Thursday Tidbits

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

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

From FrontpageMag, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed defends former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who harbored Osama bin Laden.

From Townhall, here what we know about a government shutdown possibly being averted.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a Hollywood talent agency stands behind actor Mark Ruffalo after he makes an "antisemitic" rant.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump signs and executive order renaming Lake Ontario.

From The Federalist, the recently departed Dolly Parton proved that artists can be successful without vulgarity.

From American Thinker, what the defenders of accused murderer Lindsey Clancy have shown about American women.

From NewsBusters, Fox News highlights ICE arresting 1,300 illegal aliens while MS NOW goes Sergeant Schultz.

From Canada Free Press, when it comes to our taxes and votes, we should never trust and always verify.

From TeleSUR, Uruguay officially mourns musician Ruben Rada.

From Snouts in the Trough, nobody has any responsibility anymore.

From EuroNews, according to local media, two people are killed in a "violent incident" in Gosen-Neu Zittau, Germany.

From Free West Media, can the world survive Russian President Putin's mistake.

From ReMix, police in Rzeszów, Poland investigate graffiti saying "white lives matter".  (The graffiti said "white lives matter" in English, not the equivalent in Polish.  If you read Polish, read the story at toRzeszów and a related story at wPolsce24.  ReMix gave me some technical difficulties when I clicked there on Tuesday and did not publish anything yesterday, but now appears to be back to normal.)

From Balkan Insight, former Bosnian Serb Army leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić is no longer with us.  (On Tuesday, I linked a BI article indicating that Serbia made a request for his release from prison on "humanitarian" grounds.)

From The North Africa Post, a Moroccan company works on producing an AI-powered drone that would monitor water quality in reservoirs and behind dams.

From The New Arab, the death of a Syrian detainee sparks fears that Syria's prisons could become like those under former President Bashar al-Assad.

From the Daily Mail, the Berlin police department struggles to find recruits who can speak German.

From Tasnim News, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian calls for greater unity among Muslim countries.

From Gatestone Institute, Hamas running in Gazan elections by another name would still be Hamas.  (To my surprise, GI did not publish anything yesterday, but is back today.)

From The Daily Signal, according to a report, the housing affordability crisis was caused by "too much socialism", not too little.

From The American Conservative, how to Russia and China from supporting Iran's war efforts.

From The Western Journal, right-wing commentator Will Chamberlain exposes left-wing commentator Mehdi Hasan inconsistency about group responsibility for historical injustice.

From BizPac Review, congressional candidate Eric Hafner (D-AK) advances in the Democrat primary for Alaska's one House seat, even though he's in a federal prison in New York.

From the Daily Caller, Trump weighs in on Senator Ted Cruz's (R-TX) 2028 presidential ambitions.

From the New York Post, as part of a project to build 20 nuclear "micro-reactors" in the U.S., New York state will get its first nuclear reactor built since 1988.

From Breitbart, Bangladeshi Muslims living in Venice, Italy threaten action after a permit for a mosque is denied.

From Newsmax, more on Trump changing the name of Lake Ontario.

And from SFGate, after ignoring Las Vegas for 17 years, the Michelin Guide gives out some stars to the city's restaurants.

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.

Dolly Parton 1946-2026

Singer/songwriter/actress Dolly Parton, one of the most successful artists in country music, has died at the age of 80 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Her nephew and longtime security chief Bryan Seaver revealed the news.  She had been admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with kidney and autoimmune issues.

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946 in a one-room cabin in Pittman Center, Tennessee, the fourth of the 12 children of Robert Lee Parton Sr. and the former Avie Lee Caroline Owens.  Her father was a sharecropper and later a tobacco farmer.  She started singing and eventually writing songs as a child.  After graduating from Sevier County High School in Sevierville, she moved to Nashville.  Her first success was a songwriter, sometimes in collaboration with her uncle Bill Owens.

