Wednesday Whatnot For The End Of April

On a warm and cloudy Wednesday on the last day of April, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Governor Tim Walz (D-Min) claims that Vice President Harris chose him as her running mate to talk to white people.

From FrontpageMag, Freedom Center founder David Horowitz passes away after a long battle with cancer.

From Townhall, a group of illegal aliens are detained after allegedly breaching the military buffer zone at the southern border.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a member of the Harvard University faculty fawned over a Hamas leader.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump's first 100 days back in office show a mixed bag on the economy but highly improved border security.

From The Federalist, an Iraqi man allegedly voted in the 2020 election is just one more "rare" voter who's not a U.S. citizen.

From American Thinker and the "rest of the story" department, the policeman goes against a Queens County, New York assistant district attorney.  (The article was written by a man named Bob Weir.  I don't think that he's this Bob Weir.)

From MRCTV, after watching The Little Mermaid, actor Robert De Niro's son Aaron decides that he's a she.

From NewsBusters, journalist Chuck Todd claims that the media "are not elites at all" and calls criticism of the press "biased".  (To an extent, I agree with him.  The media really have no right to be regarded as "elite".)

From TeleSUR, the National Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples of Panama supports protests led by teachers, workers and students against the policies of President Jose Mulino.

From TCW Defending Freedom, 80 years ago today, Hitler died and Soviet leader Stalin lied.

From Snouts in the Trough, congratulations to Spain and Portugal for achieving their own version of "Net Zero".

From Deutsche Welle, Johann Wadephul of the party Christian Democratic Union will become Germany's new foreign minister.

From Polskie Radio, a Polish prison officer is charged with allegedly killing an orthopedic surgeon and attempting to harm a nurse.

From Radio Prague, broadcasting, watching, and listening to Czech publish radio and TV is gonna cost ya more, pilgrim.

From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak scientists study ancient history and win awards.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu will go to the International Space Station on May 29th.

From Hungary Today, the Hungarian parliament bans the sale of energy drinks to people under 18.

From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, the International Criminal Court has degraded into a political tool and has lost its prestige.

From EuroNews, according to Ukrainian officials, Ukraine is ready to sign a minerals deal with the U.S.

From ReMix, declining oil and gas prices puts a hole in Russia's budget.

From Balkan Insight, North Macedonian anti-corruption official Tatjana Dimitrovska, herself accused of corruption, refuses to resign.

From The North Africa Post, in a letter to members of the U.N. Security Council, Morocco debunks Algerian allegations about the Tindouf camps.

From The New Arab, the UAE claims to have foiled a shipment of weapons to Sudan.

From BBC News, a man is charged with a terrorism office after allegedly trying to break into the Israeli embassy in London with a knife.

From The U.S. Sun, a second suspect is arrested in connection with a terror attack in New Orleans.

From Gatestone Institute, "stupid intelligence" is threatening U.S. President Trump's nuclear negotiations with Iran.

From Radio Free Asia, according to an expert, North Korea's reveal of its new warship's weapons hints at support from Russia.

From The Stream, Oxford University publishes a fake history that demonizes Christians and whitewashes Islam.

From The Daily Signal, congresscritter Norma Torres (D-Cal) considers illegal aliens in her district to be her constituents.

From The American Conservative, in favor of Trump's tariffs.

From The Western Journal, Trump refuses to let an ABC interview get away with lying about U.S. deportation law.

From BizPac Review, actor George Clooney's wife, U.K. citizen Amal Clooney, could be barred from entering the U.S.

From The Daily Wire, how Trump crippled radical gender ideology during his first 100 days back in office.

From the Daily Caller, two Ukrainian women are charged with allegedly illegal voting in the 2024 federal election.

From Breitbart, rock musician Neil Young rages against the Chief Twit in his new song.

From Newsmax, prosecutors in two jurisdictions deny accusations made by lawyers for the man accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

And from the New York Post, why the Bronx Zoo is using a hand puppet to feed a baby vulture.

Tuesday Tidbits

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

From National Review, the Democrat strategy of "dark woke" will not work.

From FrontpageMag, after Muslim mobs attack two synagogues in New York City, the media blames Jews.

From Townhall, the "pro-Palestine" mob is not in favor of peace nor is against war.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Northwestern University tells its Jewish Voice for Peace chapter to either change its constitution to allow Zionist Jews to join or face disciplinary action.

From the Washington Examiner, congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY) denies having talked to Speaker Johnson (R-LA) about the New York governor's race.

From The Federalist, during his first 100 days back in office, President Trump has restored the southern border.

From American Thinker, the irony of Democrats calling Trump "Hitler".

From MRCTV, according to a new study, one out of every 10 women who take abortion pills suffer a "serious adverse effect".

From NewsBusters, The New York Times admires a left-wing internet streamer for his appearance.

