Saturday, May 17, 2025

Saturday Stories

On a very warm and sunny Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the tragic case of a brain-dead pregnant woman.

From FrontpageMag, American schools are no longer officially segregated.

From Townhall, President Trump is now more popular in deep-blue New Jersey than their governor Phil Murphy (D).

From The Washington Free Beacon, Trump has a "retro-futurist vision for the Middle East".

From the Washington Examiner, why Republicans should not underestimate congresscritter AOC (D-NY).

From American Thinker, the first chattel slave holder in the colonies that later became the U.S. was black.

From NewsBusters, CNN host Abby Phillip covers up her own role in hiding then-President Biden's mental decline.

From TCW Defending Freedom, citizen assemblies go rubber-stamping for the U.K.'s "Net Zero" regime.

from the Daily Mail, a U.K. prosecutor who is pursuing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes steps down after an alleged sexual assault.

From The Times Of Israel, the Jewish mayor of Providence, Rhode Island is "disheartened" as the Palestinian flag is flown over the City Hall.

From BBC News, three alleged Iranian spies are charged with targeting journalists based in the U.K.

From Gatestone Institute, Iran uses North Korea's playbook, and the U.S. falls for it again.

From The Stream, "why the Roman Empire was perfect for spreading Christianity".

From The Daily Signal, the Democrats won't solve their problems by scapegoating Biden.

From The American Conservative, the "bizarre" scandal threatening the legacy of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R).

From The Western Journal, former interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin announces a major change on the January 6th pipe bomber case.

From BizPac Review, Trump is no fan of singer Bruce Springsteen.

From The Daily Wire, Trump tells Walmart to "eat the tariffs".

From the Daily Caller, right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson calls out "two of the sins that are totally ignored" in the U.S.

From the New York Post, an air traffic controller tells travelers to avoid the Newark airport "like the plague".

From Breitbart, according to Trump, the Biden administration's use of an "autopen" is a growing scandal.

From Newsmax, Attorney General Dave Yost (R-OH) drops out of the Ohio governor's race in an effort to prevent Republicans from being divided.

And from CBS Sports, as the Las Vegas Aces lose their WNBA opener to the New York Liberty, Virginia Tech alumna Elizabeth Kitley scores her first two professional career points.

Friday, May 16, 2025

Friday Phenomena

On a warm cloudy Friday, after I gave myself a day off, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Trump's "big, beautiful" bill is blocked in a committee as Republican congresscritters split over spending cuts.

From FrontpageMag, the left finally finds refugees whom it won't accept.

From Townhall, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) calls former FBI director James Comey part of the deep state intending to undermine Trump.

From The Washington Free Beacon, lawyers tell Microsoft that it must address "widespread anti-semitism" in its workplace or go to court.

From the Washington Examiner, according to congresscritter James Comer (R-KY), the House is investigating then-President Biden's use of the autopen.

From The Federalist, what left-wingers really want is to put right-wingers in prison.

From American Thinker, the correlation between illegal aliens and crime.

From MRCTV, leftists celebrate the destruction of the largest plantation house in the U.S.

From NewsBusters, according to CBS host Stephen Colbert, Republicans "can eat a bag of [bleep]s" for their proposal to reform SNAP.

From Canada Free Press, thankfully, Trump can see through what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the WEF are up to.

From TeleSUR, an Argentine federal judge requests banking information on President Javier Milei over a cryptocurrency scandal.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. energy security secretary Ed Miliband's bird chopper power plans get blown away.

From Snouts in the Trough, is "degrowth" the real agenda of the elites?

From EuroNews, Russia and Ukraine negotiate for less than two hours and agree to swap POWs.

From Free West Media, a report on the alleged "extremism" of the German party AfD is so stupid that it undermines the reasons for banning them.

From ReMix, during the first quarter of 2025, Polish banks earned big profits while easing loan requirements.

From Balkan Insight, a drone show put on by Adidas showing a shoe stepping on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece results in an outcry and a legal investigation.

From The North Africa Post, the Swedish company Metacon chooses to locate a pressurized electrolysis system for producing hydrogen powered by bird choppers in Morocco.

From The New Arab, ISIS fiercely Syrian President al-Sharaa for meeting with U.S. President Trump.  (As if terrorists have any right to have their opinions considered.)

From the Daily Mail, an Iranian criminal is allowed to stay in the U.K. so he can have a relationship with his three-year-old son.

