On a cloudy but mild day in North Carolina, here are some things going on:
From National Review, President Trump is neither a neocon nor an isolationist.
From FrontpageMag, the false analogies of fake foreign policy news.
From Townhall, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) "caves" and will send the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is endorsed by a climate group funded by billionaires.
From the Washington Examiner, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg runs her mouth again.
From The Federalist, Marianne Williamson drops out of the presidential race.
From American Thinker, a video shows the junk science used by the federal climate assessment program.
From CNS News, more Americans are employed than ever before, even though the U.S. lost about 12,000 manufacturing jobs in December.
From LifeZette, surveillance footage from outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell during his first suicide attempt has been erased.
From NewsBusters, NBC host Seth Meyers denies the cash delivery from the Obama administration to Iran.
From Canada Free Press, the fires in Australia expose Green Folly.
From CBC News, Canadians need answers about UIA Flight PS752, and Iran should understand why.
From Global News, Iran issues several visas to Canada as it tries to gain access to the investigation of Flight PS752.
From CTV News, firefighters from Quebec head down under.
From The Portugal News, merchants in Lisbon have until the end of March to adapt to new rules banning single-use plasticware.
From El País, the Spanish Supreme Court temporarily freezes a decision by election officials to strip Catalan Premier Quim Torra of his seat in Catalonia's parliament.
From Euractiv, former European Commission officials join the Spanish government.
From RFI, why do the French support the strikes against proposed pension reforms even with the travel mayhem they have caused?
From SwissInfo, when dealing with Swiss cops, watch your language.
From ANSA, a referendum on cutting the number of Italian parliamentcritters gets the required number of votes in the Senate. (Yes, a bunch of Italian Senators voted for a bill that could reduce their own numbers, along with those of the Lower House.)
From the Malta Independent, 20 migrants are charged in connection with a riot at the Marsa, Malta reception center.
From Malta Today, soon-to-be-former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat gives his last official speech.
From Total Slovenia News, the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana plans to change its rules for street performers. (If you read Slovenian, read the story at SiolNET.)
From Total Croatia News, the ferry port in Split, Croatia records a record number of passengers in 2019. (Yours truly rode a ferry out of Split in 2007.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, progress in the negotiations to form a coalition government in Kosovo is unclear.
From Ekathimerini, two alleged violations of Greek airspace by Turkish fighter jets are reported.
From the Greek Reporter, a Greek photographer captures the rare "red devil horns" eclipse sunrise.
From EuroNews, a car carrying 12 illegal migrants crashes after a high-speed chase.
From Novinite, life expectancy in Bulgaria is the lowest in the E.U.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria's environmental minister resigns while facing mismanagement charges.
From Radio Bulgaria, 20 men dance while carrying the Bulgarian flag in Lake Michigan.
From Romania-Insider, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Ludovic Orban agree on holding early elections. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Digi24.)
From Russia Today, Russia launches its new hypersonic Kinzhal cruise missile.
From Sputnik International, Russia denies a U.S. claim that a Russian ship "aggressively approached" U.S. ship in the Arabian Sea.
From The Moscow Times, according to Human Rights Watch, Russia is "escalating" its crackdown on Jehovah's Witness. (What is this "freedom of religion" you speak of?)
From Daily News Hungary, a Palestinian man is charge with attempted sexual assault in Budapest.
From Hungary Today, the Hungarian opposition party Párbeszéd submits proposals to boost wind and solar energy.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban discusses wage increases and climate protection.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak hauliers continues their strike for a third day.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic conducts its second census for birds.
From Polskie Radio, according to a Polish government spokesman, Russia is lying about the causes of World War II.
From the CPH Post, more Danes are flying and flying farther.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany has gridlock over a nuclear-capable fighter jet.
From the NL Times, according to the Dutch defense minister, Dutch soldiers in Iraq are safe.
From Dutch News, according to Dutch ministers, Dutch military intelligence indicates that the Ukrainian jet which crashed after taking off from Tehran was shot down.
From Free West Media, after police in The Hague close down a party put on by Eritreans, they get stoned.
From VRT NWS, 12 migrants are found in a refrigerated truck in Halle, Belgium.
From the Express, former parliamentcritter Rory Stewart is forced to watch his "terribly wrong" prediction on Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, Bournemouth University is put on lockdown when a fitness vest is mistaken for a suicide bomb vest.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party calls for a referendum to abolish the U.K. monarchy.
From the (Irish) Independent, publicans in Dublin oppose governmental plans to put calorie counts on menus.
From the Irish Examiner, for the first time in three years, the Northern Ireland Assembly will sit.
From The Conservative Woman, "the left's wilful ignorance on anti-Semitism".
From The Stream, what effect would the discovery of life on Mars or beyond have on faith?
From Space War, "Dotard" wishes "Rocket Man" a happy birthday.
From CheckYourFact, no, congresscritter Kevin McCarthy (R-Cal) did not claim that President Trump ordered the strike on Suleymani because Adam Schiff (D-Cal) spent time on impeachment.