From Canada Free Press, what were Canadians thinking during yesterday's general election, or were they even thinking at all?

From CBC News, five key takeaways from Canada's general election.

From Global News, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre loses his seat in the Canadian House of Commons.

From CTV News, reelected Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead Canada through the trade war with the U.S.

From TeleSUR, the opposition party United National Congress wins the parliamentary elections in Trinidad and Tobago.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the quangos currently sucking the U.K. dry.  (The term "quango" is an acronym.  My spellchecker has no problem with it.)

From the Express, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair blasts Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband's plans to reach net zero as "irrational".

From The Standard, a large fire erupts at an electrical substation in London.

From the Independent, the U.K.'s first transgender judge takes the U.K. to the European Court of Human Rights over the U.K. Supreme Court ruling that gender is determined by biology.

From the Irish Independent, according to Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, food delivery drones might need to be regulated.

From the Irish Examiner, the ISPCA rescues 207 animals from a property in County Kildare, including dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters.

From the NL Times, the wage gap in the Netherlands has gone down by almost half in 15 years, but men still earn more.

From Dutch News, honor the history of World War II in Wageningen, Netherlands.

From VRT NWS, today's national union day of action disrupts local transport in Brussels and rail travel in Belgium.

From The Brussels Times, the European Space Agency launches a satellite that will map and monitor the world's forests.

From EuroNews, Danish King Frederik X arrives in Greenland.

From ReMix, Prime Ministers Viktor Orbán (Hungary) and Robert Fico (Slovakia) hold extensive talks on sovereignty, migration, energy and war.

From Balkan Insight, Serbian students lift their blockade of the premises of Serbia's public broadcaster in Belgrade after it meets a demand of theirs.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco and Finland look forward to strengthening their partnership.

From The New Arab, is Algeria preparing for war with a bill that would put civilians, the economy, and institutions under military control?

From The Times Of Israel, the Irish band Kneecap denies supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.

From The Jerusalem Post, an Applebee's restaurant in Miamisburg, Ohio is vandalized with graffiti saying "Jews work here".

From Gatestone Institute, when it comes to AI and fusion energy, what China does is more important that what it says.

From Radio Free Asia, China stays tight-lipped after North Korea acknowledges that its troops are fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine.

From The Stream, four important tips for Christian parents as their children prepare for college.

From The Daily Signal, Border Czar Tom Homan advises illegal aliens to go home.

From The American Conservative, how a deal with Iran could work.

From The Western Journal, ICE gives Fox News reporters a tour of its processing center in Conroe, Texas.

From BizPac Review, former Vice President Harris plans to mimic another losing candidate with a speech attacking Trump.

From The Daily Wire, how Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are transforming food and health care in the U.S.

From the Daily Caller, four Democrat congresscritters stay in a luxury resort in El Salvador while advocating for the release of alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

From the New York Post, when is a banana the healthiest to eat?

From Breitbart, Trump's first 100 days back in office have been unpleasant for illegal aliens.

From Newsmax, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) reintroduces a bill to prevent members of Congress from possessing or trading stocks.

And from the Genesius Times, to bolster their roster depth, the Cleveland Browns draft relatively unknown alleged wife beater Kilmar Garcia.

Monday Mania

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

From National Review, beware the Democratic spin about a judge being arrested.

From FrontpageMag, congresscritter Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) goes after a rabbi for exposing antisemitism among his fellow Democrats.

From Townhall, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzer goes after Republicans.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a foreign policy expert, Harvard University quietly trained members of a Chinese "paramilitary organization" sanctioned by the U.S government for its role in the Uyghur genocide.

From the Washington Examiner, the media headlines don't tell the full story of President Trump's 100 days back in office.

From The Federalist, getting rid of artificial food dyes is good, but healthy eating is ultimately our own responsibility.

From American Thinker, perhaps Trump should put former First Lady/Senator (D-NY)/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in charge of immigration.

From MRCTV, the White House fence is lined with photos of criminal illegal aliens.

From NewsBusters, CBS fears for judges after Trump criticized them, but previously targeted Republican judges.

From Canada Free Press, celebrities and their hypocritical air travel.

From TeleSUR, deadly clashes in Port-au-Prince, Haiti leave dozens of people dead.

From TCW Defending Freedom, don't hold your breath waiting for the pharmaceutical company Moderna to get its comeuppance.

From Snouts in the Trough, how can U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband lie so brazenly?

From EuroNews, a massive blackout strikes Spain, Portugal, and parts of France.

From ReMix, the population of bees in Hungary is cut in half in one year, as cheap honey from Ukraine and China flood its market.

From Balkan Insight, a bill to overhaul rail safety is introduced to the Greek Council of Ministers, in response to the disaster in the municipality of Tempi.

From The North Africa Post, according to Nigerian Finance Minister Wale Edun, the U.S. is ready to invest in the gas pipeline that will link Nigeria to Morocco.

