Today the sun stops moving south, stands still, and starts moving north. In the northern hemisphere, this means that daytime will be longer, and winter is upon us. Other than this astronomical event, here are some things going on:
From CNN, in a development reported late yesterday, General James Mattis resigns as Secretary of Defense, which is explained in his letter to President Trump.
From CNBC, Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg undergoes an operation to remove two malignant nodules in her left lung.
From National Review, there's a right way to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
From the Washington Examiner, Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria came after conversation with his Turkish counterpart.
From The Federalist, Trump's withdrawal policy is correct, but "horribly" communicated.
From American Thinker, Trump is right to pull out of Syria; no he's not. (AT gives us a little diversity of opinion, you might say.)
From Townhall, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) offers an analogy between border security and airport security.
From FrontpageMag, pull out of both Syria and Afghanistan, and used the thus-saved money to build the wall.
From Reuters, "yellow vest" protesters try to stop traffic in Lisbon, Portugal. (Yes, they've spread to Portugal. The story comes via Voice Of Europe)
From Voice Of Europe, the Spanish right-wing party Vox keeps making progress.
From El País, how Vox "created a winning social media strategy".
From Swiss Info, Switzerland considers using citizen juries to asses issues put to vote.
From France24, as the U.S. plans to withdraw from Syria, Kurds ask France to play a bigger role.
From RFI, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe meets with people in the wake of legislation designed to quell the "yellow vest" movement.
From the Express, stowaway migrants on a ship in the Thames estuary allegedly threaten crew members with iron bars.
From the Evening Standard, Gatwick Airport reopens as military measures appear to be effective against drones.
From the Independent, will the incidents at Gatwick result in laws about drones being changed?
From the Irish Examiner, starting in 2020, trawlers over 18 meters long must stay at least 6 miles away from the Irish coast.
From CBC News, Canadian Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer calls China's detention of two Canadians retaliation for the arrest of Huawei's CFO.
From Global News, Canada calls for the "immediate release" of its two citizens held by China.
From CTV News, Scheer criticizes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for dismissing the concerns of people who disagree with him.
From VRT NWS, the king of Belgium accepts the resignation of the country's federal government.
From the NL Times, five environmentalist groups withdraw from the Dutch climate agreement.
From Dutch News, an Armenian family living in a church in The Hague will have to leave the Netherlands. (If you read Dutch, read the story at NU(dot)NL.)
From Deutsche Welle, the last hard coal mine in Germany closes.
From Radio Poland, Prime Minister Theresa May tells Poles who live in the U.K. that they may stay.
From Radio Praha, a methane explosion kills 13 miners at the ČSM coal mine, 11 of whom were Polish, a special commission has been established to investigate the accident, and condolences and messages of support have been coming in.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says that violence cannot be allowed.
From Daily News Hungary, opposition parties and trade unions protest in three Hungarian cities.
From About Hungary, to many people, George Soros is an enemy of democracy.
From Sputnik International, Russia spokesman Dmitry Peskov denies that the U.S. decision to withdraw from Syria came from talks including Russia, Isreal, and others.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the U.S. embassy in Albania commends that country's expulsion of the ambassador from Iran.
From the Greek Reporter, a Christian site having mosaics with Greek inscriptions has been found in Cyprus.
From Total Croatia News, a Syrian migrant's claim of family separation by Croatian police turns out to be false.
From the Malta Independent, a Maltese court learns that a man yelled "Allah akbar!" as he allegedly assaulted policemen.
From Malta Today, Maltese customs officials seize over 48 kilos of cocaine bound for Greece.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the number of Turks seeking asylum in the E.U. reaches a record high.
From Turkish Minute, the governor of the Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş forbids any commemoration of a massacre that took place there 40 years ago.
From Rûdaw, the U.N. is concerned about 6,000 civilians trapped by ISIS in Hajin, Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, General Mattis, after announcing his resignation as Secretary of Defense, cancels his trip to Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, the system used by the U.K. military to defend Gatwick Airport from drones reportedly came from Israel.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's human rights minister claims that the WEF report on gender disparity is based on "wrong data".
From NPR, a female Pakistani cop thwarts a terror attack.
From Al Arabiya, Turkish President Erdoğan expresses support for Iran.
From Morning Star News, Christmas is lonely for a Christian survivor of a terror attack. (via Christian Headlines)
From The American Spectator, an American Islamic organization is silent about Asia Bibi.
From Breitbart, General Mattis's reason for resigning was diplomacy, not defense.
From LifeZette, Senator Susan Collins (R-Me) shows the contrast between how she was treated by Brett Kavanaugh and his detractors.
From the New York Post, the creator of the "glitter bomb" video admits that part of it is fake.
And from AP News, a large rock crashed into Uranus and made it lopsided.
Friday, December 21, 2018
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Thursday Links
On a rainy Thursday, here are some things going on (and a bit of my own $0.02):
From The New York Times, Planned Parenthood allegedly mistreats pregnant employees. (Considering that this organization specializes in terminating pregnancies, I can't claim to be surprised by such an allegation. The story comes via Life News.)
From Accuracy in Media, a news organization named Splinter accuses the Trump administration of hating the poor. (Which Republican administration has not been accused of hating the poor?)
From the New York Post, President Trump releases his inner Oliver Douglas.
From CNS News, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified didn't like being accused of lying about the border policies.
From the Washington Examiner, Nielsen announces a policy change for migrants trying to enter the U.S. illegally.
From The Blaze, although the Popeyes "emotional support chicken" is an advertising gimmick, PETA is still not amused. (Can I say that PETA can go cluck themselves?)
From The Federalist, three loopholes in U.S. immigration laws that need to be closed.
From American Thinker, "life lessons learned from Charlton Heston". (When caught in a net, be sure to tell your captors to "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!")
From National Review, the problem for Democrats has always been the wall.
From FrontpageMag, since the start of the Obama presidency, the number of Christians has greatly decreased in some Middle Eastern countries.
From Townhall, Defense Secretary James Mattis announces his retirement.
From The Washington Free Beacon, left-wing billionaire George Soros gave over $1 million to a group filing suits and complaints against Trump.
From Voice Of Europe, Finland announces a policy change for migrants trying to enter the country illegally.
From Russia Today, Russian President Putin denies being at war with rap.
From Sputnik International, a magnitude-7.5 earthquake strikes Kamchatka.
From Radio Poland, the U.S. supports the Three Seas Initiative, led by Poland.
From Radio Praha, dozens of gold coins have been found in a pasture in the Czech region of Pardubice.
From The Slovak Spectator, a Slovak company is expected to sell flying cars in 2020.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian President Janos Ader signs an amendment to labor law, which had inspired protests.
From About Hungary, the protesters caused "millions of forints" of damage to the Parliament building and Kossuth Square.
From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian defense ministry purchases an air defense system from Airbus.
From Deutsche Welle, two members of the German Bundestag meet with Julian Assange.
From the NL Times, it's another hand grenade.
From Dutch News, some environmental groups are "furious" that a new Dutch climate deal will not include a tax on carbon dioxide emissions. (This goes to show that such groups are interested mainly in making government bigger, such as by tax increases.)
From VRT NWS, Flemish authorities set up a Brexit helpline.
From Politicalite, the "yellow vest" movement spreads northward in Britain. (via Voice Of Europe)
From BBC News, German airports are on alert after suspected terrorists were seen staking out the airport in Stuttgart.