From Jewish News Syndicate, a French TV producer apologizes for calling the Gaza Strip "Auschwitz".

From The Jerusalem Post, Trump considers renaming the Persian Gulf, which the Iranians don't appreciate.  (Some Arab countries have called it the Arabian Gulf, the name that Trump reportedly wants to use.)

From The Times Of Israel, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Hamas has allegedly intimidated, threatened and assaulted reporters in Gaza.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From Free Malaysia Today, a Malaysian court blocks a Muslim convert's attempt to return to Christianity.  (What is this "freedom of religion" you speak of?)

From the India Herald, an Indian Muslim leader demands punishment for a girl who allegedly made statements against the Islamic prophet Mohammed.  (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)

From Arutz Sheva, it would be courageous to take the veil of Tehran, Iran and Kabul, Afghanistan, not to put it on Cannes, France.  (The last seven stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From Gatestone Institute, Trump lets China win the first round of the tariff war.

From Radio Free Asia, Thailand and Vietnam agree to raise their political and economic relations to the highest level.

From The Stream, some parallels between Jesus and Confucius.

From The Daily Signal, more on why the aforementioned "big, beautiful" bill was shot down.

From The American Conservative, it's time for the U.S. to walk away from Russia and Ukraine.

From The Western Journal, Trump responds to the aforementioned James Comey.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Tim Burchett (R-Ten) announces that he will submit a bill to codify Trump's executive orders.

From The Daily Wire, everything that Trump accomplished on his trip to the Persian/Arabian Gulf.

From the Daily Caller, according to an internal memo, recruiting at Customs and Border Protection has gone way up since Trump retook office.

From the New York Post, China opens a scary attraction where you can literally "hang around".

From Breitbart, ICE arrests illegal alien gang members in Massachusetts.

From Newsmax, 11 inmates break out of a jail in New Orleans, with one being quickly recaptured.

And from the Genesius Times, Trump responds to Comey's "8647" with a yuge "FAFO".

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Wednesday Whatnot

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

From National Review, yes, we had a senile president.

From FrontpageMag, instead of raising prices, President Trump's tariffs slowed down inflation.

From Townhall, a throwback to 2021 should silence Democrats who fault Trump over the jet gifted from Qatar.

From the Washington Examiner, a critical hotline between the Pentagon and Washington Reagan National Airport has been out of service since March 2022.

From The Federalist, nine times when left-wing journalist Jake Tapper dismissed then-President Biden's mental decline.

From American Thinker, the speech that converted our predecessors from British subjects to Americans.

From MRCTV, actress Rosie O'Donnell claims to be suffering from insomnia after moving to Ireland.

From NewsBusters, ABC's double standard on the business deals of the Trump and Biden families.

From Canada Free Press, is the world running out of sinners?

From TeleSUR, former Bolivian President Evo Morales reaffirms his intention to run again for the position.

From TCW Defending Freedom, whom is U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer kidding on immigration?

From Snouts in the Trough, the author of SitT uses AI to write a blog post.

From EuroNews, the E.U. agrees to new sanctions on Russia and threatens to impose more if Russian President Putin refuses a ceasefire.

From Free West Media, why Trump declared victory over the Houthis in Yemen.

From ReMix, Germany's bird chopper power plants face large losses due to lower wind speeds.  (If you read German, read the story at Welt.)

From Balkan Insight, Russian activist Ksenia Eliseeva is denied asylum in Bulgaria.

From The North Africa Post, the organization Human Rights Watch denounces the E.U.'s silence on the human rights violations in Tunisia.

From The New Arab, EgyptAir suspends its flights to Tripoli, Libya as clashes between rival armed groups resumes.

From AA, the group Council on American-Islamic Relations welcomes Trump's lifting of sanctions on Syria.

From OpIndia, a Muslim mob attacks a Hindu wedding procession in the Indian state of Bihar, which leaves one elderly participant dead.

From Global News, a terror suspect from Yemen is placed under house arrest at a mosque in Toronto, Canada.

From Arutz Sheva, when in the U.K., don't criticize Islam.

From Gatestone Institute, Syrian jihadists massacre Druze, Christians, and other "infidels".

From Radio Free Asia, according to U.S. intelligence, North Korea could have up to 50 long-range missiles by 2035.

