Sunday Links, And A Tweet

As usual, I'm looking for stories to pass on to you, the readers.  But first, let me see if I can correctly embed a Tweet.

It's hilarious watching men who dress-up like women, and women who dress-up like huge vaginas, and a party who says there's 68 genders, question the President's mental capacity. #FakeTapper #StephenMiller

— 🇺🇸 Cris 🇺🇸 (@ThePatriot143) January 7, 2018

I thought that there were only 58 genders, but I still see the man's point.
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Other than the previously reported explosion near a Stockholm subway station, here are some things going on:

From WRAL, it's going to get warmer this coming week.

From The Daily Caller, the wearer of the MAGA dress might run for Congress.

From The Daily Signal, an article about Justice Clarence Thomas, written by Mrs. Thomas.

From BizPac Review, women attending the Golden Globes have a "bizarre" plan to out sexual predators.

From Fox News, an illegal alien who manages a restaurant in Illinois faces a deportation hearing in 2021.  (Doesn't the Bill of Rights say something about a "speedy trial"?)

From the Los Angeles Times, the LAFD launches the "SOBER unit" program.

From The Media Line, despite the fall of ISIS, Yazidis are still being persecuted.  (via Assyrian National News Agency)

From the New York Post, former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been arrested for allegedly inciting violence.  (I used to refer to him as "Mad-mood I'm-a-dim-wit-job" or variations thereof.  Yes, I plead guilty to making fun of his name.)

From Voice Of Europe, the leader of the AfD party says that the enemies of German freedom should be deported.

From Sputnik International, illegal immigration into Germany from the Nordic countries increased 35 percent during the first 10 months of 2017.

From the Express, Germans are skeptical that Chancellor Angela Merkel can form a coalition government.  (The article uses the spelling "sceptical", which my spell-checker doesn't like.)

From Russia Today, some Germans want a new election, with Merkel off the ballot.

From VOA, migrants in Ventimiglia, Italy try to cross into France.

From ZeroHedge, Wikileaks publishes the entire book Fire and Fury as a pdf.

From The Guardian, Iran bans English lessons in elementary schools.

From NYOOOZ, thousands run and bike in the Dawn To Dusk Marathon in Chenai, India.  (The article's date is January 8.  It's already Monday over there.)

From Gatestone Institute, some speech restrictions enforced in the West are in line with sharia.

From AL(dot)com, the NCAA football championship game will be "a little weird" for a current Georgia assistant coach.

From the Derby Telegraph, some things left at East Midlands Airport.  (This might be a follow-up to a recent story about things being left behind in hotels.)

And from Twitchy, no, former Bill O.J. Simpson did not attend today's playoff game.

Explosion Near Swedish Subway Station Kills One

This morning in Stockholm, Sweden, two people were injured when one of them picked up an object which then exploded, outside the Varby Gard subway station.  The 60-year-old man who handled the object, possibly a hand grenade, was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.  A 45-year-old woman, who reportedly may have been the man's wife, was also injured.  Police are saying that the incident was not related to terrorism.

Read more at The Local SE, the Daily Mail, the Mirror, the Independent and the Sunday Express.

I can see how this event is not act of terrorism, but it begs a question.  Who would just leave a hand grenade or a small IED (or whatever the thing was) lying around?  I've heard that grenades have been found in Sweden, and wonder where somebody over there is getting them.  Here in the United States, even with our Second Amendment, civilians are generally not allowed to possess hand grenades.

Two Tributes, And Other Stories

Here are some things in the news during the first weekend of 2018:

First up, comedian and actor Jerry van Dyke has died at his ranch in Arkansas, at age 86.  He reportedly had been having health problems since being in a car accident two years ago.  Read more at TMZ (via Fox News) and Variety.

From The Washington Times, astronaut John Young, who commanded Apollo 16 in 1972 and the maiden flight of the space shutter Challenger in 1981, has died from pneumonia at age 87.

From the New York Post, a refugee becomes an American.

From the Daily News, the wife of the Orlando shooter knew of his plans, as shown by her own notes.

From the Evening Standard, President Trump calls the author of Fire and Fury a "fraud".

From Breitbart London, a British pop singer alleges that the victims of grooming gangs (i.e., rape gangs) would be raped by someone else if the gangs didn't exist.

From Voice Of Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban says that 2018 "will be the year of restoring the will of the people in Europe".

From the Hungary Journal, Orban meets the minister-president of Bavaria.

From Deutsche Welle, eight migrants have died in 2018 trying to cross the Mediterranean, the first recorded this year.

From the Irish Independent, fewer migrants tried to reach Europe by sea in 2017 than in the previous year.