From the Express, Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg comes up with a "simple" plan for dealing with the Irish border.
From the Evening Standard, for the second straight night, Gatwick Airport is closed due to numerous drone sightings.
From the (U.K.) Independent, Tory and Labour MPs move to stop a no-deal Brexit.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's Taoiseach reveals that the Irish government is not preparing for a hard border with the U.K. (If anyone knows how to pronounce "Taoiseach", feel free to tell me in a comment.)
From the Irish Examiner, President Michael Higgins signs into a law a bill making abortion legal in Ireland.
From France24, the French government raises police wages.
From RFI, nine people have now died in the "yellow vest" protests.
From El País, two jailed Catalan separatists sign a joint letter calling for peaceful protests.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland and the U.K. sign a treaty on worker rights for citizens living each other's country.
From ANSA, demolition works starts on what's left of Genoa's Morandi Bridge.
From Malta Today, Maltese customs officials seize five tons cannabis resin, the second largest drug bust in the country's history.
From Total Croatia News, the E.U. gives Croatia €6.8 million for border management.
From Ekathimerini, a Greek astrophysicist receives an award for contributing to the discovery of gravitational waves.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece's defense minister talks tough about Turkey.
From Novinite, the U.S. "wants stronger security ties with Bulgaria".
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkey's defense minister, their military is preparing for another operation in Syria.
From Turkish Minute, land near Okluk Bay will be expropriated with compensation for a presidential summer residence.
From Arutz Sheva, the IDF starts demolishing four Hezbollah terror tunnels.
From The Times Of India, an Islamic seminary calls men and women eating together at a program or function un-Islamic.
From LailasNews, two women are arrested for planning a same-sex wedding in Kano, Nigeria.
From i24News, Egyptian security forces have killed eight terrorists who allegedly had been plotting attacks on Christians.
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian children are victims of Arab apartheid.
From CBC News, in 2019, Canada will mint a new loonie to mark the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality. (The term "loonie" is a nickname for the Canadian $1 coin, which portrays a loon on its reverse side.)
From Real Clear Science, we need more venison. (via HotAir)
And from The Babylon Bee, Lena Dunham will star in an all-female reboot of Braveheart.
UPDATE: From The Hill, in a late-breaking development, the House passes a bill which includes funding for the wall.
From The New York Times, Planned Parenthood allegedly mistreats pregnant employees. (Considering that this organization specializes in terminating pregnancies, I can't claim to be surprised by such an allegation. The story comes via Life News.)
From Accuracy in Media, a news organization named Splinter accuses the Trump administration of hating the poor. (Which Republican administration has not been accused of hating the poor?)
From the New York Post, President Trump releases his inner Oliver Douglas.
From CNS News, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified didn't like being accused of lying about the border policies.
From the Washington Examiner, Nielsen announces a policy change for migrants trying to enter the U.S. illegally.
From The Blaze, although the Popeyes "emotional support chicken" is an advertising gimmick, PETA is still not amused. (Can I say that PETA can go cluck themselves?)
From The Federalist, three loopholes in U.S. immigration laws that need to be closed.
From American Thinker, "life lessons learned from Charlton Heston". (When caught in a net, be sure to tell your captors to "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!")
From National Review, the problem for Democrats has always been the wall.
From FrontpageMag, since the start of the Obama presidency, the number of Christians has greatly decreased in some Middle Eastern countries.
From Townhall, Defense Secretary James Mattis announces his retirement.
From The Washington Free Beacon, left-wing billionaire George Soros gave over $1 million to a group filing suits and complaints against Trump.
From Voice Of Europe, Finland announces a policy change for migrants trying to enter the country illegally.
From Russia Today, Russian President Putin denies being at war with rap.
From Sputnik International, a magnitude-7.5 earthquake strikes Kamchatka.
From Radio Poland, the U.S. supports the Three Seas Initiative, led by Poland.
From Radio Praha, dozens of gold coins have been found in a pasture in the Czech region of Pardubice.
From The Slovak Spectator, a Slovak company is expected to sell flying cars in 2020.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian President Janos Ader signs an amendment to labor law, which had inspired protests.
From About Hungary, the protesters caused "millions of forints" of damage to the Parliament building and Kossuth Square.
From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian defense ministry purchases an air defense system from Airbus.
From Deutsche Welle, two members of the German Bundestag meet with Julian Assange.
From the NL Times, it's another hand grenade.
From Dutch News, some environmental groups are "furious" that a new Dutch climate deal will not include a tax on carbon dioxide emissions. (This goes to show that such groups are interested mainly in making government bigger, such as by tax increases.)
From VRT NWS, Flemish authorities set up a Brexit helpline.
From Politicalite, the "yellow vest" movement spreads northward in Britain. (via Voice Of Europe)
From BBC News, German airports are on alert after suspected terrorists were seen staking out the airport in Stuttgart.
From the Express, Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg comes up with a "simple" plan for dealing with the Irish border.
From the Evening Standard, for the second straight night, Gatwick Airport is closed due to numerous drone sightings.
From the (U.K.) Independent, Tory and Labour MPs move to stop a no-deal Brexit.
From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's Taoiseach reveals that the Irish government is not preparing for a hard border with the U.K. (If anyone knows how to pronounce "Taoiseach", feel free to tell me in a comment.)
From the Irish Examiner, President Michael Higgins signs into a law a bill making abortion legal in Ireland.
From France24, the French government raises police wages.
From RFI, nine people have now died in the "yellow vest" protests.
From El País, two jailed Catalan separatists sign a joint letter calling for peaceful protests.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland and the U.K. sign a treaty on worker rights for citizens living each other's country.
From ANSA, demolition works starts on what's left of Genoa's Morandi Bridge.
From Malta Today, Maltese customs officials seize five tons cannabis resin, the second largest drug bust in the country's history.
From Total Croatia News, the E.U. gives Croatia €6.8 million for border management.
From Ekathimerini, a Greek astrophysicist receives an award for contributing to the discovery of gravitational waves.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece's defense minister talks tough about Turkey.
From Novinite, the U.S. "wants stronger security ties with Bulgaria".
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkey's defense minister, their military is preparing for another operation in Syria.
From Turkish Minute, land near Okluk Bay will be expropriated with compensation for a presidential summer residence.
From Arutz Sheva, the IDF starts demolishing four Hezbollah terror tunnels.
From The Times Of India, an Islamic seminary calls men and women eating together at a program or function un-Islamic.
From LailasNews, two women are arrested for planning a same-sex wedding in Kano, Nigeria.
From i24News, Egyptian security forces have killed eight terrorists who allegedly had been plotting attacks on Christians.
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinian children are victims of Arab apartheid.
From CBC News, in 2019, Canada will mint a new loonie to mark the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality. (The term "loonie" is a nickname for the Canadian $1 coin, which portrays a loon on its reverse side.)
From Real Clear Science, we need more venison. (via HotAir)
And from The Babylon Bee, Lena Dunham will star in an all-female reboot of Braveheart.
UPDATE: From The Hill, in a late-breaking development, the House passes a bill which includes funding for the wall.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Wednesday Whatnot
In the middle of another week, here is some of what's going on:
From Voice Of Europe, according to Hungary's ruling party, opposition parties are responsible for demonstration violence.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's Jobbik party welcomes "nationwide opposition".
