Wednesday Whatnot For The End Of July

On a warm and sunny Wednesday falling on the last day of July, here are some things going on:

From National Review, are the Olympics being queered?

From FrontpageMag, Vice President and presidential candidate Harris is a climate alarmist and an "energy luddite".

From Townhall, former President Trump has some fun at the National Association of Black Journalists conference.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) and congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY) open an investigation into Harris's national security advisor for alleged ties to an influence network influenced by the Iranian government.

From the Washington Examiner, a federal judge rules that New Jersey's ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional.

From The Federalist, Olympic athletes in Paris rebel against the vegan diet promoted by the event's organizers.

From American Thinker, some historical facts about racism and the Democrats.

From MRCTV, an illegal alien is arrested for allegedly killing a woman from Maryland while stealing her car in Sterling, Virginia.

From NewsBusters, two AI bots shatter the media's attempt to hide Harris's role as "border czar".

From Canada Free Press, will Harris be our first female president or a wolf set to destroy the U.S.'s future?

From TeleSUR, Venezuelan workers unite to support President Nicolás Maduro.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the tyrannical suppression of people who told the truth about the coronavirus.

From Gatestone Institute, why has the Biden administration donated almost $900 million in aid to Hamas?

From The Daily Signal, Harris is a "candidate of myth".

From The American Conservative, Trump has a narrow window through which he can spread the truth about Harris.

From The Western Journal, a rally for Harris starts with a rap number that was so vulgar that most of it had to be censored.

From BizPac Review, the commentator known as "Catturd" predicts that the Democrats will revive a campaign tactic for Harris that they used for then-candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016.

From The Daily Wire, look what Democrats regard as weird.

From the Daily Caller, the Democrats plan to spend the first night of their convention focusing on President Biden's accomplishments.  (Whether his 40-year high inflation, record high gas prices, or record high illegal immigration will be saluted remains doubtful.)

From the New York Post, the United Auto Workers endorses Harris.

From Breitbart, heavy rain in Paris turns the women's Olympic triathlon into a "demolition derby".

From Newsmax, Prime Minister Netanyahu promises a "heavy price" for "any aggression against" Israel.

And from the Genesius Times, the would-be Trump assassin headlines a "white dudes for Harris" zoom call from his room in a very warm place.

Another Civil War Memorial

Between Mount Jackson and New Market in Virginia, along U.S. Route 11, is a memorial to Confederate Captain George Summers and Sergeant Isaac Koontz, who were executed on that spot without being given trials.  They and several others had seized horses from some Union troops, but later returned them.  At first, they were forgiven, but a subsequent Union commander decided to have them arrested and executed.  This all happened in May and June of 1865, after General Robert E. Lee surrendered.

The memorial is a short walk slightly uphill away from Route 11.  A fence separates it and the walkway from the surrounding farmland.

A Traveling Sasquatch's Late Dozen

As I hang out in my undisclosed location, here are 12 things going on:

From FrontpageMag, for over 20 years, District Attorney/state Attorney General/Senator (D-Cal)/Vice President Harris has stood with criminals, not with their victims.

From Townhall, why does Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) want former President Trump to have a running mate other than Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH)?

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to an audit done by the Department of Justice in 2010, then-San Francisco District Attorney Harris misappropriated $5 million in federal grants to deal with border crimes.

From The Federalist, yes, Harris ran President Biden's efforts to increase illegal mass immigration.

From American Thinker, what's this about being "weird"?

From NewsBusters, according to MSNBC, Senator Vance wants people to have only "more white children".  (His wife Usha, the daughter of immigrants from India, and their three children might find this allegation a little bit strange.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, what the Hallett Inquiry into the U.K. government's handling of the coronavirus gets right, and what it gets wrong.

From Snouts in the Trough, things that the author of SitT used to believe, before he got a brain.

From The Times Of Israel, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA is vandalized with pro-Hamas graffiti.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, almost one in every 20 Syrians now lives in Germany, where they receive government benefits.  (If you read German, read the story at Jung Freiheit.)

From Gatestone Institute, Harris sees Palestinian statehood as the "only path" to solve the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, but Palestinians see statehood as a step in destroying Israel.

And from The Stream, Trump and conservative faith communities form "an unlikely alliance".

Meems Bottom Covered Bridge

About a mile and a half south of Mount Jackson, Virginia on a side road that connects to U.S. Route 11 is the Meems Bottom covered bridge, which spans the north fork of the Shenandoah River.  A small parking area and a picnic area are just east of the bridge along the side road.  Here's the east end of the bridge.

Monday Mania

On a warm and cloudy Monday, besides my recent visits to obscure places, here are some things going on:

From National Review, one of Vice President Harris's possible running mates comes with some baggage.

From FrontpageMag, author J.K. Rowling is right in that transgender politics is everyone's business.

From Townhall, why President Biden is attacking the Supreme Court.

