters in Iowa and New Hampshire because he can't campaign in those states due to his trial in New York.

And from The Babylon Bee, the aforementioned and recently departed President Raisi asks where the virgins are and requests that the heat is turned down a bit.

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Saturday Stuff

As the rain returns on a Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, two whistleblowers ask a judge to dismiss First Son Hunter Biden's lawsuit against the IRS.

From FrontpageMag, President Biden is so popular that he has made a request to have no audience during his first debate against former President Trump.

From Townhall, a CNN analyst is surprised by Trump's rising support among black Americans.

From the Washington Examiner, Biden's latest White House report card.

From American Thinker, the gay actor who plays the Doctor on Dr. Who may have driven away half the show's audience.

From NewsBusters, an explanation of the war against actor Jerry Seinfeld.

From Canada Free Press, pretending that tyranny works.

From TCW Defending Freedom, how Muslims have been treated like mushrooms.

From Snouts in the Trough, a look at how "big pharma" works.

From The Times Of Israel, a Jewish Iranian man is set to be executed for killing a man in self defense.

From Reuters, three Spanish tourists are gunned down in the Afghani province of Bamyan.

From The Jerusalem Post, extremists are loud, but are not the majority.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.S. administration abandons Israel and empowers its enemies.

From The Stream, 25 prayers for the Christians in India.

From The Daily Signal, will Democrats pay a price for their lawfare against Trump.

From The American Conservative, blame the deep state for chaos on campus.

From The Western Journal, anti-2nd Amendment activist David Hogg tells congresscritter Thomas Massie (R-KY) to "read a history book", thus opening mouth and inserting foot.

From BizPac Review, video of "Diddy" assaulting his then-girlfriend in 2016 could "accelerate" his federal case.

From The Daily Wire, Trump wants Biden to take a drug test before their first debate.

From the Daily Caller, the Biden administration announces a new plan for expediting asylum cases for illegal aliens.

From the New York Post, the U.S. will deport an entire Chinese family back to China.

From Breitbart, more about the aforementioned "Diddy".

From Newsmax, Sir Paul becomes the U.K.'s first billionaire musician.  (That's in U.K. pounds, by the way.)

And from SFGate, one San Francisco Bay area town has an area of only 5 square miles, but is "filled with great food".

Friday, May 17, 2024

Friday Phenomena

On a mild and cloudy Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, why you're soon going to be hearing more about First Son Hunter Biden.

From FrontpageMag, the "heart" of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against former President Trump.

From Townhall, the IDF recovers the bodies of three Israeli hostages from Hamas tunnels.

From The Washington Free Beacon, will the debates between Trump and President Biden even matter?

From the Washington Examiner, "Republicans" who endorse Biden really aren't.

From The Federalist, three things congress can do to protect American elections.

From American Thinker, the coronavirus stirred up the fascism of the left-wing female.  (The virus certainly gave the left a chance to do what it has always wanted, which is to control people's lives.)

From MRCTV, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's jersey is outselling those of most of his teammates.

From NewsBusters, host Joy Behar of The View thinks that the Constitution is "un-American".

From TeleSUR, a Colombian prosecutor starts a virtual hearing against former President Alvaro Uribe.

From TCW Defending Freedom, electric vehicles and heat pumps will crash the U.K.'s electricity system.

From Snouts in the Trough, an appeal from the bosses of UNICEF U.K.

From EuroNews, Ukraine has some success fighting back against Russia.

From Voice Of Europe, the Bundestag approves plans to ease Germany's surname restrictions.

From ReMix, the European Commission shuts down the new Dutch government's plan to opt out of the E.U. migration pact.

From Balkan Insight, the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria releases an anti-war activist.

From The North Africa Post, Spain warns its citizens to avoid going to the Tindouf camps in Algeria.

From The New Arab, U.S. military aid arrives in Gaza via a temporary pier.

From BBC News, police kill a man after he sets a synagogue on fire in Rouen, France.

From Marketing-Interactive, a Domino's Pizza in Malaysia calls police after a customer calls Islam "stupid".

From Gatestone Institute, why the Palestinian Authority should stay out of Gaza.