From Hungary Today, the Financial Times elects a famous Hungarian-born person as their "Person of the Year".
From About Hungary, the U.S. and Hungary work together to help the Middle East recover from ISIS.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak high school students research a use for human hair on a simulated mission to Mars.
From Radio Poland, Poland's state-run gas company signs a deal with an American firm.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany still deals with unanswered questions two years after the terror attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.
From Dutch News, Christian migrants in the Netherlands are becoming an important group.
From VRT NWS, Belgium officially backs the U.N. migration compact.
From The Guardian, a no-cis-man-allowed music festival in Sweden is ruled to be discriminatory. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Express, as the vote on the Brexit deal approaches, the Labour Party suspends one of its MPs.
From the Evening Standard, the E.U. publishes a plan for a no-deal Brexit, including protections for U.K. expats.
From the Independent, the United Kingdom's prime minister and home secretary clash over the former's immigration plan.
From the Daily Mail, a Muslim preacher in Sydney, Australia says that anyone celebrating Christmas will end up in a very warm place.
From the Irish Examiner, three TDs protest an incident at an eviction by occupying a bank.
From The Local FR, the French government is protested again, this time by police. (via Voice Of Europe)
From France24, France "goes it alone" with a special tax on large tech companies.
From RFI, why French President Emmanuel Macron is facing dissent.
From CBC News, a Canadian Appeals Court frees a British Columbia couple convicted of a bombing conspiracy.
From Global News, a Canadian who confessed to planning terror attacks in New York is sentenced to 40 years.
From CTV News, a third Canadian has been detained in China.
From El País, according to the leader of Spain's conservative Popular Party, the premier of Catalonia wants "bloodshed" and "civil war".
From ANSA, the new bridge in Genoa will be opened in early 2020.
From the Malta Independent, constructing the entrance to the Malta-Gozo tunnel could destroy troglodyte dwellings.
From Total Croatia News, a Facebook group protests in Zadar against the lenient treatment of a man who beat his ex-girlfriend. (Zadar was a stop on my trip to Croatia in 2007, and is the birthplace of Georg von Trapp, portrayed in The Sound Of Music.)
From Ekathimerini, the chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff warns Turkey to stay away from Greek islands.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek researchers discover a compound that could be used to treat leukemia.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkey will construct two highways linking Belgrade, Serbia with Sarajevo, Bosnia.
From Russia Today, a record number of Russians wish that the USSR were still around. (If you read Russian, read the poll at Levada-Center.)
From Sputnik International, Russian security forces in Stavropol send ISIS terrorists to their virgins.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey wins a case against U.S. steel tariffs at the WTO.
From Turkish Minute, the U.S. approves the possible sale of Patriot missiles to Turkey.
From Arutz Sheva, the left-wing group Peace Now announces a conference on "legal changes in West Bank".
From The Times Of Israel, Israel accuses the Lebanese army of aiding Hezbollah and not allowing U.N. peacekeepers to oppose tunnel building.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel's ambassador to the U.N. promises that Hezbollah will be buried if they attack.
From Rûdaw, Iraq's Oil Ministry signs a deal with a U.S. firm to expand an oil field near Basra.
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Saudi Arabia and Iran sign an memorandum of understanding on Iranians participating in the next Hajj.
From Dawn, why is it difficult for girls in Pakistan to go to school?
From The Express Tribune, according to a WEF report, Pakistan has one of the world's worst gender gaps.
From Khaama Press, four Taliban terrorists are killed by their own IED.
From The Guardian, police in Lagos, Nigeria arrest a man carrying body parts, including a heart. (This site is Nigerian and not related, as far as I know, to the U.K. site having the same name cited above.)
From The Star, a Christian association in the Malaysian state of Sarawak asks the federal government to stop using civil servants to preach Islam.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkey is suffering from a brain drain.
From FrontpageMag, Iran threatens the U.S. with "drugs, refugees, bombs and assassination".
From National Review, General Flynn's sentencing hearing "should be a wake-up call".
From The Washington Free Beacon, lawsuits seek documents concerning Russian funding for U.S. environmental groups. (Is this more Russian collusion?)
From the Washington Examiner, the Nation of Islam has reportedly received federal funds to teach religious studies to federal prisoners.
From The Washington Times, Maryland's legislature asks a panel on education to work into next year.
From The Daily Caller, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Diane Feinstein (D-Cal) oppose legislation that would protect Israel from BDS.
From LifeNews, a Canadian pro-life activist will not spend this year's Christmas in jail.
From CNS News, a TV host thinks that an alleged sexual predator could be president. (I suppose that he might remember someone I like to call "Mr. Bill".)
From Decider, actress Eliza Dushku claims that she was fired for wanting not to be harassed.
From the New York Post, some people chug milk, resulting in intestinal gas production.
And from Fox News, two inflatable snowmen have a brawl during a windstorm.
From Voice Of Europe, according to Hungary's ruling party, opposition parties are responsible for demonstration violence.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's Jobbik party welcomes "nationwide opposition".
From Hungary Today, the Financial Times elects a famous Hungarian-born person as their "Person of the Year".
From About Hungary, the U.S. and Hungary work together to help the Middle East recover from ISIS.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovak high school students research a use for human hair on a simulated mission to Mars.
From Radio Poland, Poland's state-run gas company signs a deal with an American firm.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany still deals with unanswered questions two years after the terror attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.
From Dutch News, Christian migrants in the Netherlands are becoming an important group.
From VRT NWS, Belgium officially backs the U.N. migration compact.
From The Guardian, a no-cis-man-allowed music festival in Sweden is ruled to be discriminatory. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Express, as the vote on the Brexit deal approaches, the Labour Party suspends one of its MPs.
From the Evening Standard, the E.U. publishes a plan for a no-deal Brexit, including protections for U.K. expats.
From the Independent, the United Kingdom's prime minister and home secretary clash over the former's immigration plan.
From the Daily Mail, a Muslim preacher in Sydney, Australia says that anyone celebrating Christmas will end up in a very warm place.
From the Irish Examiner, three TDs protest an incident at an eviction by occupying a bank.
From The Local FR, the French government is protested again, this time by police. (via Voice Of Europe)
From France24, France "goes it alone" with a special tax on large tech companies.
From RFI, why French President Emmanuel Macron is facing dissent.
From CBC News, a Canadian Appeals Court frees a British Columbia couple convicted of a bombing conspiracy.
From Global News, a Canadian who confessed to planning terror attacks in New York is sentenced to 40 years.
From CTV News, a third Canadian has been detained in China.
From El País, according to the leader of Spain's conservative Popular Party, the premier of Catalonia wants "bloodshed" and "civil war".
From ANSA, the new bridge in Genoa will be opened in early 2020.
From the Malta Independent, constructing the entrance to the Malta-Gozo tunnel could destroy troglodyte dwellings.
From Total Croatia News, a Facebook group protests in Zadar against the lenient treatment of a man who beat his ex-girlfriend. (Zadar was a stop on my trip to Croatia in 2007, and is the birthplace of Georg von Trapp, portrayed in The Sound Of Music.)
From Ekathimerini, the chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff warns Turkey to stay away from Greek islands.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek researchers discover a compound that could be used to treat leukemia.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkey will construct two highways linking Belgrade, Serbia with Sarajevo, Bosnia.