In 1967, country music entertainer Porter Wagoner invited Parton to join his TV show The Porter Wagoner Show and his road show, staying on the former until 1974.  She then started a successful solo career, with songs such as Jolene, I'll Always Love You, Here You Come Again, and Two Doors Down.  In 1980, she starred in the movie 9 to 5, for which she wrote and sang its title song.  She later collaborated with many other artists, including Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt on their album Trio.  Although Parton was known musically mainly for singing and writing, she also played instruments such as the guitar, piano, banjo, dulcimer, fiddle, recorder, autoharp and saxophone.  She also starred in more movies, including as Rhinestone, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk.  She created her own amusement park, Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Soon after arriving in Nashville in 1964, she met asphalt paving businessman and Nashville native Carl Dean outside a laundromat.  They were married two years later in Ringgold, Georgia.  It was the only marriage for both.  They had no children.  Dean passed away in 2025.

Read more at TMZ, Variety, People, ABC News and USA Today.

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 TeleSUR, Mexico’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.

Tuesday Tidbits

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

From National Review, President Trump "pivots" from Asia.

From FrontpageMag, the revolution inside American schools.

From Townhall, senatorial candidate James Talarico (D-TX) is proud to have opposed school choice.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a judge who dismissed antisemitism cases was an anti-Israel activist and a campaign aide for then-presidential candidate George McGovern.

From the Washington Examiner, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unlocks federal funds for parents battling addiction to keep their children out of foster care.

From The Federalist, Cambridge University professor Jason Arday won't be the last person killed by DEI.

From American Thinker, it's time to finish the job with Iran.

From NewsBusters, a tale of two rates of inflation and media spinmeisters.

From Canada Free Press, for a visit to a mosque high school students in Palo Alto, California are given Korans and the girls given hijabs.  (What is this "separation of church and state" you speak of?)

From TeleSUR, President Lula da Silva defends Brazil's right to explore for oil in the "Equatorial Margin" region.

From Snouts in the Trough, no, mate, it's not "global boiling"!

From EuroNews, pillars of an ancient Roman bridge are seen in the Tiber River in Italy due to a drought in western Europe.

From ReMix, a Palestinian migrant is convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on a bus in Toulouse, France.  (If you read French, read the story at La Dépêche.)

From Balkan Insight, critics question the Albanian government's plan to reduce the number of municipalities in the country from 61 to 46.

From The North Africa Post, the Moroccan company OCP Group resumes shipping fertilizer to the U.S. after President Trump temporarily lifts duties.

From The New Arab, a Syrian court sentences detainee Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of former president Bashar al-Assad, to death for multiple murders.

From the Daily Mail, the Council of Canterbury-Bankstown, part of Sydney, Australia, rejects an application to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer from Australia's largest mosque.

From Fox News, an immigrant in Minnesota who once received an "outstanding refugee" award is charged with Medicaid fraud tied to sex trafficking.

From Gatestone Institute, China is trying to take over the Arctic.

From The Daily Signal, Virginia's coronavirus vaccine folly.

From The American Conservative, the U.S. war on Iran is sinking Chilean President José Antonio Kast.

From The Western Journal, in Georgia, ICE arrests a twice-deported illegal alien from Mexico previously convicted of drug trafficking with 126 kilos of methamphetamine.

From BizPac Review, a prosecutor backed by left-wing billionaire George Soros helps an illegal alien found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity to flee the U.S.

From the Daily Caller, congresscritter Randy Fine (R-FL) appears to look inside someone's mailbox while canvassing, which can be a federal crime.

From the New York Post, an Australian tungsten mine, which has often been productive during times of war, reopens.

From Breitbart, the companies Meta and TikTok agree to increase their censorship supposed disinformation about the migrant invasion of Ceuta, Spain.

From Newsmax, oil tycoon Harold Hamm is set to take over as the chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

And from TMZ, ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard goes to the music studio in the sky.  (via Page Six)

Monday Mania

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

From National Review, colleges trade physical books for digital texts.

From FrontpageMag, a man shouts "Allahu Akbar" while trying to stab to policemen in Toulouse, France, but his motive is "unclear".  (If you read French, read the story at Actu 17.)

