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Showing posts with label Legislation. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2026

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, the judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial declares a mistrial.

From FrontpageMag, a "practicing Muslim" migrant allegedly kills two people outside a gay bar in Tucson, Arizona.

From Townhall, some "totally insane" reactions to the aforementioned Lindsay Clancy mistrial.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Success Academy charter school network sues New York state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa for allegedly blocking the release of AP test scores.

From The Federalist, why Hollywood has no successors for the recently departed Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen.

From American Thinker, illegal aliens migrants in Ceuta, Spain catch and kill a baby dolphin, just for the fun of it.

From NewsBusters, the U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, which is much better than predicted.

From Canada Free Press, the real destroyer of Canadian sovereignty is Prime Minister Mark Carney.

From TeleSUR, the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego endorses President Javier Milei's proposal to establish a naval base within its territory.

From Snouts in the Trough, more fun in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

From EuroNews, five countries in the E.U. agree to set up deportation centers for illegal irregular migrants.

From ReMix, a Moroccan soccer player allegedly sexually assaults an Italian volleyball player on a cruise ship docked at Taranto, Italy.  (If you read Italian, read the story at La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno.)

From Balkan Insight, Kosovo indicts 35 suspects for alleged involvement in the murder of 26 civilians at a compound run by Kosovo Liberation Army commander Adem Jashari in the village of Prekaz.

From The North Africa Post, the Central Bank of Libya will host the fifth Arab Conference on Savings and Financial Literacy in the city of Tripoli.

From The New Arab, Lebanon abolishes the death penalty, but its new amnesty law divides the country and raises new questions.

From the Daily Mail, more on the aforementioned killing of a young dolphin in Ceuta.

From Gatestone Institute, Iran was losing, but the U.S. then gave it time.

From The Daily Signal, journalist Nick Shirley sues California over the law that's (unofficially) named after him.

From Radio Free Asia, North Korea prepares to open bridges to Russia and China.

From The American Conservative, President Trump gets "Bushy".

From The Western Journal, a fake Republican midterm convention link seen on Google sends interwebz users to a Department of Justice page related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

From BizPac Review, an Oregon teenager who wanted to attack ICE is sentenced to probation.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) unveils his immigration plan to help American workers.

And from the New York Post, in Berkeley, California, beware of rabid bats.

Monday, August 31, 2026

Monday Stories For The End Of August

On a warm and mostly cloudy Monday on the last day of August, here are some things going on:

From National Review, more ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

From FrontpageMag, what a Palestinian photographer for The New York Times shows - and doesn't.

From Townhall, President Trump sends Vice President Vance a video showing Iran's Kharg Island being blow to bits.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Maine state Senate President and federal senatorial candidate Troy Jackson (D) cosponsors a bill that sends money to an academy that employs his son as a lobbyist.

From The Federalist, leftists run out of Confederate statues to destroy in Virginia.

From American Thinker, Venezuela goes to hell and back in 25 years.

From NewsBusters, according to former Hardball host Chris Matthews, Trump is not Hitler but Mussolini.

From Canada Free Press, former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt should not join The View.

From TeleSUR, Brazilian authorities soccer players and their agents for alleged involvement in drug and weapons trafficking.

From EuroNews, Iceland's "no" vote on E.U. membership deals a blow to its security pitch.

From ReMix, an Afghan migrant convicted of raping his 18-year-old former partner gets sentenced to probation.  (If you read German, read the story at Welt.)

From Balkan Insight, two Kosovo Serbs plead guilty to setting up roadblocks and barricades during unrest in 2022.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco and Senegal reaffirm their "unique" partnership.

From The New Arab, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune calls for the death penalty for arsonists due to 12 people dying in the country's forest fires.

From the Daily Mail, an illegal alien from Morocco allegedly rapes a woman on a Spanish beach.

From Gatestone Institute, Egypt's Palestinian "unity" project will legitimize terrorists.

From The Daily Signal, the Supreme Court allows construction on the White House ballroom to continue.

From Radio Free Asia, Taiwan steps up its defense against AI as fear of China interfering with its elections grows.

From The American Conservative, the religious minorities who helped build Karachi, Pakistan.

