HotAir Daily Express 08/02/2018

[Hot Air Daily Express]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Home]([Green Room]([Archive]([The Ed Morrissey Show]([Print]([Forward]( [The Secret U.S. Government Scheme to Confiscate Your Savings]( [Unsuspecting Americans to be Hit Hard by this U.S. Confiscation Scheme]( The 20-year head of the U.S. Fed has revealed Washington's nasty trick to confiscate the savings of unsuspecting Americans... Are you one of them? ==> [Here's the ONE THING Greenspan Says Can Protect Your Savings]( [Ivanka: The media isn’t the enemy of the people and I vehemently oppose child separation at the border]( 8/2/2018 11:21:22 AM Allahpundit 0 Comments Maybe this is just her revenge for that very unfortunate quote about Tom Brady attributed to dad in the Times a few days ago? Either way, Trump’s first tweet attacking her as a “lady cuck” for her comments this morning will be [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [About that MA Airbnb bill: Not so fast]( 8/2/2018 10:41:28 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Just yesterday we were looking at the new short-term rental regulations passed by the Massachusetts state legislature and the effect it would have on Airbnb hosts in the state. Under the new plan (among other things) there would be a public [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Disney to Guardians cast: James Gunn is moot?]( 8/2/2018 10:01:54 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments The cast of the Marvel Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy films might be able to rescue the universe, but they likely won’t save the job of their director. Despite a joint letter signed by the entire cast, Variety reports that Disney [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Democrats bow out of annual ball game]( 8/2/2018 9:21:27 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Every summer for quite a while now the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have set their differences aside for one afternoon and played a game of softball. It’s a relatively meaningless, harmless [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bank Accounts to be Crushed by this New Hidden Tax]( [Bank Accounts to be Crushed by this New "Hidden Tax"]( [Alan Greenspan Warns of this U.S. Scheme to Confiscate Your Savings]( [Alan Greenspan Warns of this U.S. Scheme to Confiscate Your Savings]( [Move Your IRA or 401k to Gold]( [The Little-Known (But Legal) IRS Tax Law to Move Your IRA or 401(k) to Gold]( [Pope Francis: Death penalty is definitely and completely “inadmissible under any circumstances”]( 8/2/2018 8:41:27 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments The Vatican today made clear that last year’s remarks from Pope Francis on the death penalty didn’t just amount to an extemporaneous personal teaching after all. Earlier today, the Holy See announced that the pontiff had ordered changes [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Portland Mayor under fire for PD failure to answer 911 calls from ICE office]( 8/2/2018 8:01:43 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments John Sexton covered the simmering “protest” powderkeg at the ICE offices in Portland, Oregon last week. The protesters have been an ugly bunch, causing trouble for weeks now. They were caught on video hurling the n-word at black police [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dear lord: They’re rebooting “ALF”]( 8/1/2018 10:41:04 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Bringing back “ALF” is something TV execs were known to joke about in the past, notes THR, whenever they were accused of scraping the bottom of the barrel for reboots. We’re reviving shows X, Y, and Z, they’d say — and [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hmmm: Obama announces dozens of House endorsements — but not Ocasio-Cortez]( 8/1/2018 10:01:42 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Go through this list and note who’s on it — and who’s not on it. Today I’m proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates – leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Democratic Socialist: Yes, we want to end capitalism completely]( 8/1/2018 9:21:58 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Last week the ladies of the View were having an argument about Democratic Socialism prompted by the recent success of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Meghan McCain argued that Ocasio-Cortez should be pressed to offer an example of one place where such a [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Poll: Dems should really run on gun control in the midterms]( 8/1/2018 8:41:57 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Have Americans turned against the Second Amendment? “The center has shifted on this issue,” one source in Roll Call’s report tells Nathan Gonzales, but has the center really shifted on gun control? It depends on the view, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [ABC: We know why Trump blew up at Sessions on Twitter this morning]( 8/1/2018 8:01:31 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Is this the real reason? How can it be news to Trump that Mueller wants to interview him about obstruction? Ah well. One thing you definitely want to do when you find out the special counsel is looking at you for obstructing justice is … [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [North Carolina elementary teachers struggle to pass math portion of licensing exam]( 8/1/2018 7:21:45 PM John Sexton 0 Comments The Charlotte Observer reports that nearly half of newly hired teachers in North Carolina failed to pass the math portion of a licensing exam which is required for them to keep their jobs. Some teachers claim the problem isn’t with them but [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Can you be sued for “alienation of affection” in America? Yep]( 8/1/2018 6:41:59 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The Beatles once sang, “I don’t care too much for money, money can’t buy me love.” That may be true, but money may be able to cover a repair bill for a broken heart. If someone comes along and engages your spouse in an [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WaPo: Let’s face it, Schumer’s fighting a losing battle on Kavanaugh