From The Stream, some homework for campus protesters.

From The Daily Signal, 13 federal judges will not hire students from Columbia University.

From The American Conservative, the Senate race in my state is a test for both parties.

From The Western Journal, a committee hearing goes nuts after congresscritter Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) roasts fellow congresscritter AOC (D-NY) and her friends.

From BizPac Review, North Carolina Republicans want to ban masks in public, but Democrats call this idea "unconscionable".

From The Daily Wire, seven pro-life activists are sentenced to prison over their actions at an abortion facility in Washington, D.C.

From the Daily Caller, more on the aforementioned insanity at a congressional committee hearing.

From the New York Post and the "I'll drink to that" department, the Hudson Valley in New York could become the Napa Valley of beer.

From Breitbart, congress investigates UCLA over its allegedly weak response to antisemitism.

And from Newsmax and the "what else is new?" department, according to a poll, most voters have a negative view of congress.

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Thursday Links

On a warm sunny Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, could the Democrats forego having a convention this year?

From FrontpageMag, former President Obama's "longer game" about the U.S., Jews and Israel.

From Townhall, White House correspondent Peter Doocy has an idea about why President Biden is eager to debate former President Trump.

From The Washington Free Beacon, inside Senator Bob Casey's (D-PA) relationship with Turkish President Erdoğan's best friend in Pennsylvania.

From the Washington Examiner, former NIH Director Francis Collins admits that the lab leak theory about the origins of the coronavirus is not a conspiracy theory.

From The Federalist, the corporate media wants us to regard questioning election results as violence.  (Does this include questioning the results of the 2000 and 2016 presidential elections, which Democrats have often done?)

From American Thinker, why does the left exist?

From MRCTV, Biden repeats his lie that he inherited 9 percent inflation when he took office.

From NewsBusters, leftist billionaire George Soros gave $80 million to groups calling for Big Tech censorship.

From Canada Free Press, when Justice is lost, public safety suffers.

From TeleSUR, drugs and handmade weapons are found in an Ecuadorian prison.

From TCW Defending Freedom, say "no" to the whole lot of the U.K.'s politicians.

From EuroNews, the Dutch government moves to the right after a four-party coalition is established.

From Voice Of Europe, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in critical but stable condition.

From ReMix, a migrant is arrested after allegedly stabbing six people in Zofingen, Switzerland.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian war victims protest after uniformed military personnel pay tribute to a monument to convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan King Mohammed VI reaffirms his support for the Palestinian cause.

From The New Arab, the Arab League calls for U.N. peacekeepers in the West Bank and Gaza.

From BBC News, a man sets a mosque on fire and traps 40 worshippers inside in the Nigerian state of Kano, resulting in 11 deaths.

From The Times Of Israel, the president of Sonoma State University in California agrees to an academic boycott of Israel.

From The Jerusalem Post, masked protesters harass University of Michigan regents in their homes in the middle of the night.

From Gatestone Institute, Russia, China and Iran must not be allowed to take control of Sudan.

From The Stream, the WHO lied, thousands died, and millions got locked down or injured by the coronavirus vaccines.

From The Daily Signal, Biden's effectively open borders challenge the police in all 50 states.

From The American Conservative, was there a failed coup against Ukrainian President Zelensky?

From The Western Journal, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has an "epic" proposal for the second Biden-Trump debate.

From BizPac Review, according to a study, the food stamp program is an economic nightmare and has created a culture of dependency after reforms made under Biden.

From The Daily Wire, financial planning expert Dave Ramsey rescues a pro-Israel conference.

From the Daily Caller, according to law professor Jonathan Turley, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's team isn't calling a former Trump Organization CFO because it would hurt their case.

From Breitbart, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) could qualify for the first presidential debate and thus join Biden and Trump, but faces an uphill battle to do so.

From Newsmax, the debut of rookie Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever becomes the most watched WNBA game ever on ESPN.

And from the New York Post, a pro-Trump artist releases 100 balloons having the faces of the aforementioned DA Alvin Bragg and Judge Merchan, and having a provocative shape.