From The Western Journal, the Democratic Socialists of America are in a "civil war" over their future as congresscritter AOC (D-NY) is slammed for "opportunism".

From BizPac Review, a columnist for The Washington Post wants the leaker who gave information to the paper to be prosecuted.

From the Daily Caller, the 20 biggest donors in this year's midterm election campaigns so far.

From the New York Post, a man whose job is to build homes allegedly burglarizes them and resells stolen jewelry.

From Breitbart, three Moroccans in Ceuta, Spain are arrested for alleged chemical attacks against Spanish military officials.

From Newsmax, the company Kalshi bans former congresscritter George Santos (R-NY) from its platform.

And from The Babylon Bee and the "don't give him any ideas" department, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) installs a Muslim foot-washing station at the 9/11 memorial.

Sunday, August 30, 2026

Sunday Links

On a very warm and mostly sunny Sunday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote finally gets a lawyer.

From FrontpageMag, according to California Secretary of State Shirley Webber, gym IDs, student IDs and drug prescriptions are good enough to be voter IDs.

From Townhall, undercover audio shows that senatorial candidate Don Osborn (I-Neb) is hiding his left-wing beliefs.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung.

From American Thinker, 25 years after the terror attacks on 9/11, unchecked mass migration makes the threat of terror worse than ever.

From NewsBusters, the Philadelphia Inquirer incorrectly labels Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a "Republican".

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a German teenager who converted to Islam allegedly fatally stabs his father.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From the Daily Mail, the Taliban's most infamous execution, committed in a soccer stadium in Kabul in 1999.

From Gatestone Institute, the specter that is still haunting the U.S.

From The American Conservative, the debate over the common good ignores most people's desire to be left alone.

And from Fox News, if you live in California, you might soon be able to take off work on an Islamic holiday.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

A Bit Of Wandering For Wednesday

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

From National Review, five problems that the U.S. has largely solved.

From FrontpageMag, "woke 2" is even worse than "woke 1".

From Townhall, what jobs are created by data centers?

From The Washington Free Beacon, a news site funded by left-wing billionaire George Soros identifies senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) as a "veteran" in mailers sent to Michigan voters.

From the Washington Examiner, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) rejoins the Democratic Socialist of America after an almost seven-year hiatus.  (Yes, the DSA was around seven years ago.)

From The Federalist, America can't make national treasures like the recently departed Dolly Parton anymore.

From American Thinker, American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten tells people to avoid shopping at Target because they don't actively oppose ICE.

From NewsBusters, MS NOW host Lawrence O'Donnell claims that U.S. President Trump is "trying to restrict the use of the French language in Canada".

From Balkan Insight, a plea deal reveals the logistics of smuggling marijuana from Macedonia into Serbia.

From Jewish News Syndicate, London police are looking for a man seen wearing invoking a 7th-century battle against Jews.

From Organiser, a study by the World Bank shows how "conservative Islamic norms" return to Muslim countries with migrants.  (Is this "conservative" Islam one which advocates for individual rights such as freedom of speech and religion, free market economics, and limited small-r-republican government?)

From The Daily Signal, journalist Nick Shirley and Republican California lawmakers rally in Sacramento against the law intended to oppose him.

From The Western Journal, according to Israeli officials, a naturalized U.S. citizen who attempted to truck-bomb a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan was the brother of a Hezbollah commander.

From BizPac Review, Fox News host Jessica Tarlov offers a "curious" defense of the aforementioned Abdul El-Sayed?

From the Daily Caller, the aforementioned Dolly Parton recalled defending herself with the 2nd Amendment.

From the New York Post, the NFL's Pro Bowl has been played for the last time.

From Breitbart, the original anthem kneeler receives a humanitarian award.

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter John James (R-Mich), the Democrats bear responsibility for the increasing visibility of the aforementioned Democratic Socialists of America.

And from Page Six, the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spend six figures to fly from Los Angeles to Birmingham, England on a private jet.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Tuesday Things

As the warm and mostly sunny weather continues on a Tuesday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the trade war with Canada is pointless.

From FrontpageMag, how two white liberal women in New York became Muslim terrorists.

