Saturday Links For Halloween

On a cool and partly sunny Saturday falling on the last day of October, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, fake Somali autism centers in Minnesota compete for fake Somali children.

From Townhall, ICE arrests an illegal alien who allegedly assaulted a New York City policeman.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) disinvites his primary opponent, congresscritter Haley Stevens (D-Mich), from his "unity" event.

From the Washington Examiner, D.C. and Virginia sue to block President Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch.

From American Thinker, Pope Leo XIV votes in the current U.S. election.

From NewsBusters, soccer player Megan Rapinoe "can't wait to see an elite trans person play sports".

From The Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera airs rare archival footage of Hamas commander Muhammad Deif holding discussions before the attack on October 7th, 2023.

From Gatestone Institute, Islamists have ruined empires and would do the same to the U.S. if given the opportunity.

From The American Conservative, what the writers of horror can teach us about AI.

From BizPac Review, Virginia reportedly restores voting rights to a dog who went to the Rainbow Bridge five years ago.

From the Daily Wire, according to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the case against congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min) is "large" and involved multiple people.

From the New York Post, evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky, Ukraine are reunited with family members at the Ukraine-Belarus border.

From Breitbart, the U.S. embassy in Moscow warns of a potential terror attack.

From Newsmax, ICE arrests over 180 illegal aliens in northwestern Alabama.

And from Future of Jewish, the strange history and contradictions of hatred against Jews.

Thursday Things

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

From National Review, why is Belgium taking its time repairing Ukrainian fighter jets?

From FrontpageMag, if no one is above the law, that includes congresscritter Ilhan Omar.

From Townhall, the terror ties of senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed's family (D-Mich) keep getting exposed.

From The Washington Free Beacon, at least six men who joined the aforementioned Abdul El-Sayed in calling for a "purge" of the media and police have contributed to his campaign.

From The Federalist, yes, the riots in France are a result of mass migration.

From American Thinker, a "Virginia man" who might be an illegal alien allegedly damages an Iwo Jima memorial at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia.

From NewsBusters, the secret to being a conservative on The View is to abandon one's beliefs.

From TeleSUR, Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele issues a stern warning to criminal gangs in Haiti.

From Snouts in the Trough, how do leftists differ from normal people?

From EuroNews, police find 74 migrants crammed into a house in Ceuta, Spain.

From ReMix, more Germans are emigrating to Poland.

From Balkan Insight, Greek police arrest six people for allegedly fixing basketball games.

From The North Africa Post, Eastern Libya's House of Representatives approves a maritime treaty with Turkey.

From Philenews, Cypriot firefighters rescue dogs from a gorge in the district of Paphos and a pit on the district of Larnaca.  (This site used to be called In-Cyprus.)

From The Syrian Observer, the Syrian People's Assembly passes reforms in employment, penal, property and national security matters.

From North Press Agency, Syrian security forces raid an ISIS cell in the town of Rankos.

From Arutz Sheva, the IDF and Shin Bet send the head of the Popular Resistance Committees terrorist organization to his virgins.

From The Times Of Israel, the moves that Israeli parties are planning for after the upcoming election.

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara urges Israel's High Court of Justice to cut benefits for 110,000 draft evaders.

From YNetNews, can Prime Minister Netanyahu launch a war against Iran before Israeli's aforementioned upcoming elections?

From The New Arab, two people are reported killed in an apparent Houthi attack on the Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt reveals what happened during secret dam negotiations.

From Egypt Today, Egypt and Greece reject the aforementioned Libyan approval of a maritime treaty with Turkey.

From Gatestone Institute, will the NGO Human Rights Watch regain the respect that it has lost?

From The Daily Signal, President Trump and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) take opposite views of a campaign ad by gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R-OH).

From Radio Free Asia, allowing former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to have a phone call with her son is a "political calculation" by Myanmar's military government.

From The American Conservative, a better way than trying to boss Europe around.

From The Western Journal, a judge slaps down a request from accused murderer Lindsay Clancy's lawyer to have the holdout juror investigated.

From BizPac Review, the café in Minneapolis that nixed prices to become an anti-ICE hub will soon close up shop.

From the Daily Wire, a court filing by the Department of Justice identifies the aforementioned Ilhan Omar by another name.

From the Daily Caller, the $25 billion fine imposed by a New Mexican judge could lead to a "major threat" to free speech.

From the New York Post, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) calls herself a "girl's girl" while faulting her fellow Democrats for allegedly caving in on transgender rights.

From Breitbart, more on the aforementioned Nayib Bukele taking action against Haitian gangs who are holding four Salvadorians hostage.

From Newsmax, according to Vice President Vance, Russia and Ukraine are still far apart on any peace deal.

And from SFGate, noted whistleblower Elizabeth Holmes reacts to the movie about her whistleblowing.