From The Washington Free Beacon, meet Harris's pastor, whom she calls "an inspiration to me always".

From the Washington Examiner, Biden lays out his plans for reforming the Supreme Court.

From The Federalist, the left is trying to send the attempt to assassinate former President Trump down the memory hole.

From American Thinker, yes, Harris was given the assignment of "border czar".  (The article points out that "czar" is the Polish spelling of the title of the Russian emperor.  This means that instead of being pronounced "zar", "czar" should be pronounced something like "char".)

From MRCTV, residents of the New York City neighborhood of Clinton Hill are "fuming" over a 4,000-bed shelter for illegal aliens that has virtually taken over the area.

From Life News, pro-abortion activists who were part of "Jane's Revenge" and who vandalized pro-life pregnancy centers face up to 10 years in prison.  (via MRCTV)

From NewsBusters, it's "back to basics" after the attempt to assassinate Trump.

From Canada Free Press, here's what Biden and Harris have done.

From TeleSUR, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro officially wins reelection.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the anatomy of the U.K.'s catastrophic coronavirus lockdown.

From Snouts in the Trough, energy secretary Ed Miliband's devious plan - to bankrupt the U.K.

From EuroNews, training for the Olympic triathlon is halted due to pollution in the Seine.

From Voice Of Europe, climate activists protest on airport runways all around Europe.  (China has airport runways, doesn't it?)

From ReMix, Polish sports commentator Przemysław Babiarz is suspended for criticizing the John Lennon song Imagine during the opening ceremonies for the Paris Olympics.

From Balkan Insight, how photographer Ron Haviv captured the breakup of Yugoslavia on camera.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan King Mohammed VI champions intra-African solidarity.

From The New Arab, Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal loses in the preliminary round of the Olympics but already has his eye set on the 2028 games.

From The Jerusalem Post, Turkish President Erdoğan threatens to invade Israel.

From Jewish News Syndicate, what happened in Washington, D.C. last week was sickening.

From Gatestone Institute, then-President Trump's tariffs on China were "extraordinarily good for America".

From The Daily Signal, Thailand bribes its voters into accepting a central bank digital currency.

From The American Conservative, a review of a book about medical experiments and bioethics.

From The Western Journal, former First Lady Michelle Obama puts out an election ad packed with celebrities for Vice President Harris.

From BizPac Review, an "ultra-left activist" is arrested after allegedly breaking into a railway site in Rouen, France.  (If you read French, read the story at Le Figaro.)

From The Daily Wire and the "irony" department, according to an audit, IRS employees owe $50 million in back taxes.

From the Daily Caller, weather goes nuts across the U.S.

From the New York Post, tractor maker John Deere is under fire for laying off American workers while shifting its manufacturing operations to Mexico.

From Breitbart, the "barely-conservatives" running to lead the U.K.'s Conservative Party after its historic defeat in the last round of elections.

From Newsmax, according to Speaker Johnson (R-LA), Biden's proposals for the Supreme Court are a "dangerous gambit".

And from The Babylon Bee, Americans are thankful that election rigging by socialists only happens in Venezuela.

Tomahawk Pond

This morning I went out for a bit of exercise at Tomahawk Pond, a small body of water located about three miles south of Orkney Springs, Virginia.  The place had no facilities and required no fees, but had an easy walking trail around the pond.  As a result, it was a great place to chill out and enjoy nature.  Part of the scenery on the west side of the pond is seen here.

A Bit Of Mount Jackson, Virginia

Today I made a brief visit to Mount Jackson, Virginia along its Main Street, which is also U.S. Route 11.  Next to the street is this Veterans Memorial, seen from its north side.

Sherpa 2010-2024

This might be the most unusual post that I've ever published.  I've made many obituary posts over the years, but not for any of our furry companions.  Sherpa was a dog that I have watched on YouTube since early 2022, who lived in the English county of Cornwall.  He was named after the people who live in the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet, and are known for hauling supplies up Mount Everest, although not all of them are involved in such mountaineering.  According to a DNA test, he was half Siberian husky and half Alaskan malamute.

Sherpa's human (or "hooman", as it's sometimes spelled), known as Jamie, set up two channels, named Sherpa and Sherpa's Day, the latter being used for longer videos.  Jamie recorded their home life, interactions with friends, and travels around Great Britain.  He would often have Sherpa pose in front of a landmark such as a cathedral or a statue, and get a still photo.  They were successful enough online that from time to time, they would encounter people who recognized them from their videos.  "Hey, it's Sherpa", we would sometimes hear.  Sherpa was very friendly and quite vocal, although he seemed to have lost his voice late in life.

When I started watching Sherpa, he was already several months past his 11th birthday, so I knew that he wouldn't be around for too much longer.  He lived a total of 13 years and 9 months, a pretty good run for a large breed dog.  I'll spare you the details, but earlier this month, his condition deteriorated to the point where putting him to sleep was the most merciful thing that could be done.  Since then, some tributes to him have been posted on YouTube, which shows that many people, of which I am merely one, have been saddened by his passing.  As someone noted in the YouTube comments, a dog will give you a thousand of your best days, and then one of your worst.  Too see Sherpa, click on the two links above and browse around.