From Townhall, ICE lodges a detainer in a Florida murder case.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Palestinian Authority schools glorify Hamas's attack on October 7th, 2023 as the West Bank government tries to gain power in Gaza.

From the Washington Examiner, Governor Ron DeSantis (R) cuts tattoos, tanning beds and tobacco from Florida's welfare benefits.

From The Federalist, Department of Agriculture bureaucrats bemoan having to work at the office or in red states.

From American Thinker, the myth of Minnesota criminal George Floyd's overdose.

From NewsBusters, CBS calls out left-wing commentator Hasan Piker's antisemitism, but skips some of his other smears.

From Canada Free Press, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) knows nothing about politics and even less about finance.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela's oil production exceeds 1.23 million barrels per day.

From Snouts in the Trough, the U.K. leads the world in disabilities.

From EuroNews, Spain plans to reform its asylum laws to align with the E.U.

From Balkan Insight, Serbia again requests a "humanitarian release" of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladić.

From The North Africa Post, Algerian citizens lead the E.U. in removal orders in 2025 and early 2026.

From The New Arab, Egyptian soccer player Omar Marmoush is set to join the Manchester City club.

From the Daily Mail, a migrant boat hits a girl swimming in the sea near a Sardinian beach, and keeps going.

From Arutz Sheva, the IDF and Shin Bet destroy five Hamas weapons storage sites inside mosques.

From Gatestone Institute, "the Islamization of Europe", as seen in Belgium.

From The Daily Signal, according to an opinion column, "the housing shortage isn't just about supply", but also about market access.

From The American Conservative, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) "is an opportunistic chameleon".

From The Western Journal, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed likens transgender surgery to circumcision.

From BizPac Review, senatorial candidate Angie Nixon (D-FL) changes her tune, but her opponent Ashly Moody (R-FL) gets fact-checked.

From the Daily Caller, more on the aforementioned Abdul El-Sayed's comments about circumcision.

From the New York Post, the son of the Iranian propagandist known as "Screaming Mary" tries his darnedest to stay in the U.S.

From Axios, President Trump claims that mines have been removed from the Strait of Hormuz.  (via the New York Post)

From Breitbart, immigrant grocery store owners in New York City sue Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) over his plans to establish government-run grocery stores.

From Newsmax, the Secret Service is aware of Iran's threat against First Son Barron Trump.

From The Atlantic, is Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei no longer with us?  (via Newsmax)

And from the Genesius Times and maybe the "don't give them any ideas" department, Massachusetts passes a law requiring woman to have at least two abortions before giving birth to live babies.

Monday, August 24, 2026

Monday Links

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

From National Review, five problems ignored by the U.S. government other than the national debt.

From FrontpageMag, King Charles III and the demise of the U.K.

From Townhall, how would a scandal like that of the recently deceased professor Jason Arday play out here in the U.S.?

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Department of Education proposes a rule that would require accreditors to take academic freedom into account when assessing universities.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump opens his "economic D-Day against Iran.

From The Federalist, 142 state legislators call on Trump to appoint a Census Bureau director to insure an "accurate" count of citizens in 2030.

From American Thinker, California abolishes the "free press" portion of the 1st Amendment.

From NewsBusters, former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom did more than wear a shirt before being ejected from a WNBA game.

From Canada Free Press, U.S. President Trump and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer respond to Canada's claims about trade issues.

From TeleSUR, Argentine professors call for a 48-hour strike over a university funding law.

From Snouts in the Trough, is it good riddance when "10 worthless scrotes" are unalived?

From EuroNews, French President Emmanuel Macron confirms the ban on mobile phones in high schools.

From Free West Media, tensions between Israel and Turkey raise fears of a wider regional conflict.

From ReMix, 80.5 percent of North African migrants in Switzerland are accused of at least one crime.

From Balkan Insight, a Ukrainian soldier recalls his captivity at the hands of a Bosnian Serb.

From The North Africa Post, the Moroccan company OCP bets on low-cadmium fertilizers, which would improve its access to European markets.

From The New Arab, Syria sentences former Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassoun to life imprisonment.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Syrian clan leader has 32 children and receives €100,000 per year in child benefits.  (If you read German, read the story at Apollo News.)

