Stories For Mothers Day

On a cool cloudy Mother's Day, on which the rain finally stopped, here are some things going on:

From National Review, pro-abortion activists block the front door of a church in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

From Townhall, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) evokes Mothers Day to lament the leaked Supreme Court draft decision.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of the book The Religious Revolution.

From the Washington Examiner, the first congressional poll since the leaked SCOTUS decision shows a "record" advantage for Republicans.

From The Federalist, five pro-abortion bill that California wants to pass in light of the leaked SCOTUS decision.

From American Thinker, from where did the pro-abortionists demonstrating in front of the home of Supreme Court Justices get the idea to do that?

From LifeZette, does comedy have to be politically correct, or else?

From NewsBusters, Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark) schools ABC and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) about the federalism of limits on abortion.

From Canada Free Press, whoever thought that the U.S. would have a shortage of baby formula on Mothers Day?

From TeleSUR, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez is grateful for the solidarity from several countries after the hotel fire in Havana.

From TCW Defending Freedom, Christian street preachers in the U.K. face trying times.

From Free West Media, the U.S. Department of Defense is accused of spending $224 million on bioweapons programs in Ukraine.

From EuroNews, Ukrainian authorities fear that 60 people were killed when Russian forces bombed a school in the village of Bilohorivka.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco's role in dealing with illegal migration is "fundamental" for Spain and Europe.

From The New Arab, hundreds of Syrians in Damascus and other cities gather by the thousands, hoping to reunite with detained relatives released under an amnesty decree by President Bashar al-Assad.  (The story links to an article in North Press Agency.  It looks like I've found another source for stories worthy to be linked here.)

From The Christian Post, radical Islamic terrorists kill 8 Christians in Nigeria.

From Jewish News Syndicate, the Ramadan escalation of violence in Jerusalem.

From Gatestone Institute, the perils of Russian President Putin's victory parade.

From The Stream, on this Mothers Day, remember the mothers fleeing from a war zone.

From Space War, former chief John Lee is chosen to become the next leader of Hong Kong.

From The Western Journal, young and old are both victims of President Biden's economy.

From BizPac Review, according to actor Tom Hanks's son Chet, social justice warriors can go "kick rocks".

From The Daily Wire, according to Senator Lindsey Graham (R-NC), Roe v. Wade created a right that does not appear in the Constitution.

From the Daily Caller, there's a solution to Biden's illegal immigration problem and it's right under his nose.

From Breitbart, Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector apprehend 685 illegal migrants, mostly single adults.

From Newsmax, two truckers run for office in North Carolina.  (A few months ago, this sort of thing worked for a trucker in New Jersey.)

And from the New York Post, at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, singer Bono and guitarist The Edge of U2 give a concert in a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Saturday Stuff

As the rain continues on a Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Justice Clarence Thomas warns that the Supreme Court will not be "bullied".

From Townhall, according to an opinion column, the left-wing abortion cult is going nuclear.

From The Washington Free Beacon, Milwaukee Bucks executive and senatorial candidate Alex Lasry (D-Wis) blame inflation on corporate greed, even as his franchise increases ticket prices.  (I don't buy this explanation one bit.  Inflation has increased to 40-year highs during Joe Biden's presidency, and was much lower on Donald Trump's watch.  To the extent that corporate greed exists, there's no reason for it to increase or decrease with the change of administrations.  In other words, if corporations are going to be greedy, they're going to be greedy regardless of which party holds the presidency.)

From the Washington Examiner, gripes from liberals about Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) ignore the realities of West Virginia.

From American Thinker, the one question about abortion that needs to be asked.

From LifeZette, President Biden misses hanging out with his old bigoted friends.

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, Walgreens reaches a $638 million settlement with Florida for allegedly dispensing painkillers that contributed to the opioid crisis.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, networks react to the leaked Supreme Court draft decision by weeping for "devastated" pro-abortion groups.

From Canada Free Press, left-wing insanity is even worse than you thought it was.

From TeleSUR, about 7,300 Haitians returned from the Dominican Republic during April.

From TCW Defending Freedom, it's time to draw a line under the legacy of former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair.

From Snouts in the Trough, let's learn some new vocabulary.

From Free West Media, a Protestant welfare organization warns of a "drastic" increase over poverty in Germany.

From EuroNews, all civilian women, children, and elderly people have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, Ukraine.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco reportedly favors international cooperation to fight transnational organized crime.

From The New Arab, the Tunisian moderate Islamic faction Ennahda decides against participating in talks promised by President Kais Saied, calling them a "sham".

From NDTV, a woman in Renala Khurd Okara, Pakistan is allegedly shot dead by her brother for pursuing dancing and modeling as her career.