A Bit Of Wednesday Whatnot

Now that I'm back from wandering around on a sunny and unseasonably warm Wednesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, may everyone have a happy election month.

From FrontpageMag, Jews in the New York City borough of Manhattan who want to appease terrorists get a taste of Hamas.

From Townhall, senatorial candidate Roy Cooper (D-NC) threatens to sue a media outlet for asking about his age.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From The Washington Free Beacon, President Trump announces that Taiwan has agreed to purchase 30 percent of natural gas shipped through a new pipeline in Alaska and to invest in the project.

From the Washington Examiner, the Chief Twit claims that Trump and the U.S. military place speed restrictions on Starshield communication systems.

From The Federalist, an op-ed in The New York Times shows why voters concerned about affordability should be wary about Democrats if they regain power.

From American Thinker, why should Virginia enshrine abortion in its constitution?

From NewsBusters, the tale of two inflation rates just got worse for the left-wing media.

From Snouts in the Trough, the U.K.'s "Miliband magic strikes again".

From Deutsche Welle, a Ukrainian citizen goes on trial in Germany for alleged involvement in the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

From Polskie Radio, the wreckage of a Polish military drone is found on a beach in the village of Karwia on the Baltic Sea coast.

From Radio Prague, according to the NGO Transparency International, the European Commission has confirmed that Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has a conflict of interest.

From The Slovak Spectator, police officers are under investigation for allegedly speeding through Bratislava, Slovakia with their sirens on.

From Daily News Hungary, a Soviet bomb from World War II is found at a construction site in Budapest, Hungary.

From Hungary Today, the Hungarian parliament passes a "gender law" in line with demands from the E.U.

From Organiser, Azerbaijan tells Turkey to refrain from interfering with its internal affairs in response to criticism of its ban on hijabs in schools.

From IranWire, the Iranian musical group Pallett cancels its nationwide tour because of restrictions imposed on their female musician.

From The Guardian, an Iranian woman is sentenced to death for "blasphemy" over a social media post.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From Gatestone Institute, Russian President Putin's "ceasefire" trap.

From The American Conservative, against livestreaming an execution.

From BizPac Review, girls in Washington state walk out of a cross-country race to avoid competing against a fake girl, and their parents explain why.

From the Daily Wire, an illegal alien whose sob story of being arrested while shopping "captured the nation" turns out to be a wife-beater.

From the Daily Caller, the Department of Justice issues almost a dozen subpoenas in their investigation of congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min), including some to members of her family.

From the New York Post, former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is now an influencer and shares her opinion of her former boss.

From Breitbart, congressional candidate Melat Kiros claims to come from a longer generation of "proud black socialists".

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Montana is not communist.

And from SFGate, a Jack Russell terrier from California who was lost in Yellowstone National Park for over a month has been found.

Sunday Stories

On a cool, cloudy and misty Sunday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, stupid anti-innovation job saving laws arise in blue cities and states.

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, the Democrats are coming after you.  (You're not paranoid if someone really is out to get you.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito's book about originalism.

From the Washington Examiner, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) teases at running for President in 2028 if a "bunch of goobers" do the same.  (Imagine some future history lesson pointing out that the two presidents named John Kennedy were not related to each other.)

From American Thinker, the blatant double standards in the case of alleged "rape" at Cornell University.

From NewsBusters, Politico publishes a Trump-obsessed analysis of the upcoming election - in Brazil.

From Snouts in the Trough, is SouthWestern Railways another sign that the U.K. is useless, incompetent and broken?

From Organiser, how Islamists have vandalizes pandals from 2017 to 2026.

From The Times Of India, a magazine linked to al-Qaeda calls for more attacks like the attempted FlyDubai hijacking.

From Gatestone Institute, our strategy against the terrorist threat must change with it.

From The American Conservative, lessons from the botch execution in Tennessee of convicted murderer Christa Pike.

And from the New York Post, dogs and even a few cats are blessed at the Malate Church in Manila on the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Saturday Stories

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

From FrontpageMag, America does not need the Kennedy Center.

From Townhall, liberal media outlets lash out at President Trump's press crackdown.

From The Washington Free Beacon, "that's no moon".

From the Washington Examiner, according to CENTCOM, oil and gas shipments through the strait of Hormuz have hit a six-month high.

From American Thinker, Trump's new agreement with Denmark and Greenland checks all the right boxes.

From NewsBusters, PBS criticizes Trump's changes to the naturalization process, but omits how war criminals were previously allowed through.

From Snouts in the Trough, is Pakistani-educated Dr. Amir Bhatti improving the U.K.'s NHS?

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are trying to stop the takeover of Western civilization.

From The American Conservative, the Trump administration's use of paid influencers is nothing new.

From BizPac Review, why the Chief Twit, a.k.a. the world's richest man, is living in a motor home.

From the Daily Caller, Virginia Democrats want abortion in the state's constitution, but many of the state's Catholics could stand in the way.