From New York Post, in the U.S., women now have more jobs than men. (The story links to an article in The Wall Street Journal, which is behind a paywall.)
From Accuracy in Media, the media pans privacy claims made by Apple and Facebook at an electronics show.
And from Rolling Stone, Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart passes away at age 67.
Friday, January 10, 2020
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Thursday Tidings
On a clear but cool Thursday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, Speaker Pelosi's impeachment leverage play has become a blunder.
From FrontpageMag, the left cringes about Iran.
From Townhall, Democrats turn on Pelosi's "impeach and withhold" stunt.
From The Washington Free Beacon, conservative radio host Mark Levin faults the media and the Democrats for being lenient towards the Iranian government.
From the Washington Examiner, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) signs onto a measure to start the impeachment trial receiving the articles from the House.
From The Federalist, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) blames the downing of an Iranian passenger airplane on President Trump.
From American Thinker, a left-wing environmental group admits that renewable energy won't save the planet.
From CNS News, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) will send the impeachment articles to the Senate when she's ready.
From LifeZette, musician Cardi B. seeks Nigerian citizenship because President Trump had Suleymani killed. (Does this woman have any clue about what's been going on in Nigeria for the law few years?)
From NewsBusters, according to MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, people feeling good about the economy "should concern Democrats".
From Canada Free Press, climate change was always a religion, admits Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI).
From CBC News, according to Canada's foreign minister, the investigation of the plane crash near Tehran could re-open diplomatic ties with Iran.
From The Conservative Woman, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become a disgrace.
From the Express, the U.K. House of Commons votes to deliver Brexit.
From the Irish Examiner, an Irish couple will run for office, against each other.
From VRT NWS, a total of 62 tons of cocaine was seized in Antwerp, Belgium last year.
From the NL Times, a suitcase containing body parts is found in a hangar at Schiphol Airport.
From Deutsche Welle, the Germany Party AfD faces a heavy fine for campaign finance violations.
From the CPH Post, a people's petition wants anyone who has been in Denmark for ten years to be granted Danish citizenship.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish parliament passes a resolution condemning "provocative and untrue" comments made about World War II by Russian authorities.
From Radio Prague, according to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the Czech Republic has no immediate plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
From The Slovak Spectator, Komárno, Slovakia introducessubsidized free public transportation.
From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian government approves climate policy priorities.
From Russia Today, the Russian navy fires new missiles during drills in the Black Sea.
From Romania-Insider, a newly discovered star is named after a Romanian city.
From Novinite, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov participates in the ceremony to open the TurkStream gas pipeline.
From the Greek Reporter, cold temperatures cause rivers in Greece to freeze. (These cold temperatures will be attributed somehow to global warming.)
From Total Croatia News, Croatian fishermen find a strange object in the sea near the city of Mljet.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenes are appalled by the annulment of the death sentence given to a Slovene who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
From the Malta Independent, three NGOs condemn the manner in which Maltese police officers escorted a group of migrants to court.
From ANSA, a former terrorist gets a life sentence for the 1980 bombing of the main rail station in Bologna, Italy.
From SwissInfo, flatulent bacteria are awarded the Swiss energy prize.
From France24, French architects want the Notre Dame Cathedral's roof to be rebuilt in wood.
From El País, the Spanish Supreme Court blocks former Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras from being seated in the European Parliament.
From Free West Media, three Afghan men are arrested for allegedly raping three American women in Spain.
From The Portugal News, an ISIS recruiter dies in a Portuguese jail while waiting for an appeal on his sentence.
From Euractiv, according to experts, to deal with Iran will require more than words.
From Morocco World News, the Polisario Front threatens stop drivers in the Africa Eco Race from crossing Western Sahara.
From Hürriyet Daily News, detained ISIS terrorists allegedly planned to target Turkish police officers.
From Rúdaw, U.S. diplomat David Schenker and Kurdish leaders discuss the de-escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
From In-Cyprus, Pope Francis expresses his support for the reunification of Cyprus.
From The Syrian Observer, American troops leave their base in Khirab al-Jir, Syria.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel's defense minister creates a new post to combat illegal construction by Palestinians.
From the Egypt Independent, churches, monasteries and other sites along the Holy Family's journey in Egypt have been restored.
From StepFeed, an NGO highlights the struggles of women in Lebanon.
From The New Arab, Jordanian Princess Salma becomes her country's first female military pilot.
From Radio Farda, an IRGC commander claims that Iran disabled the U.S. monitoring system during its missile attack.
From Dawn, Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology calls parts of the country's National Accountability Ordinance "un-Islamic".
From The Hans India, the Indian Supreme Court declines to hear a petition to declare the Citizenship Act unconstitutional.
From the Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladeshi navy gets two more warships.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan student protesters present their demands to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
From Jewish News Syndicate, an imam in Dearborn, Michigan eulogizes Suleymani.