From Sky News, the Taliban bring back their requirement that all women in Afghanistan wear the burqa when in public.

From Gatestone Institute, as the Biden administration continues to appease Iran's mullahs, the mullahs escalate their threats against Jews.

From The Stream, does the Gospel of John portray a different Jesus than in the other three Gospels?

From Space War, after the U.S. warns that North Korea could be testing a nuclear device, it instead launches a ballistic missile from a submarine.

From The Daily Signal, the left's reaction to the leaked draft Supreme Court decision exposes its misanthropy.

From The American Conservative, "demons in democracy".

From The Western Journal, a pro-abortion group apparently encourages its followers to protest at church services on Mother's Day.  (There is a certain logic to this, since abortion is the opposite of motherhood.)

From BizPac Review, even Chuck Todd of MSNBC thinks that it might not be the right time to forgive student loans.

From The Daily Wire, according to actress Jameela Jamil, men should support abortion to they can avoid “lifelong fatherhood and child support payments".  (I'll give her credit for recognizing that abortion affects men.)

From the Daily Caller, Ukraine continues to strike back.

From the New York Post, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa proves that the New York Yankees were right to acquire him.

From Breitbart, Mexican authorities find the body of an Angolan migrant child, who went missing during an illegal border crossing, on their side of the Rio Grande.  (Mexicans call the river Río Bravo del Norte.)

From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Claudia Tenney (R-NY), the Biden administration and Democrats have brought "old dystopian novels" like 1984 to life.

And from The U.S. Sun, a female employee at GameStop shares some cringeworthy questions she gets from customers.  (This story gets the "stupid people" label because of those customers.  It comes via the New York Post.)

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, abortion is not good for men.

From FrontpageMag, pro-abortion Democrats disrespect the democratic process.

From Townhall, TV host Joy Behar issues a threat over abortion, which won't be a problem.

From The Washington Free Beacon, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticizes senatorial candidate Mehmet Oz (R-PA) over his ties to Turkey.

From the Washington Examiner, Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito's leaked opinion is what most Americans want on abortion.

From The Federalist, five ways for American businesses to avoid following in Disney's footsteps.

From American Thinker, what do we know so far about the coronavirus?

From CNS News, some fact and fiction on Roe v. Wade.

From the eponymous site of Rob Maness, former President Trump fires back at President Biden for attacking his supporters.  (via LifeZette)

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, reporter Peter Doocy and White House press secretary Jen Psaki argue over protests about Roe v. Wade.  (via LifeZette)

From Red Voice Media, with his latest legal filings, businessman Mike Lindell makes another move to improve election security.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, CBS "yawns" at Senator Fake Cherokee's (D-MA) pro-abortion rant and the left's doxing of conservative Supreme Court justices.

From Canada Free Press, the phone call from Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers to Trump was "only a fantasy".

From CBC News, record high gas prices hit Canada.

From Global News, Canada's sixth coronavirus wave might be on its way out.

From CTV News, in the Peguis First Nation in the Canadian province of Manitoba, someone tawt they taw a putty tat.

From TeleSUR, an explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, Cuba kills 8 people and injures 19 others.

From TCW Defending Woman, the weather disaster swindle from the climate fearmongers.

From the Express, Britons will need coronavirus certificates in order to travel to the E.U. for at least six more months.

From the Evening Standard, U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer will face an investigation over "beergate".

From the (U.K.) Independent, a British family has been stuck in New Zealand for seven months due to canceled flights.

From the (Irish) Independent, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar visits a mica stricken home in Donegal, Ireland.

From the Irish Examiner, a decision to spend tens of millions of euros on a National Maternity Hospital is referred to a state auditor for examination.

From VRT NWS, the Belgian "far-right" party Vlaams Belang tops a new poll.

From The Brussels Times, the Belgian commune of Flanders is experiencing deforestation.

From the NL Times, six British men are arrested for a brawl on a flight into Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.  (And I thought that my experience at Schiphol in 2017 was a hassle.)

From Dutch News, Dutch victims of rape and sexual assault reportedly await two years before their cases come to court.  (If you read Dutch, read the story at NRC.)

From Deutsche Welle, Germany lowers its coronavirus risk assessment.

From Free West Media, Ukraine's ambassador to Germany calls on workers in workers in Rostock, Germany to not unload a tanker loaded with oil products from Russia.

From Space War, Germany plans to self-propelled send artillery howitzers to Ukraine.

From CPH Post, new coronavirus sub-variants are found in Denmark.