From The New Arab, what the reduction of U.S. military personnel will mean for post-Assad Syria.

From the Daily Sabah, a Frenchman who allegedly stabbed a Muslim from Mali to death at a mosque in La Grand-Combe, France surrenders to police in Pistoia, Italy.

From Jewish News Syndicate, the grave of a Jewish mystic is vandalized in Damascus, Syria.

From Arutz Sheva, the body of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad is removed from his grave in Qardaha, Syria.

From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian leaders play musical chairs in an effort to deceive Western donors.

From Radio Free Asia, the North Korean government confirms that already open secret that its troops have been fighting alongside Russian troops against Ukrainian troops.

From The Stream, why the recently departed Pope Francis's silence on October 7th, 2024 will not be forgotten.

From The Daily Signal, as Trump tries to make Columbus Day great again, why we should honor Christopher Columbus.

From The American Conservative, budget cuts at the State Department need to go farther.

From The Western Journal, running back Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles schools critics who fault him for golfing with Trump.

From BizPac Review, a second illegal alien is arrested in connection with the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse.

From The Daily Wire, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasts the legacy media for burying then-President Biden's decline.

From the Daily Caller, three months into President Trump's second term, the corporate media still hasn't learned how to deal with him.

From the New York Post, according to the lawyer who represented Virginia Giuffre, who recently committed suicide, in her lawsuit against the U.K.'s Prince Andrew, he should apologize and come clean.  (Whether she, like the late Jeffrey Epstein, actually did commit suicide as reported is another matter.)

From Breitbart, according to actress Jennifer Coolidge, gays and lesbians "are a superior group of people".

From Newsmax, the group who helped former bartender AOC become a congresscritter (D-NY) launches their first primary challenge of the 2026 election season.

And from the Babylon Bee, with no pope to oversee them, the College of Cardinals stay up at night playing Goldeneye 007 and building pillow forts.

Sunday Stories

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

From National Review, ICE agents in Florida, with help from state authorities, arrest almost 800 illegal aliens in four days.

From FrontpageMag, after 300 arrests are made in connection with pro-Hamas riots on the campuses of USC and UCLA, only two people are charged, both of them Jews.

From Townhall, look who allegedly stole DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's purse.

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

From the Washington Examiner, over 100 illegal aliens are arrested at an "underground night club" in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

From The Federalist, The New York Times downplays suspicious behavior by ActBlue.

From American Thinker, forget about President Trump's blue suit at Pope Francis's funeral, which was not the only one, what about the "transgender" mourners?

From NewsBusters, when the media fawned over new (Democratic) presidents.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the Estonian government attacks religious liberty.

From The Vibes, villagers in the Malaysian state of Sabah were allegedly unknowingly registered as Muslims, with their identities exploited to secure halal catering contracts.

From Radio France International, police continue to look for a man who allegedly stabbed a Muslim worshipper to death in a mosque in La Grand-Combe, France.

From Odishatv, the Indian Army Nursing College's website is hacked.

From Social News XYZ, how Ahmadi Muslims are systematically persecuted in Pakistan.

From Gatestone Institute, will the next pope focus on kergyma or catechism?

From The Stream, how your business can be your ministry.

From The Daily Signal, should parents discard embryos for IVF if they have a high risk of becoming fat?

From The American Conservative, Secretary of State Marco Rubio's shakeup at Foggy Bottom is a "godsend for MAGA".

From The Western Journal, in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, Education Secretary Linda McMahon exposes how then-President Biden's student loan forgiveness benefited everyone except the students themselves.

And from Fox News, Hamas uses a U.N. cash app for Gazans to steal aid money meant for civilians.

Saturday Stuff

On a warm and cloudy Saturday, now that I'm back home, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the late Pope Francis is laid to rest after world leaders attend his funeral.

From FrontpageMag, two judges are arrested for allegedly hiding illegal aliens.  (What is this "no one is above the law" you speak of?)

From Townhall, right-wing commentator Scott Jennings offers a telling reminder of how the media botched the stories on the arrest of a judge in Wisconsin and of a deported "Maryland man".  (As far as I'm concerned, to call an illegal alien a "Maryland man" is a bigoted insult to all men who lawfully reside in Maryland, of which I am just one.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, a communist-Islamist axis takes aim at India and the U.S.

From the Washington Examiner, during his first 100 days back in office, President Trump has shocked the U.S. and the world.

From American Thinker, the Democratic party decides that left-wing judges are above the law.

From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Chris Jansing remembers Pope Francis by gushing over former President Biden.

From TCW Defending Freedom, how democracy is sadistic.

From Snouts in the Trough, is Chinese President "Xi PingPong" losing all his friends?

From The Jerusalem Post, how Qatar disguises Islamic extremism behind sports.