From Townhall, you'll never guess where a missing print by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, allegedly stolen from a gallery in Milwaukee, was found.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed says that wealthy people should "pay their fair share", but apparently uses a "loophole" to decease his own tax obligation.

From the Washington Examiner, two reasons why President Trump's supporters expect White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's replacement will be female.

From The Federalist, the nightmare endured by Baby Gabriel and his surrogate mother proves that "her body, her choice" was always a lie.

From American Thinker, governments don't like people gathering without their permission.

From NewsBusters, NPR host Steve Inskeep grants a "softball" interview to congresscritter and presidential hopeful Ro Khanna (D-Cal).

From Canada Free Press, the Allison Inquiry is the truth that will set Canada free in September.

From TeleSUR, the earthquake in Colombia leaves thousands of children out of school.

From EuroNews, Ukraine has hit seven out of the ten largest Wildberries warehouses in Russia.

From Free West Media, Berlin ditches German opera for "Afro-futuristic" musical theater.

From ReMix, woman flee from Ceuta, Spain after 15 alleged rapes and a sexual assault against a 10-year-old girl are recorded.  (If you read Spanish, read the story at El Mundo and a related story at Cuatro.)

From Balkan Insight, if you want transgender treatment in Albania, you'll have to pay for it yourself.

From The North Africa Post, Agadir, Morocco is named as one of the top 10 best destinations for travel in September by the German portal HolidayCheck.

From The New Arab, the African Union rejects foreign interference in Sudan's civil war.

From the Daily Mail, more on the alleged sexual offenses in Ceuta.

From Gatestone Institute, is the Mecca Agreement, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, a threat to regional stability?

From The Daily Signal, lessons learned from the invasion of Ceuta, two weeks later.

From The American Conservative, how Anthropic became the black sheep of the AI industry.

From The Western Journal, nuns in New York City fight against being forced to participate in assisted suicide.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Ilhan Omar's (D-Min) operations director has an interesting take on the admitted killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

From the Daily Caller, how can the Republicans defeat the left-wing populists?

From the New York Post, basketball player LeBron James plays golf and comes very close to hitting a hole-in-one.

From Breitbart, hundreds of illegal migrants who invaded Ceuta demand asylum benefits from the Spanish government.

From Newsmax, a pro-life group supports congresscritter Ralph Norman (R-SC) in the primary to replace the recently departed Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

And from The Babylon Bee, a powerball lottery winner blows his entire jackpot on a single burrito.

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!

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.

Sunday Stuff From A Returning Sasquatch

Yesterday I drove over 600 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC back to my home in Maryland.  I arrived pretty late and didn't feel like blogging anything.  But now I've had some sleep and the Bigfootmobile has been given a well-deserved rest.  So today, on a very warm and partly sunny Sunday, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, the man who allegedly stabbed two people in New York City and shouted "Allahu Akbar" a copy of the Koran and a book written by communism founder Karl Marx.

From Townhall, the man who allegedly drove his vehicle into a "Pride" parade in Berlin is identified as an Islamist with prior terror connections.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book about running for Speaker of the House.

From the Washington Examiner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) "celebrated" Hamas's attack against Israel on October 7th, 2023.

From American Thinker, with the aforementioned man who allegedly attacked a "Pride" parade being no longer with us, it looks like we'll never learn his motive.

From NewsBusters, British singer Mick Jagger and American musician Jonathan Cain tell singer Bruce Springsteen to lay off the politics.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, more on the twice-aforementioned alleged "Pride" parade attacker.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From Gatestone Institute, in Iran, it's now okay to think the unthinkable.

From The American Conservative, why is there all this hype for the late President Richard Nixon?

From the Daily Caller, Border Czar Tom Homan insists that ICE will continue stopping vehicles.

From Newsmax, the Israeli military sends a senior Hamas security official to his virgins.

And from the New York Post, two BASE jumpers skydive off the Space Needle in Seattle, resulting in a police manhunt.  (The line between the labels "badass" and "stupid people" is so thin in this case that the story gets both.)