From the Daily Mail, more than 200 migrants invade the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

From Sputnik International, Turkish President Erdoğan's visit to Paris is protested by Kurds and Femen.

From The Guardian, Turkish Cypriots fear being considered "not Muslim enough".

From Gatestone Institute, if you hate America and the West so much, why don't you leave?

From the Express, more than half of Polish adults want Germany to pay reparations for World War II.  (The story refers only to the adults in Poland.  People of Polish descent living elsewhere, such as myself, might be another matter.)

From Politico, German conservatives propose a law under which anti-Semitic migrants would be deported.  (If you read German, read more at Welt.)

From Russia Today, Danish conservatives propose a law that would impose a curfew and ban construction of minarets.

From Townhall, "the 20 most annoying liberals of 2017".

From National Review, are relics of the Jewish Temple stored in the Vatican?

From the Derby Telegraph, some weird things left behind in Derby's hotels.

From Mother Nature Network, things we used to eat in previous decades.

And from Twitchy, fans of the Cleveland Browns put on a parade to celebrate their terrible year.

Links For National Bird Day

Today, the hashtag #NationalBirdDay appeared on Twitter.  This would include birds of all types, not just the American national bird, the bald eagle.  Of course, another "bird", the middle finger, might get some notoriety.  So as the bird flies or gets flipped, here are some things going on:

From Fox News, the illegal alien who killed Kate Steinle, convicted only on a gun possession charge, has been sentenced to time served.  He still faces federal charges, since convicted felons and illegal aliens are two categories of people who are federally banned from possessing guns.  (via The Daily Caller)

From the Military Times, the two Koreas will start talking to each other this coming Tuesday.

From Twitchy, some people don't realize that the story about President Trump watching a "gorilla channel" is a parody.  (On the other hand, if such a channel actually existed, would they show the various King Kong movies?)

From The Washington Times, two GOP Senators ask the DOJ to investigate Christoper Steele.

From LifeNews, a court strikes down a Baltimore law requiring pregnancy centers to promote abortions.  (In other words, the right to free speech includes the right not to speak.)

From Voice Of Europe, the Czech president acknowledges a conflict between European culture and immigration.

From the Express, a director of Eurasia Group warns that German Chancellor Merkle could sabotage Brexit.

From ANSA Med, over 3,100 migrants died trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2017, the lowest number in four years.  (I've said it before and I'll say it again.  One of the many perfectly non-racist and non-xenophobic reasons to oppose illegal migration is the danger to the migrants themselves.)

From Radio Poland, Germany could limit its contribution to the E.U. if Poland and Hungary don't take in migrants.

From Russia Today, despite President Macron's promise, there are still migrants on the streets of Paris.

From the Irish Mirror, some pictures of the Japanese man who was stabbed to death in Ireland by an Egyptian.  (via the Mirror)

From Breitbart London, in Italy, the right "rebounds" and the left "collapses".

From the NL Times, a Dutch parliamentarian calls for a #MeToo investigation.

From National Review, some things are indeed better than ever.

From Townhall, the unemployment rate for black Americans is the lowest ever reported.

From AL(dot)com, one of Roy Moore's accusers loses her house in a fire.  (via HotAir)

From the Evening Standard, a large white balloon in the Oxford Circus area of London goes "blowing in the wind", as Bob Dylan would say.  (via the New York Post)

And from Jalopnik, what does cold weather do to your car?

Links For A Cyclone-Bombed Thursday

As the bomb-cyclone ravages the east coast, here are some other things going on:

From AP News, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will enforce federal laws against marijuana, whether the states like it or not.  (The story comes via Legal Insurrection.  Although laws against smoking weed tend to come from the right, this still gets a "big government" label.)

From LifeNews, a new law in Illinois requires doctors and pregnancy centers to provide abortion referrals.  (This development would be a left wing example of "big government".)

From the New York Post, if you want to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it's gonna cost ya.

From PoliZette, the acting head of ICE says that border walls work.

From the Rutland Herald, a man fails at robbery due to a language barrier.  (via Fox News)

From The Daily Caller, ISIS faults Hamas for not being hateful enough.

From The Local NO, the number of asylum seekers in Norway in 2017 was the lowest since 1995.

From the Daily Sabah, fewer illegal migrants are dying, but the migration continues.

From the Express, an LBC host grills London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

From Sky News, former Prime Minister Tony Blair wants the U.K. to re-think Brexit.  (via Breitbart London)

From Sputnik International, the French government claims that a proposed law against "fake news" will not target the opposition and critics.  (This begs an obvious question.  Who gets to decide which news is fake?)

From The Local FR, in announcing the law, French President Emmanuel Macron, makes a "veiled reference" to certain Russian sites.