From Russia Today, a record number of Russians wish that the USSR were still around. (If you read Russian, read the poll at Levada-Center.)
From Sputnik International, Russian security forces in Stavropol send ISIS terrorists to their virgins.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey wins a case against U.S. steel tariffs at the WTO.
From Turkish Minute, the U.S. approves the possible sale of Patriot missiles to Turkey.
From Arutz Sheva, the left-wing group Peace Now announces a conference on "legal changes in West Bank".
From The Times Of Israel, Israel accuses the Lebanese army of aiding Hezbollah and not allowing U.N. peacekeepers to oppose tunnel building.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel's ambassador to the U.N. promises that Hezbollah will be buried if they attack.
From Rûdaw, Iraq's Oil Ministry signs a deal with a U.S. firm to expand an oil field near Basra.
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Saudi Arabia and Iran sign an memorandum of understanding on Iranians participating in the next Hajj.
From Dawn, why is it difficult for girls in Pakistan to go to school?
From The Express Tribune, according to a WEF report, Pakistan has one of the world's worst gender gaps.
From Khaama Press, four Taliban terrorists are killed by their own IED.
From The Guardian, police in Lagos, Nigeria arrest a man carrying body parts, including a heart. (This site is Nigerian and not related, as far as I know, to the U.K. site having the same name cited above.)
From The Star, a Christian association in the Malaysian state of Sarawak asks the federal government to stop using civil servants to preach Islam.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkey is suffering from a brain drain.
From FrontpageMag, Iran threatens the U.S. with "drugs, refugees, bombs and assassination".
From National Review, General Flynn's sentencing hearing "should be a wake-up call".
From The Washington Free Beacon, lawsuits seek documents concerning Russian funding for U.S. environmental groups. (Is this more Russian collusion?)
From the Washington Examiner, the Nation of Islam has reportedly received federal funds to teach religious studies to federal prisoners.
From The Washington Times, Maryland's legislature asks a panel on education to work into next year.
From The Daily Caller, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Diane Feinstein (D-Cal) oppose legislation that would protect Israel from BDS.
From LifeNews, a Canadian pro-life activist will not spend this year's Christmas in jail.
From CNS News, a TV host thinks that an alleged sexual predator could be president. (I suppose that he might remember someone I like to call "Mr. Bill".)
From Decider, actress Eliza Dushku claims that she was fired for wanting not to be harassed.
From the New York Post, some people chug milk, resulting in intestinal gas production.
And from Fox News, two inflatable snowmen have a brawl during a windstorm.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Tuesday Things
It's another Tuesday, and here are the things which are going on:
From Voice Of Europe, being an E.U. official pays quite well.
From Politicalite, British activist Anne Marie Waters discusses globalism. (via Voice Of Europe)
From The Guardian, according to a study, offenders with Muslim names are not unfairly sentenced in England and Wales.
From BBC News, a neo-Nazi couple is sentenced for their involvement in a banned organization.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister May offers three options on Brexit, including another referendum.
From the Evening Standard, thousands of U.K. troops are on standby to deal with any Brexit-related unrest.
From the Independent, the U.K. government prepares for a possible no-deal Brexit.
From France24, a man has been arrested for allegedly providing the gun used by the Strasbourg shooter.
From RFI, "do French prisons breed jihadists?"
From EuroNews, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel announces his resignation.
From the NL Times, a Dutch woman is arrested for a making a bomb threat on an airplane.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's highest court rejects the AfD's complaint over Chancellor Merkel's immigration policy.
From Radio Praha, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš resigns from a government council which deals with E.U. subsidies.
From The Slovak Spectator, the regional prosecutor's office in Trenčín has dropped charges against 12 Greenpeace activists, the investigation is not yet over.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto says that Hungary will continue to support Spain's territorial integrity.
From About Hungary, a letter which El País refused to publish, concerning the CEU.
From Russia Today, Russia passes a law against foreign organizations meddling in their elections. (I suppose that this development might be ironically appropriate.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Albania takes over the presidency of the U.S.-Adriatic Charter. (To the charge of not have been aware of this charter, I plead guilty.)
From Ekathimerini, a security camera shows the Skai TV bombers leaving the scene.
From the Greek Reporter, the investigation of the Skai TV bombing continues.
From Total Croatia News, the Vukovar town council debates a monument to the Serbs killed in that city.
From Malta Today, when dealing with police officers, do not bite them.
From ANSA, Genoa chooses the builders for its new replacement bridge.
From SwissInfo, President Trump will again attend the WEF meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
From El País, Catalan separatists on a hunger strike seek help from the E.U.
From The Portugal News, on a request from Portuguese police, Facebook takes down a "yellow vest" protest notice.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey currently has "the largest number of refugees in the world".
From Turkish Minute, Turkey also holds the largest number of jailed professional journalists.
From Rûdaw, violence against journalists greatly increased in 2018.
From Arutz Sheva, Muslim mothers thank Allah for the deaths of their sons.
From The Times Of Israel, Israeli Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel orders a freeze on the importation of Palestinian agricultural products into Israel.
From The Jerusalem Post, how did Israel's enemies become so good at tunneling?
From Dawn, British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan.
From Breitbart, Iraqi and Afghan migrants in Finland are "vastly over-represented" in sex crime statistics.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkey aims to head a global Islamic union.
From CBC News, the Canadian government offers $1.6 billion, mostly in loans, to help the country's energy sector.
From CTV News, it's better to pay for Canadian cannabis with cash.
From FrontpageMag, credit card companies assault free speech.
From National Review, selectively ignoring anti-Semitism helps anti-Semitism.
From AP News, prepare to hand over your bump stocks. (via Townhall)
From Townhall, when it comes to climate change, follow the money.
From The Washington Free Beacon, China tests a submarine-launched missile.
From the Washington Examiner, Michael Flynn's sentencing is delayed.
From AZ Central, after failing to win Senator Jeff Flake's seat, Martha McSally is appointed to the late Senator John McCain's seat.
From The Federalist, will McSally hold the seat?
From CNS News, a look at ICE's removals in 2018.
From LifeNews, New York state officials tell a Christian adoption agency to violate their beliefs.
From American Thinker, Obamacare is different from car insurance.
From Variety, actor and director Penny Marshall has died of complications from diabetes.
And from Delish, Popeyes now sells an "emotional support chicken". (via Yahoo)
From Voice Of Europe, being an E.U. official pays quite well.
From Politicalite, British activist Anne Marie Waters discusses globalism. (via Voice Of Europe)
From The Guardian, according to a study, offenders with Muslim names are not unfairly sentenced in England and Wales.
From BBC News, a neo-Nazi couple is sentenced for their involvement in a banned organization.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister May offers three options on Brexit, including another referendum.
From the Evening Standard, thousands of U.K. troops are on standby to deal with any Brexit-related unrest.
From the Independent, the U.K. government prepares for a possible no-deal Brexit.
From France24, a man has been arrested for allegedly providing the gun used by the Strasbourg shooter.
From RFI, "do French prisons breed jihadists?"
From EuroNews, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel announces his resignation.
From the NL Times, a Dutch woman is arrested for a making a bomb threat on an airplane.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's highest court rejects the AfD's complaint over Chancellor Merkel's immigration policy.
From Radio Praha, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš resigns from a government council which deals with E.U. subsidies.
From The Slovak Spectator, the regional prosecutor's office in Trenčín has dropped charges against 12 Greenpeace activists, the investigation is not yet over.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto says that Hungary will continue to support Spain's territorial integrity.