From Polskie Radio, according to Deputy Justice Minister Sebastian Kaleta, Poland has collected over 1,000 witness statements about Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

From Radio Prague, the European Commission offers the Czech Republic an exemption from its embargo of Russian oil until 2024.

From The Slovak Spectator, when in Slovakia, please refrain from trying to hit golf balls across the Danube.

From ReMix, the Slovak parliament refuses to lift former Prime Minister Robert Fico's immunity.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban that his new government will be "significantly reshuffled".

From Hungary Today, Hungary's Order of Merit is presented to German professor Reinhard Holt.

From About Hungary, Budapest, Hungary will host the first CPAC event in Europe.

From EuroNews, according to two E.U. agencies, record amounts of she-don't-lie are seized in Europe.

From Balkan Insight, the remains of five war victims are exhumed in Medjine, Bosnia.

From Euractiv, French politicians are silent on E.U. plans to embargo Russian oil.

From The North Africa Post, a permanent joint Moroccan-Spanish migration group is formed in Rabat, Morocco.

From The New Arab, Lebanese citizens outside of Lebanon vote in their country's parliamentary election.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, an ISIS terrorist gets a security job at the largest coronavirus vaccination and testing center in Vienna, Austria and allegedly rapes a female co-worker.  (If you read German, read the story at Exxpress.)

From the Daily Star, a look at ISIS's brutal torture methods.

From European Jewish Press, jihadi clerics in the Gaza strip praise a terror attack in Elad, Israel.

From Gatestone Institute, thanks to Russia and China, the worst moment in history is coming soon.

From The Stream, why many holy sites in the Holy Land are caves.

From Africa Daily, 11 Burkina Faso army troops are killed in two ambushes.

From The Daily Signal, a woman who survived two abortions tries to share her message with pro-choice activists.

From The American Conservative, when it comes to pressure campaigning, the right needs to learn from the left.

From Conservative Patriots, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) suffers a defeat in a new lawsuit.

From The Western Journal, why President Biden doesn't hold press conferences in the Oval Office.

From BizPac Review, the FDA limits the use of Johnson & Johnson's one-shot coronavirus vaccine due to the risk of potentially deadly blood clots.

From The Daily Wire, a judge rejects an advocacy group's attempt to prevent congresscritter Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from running for reelection.

From the Daily Caller, a student at Ohio State University dies, and two others are hospitalized, after a warning about Adderall pills laced with fentanyl.

From Breitbart, a conservative group plasters billboards against congresscritter Liz Cheney (R-WY) all over Wyoming.

From Newsmax, Elon Musk denies talking to former President Trump about purchasing Twitter.

And from the New York Post, is the takeout Ursula in New York City the best new restaurant in the U.S.?

Stories For Cinco De Mayo

On the Mexican holiday of which gringos make more of a big deal than Mexicans do, here are some things going on:

From National Review, why pro-abortion activists are focused on ectopic pregnancy.

From FrontpageMag, the twisted world of our new Minister of Truth.

From Townhall, former congresscritter Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) blasts President Biden's smearing of the MAGA movement.

From The Washington Free Beacon, liberals on Twitter have a meltdown after the news of a leaked Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

From the Washington Examiner, pro-abortionists dox Supreme Court justices and offer stipends to people willing to demonstrate outside their homes.

From The Federalist, as senatorial candidate J.D. Vance (R-OH) and the new right rack up wins, the establishment right stabs at their backs.

From American Thinker, when it comes to misunderstanding of the possible end of Roe v. Wade, where are the disinformation police?

From CNS News, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas can't seem to answer a question about how many encounters with migrants constitutes a threat.

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, then-Senator Biden (D-Del) once voted to over turn Roe v. Wade, and later voted to make abortion a state matter.  (via LifeZette)

From Red Voice Media, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) embarrasses Secretary Mayorkas and the Ministry of Truth with "one simple question".  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, former Maryland Lieutenant Governor (R) and RNC Chairman Michael Steele turns into a pro-abortion liberal while appearing on MSNBC.  (This Michael Steele should not be confused with the Michael Steele who played bass for the Bangles.)

From Canada Free Press, Biden is a bogus "child of God".

From TeleSUR, clashes between gangs in Haiti result in 39 deaths.

From TCW Defending Freedom, it's time to punish British TV host Andrew Neil.

From Snouts in the Trough, yet another great video from climate scientist Tony Heller.

From Free West Media, according to "new information", Sweden can join NATO very soon.

From EuroNews, a plane going from London to New York turns around over Ireland after the co-pilot is found to be unqualified.

From Euractiv, Germany secures four floating liquefied natural gas terminals in a rush to replace gas from Russia.

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Syrian migrant in Vienna, Austria threatens students with murder.  (If you read German, read the story at Exxpress.)