From The Stream, the Vatican likens the teachings of Jesus to those of the Buddha.

From The Daily Signal, applications for Border Patrol jobs are the highest ever under Trump.

From The American Conservative, Trump makes a clean break with American interventionists.

From The Western Journal, a Texas teenager who allegedly killed another teenager will still be allowed to graduate from high school, which invokes outrage.

From BizPac Review, Democrat congresscritters are privately angry at a colleague jumping the gun on yet another impeachment of President Trump.

From The Daily Wire, a bipartisan group of congresscritters introduce a resolution to congratulate Pope Leo XIV for being the "first American pontiff".

From the Daily Caller, congresscritters Blake Moore (R-UT) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich) literally need to wake up.

From the New York Post, millennials claim that people of their generation all have the same beauty mark.

From Breitbart, Trump tells the Gulf Cooperation Council that Iran must "stop sponsoring terror" and stop its "bloody proxy wars" is it wants a nuclear deal with the U.S.

From NewsmaxHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem calls for the House of Representatives to censure three Democratic New Jersey congresscritters after their confrontation with ICE officers.

And from SFGate, the fast food chain In-N-Out makes some welcome changes to its ingredients.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Music Break

At the top of my regular links post earlier today, I noted that it's the birthday of musicians Stevie Wonder and Danny Kirwan, the latter of Fleetwood Mac.  Both were born on today's date in 1950.  Danny left this world in 2018, but Stevie is still around and became a citizen of Ghana a year ago.  Due to this double anniversary, I thought that another music break was way overdue.

To start off, this is Status Quo's cover of Let's Work Together, which was a bit hit for Canned Heat but was originally written and recorded by American musician Wilbert Harrison.  This version is from the 1991 album Rock 'til You Drop.  At this time, the band consisted of Francis Rossi (lead guitar & vocals), Rick Parfitt (guitar & vocals), Andrew Bown (keyboards, guitar and harmonica), John Edwards (bass), and Jeff Rich (drums).  Bown plays piano and harmonica on this one.

Tuesday Tidbits

On a cool and rainy Tuesday, falling on the birthday of musicians Stevie Wonder and Danny Kirwan, here are some things going on:

From National Review, the swamp is under new management.

From FrontpageMag, former President Biden and the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.

From Townhall, President Trump shocks the world by announcing the end of sanctions on Syria.

From The Washington Free Beacon, on the other hand, the Trump administration announces sanctions on three Iranian nuclear scientists.

From the Washington Examiner, according to journalist Jake Tapper, the White House lied about Biden's health to Congress, the Cabinet and the media.

From The Federalist, the media's claim of 15,000 "trans" military personnel is debunked.

From American Thinker, the Episcopal Church decides to stop resettling refugees because they don't want to help white South Africans.

From MRCTV, at a high school track meet in California, angry parents heckle a boy competing as a girl.

From NewsBusters, HBO host John Oliver admits being confused about religious freedom.

From Canada Free Press, will Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney get a majority government?

From TeleSUR, President Nicolás Maduro announces the construction of a Russian insulin production facility in Venezuela.

From TCW Defending Freedom, U.K. politician Nigel Farage is spearheading a revolution.

From EuroNews, will Russian President Putin meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky face-to-face?

From Free West Media, Trump's anti-DEI moves produce ripple effects.

From ReMix, an African migrant goes on trial for allegedly biting off part of a police officer's ear in Cologne, Germany.  (If you read German, read the story at Bild.)

From Balkan Insight, Albania's Democratic Party rejects the results of the country's parliamentary elections.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan scientist Rachid Yazami receives a U.S. patent for a battery safety invention.

From The New Arab, the news organization Al Jazeera is allowed to resume its work in the Palestinian territories.

From Gatestone Institute, the war against food.

From Radio Free Asia, the Myanmar junta bombs the village of Htun Ya Wai in the state of Rakhine.

From The Stream, Western countries try to save democracy by killing it.

From The Daily Signal, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "seeks to free doctors from useless barriers".

From The American Conservative, Trump has a huge opportunity in the Middle East.

From The Western Journal, new inflation numbers refute the Democrat narrative about Trump's tariff strategy.

From BizPac Review, according to Senator John Thune (R-SD), codifying Trump's executive order to lower drug prices would be "fairly controversial".

From The Daily Wire, a new tax could stop illegal immigration and keep money away from the drug cartels.