From the News Letter, a judge reviewing Northern Ireland hate crime legislation is "shocked" by comments about ISIS from a Muslim leader.
From Gatestone Institute, forcing U.S. troops to leave Iraq would be a victory for Iran and ISIS.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian labor unions protest against President Joko Widodo's omnibus job creation bill.
From The Straits Times, Hong Kong's stock exchange chief warns of economic "devastation" resulting from the area's long-running protests.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia's home ministry points out that the temporary pass issued by the state of Sabah does not grant citizenship.
From The Mainichi, worshipers at the Nishinomiya Shrine cover a sacrificial tuna with cash.
From The Stream, British author J.K. Rowling "deserves a hat tip".
From the New York Post, the House of Representatives votes to limit President Trump's war powers against Iran.
From Breitbart, the House Freedom Caucus opposes the war powers resolution limiting Trump.
From LifeNews, before they killed millions of Jews, the Nazis euthanized 300,000 disabled people.
From NumbersUSA, Customs and Border Protection will launch a pilot program to collect DNA from illegal border crossers.
And from Boston(dot)com, a man in Bath, Maine keeps getting attacked by foxes.
From National Review, Speaker Pelosi's impeachment leverage play has become a blunder.
From FrontpageMag, the left cringes about Iran.
From Townhall, Democrats turn on Pelosi's "impeach and withhold" stunt.
From The Washington Free Beacon, conservative radio host Mark Levin faults the media and the Democrats for being lenient towards the Iranian government.
From the Washington Examiner, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) signs onto a measure to start the impeachment trial receiving the articles from the House.
From The Federalist, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) blames the downing of an Iranian passenger airplane on President Trump.
From American Thinker, a left-wing environmental group admits that renewable energy won't save the planet.
From CNS News, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) will send the impeachment articles to the Senate when she's ready.
From LifeZette, musician Cardi B. seeks Nigerian citizenship because President Trump had Suleymani killed. (Does this woman have any clue about what's been going on in Nigeria for the law few years?)
From NewsBusters, according to MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, people feeling good about the economy "should concern Democrats".
From Canada Free Press, climate change was always a religion, admits Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI).
From CBC News, according to Canada's foreign minister, the investigation of the plane crash near Tehran could re-open diplomatic ties with Iran.
From The Conservative Woman, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become a disgrace.
From the Express, the U.K. House of Commons votes to deliver Brexit.
From the Irish Examiner, an Irish couple will run for office, against each other.
From VRT NWS, a total of 62 tons of cocaine was seized in Antwerp, Belgium last year.
From the NL Times, a suitcase containing body parts is found in a hangar at Schiphol Airport.
From Deutsche Welle, the Germany Party AfD faces a heavy fine for campaign finance violations.
From the CPH Post, a people's petition wants anyone who has been in Denmark for ten years to be granted Danish citizenship.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish parliament passes a resolution condemning "provocative and untrue" comments made about World War II by Russian authorities.
From Radio Prague, according to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the Czech Republic has no immediate plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
From The Slovak Spectator, Komárno, Slovakia introduces
From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian government approves climate policy priorities.
From Russia Today, the Russian navy fires new missiles during drills in the Black Sea.
From Romania-Insider, a newly discovered star is named after a Romanian city.
From Novinite, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov participates in the ceremony to open the TurkStream gas pipeline.
From the Greek Reporter, cold temperatures cause rivers in Greece to freeze. (These cold temperatures will be attributed somehow to global warming.)
From Total Croatia News, Croatian fishermen find a strange object in the sea near the city of Mljet.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenes are appalled by the annulment of the death sentence given to a Slovene who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
From the Malta Independent, three NGOs condemn the manner in which Maltese police officers escorted a group of migrants to court.
From ANSA, a former terrorist gets a life sentence for the 1980 bombing of the main rail station in Bologna, Italy.
From SwissInfo, flatulent bacteria are awarded the Swiss energy prize.
From France24, French architects want the Notre Dame Cathedral's roof to be rebuilt in wood.
From El País, the Spanish Supreme Court blocks former Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras from being seated in the European Parliament.
From Free West Media, three Afghan men are arrested for allegedly raping three American women in Spain.
From The Portugal News, an ISIS recruiter dies in a Portuguese jail while waiting for an appeal on his sentence.
From Euractiv, according to experts, to deal with Iran will require more than words.
From Morocco World News, the Polisario Front threatens stop drivers in the Africa Eco Race from crossing Western Sahara.
From Hürriyet Daily News, detained ISIS terrorists allegedly planned to target Turkish police officers.
From Rúdaw, U.S. diplomat David Schenker and Kurdish leaders discuss the de-escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
From In-Cyprus, Pope Francis expresses his support for the reunification of Cyprus.
From The Syrian Observer, American troops leave their base in Khirab al-Jir, Syria.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel's defense minister creates a new post to combat illegal construction by Palestinians.