From Gatestone Institute, the West is again falling into an Iranian trap.

From The Stream, 10 biblical reasons why we need resurrection, not just healing.

From The Daily Signal, the hidden taxes imposed by big government.

From The American Conservative, Trump's executive order promoting coal production could be "the start of something big".

From The Western Journal, Border Czar Tom Homan speaks after the aforementioned arrests of two judges.

From BizPac Review, pollster Frank Luntz tries to bait Trump voters over their 410(k) accounts and fails.

From The Daily Wire, President Trump (U.S.) meets with President Zelensky (Ukraine) just before the start of Pope Francis's funeral.

From the Daily Caller, more on Trump attending Pope Francis's funeral.

From Breitbart, according to congresscritter Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis), rogue judges could cause a "constitutional crisis".

From Newsmax, according to the Department of Justice, the Biden administration used "junk science" for transgender surgeries.

And from the New York Post, a food storage method from the 1700s could keep produce fresh for several months.

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, ending lawsuits based on disparate impact would be a victory for equal opportunity.

From FrontpageMag, an op-ed by writer Larry David in The New York Times, compares President Trump to Hitler, but that newspaper fawned over Hitler back in 1933.

From Townhall, a crime against a 13-year-old boy in Punta Gorda, Florida is exactly why that state's law enforcement officials are working with ICE to apprehend illegal aliens.

From The Washington Free Beacon, internal documents show a pattern of racial discrimination at Harvard Law Review.

From the Washington Examiner, a judge in Wisconsin is arrested for allegedly obstructing ICE.

From The Federalist, gun control laws don't prevent shooting outside the U.S., which means they also won't stop it here.

From American Thinker, Trump's decision to unleash American energy won't be good for China, but night just save Europe.

From MRCTV, Democrats weren't so zealous for "due process" when then-President Obama deported illegal aliens, 83 percent of whom never saw a judge during their deportations.

From NewsBusters, the Trump White House tells the truth about the coronavirus, exposing then-President Biden's censorship regime.  (The Biden administration carried out censorship, but Trump is the fascist.  I defy anyone to make it make sense.)

From Canada Free Press, will Canada soon have its last breath of freedom?

From TeleSUR, Cuba recalls the recently departed Pope Francis's opposition to unilateral sanctions.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a no-nonsense way to stop migrants from crossing the English Channel into the U.K.

From EuroNews, a Russian brigadier general is killed in a suspected car bombing in the city of  Balashikha.

From Free West Media, how Norway and Sweden differently regulate gambling.

From ReMix, according to Polish President Andrzej Duda, only U.S. President Trump can bring peace to Ukraine.  (If you read Polish, read the story at wPolityce.)

From Balkan Insight, Montenegrin Parliament Speaker Andrija Mandić is urged to resign after his nephew allegedly shoots two people in the capital city of Podgorica.

From The North Africa Post, French President Emmanuel Macron and international media welcome the launch of a high-speed rail network between the Moroccan cities of Kenitra and Marrakech.  (What about Graham Nash?  I'm pretty sure that he would welcome the Marrakesh Express becoming a reality.)

From The New Arab, a billboard in Damascus saying "Make Syria Great Again" doesn't go over very well.

From The Jerusalem Post, federal and state authorities raid the homes of suspected pro-Palestinians who allegedly vandalized Jewish homes and institutions.

From Arutz Sheva, 79 people have been killed in terror attacks since Israel's last Memorial Day.

From News Meter, a list of 15 Muslims killed in the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India is fake.

From Palestinian Media Watch, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas curses the U.S. twice during a televised speech.

From The College Fix, the group CAIR wants the hiring of two alumni of the Biden administration at Harvard University and the University of New Hampshire to be revoked.

From Gatestone Institute, the Chinese government is helping the Houthis in Yemen to attack U.S. naval vessels.

From Radio Free Asia, according to the rebel group Arakan Army, the Myanmar junta dropped 400 bombs during a "ceasefire".

From The Stream, the "messy" legacy of the aforementioned recently departed pope.

From The Daily Signal, the USDA makes it more difficult for illegal aliens to get food stamps.

From The American Conservative, an interview with Romanian presidential candidate George Simion.

From The Western Journal, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gets fired up after leaning how many reserve troops are fat.

From BizPac Review, more than a dozen Jacksonville Good Samaritans help prevent the kidnapping of a woman and her two children.

From The Daily Wire, former congresscritter George Santos (R-NY) gets over seven years in prison.

From the Daily Caller, a federal judge appointed by Mr. Bill agrees with plaintiffs that Trump's order requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote would hurt Democrats.

From the New York Post, where U.S. President Trump, Ukrainian President Zelensky, and other dignitaries will sit at the funeral of the twice-aforementioned departed pope.

From Breitbart, congresscritter Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) brags that his fellow Democrats have stopped efforts to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote in U.S. elections.