From ReMix, Poles rally around their flag but not necessarily around the governing party PiS.

From Balkan Insight, Greece holds a Russian-flagged oil tanker which it seized about a month ago.

From The North Africa Post, in the first quarter of 2022, Morocco exported $2.4 billion worth of phosphates.

From The New Arab, the Iraqi army and Yazidi forces agree to a "fragile" ceasefire deal in the region of Sinjar.

From Gatestone Institute, a Palestinian bill would place more restrictions on journalists.

From Dawn, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan claims that material is being prepared for his character assassination.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party leader Shahbaz Gill claims that his recent motor accident was actually an "assassination attempt".

From Pakistan Today, Pakistani Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announces the creation of a government commission to investigate an alleged "foreign conspiracy" behind Imran Khan's ouster.  (Would this be Pakistan's equivalent to the "Russian collusion" charge leveled against then-President Trump and his campaign?)

From The Hans India, West Bengal state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launches a "scathing" attack on India's federal government over inflation.

From the Hindustan Times, India rebuts the WHO's estimate of excess coronavirus deaths and questions it model for analyzing data.

From ANI, four terror suspects are detained in Karnal, Haryana, India.

From India Today, why Indian wheat farmers can't take advantage of the void caused by the war between Ukraine and Russia.

From NDTV, after marrying a Muslim woman, a Hindu man in Hyderabad, India is killed by his in-laws.

From the Dhaka Tribune, what's holding up the bus service between Dhaka, Bangladesh; Siliguri, India; and Kathmandu, Nepal?

From New Age, 656 Rohingyas are detained in the Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazaar.

From the Colombo Page, police use tear gas to disperse protesting university students outside the parliament building in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

From the Daily Mirror, will fuel prices in Sri Lanka go up again?

From Raajje, the Maldive Islands will support the candidacy of Kamina Johnson-Smith of Jamaica for Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.  (The Commonwealth of Nations, originally called the British Commonwealth of Nations, is a political association of countries, most of which were territories of the British Empire.)

From Sahara Reporters, the Islamic group Muslim Rights Concerned lambastes Nigeria's National Open University for holding exams on Friday.

From The Straits Times, a man in Bangkok, Thailand, who kept his wife's body in his house for 21 years, finally allows her remains to be cremated.

From Tempo(dot)Co, police in Jakarta, Indonesia about 269,000 cars will enter the city as people return from celebrating Eid.

From Free Malaysia Today, police in Malaysia expect up to 4.5 million vehicles will be on the road due to travel after Aidilfitri.

From the Borneo Post, 10 businesses in Malaysia allegedly violate the country's Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act by overcharging during Aidilfitri.

From Vietnam Plus, the Vietnamese Communist Party Central Committee discusses land-related policy reforms.

From the Taipei Times, Taiwan may cancel its plan to buy 12 anti-submarine helicopters from the U.S.

From The Mainichi, in a first for Japan, the Kagoshima City Aquarium breeds a Phyllodesmium briareum sea slug.

From The Stream, the far left has its own "believe it or not!" museum.

From The Daily Signal, a woman who had an abortion explains why she wants Roe v. Wade to be reversed.

From The American Conservative, life after Roe v. Wade.

From The Western Journal, have American politicians been spreading disinformation on Ukraine?

From BizPac Review, why Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams (D) could lose even if Senator Raphael Warnock (D) wins.  (Ms. Abrams has been Georgia's secretary of state, and unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2018.)

From The Daily Wire, Republican congresscritters demand answers about the Minister of Truth.

From the Daily Caller, the singer known as Madonna reacts to the attack on comedian Dave Chappelle.

From Breitbart, the aforementioned J.D. Vance slams his rival Tim Ryan (D), currently a congresscritter, for his stance on late-term abortion.

From Newsmax, the aforementioned pro-abortionist call their protests "Ruth sent us".

And from the New York Post, Ms. Pacman is inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

Wednesday Whatnot For Star Wars Day

On a cool cloudy Wednesday which falls on May (the) Fourth (be with you), here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Biden makes a Freudian slip about abortion.

From FrontpageMag, what the leaked Supreme Court draft decision means.

From Townhall, pro-abortionists are getting violent after the Supreme Court leak.

From The Washington Free Beacon, how the Chinese app TikTok rakes in cash for the Mexican drug cartels.

From the Washington Examiner, what we know about the investigation of the Supreme Court leak.

From The Federalist, thanks to leftist outrage, the bestseller Johnny the Walrus exposes propagandistic children's publishing.  (I remember that there was once another guy named Johnny who claimed to be a walrus.  His last name was Lennon.)