Monday Mania

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

From National Review, the recently departed Senator Lindsey Graham gets the last laugh.

From FrontpageMag, the U.S. has always been involved in war.

From Townhall, the U.S. reestablishes its blockade of Iran.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) wants "Medicare for all", but his psychiatrist wife Sarah Jukaku doesn't accept any form of medical insurance.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump calls for the late Lindsey Graham to be succeeded in the Senate by his sister Darline Graham Nordone.

From The Federalist, how Trump can stop the export of American babies to China.

From American Thinker, open borders is a death sentence for Western countries.

From NewsBusters, hypocritical liberals cheer Senator Graham's death online.

From Canada Free Press, "a republic, if you can keep it", as Benjamin Franklin said.

From TeleSUR, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele wins his party's nomination for presidential reelection.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the think tank Migration Watch has never taken its eye off the ball.

From Snouts in the Trough, is the mayor of Seattle, Washington "the high priestess of economic illiteracy"?

From EuroNews, France temporarily shuts down three nuclear reactors to comply with environmental regulations.

From ReMix, Hungarian parliamentcritter Gergely Gulyás resigns as parliamentary leader of the Fidesz party.

From Balkan Insight, according to Dutch europarliamentcritter Tineke Strik, Albanian environmental protesters are "defending E.U. values".

From The North Africa Post, a Sudanese court sentences Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 others to death in absentia for war crimes committed in the region of Darfur.

From The New Arab, archaeologists discover a 3,000-year-old tomb near the Egyptian city of Luxor.

From The Times Of Israel, weapons are found in a car near a synagogue Sarcelles, France, which has a large Jewish population.

From Arutz Sheva, Hamas terrorists storm a World Food Programme food distribution site in Jabaliya, Gaza.

From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian elections are a scam.

From The Daily Signal, in Virginia, Big Brother is watching you.

From The American Conservative, the "northern kingdom" of soon-to-be U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From The Western Journal, according to British rock singer Mick Jagger, musicians and athletes should not "lecture" their fans about politics.

From BizPac Review, a fatal shooting by ICE in Maine sparks a major investigation.

From the Daily Caller, multiple Republicans in South Carolina vie for the chance to fill the late Senator Graham's seat.

From the New York Post, the surprising health benefit from going bald.

From Breitbart, the Red Cross withdraws its workers from the main asylum seeker registration in the Netherlands because their "safety can no longer be guaranteed".

From Newsmax, banks are given new guidance on the risk of lending to illegal aliens.

And from The Babylon Bee, furniture made by IKEA now includes instructions on how to cuss in Swedish.

Friday Phenomena

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

From National Review, against exempting seniors from property taxes.

From FrontpageMag, former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) joins forces with U.C. Berkeley.

From Townhall, guess why Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer just pardoned a refugee from Albania convicted of murder in the U.S.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the movie Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.

From The Federalist, the real "Citizen Vigilantes" are Muslims in Europe imposing sharia.

From American Thinker, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz tries to protect an illegal alien pedophile, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio gets him deported.

From NewsBusters, CNN downplays the illegal status of a man killed by ICE and his attempt to run over an ICE agent.

From Canada Free Press, is the "bunny hop" performed by singer Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an attempt to keep current Prime Minister Mark Carney in office?

From TeleSUR, the Peruvian government will try to determine how many visitors the archaeological site of Machu Picchu can receive.

From TCW Defending Freedom, carbon dioxide emissions rose yet again in 2025.

From Snouts in the Trough, has the U.K. been beaten by its blundering bureaucracy?

From EuroNews, rules for visiting beaches in Europe this summer include, depending where you go, bans on music, tents, umbrellas, dogs, horses and elephants.

From ReMix, Moroccans riot in Düsseldorf, Germany after the Moroccan national soccer team is eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.

From Balkan Insight, Greek police arrest three people for allegedly planting incendiary bombs outside the home of a politician in Thessaloniki, Greece.

From The North Africa Post, the World Bank warns that the economic recovery in Tunisia will be fragile.

From The New Arab, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sets this coming November 28th as the date of legislative elections.