From Newsmax, the alleged murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson pleads not guilty.

And from SFGate, a short street in San Francisco will be renamed after the late Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Jerry Garcia, who once lived there.

Monticello - Part 2

After walking around the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's estate Monticello, I went over to its main house.  Like the White House in Washington, D.C. with its East and West Wings, Monticello has North and South Wings.  This is the south side of the South Wing, which includes exhibits in some of its rooms.  Several visitors were hanging around.

Monticello - Part 1

Today I visited the residence of President Thomas Jefferson, known as Monticello.  It's just south of Charlottesville, Virginia off state route 53.  After I arrived at the visitor center and bought my ticket, I walked from there up to the estate itself.  The first place I saw on the way was the Jefferson family cemetery.  The obelisk-shaped stone stands above Jefferson's grave.

Back To Shenandoah National Park - Part 2

Here are some more pictures from my return to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.  Today's exploration was in an area north of where I visited two years ago.  After leaving the view point for Old Rag Mountain, I continued southward to the Franklin Cliffs overlook.  This first shot looks generally northwestward, showing some parallel ridges within the Appalachian Mountains.

Back To Shenandoah National Park - Part 1

Today I resumed my exploration of Virginia by returning to Shenandoah National Park, a section of which I had visited in June 2023.  I wanted to enter the park and its main road, Skyline Drive, from U.S. Route 33 east of Elkton, Virginia, but Route 33 was blocked off due to an emergency situation.  I decided to drive northward on U.S. 340 to the town of Luray (famous for the Luray Caverns) and then proceed eastward on U.S. Route 211, which also intersected with Skyline Drive.  Fortunately, there were no problems on these highways and I was able to enter the park.  Not even a mile from this entrance is Mary's Rock Tunnel, the south side of which is seen here.

A Sasquatch's Tuesday Dozen

Now that I'm back from running around, here are 12 things going on:

From APBLive, terrorists allegedly kill 26 tourists in Baisaran, Jammu and Kashmir, India after asking them what their religion was.

From Arutz Sheva, Islamism, secularism and the criminalization of sounding the alarm.

From FrontpageMag, how Hamas terrorists worship Allah.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.S. must not lose to China in the race to produce nuclear fusion energy.

From The Stream, the recently departed Pope Francis made a left turn toward heresy.

From The Daily Signal, the left has their own Mount Rushmore.

From TCW Defending Freedom, carbon cancelers and sky engineers fight on the climate battlefield.

From National Review, does anyone know how the campaign against the Houthis in Yemen is going?

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, President Trump will not be tricked into sacrificing Secretary of State Pete Hegseth to the Democrats.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the State Department formally closes the office created under then-President Biden and used by then-Climate Czar and former Senator (D-MA) John Kerry.

From The American Conservative, the U.S. is not Israel's bodyguard.

And from SFGate, California Highway Patrol officers find homemade explosives and hidden guns while making a routine traffic stop in Mendocino County.

A Few Links For Monday

Now that I've finished today's round of running around, on a warm and partly sunny Monday, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, now that Pope Francis has passed away, the world has "lost its most powerful voice for the unborn".

From FrontpageMag, former Mr. Bill henchman James Carville wants his fellow Democrats to go all out on returning a deported Salvadorian gang member to the U.S.

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, New York Attorney General Letitia James is getting a "whomp, whomp" from the sad trombone.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Raphael Warnock is given an ethics complaint for living rent-free in a home worth $1 million.

From the Washington Examiner, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the White House is not looking to replace Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

From The Federalist, Pope Francis leaves behind an unpleasant legacy for the Catholic Church.

From American Thinker, a judge in New Mexico resigns after he allegedly kept a member of Tren de Aragua in his home.

From MRCTV, the original National Anthem kneeler is still hoping to get back into the NFL.

From NewsBusters, CNN and MSNBC use the "Maryland man" lie about the aforementioned Salvadorian gang member 506 times.

From Canada Free Press, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise to support the development of hydrocarbon fuels is not credible.

From TeleSUR, world leaders issue statements after the dead of Pope Francis.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the ruling classes don't know about love.

From Snouts in the Trough, reparations for slavery should be paid, but not to whom you might think.

From The Fire Next Time, the Iranian government uses mobile surveillance to wage war on women's bodies.

From Gatestone Institute, the plan by Iran and Hamas to unleash more terror on Israel.

From Radio Free Asia, Asia mourns for Pope Francis.

From The Stream, was Pope Francis a messianic reformer or a Machiavellian revisionist?

From The Daily Signal, President Trump scores an important win against the immigration industrial complex.

From The American Conservative, Trump gets some qualified wins on immigration.

From The Western Journal, Trump offers an Easter greeting that liberals, atheists and Satan just plain hate.

