My alma mater Virginia Tech has hired their next head football coach James Franklin, who earlier this year was fired from the same job at Penn State. He has also been a head coach at Vanderbilt. He replaces Brent Pry, who was fired earlier this year. Franklin played quarterback at East Stroudsburg University, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He also has a master's degree from Washington State.
Read more at Hokiesports, ESPN, CBS Sports, Gobbler Country and TechSideline. Regarding the name Gobbler Country, when I was a student at Virginia Tech, the football team was called the Fighting Gobblers, while teams in other sports were called the Hokies. The football team's name was changed later on to bring it into conformity with the other sports.
Good afternoon from my latest undisclosed location on the eastern shore of Maryland. After I get settled in, I'll try some combination of regular blogging and posting pictures of whatever I find in the area. For the time being, here are a few stories:
From The Jerusalem Post, the principal of an Arabic school in Berlin, who expressed opposition to Hamas, is almost pushed in front of a train.
From Gatestone Institute, the Iranian government is preparing to fight its next war.
From The Stream, who LGBT organizations used GSA clubs to indoctrinate entire schools, students and staff alike.
From The American Conservative, the affordability crisis can't be defeated with advice.
From TCW Defending Freedom, why the annual flu panic is nothing but a load of humbug.
From American Thinker, if you like having food on your table, "thank a farmer".
From Townhall, Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran backs Vice President Vance's claim that illegal immigration drove up housing prices.
And from the Washington Examiner, President Trump explains how the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk changed his life.
On a cool and cloudy Friday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, could Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa become a U.S. ally?
From FrontpageMag, the Trump administration has a new possible place to deport illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
From Townhall, has the "bromance" between former Presidents Obama and Biden come to an end?
From The Washington Free Beacon, why no one cares about COP30.
From the Washington Examiner, what the FBI really said about the online presence of the man who allegedly killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
From The Federalist, after removing its statue of Revolutionary War hero Brigadier General George Rogers Clark, the University of Virginia plans to replace it with a park dedicated to "Indigenous stewardship practices". (As the article notes, General Clark was a brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. See this blog's archives from June 2019 for my visit to the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes, Indiana.)
From American Thinker, the waste, fraud and abuse in the SNAP includes its receipt by dead people. (If dead people can vote, why can't they get SNAP, too?)
From NewsBusters, Fox News hosts Ainsley Earhardt and Trace Gallagher cover the story of an illegal alien who caused a vehicle DUI death after not being deported.
From Canada Free Press, Canada's WEF-controlled government is coming for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of today's Canadians.
From TCW Defending Freedom, electric vehicles are a train wreck in the making.
From EuroNews, Poland builds a mesh fence alongside its metal barrier on the border between the province of Podlaskie and Belarus.
From ReMix, a court in Mannheim, Germany upholds the deportation order against a 75-year-old Turkish woman who switched off her hospital roommate's oxygen machine. (If you read German, read the story at SWR.)
From Balkan Insight, Bulgaria raises its business taxes to increase pay for its government employees.
From The North Africa Post, Morocco sends the U.K. a record number of lemons.
From The New Arab, Syrian government forces and Druze militaria keep clashing in the province of Suweida.
From the Daily Mail, a former academic at University College London is reported to police after accusing Jews of killing a monk and then using his blood to make bread.
From Arutz Sheva, the terrorists who attacked Paris 10 years ago are winning.
From Jewish News Syndicate, the best days for Jewish New York City are in the past.
From Gatestone Institute, it's time to "lock and load".
From The Stream, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's (D) takeover of New York City will be a training ground for numerous left-wing activists.
From The Daily Signal, right-wing students at the University of California, Berkeley welcome the Department of Justice probe of left-wing violence on campus.
From The American Conservative, the ghost of two-time former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
From The Western Journal, leftists react to the hospitalization of Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) in sickening ways.
From BizPac Review, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino brutally rebuts congresscritter Thomas Massie's (R-KY) claim about the January 6th pipe bomb case.
From the Daily Caller, the head of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, unable to find an attorney willing to take up the case prosecuted by Fulton County Fani Willis against Trump, appoints himself.
From the New York Post, archaeologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences discover "traces of a submerged city" under Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
From Breitbart, a federal judge rules that congresscritter LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) must face trial for allegedly assaulting a federal law enforcement officer in Newark, New Jersey. (No one's above the law, right?)
And from Newsmax, according to ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan, a operation in Florida has resulted in the arrests of over 230 alleged sex offenders.
On a cool and clear Thursday, now that I've returned from running around, here are a few things going on:
From LancsLive, a building in Blackburn, England formerly used by East Lancashire Deaf Society is approved for use as a place of worship for Shiite Muslims.
From the Daily Mail, the backlog for immigration courts in the U.K. has more than doubled since the Labour Party retook power in Parliament.
From The Times Of Israel, according to analyst, ISIS and al-Qaeda have evolved and still pose a global threat.
From Gatestone Institute, how Hamas is seeking to deceive the administration of U.S. President Trump.
From The Stream, Pennsylvania pushes "media literacy toolkits" for schoolchildren, which direct them toward left-wing sources.