From About Hungary, a letter which El País refused to publish, concerning the CEU.
From Russia Today, Russia passes a law against foreign organizations meddling in their elections. (I suppose that this development might be ironically appropriate.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Albania takes over the presidency of the U.S.-Adriatic Charter. (To the charge of not have been aware of this charter, I plead guilty.)
From Ekathimerini, a security camera shows the Skai TV bombers leaving the scene.
From the Greek Reporter, the investigation of the Skai TV bombing continues.
From Total Croatia News, the Vukovar town council debates a monument to the Serbs killed in that city.
From Malta Today, when dealing with police officers, do not bite them.
From ANSA, Genoa chooses the builders for its new replacement bridge.
From SwissInfo, President Trump will again attend the WEF meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
From El País, Catalan separatists on a hunger strike seek help from the E.U.
From The Portugal News, on a request from Portuguese police, Facebook takes down a "yellow vest" protest notice.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey currently has "the largest number of refugees in the world".
From Turkish Minute, Turkey also holds the largest number of jailed professional journalists.
From Rûdaw, violence against journalists greatly increased in 2018.
From Arutz Sheva, Muslim mothers thank Allah for the deaths of their sons.
From The Times Of Israel, Israeli Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel orders a freeze on the importation of Palestinian agricultural products into Israel.
From The Jerusalem Post, how did Israel's enemies become so good at tunneling?
From Dawn, British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan.
From Breitbart, Iraqi and Afghan migrants in Finland are "vastly over-represented" in sex crime statistics.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkey aims to head a global Islamic union.
From CBC News, the Canadian government offers $1.6 billion, mostly in loans, to help the country's energy sector.
From CTV News, it's better to pay for Canadian cannabis with cash.
From FrontpageMag, credit card companies assault free speech.
From National Review, selectively ignoring anti-Semitism helps anti-Semitism.
From AP News, prepare to hand over your bump stocks. (via Townhall)
From Townhall, when it comes to climate change, follow the money.
From The Washington Free Beacon, China tests a submarine-launched missile.
From the Washington Examiner, Michael Flynn's sentencing is delayed.
From AZ Central, after failing to win Senator Jeff Flake's seat, Martha McSally is appointed to the late Senator John McCain's seat.
From The Federalist, will McSally hold the seat?
From CNS News, a look at ICE's removals in 2018.
From LifeNews, New York state officials tell a Christian adoption agency to violate their beliefs.
From American Thinker, Obamacare is different from car insurance.
From Variety, actor and director Penny Marshall has died of complications from diabetes.
And from Delish, Popeyes now sells an "emotional support chicken". (via Yahoo)
Monday, December 17, 2018
Monday Links
Starting with an announcement from a Senator, here are some things going on:
From the Tennessean, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has announced his retirement, effective at the end of his present term.
From The Washington Post, a business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn has been indicted for illegally lobbying for Turkey.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the federal government is spending about $245,000 to teach kids "sustainable gardening".
From the Washington Examiner, what happened to the work iphones issued to Peter Strzok and Lisa Page?
From FrontpageMag, Dutch politician Geert Wilders speaks at David Horowitz's Restoration Weekend.
From National Review, three lessons for the U.S. from Canada's possible gun ban.
From Townhall, the death of a seven-year-old girl was not caused by the Border Patrol, as even her father acknowledges.
From The Federalist, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) makes a "definitive" case against impeaching President Trump.
From American Thinker, is it "time to investigate the investigators?"
From CBC News, the number of places where Canadians can apply for passports has almost doubled in the past year.
From Global News, a family facing deportation will be allowed to stay in Canada for 18 more months.
From CTV News, the number of irregular asylum seekers crossing into Canada in November was the lowest since June 2017.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Taoiseach denies claims that U.K. Prime Minister May "loathes" him.
From the Express, Rees-Mogg saves May from Corbyn.
From the Independent, the post-Brexit plan does not include May's immigration cap.
From the Evening Standard, a threat made to a hotel in Cardiff, Wales results in an evacuation.
From The Scottish Sun, a man admits killing his estranged wife and her mother.
From the NL Times, another grenade is found in Amsterdam, but it's much older than the rest.
From Dutch News, Dutch authorities seize cacti, ivory, coral and monkeys in an operation against wildlife trafficking.
From Deutsche Welle, if you want to attend a Christmas service at a Protestant church in Essen-Haarzopf, Germany, you'll need a ticket.
From Radio Poland, Polish President Andrzej Duda signs into law a plan to reinstate retired judges.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia exports a record number of toys.
From Daily News Hungary, Airbus Helicopters will establish a factory for parts in Hungary.
From Hungary Today, opposition parties and civil organizations demonstrate against Hungary's law extending voluntary overtime.
From About Hungary, if you want to understand the demonstrations, here are five takeaways.
From Russia Today, a Spanish traveler riding his bike through Siberia gets helped by some of the locals.
From Novinite, Bulgaria considers replacing MiG-29s with F-16s.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgaria seems to be preferred as the host of part of the TurkStream gas pipeline.
From Ekathimerini, Greek authorities investigate a bombing at a building housing a TV station.
From the Greek Reporter, more on the bombing of the building which includes a TV station.
From ANSA, a Somali terror suspect arrested in Bari, Italy last week wanted to attack St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
From El País, Catalan separatists say "now is the time for action".
From The Portugal News, eight civilians are arrested for the alleged theft of military material.
From France24, France will introduce new taxes on large Internet and technology companies.
From RFI, have the "yellow vest" protests come to an end?
From SwissInfo, over half of Swiss company CEOs are not Swiss.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey's interior minister suggests that Syrian children born in Turkey should receive Turkish citizenship.
From Arutz Sheva, is AirBnB backtracking on its ban of listing properties in the West Bank or not?
From The Times Of Israel, according to UNIFIL, the tunnels dug from Lebanon into Israel violate a 2006 U.N. resolution.
From Iraqi News, Iraqi troops arrest three female ISIS terrorists.
From Khaama Press, in Afghanistan's Herat province, a Taliban leader gets droned.
From UrduPoint, over half of Pakistanis who recite the Koran make good use of their vocal chords.
From PJ Media, ISIS threatens more attacks in Spain.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkey's outrage over the Khashoggi murder is fake.
From The Daily Caller, SCOTUS Justice Ginsburg recovers from her fall and the resulting broken ribs.
From CNS News, the U.S. power grid is vulnerable to an EMP attack.
From NewsBusters, two YouTube personalities propose a free speech funding site.
From the New York Post, teens are vaping more and using other drugs less.
And from The Babylon Bee, California considers taxing a very common source of carbon dioxide.
From the Tennessean, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has announced his retirement, effective at the end of his present term.
From The Washington Post, a business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn has been indicted for illegally lobbying for Turkey.
From The Washington Free Beacon, the federal government is spending about $245,000 to teach kids "sustainable gardening".
From the Washington Examiner, what happened to the work iphones issued to Peter Strzok and Lisa Page?
From FrontpageMag, Dutch politician Geert Wilders speaks at David Horowitz's Restoration Weekend.
From National Review, three lessons for the U.S. from Canada's possible gun ban.
From Townhall, the death of a seven-year-old girl was not caused by the Border Patrol, as even her father acknowledges.