From BizPac Review, Trump advisor Stephen Miller calls for Americans to be paid reparations for the illegal migrant invasion under then-President Biden.  (I want to fly like an eagle, to the sea.....oh, wait, not that Stephen Miller.  Never mind.)

From The Daily Wire, who could become the next pope?

From the Daily Caller, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) is still trying to defend Biden's mental fitness.

From the New York Post, mourners in New York City share memories of Pope Francis's visit in 2015.

From Breitbart, four Democratic congresscritters go to El Salvador in a bid to support the twice-aforementioned deported illegal alien.

From Newsmax, despite orders from doctors, Pope Francis spent his last full day working.

And from The Babylon Bee, at the pearly gates, St. Peter asks the newly arrived Pope Francis to give back his pope hat.

Pope Francis 1936-2025

Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, from the southern hemisphere, and from the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) died earlier today at his residence in Vatican City's Casa Santa Marta.  He reportedly suffered a stroke and cardiac arrest.  He was 88.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first of five children.  His parents were Mario José Bergoglio, an immigrant from Italy, and Regina María Sívori, also born in Buenos Aires to a family who had come from northern Italy.  Bergoglio became a Jesuit novice in 1958 and officially joined the order in 1960.  He was named Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992 and eventually rose to the rank of archbishop.  In 2001, Pope John Paul II made Archbishop Bergoglio a Cardinal, a rank he held until he was elected pope by his fellow cardinals in 2013, after his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI resigned.  He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.

Read more at Vatican News, Catholic News Agency, Reuters, AP News and ABC News.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all who read this blog.  While I have nothing against bunnies and eggs, I thought that an picture of an empty tomb, this one as seen from the inside, would be more fitting.

He was in a place such as this, but He's there no more.

Some Late Stuff For Saturday

I've been running around during much of today, so here are a few things going on:

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Mauritanian Islamist worked as a consultant for the French Ministry of Justice.  (If you read French, read the story at Le Point and FDeSouche.)

From Struggle for Hindu Existence, a crowd of fanatic Muslims allegedly beats a Hindu community leader to death in Dinajpur, Bangladesh.

From The Jerusalem Post, an Italian court upholds the life sentences given to a Pakistani couple who killed their teenage daughter for refusing an arranged marriage.

From Gatestone Institute, Iran's negotiation strategy is endless rounds of delay, deceive and cheat.

From The Stream, eight ways by which the Gospel of John connects Jesus to the Passover and the Exodus.

From The Daily Signal, diplomats should be hired on merit, not on demographic quotas.

From The American Conservative, President Javier Milei lifts Argentina's currency controls.

From The Western Journal, the wife of a recently deported illegal alien has nothing to say when asked about a protection order she once filed against him.

From Snouts in the Trough, U.K. taxpayers foot the bill for an attempt to remove carbon dioxide from seawater.  (A simple way to do that, which the article apparently doesn't mention, is to heat the seawater.  This is because liquids do a better job of dissolving gasses when the liquids are cold.  Heat them up, and the gas wants to escape instead of dissolve.  Have you ever noticed that fizzy drinks, mainly seltzer, soda and beer, are cold?  That fizz is carbon dioxide, which is released when the pressure of on the drink is lowered, mainly by opening its container.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s King Charles has become the "diluter of the faith".

From American Thinker, in Europe, the proverbial barbarians are already inside the gate.

From the Washington Examiner, congresscritter Jim Clyburn (D-SC) blames the media for the unpopularity of the Democratic Party.

From The Washington Free Beacon, President Trump's "art of the diplomatic deal".

From Townhall, the Trump administration starts pulling U.S. military forces out of Syria.

From FrontpageMag, if the army can't be used to secure the border, then it has no function.

And from National Review, Russian President Putin proposes an Easter truce for its invasion of Ukraine, but Ukrainian President Zelensky is skeptical of it.

Stories For Good Friday

On a warm and sunny Friday, on the day when western Christianity recalls the death of Jesus, here are some things going on:

From National Review, defunding the networks PBS and NPR is long overdue.

From FrontpageMag, no matter what the left says, men and women are different.

From Townhall, how a left-wing Trump supporter stunned CNN regarding the case of a deported illegal alien.  (A "left-wing Trump supporter"?  To steal a line from a certain former House Speaker, "are you serious?")

From The Washington Free Beacon, BNA superstar LeBron James endorsed then-Vice President Harris's presidential campaign, after which she paid his company $50,000.

From the Washington Examiner, an American man hijacks a small plane in Belize and stabs the pilot and two passengers, but it turns out to be his last mistake.

From The Federalist, one lesson of Good Friday is that death isn't normal.

From American Thinker, a left-wing supporter of a deported illegal alien moves the goalposts.

From MRCTV, a teenage girl breaks down in tears telling a California school board about being forced to change clothes in a locker room in front of males.

