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CBP delayed release of Biden border crisis numbers until Christmas weekend
CBP used to report their monthly numbers at the beginning of the next month. Then, as the Biden border crisis grew worse, the numbers came out in the middle of the next month. Finally, the border crisis is so bad that DHS…
The feds move migrants around the country all the time
Greg Abbott took a beating over the holiday for (maybe?) dropping off some migrants in front of the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C. The observatory is the home of the Vice President, and the political point was…
Japan once again embraces nuclear power
It has been nearly 12 years since a major earthquake led to a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant. After that disaster, Japan appeared to be moving away from nuclear power for good. But the invasion of Ukraine has changed…
Should I laugh or cringe?
I ran across this video on Twitter (where cringe goes to multiply) and couldn't decide whether to laugh or cringe in disgust.Read More
The national debt is a “rapidly growing death spiral”
Since the federal government, with the consent of both parties, just lit another 1.7 trillion dollars of imaginary money on fire, the generally quiet period between Christmas and the new year might be an opportune time to…
Celebrity-backed woke bail fund has closed after being sued for freeing a serial criminal
The Bail Project, a non-profit California-based bail reform group backed by A-list celebs like Richard Branson, John Legend, and Danny Glover, has shut down its Las Vegas chapter after being sued by a waiter shot by a serial…
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