From the Daily Caller, according to a poll, a majority of American Catholics have views differing with those of the Catholic Church.

From Breitbart, Saudi Arabia sets up a mobile McDonald's for the Donald.

From Newsmax, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to block Trump's nominations for the Department of Justice in response to Trump's intention to accept the gift of a jet from the Qatari government.  (The story links to an article in The New York Times, which is behind a paywall.)

And from the New York Post, a RyanAir passenger finds a new way to get some sleep on a plane.

Monday, May 12, 2025

Monday Mania

On a warm and mostly cloudy Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Hamas releases their last living American hostage Edan Alexander.

From FrontpageMag, how President Warren Harding got the twenties roaring.

From Townhall, congresscritter Thomas Massie (R-KY) explains why the DOGE vote didn't come.

From The Washington Free Beacon, 44 major law firms are hit with a discrimination complaint over race-based internships.

From the Washington Examiner, a former Alcatraz prisoner recalls his time there and discusses President Trump's plan to convert the place back into a prison.  (Alcatraz is currently a museum and highly visited tourist destination.  I visited it in 1990.  If it were to become a prison again, the conversion would probably require the tourist activity to be curtailed or discontinued.)

From The Federalist, with his tariffs, Trump is waging a global war against slave labor.

From American Thinker, "the forgotten midnight riders" of April 1775.

From NewsBusters, the CBS show 60 Minutes admits that the U.S. government loses up to $750 billion per year due to fraud.

From Canada Free Press, Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

From TeleSUR, Torres del Paine National Park is the natural paradise of the Chilean region of Patagonia.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a U.K. soccer team gives a vindictive red card to a gender critical fan.

From Snouts in the Trough, the amazing power of artificial intelligence, including the creation of musical parody.

From EuroNews, according to Russian disinformation, French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz were caught consuming she-don't-lie while riding a train to Kyiv.

From Free West Media, how the transgender movement exposed the stupidity of Western elites.

From ReMix, an Afghan migrant terrorizes Güstrow, Germany.

From Balkan Insight, international observes condemn alleged "abusive practices" seen in Albania's parliamentary elections.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco and the U.S. start their annual joint military exercise.

From The New Arab, residents in the Syrian province of Quneitra set fire to aid sent from Israel.  (Why should Israel send aid if people are going to burn it, or in the case of Hamas in Gaza, steal it?)

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Muslim teacher in Vienna tells her students that Christians and unbelievers will all go to [bleep].  (If you read German, read the story at Unzensuriert.)

From Gatestone Institute, what most of the Palestinians actually want.

From the Colombo Gazette, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya assures that there is an ample supply of medication for everyone injured in a bus accident near the village of Kotmale.

From Radio Free Asia, the Myanmar junta bombs a school in the village of Oe Htein Kwin.

From The Straits Times, Singaporeans welcome their new canine robot overlords.

From Tempo(dot)Co, Indonesia's Directorate General of Corrections grants Vesak remissions to 1,077 inmates and reduces the sentences of two underage Buddhists.  (Vesak is a Buddhist festival that commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.)

From Free Malaysia Today, when in Malaysia's forest, don't drive too fast.

From the Borneo Post, according to Malaysian Buddhist leader Dato Sri Dr. Tay Chin Kin, the Buddha's teachings from 2,600 year ago are still relevant today.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnamese and Belarusian leaders meet to establish a strategic partnership and sign a joint statement about it.

From the Taipei Times, the tired imperialist trope of a "shared culture".

From China News, Chinese hospitals near the border with Russia see an influx of people seeking traditional Chinese medicine.

From The Korea Herald, South Korean presidential candidates launch their campaigns three weeks before the vote.

From The Mainichi, a unique hybrid cherry tree is in bloom at a botanical garden in Yamagata, Japan.

From Japan Today, Japan's oldest brand of sake is determined to keep its taste unchanged.

From The Stream, lawless Democrat officials just might be on their way to jail.

From The Daily Signal, Congress is urged to defund Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood for facilitating sex-change surgery for children.

From The American Conservative, as the left cries for illegal aliens, where are their tears over Gitmo?

From The Western Journal, Trump shatters the myth that he is a crony for the wealthy by floating the idea of a tax increase for the wealthy.

From BizPac Review, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki faces a big blow after her hyped up new gig.

From The Daily Wire, the left is horrified that the new pope is actually Catholic.