Saturday Stuff

As I rest here in my undisclosed location, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the mental gymnastics over President Biden and Vice President Harris.

From FrontpageMag, the FBI wants to interview former President Trump about his almost assassination.

From Townhall, the FBI finally admits something about the attempt to assassinate Trump that we already knew was true.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has an uneasy path to peace.

From the Washington Examiner, Harris polls better than Biden against Trump in some swing states.

From The Federalist, the media don't want you to know the corruption involved with Harris's affair with California politician Willie Brown (D).  (As far as I'm concerned, if Trump's alleged affairs with women such as Stormy Daniels are fair game, then so is Harris's affair with Brown.)

From American Thinker, Hezbollah kills 10 Israeli Druze civilians.

From NewsBusters, the media try to cover up Harris's assignment as "border czar".

From TCW Defending Freedom, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has taught new U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer how to ruin a country.  (Perhaps appropriately, my spellchecker rejects both their last names.)

From Snouts in the Trough, U.K. energy secretary Ed Miliband seeks to reduce energy bills by making energy cost more.

From The Jerusalem Post, a Palestinian man stops three anti-Israel protesters from disrupting a performance of The Trial of Eichmann in New York City.  (The play is about Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi official who helped organize the Holocaust.)

From OpIndia, a man in Pakistan allegedly chops off his daughter's legs when she seeks a divorce from her abusive husband.

From Gatestone Institute, the Biden administration is empowering the Houthi terrorists in Yemen.

From The American Conservative, Trump is right to pull out of debates with Harris.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Dean Phillips (D-Min) takes a victory lap after being proven right about Biden.

From the Daily Caller, Trump plans to play at his rally in Minnesota a video of then-Senator Harris (D-Cal) pushing for bail money for criminals.

From the New York Post, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) signs an order to stop a ban on solitary confinement in the city's jails.

From Breitbart, congresscritter Dan Kildee (D-Mich) has his own take on Harris's previous call to defund police.

From Newsmax, according to former acting Department of Homeland Security secretary Chad Wolf, Harris's inattention to the border is "almost unforgivable".

And from SFGate, an overlooked trail in Yosemite National Park has some of its best views.

Lake Laura

Today I got a bit of sunshine and exercise around Lake Laura, which is within the limits of a place named Basye.  The lake extends roughly northeast to southwest, with a dam at the northeast end.  A short walk connects a parking lot to the top of the dam, which is seen here.

Friday Phenomena From The Middle Of Nowhere

Once again I have scampered off to an undisclosed location, this one somewhere in the mountains of northwestern Virginia.  Let's just say that whoever coined the phrase "middle of nowhere" might have passed through this area.  Naturally, travel reports will come in due course.  Meanwhile, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, former President Trump did not back out of a debate scheduled for September, President Biden did.

From Townhall, what Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu when he visited Mar-a-Lago.

From the Washington Examiner, congresscritter and former White House doctor Ronny Jackson (R-TX) puts out a letter confirming that Trump was shot in the ear.

From The Federalist, Blacksburg, Virginia Town Councilman Liam Watson (D) is arrested for alleged election fraud and illegal voting.

From American Thinker, her pro-Israel platitudes notwithstanding, Vice President Harris is really pro-Iran and pro-Hamas.

From TCW Defending Freedom, will U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer bring "assisted dying" to the U.K.?

From Gatestone Institute, why "moderate" Muslim Ed Husain can't honestly discuss Muslim hatred for Jews.

From The Stream, the house built by Democrats with their DEI.

From The American Conservative, the Democrat narrative about Harris is different from her record.

From The Daily Wire, Harris's niece teams up with fake female Dylan Mulvaney to produce a one-man show with a vulgar name.

From the Daily Caller, Trump announces that he will hold another rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

From Breitbart, actress Jennifer Aniston wrongly claims that Senator and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance (R-OH) wants to ban in-vitro fertilization.

And from the Genesius Times, to secure the endorsement of former President Obama, Harris sacrifices two babies to the ancient deity Moloch.

A Few More Thursday Things

Besides the previously posted vandalism in Washington, D.C., here are a few things going on:

From FrontpageMag, the website Politico worries about Senator (R-OH) and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance's views on gender.

From Townhall, with President Biden deciding not to run for reelection, Russia is "suddenly" open to peace talks with Ukraine.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Princeton University is ready to promote a professor who helped anti-Israel protesters occupy a campus building.

From The Federalist, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) introduces a bill to deport who deface monuments in the U.S.

From American Thinker, blame the shooter, not the rhetoric.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the BBC is surprised by heat waves in India.

From Voice Of Europe, climate protesters disrupt airports in Frankfurt, Germany and Oslo, Norway.  (Are they ready to try that in Beijing, China?)