From American Thinker, would-be illegal aliens gather at the Mexican border anticipating the end of Title 42.

From CNS News, the federal debt has increased by $2.65 trillion since Biden was inaugurated.

From Red Voice Media, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) "goes berserk" and "screams like a banshee" at the leaked draft SCOTUS decision, but runs away when shown the facts.  (via LifeZette)

From the eponymous site of Drew Berquist, Democrats look to Vice President Harris to deal with abortion and the Supreme Court.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, networks fret about conservative Supreme Court justices 28 times, and liberal justices only 3 times.

From Canada Free Press, according to an opinion column, the leak was really a "desperate Democrat ploy".

From TeleSUR, two Dominican Republic generals are formally charged with corruption.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the promise of low-cost power is blown away by the bird choppers.

From Free West Media, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser advises German citizens to start stocking up on emergency supplies.

From EuroNews, the E.U. proposes to stop importing oil from Russia by the end of this year.

From Euractiv, France's Socialist Party is in disarray after joining a left-wing alliance.

From ReMix, Poland is angered at Pope Francis's statement that NATO likely provoked Russia into war.

From Balkan Insight, the war in Ukraine inspires Hungarian far-rightists to dream of reclaiming lost land.  (At one time, the Romania region of Transylvania, the Serbian region of Vojvodina, the Ukrainian oblast of Zakarpaty, most of modern Croatia, the Austrian region of Burgenland, and the entire modern country of Slovakia were part of Hungary.)

From Allah's Willing Executioners, the European Commission depicts a woman wearing an Islamic veil in its guide to celebrating European diversity.  (If you read French, read the story at FDeSouche.)

From Morocco World News, why "made in Morocco" could become Africa's most popular automotive label.

From The North Africa Post, Maltese authorities foil an attempt to secretly repatriate Polisario officials to Algeria via Air Algérie.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey and Armenia pledge to continue normalization talks without preconditions.

From Turkish Minute, movie producer Hande Karacasu is briefly detained over her film Silent Invasion, about Syrian refugees in Turkey.

From Gatestone Institute, Turkey has become an ally to Russian President Putin within NATO.

From Rûdaw, Yazidis from the Iraqi district of Shingal seek shelter in the region of Kurdistan.

From Armenpress, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan meets with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, and lays flowers at Hero's Square in Tbilisi, Georgia.

From Public Radio Of Armenia, Armenian police and security services warn protesters against trying to seize the country's National Assembly building.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus, Greece and Israel conduct a joint firefighting exercise.

From The Syrian Observer, Turkish President Erdoğan announces a plan to return a million Syrian refugees to several parts of northern Syria.

From The961, how the Lebanese people are commemorating the Beirut port explosion 21 months afterwards.

From Arutz Sheva, on Israel's Independence Day, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett points out how Israel's story is one of hope, human spirit, and surviving against all odds.

From The Times Of Israel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's allegation that Hitler had Jewish ancestry are "the latest manifestation of an old, dangerous myth".

From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli President Isaac Herzog is interviewed.

From YNetNews, Israeli security forces arrest three suspected gun smugglers in the West Bank.

From the Egypt Independent, according to an Egyptian water expert, Ethiopia is prolonging the dam crisis for political reasons.

From Egypt Today, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi pardons 986 inmates.

From the Sudan Tribune, Sudanese coup leaders and political leaders hold secret talks.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Ethiopia and Djibouti sign an agreement to jointly build an oil storage terminal.

From the Saudi Gazette, when in Saudi Arabia, please stay away from explosives and fireworks.

From The New Arab, Israeli forces ban the night prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and instead sing their national anthem for Memorial Day.

From RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, why is Iran worried about its protesting teachers?

From IranWire, a look at Iran's "propagandist-in-chief".

From Iran International, Iran pressures Sweden by threatening to execute a scientist who is a dual national of the two countries.  (If you read Persian, read the story at ISNA.)

From Al Arabiya, more on the impending execution of a Swedish-Iranian dual national in Iran.

From Khaama Press, according to Afghani official Anas Haqqani, the education of girls in Afghanistan will soon resume.

From Pajhwok Afghan News, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for the rights of journalists to be protected.

From OpIndia, West Bengal state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appears to use the word "Kafir" while making a public address.

From The Indian Express, a man in Malappuram, India is attacked after renouncing Islam.

From NewsTrack, a man in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India dies after being literally stabbed in the back.

From The Stream, abortion has always been murder.

From The Daily Signal, in an attempt to achieve "menstrual equity", Oregon puts tampon dispensers into men's bathrooms in public schools and colleges.