From the Daily Caller, a lawsuit alleging that ICE deported a U.S. citizen is dropped after its main claim falls apart in court.

From the New York Post, Kate Middleton's younger brother James gives a rare insight into her battle with cancer.

From Breitbart, the Department of Homeland Security terminates former President Biden's Temporary Protected Status for Afghan migrants.  (It's supposed to be, you know, a temporary status.)

From Newsmax, Democratic candidates seeking to replace New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) signal their opposition to Trump.

And from The Babylon Bee, Trump accepts the generous gift of an Imperial-Class Star Destroyer from galactic Emperor Palpatine.

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Stories For Mother's Day

On a warm sunny Sunday, when you're honoring the woman who carried you for nine months, changed your diapers, and got you ready for school, among other things, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, leftists are angry that military school libraries get rid of a book that calls the firefighters of 9/11 "not human".

From Townhall, the Department of Homeland Security has a powerful message for Mother's Day.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book that encourages everyone to be religious.

From the Washington Examiner, President Trump orders the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish housing for homeless veterans on its Los Angeles campus.

From The Federalist, while The New York Times wants mothers to accept the fear of regret, Christ offers something better.

From American Thinker, the creepy and spooky favorite TV mother.

From NewsBusters, when the media regarded popes Benedict XVI and Francis as too conservative.

From TCW Defending Freedom, former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson covers his back.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Israel recovers the body of a soldier who went missing in 1982.

From The Times Of Israel, the surprising Saudi obsession with American franchises.

From Gatestone Institute, 380,000,000 Christians are persecuted for "their faith", but no one seems to care.

From The Stream, "Christians must support the ministry of motherhood".

From The Daily Signal, how Wall Street loopholes send American capital to the Chinese Communist Party.

From The American Conservative, Trump wants to make Hollywood great again.

From The Daily Wire, on being a mother while working at the White House.

From the Daily Caller, New Jersey Democrat congresscritters caught in the mayhem at an ICE facility blame the agency.

From the New York Post, Democrat National Committee chairman David Hogg faults his party for being too hostile toward men.

From Breitbart, congresscritter LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) denies body slamming anyone during the aforementioned ICE facility mayhem.

From Newsmax, the U.K. government plans to end its "failed free market experiment" in immigration.

And from News(dot)com(dot)au, a new claim of finding "alien" life leaves space scientists in a bind.  (via the New York Post)

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Some Late Saturday Stuff

Now that I'm back from walking in a forest like a good sasquatch on a warm and sunny Saturday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, polls about and the reality of "net zero".

From FrontpageMag, the U.K. imposes an Islamic blasphemy law.

From Townhall, a court case could blow a huge hole through some federal gun control laws.

From The Washington Free Beacon, why the crisis resulting from a terror attack in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir matters to us.

From the Washington Examiner, Pakistan agrees to a ceasefire with India and then allegedly violates it.

From The Federalist, no, being raised by "a group of friends" is not better than having a mother and a father.

From American Thinker, leftists believe that it's not a coincidence that the Department of Justice is looking into New York Attorney General Leticia James, and they're right.

From NewsBusters, how will the media treat new Pope Leo XIV?

From TCW Defending Freedom, 40 ways in which life will get worse during the next 10 years.

From Snouts in the Trough, how charities grab money from the people in the U.K., whether they like it or not.

From the Independent, the man convicted of killing three people in Southport, England allegedly attacks a prison guard.

From The Jerusalem Post, Gulf diplomatic sources debate whether President Trump will announce the U.S. recognition of a Palestinian state.

From Gatestone Institute, the Iranian government's Trojan horse lie about "civilian use" and nuclear weapons.

From The Stream, against the expression "just a stay-at-home mom".

From The Daily Signal, should Congress turn Alcatraz Island back into a prison?

From The American Conservative, Vice President Vance is right about the conflict between India and Pakistan.

From the Post Millennial, one of the new pope's brothers is revealed to be a huge Trump supporter.  (Or you could say that he's a "yuge" Trump supporter.)

And from The Babylon Bee, in order to hide from the aforementioned Department of Justice, the aforementioned Letitia James paints herself bronze and stands very, very still in New York City's Times Square.  (I normally link stories from TBB only on Mondays, but this one was too good to pass up.)

Friday, May 9, 2025

Friday Fuss

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

From National Review, the new American-made pope.