From The American Conservative, believe it or not, Iceland has an immigration problem.
From TCW Defending Freedom, seeding clouds with acid sounds stupid, because it is.
From National Review, if the remaining Epstein files exonerate Trump, why not go ahead and release them?
From FrontpageMag, Iranian leaders have a "unique" take on the victory of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D).
From Townhall, congresscritter Eric Swalwell (D-Cal) is accused of mortgage fraud.
From The Washington Free Beacon, left-wing streamer Hasan Piker calls China a "normal country" while appearing on a Chinese Communist Party propaganda outlet.
From the Washington Examiner, left-wing activists demand that Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) step down as the Democrat party leader in the Senate.
From The Federalist, Detroit Lions player Amon-Ra St. Brown apologizes if his "Trump dance" celebrating a touchdown "offended anyone".
From American Thinker, Democrats keep reaching into the big pile of Epstein files [bleep] but can't find what they're looking for.
And from the New York Post, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki claims that former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's book is "outdated".
On a sunny but cool Wednesday, which is milder than yesterday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the U.S. military has a recruiting surge.
From FrontpageMag, according to a U.N. report, "Palestinians" in Gaza are fatter than Israelis.
From Townhall, look at what New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo (I) was caught doing on election night.
From The Washington Free Beacon, CAIR claims credit for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's (D) victory, and pledges to do more.
From the Washington Examiner, after a demand from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, California revokes about 17,000 illegally issued commercial drivers licenses.
From The Federalist, it's not possible to keep up with the fall of the U.K.
From American Thinker, a woman who can say "I beat Hitler".
From NewsBusters, ABC is still upset about the Democrats caving to end the recent federal government shutdown.
From TeleSUR, in their upcoming election, Hondurans will vote on whether to continue the "Refoundation" project.
From TCW Defending Freedom, how ironic that people who sow division talk about "unity". (To a politician, "unity" really means that everyone agrees with his views and policies.)
From EuroNews, former Italian Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberto Fico is scrutinized for mooring his yacht at military facility near Naples that is normally off-limits to civilians. (Former Speaker Fico should not be confused with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.)
From Free West Media, according to a survey, a majority of Europeans regard national sovereignty as important.
From ReMix, a majority of asylum seekers in Greece claiming to be minors aren't.
From Balkan Insight, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo announces his resignation.
From The North Africa Post, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urges Algerian authorities to release Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal.
From The New Arab, a fire near a pine forest in Lebanon did not harm the forest, and was not caused by Israeli strikes.
From Jewish News Syndicate, French President Emmanuel Macron says that he can count on Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas.
From The Jerusalem Post, according to the U.N., nine out of ten households in Afghanistan are forced to skip meals, sell their belonging, or take on debt in order to survive.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, refugees from Syria attack a ceremony commemorating Kristallnacht in Lahr, Germany. (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)
From Gatestone Institute, Israel has some new important allies due to the Abraham Accords, and an old enemy.
From The Stream and the "you can't make this up" department, ProFa attacks a Turning Point USA event, which attack is led by a man whose first name is "Jihad".
From The Daily Signal, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises a "surge" of resources into Chicago after Illinois Governor J.D. Pritzker (D) calls an immigration official a "snowflake".
From The American Conservative, President Trump should welcome Saudi Arabia's pragmatism, but should not offer any security guarantees.
From The Western Journal, actor Timothée Chalamet triggers a woke mob by stating an unpleasant truth about being childless.
From BizPac Review, recent footage of former President Biden is quite unpleasant.
From the New York Post, all 14 victims of the UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky have been identified.
From Breitbart and the "where are the feminists?" department, Taliban authorities order female patients and nurses to wear burkas if they want to access health care in Herat, Afghanistan.
From Newsmax, Trump endorses Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) as he seeks his unprecedented fourth term.
And from Cracked, actor/comedian Adam Sandler's bit against wearing suits is getting old.
As the sunny but cold weather continues on a Tuesday falling on Veterans Day, here are some things going on:
From National Review, why angry left-wingers probably can't do much about Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
From FrontpageMag, former U.K. politician Trevor Phillips, who is black, discusses grooming gangs targeting "white" girls.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Iran smuggles advanced weapons to terrorist proxies in the West Bank.
From the Washington Examiner, Vice President Vance joins President Trump at Arlington National Cemetery in a ceremony honoring fallen military personnel.
From The Federalist, what the media aren't saying about the "gay marriage" case that the Supreme Court declined to review.
From American Thinker, scream clubs are bad for the environment, for the leftists who participate in them, and for ICE agents.
From NewsBusters, ABC co-host Sunny Hostin yells at Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) for the government shutdown coming to an end.
From Canada Free Press, communism and socialism, with their drab grey buildings and ugly cars, are popular in the U.S.
From TeleSUR, Venezuela sends 5,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba, struck by Hurricane Melissa.
From TCW Defending Freedom, monkeypox, a.k.a. Mpox, is a dud. (I still say that the "k" in "monkeypox" is silent.)
From Snouts in the Trough, here's to hoping that U.S. President Trump sues the BBC into oblivion.
