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Iran’s Supreme Leader Caved Under Trump Pressure: NYT – HotAir
This weekend, the US and Iran will hold their first semi-direct talks in years, despite the previous insistence of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in barring such talks. What changed? First, the Iranian security situation has…
Stealing Valor Back – HotAir
During his failed vice-presidentail bid, Tim Walz faced charges of stolen valor in about the same way as Brave Sir Robin from Monty Python and the Holy Grail faced his travails - had SIr Robin had the benefit of a…
There’s a AWFL Purge Ongoing in the US Military and That’s Alright – HotAir
A few days ago, there was a bit of a tempest in a teapot when our representative to the NATO military committee, a female US Navy admiral named Shoshana Chatfield, was 'forced out,' as the media decided to…
What in the World Is a ‘Writ of Facilitation’? – HotAir
Confused about the meaning of the unanimous Supreme Court order issued late yesterday? I certainly wonder what an order to "facilitate" an action without "effectuating" it means. John Sexton seemed…
This Is Insane – HotAir
I am going to leave aside any question about whether the World Health Organization is telling the truth because I have no way of knowing. There may have been a time when, in ignorance, I would have assumed that they…
Is Princeton Underestimating Anti-Semitism on Its Campus and Others? – HotAir
Christopher Eisgruber is the President of Princeton and seems to be the Ivy League leader who is stepping up to resist moves made by the Trump administration at other leading colleges and universities. He wrote a piece…
It Places the Lotion in the Basket…Or It Gets a Big, Fat Fine in the Big Apple – HotAir
Well, the grace period for New York City denizens is over. The one they'd had since October, where they were supposed to learn how to properly separate their food scraps in order to obey the city's new picky,…
Government Must ‘Facilitate’ Return of Deported Migrant…Eventually – HotAir
The Supreme Court today issued a brief order today which partly sides with a lower court's order that the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of an illegal immigrant living in Maryland who…
Leavitt Refused to Answer Journalists Who Specify Pronouns in Bio – HotAir
The world is healing, one MAGA snub at a time. During the first Trump administration, the White House was often stymied by trying to follow rules and norms that were designed with the purpose of buttressing the power…
China Retaliates By Punishing … Hollywood? – HotAir
I've heard of clueless briar-patch strategies, but this one really takes the cake. Or a Golden Raspberry, perhaps. Rumors have swirled the last few days that China's Xi Jinping had compiled a precise set of…