From Gatestone Institute, the real reason why Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th.

From The Stream, highlights from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to the U.S. Congress.

From The American Conservative, Vice President and presidential candidate Harris is reportedly vetting 12 possible running mates.

And from the New York Post, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) apologizes to Mountain Dew after mocking the aforementioned J.D. Vance for his taste for it.

Vandalism In Front Of Union Station

Earlier today during my wandering around, I got to pass through Union Station in Washington, D.C., where a bunch of anti-Israel protesters had defaced some nearby structures.  Although a cleaning crew had removed most of the damage, some of the vandalism could still be seen.  If you look closely, you can see it on this replica of the Liberty Bell.  One entrance of Union Station is in the background.

Wednesday Wanderings

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

From National Review, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the would-be Trump assassin researched the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

From FrontpageMag and the "what a concept!" department, how about letting the voters decide?

From Townhall, with their lies and incompetence, Democrats "make conspiracy theories great again".

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Madeleine Dean (D-PA) meets with supporters Hamas and then boycotts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to congress.

From the Washington Examiner, three Democrats decline to become Vice President Harris's running mate, one of whom is my governor.

From The Federalist, Democrats try to force illegal aliens on the town known for the "headless horseman".  (For anyone unfamiliar with this infamous equestrian, Wiki has a brief summary of his story.)

From American Thinker, democracy is indeed under attack, but not from former President Trump.

From MRCTV, Senator Socialism (I-VT) calls the aforementioned Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal".

From NewsBusters, fact-checkers alleged that Harris was never a "border czar".  (I suppose you could say that she was given that designation but never really did anything to protect the border.)

From Canada Free Press, as a certain saying goes, Democrats go "from the frying pan into the fire".

From TeleSUR, Venezuela activates a security plan for its elections.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a speech from new U.K. parliamentcritter Nigel Farage.

From Snouts in the Trough, Harris's deification has begun.

From EuroNews, ecologists are outraged as the Slovak government allows the killing of several dozen "problem" bears.

From Voice Of Europe, an Islamic center in Hamburg, Germany is shut down for alleged radical activities.

From ReMix, a German court rules that Syria is a safe country, which could enable deportation of Syrian migrants in Germany.  (Considering that Syria has been a cluster[bleep] for over a decade, I find this development hard to believe.)

From Balkan Insight, the Greek Council of State approves a previous court decision to extradite a wanted Turkish businessman.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco and Burkina Faso sign a military cooperation agreement.

From The New Arab, Human Rights Watch condemns the UAE's "abusively fast" trial of 57 Bangladeshi defendants for protesting.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From The Jerusalem Post, the terrorist group Hezbollah has become a problem - in Brazil.

From RAIR Foundation USA, terrorists threaten the Paris Olympics.

From Gatestone Institute, the Biden administration gives $100 million more to terrorists.

From The Stream, why Islam was, is and will always be the "most formidable and persistent enemy" that Western civilization has ever had.

From The Daily Signal, maggots are released onto a table at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., where Netanyahu's delegation is staying.

From The American Conservative, California Republicans warn the whole country about a Kamala Harris presidency.

From The Western Journal, Trump shows off his golf skills.

From BizPac Review, the would-be Trump assassin reportedly got off 8 shots before being killed.

From The Daily Wire, Democrats and the media "sound the alarm" on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) due to his support for Israel.

From the Daily Caller, Democrats going to their convention in Chicago might encounter some illegal aliens.  (Considering that Democrats generally have no problem with illegal immigration, this meeting might be rather appropriate.)

From the New York Post, two Christian universities invite Jewish students to enroll at their campuses amid anti-Israel protests.

From Breitbart, 17 facts showing that Harris is on the far left.

From Newsmax, police have to use pepper spray to keep anti-Netanyahu protesters in line.

And from The Babylon Bee, Democrats flee the U.S. Capitol building in terror as a visiting Jew stands up to give a speech.

Tuesday Tidbits

Now that I'm getting back towards feeling like myself again, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigns.

From FrontpageMag, who is Vice President/former Senator (D-Cal)/former state Attorney General Harris?

From Townhall, Republicans should not overthink the case against Harris, because it's straightforward.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a transgender health group claims that hormones and surgeries were "medically necessary" in order for insurance companies to cover them.

From the Washington Examiner, protesters planning to march to the Democratic National Convention still intend to do so despite President Biden dropping out of the presidential race.

From The Federalist, the top 30 reasons why Harris "would be a terrible president".

From American Thinker, despite their alleged "disarray", the Democrats have one thing that the Republicans don't.

From MRCTV, Biden and Harris snub visiting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

From NewsBusters, the worst moments from CBS after Biden announced that he's not running for reelection.

From Canada Free Press, the Democrat leadership has turned Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. into a ghost.

From TeleSUR, according to Spanish writer Ignacio Ramonet, Venezuela's electoral system has made fraud impossible.

