HotAir Daily Express 07/22/2019

[Hot Air Daily Express]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Home]([Green Room]([Archive]([The Ed Morrissey Show]([Print]([Forward]( [Island airstrip employee: Everyone ignored Epstein having young girls around because “he always tipped really well”]( 7/22/2019 11:21:41 AM Allahpundit 0 Comments A Monday morning emetic from Vanity Fair to help you reset for the week ahead. Second look at capital punishment for pedophiles? “On multiple occasions I saw Epstein exit his helicopter, stand on the tarmac in full view of my tower, and board his [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Did you know Taylor Swift has her own voting block?]( 7/22/2019 10:41:24 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments When covering the political beat you tend to wind up learning something new almost every day. Case in point… were you aware that singer Talyor Swift controls her own significant block of voters and their support in the Democratic presidential [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NBC: House Dems furious over Neal refusal to use NY law to get Trump taxes]( 7/22/2019 10:01:32 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments The only Democrat who can legally demand to see Donald Trump’s tax records has come under fire from colleagues for not using the newest tool in the bag to get them. Ways and Means chair Rep. Richard Neal (D-NY) has already invoked 26 USC 6103 [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NY Gov still blaming utility company for blackouts]( 7/22/2019 9:21:36 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments There was another, albeit more limited power outage in New York City last night, lasting into this morning. As of rush hour, there were still approximately 20K customers without electricity, but fortunately, the crippling heatwave that had plagued [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Oh my: IG report to allege Comey lied to Trump — and spied on him]( 7/22/2019 8:41:05 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments If RealClearInvestigations’ sources accurately describe Inspector General Michael Horowitz’ upcoming report, it’s no wonder Donald Trump fired James Comey. According to two sources reportedly briefed on the upcoming Horowitz [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How long can Puerto Rico’s governor hang on?]( 7/22/2019 8:01:26 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The recent disclosure of private chat logs involving Puerto Rican Democratic Governor Ricardo Rossello has brought condemnation from across the political spectrum and sparked massive protests. Calls for his resignation have been coming at a furious [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Marvel planning to do #JaneThor in movies]( 7/21/2019 8:01:06 PM Taylor Millard 0 Comments Marvel is bringing #JaneThor to the movies. The entertainment company announced yesterday it would release Thor: Love and Thunder in 2021 which will feature Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster picking up mighty Mjolnir aka Thor’s hammer for [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The “blood” in the Impossible Burger is a horror show]( 7/21/2019 6:31:22 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The push to have “plant-based meat” replace actual beef, chicken and other real meats is accelerating around the nation. Sales are now so brisk that Impossible Foods can’t keep up with the demand for their products. This is leading [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Google: Project Dragonfly is terminated. Promise.]( 7/21/2019 5:01:06 PM Taylor Millard 0 Comments Lost in the kerfuffle over Houston Congressman Al Green’s failed attempt to get an impeachment vote on President Donald Trump and the “send her back” chants is a rather interesting piece of news regarding Google’s censored [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bernie Sanders campaign responds to staffers’ demand for $15 minimum wage by … cutting back hours]( 7/21/2019 3:31:21 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Congrats on finally becoming a capitalist, Bernie. If you missed Ed’s post on Friday about Team Bernie’s crash course in real-world economics, read it now for background. The campaign’s field organizers realized they’ve been [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Space beer: This Bud Lite’s for you, alien survivors of Area 51]( 7/21/2019 2:01:00 PM Karen Townsend 0 Comments The story of Facebook users organizing to show up outside of Area 51 and “storming the base” has made for some good entertainment, but it is a really bad idea, as Jazz pointed out. It’s scheduled for September 20th, but there is [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Plastic “Trump straws” sell out almost immediately]( 7/21/2019 12:31:52 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments This is a follow-up to a story that Allahpundit covered on Friday. While the subject of plastic waste that doesn’t decompose winding up in our oceans and landfills is a serious one, not all of the proposals to address the situation are as [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Look busy! Sunday reflection]( 7/21/2019 11:46:09 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments This morning’s Gospel reading is Luke 10:38–42: Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [VA Democrats call for Jamestown celebration boycott if Trump attends]( 7/21/2019 11:01:30 AM Karen Townsend 0 Comments On July 30, a celebration will be held to commemorate the 400th anniversary of representative democracy in America at Jamestown, Virginia. Many distinguished guests were invited to attend by Governor Northam, Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox, and [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [HUD withholding $80M from Los Angeles]( 7/21/2019 9:31:54 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Is this another sign of the ongoing turf war between the White House and California or just business as usual at the Department of Housing and Urban Development? There’s a bit of a face-off going on this week between HUD Secretary Ben Carson [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sunday morning talking heads]( 7/21/2019 8:01:33 AM Allahpundit 0 Comments Normally the Sunday shows are a look back at the week that was. This morning they’re a preview of the week (well, 10 days) to come. The top story is Robert Mueller’s looming appearance before the House, with Jerry Nadler and Adam [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fight for 15 because tipping is slavery or something]( 7/20/2019 8:31:53 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments As you probably heard already, the House passed a measure this week intended to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour by 2025. This was likely just a ceremonial move intended to get everyone on the record before next [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Oakland tells cops, no facial recognition for you!]