From The Federalist, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) makes a "definitive" case against impeaching President Trump.
From American Thinker, is it "time to investigate the investigators?"
From CBC News, the number of places where Canadians can apply for passports has almost doubled in the past year.
From Global News, a family facing deportation will be allowed to stay in Canada for 18 more months.
From CTV News, the number of irregular asylum seekers crossing into Canada in November was the lowest since June 2017.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Taoiseach denies claims that U.K. Prime Minister May "loathes" him.
From the Express, Rees-Mogg saves May from Corbyn.
From the Independent, the post-Brexit plan does not include May's immigration cap.
From the Evening Standard, a threat made to a hotel in Cardiff, Wales results in an evacuation.
From The Scottish Sun, a man admits killing his estranged wife and her mother.
From the NL Times, another grenade is found in Amsterdam, but it's much older than the rest.
From Dutch News, Dutch authorities seize cacti, ivory, coral and monkeys in an operation against wildlife trafficking.
From Deutsche Welle, if you want to attend a Christmas service at a Protestant church in Essen-Haarzopf, Germany, you'll need a ticket.
From Radio Poland, Polish President Andrzej Duda signs into law a plan to reinstate retired judges.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia exports a record number of toys.
From Daily News Hungary, Airbus Helicopters will establish a factory for parts in Hungary.
From Hungary Today, opposition parties and civil organizations demonstrate against Hungary's law extending voluntary overtime.
From About Hungary, if you want to understand the demonstrations, here are five takeaways.
From Russia Today, a Spanish traveler riding his bike through Siberia gets helped by some of the locals.
From Novinite, Bulgaria considers replacing MiG-29s with F-16s.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgaria seems to be preferred as the host of part of the TurkStream gas pipeline.
From Ekathimerini, Greek authorities investigate a bombing at a building housing a TV station.
From the Greek Reporter, more on the bombing of the building which includes a TV station.
From ANSA, a Somali terror suspect arrested in Bari, Italy last week wanted to attack St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
From El País, Catalan separatists say "now is the time for action".
From The Portugal News, eight civilians are arrested for the alleged theft of military material.
From France24, France will introduce new taxes on large Internet and technology companies.
From RFI, have the "yellow vest" protests come to an end?
From SwissInfo, over half of Swiss company CEOs are not Swiss.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey's interior minister suggests that Syrian children born in Turkey should receive Turkish citizenship.
From Arutz Sheva, is AirBnB backtracking on its ban of listing properties in the West Bank or not?
From The Times Of Israel, according to UNIFIL, the tunnels dug from Lebanon into Israel violate a 2006 U.N. resolution.
From Iraqi News, Iraqi troops arrest three female ISIS terrorists.
From Khaama Press, in Afghanistan's Herat province, a Taliban leader gets droned.
From UrduPoint, over half of Pakistanis who recite the Koran make good use of their vocal chords.
From PJ Media, ISIS threatens more attacks in Spain.
From Gatestone Institute, Turkey's outrage over the Khashoggi murder is fake.
From The Daily Caller, SCOTUS Justice Ginsburg recovers from her fall and the resulting broken ribs.
From CNS News, the U.S. power grid is vulnerable to an EMP attack.
From NewsBusters, two YouTube personalities propose a free speech funding site.
From the New York Post, teens are vaping more and using other drugs less.
And from The Babylon Bee, California considers taxing a very common source of carbon dioxide.
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Links For Beethoven's Birthday
Today, on the anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth, are some things going on:
From Voice Of Europe, E.U. countries keep trying to get Hungary to take in more migrants.
From the Hungary Journal, French philosopher Alain de Benoist and former Czech President Vaclav Klaus talk about national sovereignty.
From Daily News Hungary, a huge anti-government protest takes place in Budapest.
From Radio Praha, the Muslim community is the Czech Republic "moderate and well integrated".
From Radio Poland, the climate conference at Katowice, Poland has adopted a final declaration.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany considers welfare cuts for "Dublin" asylum seekers.
From France24, Strasbourg honors the victims of the Christmas market shooting.
From RFI, French President Macron's concessions appear to have taken some steam out of the "yellow vest" protests.
From the Sunday Express, E.U. leader Donald Tusk takes a swipe at Brexiteers.
From the Evening Standard, "key allies" of Prime Minister Theresa May deny reports of a second Brexit referendum.
From the Daily Mail, an allegedly fake Islamic preacher receives a death fatwa.
From BBC News, the U.K. parliament may have to decide what to do if the present Brexit deal fails.
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish army finds over 300 possible crossing points between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses Conservatives of fearmongering on immigration.
From CTV News, Canada's ambassador to China meets with one of two Canadians detained there.
From Total Croatia News, were Croatian police filmed illegally expelling migrants? No, they were just exercising deterrence, says the Ministry of the Interior.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkey's foreign minister, President Trump has told President Erdoğan that his administration is working on the extradition of Fethullah Gülen.
From Turkish Minute, ISIS and al-Qaeda booksellers are doing well in Turkey.
From Rûdaw, Iraq starts to rebuild an "iconic" mosque in Mosul.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel considers a bill to expel the families of Palestinian terrorists.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff confirms that 15 "hardcore" terrorists have been sentenced to death.
From The Arab Weekly, Turkish critics fear Erdoğan's childhood education agenda.
From Palestinian Media Watch, the Palestinian Red Crescent honors three terrorists.
From Gatestone Institute, the silence from the U.N. is getting worse.
From Townhall, "the perfectly legal corruption no one care about".
From the Washington Examiner, according to Rudy Giuliani, Trump paid off two women to protect his family. (Sounds vaguely like Mr. Bill's reason for lying under oath about 20 years ago.)
From Breitbart, the mayor of Pittsburgh proposes more gun control.
From Fox 5, in my neck of the woods, a llama is rescued from floodwaters.
From Twitchy, the Washington state Women's March disbands because the national group has ties to a real live racist.
From LifeZette, Bill Gates predicts that climate change will kill "millions". (Can he say that in Chinese?)
From The Daily Caller, a third-grade girl who lost an election to a boy gets some high-end sympathy.
From Variety, the movie Aquaman has made $250 million overseas, before it even opens in the U.S.
From The News, a church window is broken by a vandal named Jesus. (Is this the son of Levon whom Elton John sang about?)
And from Fox News, the top 10 liberal media "dim bulbs of Christmas".
From Voice Of Europe, E.U. countries keep trying to get Hungary to take in more migrants.
From the Hungary Journal, French philosopher Alain de Benoist and former Czech President Vaclav Klaus talk about national sovereignty.
From Daily News Hungary, a huge anti-government protest takes place in Budapest.
From Radio Praha, the Muslim community is the Czech Republic "moderate and well integrated".
From Radio Poland, the climate conference at Katowice, Poland has adopted a final declaration.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany considers welfare cuts for "Dublin" asylum seekers.
From France24, Strasbourg honors the victims of the Christmas market shooting.
From RFI, French President Macron's concessions appear to have taken some steam out of the "yellow vest" protests.
From the Sunday Express, E.U. leader Donald Tusk takes a swipe at Brexiteers.
From the Evening Standard, "key allies" of Prime Minister Theresa May deny reports of a second Brexit referendum.
From the Daily Mail, an allegedly fake Islamic preacher receives a death fatwa.
From BBC News, the U.K. parliament may have to decide what to do if the present Brexit deal fails.