From the New York Post, a federal judge temporarily blocks the University of California from enforcing parts of its policy about "misgendering".

From Breitbart, the chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America resigns after being filmed restraining two PETA protesters.

From Newsmax, Denmark and Greenland are "cautiously optimistic" about the aforementioned agreement with Trump.

And from Fox News, a Virginia beauty queen becomes the first married woman and the first mother to win the Miss USA pageant.  (via Page Six)

Wednesday Whatnot

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

From National Review, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) can't even pretend to moderate his stances toward the center.

From FrontpageMag, we need "social merit, not social justice".

From Townhall, is Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) really targeting businesses and property owners that have helped ICE?

From The Washington Free Beacon, left-wing commentator Hasan Piker's brother is practically a rocket scientist.

From the Washington Examiner, NASA calls off its mission to rescue the Swift space telescope.

From The Federalist, the "NeverTrumpers", who attacked then-candidate Trump in 2016 are now targeting Vice President Vance.

From American Thinker, senatorial candidate Alexander Vindman (D-FL) learns that carpetbagging doesn't work.  (In my opinion, he should have realized that only former Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has been allowed to do that sort of thing.)

From NewsBusters, a former aid to Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads guilty to coronavirus coverup charges.

From the Daily Mail, Portugal bans full-face coverings.

From The Jerusalem Post, a suspect indicted over an alleged plot to carry out an act of terrorism near a night club in Beersheba, Israel admits "wanting to blow up" dancers.

From Gatestone Institute, why fusion is the answer to America's challenge over AI.

From The American Conservative, here comes the permanent Democratic majority.

From BizPac Review, a caller on C-SPAN rants about former President Biden.

From the Daily Caller, sitting congresscritters are losing their primaries not seen in over 50 years.

From the New York Post, a burglar spends the night in a Macy's store in Chicago.

From Breitbart, a German security export warns of a "civil war" from illegal migrants and left-wingers who resist their deportation.

From Newsmax, a corruption investigation reaches Ukrainian President Zelensky's inner circle.

And from SFGate, a bystander rescues a man who fell 120 feet from an overlook in Glacier National Park.

Friday Phenomena

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

From National Review, anyone running for office can't be both a slimeball and lazy.  (Italicized emphasis in the article's title.)

From FrontpageMag, some questions for Muslims running for office.

From Townhall, Senator Socialism (I-VT) gives a weak clapback after being roasted by fellow Senator John Fetterman (D-PA).

From The Washington Free Beacon, Congress takes up legislation that would prohibit foreign adversaries from accessing U.S. national labs run by the Department of Energy.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump secures the release of an American missionary captured by a terrorist group in Niger.

From The Federalist, Trump signs an order intended to help expand American shipbuilding capacity.

From American Thinker, the witches of Salem, Massachusetts have returned, with pro-abortion legislation.

From NewsBusters, CBS covers a victory for the 2nd Amendment only in its streaming service.

From Canada Free Press, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney becomes a "snow flake melting in Hades".

From TeleSUR, protests in Peru force President Keiko Fujimori to subsidize fuel for certain transport workers.

From Snouts in the Trough, the U.K.'s National Health Service is looking for yet another "manager of total bollox".  (My spellchecker has no problem with "bollox", or even with the alternative spelling "bollocks".  Due to one of the pictures, reader discretion is advised.)

From EuroNew, Russia admits having a shortage of gasoline amid its long-range strikes on Ukraine.

From ReMix, Berlin backs off from racially segregating a public pool for six hours.

From Balkan Insight, a wildfire forces about 2,000 people to evacuate Omiš, Croatia.

From The North Africa Post, according to the International Organization for Migration, Algeria has become the leading country of origin for illegal irregular migration into Spain.

From The New Arab, Palestinians are divided over Hamas involvement in upcoming elections.

From Arutz Sheva, a note on the mini-October 7th suffered by a Catholic parish in Rouen, France.

From Gatestone Institute, the world's energy superpower is not China but the U.S.

From The Daily Signal, a look at senatorial candidate James Talarico's (D-TX) record in the Texas state legislature.

From The American Conservative, according to a panel of foreign policy experts, Trump's policies on Latin America won't stop drug trafficking.

From The Western Journal, the man on trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson pleads guilty.

From BizPac Review, Lieutenant Governor and senatorial candidate Peggy Flanagan (D-Min) claims that there are "no native voices" in the Senate, thus dissing Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA).

From the Daily Caller, according to an opinion column, Kansas is now doing something that the whole country should do.

From the New York Post, a man is reunited with a muscle car that was stolen from him in 1993.

From Breitbart, according to a poll, the British have a more negative view of immigration than they did during the Brexit referendum.

From Newsmax, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announces felony charges for the woman who allegedly vandalized the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.  (An uncle of mine fought in WWII, so I regard the memorial as his.)

And from Fox News, the GSA finds that some technology labeled "Made in USA" really isn't.