From Space War, in a "surprise" move, Belarus launches military maneuvers.

From Space Daily, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign develop a system for spacecraft navigation using x-rays from neutron stars.

From The American Conservative, what the leak from the Supreme Court means.

From The Western Journal, billionaire Elon Musk calls for the release of the late Jeffrey Epstein's "client" lists.

From BizPac Review, is this the end of the road for Roe v. Wade?

From Breitbart, the E.U. wants to create a "super-database" containing medical information on the citizens of all its member countries.

From Newsmax, four Floridian taxpayers sue Governor Ron DeSantis (R) for dissolving Disney's special status.

And from the New York Post, after attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for the coronavirus.

Tuesday Tidings

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

From National Review, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts confirms that the leaked opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is authentic.  (The leak occurred yesterday evening, and got a lot of reaction on Twitter.)

From FrontpageMag, why Western Christians should learn from non-Western Christians in the coronavirus era.

From Townhall, after the leaked SCOTUS opinion, Democrats rediscover what a woman is.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the ban on new gas stoves from New York's Mr. Bill was intended to help minorities and the environment, but according to experts, will backfire.

From the Washington Examiner, Justice Roberts orders an investigation into the leak.

From The Federalist, the far left will stop at nothing to kill babies.

From American Thinker, former President Obama's attempt to manipulate free speech.

From CNS News, according to Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the leak is a "toxic stunt" by the "radical left".

From LifeZette, the Supreme Court leak will backfire.

From the eponymous site of Steve Gruber, the message war over Roe v. Wade is just beginning.  (via LifeZette)

From NewsBusters, NBC goes nuts over the "bombshell" news about the leaked abortion draft decision.

From Canada Free Press, Dr. Deborah Birx is back for round two of coronavirus fearmongering.

From TeleSUR, on Press Freedom Day, Mexicans remember eight journalists who have been murdered this year.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the E.U.'s designs on Northern Ireland threaten its peace.

From Snouts in the Trough, the "Ministries of Truth" in the U.S., the U.K., and the E.U.

From Free West Media, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock tries to prepare the public for nuclear war.

From Russia Today and maybe the "hypocrisy" department, President Putin (Russia) asks President Macron (France) to help stop alleged Ukrainian "war crimes".

From Sputnik International, Russian forces find an alleged torture chamber and a booby-trapped legless body near Kherson, Ukraine.

From The Moscow Times, Russian forces relaunched their attack on a steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine.

From Euractiv, Russia's foreign ministry accuses Israel of supporting neo-Nazis in Ukraine.

From EuroNews, how dependent is the E.U. on Russian oil?

From ReMix, according to German Economy Minister Robert Habeck, some E.U. countries can't afford to boycott Russian oil.

From Romania Insider, the Romanian Ministry of Transport allocates €1 billion for hydrogen-powered trains.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at Economica(dot)net.)

From Novinite, according to Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Russia's economic blackmail will not succeed.

From The Sofia Globe, due to a decline in its coronavirus morbidity rate, Bulgaria has been reclassified as a green zone.

From Radio Bulgaria, construction begins on a liquefied natural gas terminal near Alexandroupolis, Greece, in which Bulgaria has a 20 percent stake.

From the Greek Reporter, British actor Stephen Fry makes a "ground-breaking" proposal for the Parthenon Marbles, how housed in the U.K.

From Ekathimerini, the Greek government plans to introduce a price ceiling for electricity.

From the Greek City Times, everything you want to know about the Parthenon Marbles, and are not afraid to ask.

From Balkan Insight, according to the watchdog Reporters Without Borders, media freedom is still a major concern in the Balkans.

From Total Croatia News, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković accuses President Zoran Milanović and the Bridge party of having a hypocritical policy towards Croats in Bosnia and Hercegovina.

From Total Slovenia News, three Slovenian parties start talks on forming a coalition government.

From The Slovenia Times, a group of 20 Ukrainian orphans are on their way to Slovenia.

From The Malta Independent, Malta will soon launch a Beverage Container Refund Scheme.

From Malta Today, the media house of Malta's Labour Party is €10 million in the red.

From ANSA, according to Italian President Sergio Mattarella, press freedom is a gauge of a country's democracy.

From SwissInfo, according to an opinion column, press freedom is "more important than ever".

From France24, French left-wing parties are "a few steps" away from forming an alliance that would force President Emmanuel Macron to share power with them during his new term in office.

From RFI, Macron will be inaugurated for his second term at Élysée Palace in Paris.  (The article does not use the acute accent over the capital "E" in "Élysée", but the accent appears in other sources, such as Wiki.  Since the first "E" is pronounced like a long "a" in English, the accent appears to be correct.)

