HotAir Daily Express 08/12/2019

[Hot Air Daily Express]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Home]([Green Room]([Archive]([The Ed Morrissey Show]([Print]([Forward]( [NY Post: There’s no surveillance video of Epstein’s death]( 8/12/2019 11:21:23 AM Allahpundit 0 Comments We’re never gonna know. Well … maybe not “never.” Cameras aren’t trained on inmates’ cells at MCC, per the Post, but they are trained on the hallways. If someone entered Epstein’s cell block to do him harm, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [De Blasio Iowa event draws more than a dozen people]( 8/12/2019 10:41:02 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The Iowa State Fair has long been a mandatory stop for candidates running for president and this year was no exception. One of the highlights (or perhaps lowlights) was an event set up by one of the state’s legislators at the Parlor City Pub. [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Was Epstein’s accomplice ready to spill the beans?]( 8/12/2019 10:01:56 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Guess who will end up holding the bag after Jeffrey Epstein’s abrupt and ignominious end? Now that the pedophile sex-trafficker is dead, his victims and prosecutors will have to turn their attention elsewhere for justice. And that means [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New York City surrenders on gun control law to avoid SCOTUS review]( 8/12/2019 9:21:17 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments New York City has voluntarily withdrawn one aspect of its gun control laws. This was done in an effort to stop the Supreme Court from hearing the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York. The law in question forbids [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Muellerama continues: Obama advisor trial opens]( 8/12/2019 8:41:43 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments In political terms, Greg Craig’s trial might be more of a sideshow in the Robert Mueller circus. In terms of its impact on lobbying, his prosecution has already transformed the industry by instilling a new respect for the Foreign Agent [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Epstein had been off suicide watch for more than a week]( 8/12/2019 8:01:45 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments One of these days we might actually learn exactly how convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein wound up dead, but for the moment we’re still watching a game of finger-pointing unfold in the media. In the early hours after learning that he had [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Et tu, Subway? The Impossible Meatball Sub is coming.]( 8/11/2019 8:01:22 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The battle to save the world’s cows from the socialist vegan hordes crashing against the gates of civilization suffered another setback this week. Only a few days after Burger King rolled out their fake meat Impossible Burger nationwide, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Mini-series review: No One Saw a Thing]( 8/11/2019 6:31:19 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments It might be the hottest cold case in American history, although old enough to have fallen off everyone’s radar screen. The Sundance Channel brings us a fresh look at the murder of Ken Rex McElroy in 1981, shot down in broad daylight in a [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Joe Biden’s awful week of gaffes: “Look I misspoke”]( 8/11/2019 5:01:11 PM Karen Townsend 0 Comments Joe Biden did not have a good week by any measure if his gaffes are any indication. The gaffes covered a range of territory from Creepy Uncle Joe moments to Crazy Ole Joe did it again. It is not unrealistic to wait for another gaffe to come from his [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Beto O’Rourke goes all-in against the “deplorables”: It’s really hard to argue that voting for Trump isn’t racist]( 8/11/2019 3:31:08 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments I don’t understand this as a matter of basic political strategy, but then I haven’t understood Beto’s strategy from day one. When he entered the race (before he entered, in fact) he was savaged by the left as a fake progressive. [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [EPA issues raft of refinery waivers, angering King Corn]( 8/11/2019 2:01:05 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments We’ve been tracking the ongoing battle between the ethanol lobby and the oil and gas industry for a while now, with the President seemingly caught in the middle. Earlier this year, King Corn won a major victory when President Trump’s EPA [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Standing watch for salvation: Sunday reflection]( 8/11/2019 12:31:48 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments This morning’s Gospel reading is Luke 12:32–48: Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Brazil’s president: Save the planet, “Poop every other day”]( 8/11/2019 11:01:59 AM Karen Townsend 0 Comments Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro offered up a couple of suggestions when a reporter asked him how to balance protecting the planet with agricultural development. Eat a little less, he said, and only poop every other day. The journalist was [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Did Kim Jong-un really apologize to Trump?]