Saturday Stories

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

From National Review, Hamas releases three more Israeli hostages.

From FrontpageMag, then-Special Counsel Jack Smith received $140,000 worth of pro bono legal services from a law firm that was also the Biden campaign's legal counsel.

From Townhall, DOGE's greatest hits, so far.

From The Washington Free Beacon, President Trump's "art of diplomacy".

From the Washington Examiner, a foreign-funded dark money organization sent millions of dollars to left-wing groups during the 2024 election.  (And the American left wing still lost.)

From American Thinker, Pete Hegseth is "a warrior's Secretary of Defense".  (Hegseth's willingness to do some physical training with his troops earns him this blog's "badass" label.)

From NewsBusters, according to cable TV host Bill Maher, Trump "has gone way too far" by issuing an executive order which says that there are only two sexes.  (In other words, recognizing basic biology is "going too far".)

From TCW Defending Freedom, Canadian author Mark Steyn accuses a TCWDF writer of making "breezy throwaway lines" about Australian being a dangerous place for Jews.

From The Jerusalem Post, on a stage on Khan Yunis, Gaza, Hamas displays its opposition to Trump's plan to relocate Gazan Palestinians.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a school in Cologne, Germany threatens to fine a woman for taking he daughter out of a trip to a mosque.  (If you read German, read the story at Express, which should not be confused with either the British site Express or the Austrian site Exxpress.)

From Gatestone Institute, Trump makes his first "big disastrous" mistake.

From Radio Free Asia, according to an opinion column, banning the denial of atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge is a bad move for both Cambodia and the world.

From The Stream, ways for Christians to reach LGBT+ people without compromising the gospel.

From The Daily Signal, something which could curtail states from suing to stop Trump's executive orders.

From The American Conservative, Trump is running the playbook of Argentine President Javier Milei.

From The Western Journal, the aforementioned Pete Hegseth slams a Fox News reporter for "fake news" over money for repairs to his new government residence.

From The Daily Wire, the Penfield, New York school board walks out on parents upset about an LGBT book and then prohibits public comments during their meetings.

From the New York Post, a judge in Genesee County, Michigan sentences people who shoplifted from a Walmart to washing cars in its parking lot.

From News(dot)com(dot)au, DNA analysis finally reveals the true identity of Jack the Ripper.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, a multi-agency task force arrests three previously deported illegal aliens and seizes 344 pound of methamphetamine near Plum Grove, Texas.

From Newsmax, Pope Francis spends a quiet first night in Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

And from TechSideline, Virginia Tech softball pitcher Emma Lemley throws her second straight perfect game.