From EuroNews, a Russian court extends the jail time of a 18-year-old singer being punished for performing antiwar songs.
From Balkan Insight, the Basic Court in Pristina, Kosovo convicts a former Serbian police officer for war crimes during the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo.
From The North Africa Post, Morocco seeks a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
From The New Arab, the Houthi rebels in Yemen announce a halt to their attacks on shipping in response to the ceasefire in Gaza.
From BBC News, a suicide attack outside a court building in Islamabad, Pakistan kills 12 people and injures at least 27 others.
From Gatestone Institute, Israel and India strengthen their ties, both being under threat.
From The Stream, Trump pardons more victims of the deep state, and other items.
From The Daily Signal, what happens, now that Trump has shined a light on the persecution of Nigerian Christians?
From The American Conservative, Trump needs to look beyond the Gaza Strip to the West Bank.
From The Western Journal, a 15-year-old girl is arrested in Port St. Lucie, Florida for allegedly vandalizing a police car with a shovel.
From BizPac Review, Trump taunts "Chuckie".
From the Daily Caller, a judge in Utah rules against a Republican redistricting plan for the state.
From the New York Post, ProFa thugs storm a sold-out Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley, clashing with both attendees and police. (Yours truly visited this campus without incident back in 1990 on a trip to California. The story comes via The Western Journal.)
From Breitbart, the aforementioned Senator Fetterman admits that certain tax credits related to the Affordable Care Act were not taken away by Republicans, but were intended by Democrats to expire this year. (As most of us know, the word "Affordable" should be understood only in the Orwellian sense.)
From Newsmax, Trump declares that Veterans Day will also be called Victory Day. (Due to my Polish heritage, I would be happy if he would also recognizes Polish Independence Day.)
And from SFGate, as former Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) retires from Congress, about 127,000 people have invested over $531 million in a stock tracker named after her.
On a sunny but rather cold Monday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, President Trump preemptively pardons his former counsel Rudy Giuliani and others involved allegedly in contesting the 2020 election.
From FrontpageMag, traffic deaths caused by illegal aliens.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Franklin County, Ohio funds a medical education program that's open only to black people.
From the Washington Examiner, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) slams the aforementioned Senator Schumer for the deal to end the shutdown.
From The Federalist, the Democrat victories in Virginia endanger the lives of girls, both pre-born and of school age.
From American Thinker, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) did not topple power, but will expose it.
From NewsBusters, the AP gets "nuanced" in admitting that the Venezuelan drug boats destroyed by the U.S. Navy were indeed carrying drugs.
From Canada Free Press, where does New York City go from here?
From TeleSUR, speaking at COP30, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva calls for the defeat of "climate deniers".
From TCW Defending Freedom, parliamentcritter Alice Macdonald's real live adventures in Westminster Wonderland.
From Snouts in the Trough, a World War II veteran says "it wasn't worth it".
From EuroNews, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison pending an appeal of his case.
From ReMix, a migrant from the Caribbean allegedly stabs two people in Paris and then tells police that he is "the Joker". (If you read French, read the story at Valeurs Actuelles.)
From Balkan Insight, the western Balkan countries are reportedly still a key corridor for migrant smuggling and human trafficking.
From The North Africa Post, Morocco unveils a bill that would outline the rules for cryptocurrencies.
From The New Arab, early voting in Iraq's elections has a high turnout, but there are reports of irregularities and alleged foreign interference.
From IranWire, an Iranian software engineer is sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting selfies on Instagram and seeking justice for a friend who was killed during protests in 2022. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From NDTV, nine people are killed and 20 others injured in a car bomb explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi, India.
From the Daily Mail, al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in Mali kidnap and execute a female TikTok user in front of her family.
From The Express Tribune, security forces at Pakistan's Cadet College Wana send two terrorists to their virgins.
From Jewish News Syndicate, Palestinian propaganda shields mass murder by terrorists in Sudan and Nigeria. (The previous five stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)
From Gatestone Institute, the Iranian regime is still seeking to revive the "axis of resistance" against Israel.
From The Stream, more on the deal to end the government shutdown, and other items.
From The Daily Signal, Hamas returns the remains of an Israeli soldier, whom they killed 11 years ago.
From The American Conservative, Secretary of State Marco Rubio could be president, "if he wants it".
From The Western Journal, Democrats are furious at the twice-aforementioned Senator Schumer after the deal to end the shutdown and call for him to be replaced as minority leader.
From BizPac Review, the war between right-wing commentators Tucker Carlson and Mark Levin intensifies after their private text messages to each other go public.
From the Daily Caller, Whiteman Air Force Base, from which B-2 bombers flew to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, shares a fence with a trailer park linked to a fraudster with ties to Chinese Communist Party intelligence.
From the New York Post, for this Thanksgiving, butcher your own turkey.
From Breitbart, a Saudi migrant goes on trial for a car ramming attack in Magdeburg, Germany that left six people dead.
From Newsmax, with the government reopened, Speaker Johnson will swear in congresscritter-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ).
And from The Babylon Bee, the reason why Democrats agreed to end the shutdown is revealed.