From the Egypt Independent, churches, monasteries and other sites along the Holy Family's journey in Egypt have been restored.
From StepFeed, an NGO highlights the struggles of women in Lebanon.
From The New Arab, Jordanian Princess Salma becomes her country's first female military pilot.
From Radio Farda, an IRGC commander claims that Iran disabled the U.S. monitoring system during its missile attack.
From Dawn, Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology calls parts of the country's National Accountability Ordinance "un-Islamic".
From The Hans India, the Indian Supreme Court declines to hear a petition to declare the Citizenship Act unconstitutional.
From the Dhaka Tribune, the Bangladeshi navy gets two more warships.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lankan student protesters present their demands to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
From Jewish News Syndicate, an imam in Dearborn, Michigan eulogizes Suleymani.
From the News Letter, a judge reviewing Northern Ireland hate crime legislation is "shocked" by comments about ISIS from a Muslim leader.
From Gatestone Institute, forcing U.S. troops to leave Iraq would be a victory for Iran and ISIS.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesian labor unions protest against President Joko Widodo's omnibus job creation bill.
From The Straits Times, Hong Kong's stock exchange chief warns of economic "devastation" resulting from the area's long-running protests.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia's home ministry points out that the temporary pass issued by the state of Sabah does not grant citizenship.
From The Mainichi, worshipers at the Nishinomiya Shrine cover a sacrificial tuna with cash.
From The Stream, British author J.K. Rowling "deserves a hat tip".
From the New York Post, the House of Representatives votes to limit President Trump's war powers against Iran.
From Breitbart, the House Freedom Caucus opposes the war powers resolution limiting Trump.
From LifeNews, before they killed millions of Jews, the Nazis euthanized 300,000 disabled people.
From NumbersUSA, Customs and Border Protection will launch a pilot program to collect DNA from illegal border crossers.
And from Boston(dot)com, a man in Bath, Maine keeps getting attacked by foxes.
Two Parks In North Carolina
Today I visited two parks, the first being Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, a few miles west of Seven Springs, North Carolina. This park includes some hiking trails and an overlook above the Neuse River. Here's a shot from the overlook, looking north and upriver.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Wednesday Whatnot
Now that my museum visit report is done, I can set forth some things going on:
From National Review, former Vice President Joe Biden should stop misleading people about his previous support for the war in Iraq.
From FrontpageMag, sanctuary policies exacerbate the terror threat from Iran.
From Townhall, who decides which people are allowed into America?
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to Biden in 2010, reports of Iran's influence in Iraq were "greatly exaggerated".
From the Washington Examiner, President Trump de-escalates after a missile attack from Iran (or Iran-supported fighters in Iraq) causes "minimal damage".
From The Federalist, the attack was a "face-saving gesture" by Iran's leaders.
From American Thinker, Democrats forget Suleymani's plot to kill a Saudi diplomat in Washington, D.C.
From CNS News, the U.S. media coddles dictators.
From LifeZette, speaking to the nation, President Trump defends the civilized world.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Katy Tur doesn't like Trump being "flanked by stern white military men" during his speech.
From Canada Free Press, an airplane crashes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, including 63 Canadians.
From The Conservative Woman, coal is not to blame for the fires in Australia.
From Gatestone Institute, the Nigerian mafia spreads through Europe.
From EuroNews, the dead body of a stowaway is found in the landing gear of an airplane in Paris.
From The Stream, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) lists the worst wastes of money by the federa government in 2019.
From The U.S. Sun, Mr. Bill is shown aboard Jeffrey Epstein's private jet. (via Twitchy)
From the New York Post, a Hyundai electric flying concept car is unveiled at CES.
From KWTX, a worker at a McDonald's in Wisconsin quits after being assaulted by a customer who couldn't wait for her bacon. (via Fox News)
From the Daily Caller, Virginia lawmakers consider establishing ammunition-free zones.
And from The Babylon Bee, Trump holds a press conference in order to moon Iran.
From National Review, former Vice President Joe Biden should stop misleading people about his previous support for the war in Iraq.
From FrontpageMag, sanctuary policies exacerbate the terror threat from Iran.
From Townhall, who decides which people are allowed into America?
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to Biden in 2010, reports of Iran's influence in Iraq were "greatly exaggerated".
From the Washington Examiner, President Trump de-escalates after a missile attack from Iran (or Iran-supported fighters in Iraq) causes "minimal damage".
From The Federalist, the attack was a "face-saving gesture" by Iran's leaders.
From American Thinker, Democrats forget Suleymani's plot to kill a Saudi diplomat in Washington, D.C.
From CNS News, the U.S. media coddles dictators.
From LifeZette, speaking to the nation, President Trump defends the civilized world.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC host Katy Tur doesn't like Trump being "flanked by stern white military men" during his speech.
From Canada Free Press, an airplane crashes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, including 63 Canadians.
From The Conservative Woman, coal is not to blame for the fires in Australia.