From The Spectator, Macron is troubled by "the queen of France".

From the Lancashire Telegraph, a new Islamic school will be built in Blackburn, which will be able to accommodate 800 boys.  (This would be one boy for every five holes that John Lennon once sung about.  And what about the girls?)

From FrontpageMag, what are the Iranians protesting?

From AhlulBayt News Agency, an Iranian Ayatollah blames foreigners.

From the Irish Mirror, the Egyptian man who stabbed one man and attacked two others in Ireland had been denied asylum in the United Kingdom.  (via the Mirror)

From Voice Of Europe, German women are scared due to sexual assault from migrants.

From Townhall, Steve Bannon's self-destruction, "in three steps".  ("Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister", as Ronnie Van Zant once sang.)

From Vox, please don't eat Tide Pods.

And from Barstool Sports, a man plays with a snake he found in his toilet.

Structure At Clinton Compound Catches Fire

Earlier today, a fire broke out on the Chappaqua, New York property of former first couple Bill and Hillary Clinton.  According to various reports, the fire was not in their main house, but in a detached building or garage that has been used by the Secret Service.  The Clintons reportedly were not at home at the time.  (Had they been home, I would be wondering if the fire had started in his pants or hers.)

Read more at ABC7, NBC New York, CBS New York, LoHud and TMZ.

A Sasquatch's Double Dozen

Here on the third day of 2018, are 24 things going on out there:

From the New York Post, Tallahassee, Florida gets significant snowfall for the first in 28 years.  (To be blamed on man-made climate change, of course.)

From The Guardian, President Trump and a former employee of his aren't getting along very well these days.  (via Breitbart's Big Government)

From Breitbart's National Security, five lessons for Iran's protesters from Venezuela.

From Bloomberg, for the first time in two years, Norks and Souks talk to each other.  (via HotAir)

From the Los Angeles Times, a baby who died in Alaska 11,500 years ago was from an unknown population, as shown by her DNA.

From the NL Times, Dutch fighter jets are deployed to fight ISIS.

From Voice Of Europe, two Algerian migrants offer to buy a Greek girl.

From the Hungary Journal, Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki meets Hungarian Prime Minister Orban in Budapest.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From Deutsche Welle, Morawiecki and Orban acknowledge the obvious.

From Russia Today, an Egyptian man goes on a "street rampage" in Dundalk, Ireland.

From the Express, the Mayor of Lesbos, Greece thinks that Turkey will release illegal migrants in retaliation for Greece granting asylum to a Turkish pilot.

From Euractiv, Turkish President Erdoğan goes to Paris.

From Breitbart London, British MEP Nigel Farage tells London's mayor to shut up about Trump and fight crime instead.

From the Daily Mail, Israel offers illegal aliens money if they leave, or jail if they stay.

From the Evening Standard, winter storm Eleanor batters the United Kingdom.

From Sputnik International, a French recruiter for ISIS is found in a Kurdish refugee camp in Syria.

From National Review, once upon a time, Democrats weren't so concerned about sexual misbehavior.

From FrontpageMag, a look at illegal aliens and crime.

From Townhall, good riddance to Senator Hatch.

From the Daily Post, Muslims in Nigeria allegedly attacked women and vandalized a church on New Year's Day.

From SBNation, four colleges join the "Blue-chip ratio" list in football recruiting.

From Fox35, more on the snow in northern Florida.

From Twitchy, guess who hasn't said a thing about the protests in Iran.

And from Space(dot)com, I'm not saying it's aliens, but.......

Senator Hatch To Retire, And Other Stories

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who was first elected in 1976, has announced that he will retire at the end of his current term.  He is currently the longest serving (to the extent that the term "serving" is even applicable) Republican member of the Senate.  Some media outlets are reacting by suggesting that former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who now lives in Utah, might run for Hatch's seat.

Read more at The New York Times, CNN, USA Today, The Hill and KUTV.
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In other news and opinion (with some of my own commentary and contextual information):

From RedState, don't oppose President Trump just to oppose him.  (The article points out, correctly in my opinion, that the mixture of oppression, religious zealotry and tyranny which the left thinks that Trump and his allies wish to impose in the United States is actually what's going on in Iran.)

From AhlulBayt News Agency, Iran's supreme leader blames "the enemies of Iran" for trying "to hurt the Islamic establishment".  (This is the only thing I've found recently on ABNA that even hints at the present unrest.  Since Iran has no real freedom of the press, I'm sure that this site can only say so much.)

From FrontpageMag, unlike Obama in 2009, "Trump sides with the protesters".

From Townhall, what no one, not even the right-wing media, are telling us about Iran.