From FrontpageMag, the first 100 days for the left-wingers who hate President Trump.

From Townhall, some omitted context about an "undocumented grandmother" facing deportation after mistakenly driving into the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to records, congresscritter Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) repeatedly inflated her naval rank in her campaign materials.

From the Washington Examiner, Columbia University places 65 students who took over its Butler Library on interim suspension.

From The Federalist, Texas indicts five current or former Frio County officials for alleged voter fraud.

From American Thinker, Trump appoints Judge Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. District Attorney for D.C.

From MRCTV, a brave student tells a California school board that they should protect the privacy of female athletes, and gets jeered by "adults".

From NewsBusters, CNN contributor Ana Navarro gets caught lying for former President Biden and then gets crushed.

From Canada Free Press, new Pope Leo XIV is already showing some positive signs.

From TeleSUR, Chilean Mapuche leader Julia Chuñil Catricura has been missing for six months.

From TCW Defending Freedom, more lies from the U.K.'s Climate Change Committee.

From EuroNews, the aforementioned Pope Leo XIV holds his first Catholic Mass in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.

From Free West Media, the Chinese-made PL-15 air-to-air missile is used in combat for the first time by the Pakistani military, and with success.

From ReMix, a Malian man is arrested in Nantes, France for allegedly butchering goats in an underground car park.  (If you read French, read the story at Le Figaro.)

From Balkan Insight, ceremonies to observe the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe are held across the Balkan countries.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco shares its successful port management experience with Liberia.

From The New Arab, the UAE denies a report by Amnesty International that it supplied Chinese-made weapons to Sudanese RSF paramilitary forces.

From Arutz Sheva, several Arab states tried to buy Israel's stockpile of leavened foods in order to destroy it.

From The Jerusalem Post, Sweden is reportedly considering a ban on virginity testing to protect girls from "honor" crimes.

From Gatestone Institute, the E.U.'s illegal land-grab, part 3.

From The Hans India, according to the Indian government, Pakistan used a civilian airliner as a shield and did not close its airspace.

From the Hindustan Times, due to tensions with Pakistan, the Indian government extends its closure of 24 airports until May 15th.  (The Indian federal government is commonly called "the Centre", as in this article and the one by THI immediately above.)

From ANI, India's air defense intercepts Pakistani drones amid blackouts in the cities of Akhnoor, Pathankot and Rajouri and the town of Nagrota.

From India Today, more on Pakistani targeting Indian cities with drones and India's air defense responding.

From the Dhaka Tribune, students at the Islamic University in Kushtia, Bangladesh block a highway demanding a ban on the Awami League.  (The Awami League is a political party in Bangladesh.)

From New Age, more on the protest against the Awami League.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala claims that some opposition politicians are connected to underworld gangs.

From Raajje, Maldivian Supreme Court Chief Justice Ahmed Muthasim Adnan abruptly steps down.

From the Bangkok Post, Thailand sends out a warning about the flu and the coronavirus during its rainy season.

From Radio Free Asia, the Myanmar junta bombs four villages despite the extension of a cease fire between it and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.

From The Stream, how Catholics dealt with cognitive dissonance during the reign of Pope Francis.

From The Daily Signal, Senator John Cronyn (R-TX) introduces a bill to provide for the death penalty in federal court for illegal aliens who murder American citizens.

From The American Conservative, Republican congresscritters begin another round of infighting.

From The Western Journal, three illegal aliens are arrested and charged in connection with a kidnapping in North Carolina.

From BizPac Review, New York Attorney General Letitia James gets heckled at her own town hall meeting.

From The Daily Wire, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth makes some "monumental" changes to admissions policies at America's military academies.

From the Daily Caller, Fox News host Steve Hilton has a message for people who want to give up on California.

From the New York Post, congresscritter Mark Green (R-Ten) demands the "unredacted" video and documents from the traffic stop made on then-illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

From Breitbart, congresscritter Sarah McBride (D-Del) claims that changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is "ridiculous", even though "she" changed "her" name from Tim.

From Newsmax, FedEx board of directors member David Steiner is set to become the next postmaster general.  (This could be a subject for a "Hitler Rants" parody, because an audio clip from the movie Der Untergang, on which many of these parodies are based, shows Hitler ranting about a man named Steiner.  And yes, "Hitler" has already ranted about the new pope.)