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish army finds over 300 possible crossing points between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
From Global News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses Conservatives of fearmongering on immigration.
From CTV News, Canada's ambassador to China meets with one of two Canadians detained there.
From Total Croatia News, were Croatian police filmed illegally expelling migrants? No, they were just exercising deterrence, says the Ministry of the Interior.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Turkey's foreign minister, President Trump has told President Erdoğan that his administration is working on the extradition of Fethullah Gülen.
From Turkish Minute, ISIS and al-Qaeda booksellers are doing well in Turkey.
From Rûdaw, Iraq starts to rebuild an "iconic" mosque in Mosul.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel considers a bill to expel the families of Palestinian terrorists.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff confirms that 15 "hardcore" terrorists have been sentenced to death.
From The Arab Weekly, Turkish critics fear Erdoğan's childhood education agenda.
From Palestinian Media Watch, the Palestinian Red Crescent honors three terrorists.
From Gatestone Institute, the silence from the U.N. is getting worse.
From Townhall, "the perfectly legal corruption no one care about".
From the Washington Examiner, according to Rudy Giuliani, Trump paid off two women to protect his family. (Sounds vaguely like Mr. Bill's reason for lying under oath about 20 years ago.)
From Breitbart, the mayor of Pittsburgh proposes more gun control.
From Fox 5, in my neck of the woods, a llama is rescued from floodwaters.
From Twitchy, the Washington state Women's March disbands because the national group has ties to a real live racist.
From LifeZette, Bill Gates predicts that climate change will kill "millions". (Can he say that in Chinese?)
From The Daily Caller, a third-grade girl who lost an election to a boy gets some high-end sympathy.
From Variety, the movie Aquaman has made $250 million overseas, before it even opens in the U.S.
From The News, a church window is broken by a vandal named Jesus. (Is this the son of Levon whom Elton John sang about?)
And from Fox News, the top 10 liberal media "dim bulbs of Christmas".
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Obamacare Ruled Unconstitutional, And Other Stories
Late yesterday, news broke out that a federal judge in Texas ruled the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, is unconstitutional. As it turns out, he ruled that the mandate to buy health insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional, and since the mandate is not severable from the rest of the law, the law itself must fall. This ruling is the opposite of a SCOTUS decision a few years ago, in which Chief Justice Roberts ruled that the mandate is a tax, and thus within the powers of the Congress to create.
Read more at The Texas Tribune, NBC News, CNN, The New York Times and The Economist.
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In other stories:
From Townhall, why Obamacare enrollment has decreased.
From the Washington Examiner, some Republicans revive calls for a new healthcare law.
From The Hill, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced his resignation.
From The Federalist, how Mark Twain criticized adults using child characters.
From American Thinker, yes, voter fraud is real and here are a bunch of examples.
Read more at The Texas Tribune, NBC News, CNN, The New York Times and The Economist.
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In other stories:
From Townhall, why Obamacare enrollment has decreased.
From the Washington Examiner, some Republicans revive calls for a new healthcare law.
From The Hill, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced his resignation.
From The Federalist, how Mark Twain criticized adults using child characters.
From American Thinker, yes, voter fraud is real and here are a bunch of examples.
From the Hungary Journal, the E.U. summit includes a debate on migration that became "stormy", according to Prime Minister Orban.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarians protest their new labor law, with three being arrested.
From Hungary Today, Hungarian opposition parties call for unity and more protests.
From The Slovak Spectator, coins made during the 17th century are found near Sobotište, Slovakia.
From Radio Poland, Poland grants asylum to a Norwegian woman who believed that the Norwegian government want to take her child away. (The article contains a link to the site Nasz Dziennik, which name means "our daily", but the link doesn't function correctly. After I did a bit of szukanie, I found that that the ND article is behind a paywall.)
From Russia Today, Russian President Putin says go after drugs and leave rappers alone.
From Sputnik International, two Russian bombers return from Venezuela.
From Novinite, Bulgarian Premier Boyko Borissov calls for Russia to release the Ukrainian sailors detained after the Kerch Strait incident.
From Ekathimerini, some commentary about the relationship between Greece and Macedonia.
From the Greek Reporter, a Holocaust memorial is vandalized in Thessaloniki, Greece.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian island of Krk will be the first carbon dioxide neutral island in the Mediterranean.
From SwissInfo, a roundup of this week's news in Switzerland.
From the Express, a Brexit-supporting lord reveals why the U.K. would "cash in" with a no-deal Brexit.
From the Evening Standard, 11 migrants are rescued from the English Channel.
From the Independent, MP Amber Rudd wants Prime Minister May to "try something different" on Brexit.
From the Irish Examiner, a look at child marriage in the U.S. and elsewhere.
From Global News, New Brunswick will increase its penalties for drug-impaired driving.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan comes out against "yellow vest" protesters.
From Arutz Sheva, Israel is "disappointed" that Australia recognizes only West Jerusalem as its capital.
From The Times Of Israel, Bahrain agrees with Australia's decision.
From The Jerusalem Post, 10 "yellow vest" protesters are arrested in Tel Aviv, Israel.
From The Express Tribune, Afghanistan, China and Pakistan sign a memorandum of understanding on terrorism.
From Expatica, an Afghan who was killed in Strasbourg is laid to rest.
From The Tundra Tabloids, a disproportional amount of rape in Finland is committed by non-Finns.
From Mid-Day, an American man named Allah is charged with a hate crime against an Indian woman. (Wouldn't calling yourself "Allah" be against some blasphemy law?)
From Gatestone Institute, a look at child marriage in Iran and elsewhere.
From Twitchy, the truth about the death of a seven-year-old migrant girl.
From Breitbart, in one day, the Border Patrol nabs three sex offenders trying to reenter the United States.
From The Daily Caller, President Trump takes a "victory lap" on the Weekly Standard.
From The Washington Times, an arson suspects shoots an arrow at policemen.
And from World Of Reel, a Louisville radio station responds to an attempted ban of Baby, It's Cold Outside.
Friday, December 14, 2018
Friday Fuss
Starting with two stories about endings, here are some things going on:
From The Wrap, the conservative magazine The Weekly Standard will soon be shut down. (The story comes via Gateway Pundit. In the interests of full disclosure, yours truly subscribed to TWS for a few years during the late 1990s and early 2000s.)
From Brietbart, Venezuela's last independent nationally circulating newspaper will discontinue, due to a paper shortage. (It will still exist online.)
From the New York Post, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will not be President Trump's next chief of staff. (Anyone waiting in line to visit the White House will be relieved to know that his lane will not be shut down.)
From LifeNews, children saved from abortion write letters to thank Trump for his policies.
From Twitchy, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) tries to explain why Democrats were for the wall before they were against it.
From The Daily Caller, some people have weird ideas for "modernizing" Santa Claus.
From the Mirror, why December babies are special. (via the New York Post)
From the Express, "yellow vest" protests are now in the U.K.
From Politicalite, the U.K. "yellow vest" protesters promise more protests.
From BBC News, U.K. Prime Minister May says that she might be able to get more assurances for MPs, for them to back her Brexit deal.
From the Independent, May has a spat with E.U. leader Jean-Claude Juncker.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Taoiseach dismisses a suggestion from Prime Minister May.
From CBC News, reports that Canada will ban Huawei are dismissed as "speculation". (This is the company whose CFO has been arrested by Canadian authorities, and may also be wanted in the U.S.)