Monday Mania

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

From National Review, the migrant invasion into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was a power play by Morocco against Spain.

From FrontpageMag, how Spain invited the migrant invasion of Ceuta.

From Townhall, socialists want to close the prisons, but not for people like you.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Troy Jackson's (D-ME) son made a lot of money lobbying Maine's state legislature.

From the Washington Examiner, what's the process of replacing congresscritter Max Miller (R-OH) if he resigns?

From The Federalist, the open border policy by the Democrats is a type of hybrid warfare against the American people.

From American Thinker, a quick recap of the times when the media and the Democrats spread fake stories and smeared white people for their agenda.

From NewsBusters, according to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), an ID is required to buy groceries, but not to vote.

From Canada Free Press, CFP wants to be adopted by Americans.

From TeleSUR, Bolivia starts observing Pachamama month.

From Snouts in the Trough, "the invasion of Spain is becoming all to plain".

From EuroNews, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calls for stronger border controls and physical barriers after the invasion of Ceuta.

From Free West Media, walking in a forest in the Netherlands is gonna cost ya, pilgrim.

From ReMix, a repeat offender from Algeria is deported from Austria - on the seventh attempt.  (If you read German, read the story at Heute.)

From Balkan Insight, wildfires in Greece continue for the fourth day.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco moves toward cloud computing and AI for its next phase of economic growth.

From The New Arab, families of people killed in the 2020 Beirut port explosion hope that justice is finally within reach.

From the Daily Mail, the boyfriend of a woman murdered by Hamas on October 7th, 2023 commits suicide next to her grave.

From The Sun, an Afghan man allegedly kills a British woman in Greece because she kept talking about her Christian beliefs.

From Gatestone Institute, the sooner that the E.U. is abolished, the better.

From The Daily Signal, the question of whether the U.S. was built on slavery and racism is answered by Confederal Vice President Alexander Stephens's "Cornerstone" speech.

From The American Conservative, the real munitions shortage faced by the U.S. is not about the Middle East or Iran.

From The Western Journal, more conservatives turn on Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin over his soft "immigration reform" rhetoric.

From BizPac Review, President Trump shows that he can still play golf.

From the Daily Caller, Attorney General nominee Todd Blanch reaches a deal with Senate Republican holdouts.

From the New York Post, a teenage prodigy in Florida becomes the world's youngest professor.

From Breitbart, according to the Iranian government, rumors of peace talks with the U.S. have been greatly exaggerated.

From Newsmax, Trump claims that his polling numbers are the best ever.

And from The Babylon Bee, Spain is proud to announce that Ceuta is the world's fastest-growing city.

Saturday Stuff For The Start Of August

On a warm and cloudy Saturday on the first day of August, here are some things going on:

From Townhall, the Democrats keep nominating freaks for political office.

From The Washington Free Beacon, China makes a gambit in the Persian Gulf.

From the Washington Examiner, a battle emerges for the seat of former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal).

From American Thinker, the spiritual connection between the left and Islam.

From NewsBusters, NBC mourns that Spain's border crisis has "been seized on by President Trump".

From Gatestone Institute, the E.U. and the U.N. appease Iran's tyrannical government and betray the Iranian people.

From The American Conservative, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger's "coalition of nothing".

From BizPac Review, former First Son Hunter Biden reveals a new reason why his father, then the president, lost the debate to then-candidate Trump.

From the Daily Caller, gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (R-FL) claims that a whistleblower approached him with evidence that his rival, congresscritter Byron Donalds (R-FL), has committed a "felony crime".

From the New York Post, marine scientists warn that El Niño will push sharks, sea snakes, and other "oddities" into unusual places.

From Breitbart, the Trump administration helps to cancel over 28,000 commercial drivers licenses given to illegal aliens.

From Newsmax, my governor is worried that Trump will interfere with the upcoming midterm elections.

And from People, a woman spends $17,000 to transform her basement into a sanctuary for her nine special-needs rescue cats.

Monday Links

As the warm and cloudy weather continues on a Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, how did the Marquis de Lafayette become America's favorite Frenchman?

From FrontpageMag, former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tells the truth.

From Townhall, President Trump sends a "scathing" message to the leftists who vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Randy Villegas (D-Cal) blames conservatives in his district for creating a "climate of fear" by opposing illegal immigration.

From the Washington Examiner, Larry the cat, the chief mouse-catcher of 10 Downing Street in London, outlasts his sixth prime minister.

From The Federalist, why aren't any World Cup soccer players taking a knee for slain Anglo-Polish student Henry Nowak?

From American Thinker, why does the resignation of U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer mean so much, not just to his country, but also to observers in the U.S.?

From NewsBusters, the Democratic Socialists of American want to socialize the New York Knicks, who just won the NBA championship.

From Canada Free Press, the aforementioned vandalism on the Reflecting Pool reflects left-wing insanity.