From Red State, Moroccans riot in London after the Moroccan national soccer team is eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.

From the Daily Mail, an American woman is found bludgeoned to death in her home in Killarney, Ireland, possibly by her "asylum seeker partner" whom she met "at a pro-Palestine march".

From Arutz Sheva, U.S. President Trump makes a risky bet on "reformed" Islamism in Syria.

From Gatestone Institute, while China launches an ICBM, U.S. Senator Socialism (I-VT) proposes American disarmament.

From The Daily Signal, why strengthened defense ties between Japan and South Korea are good for the U.S.

From The American Conservative, delusional leaders are dangerous ones.

From The Western Journal, Trump tells Iran that the "ceasefire is OVER".  (Emphasis in original)

From BizPac Review, Democratic socialists tout their plan "to end America as we know it".

From the Daily Caller, an ICE officers saves a 14-year-old who jumped out of a moving vehicle.

From Breitbart, France spends about €1.85 billion on its asylum system.

From Newsmax, Trump's pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defense systems could take a long time to come to fruition.

And from the New York Post, a mysterious new symbol starts appearing in Las Vegas, resulting in online conspiracy theories.

A Sasquatch's Thursday Dozen

On a warm Thursday that went from sunny to rainy, here are 12 things going on:

From LBC, a man is arrested in Moygashel, Northern Ireland for allegedly burning a replica of a mosque.

From BNO News, a man in my part of the world is sentenced to 15 years for trying to join ISIS and plotting an attack against Jews and people who support Israel.

From IranWire, an Iranian official claims that U.S. President Trump was "spared" while he was in Turkey.

From Gatestone Institute, Hamas's latest trick is leaving the government of Gaza while keeping its weapons.

From TCW Defending Freedom, what would Winston Churchill think of the modern U.K. of Lucy Connolly, imprisoned for a post on X, and murdered Anglo-Polish student Henry Nowak?

From FrontpageMag, Iran puts up an illusion.

From Townhall, senatorial candidate James Talarico (D-TX) presents another doctrine of his fake Christianity.

From The Federalist, Democrats in Maine convince former senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D) to step aside only because they realized that he would not win.

From American Thinker, the U.S. can attack "birthright citizens" living in China with the IRS.

From The American Conservative, Trump should veto the 21st Century Road to Housing Act.

From the Daily Caller, for the third straight year, the most common name for baby boys in England and Wales is Mohammad.

And from Reuters, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler goes to the soundstage in the sky.

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, American has a 250-year winning streak.

From FrontpageMag, pro-Hamas rioters will soon have their own congresscritters.

From Townhall, two illegal aliens from Romania plead guilty to wire fraud in a plot to defraud SNAP.

From The Washington Free Beacon, preserving America's principles in a world without any.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump tells Second Lady Usha Vance that he has to be "careful" or he'll break President William Howard Taft's weight record.

From The Federalist, the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision is Chief Justice John Roberts's Roe v. Wade.

From American Thinker, the other declaration of 1776, made by General George Washington.

From NewsBusters, the media go the wrong way on the facts when it comes to girls' sports.

From Canada Free Press, the one thing that Christianity and socialism have in common.

From TeleSUR, FIFA decides to donate $500,000 to Venezuelan children affected by the two recent earthquakes.

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

From Snouts in the Trough, "there is no economic growth" in the U.K.

From EuroNews, European police hunt for a Ukrainian woman allegedly involved in a bomb attack in Monaco.

From Free West Media, racism against the mixed-race "coloured" people of South Africa.

From ReMix, according to President Zelensky, Ukraine urgently needs more Patriot missiles after a Russian attack on Kyiv.

From Balkan Insight, in a retrial, former Serbian forces leader Ekrem Bajrović, an ethnic Bosniak from Kosovo, is found guilty of war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians in May 1999.

From The North Africa Post, Tunisian records a sharp increase in suspicious financial transaction reports between 2020 and 2025.