From TCW Defending Freedom, get your tickets for the Jam for Freedom Festival.

From Snouts in the Trough, as SitT warned the people of the U.K. a while back, the government is coming for their pensions.

From Arutz Sheva, a female terrorist who disguised herself as a paramedic is killed by an IDF strike in Tulkarem, West Bank.

From Gatestone Institute, no, the Islamic conquest of Palestine starting in 634 A.D. was not a "liberation".

From The Stream, why placing term limits on the Supreme Court is impossible, but desired by the left anyway.

From The Daily Signal, the Republican National Convention misses an opportunity.

From The American Conservative, "the great immigration experiment" has failed.

From The Western Journal, the violent Marxist group Black Lives Matter is not pleased with the Democratic Party nominating Vice President Harris for president.

From BizPac Review, Democrats prepare to give Harris the presidential nomination before holding their national convention.  (Formalities, who needs formalities?)

From The Daily Wire, an elderly supporter of former President Trump is attacked in Hancock, Michigan and is in critical condition.

From the Daily Caller, Harris painfully tries to tie herself to pop star Charli XCX.

From the New York Post, Pennsylvania police take some of the blame for the attempted Trump assassination, but point out that protecting him was the Secret Service's job.

From Breitbart, Harris's staff has had a 92 percent turnover since she became vice president.

From Newsmax, congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduces a resolution "strongly condemning" Harris's role as "border czar".

And from Fox 5 Atlanta, reports of the death of former President Carter have been greatly exaggerated.

Back From The Hospital - Again

It seems that I've had another medical episode, but now I'm again back home.

While at the hospital, I learned that President Biden has decided against running for a second term, which is what President Lyndon Johnson did in 1968.  The Democrats will have to decide whether to nominate Vice President Harris in his place or pick some other candidate.  Either way, this year's presidential race just got a bit more interesting.

Blogging might be light for the next few days as I recollect myself.  See youz soon.

Thursday Tidings

On a not-too-warm and cloudy Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, six beaches in Nantucket, Massachusetts are closed after a blade brakes off a bird chopper, sending pieces of fiberglass into the Atlantic Ocean.

From FrontpageMag, the left is "the mother of big lies".

From Townhall, the real reason why former President Trump choose Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) to be his vice presidential running mate.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Vance easy exceeds the low bar set by Vice President Harris.

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden will earn more after he leaves office than while in office.

From The Federalist, why would any legitimate Democrat presidential prospect jump into this year's race, should Biden drop out?

From American Thinker, the "bookends" from JFK to Trump.

From MRCTV, the U.S. military scraps the "national embarrassment" of the Gaza pier after four months.

From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Joy Reid calls Biden coming down with the coronavirus the "same thing" as Trump getting shot.

From Canada Free Press, there are "too many unanswered questions" about the attempt to assassinate Trump.

From TeleSUR, Venezuelan women's organizations express their support for President Nicolás Maduro.

From TCW Defending Freedom, doctors admit that a 26-year-old man who died after receiving a coronavirus vaccination was not correctly informed about the risk.

From Snouts in the Trough, Biden's doctor calls him "a healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male".

From EuroNews, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wins reelection.

From Voice Of Europe, Slovakia and Hungary stop receiving oil from the Russia producer Lukoil due to Ukraine's ban on transporting Russian energy products though its territory.

From ReMix, two migrants who tried to enter Poland illegally from Belarus successfully sue the Polish Border Guard over their injuries.

From Balkan Insight, Albanian parliamentcritters pass a declaration asking Greece to abolish the law declaring war between the two countries, which was made in 1940.  (At the time, Albania was occupied by Italy.)

From The North Africa Post, the E.U. is asked to increase its financial aid to North Africa to help deal with its migration crisis.

From The New Arab, according to police, the attackers at the Shiite mosque in Muscat, Oman were Omani citizens.

From RAIR Foundation USA, Islamic threats target a church in Paris and a statue of Mary is knifed in the throat.

From Gatestone Institute, the Israeli response to terrorism.

From The Stream, a Catholic Cardinal restores an excommunicated anti-fascist priest who had shamed the church's alliance with Italian dictator Mussolini.

From The Daily Signal, author and radio host Sebastian Gorka reminds Americans of what Biden said he would do if he disagreed with former President Obama.

From The American Conservative, Vance is a "foreign policy realist".

From The Western Journal, retired neurosurgeon and former HUD Secretary Ben Carson shows how every Democrat scheme has backfired in Trump's favor.

From BizPac Review, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), convicted of bribery charges, denies claims that he will resign.

From The Daily Wire, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) calls on Biden to fire Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.

From the Daily Caller, retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan will reportedly speak at the Republican National Convention before Trump accepts its presidential nomination.

From Breitbart, Vance points out that America is not just an idea, but a nation of citizens.

From Newsmax, a federal appeals court blocks Biden's latest attempt at student loan bailouts debt relief.