From Gatestone Institute, the Nigerian mafia spreads through Europe.
From EuroNews, the dead body of a stowaway is found in the landing gear of an airplane in Paris.
From The Stream, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) lists the worst wastes of money by the federa government in 2019.
From The U.S. Sun, Mr. Bill is shown aboard Jeffrey Epstein's private jet. (via Twitchy)
From the New York Post, a Hyundai electric flying concept car is unveiled at CES.
From KWTX, a worker at a McDonald's in Wisconsin quits after being assaulted by a customer who couldn't wait for her bacon. (via Fox News)
From the Daily Caller, Virginia lawmakers consider establishing ammunition-free zones.
And from The Babylon Bee, Trump holds a press conference in order to moon Iran.
The Aurora Fossil Museum
The small town of Aurora, North Carolina has its own fossil museum, dedicated largely to marine fossils such as shark's teeth. It also includes exhibitions of Native American artifacts, most of them local to the N.C. coast, but also some from the Maya.
I saw this thing, just when I thought it was safe to walk through the halls of a museum.
I saw this thing, just when I thought it was safe to walk through the halls of a museum.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Tuesday Links - Part 2
As I continue to hang around my undisclosed location in North Carolina, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a woman wearing a niqab and carrying a knife is arrested in Paris.
From France24, France marks the fifth anniversary of the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo.
From RFI, the French government talks with unions over its proposed pension reforms.
From The Portugal News, the Azores Left Bloc party calls for supplies to be sent to the island of Flores, recently struck by Hurricane Lorenzo.
From El País, Pedro Sánchez is again the prime minister of Spain.
From SwissInfo, recycling plastic bottles becomes easier in Switzerland.
From ANSA, the Italian "sardines" movement plans to hold a national congress.
From the Malta Independent, rumors of the "once and for all" closing of the Marsa, Malta power station turn out to have been greatly exaggerated.
From Malta Today, 24 migrants are arrested after a riot at the Safi detention center in Malta.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian soldiers will remain at the base in Erbil, Iraq.
From Total Croatia News, the group "Green Guerrilla", based in Split, Croatia, illegally plants trees in Marjam Forest Park.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the government of Kosovo tells its citizens to avoid traveling to Serbia.
From Ekathimerini, U.S. President Trump welcomes Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and hails the "extraordinary" relations between the two countries.
From the Greek Reporter, vandals destroy 3,000-year-old rock carvings in northern Greece.
From Novinite, 24,500 pigs will be humanely killed near the Bulgarian village of Shumen because swine fever was detected in the area.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria invites 24 firms to bid on supplying its military with 22 drones.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarians celebrate the feast of Saint John the Baptist.
From Romania-Insider, the Floreasca Emergency Hospital in Bucharest dismisses its head of surgery after a woman was burned to death on the operating table. (If you read Romanian, read a related story at Digi24.)
From Russia Today, a driver near Sochi, Russia races a bear.
From Sputnik International, a Prussian castle built in 1325 goes up for sale in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
From The Moscow Times, Russian President Putin travels to Syria and meets with President Assad.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary police go to Serbia and North Macedonia to assist in border protection.
From Hungary Today, Hungary appoints its first female police superintendant.
From About Hungary, the number of illegal migrants entering Hungary more than doubled last year.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia relocates its soldiers from Iraq.
From Radio Prague, a former imam in Prague admits helping his brother and sister-in-law to travel to Syria, but rejects the legitimacy of Czech courts.
From Polskie Radio, Polish President Andrzej Duda accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of "post-Stalinist revisionism".
From EuroNews, scientists in Lublin, Poland create a new artificial bone material.
From the CPH Post, thousands of Danes have been ordering medicine from the U.K.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany withdraws some of its soldiers from Iraq.
From the NL Times, for the first time ever, there are over 2,000,000 businesses in the Netherlands.
From Dutch News, more Dutch parliamentcritters back a proposed ban on fireworks.
From VRT NWS, asylum seekers in Belgium will be housed at an airbase in the seaside town of Koksijde.
From Euractiv, the E.U. credibility on climate change rests on its dealing with methane emissions. (As a greenhouse gas, methane is far more powerful than carbon dioxide.)
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells E.U. leader Ursula von der Leyen that there will be no more delays on Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, the British teenager convicted of falsely accusing Israeli teenagers of rape is heading home to the U.K.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a look at the six candidates vying to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party.
From the (Irish) Independent, the legacy of the RIC and the Black and Tans.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Students For Life Ireland, the country's health minister should focus on health concerns instead of "exclusion zones".
And from The Conservative Woman, three cheers for the volunteers fighting the bush fires in Australia.
From Free West Media, a woman wearing a niqab and carrying a knife is arrested in Paris.
From France24, France marks the fifth anniversary of the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo.
From RFI, the French government talks with unions over its proposed pension reforms.
From The Portugal News, the Azores Left Bloc party calls for supplies to be sent to the island of Flores, recently struck by Hurricane Lorenzo.