From NewsBusters, TV host Joe Scarborough's defense of the aforementioned illegal alien is undermined by the BBC.

From Canada Free Press, Christians are still being persecuted.

From TeleSUR, according to a poll by an Argentine consulting firm, candidate Luisa Gonzales won Ecuador's presidential runoff election.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Christian preachers no longer have free speech.

From EuroNews, Christians around the world participate in Good Friday processions to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus.

From Balkan Insight, Albanians remember a Catholic nun who was persecuted for her faith by the country's former communist government.

From The North Africa Post, the U.S. group Foundation for the Defense of Democracies calls for the armed group Polisario to be designated a terrorist organization.

From The New Arab, over 21,000 Syrians from Alawite-majority coastal regions flee into Lebanon.

From Organiser, a waqf affidavit from the Indian Union Muslim League in the state of Kerala causes anger.

From The Times Of Israel, Pakistani authorities over 170 people for allegedly attacking KFC stores.

From the Daily Beast, a foundation run by Prince Harry of the U.K. and Meghan Markel cuts a grant to a Muslim women's group.

From the Daily Mail, a Pakistani jihadist who plotted a 7/7-style attack in Birmingham, England wants to be deported, but the U.K.'s home office refuses, citing "human rights concerns".

From Shia Waves, Muslim politicians in the U.K. urge greater representation to deal with Islamophobia.

From Gatestone Institute, President Trump's anti-Israel officials are sabotaging his efforts to disarm Iran.

From The Stream, shouting "Crucify Him!" or perhaps preferring Barabbas.

From The Daily Signal, the real evidence for Easter.

From The American Conservative, Trump should set a date for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

From The Western Journal, did former Mr. Bill henchman James Carville just kill the Democratic Party?

From BizPac Review, a photo of a "shrine" in Chicago to former President Obama gets "brutal" reviews.

From The Daily Wire, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard takes a TDW reporter inside the RFK assassination files drop.

From the Daily Caller, a document declassified by Gabbard reveals then-President Biden's plan to spy on Americans.

From Breitbart, photos of Christians observing Good Friday.

From Newsmax, according to Trump, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) "looked like a fool" going to El Salvador and meeting with the aforementioned deported illegal alien.

And from the New York Post, when boarding a plane, please refrain from biting any of the flight attendants.

Thursday Things

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

From National Review, President Trump can't wait for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to leave his job.

From FrontpageMag, the New York state DEI-infected Department of Education categorizes people as "free whites" or "slaves".

From Townhall, Trump's team obliterates the media narrative about a deported illegal alien who lived in Maryland.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Socialism (I-VT) goes around "fighting oligarchy" by riding on private jets.

From the Washington Examiner, due process should not be a one-way open borders racket.

From The Federalist, Attorney General Pam Bondi releases the police records of the aforementioned illegal alien who lived in Maryland.

From American Thinker, the media accuse Trump of coming for your coffee.

From MRCTV, according to a poll that shocked CNN, 56 percent of Americans want all illegal aliens to be deported.

From NewsBusters, CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins thanks Patty Morin, whose daughter Rachel was killed by an illegal alien, for being at a White House press briefing, but ignores her afterwards.

From Canada Free Press, watching Canada's election debate last night was "like watching paint dry".

From TeleSUR, Colombia decides against extending its ceasefire with FARC.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the Easter classic Miserere mei, Deus.

From EuroNews, the Russian Supreme Court decides to stop labeling the Taliban as terrorists.

From Free West Media, the incoming German government promises to artificially increase energy prices.

From ReMix, the outgoing German government continues to fly migrants into Germany.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From Balkan Insight, three Serbs going on trial for allegedly carrying out an attack in Banjska, Kosovo, in which a police officer was killed.

From The North Africa Post, the Libyan government announces a project to establish cross-border transport.

From The New Arab, Time Magazine names Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa one of its 100 most influential people for 2025.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Hezbollah order about 400 of its field commanders to leave Lebanon and go to several South American countries.

From the Daily Mail, video footage shows the mummified remains of abused animals used to entertain tourists.

From Palestinian Media Watch, Palestinian Authority TV keeps The Protocols of the Elders of Zion alive.

From RAIR Foundation USA, Islamic leaders in Texas calls schoolyard fight a "hate crime".

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. negotiator Steve Witkoff in his own words.

From Radio Free Asia, Myanmar releases almost 5,000 prisoners, including 13 foreigners, in a Buddhist New Year amnesty.

From The Stream, the U.K. Supreme Court shutting down transgender madness is a welcome respite.

From The Daily Signal, Senator Dick Durbin's (D-IL) possible retirement shakes up his fellow Illinois Democrats.

From The American Conservative, the congresscritter who has been targeted by congresscritter AOC (D-NY).

From The Western Journal, actress Rosie O'Donnell's application for Irish citizenship has not yet been approved.