And from Roll Call, retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter goes to the courtroom in the sky.

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Thursday Things

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

From National Review, Columbia University calls the cops on the pro-HamasPalestine students who took over its school library.

From FrontpageMag, Disneyland plans to open a park in Abu Dhabi, UAE, which puts people in prison for being gay.

From Townhall, some details of President Trump's trade deal with the U.K.

From the Washington Examiner, Trump decides to pull the nomination of Ed Martin for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

From The Federalist, the statue of a random black woman in New York City's Times Square is left-wing cultural warfare.

From American Thinker, Hamas, ProFa and the "transfascists" are the Democrat Party's new shock troops.

From MRCTV, a Colorado state Senator claims that he will stand before "trans Jesus" on judgment day.

From NewsBusters, PBS ridiculously equates protecting Jews on college campuses with the "chilling" of free speech.

From Canada Free Press, a Columbia University Professor speaks at a conference of "minor-attracted persons".

From TeleSUR, the Women's Ordination Conference demands a greater presence of women in the Catholic Church by spreading pink smoke.

From TCW Defending Freedom, a story for VE Day.

From Snouts in the Trough, is UNICEF charitable to its own bosses?

From EuroNews, two seagulls steal the show at the papal conclave.

From Free West Media, democracy in Germany is broken.

From ReMix, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the issue to unpaid reparations to Poland is "concluded", while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announces a reset in relations between their two countries.  (If you read Polish, read the story at Do Rzeczy.)

From Allah's Willing Executioners, a Syrian man is caught spray-painting a swastika onto an advertising pillar in Magdeburg, Germany.

From Balkan Insight, the party Democratic League of Kosovo sues outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti for maintaining his government role despite resigning last month.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan King Mohammed VI regards Atlantic Africa has having geostrategic importance, and as an area of innovation and resilience.

From The New Arab, Israeli strikes at the Sana'a, Yemen airport leaves Yemenis stranded in Jordan.

From Palestinian Media Watch, 59 percent of polled Palestinians in the West Bank think that what Hamas did on October 7th, 2023 was the "correct decision".

From the Ethiopian Monitor, the brewing company BGI-Ethiopia appoints a new CEO.

From IranWire, female Iranian athletes win medals and get forced into exile.

From Iran International, uneven power blackouts in Tehran, Iran spark a debate on social equity on energy access.

From Khaama Press, over 2,500 rare birds are rescued and released in the Afghani province of Herat.

From Hasht e Subh, why do the Taliban oppose "intra-Afghan" negotiations?

From AMU, Afghans returning from Pakistan face unemployment and economic hardship.

From Dawn, according to Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations, the Pakistani armed forces shot down 25 Israeli-made drones sent into Pakistan by India.

From The Express Tribune, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tells U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Pakistanis are outraged by India's actions.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan's government denies the Indian government's claims that Pakistan targeted 15 sites in India.

From Gatestone Institute, why Hamas wants to steal control the humanitarian aid going into Gaza.

From The Stream, getting baffled about borders.

From The Daily Signal, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces an overhaul of U.S. air traffic control system.  (I remember years ago seeing a video of former Speaker Newt Gingrich giving a speech and holding up a vacuum tube of the type used by our air traffic control system.)

From The American Conservative, whatever you wish to call it, the aforementioned VE Day is a day for remembering and building.

From The Western Journal, according to right-wing commentator Matt Walsh, it's "positive" that Shiloh Hendrix, who appeared to lash out at a kid who was accosting her kid at a playground, has raised lots of money after using a racial slur.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) wants to play a game of "Trump or trans".

From The Daily Wire, the aforementioned Marco Rubio threatens to revoke the visas from the "pro-Hamas thugs" who occupied the library at Columbia University.  (Have I picked on Columbia University enough for one day?)

Form the Daily Caller, a male "transgender" prisoner who allegedly sexually assaulted his female cellmate has a long history of violence and infractions while in prison.

From the New York Post, the aforementioned trade deal with the U.K. sends Bitcoin over $100,000 for the first time since February.

From Breitbart, pictures of Europeans celebrating VE Day.

From Newsmax, Trump gives Iran an ultimatum about its nukes.

From TechSideline, the song Enter Sandman rings out at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium, not from a recording before a football game, but live from the band Metallica.

And from CNN, we have a pope, the first-ever American to be elected to the office.