( 7/20/2019 7:01:50 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Having apparently solved all other problems plaguing society, the City Council in Oakland made a bold move this week to get the bad guys under control. Of course, the “bad guys” in this case are in their own police department. Rather [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Michelle Obama, Hillary slam Trump on “send her back” comment]( 7/20/2019 5:31:58 PM Karen Townsend 0 Comments Two former First Ladies weighed in on President Trump’s “send her back” comment Friday. Michelle Obama posted a tweet and Hillary Clinton delivered a call to action in Atlanta. Both women produced eye-roll worthy moments. Hillary [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [California governor suddenly not so popular]( 7/20/2019 4:01:42 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments What’s going on with California Governor Gavin Newsom these days? After roughly six months in office, you might think that the Democratic chief executive of our nation’s largest state would be the belle of the ball, but the most recent [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Estimate: Trump could lose by five million votes next fall and still win reelection]( 7/20/2019 2:31:35 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments If it happens, ending the electoral college will become as fixed and zealous a Democratic credo as abortion on demand. They’re already 80 percent of the way towards making it party orthodoxy after 2000 and 2016. To lose twice in a row to a [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Amazon hires Trump bundler as lobbyist to save $10B Pentagon bid]( 7/20/2019 1:01:36 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Does this sound kind of … swampy? Only if it works. Concerns began percolating upward about the award of a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Amazon by the Pentagon over the past week, with allegations of impropriety in the bidding [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Smollett: On second thought, it was all those two brothers’ fault]( 7/20/2019 11:31:30 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Perhaps the Chicago Way isn’t quite as impenetrable any more as it’s seemed over the past century or so. Once State Attorney Kim Foxx and her friends managed to make Jussie Smollett’s problems go away for him and seal all the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dem senator on Trump: “Punch him in the face” to beat him]( 7/20/2019 10:01:00 AM Karen Townsend 0 Comments Montana Senator Jon Tester and President Trump don’t have a good relationship, as we know from when Tester’s mission was to destroy Rear Admiral Jackson’s nomination as Surgeon General. President Trump went on to strongly support [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Miss Michigan USA stripped of title for the obvious reason]( 7/20/2019 8:31:07 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The Miss World America pageant crowned a new winner of their Miss Indiana and Michigan competition this week, though the honors didn’t last for long. Kathy Zhu, a 20-year-old student at the University of Michigan, came away with the crown, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Latest Headlines: We pick, you click.] CBS [Poll of early states: Biden 25, Warren 20, Harris 16, Sanders 15]( NYT [He wasn’t seeking to kill a mob boss. He was obsessed with QAnon, his lawyer says.]( The Hill [Liz Cheney: “Send her back” chant “inappropriate” but not about race, gender]( USA Today [Pence says Trump “might make an effort to speak out” if “send her back” chant happens again]( Axios [“John, is Ireland one of those countries you want to invade?”]( WFB [Cory Booker reverses, won’t meet with Farrakhan]( The Hill [Buttigieg: White supremacy could be “issue that ends this country”]( Mediaite [“There’s no question that he is stoking racial divisions”]( Jane Mayer [Al Franken: I regret resigning]( CNN [Puerto Rico governor won’t seek reelection]( WaPo [Budget deal likely to include few or no actual spending cuts, while lifting debt limit for two years]( Derek Thompson [Why online dating can feel like such an existential nightmare]( D.B. Bass [The God of Love had a really bad week]( Curt Mills [The talented Mr. Hawley]( Faith Hill [Building a church without God was never going to be easy]( Kevin Williamson [The “send her back” episode speaks to our eroding sense of citizenship]( James Lindsay [How the left turned words into “violence” and violence into “justice”]( Miami Herald [Editorial: As Trump’s reliable sycophant, Rubio drags us further into the president’s swamp]( Kathy Gilsinan [How can Congress authorize war when it can’t decide what war is?]( Joel Kotkin [A class guide to the 2020 presidential election]( Nell Painter [Trump revives the idea of a “white man’s country,” America’s original sin]( NYT [State and local taxes are worsening inequality]( Edward-Isaac Dovere [Elizabeth Warren has momentum. Can she build a movement?]( CNN [An entire nation just got hacked]( Lawrence Korb [Why Trump won’t bomb Iran]( [Ed Morrissey Show]( [Advertisement] __________________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO__________________________ WERE YOU FORWARDED THIS EDITION OF THE HOT AIR DAILY? You can get your own free subscription to the #1 blog delivered to your email inbox early each morning by visiting: This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. It was sent to you because you signed up to receive this newsletter on Hot Air OR a friend forwarded it to you. We respect and value your time and privacy. If this newsletter no longer meets your needs we will be happy to remove your address immediately. [Visit the Townhall Media Preference Center to manage your subscriptions]( [You can unsubscribe by clicking here.](. Or Send postal mail to: Hot Air Daily Unsubscribe P.O Box 9660, Arlington, VA 22219 --------------------------------------------------------------- * Copyright Hot Air and its Content Providers. 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