From The Straits Times, arson and bombings occur in over 70 places in southern Thailand.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to a senior official from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Hamas is impeding humanitarian operations in Gaza.

From Al Jazeera, more on the aforementioned Ahmed Hassoun.

From The Daily Mail, an 18-year-old Afghan woman begs a Taliban official for a divorce from her allegedly violent husband.  (The last five stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian terrorist groups are reborn as political parties.

From The Daily Signal, Vice President Vance gives a rousing speech in Middletown, Ohio about manufacturing investments.

From The American Conservative, Trump has good reason to reduce the defense ties between the U.S. and South Korea.

From The Western Journal, more about the aforementioned Enes Kanter Freedom being ejected from a WNBA game.

From Sp!ked, the myth of the aforementioned Jason Arday.  (I found this story linked to a post on YouTube.)

From BizPac Review, a Chinese humanoid robot runs the 100-meter dash even faster than Usain Bolt did.

From the Daily Caller, Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) threatens to hold up Trump's nominations over a rule put in place under then-President Biden, which farmers claim violates their property rights.

From the New York Post, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas tears into the left-wing notion that black people can't be conservative.

From Breitbart, Iran reportedly puts a $10 million bounty on Barron Trump.

From Newsmax, more on the aforementioned "economic D-Day" against Iran.

And from The Babylon Bee, Canada promises to retaliate against Trump's tariffs by imposing a crippling moose tariff.

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Sunday Stories

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

From FrontpageMag, an Australian judge rules that a Muslim with a tattoo supporting Hezbollah is not a threat.

From Townhall and the "you can't make this up" department, former Anchorage, Alaska Mayor Dan Sullivan endorses Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) over challenger Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book by a former Democratic Party operative.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump takes a ride in his presidential limousine around the Freedom 250 Grand Prix racetrack in Washington, D.C.

From American Thinker, the climate change grift might finally be on its way out.

From NewsBusters, CNN coverage of White House aide Natalie Harp omits some important medical information.

From the Daily Mail, 90 of the students at Germany's "most dangerous" school are migrants.

From Arutz Sheva, a Jewish woman claims that a taxi driver in Warsaw, Poland told her to leave his cab because she wore a Star of David.

From Gatestone Institute, Europe is in a free fall.

From The American Conservative, the poor record of the Latin American right.

From Fox News, congresscritter Donald Beyer (D-VA) admits a systemic "failure" after an illegal alien accused of killing his landlord escapes to Tajikistan.

From ZeroHedge, did Canada just commit economic suicide?

From the New York Post, SNAP enrollment declines by 13 percent in 12 months due to the "big beautiful bill".

And from Breitbart, more on Freedom 250 and Trump's ceremonial lap on its course.

Friday, August 21, 2026

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, the U.S. national debt reaches $40 trillion.

From FrontpageMag, what the U.K. elites still don't understand.

From Townhall, as convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony's lawyers push for a new trial, some new details about his case come out.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Committee to Protect Journalists still includes the names of at least a 120 terrorists on its list of "journalists" killed in Gaza.

From the Washington Examiner, Ceuta is in chaos as human traffickers move illegal migrants to mainland Spain.

From The Federalist, according to congresscritter Harriet Hageman (R-WY), President Trump has a way to close the birth tourism loophole.

From American Thinker, how Russia, from the Soviet era, has tried to divide America by race.

From NewsBusters, the Department of Homeland Security promises to arrest and deport an illegal alien convicted of sexual assault, even if Virginia Governor Gail Spanberger (D) protects him.

From Canada Free Press, beware of the "DINOs".

From TeleSURMexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History announces new studies on 179 artifacts found in a cave used by the Zoque culture in the modern state of Chiapas.

From Snouts in the Trough, are the cooler temperatures in this past July as compared to a year earlier evidence of global warming, global cooling, or just weather?

From EuroNews, Latvia stops 28 illegal irregular migrants trying to enter from Belarus after finding a tunnel.

From Free West Media, a public pool in Berlin sets up hours exclusively for "Black communities".  (How do you say "Jim Crow" in German?)

From ReMix, when in Portugal, please keep your face visible.