From The New Arab, the Houthis in Yemen threaten Saudi Arabia after an alleged intrusion into Yemeni airspace.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.N.'s human rights "experts" are "biased, bought and paid for".

From The Daily Signal, a review of a book about George Washington.

From Radio Free Asia, a Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside the U.N. headquarters in New York City.

From The American Conservative, President Washington's Farewell Address is still very relevant.

From The Western Journal, according to an opinion column, to make Colombia free again, it should be brought back to its Judeo-Christian roots.

From BizPac Review, White House advisor Stephen Miller gives an inspirational and timely speech to National Guard troops.

From the New York Post, in a road rage incident, a "Karen" in Santa Clarita, California hurls racist insults at her neighbor.

From Breitbart, singer Lauren Mascitti pays a musical homage to her great-grandfather's journey to Ellis Island.

From Newsmax, according to a survey, nearly half of Americans don't know what tomorrow's milestone commemorates.

And from SFGate, a resident of San Francisco goes from sushi in Mission, California to Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York City.

Thursday Tidings

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

From National Review, injustice toward Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

From FrontpageMag, why right-wing opponents of mass immigration have no problem with the Amish, who "don't assimilate".

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, you should annoy a Democrat and celebrate America's upcoming 250th birthday.

From the Washington Examiner, all the ways by which President Trump earns his money.

From The Federalist, 37 All-American places to eat on your summer road trip.  (I've been to three of them: the Tune Inn in Washington, D.C., Bob & Edith's in Arlington, VA, and the Texas Tavern in Roanoke, VA.)

From American Thinker, rent freezes, such as in New York City by Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), fit right in with the definition of fascism.

From NewsBusters, the worst outbursts from the anti-American Hollywood left.

From Canada Free Press, Trump is finishing what started in 1776, which is why the Democratic Socialists of America and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney want him gone.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela decorates Italian and Swiss rescue teams for their earthquake relief efforts.

From TCW Defending Freedom, immigration and the Labour Party's war against the British people.

From Snouts in the Trough, should your kids start learning Chinese?

From EuroNews, almost 1.2 million illegal migrants apply for Spain's amnesty regularization scheme.

From Free West Media, after Morocco beats the Netherlands in the World Cup, several Dutch cities go into civil war mode.

From ReMix, French police raid offices and residences of members of the party National Rally.

From Balkan Insight, protesters are detained and police are injured at an anti-government rally outside the Albanian parliament building.

From The North Africa Post, Sudan extends the opening of the Adré border crossing with Chad for three months to keep allowing aid to enter.

From The New Arab, six people are killed in an explosion at a cafe in Damascus, Syria.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, the man who allegedly shot six people in Stade, Germany was driven to the scene of the crime by a member of a government sponsored NGO.  (If you read German, read the story at Junge Freiheit.)

From the Daily Mail, a woman passes out while being publicly caned in the Indonesian province of Aceh.

From Gatestone Institute, why negotiating with terrorists such as Hamas and terrorist regimes such as Iran is a terrible idea.

From The Daily Signal, why talk show host Bill Maher has become liberalism's apostate.

From Radio Free Asia, Papua New Guinea received millions of dollars after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still haven't gotten any relief.

From The American Conservative, the Supreme Court demands that America commits national suicide.

From The Western Journal, the media omit an unpleasant detail in former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's story about Child Protective Services taking his kids away for a day.

From BizPac Review, a CNN segment "goes off the rails" when a guest tells some uncomfortable truth about immigration and foreign exploitation of birthright citizenship.

From the Daily Caller, Congress plans to "reign in" birth tourism scams after the recent Supreme Court ruling.

From the New York Post, air traffic control audio reveals a New York Police Department helicopter pilot's to the two people who climbed the Empire State Building.  (The line between the labels "badass" and "stupid people" can be pretty thin, but because they allegedly committed several crimes with their stunt, I give them the latter.)

From Breitbart, more Americans are in the American work force.

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Tom McClintock (R-Cal), government housing subsidies should be eliminated because they cause home prices to rise.

And from Page Six, singer Madonna appears to take aim at her ex-husband Sean Penn in a new song.