And from the New York Post, according to the owner of a boutique in Lenoir City, Tennessee, the Biden campaign sign above her store has not been good for business.

Wednesday Whatnot

On a hot and partly sunny Wednesday that later changed to rainy, here are some things going on:

From National Review, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) call on President Biden to drop out of the presidential race.

From FrontpageMag, former President Trump's would-be assassin had been profiled as a possible school shooter.

From Townhall, why Vice President Harris's post about Senator (R-OH) and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance is "particularly awful".

From The Washington Free Beacon, The New York Times publishes a story about angry voters in Dearborn, Michigan, but leaves out their support for Hamas.

From the Washington Examiner, according to Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA), the Democrats have enough votes to "suspend the filibuster" and codify the provisions of Roe v. Wade.

From The Federalist, the security scandal surround the attempted assassination of former President Trump follows a series of failures by the Secret Service.

From American Thinker, some inexplicable facts about the Trump shooting lead to multiple theories.

From MRCTV, authorities were reportedly aware of the would-be Trump assassin "more than 40 minutes" before he started shooting.

From Newsbusters, the media avoid discussing the selfish reason why Democrats want Biden to drop out of the presidential race.

From Canada Free Press, the new world order is morphing into global governance.

From TeleSUR, Ecuadorian Vice President Verónica Abad is charged with electoral infringement.

From TCW Defending Freedom, an opinion column against the U.K. becoming a multi-faith democracy.

From Snouts in the Trough, play a game of "spot the white male".

From EuroNews, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine to prove that it's clean ahead of the Olympic games.

From Voice Of Europe, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni faces a dilemma over whether to support European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

From ReMix, Poland sees a record increase in property prices while they decrease in other European countries.  (Alternative headline:  Property in Poland is gonna cost ya more, pilgrim.)

From Balkan Insight, exam results raise concerns about how well Croatian student know their own language.

From The North Africa Post, the Moroccan company Royal Air Maroc enhances its partnerships with the airplane makes Boeing and Airbus.

from The New Arab, Gulf States condemn a shooting near a Shiite mosque in Oman, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility.

From MEMRI, more on the attack in Oman, which occurred in its capital city of Muscat.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to an opinion column, Islamism puts Israel in peril.

From Gatestone Institute, international kidnapping and blackmail "for fun and profit".

From The Stream, the media covers up the jihad against churches in France.

From The Daily Signal, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) subpoenas Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.

From The American Conservative, Biden is considering proposing changes to the Supreme Court including term limits for its justices.

From The Western Journal, according to a neighbor, there was a change that happened at the home of Trump's would-be assassin before the shooting.

From BizPac Review, Donald Trump the Younger lets MSNBC have a piece of his mind for their questioning his father's injury.

From The Daily Wire, a VIP guest at Trump's rally recounts the shooting from her perspective.

From the Daily Caller, a brother of the illegal alien who allegedly killed nursing student Laken Riley pleads guilty to using a fraudulent green card.

From the New York Post, 100-degree heat causes technical difficulties on New York City subway trains.

From Breitbart, singer John Rich's anthem Revelation reaches the top of the Apple iTunes country chart, and no. 2 for all songs.

From Newsmax, District Court Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal of Trump's classified documents case "won't be the final word".

And from SFGate, an uncontained wildfire burns about 8 miles from Willow Creek, California, which is known as the "Bigfoot capital of the world".

A Few Things For Tuesday

Now that I'm back home after a busy day, here are a few things going on:

From FrontpageMag, the left hates Senator (R-OH) and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, which is the best thing in his favor.

From Townhall, why the picture of former President Trump raising a fist after almost being assassinated makes the media queasy.

From The Washington Free Beacon, wearing a bandage on his ear, Trump rallies the Republicans at their convention in Milwaukee.

From the Washington Examiner, security personnel have to keep Vance and former Speaker McCarthy (R-Cal) away from each other.

From The Federalist, black Americans consider voting for Trump after being let down by Democrats for decades.

From American Thinker, some unanswered questions about the attempt to assassinate Trump.

From NewsBusters, what Vance has to say about free speech.

From Snouts in the Trough, girls can get a new [bleep] free from the U.K.'s NHS.

From Gatestone Institute, China and its President Xi Jinping are running out of time and ready to strike.

From The Stream, on today's date in 1212, the Spanish defeated the Moors in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.

From The Daily Signal, congresscritter and fellow shooting victim Steve Scalise (R-LA) hails Trump's courage and compassion.

From The American Conservative, Republican commentator Vivek Ramaswamy (who wrote the article) tells why he supports Trump.

And from the Genesius Times, according to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, the agency can no longer protect Trump because there are sloped roofs all over the place.

Monday Links

As the hot sunny weather continues on a Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses the classified documents case against former President Trump.

From FrontpageMag, Trump is only that latest person whom the left has likened to Hitler.

From Townhall, who will speak at this year's Republican National Convention.