From Balkan Insight, Saudi dissident Abdulrahman al-Khalidi, held in Bulgaria since 2021, is released.

From The North Africa Post, Algerian state and private media dump almost 4,000 Morocco-focused pieces in just 21 days.

From The New Arab, the Sudanese army starts taking in defectors from the Rapid Support Forces.

From New Age, authorities in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh cancel a music concert due to opposition from Islamists, who also target a boat race.

From Jewish News Syndicate, a "good question" from senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

From Gatestone Institute, the Democratic Socialists of America are "the secret stooges".

From The Daily Signal, according to an opinion column, there's a way to end welfare as we know it.

From The American Conservative, President Trump has been successful against DEI.

From The Western Journal, the Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump's ballroom construction.

From BizPac Review, more on the aforementioned Karmelo Anthony's chances of getting a new trial.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritters bemoan the aforementioned $40 trillion debt that they helped to create.

From Breitbart, in two years, Chicago threw almost $640 million at illegal aliens.

From Newsmax, the Department of Justice seeks to question FBI officials on the search of Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

And from the New York Post, a town voted California's hottest Labor Day getaway was once a place for The Birds.

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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, August 14, 2026

Friday Phenomena

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

From National Reviewanyone 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 NewsmaxU.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.

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Wednesday Wanderings

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

From National Review, gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong (D-Wis) is the "Grinch of all holidays".

From FrontpageMag, awakening gays to the true nature of Islam.

From Townhall, ICE arrests a convicted murderer, a sex offender, a robber, and an attempted cocaine distributor, among others.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) wins the Democratic primary in Michigan.

From the Washington Examiner, the media leave out the fact that congresscritter Chuck Edwards (R-NC), who allegedly improperly treated his female staffers, is married.

From The Federalist, why the Trump administration was right to end the bailout for Medicare Part D insurers.

From American Thinker, the real reason why President Trump agreed to the MOU with Iran.

From NewsBusters, who could be a genuine conservative writer for The New York Times?

From Canada Free Press, it was former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who gave up on Canada as a country.

From TeleSUR, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez inspects the repairs to thermoelectric power plants in the state of Carabobo.

From EuroNews, Iceland expels 21 anti-whaling activists.

From Free West Media, Israel attacks Hezbollah in southern Lebanon as they did to Hamas in Gaza.

From ReMix, a teenager recalls being attacked by two black men in Ghent, Belgium.

From Balkan Insight, low water levels on the Danube River threaten Serbia's electrical supply.

From The North Africa Post, Sudan exempts solar power systems from its customs duties due to its power crisis.

From The New Arab, Syria plans to restore an oil pipeline with Iraq within three years.

From Arutz Sheva, Hamas is reportedly moving its covert operations from Qatar to Turkey.

From Gatestone Institute, what the 15-point "Gaza Roadmap" really says.

From The Daily Signal, after opposition by hundreds of citizens, the City Council of McKinney, Texas unanimously approves the relocation of a mosque.

From The American Conservative, the invasion of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta tests American "civilizationism".

From The Western Journal, according to Trump, the aforementioned primary win by Abdul El-Sayed is "great news for the Republican Party".

From Gateway Pundit, Olympic gold medal-winning skater Alysa Liu's transgender brother is dominating several girls' sports in California.

From BizPac Review, the aforementioned Francesca Hong's comments about "proximity to whiteness" are blowing up.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter Shri Thanedar (D-Mich) loses his primary election.

From the New York Post, New York's assisted suicide law takes effect.

From Breitbart, an Afghan suspected of killing a British woman in Greece was featured in an animation made for the Red Cross.

From Newsmax, more on the aforementioned Chuck Edwards.

And from SFGate, according to a study, roads in California have been made safer by....I kid you not....mountain lions.

Friday, July 31, 2026

Friday Phenomena For The End Of July

On a warm and partly cloudy Friday on the last day of July, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Spain deploys its military after 60,000 African migrants illegally enter the territory of Ceuta.

From FrontpageMag, Dr. Anthony Fauci claims the rights that he denied to his fellow Americans.