documents]( 8/1/2018 6:01:29 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments “No matter how legitimate their request might be,” Amber Phillips notes in the last line of her analysis. We’ll get to the legitimacy later, but Phillips concludes correctly Senate Democrats’ chances of slowing down [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sarah Sanders on Trump’s tweet to Jeff Sessions: That wasn’t an order to fire Mueller, it was his “opinion”]( 8/1/2018 5:31:44 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments As absurd as this answer is, the funniest thing about it is that it’s actually true. Watch, then read on: In any other administration, the president calling publicly on his own attorney general to shut down an investigation — into him [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [CNN: TSA considers eliminating screening at smaller airports]( 8/1/2018 5:01:07 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Is this a good idea? CNN has an exclusive saying the Transportation Security Administration is considering doing away with passenger screenings at smaller airports around the country: The Transportation Security Administration is considering [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Is Chris Hardwick now the poster boy for #MeToo’s wrongly accused?]( 8/1/2018 4:31:47 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Last month we looked at the impending resurrection of the television career of comedian and game show host Chris Hardwick. After a blog post written by his former girlfriend accused him of all manner of improprieties during their relationship, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Great news: Our new Twitter “conversation health” overlords mainly Trump critics]( 8/1/2018 4:01:15 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Tired of the shadow-banning of conservatives and the punishment for heterodox opinions on Twitter? The platform has some great news for you! They have brought in outside experts to improve “conversational health” on their social media [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Texas Senate poll: Ted Cruz 41, Beto O’Rourke 39?]( 8/1/2018 3:31:05 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments I’m posting this Texas Lyceum link mainly as a PSA, as I got suckered by the topline number this morning and want to warn others against it. A two-point lead for a Republican incumbent in Texas is shocking stuff, one of the most ominous signs [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Netflix: Uh, sorry, we’re not streaming a documentary about Farrakhan after all]( 8/1/2018 3:01:10 PM John Sexton 0 Comments This all started Monday when Minister Farrakhan himself tweeted, “My official @netflix announcement will be forthcoming later today. #LetsChangeTheWorld.” On Tuesday, Farrakhan tweeted out a short video in which he said, “My dear [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Oregon judge rules that schools must allow boys in the girls’ locker rooms]( 8/1/2018 2:31:24 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Here we go again, with another court case which could have been ripped from the headlines in dozens of other cities around the country over the past several years. But as you’ll see below, this one has at least a bit of a twist. The subject at [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Being evil? Google to offer state-censored search engine in China]( 8/1/2018 2:01:20 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Just how much cooperation with oppression does it take to cross the line for one of biggest tech companies in the world, whose motto was until very recently “Don’t be evil”? Google might have to answer that question to both users [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [CNN: Kavanaugh is dropping hints in meeting with senators that he sees Mueller’s appointment as “appropriate”]( 8/1/2018 1:31:12 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Old mystery: Can Kavanaugh get 50 votes for confirmation? New mystery: Can Republicans confirm Kavanaugh before Trump withdraws the nomination? Lord only knows what this story amounts to. There are not one but two layers of obscurity to it. First, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ontario ends 3-year universal basic income experiment after one year]( 8/1/2018 1:01:31 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Another universal basic income experiment has come to an end, this time in the province of Ontario, Canada. The program was set up last year and was expected to run for three years with 4,000 participants selected to receive about $1,000 (U.S.) a [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Can you really sue Alex Jones for falsehoods?]( 8/1/2018 12:31:06 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Let’s just get the title question sorted right up front. Of course you can sue Alex Jones. You can sue pretty much anyone for anything in the United States with a clever enough lawyer, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to win. The [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Latest Headlines: We pick, you click.] Newsmax [AFL-CIO’s Trumka won’t rule out unions endorsing Trump in 2020]( Patterico [NYT hires racist to join its editorial board]( CSPAN [Ivanka Trump: “No. I do not feel that the media is the enemy of the people.”]( Bill Scher [Why the smart move for Never Trumpers is to become Democrats]( Fox News [Massachusetts woman enraged by Trump bumper sticker intentionally rammed into car, police say]( Tamar Auber [Jim Acosta on facing jeering mob at Trump rally: “It felt like we weren’t in America anymore”]( Roll Call [Senators ask “What is milk?”]( Bill Scher [White House briefings grow rare under Trump]( Chip Somodevilla [Scott Walker has a Trump problem]( David Frum [Collusion is worse than a crime]( Tamar Auber [Tapper: Imagine liberals shouting down press and a Dem POTUS giving them an “atta boy”!]( Michael S. Schmidt [Trump pushes for interview with Mueller against lawyers’ advice]( Gideon Rachman [Urban-rural splits have become the great global divider]( CHE [What would happen if the Earth turned into blueberries?]( Ramesh Ponnuru [Trump’s allies say he really wants free trade. 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