From El País, Pegasus spyware has become a deepening scandal in Europe.

From The Portugal News, the Portuguese are concerned about hospital waiting times.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan King Mohammed VI congratulates mountaineer Bouchra Baibanou for raising the Moroccan flag atop Annapurna in the Himalayas.  (Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain in the world at 26,545 feet above sea level, and is known for being difficult and dangerous to climb.  Thus, anyone who can get to the top and wave their country's flag deserves this blog's "badass" label.)

From The New Arab, Tunisian President Kais Saied's mental health is mocked by his former chief of staff Nadia Akacha.  (He shouldn't feel bad.  Many of us Americans do the same with our president.)

From The Times Of India, Islamists riot and clash with police in Jodhpur, India.  (via OpIndia)

From OpIndia, thieves in Ghaziabad, India "celebrate Eid" by stealing mobile phones.  (If you read Hindi, read the story at Jagran.)

From Gatestone Institute, the E.U.'s border protection system has become a travel agency for migrants.

From The Stream, what are the implications if Roe v. Wade is overturned?

From The Daily Signal, what to know about the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion.

From The American Conservative, states fight back against submitting themselves to ESG report cards.

From The Western Journal, according to a poll, support for Republicans soars among blacks and Hispanics.

From BizPac Review, a Chinese state media outlet asks if NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is a CIA asset.

From The Daily Wire, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas doesn't like the new Disinformation Governance Board being called the "Ministry of Truth".

From the Daily Caller, alleged ProFa members attack a rally for Oregon gubernatorial candidate Stan Pulliam (R).

From the New York Post, actress Whoopi Goldberg "explodes" over the Supreme Court's abortion debate.

From Breitbart, the leak of the draft Supreme Court decision may be a criminal offense.

From Newsmax, the CDC still recommends that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses.

And from the Genesius Times, dozens of people protest against an attack on women's rights despite not being able to define what a "women" are.

Monday Links

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

From National Review, Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine's mendacity, or ignorance, about transgenderism.

From FrontpageMag, the Biden administration's plan for the border after Title 42 expires.

From Townhall, the New York grand jury dissolves without any charges against former President Trump.

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Biden administration gives up on requiring migrants to be vaccinated.

From the Washington Examiner, President Biden makes a transgender decree.

From The Federalist, how Republican Senators can defund Biden's Ministry of Truth.

From American Thinker, the last people to be trusted to tell the truth are government officials and the media.

From CNS News, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Mexican drug cartels spread disinformation that Title 42 does not apply to Haitians.

From LifeZette, according to an opinion column, it's "a good bet" that Biden will not run for reelection in 2024.

From NewsBusters, the networks go Sergeant Schultz on Biden telling teachers that "they are all our chldren".

From Canada Free Press, billionaire Elon Musk assumes the Biblical role of "kinsman redeemer".

From CBC News, Canadians deal with inflation.

From Global News, flood woes continue along the Red River in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

From CTV News, a drone carrying a bag full of guns is found in a tree in Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

From TeleSUR, former Brazilian President Lula da Silva proposes the creation of a Latin American currency.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K. had no need to close schools, and government officials knew it all along.

From Snouts in the Trough, a final score for the month of skipping lunch and killing people.

From the Express, residents of St. Ives in the English county of Cornwall are angry that their town is treated link a "theme park for the rich".  (I was in Cornwall in 2002, which included a visit to St. Ives.  I did not meet any of the proverbial wives, sacks, cats and kits on the way there.)

From the Evening Standard, a man is stabbed at a mosque in Bradford, England.

From the Daily Mail, a Muslim cleric who condemned Islamic extremism at the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing is forced to flee due to death threats.

From the (U.K.) Independent, residents of the British Virgin Islands protest a plan to impose direct U.K. rule.

From the (Irish) Independent, an Irish Catholic couple decides to go to prison rather than pay a €300 fine for attending a Palm Sunday mass over 5 kilometers from their residence.

From the Irish Examiner, tractors and cars take part in a charity run to help a former construction worker who broke his neck in a fall.

From VRT NWS, a man in Deurne, Belgium is the victim of homophobic attacks by local teenagers.

From The Brussels Times, a hitchhiker opens fire at a car in Anthisnes, Wallonia, Belgium.  (If you read French, read the story at RTL Info and SudInfo.)

From ReMix, according to a Belgian government agency, 69 percent of tested migrants who claim to be minors turn out to be adults.

From the NL Times, another crowded day is expected at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.  (If you wish to learn about my own time going through Schiphol, go this blog's archives for May 2017.)