From Townhall, congresscritter Harriet Hageman (R-WY) talks about her bill that would end shakedown suits by climate activists.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senators from both parties aim to prohibit legacy preferences in college admissions.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump warns that what happened as mentioned above in Ceuta could happen in the U.S. if Democrats are reelected.

From The Federalist, the foreign invasion that could ruin your trip to the English countryside.

From American Thinker, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) finger-pointing at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "sheer projection".

From NewsBusters, how media and news apps rushed to defend the aforementioned Dr. Fauci.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela starts the construction of 1,875 housing units for earthquake victims in the state of La Guaira.

From Snouts in the Trough, who are Europe's new "gods of hellfire"?  (The song from which this term is taken is a YouTube video embedded in the article.)

From EuroNews, more than 48,000 of the migrants who entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have been returned to Morocco.

From ReMix, BMW plans to eliminate 8,000 jobs by the end of 2027 in order to cut costs.

From Balkan Insight, according to a watchdog, prosecution of war crimes in Croatia is stagnating.

From The North Africa Post, the U.S. sides with Morocco against Algeria and the group Polisario on the solution for the region of Sahara.

From The New Arab, Egypt will host ceasefire talks for Gaza after a proposed Hamas disarmament.

From RedState, 41 people are reported dead in the twice-aforementioned movement of migrants into Ceuta.

From the Daily Mail, Italy suspends its Schengen arrangement with Spain in response to events in Ceuta.

From Gatestone Institute, Turkey obtaining F-35 stealth fighters would be a threat to Greece, Israel, and the West.

From The Daily Signal, according to an opinion column, we should beware of Chinese military activity.

From The American Conservative, "understanding section 219" of the 2027 NDAA.

From The Western Journal, actor Bill Murray's 1987 skit on Saturday Night Live called out a trans surgeon as a child mutilator.

From BizPac Review, Florida carries out its first double execution since 1964.

From the Daily Caller, will the confirmation of Director of National Intelligence-nominee Jay Clayton revive the federal government's favorite warrantless spying tool?

From the New York Post, a "cancer cluster" neighborhood in Keyport, New Jersey has almost 400 cases as tests indicate high carcinogen levels.

From Breitbart, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) urges New York state legislators to pass gun control laws to replace regulations loosened by the federal ATF.

And from Newsmax, to the moon, Alice!

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Thursday Tidings

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

From National Review, whatever happened to the establishment Democrats?

From FrontpageMag, Ukraine strikes an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea that was delivering Russian war materiel to Iran.

From Townhall, the tapes made by then-private citizen Joe Biden don't lie, even if he did.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Manny Rutinel (D-Col) sponsored legislation to require health insurers to cover sex changes with no age restrictions.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump considers "temporarily" withdrawing the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for permanent attorney general.

From The Federalist, former President Obama is the father of today's Marxist Democrats.

From American Thinker, Canada provides the illusion of free healthcare.

From NewsBusters, GDP growth slows during the second quarter of 2026, but consumer spending increases.

From Canada Free Press, Minnesota goes from fraud to perversion with "MyGenderDolls".

From TeleSUR, Mexico plans to host the DOQUMENTA International Film and Non-Fiction Narrative Festival.

From Snouts in the Trough, how many council bureaucrats does it take to turn off one water faucet?

From EuroNews, NATO speaks with Polish authorities after an alleged "Russian missile" crashes near Tarnawa-Kolonia, Poland.

From ReMix, a Tunisian man is jailed and banned from France for starting a fire near a Lidl supermarket which did not allow him to enter because he was drunk.  (If you read French, read the story at CNews.)

From Balkan Insight, the Pristina Basic Court detains two Serbs suspected of war crimes committed during the Kosovo War in 1999.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco expands its export of palm dates into Germany.

From The New Arab, Kuwait strips six people of citizenship.

From PIME AsiaNews, a Pakistani court orders that a girl who was kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam, and coerced into marriage is returned to her kidnapper.

From Gatestone Institute, when words are meant to kill.

From The Daily Signal, what impact will data centers have in Georgia?

From The Western Journal, an "obnoxious" leftist makes a "smug" prediction about Dr. Anthony Fauci, and then deletes it after Fauci starts testifying.