From El País, Pedro Sánchez is again the prime minister of Spain.
From SwissInfo, recycling plastic bottles becomes easier in Switzerland.
From ANSA, the Italian "sardines" movement plans to hold a national congress.
From the Malta Independent, rumors of the "once and for all" closing of the Marsa, Malta power station turn out to have been greatly exaggerated.
From Malta Today, 24 migrants are arrested after a riot at the Safi detention center in Malta.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian soldiers will remain at the base in Erbil, Iraq.
From Total Croatia News, the group "Green Guerrilla", based in Split, Croatia, illegally plants trees in Marjam Forest Park.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the government of Kosovo tells its citizens to avoid traveling to Serbia.
From Ekathimerini, U.S. President Trump welcomes Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and hails the "extraordinary" relations between the two countries.
From the Greek Reporter, vandals destroy 3,000-year-old rock carvings in northern Greece.
From Novinite, 24,500 pigs will be humanely killed near the Bulgarian village of Shumen because swine fever was detected in the area.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria invites 24 firms to bid on supplying its military with 22 drones.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarians celebrate the feast of Saint John the Baptist.
From Romania-Insider, the Floreasca Emergency Hospital in Bucharest dismisses its head of surgery after a woman was burned to death on the operating table. (If you read Romanian, read a related story at Digi24.)
From Russia Today, a driver near Sochi, Russia races a bear.
From Sputnik International, a Prussian castle built in 1325 goes up for sale in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
From The Moscow Times, Russian President Putin travels to Syria and meets with President Assad.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary police go to Serbia and North Macedonia to assist in border protection.
From Hungary Today, Hungary appoints its first female police superintendant.
From About Hungary, the number of illegal migrants entering Hungary more than doubled last year.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia relocates its soldiers from Iraq.
From Radio Prague, a former imam in Prague admits helping his brother and sister-in-law to travel to Syria, but rejects the legitimacy of Czech courts.
From Polskie Radio, Polish President Andrzej Duda accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of "post-Stalinist revisionism".
From EuroNews, scientists in Lublin, Poland create a new artificial bone material.
From the CPH Post, thousands of Danes have been ordering medicine from the U.K.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany withdraws some of its soldiers from Iraq.
From the NL Times, for the first time ever, there are over 2,000,000 businesses in the Netherlands.
From Dutch News, more Dutch parliamentcritters back a proposed ban on fireworks.
From VRT NWS, asylum seekers in Belgium will be housed at an airbase in the seaside town of Koksijde.
From Euractiv, the E.U. credibility on climate change rests on its dealing with methane emissions. (As a greenhouse gas, methane is far more powerful than carbon dioxide.)
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells E.U. leader Ursula von der Leyen that there will be no more delays on Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, the British teenager convicted of falsely accusing Israeli teenagers of rape is heading home to the U.K.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a look at the six candidates vying to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party.
From the (Irish) Independent, the legacy of the RIC and the Black and Tans.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Students For Life Ireland, the country's health minister should focus on health concerns instead of "exclusion zones".
And from The Conservative Woman, three cheers for the volunteers fighting the bush fires in Australia.
Tuesday Links - Part 1
Today I won't be doing much traveling, and will instead do some blogging. As I type instead of drive, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the original anthem kneeler's stupid lie about America.
From FrontpageMag, Democrats defend Iranian terrorist leader Suleymani, even in death.
From Townhall, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives Iran's claim that Suleymani was in Iraq on a diplomatic mission the ridicule that it deserves.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the gun control group which organized the March For Our Lives raised almost all of its funds from "secret six-figure donations".
From the Washington Examiner, the U.S. blocks Iran's foreign minister from attending a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York.
From The Federalist, a new variety of racism is taking over American culture.
From American Thinker, "ask an Iranian" about Suleymani's death.
From CNS News, Pompeo explains the difference in policies toward Iran from Presidents Obama and Trump.
From LifeZette, Iran's foreign minister has a connection with a former Senator from Massachusetts.
From NewsBusters, TV host Stephen Colbert and actress Jane Fonda push climate alarmism.
From Canada Free Press, the left's "sham democracy".
From CBC News, due to escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Canada pauses its military operations in Iraq.
From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows off his beard.
From CTV News, a 19-year-old driver is allegedly clocked at 218 kph.
From TeleSUR, Puerto Rico is struck by two earthquakes in two days.
From Morocco World News, Morocco condemns any foreign military interference in Libya.
From Hürriyet Daily News, in four days, at least 31,000 people flee in the Syrian region of Idlib toward the Turkish border.
From Turkish Minute, according to the president of Turkey's governing party, victim's of the country's purge deserve no tears.
From Rûdaw, Baghdad residents fear for their lives as rockets target, but mostly miss, the U.S. embassy.
From In-Cyprus, the British teenager convicted of falsely accusing Israeli teenagers of rape will appeal her conviction.