From Dutch News, about 4,300 Ukrainian refugees find jobs in the Netherlands.

From Deutsche Welle, the German public is split about their government's plan to send heavy weapons to Ukraine.

From EuroNews, according to Economy Minister Robert Habeck, Germany could cope with an embargo of Russian oil by the end of this year.

From the CPH Post, the Danish government is forced into a game of "ministerial musical chairs" as Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup resigns,

From Polskie Radio, Polish President Andrzej Duda "deeply believes" that Ukraine will win the war against Russia.

From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic has sent $3 billion in military aid to Ukraine.

From The Slovak Spectator, archaeologists find the remains of a barbican in Trnava, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's new parliament opens its inaugural session.

From Hungary Today, President János Áder calls on Hungarian lawmakers to represent national interests.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at InfoStart.)

From About Hungary, according to Áder, the legitimacy of Hungary's new government is "beyond dispute".

From Free West Media, a study proposes a possible explanation for deaths from myocarditis in athletes vaccinated against the coronavirus.

From Balkan Insight, an oil refinery in Ballshi, Albania is being dismantled and sold for scrap.

From Euractiv, recently reelected President Macron has big plans for French agriculture.

From The New Arab, what is the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr?

From Gatestone Institute, the hypocrisy of condemning billionaire Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter.

From The Daily Signal, Governor Ron DeSantis (R) supports a ban on child mutiation in Florida.

From The American Conservative, Republican Senators abandon former President Trump's trade policy.

From The Western Journal, the U.S. trucking industry is threatened by all-time high diesel fuel prices.

From BizPac Review, according to former congresscritter Trey Gowdy (R-SC), the only Republicans whom the media likes are those who either lose elections, are dead, or vote with Democrats.  (I realize that the last two categories sometimes overlap.)

From The Daily Wire, former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) gets very optimistic about Republican chances to gain House seats in the upcoming midterms.

From the Daily Caller, CNN host Dana Bash asks DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas if he would have been okay with a disinformation governance board created by Trump.

From the New York Post, 10 states including New York report mysterious childhood hepatitis cases.

From Breitbart, Democrats blame Republicans for President Biden's failures.

And from The Babylon Bee, the Ministry of Truth confirms that the aforementioned Rachel Levine is indeed a woman.

May Day Links

On a rainy Sunday which is the first day of May, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the governments which are the most in denial about the coronavirus.

From Townhall, President Biden can make fun of himself all he wants at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, but his ratings are still very low.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a biography of conservative figure M. Stanton Evans.

From the Washington Examiner, the Biden administration's Ministry of Truth is already targeting former President Trump's platform Truth Social.

From American Thinker, the New York grand jury investigation of Trump ends with a whimper.

From LifeZette, Germany finally decides to join the European boycott of Russian oil.

From NewsBusters, an MSNBC host appeals to the Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland to indict Trump and Republican congresscritters to help Democrats win.

From Canada Free Press, the leader of the Ministry of Truth is a purveyor of disinformation.

From TeleSUR, new justices are appointed to Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice.

From TCW Defending Freedom, why are U.K. police tolerating disruptions by Extinction Rebellion?

From Free West Media, climate cult terrorists attempt to sabotage oil pipelines in Germany.

From EuroNews, tens of thousands of people protest in France making demands on reelected President Emmanuel Macron.

From Gatestone Institute, the bad and not so bad about the French elections.

From The North Africa Post, the Libyan House of Representatives accuses Algeria of interfering in Libya's internal affairs.

From The New Arab, revenue for the Suez Canal reportedly reached a new high in April.

From Sahara Reporters, Islamic police in the Nigerian state of Jigawa ban dance parties and other "alleged social vices".

From The Daily Signal, critics challenge Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra's claim that his department has no "anti-racism" rule.

From Space War, the U.S. boosts its support for Ukraine in spite of threats from Russian President Putin.

From BizPac Review, a family from Columbia, Tennessee claim that an Apple AirTag was used to track them during their visit to Disney World.

From The Daily Wire, Elon Musk responds to actor William Shatner's request to become the new "face" of Twitter, in just six words.  (In case anyone is wondering, Shatner's recent flight into space was aboard Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, not Musk's SpaceX.)

From The Hill, at the aforementioned White House Correspondents' Dinner, comedian Trevor Noah blasts legislators on both sides of the aisle.  (via the Daily Caller)

From Breitbart, a europarliamentcritter from Belgium's Vlaams Belang party warns that the E.U. doesn't want free speech.

From Newsmax, at the aforementioned protests in France, some protesters get violent.

And from the New York Post, Ukraine admits that the "Ghost of Kyiv" jet fighter pilot doesn't exist.