From BizPac Review, podcaster Joe Rogan warns leftists that they could ruin Texas.

From the Daily Caller, Houston, you might have less of a problem.

From Breitbart, the WNBA suspends and fines Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton for cursing at fans of Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham.

From Newsmax, more on Trump "temporarily" pulling the nomination of the aforementioned Todd Blanche.

And from the New York Post, hidden earthen formations and geoglyphs in the Amazon region reveal lost ancient societies.

Monday, July 27, 2026

Monday Links

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

From National Review, does Wisconsin want to be the first state with a socialist governor?

From FrontpageMag, the German mainstream appears to be baffled by the right-wing party AfD.

From Townhall, the latest update on Senator Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) health.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Vice President Harris's new mansion in Malibu is in an area that has long been accused of "hostility" toward people who aren't white.

From the Washington Examiner, people fear that Flock cameras will lead to mass surveillance.

From The Federalist, former senatorial candidate Graham Platner's (D-ME) replacement is "still a crazy leftist".

From American Thinker, what would foreign interference in American elections look like?

From NewsBusters, a reporter for The New York Times covers anti-Jewish rhetoric from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D).

From Canada Free Press, total surveillance arrives quietly and never leaves.

From TeleSUR, UNESCO gives two opera houses in the Brazilian Amazon World Heritage status.

From Snouts in the Trough, does England need high-speed trains?

From EuroNews, three people are injured in a knife attack in Paris, after which a suspect is arrested.

From ReMix, around 400 buildings in the Czech Republic are targeted by bomb threats.

From Balkan Insight, child maintenance systems fail single mothers in the Balkans and elsewhere.

From The North Africa Post, why Air Algérie is not a good alternative to Royal Air Maroc for flying to Nigeria.

From The New Arab, Arab states and Israel reportedly step up their security coordination against Iran.

From the Daily Mail, more on the aforementioned knife attack in Paris.

From Culture Watch, "Islam and the West cannot peacefully coexist".

From Gatestone Institute, why U.S. President Trump and Congress should reject the proposed nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.

From The Daily Signal, Dr. Anthony Fauci's diaries reveal that he gloated about coronavirus lockdowns and seeking fame.

From The American Conservative, Trump's success against illegal immigration, and people who aren't happy about it.

From The Western Journal, if you commit a crime, writing a song about it is not a good idea.

From BizPac Review, Trump may have broken the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

From the Daily Caller, new Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) is willing to stay in Washington, D.C. until the SAVE America Act passes.

From the New York Post and the "what could go wrong?" department, the aforementioned Zohran Mamdani plans 30 percent discounts at city-owned grocery stores, but it comes with questions.

From Breitbart, Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino plans to step down in August.

From Newsmax, according to Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), the aforementioned Mitch McConnell is "clear-minded" while recovering the fall he suffered in June.

And from The Babylon Bee, the aforementioned Dr. Fauci is starting to think that keeping a daily perjury diary might have been a bad idea.

Friday, July 24, 2026

Friday Fuss

As the hot and sunny weather continues here in South Carolina on a Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, WNBA player Sophie Cunningham dishes out some common sense.

From FrontpageMag, a socialist candidate for the Wisconsin state house who thinks that he's a woman claims to be the "Republican's worst nightmare".

From Townhall, ICE keeps on arresting criminal illegal aliens.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) senatorial candidate "Decoy Dan" Sullivan (R-AK), but his nonprofit group ran an ad staring a Sullivan campaign representative.

From the Washington Examiner, now that socialists are telling us who they are, we should believe them.

From The Federalist, American manufacturers are coming back home, which was helped by the One Big Beautiful Bill.

From American Thinker, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) ignored the New York City neighborhood of Little Italy, to added an imaginary country to the city's map.

From NewsBusters, actress/possible conspiracy theorist Rose O'Donnell recounts fleeing President Trump's America.

From Canada Free Press, an official family portrait of Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial premiers.

From TeleSUR, the legacy of Latin American revolutionary Simón Bolívar inspires anti-colonial resistance in Latin America.  (The last time I checked, there were very few parts of Latin America that are still dependencies of any European colonial powers.  The only such territory on the American mainland is French Guiana.)