( 8/11/2019 9:31:28 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments As you have likely heard already, North Korea fired off two more short-range missiles into the ocean over the past week or so. This comes just as the United States moves forward with previously planned military exercises with South Korea, no doubt [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sunday morning talking heads]( 8/11/2019 8:01:46 AM Allahpundit 0 Comments El Paso, Dayton, and guns are the topics du jour this Sunday morning, with 2020 Democratic hopefuls lining up for a chance to expound at a moment that’s opportune for their agenda. Six are on tap: Cory Booker will drop by “This [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Uncle of orphaned baby in El Paso: Family supports Trump]( 8/10/2019 7:01:19 PM Karen Townsend 0 Comments The unhinged left is crazed with criticism of a photo released by First Lady Melania Trump after a trip to El Paso this week. President Trump and Melania went to the hospital where eight surviving victims of the mass shooting at Walmart are [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Epstein’s victims are angry he has escaped facing justice]( 8/10/2019 5:31:28 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Now that Jeffrey Epstein has apparently succeeded in killing himself, some of his victims are speaking up. They’re not happy that he has short-circuited a trial where he would need to face his accusers. Jennifer Araoz who came forward last [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [I am willing to entertain your most insane conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death]( 8/10/2019 4:01:38 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Normally I scoff at Birthers, sneer at QAnoners, and laugh in the face of Pizzagaters. Although, between the Epstein saga and the Catholic Church’s endless scandals, the laughter about that last one has gradually turned from uproarious to more [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [De Blasio violated the rules by making cops help his daughter move]( 8/10/2019 2:31:06 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Hey, did you hear that New York City Mayor (and 2020 presidential candidate) Bill de Blasio’s daughter Chiara got herself a new place to live in the Big Apple? She’s taken up residence with her parents at Gracie Mansion. Good for her. [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant: I’ll wear my MAGA hat to SoulCycle]( 8/10/2019 1:01:04 PM Karen Townsend 0 Comments Former Celebrity Apprentice contestant and Trump supporter Erin Elmore is pushing back on the call for a SoulCycle boycott. She is calling out entertainment industry scolds as hypocritical. She vows to wear her red MAGA hat to a SoulCycle [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ocasio-Cortez: “We need answers” over Epstein’s suicide — “lots of them”; Update: FBI opens investigation; Update: Barr orders IG probe]( 8/10/2019 11:31:52 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments For perhaps the first time this year, I find myself in full agreement with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The circumstances of Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide seem very strange indeed, so much so that it raises all sorts of questions as to what [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Mississippi employers “willfully” hired illegals and should be prosecuted]( 8/10/2019 10:01:28 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments That big set of raids on seven Mississippi businesses employing hundreds of illegal aliens is turning up some interesting data. The fact that nearly seven hundred of their workers were in the country illegally and ineligible to hold jobs is bad [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking: Epstein allegedly committed suicide last night. Updates: Suicide confirmed]( 8/10/2019 9:31:14 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Stand by tor the conspiracy theories to erupt around the net. According to multiple reports, convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein took his own life last night in a Manhattan jail. Or at least “someone who looked like Epstein” was seen [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Missouri Walmart gun guy will probably walk]( 8/10/2019 8:31:53 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments When Ed Morrissey wrote about the good guy with a gun stopping another potential mass shooter at a Missouri Walmart yesterday, he raised the question of whether or not the suspect had actually broken any laws. Authorities have begun releasing more [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Complete Evergreen Story parts 1 and 2]( 8/9/2019 8:41:45 PM John Sexton 0 Comments We’ve posted quite a few videos about what took place at Evergreen State College over the years, some of which are excellent. The two I’m posting today were put together by the person who probably has delved into this story more than [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Latest Headlines: We pick, you click.] NYT [After El Paso shooting, will voters revisit Beto O’Rourke?]( Christopher Dickey [To take down Trump, the Resistance must take to the streets]( Politico [What Muslim ban? 2020 Democrats go easy on Trump]( NYT [A professor tried to end a sit-in with bolt cutters. Now he’s been fired.]( Joe Biden [Banning assault weapons works]( WaPo [The brand label that stokes Trump’s fury: “Racist, racist, racist”]( Axios [Scaramucci says Trump may need to be replaced for 2020]( NYT [Epstein’s opaque finances could become focal point for investigators]( Bloomberg [Russia says small nuclear reactor blew up in deadly accident]( WaPo [Officers didn’t check on Epstein for “several” hours before his death, violating protocol]( NYT [Why the Epstein investigation isn’t over]( Joseph Simonson [Bernie Sanders staffers manhandle press at Iowa State Fair]( NY Post [Sources: There’s no video of Epstein’s apparent suicide]( NYT [A common trait among mass killers: Hatred of women]( CNN [Top secret teens: The high schoolers recruited by the National Security Agency]( Franklin Schneider [Ditch your air conditioning. You’ll be fine.]( Preston Greene [Are we living in a computer simulation?]( Suketu Mehta [Don’t expect me to be “grateful”]( Kevin Williamson [The Dems can’t win in 2020 if they keep listening to Twitter]( Neil Young [Why do evangelicals oppose gun control?]( McKay Coppins [Why conspiracy theorists will never believe the “official” Epstein story]( James Antle [Why gun control might backfire on the Democrats]( Michael Goodwin [The New York Times modifies its motto to fit leftist agenda]( Peggy Drexler [The plight of Epstein’s accusers is far from over]( 24/7 WS [The U.S. colleges that drink the most booze]( [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. 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