From TeleSUR, Mexico warns that fewer people are using the Maya language.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the aforementioned Keir Starmer's resignation speech proves why he had to resign.

From Snouts in the Trough, two stories from last week.

From The Standard, Prime Minister Starmer resigns and parliamentcritter Andy Burnham is poised to succeed him.

From the Express, parliamentcritters Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch warn the aforementioned Andy Burnham about calling for a general election.

From EuroNews, the E.U. prepares to decouple the accession processes for Ukraine and Moldova.

From Remix, even with Starmer no longer in office, the U.K. right may have little to cheer about.

From Balkan Insight, Greek former europarliamentcritter Michelle Asimakopoulou is convicted of violating secrecy laws by leaking email addresses of Greek expatriates.

From The North African Post, Spain is urged to designate the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization.

From The New Arab, trials in Syria for Assad-era figures accused of war crimes will test whether the new regime can deliver justice.

From The Jerusalem Post, Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire grants honorary citizenship to the city to the civilians of Gaza and the West Bank and to Palestinian journalists.

From Arutz Sheva, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is criticized after calling AIPAC and its supporters "monsters".

From Culture Watch, are Europe and the West close to their end?

From Gatestone Institute, why many Arabs opposed the memorandum of understanding between Iran and U.S. President Trump.

From The Daily Signal, President John Quincy Adams on U.S. foreign policy.

From The American Conservative, the lost charms of soccer, a.k.a. football, and of life.

From The Western Journal, Vice President Vance announces a "major" breakthrough in negotiations with Iran.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Ro Khanna (D-Cal) calls for an investigation of the Chief Twit for allegedly killing 4.5 million kids.

From the Daily Caller, Senator Jean Shaheen (D-NH) awkwardly attempts to perform an African dance.

From the New York Post, Norwegian World Cup fans give New York City a big does of the Viking row.

From Breitbart, Army Infantryman Scotty Hastings is shot 10 times in Afghanistan and later becomes and singer-songwriter.

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter James Comer (R-KY), Democrats and the media are "probably rooting for Iran".

And from The Babylon Bee and the "don't give him any ideas" department, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) raises his state's income tax rate to 110 percent.

Thursday Tidings

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

From National Review, the absurd controversy over repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.

From FrontpageMag, voter fraud has never been as blatant as in the recent election in Los Angeles.

From Townhall, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) brutally roasts senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D-ME).

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate James Talarico (D-TX) once worked for a left-wing DEI development firm.

From the Washington Examiner, several floors in the Pentagon are evacuated over an "air quality issue" that necessitated the deployment of a hazmat crew.

From The Federalist, the hype about aliens, UAPs (formerly called UFOs) and "disclosure" appears to have been at least somewhat exaggerated.

From American Thinker, doxxing and swatting are and should be labeled as domestic terrorism.

From Newsmax, a left-wing group funded by billionaire George Soros launches a petition urging charities to support the Southern Poverty Law Center.

From Canada Free Press, should we be concerned about the company Google going into the mosquito business?

From TeleSUR, the hidden barriers facing fans of the 2026 World Cup.

From TCW Defending Freedom, at the World Cup, the soccer matches are just a sideshow.

From Snouts in the Trough, is there more to "Eurabia" than a conspiracy theory?

From EuroNews, three people are killed when a car plows into a school cycling group near Vogelwaarde, Netherlands.

From ReMix, Sweden abolishes permanent resident permits to asylum seekers and other immigrant groups.

From Balkan Insight, Croatian President Zoran Milanović is urged to strip convicted war criminal retired General Branimir Glavaš of his rank and decorations.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco and the Council of Europe strengthen their cooperation with the "New Neighborhood Partnership".

From The New Arab, after 40 years, Iraq again has a World Cup team.

From the Daily Mail, English people get angry at councils for telling them not to fly the English flag during the World Cup.

From The Guardian, a policeman is shot dead during the raid of an apartment near Toronto, Canada linked to an attack on a U.S. consulate.

From Quadrant, "the jihadis next door" in Australia.

From Gatestone Institute, trying to disarm Hamas is a charade.

From The Daily Signal, the Daughters of the American Revolution will vote on the definition of a "woman".  (A DAR member taught me to play the piano when I was a Littlefoot.)

From Radio Free Asia, an Uyghur human rights activist condemns the death sentences given to two Uyghur men for a bomb explosion that killed 20 people and injured hundreds of others in Bangkok, Thailand in 2015.

From The American Conservative, "this week in hate crimes".

From The Western Journal, we know what the knife used to kill high school track athlete Austin Metcalf looked like.

From BizPac Review, the Department of Justice makes the first arrest of someone on its "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list.

From the Daily Caller, a real estate technology company lays off all of its workers in India.

From the New York Post, billionaire Citadel founder Ken Griffin "doubles down" on Miami after his feud with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D).