From EuroNews, over 30 Polish sejmcritters leave the opposition party Law and Justice.

From ReMix, almost half of the people in prison in Germany are not German.

From Balkan Insight, at least 25 incidents of satnav interference have been reported over Serbia.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan and Malian businessmen agree to boost their partnership.

From The New Arab, which airlines have canceled or suspended their flights to the Middle East?

From the Daily Mail, the Iranian government claims that the U.K. is within its missile range.

From Gatestone Institute, if Iran can't have centrifuges for enriching uranium, why should Saudi Arabia?

From The Daily Signal, how have states responded to the Department of Homeland security revealing the numbers of non-citizens on U.S. voter rolls?

From The American Conservative, Ukrainian President Zelensky's military overhaul explodes Western fantasies.

From The Western Journal, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) is quickly rebuked after lying about voter ID in Virginia.

From BizPac Review, Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mon) gives a powerful speech about Iran.

From the Daily Caller, why attacking the Houthis in Yemen can be a real pain you-know-where.

From the New York Post, the "diarrhea parasite" spreads into four more states.

From Breitbartco-host Alyssa Farah Griffin claims that the SAVE America act would "disenfranchise more Republicans".

From Newsmax, the number of measles cases in the U.S. in 2026 has already exceeded the total for 2025.

And from SFGate, the biggest attraction at the California State Fair was illegal just a few years ago.

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Thursday Things

On a hot and sunny Thursday down here in South Carolina, here are some things going on:

From National Review, New Jersey admits that thousands of non-citizens were registered to vote.

From FrontpageMag, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) accuses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of war crimes.

From Townhall, what's going on with Massachusetts having a plan to establish an Islamic Commission?

From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator John Ossoff (D-GA) has spent thousands of dollars in campaign funds on "makeup services" so far this year.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump's patience with Senator Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is reportedly "running out" over the SAVE America Act.

From The Federalist, the many times when non-citizens appeared on American voter rolls.

From American Thinker, the problem with left-wing women.

From NewsBusters, NBC host Seth Meyers accuses Trump of announcing war crimes.

From Canada Free Press, political commentator Jon Stewart joins the Democrats in obscuring their socialist agenda.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela launches a unified housing registry for the victims of the two recent earthquakes.

From TCW Defending Freedom, after 12 years, TCW says "goodbye", but archives its contents behind a paywall.  (This article was published on July 18th, which was the site's last day.  I had to acknowledge the end of its regular publishing, with some sadness, and give readers a chance to subscribe to its archived content, for any who wish to do so.)

From Snouts in the Trough, Thames Water is a rip-off.

From EuroNews, Florence opens the first social media addiction center in Italy.

From ReMix, French magistrates add an aggravating racism factor to the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in the commune of Crépol in 2023, thus recognizing the existence of anti-white racism.

From Balkan Insight, a mountainous region shared by Kosovo and Montenegro remains cut off due to closed roads.

From The North Africa Post, a U.S.-based publication spotlights Morocco's planned Hassan II Stadium, which is expected to host the 2030 World Cup.

From The New Arab, the struggle for the province of Suweida is a test for Syria's transition.

From Gatestone Institute, Hamas gets a new leader for the same old jihad.

From The Daily Signal, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells New Jersey that having non-citizens on the voter rolls is "completely unacceptable".

From The American Conservative, U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham sets a collision course with U.S. President Trump.

From The Western Journal, former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith is referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal charges.

From BizPac Review, First Lady Melania Trump seeks sanctions against "journalist" Michael Wolff, who tried and failed to sue her.

From The Daily Caller, more on the aforementioned tensions between Trump and Thune.

From the New York Post, a 16-year-old girl tries subway surfing in New York City, is hit by a beam, and survives.

From Breitbart, the Department of Homeland Security reportedly finds 278,000 non-citizens on the voter rolls.

From Newsmax, the New York City Police Department rescues 43 people from human traffickers during World Cup soccer matches in New Jersey.

And from The Babylon Bee, Greek warrior Odysseus returns to Ithaca after 20 years to find out that his wife Penelope has run out of baking powder and needs him to go out again.