From The Washington Free Beacon, more on the dismissal of Trump's documents case.

From the Washington Examiner, Trump calls for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to receive Secret Service protection.

From The Federalist, to "lower the temperature", discontinue the lawfare.

From American Thinker, a first-person account of what happened in Butler, PA.

From MRCTV, the Secret Service announces that there will be no changes to security at the Republican National Convention after the attempted Trump assassination.

From NewsBusters, White House reporters from ABC, CBS and NBC praise President Biden's speech but ignore his divisive record.

From Canada Free Press, apologies from Democrats are hollow and rooted in fear - for themselves.

From TeleSUR, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro calls right-wingers "bots".

From TCW Defending Freedom, can new Prime Minister Keir Starmer steer the U.K. off the road to Armageddon?

From EuroNews, the European Commission boycotts Hungary's six-month presidency of the E.U. council over Prime Minister Orbán's trips to Russia and China.

From Voice Of Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg rejects Poland's proposal to intercept Russian missiles over Ukraine.

From ReMix, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó, the aforementioned Orbán is the only European politician who is welcome everywhere.

From Balkan Insight, Albanian authorities allow a jailed mayor-elect to go to Strasbourg, France and be sworn in as a europarliamentcritter.

From The North Africa Post, allegedly to promote "solidarity with Gaza", Algeria bans music festivals.

From The New Arab, security forces in Cairo detain citizens on Faisal Street after an LED on top of a burger restaurant shows doctored pictures and videos of Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi.  (I would ask about what is this "freedom of speech" you speak of, but if such media really was "doctored", their information might be based on lies, which are not free speech.)

From The Times Of Israel, despite death threats, young Moroccans travel to Israel to hear its side about the war in Gaza.

From BBC News, a car bomb kills several soccer fans watching the Euro 2024 final at a café in Mogadishu, Somalia.

From Gatestone Institute, is an attempt being made to deceive Americans about Hamas?

From The Stream, the left wants to remove our guns and leave us defenseless, and Trump might know why.

From The Daily Signal, according to Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Biden had a "missed opportunity" to unite the country.

From The American Conservative, the U.S. state-media complex is escalating the war in Ukraine.

From The Western Journal, black pro-Trump voters destroy a segment on The Daily Show meant to undermine Trump.

From Axios, Trump names Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate.

From BizPac Review, some rhetoric against Trump is "even worse" than Biden's "bulls-eye" remark.

From The Daily Wire, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) calls the aforementioned dismissal of Trump's documents case as "good news" for the country.

From the Daily Caller, more on Trump choosing Vance.

From the New York Post, King Charles III reaches out to Trump after the attempted assassination.

From Breitbart, a member of the world's rarest whale species may have washed up on a beach in New Zealand.

From Newsmax, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Lyndsey Graham (R-SC) warn about pro-Hamas groups with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.

And from The Babylon Bee, the Secret Service promise to find out what went wrong at the Trump rally in Butler, PA as soon as they figure out who left the she-don't-lie in the White House.

Sunday Stuff

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

From National Review, explosives are found in the car belonging to the man who tried to assassinate former President Trump.

From FrontpageMag, left-wing would-be assassins have targeted House Republicans, a Supreme Court justice, and now a former president.

From Townhall, the media have gone to far with their claim that "Trump is a threat to democracy".

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about the movement that helped bring about the election of President Abraham Lincoln and spurred the Civil War.

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden orders an investigation of the attempt to assassinate Trump.

From The Federalist, do Democrats and the corporate media have blood on their hands in the attempt to assassinate Trump?

From American Thinker, not much is known about Trump's would-be assassin, but a disturbing picture is starting to take shape.

From NewsBusters, while The New York Times dismissed Biden's "bullsieye" comment, but had seized upon then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's (R) "crosshairs".

From TCW Defending Freedom, the Church of England strikes a rare blow against the U.K.'s abortion industry.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Biden will send another $100 million to terrorists Palestinians.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.K. and France produce "a tale of two elections".

From The Stream, yes, we should tone things down.

And from The American Conservative, tears, prayers and resolve at the scene of the attempt to assassinate Trump.

Gunfire Breaks Out At A Trump Rally

As former President Trump was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, what sounded like gunshots were heard.  Trump was pushed downward, surrounded, and then escorted away by Secret Service personnel.  He was seen pumping his fist in the air and heard requesting "let me get my shoes".  What appeared to be blood was seen on his right ear and cheek, but he was later reportedly "fine" and was "checked out at a local medical facility".  Sources are not in agreement as to whether a suspected shooter was arrested or killed, and that an attendee at the rally was also killed.

Read more at Fox News, ABC News, CBS News, AP News and Reuters.

UPDATE:  The sources now say that the suspected shooter is dead, that someone attending the rally was killed, and that two other attendees have been injured.

Saturday Links

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

From National Review, what if Vice President Harris doesn't want to be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee this year?