From Breitbart, First Lady Melania Trump launches first-of-their-kind accounts for children in foster care.

From Newsmax, a Minnesota man pleads guilty to federal charges for killing Minnesota state House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the attempted murder of a state Senator and his wife.

And from the Genesius Times, Belfast, Northern Ireland is ravaged by climate change after an attack by a migrant.

A Bit Of Wednesday Whatnot

On a warm Wednesday that has alternated between sunny and rainy, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, five "extraordinary" developments in the war against Iran.

From FrontpageMag, former President Obama's library represents "the uglification of America.

From Townhall, how much oil went through the Strait of Hormuz resulting from a "secret mission".

From The Washington Free Beacon, Hamas reportedly turns Gazan hospitals and schools into torture chambers.

From the Washington Examiner, one oil tanker wasn't allowed to go through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Federalist, the State Department shuts down multiple birth tourism networks based in Europe and Africa.  (What about the birth tourism linked to China?)

From American Thinker, democracy did not quite die in California.

From NewsBusters, co-host Sunny Hostin of The View urges Democrats to abandon their morals and vote of senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D-ME).

From TCW Defending Freedom, nine more questions for the Hampshire County, England police.

From the Daily Mail, the Sudanese asylum seeker who allegedly stabbed a man in Belfast, Northern Ireland appears in court.

From Gatestone Institute, don't underestimate the United States of America.

From The American Conservative, the case of Cuban asset Manuel Rocha shows the dangers of conflicted loyalty.

From the Daily Caller, President Trump is considering abolishing the trade deal that he made during his first term.

From the New York Post, basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal reveals why he started taking a weight loss drug for an "overlooked condition".

From Breitbart, an Indian-born H-1B investor tells American college graduates to get jobs in rural Alaska.

From Newsmax, the U.S. military strikes Iran again.

And from BizPac Review, Vice President Vance and his family pick up some chicks.

Friday Phenomena

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

From National Review, what if autonomous combat drones already exist?

From FrontpageMag, actor Bill Bob Thornton triggers The View by refusing to push politics.

From Townhall, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman (D) wants to ban outdoor barbeques on "Red Flag Warning" days.

From the Washington Examiner, the unheeded warnings from then-Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb).

From The Federalist, the Supreme Court allows mail-order abortion to continue for the time being, thus endangering women and babies.

From American Thinker, Jordanian King Abdullah II knows that there's a growing threat inside his country.

From NewsBusters, the ABC show Good Morning America spends 14 minutes on Disney Upfront, but say nothing about Disney Cruise workers being arrest for alleged child [bleep].

From Canada Free Press, the climate change scare scenario faces setbacks.

From TeleSUR, Honduran President Nasry Asfura designates Hamas and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organizations.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the enormous cost of "cheap" intermittent renewable energy.

From Snouts in the Trough, the U.K.'s Labour Party puts on a Muppet Show.

From EuroNews, a physician in the Italian archaeological site of Pompeii is identified thanks to his instruments.

From ReMix, according to a Ukrainian sniper, drones are replacing snipers because they are "more efficient and cheaper".  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Mandiner.)

From Balkan Insight, experts record the use of "punitive" force by police in Serbia against anti-government protesters.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco opens more budget credits in order to shield its gas and electricity prices from shocks in the Middle East.

From The New Arab, two teenage sisters in Gaza win an environmental prize for developing a method of making bricks from rubble.

From the Daily Mail, the Taliban formally recognizes child marriage and specific guidelines for "virgin girls".

From Gatestone Institute, "the quiet suicide of socialized corporations" in Germany and Japan.

From The Daily Signal, what Chinese President Xi said to U.S. President Trump about Christians imprisoned in China.

From The American Conservative, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) is basically unserious about war and peace.

From The Western Journal, a Marine veteran with a concealed carry permit stops a gunman's shooting spree.

From the Daily Caller, driverless cars can't deal with cul-de-sacs in Atlanta.

From the New York Post, the chain store Target's "upgraded" shopping carts have become pains in the you-know-where for both shoppers and workers.

From Breitbart, congresscritters Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) and Frederica Wilson (D-FL) have not voted in more than a month.

From Newsmax, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reportedly reviewing the decisions and spending made under his predecessor Kristi Noem.

And from BizPac Review, a policeman in Chattanooga, Tennessee is caught on video rescuing a woman and her two children from a burning apartment.

Saturday Links

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

From FrontpageMag, the U.K.'s Labour Party, used as an inspiration by the U.S. Democrats, gets wiped out in local elections.

From Townhall, a trespasser runs onto a runway at Denver International Airport, thus making his last mistake.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the U.S. and Russia are both fighting wars, but only one is a quagmire.

From the Washington Examiner, a crowdfunding effort to buy Spirit Airlines has raised over $337 million in pledged funds.

From The Federalist, Virginia Democrats argued that an election is a single day after forcing a gerrymander vote that lasted 45 days.

