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There is absolutely no excuse for power shortages
Power outages are usually the result of acts of God, or at the very least discrete events. Thunderstorms, hurricanes. Events we know will happen, but ones where the costs of hardening the grid outweigh the benefits of doing…
Russia: Ukrainian drone shot down targeting air base east of Moscow
A few weeks ago, explosions rocked two air bases in Russia, both hundreds of miles from the war in Ukraine. The explosions killed several Russian troops and damaged equipment at Engels and Ryazan, from which the Russians had…
In Manhattan, grand larcenies are up as thieves are confident they can get away with it
Stories like this always grab my attention. Thieves exist everywhere but lately it seems thieves in some of our major cities have become convinced they can get away with anything. And, unfortunately, they often seem to be…
Ring in the New Year With Our Massive HotAir VIP Sale
To celebrate Christmas and ring in the new year, HotAir is offering a massive sale on VIP memberships. Through January 1, until 11:59 pm PT, you can get 50% off a VIP membership using promo code MERRYCHRISTMAS.Read More
The latest Twitter Files focus on COVID “misinformation”
The latest installment of Twitter Files dropped today as a slightly late Christmas present from independent journalist David Zweig. This batch may wind up being the best yet in terms of demonstrating the Biden…
Three more substations attacked in Washington… on Christmas morning
This situation is officially out of control, though it probably has been for a while and we simply weren't hearing much about it. Only a few weeks after people shot up two electrical substations in North Carolina,…
Marvel at this spending
Thanks to the National Science Foundation we can now be certain that the finger snap that Thanos used to wipe out half the life in the universe was only a special effect. He couldn't have done that snap wearing the…
Migrant buses stopped at Kamala’s house in D.C. on Christmas Eve- Who sent them?
Instead of coal in her stocking, Kamala Harris received three buses of illegal aliens as a present on Christmas Eve. It was a reminder to the border czar that the Biden border crisis is alive and thriving, and border states…
I am playing the world’s smallest violin
The day after I joined Hot Air as a writer I was suspended from Twitter.Read More
Life imitates Monty Python
Perhaps bringing up Monty Python's Life of Brian on Christmas Eve is a bad look, but God is notoriously forgiving. And given how absurd human beings can be, He clearly has a sense of humor.Read More