A Few Wednesday Links To Start July

On a hot and sunny Wednesday on the start of July, now that I'm back from my usual running around, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, socialism should not have a home in the U.S.

From FrontpageMag, an Iranian court sentences singer Parastoo Ahmani 74 lashes for performing without wearing a hijab.

From Townhall, ProFa threatens to kill the judges who gave some of its members long prison sentences.

From The Washington Free Beacon, President Trump should ban the "food truck pirates" from the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

From the Washington Examiner, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) confirms that he has been "in touch" with former Vice President Harris.

From The Federalist, birthplace citizenship and mass migration are incompatible.

From American Thinker, the "very Christian" founding of the United States.

From NewsBusters, experts and Politico get it wrong about gas prices.

From TCW Defending Freedom, why the Labiour Party's "new safe and legal" refugee routes will flood the U.K. with more migrants.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Iranian government threatens to confiscate the Qavam church in Tehran and evict the 20 families living near it.

From The Times Of Israel, an anti-Israel candidate wins a Democratic congressional primary in Colorado.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.S. "handed Iran the paper and kept the war".

From The American Conservative, the new "Mamdani wave" looks like Republican agitation from about 15 years ago.

And from the Genesius Times, the British are horrified to learn that rape gangs in the U.K. use air conditioning.

Tuesday Tidbits

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

From National Review, the Supreme Court rules against President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

From FrontpageMag, when has negotiating with Muslim terrorists ever accomplished anything?

From Townhall, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) calls on Congress to address the issue of birthright citizenship.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Ro Khanna (D-Cal) lives like the rich people he claims to oppose.  (To steal a line from noted British economist John Lennon, "baby you're a rich man, too".)

From the Washington Examiner, Washington, D.C.'s plan for a 180-acre stadium complex for the Washington Commanders includes housing, hotels, and a grocery store.

From The Federalist, the Supreme Court upholds state laws women's sports from trans-identifying men.

From American Thinker, "the history of white flight and gentrification", whose cause and impact has been lied about.

From Newsbusters, ABC frets the ruling allowing state to limit female sports to real females, and so does CNN.

From Canada Free Press, if Muslims want to rewrite American history, then let's rewrite the Koran.

From TeleSUR, Venezuelans save their fellow Venezuelans.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the West cannot survive Islamo-communism.

From Snouts in the Trough, thanks to Volkswagen for exposing the uselessness of the people ruling the U.K.

From EuroNews, according to Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Ukraine has backed out of a "MiGs for drones" deal with Poland.

From Free West Media, the German military struggles to get new recruits.

From ReMix, two "dark-skinned" men allegedly rape a 16-year-old girl in a toilet facility in Stuttgart, Germany.  (If you read German, read the story at SWR.)

From Balkan Insight, according to a report, freedom of information is still impeded in western Balkan countries.

From The North Africa Post, U.S. President Trump halts duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizers.

From The New Arab, the Syrian parliament announces President Ahmed al-Sharaa's appointment of 70 new parliamentcritters to presently vacant seats.

From Arutz Sheva, the archbishop of Canterbury, terrorists, and the Christians whom she ignores.

From Gatestone Institute, who will enforce Trump's deal with Iran after he leaves office?

From The Daily Signal, according to right-wing commentator Victor Davis Hanson, who wrote the article, the WNBA has a racist agenda toward player Caitlin Clark.

From The American Conservative, how the U.S. can last through its 500th anniversary.

From The Western Journal, more on the Supreme Court's aforementioned ruling on birthright citizenship.

From BizPac Review, a Democratic congressional candidate in Colorado ignites a (figurative) firestorm with her comments about 9/11.

From the Daily Caller, in her concurring opinion on the twice-aforementioned ruling on birthright citizenship, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson uses Gen Z slang.

From Breitbart, Dutch politician Geert Wilders calls for rioting Moroccan soccer fans and their families to be deported.

From Newsmax, the Supreme Court rules against limits to campaign spending by political parties.

And from the New York Post, the Nassau County, New York police department unveils drone "first responders".