From American Thinker, former President Obama needs to move on.

From NewsBusters, NPR interviews a congresscritter who represents a black-majority district - who himself is white.

From TCW Defending Freedom, AI is a bigger threat to the human race than nuclear weapons.  (The author is definitely not ready to welcome our eventual robot overlords or the next cycle of Cylons.)

From Gatestone Institute, never trust the Iranian government, and do not implement any "moratorium".

From The American Conservative, more on the aforementioned local elections in the U.K.

And from SFGate, hundreds of people visit a San Francisco Bay Area farm to eat giant cinnamon rolls.

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, the Virginia Supreme Court rejects the Democrat's redistricting plan.

From FrontpageMag, the new illegal alien mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota promises to fight ICE.

From Townhall, the parents of Sheridan Gorman, who was killed allegedly by an illegal alien, fight back against the Democratic party's immigration policies.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Pulitzer-winning photographer for The New York Times sides with Hamas against Israel.

From the Washington Examiner, the CDC sends a team to Spain's Canary Islands to evacuate Americans from a hantavirus-plagued ship.

From The Federalist, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is wrong to call America a "creedal nation".

From American Thinker, how do violent left-wingers delude themselves into thinking that they're good.

From NewsBusters, PBS correspondent Simona Foltyn accuses the IDF of "massacres" while ignoring Hezbollah's crimes.

From TeleSUR, the Chilean government rules out changing its three-ground abortion law.

From TCW Defending Freedom, for the U.K.'s Labour Party, accusing the Green Party of hating Jews is the pot calling the kettle black.

From Snouts in the Trough, turning pubs into mosques.

From EuroNews, the Bulgarian parliament elects former President Rumen Radev as prime minister.

From Free West Media, it seems that world rulers are all divorced from reality.

From ReMix, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski condemns an Israeli soldier for putting a cigarette into the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary.

From Balkan Insight, investors from the Gulf states buy land in Bosnia and Herzegovina that they can't build on.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco donates $5 million to the Gavi Vaccine Alliance.

From The New Arab, the Libyan government launches a crackdown on criminal groups in the oil port city of Zawiya.

From Gatestone Institute, Europe's "Global Alliance" is not peace but amounts to dispossession.

From The Daily Signal, why the left wants high-rise apartments for you and mansions for themselves.

From Radio Free Asia, satellite images show the Philippines expanding their runways and ports on two of the disputed Spratly Islands.  (RFA appears to have returned from its hiatus.)

From The American Conservative, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum races a domestic backlash after two American CIA agents die in a car crash in northern Mexico.

From The Western Journal, the elite monopoly on knowledge is wrecking the U.S., so here is how to raise kids who think for themselves.

From BizPac Review, Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy isn't saying that it's aliens....

From the Daily Caller, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) tees up for a possible presidential campaign by insulting several southern states.

From Breitbart, actor Mark Hamill is compelled to apologize after posting a picture wishing that President Trump was dead.  (Perhaps he knows something of the dark side.)

From Newsmax, satellite imagery shows an apparent oil spill near Iran's Kharg Island.

And from the New York Post, two moms celebrate an early Mothers Day with their "miracle babies".

A Few Things For Wednesday

On a cool and rainy Wednesday, now that I'm back from running around, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, the Supreme Court rules against Louisiana's redistricting plan.

From FrontpageMag, political violence from the left is an existential threat to the republic.

From Townhall, Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis) releases a report showing that Biden-era health officials ignored risks from coronavirus vaccines.

From The Washington Free Beacon, in some American cities, services for the homeless are meted out according to race and sexual identity.

From the Washington Examiner, Vice President Vance blames the left for political violence after the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting.

From The Federalist, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) asks the Department of Justice to investigate why the Small Business Administration under then President-Biden used the name "Benghazi" in emails about loans to Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood.

From American Thinker, according to a Harvard CAPS Harris poll, the Democrats should not think that they have the upcoming midterm elections in the bag.

From NewsBusters, ABC, CNN and MS NOW don't like the aforementioned Supreme Court ruling.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s assisted suicide bill deserved to die.

From Snouts in the Trough, is U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer a spineless coward?

From the Daily Mail, two Jewish men are stabbed in London.

From The Times Of Israel, Qatar reportedly offered to "look after" an International Criminal Court prosecutor who issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.

From Gatestone Institute, international law is ineffective against tyrannical governments.

From The American Conservative, does U.S. President Trump get another chance to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un?

From BizPac Review, on his platform Truth Social, Trump goes Rambo in Iran.

From the Daily Caller, how much taxpayer money did Virginia Democrats spend in their attempt to gerrymander their state?

From the New York Post, visiting King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla meet families who lost loved ones on 9/11.

From Breitbart, Robert Cekada is confirmed as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  (Is the name "Cekada" pronounced like that of a certain insect?)