From The Syrian Observer, Syrian loyalists and the opposition comment on Suleymani's death.
From Arutz Sheva, according to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, calls U.S. President Trump's unpredictability a "challenge for Iran".
From The Times Of Israel, the Sephardic chief rabbi calls immigrants from the former Soviet Union "religion-hating gentiles".
From The Jerusalem Post, is Israel ready for Trump's peace plan?
From YNetNews, Israel faces a sandstorm.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt will host a meeting on the situation in Libya and Turkey's decision to deploy troops there.
From Egypt Today, five Ptolemaic-era limestone blocks are discovered in Sohag, Egypt.
From StepFeed, the UAE introduces a five-year tourist visa.
From The New Arab, Saudi Arabian authorities arrest "the most dangerous wanted terrorist".
From Radio Farda, at Suleymani's funeral in Kerman, Iran, at least 50 people are killed by a stampede.
From IranWire, during protests in Shiraz, Iran, banks were set on fire, possibly by "agents".
From Dawn, two people are killed and dozens injured by a motorcycle bomb in Quetta, Pakistan.
From The Express Tribune, a terminal for liquefied petroleum gas is inaugurated in Gwadar, Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan's Supreme Court asks the National Accountability Bureau why it arrests suspects before gathering evidence.
From Khaama Press, since the establishment of an air corridor, 11,000 metric tons of goods have been exported from Afghanistan.
From The Hans India, four men convicted of raping and murdering a woman in Delhi in 2012 are given the death penalty.
From the Hindustan Times, the use of artificial ponds to immerse idols decreased pollution in the Yamuna River during 2019.
From ANI, after a terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir refuses to surrender, police send him to his virgins.
From India Today, the mother of the above-mentioned rape victim says "my daughter has got justice".
From the Dhaka Tribune, archaeological remains are discovered in Mahasthangarh, Bangladesh.
From the Daily Mirror, a look at gun control in Sri Lanka.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan Navy tries to remove plastic from the Galle Face Green. (The Galle Face Green is an oceanside park in Colombo, Sri Lanka.)
From BBC News, an Islamic school in Birmingham, England allegedly illegally segregates boys and girls.
From Gatestone Institute, Europe is under siege from gangs who smuggle migrants. (How many times have I said that migrants are not merely migrating, but are being smuggled?)
From The Jakarta Post, an Indonesian student convicted of 130 rapes in the U.K. shocks and shames his fellow Indonesians.
From The Straits Times, Indonesia deploys four fighter jets to the South China Sea in a standoff with China.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysians are warned against buying mineral water labeled as "zamzam water".
From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian Air Force grounds 12 Nuri helicopters.
From The Mainichi, a 64-year-old woman becomes the oldest person to top Japan's weekly single's charts.
From The Stream, who granted any moral authority to Hollywood?
From Fox19, CNN agrees settle a lawsuit brought by Covington, KY student Nick Sandmann. (via the Daily Caller)
From Reason, people who oppose bail reform in New York use anti-Semitic attacks as a reason.
From LifeNews, PlannedAvoidance Of Parenthood aborts 39 babies every hour.
From The Daily Signal, Newsweek "hits a new low".
And from the New York Post, don't blame astrology if you're a jerk.
From National Review, the original anthem kneeler's stupid lie about America.
From FrontpageMag, Democrats defend Iranian terrorist leader Suleymani, even in death.
From Townhall, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives Iran's claim that Suleymani was in Iraq on a diplomatic mission the ridicule that it deserves.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the gun control group which organized the March For Our Lives raised almost all of its funds from "secret six-figure donations".
From the Washington Examiner, the U.S. blocks Iran's foreign minister from attending a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York.
From The Federalist, a new variety of racism is taking over American culture.
From American Thinker, "ask an Iranian" about Suleymani's death.
From CNS News, Pompeo explains the difference in policies toward Iran from Presidents Obama and Trump.
From LifeZette, Iran's foreign minister has a connection with a former Senator from Massachusetts.
From NewsBusters, TV host Stephen Colbert and actress Jane Fonda push climate alarmism.
From Canada Free Press, the left's "sham democracy".
From CBC News, due to escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Canada pauses its military operations in Iraq.
From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows off his beard.
From CTV News, a 19-year-old driver is allegedly clocked at 218 kph.
From TeleSUR, Puerto Rico is struck by two earthquakes in two days.
From Morocco World News, Morocco condemns any foreign military interference in Libya.
From Hürriyet Daily News, in four days, at least 31,000 people flee in the Syrian region of Idlib toward the Turkish border.
From Turkish Minute, according to the president of Turkey's governing party, victim's of the country's purge deserve no tears.
From Rûdaw, Baghdad residents fear for their lives as rockets target, but mostly miss, the U.S. embassy.
From In-Cyprus, the British teenager convicted of falsely accusing Israeli teenagers of rape will appeal her conviction.
From The Syrian Observer, Syrian loyalists and the opposition comment on Suleymani's death.