From CTV News, Canada's foreign affairs minister calls China's detention of two Canadians "very concerning".
From Global News, Canada does not issue any travel warnings for China, even though their tourism minster cancels her trip there.
From The Portugal News, a Portuguese new-Nazi woman and her husband face sentencing in the U.K. for belonging to a banned group.
From El País, in what is described as a "final blow", police arrest three more members of a notorious drug-smuggling gang.
From France24, French President Macron visits Strasbourg as its Christmas market reopens.
From RFI, in France, "yellow vest" protesters protest again.
From VRT NWS, "Hi-Viz" protesters are also expected again in Belgium.
From the NL Times, a man waving a knife causes part of Schiphol Airport to be evacuated.
From Dutch News, three Dutch supermarkers ban industrially raised ducks.
From Deutsche Welle, activists prank the AfD with fake corporate ads.
From Radio Poland, the U.N. climate change summit in Katowice will last longer than expected.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian police arrest 51 protesters and sustain 14 injuries.
From Hungary Today, Ukraine's crackdown on draft dodgers could affect ethic Hungarians in Transcarpatia.
From Russia Today, the number of inmates in Russian prisons hits a record low.
From Novinite, Sweden offers to sell Bulgaria 10 Gripen fighter jets.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Kosovo's parliament votes to create an army.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian parliament adopts a declaration on the status of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
From Ekathimerini, people protesting against the Greece-FYROM name deal scuffle with police.
From the Greek Reporter, according to New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek parliament will not ratify the name deal.
From ANSA, an Italian reporter shot in the Strasbourg attack has died.
From Hürriyet Daily News, President Trump and President Erdoğan have a phone conversation about Syria.
From Rûdaw, ISIS is not defeated, but is transforming.
From Iraqi News, according to the mayor of al-Qaem, Iraq, ISIS terrorists are holding 3,500 Iraqis in prisons in Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, Palestinians clash with IDF soldiers looking for terrorists.
From The Times Of Israel, Palestinian security forces uses batons against Hamas protesters in Hebron.
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Iran welcomes agreements between warring sides in Yemen.
From The Express Tribune, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the U.S. and the Taliban will talk next Monday.
From Khaama Press, a Taliban executioner in Afghanistan's Zabul province gets droned.
From The Tundra Tabloids, the media and police hide the Muslim identity of a would-be rapist, who also kicked a puppy.
From The Spectator, "an interview with Asia Bibi's lawyer", now living in the U.K.
From FrontpageMag, an Algerian refugee calls a German cathedral "Allah's enemy".
From National Review, American diversity is not as new as you might think.
From Townhall, the American Revolution and its civil rights movement are more connected than you might think. (Didn't Dr. King say something about America living out "the true meaning of its creed"?)
From the Washington Examiner, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) has apparently come to her senses.
From The Federalist, the riots in Paris prove that Mike Pompeo was right in his E.U. speech.
And from The Babylon Bee, Eminem is the latest to announce that he will not be Trump's White House chief of staff.
From The Wrap, the conservative magazine The Weekly Standard will soon be shut down. (The story comes via Gateway Pundit. In the interests of full disclosure, yours truly subscribed to TWS for a few years during the late 1990s and early 2000s.)
From Brietbart, Venezuela's last independent nationally circulating newspaper will discontinue, due to a paper shortage. (It will still exist online.)
From the New York Post, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will not be President Trump's next chief of staff. (Anyone waiting in line to visit the White House will be relieved to know that his lane will not be shut down.)
From LifeNews, children saved from abortion write letters to thank Trump for his policies.
From Twitchy, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) tries to explain why Democrats were for the wall before they were against it.
From The Daily Caller, some people have weird ideas for "modernizing" Santa Claus.
From the Mirror, why December babies are special. (via the New York Post)
From the Express, "yellow vest" protests are now in the U.K.
From Politicalite, the U.K. "yellow vest" protesters promise more protests.
From BBC News, U.K. Prime Minister May says that she might be able to get more assurances for MPs, for them to back her Brexit deal.
From the Independent, May has a spat with E.U. leader Jean-Claude Juncker.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's Taoiseach dismisses a suggestion from Prime Minister May.
From CBC News, reports that Canada will ban Huawei are dismissed as "speculation". (This is the company whose CFO has been arrested by Canadian authorities, and may also be wanted in the U.S.)
From CTV News, Canada's foreign affairs minister calls China's detention of two Canadians "very concerning".
From Global News, Canada does not issue any travel warnings for China, even though their tourism minster cancels her trip there.
From The Portugal News, a Portuguese new-Nazi woman and her husband face sentencing in the U.K. for belonging to a banned group.
From El País, in what is described as a "final blow", police arrest three more members of a notorious drug-smuggling gang.
From France24, French President Macron visits Strasbourg as its Christmas market reopens.
From RFI, in France, "yellow vest" protesters protest again.
From VRT NWS, "Hi-Viz" protesters are also expected again in Belgium.
From the NL Times, a man waving a knife causes part of Schiphol Airport to be evacuated.
From Dutch News, three Dutch supermarkers ban industrially raised ducks.
From Deutsche Welle, activists prank the AfD with fake corporate ads.
From Radio Poland, the U.N. climate change summit in Katowice will last longer than expected.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian police arrest 51 protesters and sustain 14 injuries.
From Hungary Today, Ukraine's crackdown on draft dodgers could affect ethic Hungarians in Transcarpatia.
From Russia Today, the number of inmates in Russian prisons hits a record low.
From Novinite, Sweden offers to sell Bulgaria 10 Gripen fighter jets.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Kosovo's parliament votes to create an army.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian parliament adopts a declaration on the status of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
From Ekathimerini, people protesting against the Greece-FYROM name deal scuffle with police.
From the Greek Reporter, according to New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek parliament will not ratify the name deal.
From ANSA, an Italian reporter shot in the Strasbourg attack has died.
From Hürriyet Daily News, President Trump and President Erdoğan have a phone conversation about Syria.
From Rûdaw, ISIS is not defeated, but is transforming.
From Iraqi News, according to the mayor of al-Qaem, Iraq, ISIS terrorists are holding 3,500 Iraqis in prisons in Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, Palestinians clash with IDF soldiers looking for terrorists.
From The Times Of Israel, Palestinian security forces uses batons against Hamas protesters in Hebron.
From AhlulBayt News Agency, Iran welcomes agreements between warring sides in Yemen.
From The Express Tribune, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the U.S. and the Taliban will talk next Monday.
From Khaama Press, a Taliban executioner in Afghanistan's Zabul province gets droned.
From The Tundra Tabloids, the media and police hide the Muslim identity of a would-be rapist, who also kicked a puppy.
From The Spectator, "an interview with Asia Bibi's lawyer", now living in the U.K.
From FrontpageMag, an Algerian refugee calls a German cathedral "Allah's enemy".
From National Review, American diversity is not as new as you might think.
From Townhall, the American Revolution and its civil rights movement are more connected than you might think. (Didn't Dr. King say something about America living out "the true meaning of its creed"?)
From the Washington Examiner, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) has apparently come to her senses.
From The Federalist, the riots in Paris prove that Mike Pompeo was right in his E.U. speech.
And from The Babylon Bee, Eminem is the latest to announce that he will not be Trump's White House chief of staff.
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