From Newsmax, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) gets support from several Republican congresscritters to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

And from Page Six, the aforementioned Queen Camilla meets with actress Sarah Jessica Parker and former Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, and reunites Winnie the Pooh with a long-lost friend.

Saturday Links

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

From FrontpageMag, Barcelona, Spain bans music in schools during Ramadan.

From Townhall, anti-government protests break out in Havana, Cuba.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Democratic mayoral candidate in an oil-producing area in Colorado was arrested in 2019 for storming the Yale-Harvard football game during halftime in a protest against fossil fuel.

From the Washington Examiner, at the Shield of the Americas summit, President Trump announces the new "Americas Counter Cartel Coalition".

From American Thinker, reviving America's nuclear energy.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW host Lawrence O'Donnell wants First Children Tiffany and Barron Trump to enlist in the military.  (I vaguely remember similar demands being made about then-First Daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush during the invasion of Iraq.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, why isn't Prime Minister Keir Starmer acting on the Iranian sleeper terrorists in the U.K?

From the Daily Mail, Iran apologizes to neighboring countries for targeting them with missiles and drones.

From The Times Of Israel, pro-mullah protesters and counter-protesters face off in New York City.

From Gatestone Institute, the only brave leaders who stand against the Iranian regime's reign of terror.

From The American Conservative, the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei could entrench Iran's system of government rather than allow it to reform.

And from the New York Post, 16 members of the same family will perform a joint piano concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Wednesday Whatnot

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

From National Review, President Trump's State of the Union address has something for everyone.

From FrontpageMag, what does right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson want from the Jews?

From Townhall, Vice President Vance reveals what he saw from Democratic congresscritters during the State of the Union address that most viewers didn't.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to congresscritter Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Trump's request that lawmakers stand if they believe that the government's first duty is to protect American citizens was "racist".

From the Washington Examiner, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigns from his positions at Harvard University over his past connections to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Federalist, seven ways which the Republicans can capitalize on the momentum from the State of the Union address if they want to win the upcoming midterms.

From American Thinker, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) delivers a "wretched" response to Trump's State of the Union speech.

From NewsBusters, Spanberger omits her tax wish list while ranting about "affordability" during her response.

From Canada Free Press, there was no inflation by tariff.

From TeleSUR, Cuban Border Guard personnel repel an armed speedboat registered in Florida from its territorial waters.  (It seems that protecting borders is OK when Cuba does it.)

From TCW Defending Freedom, Tommy Robinson and other people in the U.K. who could seek asylum in the U.S.

From Snouts in the Trough, getting tired of people claiming that the U.K. is becoming an Islamic country.

From EuroNews, the E.U. asks Ukraine to repair the Druzhba pipeline, while the Adria pipeline through Croatia offers an alternative route for oil.

From Free West Media, Saudi Arabia picks Syria as a new transit country for its data corridor.

From ReMix, a German-Turkish man, convicted of killed someone when he was 17, allegedly beats a gay couple in Augsburg, Germany because they are gay.  (If you read German, read the story at Augsburger Allgemeine.)

From Balkan Insight, supporters of Ukraine against Russia gather to show their solidarity in several Balkan cities such as Belgrade, Serbia and Athens, Greece.

From The New Arab, Egypt denies offering Ethiopia any dam sea access.

From Jewish News Syndicate, the group Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirms that a Doctors Without Borders psychotherapist is one of their commanders.

From Arutz Sheva, the three causes of the crisis in the West.

From the Daily Mirror, engineers at the Ceylon Electricity Board plan a "token" six-hour strike in response to the Sri Lankan government's failure to respond to union demands.  ("Ceylon" is a former name of Sri Lanka.)

From Raajje, when in the Maldive Islands, don't transport drugs.

From the Bangkok Post, people in Thailand will be able to see the total lunar eclipse on March 3rd, which coincides with the Buddhist holy day of Makha Bucha Day.

From The Straits Times, an Indonesian man who tried to deposit a fake $10,000 bill into his uncle's bank account gets seven months in jail.

From Gatestone Institute, fusion power should be born in the U.S.

From The Daily Signal, in his State of the Union address, Trump "gives oxygen" to the SAVE America Act.

From The American Conservative, with former President Bashar al-Assad gone, Alawites test the new order in Syria.

From The Western Journal, a camera captures congresscritter Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) appearing to chant "KKK" instead of "USA".

From BizPac Review, former MSNBC host Joy Reid tries and fails to create a sing-along at the Democrat State of the Union watch party.

From the Daily Caller, more on the aforementioned incident between Cuban border guards and a speedboat.

From the New York Post, a look inside the messy love nest where the drug cartel leader known as "El Mencho" spent his last days.

From Breitbart, Trump mentions China in his State of the Union speech only to mock them.

From Newsmax, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) defends Democrats who stayed seated during the State of Union address.

And from SFGate, Olympic skating gold medalist Alysa Liu returns home to Oakland, California.