From BizPac Review, a "Georgia man" who allegedly threatened to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard gets his comeuppance.

From The Daily Wire, a Department of Homeland Security official who openly supported Hamas is fired after taking 16 months of paid leave.

From the Daily Caller, according to six Senate aides, Senator Chris van Hollen's (D-MD) trip to El Salvador was payed for with taxpayer money.  (I can see that since he's one of my Senators, I might share in the responsibility to pay for his trip.  However, all of you who don't live in Maryland should still have no such obligation.)

From the New York Post, Tesla offers $10,000 discounts on its Cybertrucks as sales decline.

From Breitbart, is the aforementioned AOC the most likely Democratic presidential nominee for 2028?

From Newsmax, the FBI has arrested hundreds of gang members since Trump (re)took office.

And from the Genesius Times, the twice-aforementioned AOC promises to set her Tesla on fire as soon as she figures out how her magic firesticks work.

Wednesday Wanderings

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

From National Review, an IRS whistleblower who made allegations against his colleagues in the tax  case of former First Son Hunter Biden and faced retaliation is named Acting Commissioner of the IRS.

From FrontpageMag, the Supreme Court rules twice in favor of President Trump.

From Townhall, Trump skewers former President Biden for allowing illegal alien criminals into the U.S.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Trump critic Will Ruger is tapped for a post in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

From the Washington Examiner, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blocks Trump's nominations for U.S. attorney for two districts within New York state.

From The Federalist, New York state Attorney General Letitia James (D) is accused of doing exactly what she prosecuted Trump for doing.

From American Thinker, Vice President Vance says what needed to be said about illegal aliens and due process.

From MRCTV, one of my Senators (D-MD) flies to El Salvador in an effort to bring a deported illegal alien back to the U.S.

From NewsBusters, the Trump administration ends $5 million in grants to a group funded by left-wing billionaire George Soros's Open Society Foundations.

From Canada Free Press, California wants to let college students sleep in their cars, so what could go wrong?

From TeleSUR, Brazil grants political asylum to former Peruvian First Lady Nadine Heredia.

From TCW Defending Freedom, why millions of people can't see through the global warming hype.

From Snouts in the Trough, inflation is down in the U.K., but somehow the cost of living isn't.

From EuroNews, two bodies, believed to be of migrants, are recovered from the Bug River on the Polish-Belarusian border.

From Free West Media, French historian Emmanuel Todd and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán meet to discuss the decline of the West.

From ReMix, the Syrian migrant who allegedly stabbed a man to death on the Berlin subway had six previous convictions, including a stabbing attack on his own sister, but was never imprisoned.  (If you read German, read the story at BZ.)

From Balkan Insight, after riding their bicycles for 13 days, about 80 Serbian students bring their protest cause to the European Parliament and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.  (In 2008, yours truly rode a bike in France, for just six days.)

From The North Africa Post, Morocco agrees to purchase 600 Stinger missiles from the U.S.

From The New Arab, according to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, a government monopoly on weapons can only be secured through dialogue with Hezbollah.

From The Jewish Chronicle, a dog kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th, 2023 is rescued by the IDF in Gaza and reunited with her human Israeli family after a year and a half.  (Yes, the Hamas [bleepity-bleep]s kidnapped a dog.)

From Oneindia, two men from the Indian state of Telangana are killed and one other injured in an attack by a Pakistani national at a bakery in Dubai, UAE.

From Gatestone Institute, Texas recognizes "Pakistan Day", while Pakistan doesn't recognize human rights for non-Muslims.  (I will not hold my breath waiting for any state to recognize "Poland Day" or "Slovakia Day".)

From Radio Free Asia, the story of Sum Sok Ry, who survived Cambodia's killing fields, lived in a refugee camp, emigrated to the U.S., worked as a medic, and is now an editor with RFA.

From The Stream, China's addiction to exporting its goods is even worse than America's addition to imports.

From The Daily Signal, gun control activist David Hogg targets some Democratic incumbents for primary challenges.

From The American Conservative, the whole point of deporting illegal aliens.

From The Western Journal, was co-host Whoopi Goldberg of The View suddenly ripped off the air after agreeing with Trump?

From BizPac Review, three states step up to ban soda and/or candy from SNAP benefits.

From The Daily Wire, a right-wing media watchdog sends letters to Trump and Congress urging them to defund NPR and PBS.

From the Daily Caller, the game show Jeopardy has First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln portrayed by a drag queen.

From the New York Post, Trump slams Harvard University's hiring of former mayors Bill de Blasio (D-NYC) and Lori Lightfoot (D-Chicago) as lecturers.

From Breitbart, a review of the Netflix documentary Oklahoma City Bombing.

From Newsmax, U.S. retail sales increase by 1.4 percent in March.

And from Fox Weather, good dog! (via the New York Post)