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Better Safe Than Sensible

American Airlines canceled a flight fromAlabama to Texas in September after two Muslim passengers—one a motivational speaker, the other the head of a nonprofit group—waved to each other while boarding. The airline had “an obligation to take safety and security concerns raised by crew members and passengers seriously,” a spokesperson explained.

Enemies of the Press

Trump Administration officials knew in advance that Egypt planned to arrest a New York Times reporter over his reporting on that country’s dictatorship in 2017, but resolved to say nothing, the paper recently revealed. (The reporter escaped after a lone official defiantly passed on a warning.) A year and a half later, when Egypt detained and deported another Times reporter, a senior official at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo shrugged, “What did you expect would happen to him? His reporting made the government look bad.”

No Fortunate Son?

In a Fox News appearance, presidential son Donald Trump Jr. lamented his lack of lucky breaks in life, compared to the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, saying, “I wish my name were Hunter Biden [so] I could . . . make millions off my father’s presidency.”

Oh Happy Day!

A recent report produced by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee revealed that Kremlin-directed clandestine operatives who set out to interfere with the 2016 election popped open a bottle of champagne to celebrate Trump’s win over rival Hillary Clinton. One operative said the group “uttered almost in unison: ‘We made America great.’ ”

All the President's Hysterical Overreactors

Matthew Albence, acting director of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement, opined during a White House appearance that a court ruling barring his agency from relying solely on databases that have in the past led to U.S. citizens being wrongfully detained constituted “judicial overreach” and threatened public safety. He was joined by Texas Sheriff Bill Waybourn, who said the ruling means that authorities must now release “drunks [who] will run over your children.”

Fear of Inspiring

Authorities in Turkey have partially banned the best-selling children’s book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls on the grounds that it might have a “detrimental influence” on young minds. The book, which celebrates the achievements of women from Marie Curie to Rosa Parks to Malala Yousafzai, is now subject to the same access restrictions as pornography.

How ’Bout Sharks with Frickin’ Laser Beams?

President Donald Trump has “often” talked about wanting to fortify his long-coveted border wall by electrifying it, topping it with spikes that can pierce human flesh, and adding moats stocked with alligators or snakes, The New York Times reported. At one point, White House staffers were asked to seek cost estimates.