From FrontpageMag, more Democrats want less immigration, and some even favor deporting illegal aliens.

From Townhall, Harris might have "a date with the 25th Amendment".

From the Washington Examiner, a bird chopper installation off the coast of New Jersey draws criticism from onshore residents.

From American Thinker, how former President Obama sees "democracy".

From NewsBusters, The New York Times shames supporters of former President Trump for (gasp!) visiting his residence at Mar-a-Lago.

From Canada Free Press, "cheap fakes".

From TeleSUR, former opposition figure Carlos Prosperi announces his support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, now running for reelection.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. parliamentcritter Danny Kruger is "a conservative voice in the wilderness".

From Snouts in the Trough, as jobs get wiped out in the U.K., don't mention the higher energy costs.

From Hasht e Subh, according to a report by the U.N. Security Council, the Taliban pays extortion money to terrorist groups.

From Gatestone Institute, don't fall for the labeling of Iran's new president as "reformist".

From The Stream, a minor league baseball player gets baptized at his team's ballpark.

From The Daily Signal, according to one of its leaders, the Southern Baptist Convention must withstand influence from the left.

From The American Conservative, the Deep State's 60-year war on African Americans.

From BizPac Review, two suspects allegedly commit a string of five shooting incidents in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of whom is an illegal alien.

From The Daily Wire, the platforms Facebook and Instagram will lift restrictions on Trump's accounts for the upcoming election.

From the Daily Caller, according to comedian Bill Maher, the U.S. is about to get new [bleep]s.

From the New York Post, writing in The (aforementioned) New York Times, Senator Socialism (I-VT) urges Democrats to rally around President Biden.

From Breitbart, congresscritter James Comer (R-KY) is investigating who might be "calling the shots" on behalf of Biden.

And from Newsmax, Taiwan's defense ministry is on alert due to "waves" of missile tests being conducted by China in the northern region of Inner Mongolia.

Friday Fuss

On a rainy and much cooler than recent weeks Friday, after giving myself a day off, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, a plot to stop then-candidate Trump in 2016 could boomerang against the Democrats.

From Townhall, the latest White House transcript from President Biden contains an edit.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Cori Bush (D-MO) steered almost a million dollars of taxpayer money to a nonprofit led by an activist who denies the existence of "real Jews" in Israel.

From the Washington Examiner, former President Trump transformed the Republicans "from white bread to blue collar".

From The Federalist, Biden's U-turn on deporting illegal aliens will only be temporary.

From American Thinker, a more disciplined Trump is driving left-wingers nuts.

From MRCTV, a U.S. Army base calls pro-life organizations "terrorist groups".

From NewsBusters, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gets a backlash from feminists at the EPSYs.

From Canada Free Press, how unrestricted youth brutality has had 10 years to inflict itself on society.

From TeleSUR, according to President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's upcoming election is between war and peace.

From TCW Defending Freedom, despite claims of climate fearmongers, Hurricane Beryl was not a "record-setting superstorm".

From EuroNews, Finnish legislators approve a controversial bill to allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants coming from Russia.

From Voice Of Europe, the Polish parliament rejects a bill to partially decriminalize abortion.  (The article links to the Polish site Onet, but not to any particular story therein.)

From ReMix, migrants trying to enter Poland from Belarus "make throat-slitting gestures" at Polish Border Guard personnel.

From Balkan Insight, island getaways in Greece become too expensive for more Greeks.

From The North Africa Post, after a showdown with unions, the Moroccan government decides to raise the salaries of nurses and hospital technicians.

From The New Arab, as announced by the International Olympic Committee, Saudi Arabia will host the first Esports Olympics in 2025.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to President Erdoğan, Turkey will not approve NATO attempts to continue its partnership with Israel.

From Arutz Sheva, Palestinians destroy several layers made of stone at Joshua's Altar on Mount Ebal.

From Gatestone Institute, "Palestine" is merely the latest pretext for attempting to destroy Western civilization.

From The Stream, more perspectives on the new Republican platform.

From The Daily Signal, the national debt has increased by $7 trillion on Biden's watch.

From The American Conservative, NATO builds a bridge to nowhere.

From The Western Journal, Biden's team reacts to his oopsie.

From BizPac Review, Delta flight attendants (figuratively) ignite a firestorm by wearing Palestinian flag pins.

From The Daily Wire, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) will speak during the Republican National Convention's "Make America Safe Once Again" night.

From the Daily Caller, how is it even possible for a poll to be tied between Biden and Trump?

From the New York Post, congresscritter Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) tells Biden to step aside.

From Breitbart, after an intense manhunt, a suspected cop-killer is arrested in Texas.

From Newsmax, according to a poll, for the first time in almost 20 years, a majority of Americans want lower levels of immigration.

And from SFGate, if you've got $29.5 million lying around, you can buy a resort on the shore of Lake Tahoe, but singer Dolly Parton's house in Idyllwild, California has already been sold.