From The Washington Post, a yuuuuge winter storm is expected later this week.  (H/T Gulf Dogs, for putting this into the BTR chatroom of Southern Sense)

From the New Statesman, "how Germany's refugee dream soured".

From the Evening Standard, a man has been charged in the murder of a barmaid in the Finsbury Park area of London.

From Breitbart London, several types of violent crime have "massively" increased on Mayor Khan's watch.

From the Hungary Journal, Hungary's State Secretary for Government Communication Bence Tuzson says that those who attack his country want to tear out its roots.  (This story comes via Voice Of Europe.  If you read Hungarian, you can read it at Magyar Hirlap.)

From the Express, the president of the European Parliament urges his fellow Italians to vote against populism.

From Voice Of Europe, police and firefighters are attacked in migrant-dominated suburbs.

From The Local FR, France was "shocked" by New Year's attacks on police.  (This story comes via Voice Of Europe, who note that more than 1,000 cars were torched.)

From Defend Europa, in Italy, a Somali migrant tries to rape a woman in labor.  (If you read Italian, you can read it at Libero Quotidiano.)

From Russia Today, a German MP gets blocked on social media and investigated for an "anti-Muslim" Tweet.

From Deutsche Welle, German doctors reject mandatory age testing for refugees.

From the Daily Mail, in the United Kingdom, only one out of five asylum seekers who lie about their age is deported.

From National Review, those who accuse Poland of being "anti-pluralist" are hypocrites.

From The New Indian Express, a Hindu girl is targeted by a fatwa for reciting the Bhagwad Gita.  (The Gita is part of an epic poem called the Mahabharata, which recalls a war between a set of five brothers called Pandava against their cousins, a set of 100 brothers called Kaurava, and consists mainly of a dialogue between Arjuna, the strongest of the Pandava, and his charioteer Krishna, who is an incarnation of the god Vishnu.)

From The Sun, an ISIS supporter takes selfies around New York.

From The Sasiat Daily, an Indian mufti disagrees with a recent decision to allow women to attend the Hajj without a male guardian.

From Gatestone Institute, if you want to see real female freedom fighters, look to Iran or to a certain chess player.  (The author has - or at least uses - the same first name as the first wife of Mohammed.  The last four stories were linked at The Religion Of Peace.)

From the New York Post, in Hertford, England, a woman lends police a helping foot.

And from Space(dot)com, the mystery of Jupiter's jet stream may have been solved.

Stories To Start The Year, And An Addendum

As the new year starts, so do the stories that I find worthy of linkage here.  But first, I must correct an oversight.  In making yesterday's end-of-2017 post, I somehow overlooked the events collectively known as #MeToo.  This movement has brought about the comeuppance of some misbehaving male celebrities, brought about the resignation of a Senator from Minnesota, and prevented a judge from Alabama from joining the Senate.  (Whether this judge will accept his loss before the end of 2018 is currently a matter of speculation.)  In my very unhumble opinion, the #MeToo movement should have started in or around 1992.

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Before I set forth today's links, here's a story published yesterday (and thus last year), which I found linked to The Corner at National Review.  As reported by the Metro, an airplane took off in 2018 and landed in 2017.  This is not because it flew into a time vortex or acted like a Tardis, but because it crossed the International Date Line.

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Here are some stories from today, or maybe very late yesterday:

From the New York Post, neither the cold nor the lack of facilities prevented revelers from welcoming 2018 in Times Square.

From the Daily Mail, in London, the New Year's celebration included bongs from Big Ben, fireworks, and a salute to the 100th anniversary of women voting in the U.K.

From BBC News, in London, four people were fatally stabbed during New Year's Eve and night.

From Voice Of Europe, the safe space for women in Berlin was "a total failure".

From The Washington Times, in Madeira, Ohio, two men deserve to be thanked for their service.

From CBC News, Bitcoin is sexist.

From the Express, Greece faces a possible "triple-dip" recession.

From Haaretz, a seal made by the Governor of Jerusalem, from the First Temple era, has been found near the Western Wall.

From Pakistan Today, an activist in the Maldives is investigated for blasphemy.

From WION, a Pakistani terrorist calls for jihad against the United States.

From Gatestone Institute, "the Islamization of Britain in 2017".

From FrontpageMag, President Trump has voiced support for the protesters in Iran.

From Townhall, a columnist based in Alaska sheds some light on the current cold snap.

From The Daily Signal, a history of American fake news.

From the Los Angeles Times, the Rose Parade includes a flyover by a stealth bomber.

And from Quartzy, the muscles you build up when you're a new father.

Happy New Year

To all who read this blog, I hope that so far today you've had a