From Arutz Sheva, according to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, calls U.S. President Trump's unpredictability a "challenge for Iran".
From The Times Of Israel, the Sephardic chief rabbi calls immigrants from the former Soviet Union "religion-hating gentiles".
From The Jerusalem Post, is Israel ready for Trump's peace plan?
From YNetNews, Israel faces a sandstorm.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt will host a meeting on the situation in Libya and Turkey's decision to deploy troops there.
From Egypt Today, five Ptolemaic-era limestone blocks are discovered in Sohag, Egypt.
From StepFeed, the UAE introduces a five-year tourist visa.
From The New Arab, Saudi Arabian authorities arrest "the most dangerous wanted terrorist".
From Radio Farda, at Suleymani's funeral in Kerman, Iran, at least 50 people are killed by a stampede.
From IranWire, during protests in Shiraz, Iran, banks were set on fire, possibly by "agents".
From Dawn, two people are killed and dozens injured by a motorcycle bomb in Quetta, Pakistan.
From The Express Tribune, a terminal for liquefied petroleum gas is inaugurated in Gwadar, Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistan's Supreme Court asks the National Accountability Bureau why it arrests suspects before gathering evidence.
From Khaama Press, since the establishment of an air corridor, 11,000 metric tons of goods have been exported from Afghanistan.
From The Hans India, four men convicted of raping and murdering a woman in Delhi in 2012 are given the death penalty.
From the Hindustan Times, the use of artificial ponds to immerse idols decreased pollution in the Yamuna River during 2019.
From ANI, after a terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir refuses to surrender, police send him to his virgins.
From India Today, the mother of the above-mentioned rape victim says "my daughter has got justice".
From the Dhaka Tribune, archaeological remains are discovered in Mahasthangarh, Bangladesh.
From the Daily Mirror, a look at gun control in Sri Lanka.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan Navy tries to remove plastic from the Galle Face Green. (The Galle Face Green is an oceanside park in Colombo, Sri Lanka.)
From BBC News, an Islamic school in Birmingham, England allegedly illegally segregates boys and girls.
From Gatestone Institute, Europe is under siege from gangs who smuggle migrants. (How many times have I said that migrants are not merely migrating, but are being smuggled?)
From The Jakarta Post, an Indonesian student convicted of 130 rapes in the U.K. shocks and shames his fellow Indonesians.
From The Straits Times, Indonesia deploys four fighter jets to the South China Sea in a standoff with China.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysians are warned against buying mineral water labeled as "zamzam water".
From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian Air Force grounds 12 Nuri helicopters.
From The Mainichi, a 64-year-old woman becomes the oldest person to top Japan's weekly single's charts.
From The Stream, who granted any moral authority to Hollywood?
From Fox19, CNN agrees settle a lawsuit brought by Covington, KY student Nick Sandmann. (via the Daily Caller)
From Reason, people who oppose bail reform in New York use anti-Semitic attacks as a reason.
From LifeNews, Planned
From The Daily Signal, Newsweek "hits a new low".
And from the New York Post, don't blame astrology if you're a jerk.
Monday, January 6, 2020
Fort Macon State Park
Located on the east end of a barrier island named Bogue Banks, Fort Macon was built between 1826 and 1834, to protect the town of Beaufort and the adjacent area from hostile naval forces. Occupied by North Carolina Confederate troops at the start of the Civil War, it eventually surrendered to Union forces in 1862. After the war, Fort Macon served as a federal prison, but was manned during the Spanish-American War. The federal government sold the fort to North Carolina, which made it into one of its first state parks, with the proviso that the federal military could again use the fort if it were needed. This would eventually happen during World War II, during which the U.S. military again manned the fort. Although enemy ships were reportedly seen from Fort Macon, it never saw any action during that war. Afterwards, the fort reverted to being a state park, which it still is today.
This cannon is located along the walk from the park's visitors center to the fort.
This cannon is located along the walk from the park's visitors center to the fort.
Beaufort, North Carolina
After visiting the site of the Battle of New Bern, I continued southward to the town of Beaufort, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean only by some barrier islands and an intervening channel. This town has the same name as a city in South Carolina I visited a year ago and is likewise connected to the sea, but is quite a bit smaller, as to both area and population. (I also understand that this one's name is pronounced with the first syllable sounding like "bo", while the other's name begins with "byoo", so the "same name" thing only applies to spelling.) Beaufort has its own historic site, which includes this old court house. In the background, a cross on top of a steeple appears to have tipped over.
New Bern Battlefield Park
South of the city of New Bern, North Carolina along U.S. highway 70 is New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park, the site of a battle fought in 1862. Early that year, Union General Ambrose Burnside and naval Flag Officer Louis Goldsborough led an amphibious campaign against Confederate positions in North Carolina, which included the capture of New Bern. Near the park's visitor center is this concrete map of the battle, surrounded by a chain barrier. The dark line crossing it is the shadow of a tree.
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