HotAir Daily Express 09/02/2019

Tony Blair: BoJo's laying a trap, and Corbyn's the bait 9/2/2019 10:31:39 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments “We want a general election,” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn declared today, in order to “do everything we can in the coming weeks to prevent a no deal [Brexit].” His more wily predecessor warned in response that Corbyn’s More... Oculus Quest VR: Old man shakes fist at virtual clouds 9/2/2019 8:31:36 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Having never been particularly adept at computer gaming, I hadn’t paid much attention at all to the developments in virtual reality systems until a couple of weeks ago. A good friend of ours had bought an Oculus Quest VR, the first untethered More... Trump 2020 targets swing state beaches with flyover ads 9/1/2019 8:01:49 PM  Karen Townsend 0 Comments Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water….along comes a presidential re-election campaign. In a clever move, PresidentTrump’s campaign will take advantage of the Labor Day holiday and use flyover banner ads in beach More... U.S. military looking to fight #fakenews 9/1/2019 6:31:55 PM  Taylor Millard 0 Comments The next war for the U.S. military will involve destroying #fakenews. DARPA’s plan involves a new program called Semantic Forensics which involves using technologies to automatically find and label fake text, audio, images, and video in hopes More... Turns out, despite the combat, marriage helps prevent dementia 9/1/2019 5:01:35 PM  Andrew Malcolm 0 Comments Sometimes, married life seems to invite disagreements, disputes, arguments, the silent treatment, all sorts of personal discord and turmoil. At least that’s what a friend tells me. But, it turns out, the good news is that marriage also seems More... Baptist church sign: Black Trump voters are mentally ill 9/1/2019 3:31:03 PM  Karen Townsend 0 Comments New Era Baptist Church's pastor, Michael Jordan (no, not that Michael Jordan) is defending a controversial anti-Trump message displayed on the church’s front lawn. Instead of welcoming worshipers or offering information on church service More... Beto O'Rourke tells CNN: Our problem with gun violence is f***ed up 9/1/2019 2:01:38 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments The version of this morning’s interview uploaded by CNN to YouTube has the offending word bleeped, as you’ll see below. The version that aired live on CNN this morning did not. He’s getting good buzz from progressives because of More... Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble: Sunday reflection 9/1/2019 12:31:19 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments This morning's Gospel reading is Luke 14:1, 7–14: On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were More... "Hope Rides Again": Are you ready for … Obama-Biden fanfic? 9/1/2019 11:01:42 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Soon to be a major motion picture, or three, one supposes — and one of them already has a major Hollywood star “attached,” so to speak. Politico’s Virginia Heffernan brings readers up to speed on a burgeoning literary genre More... Hong Kong burns with more clashes between police, protesters 9/1/2019 9:31:22 AM  Taylor Millard 0 Comments The fires of revolution will not stop burning in Hong Kong despite the best efforts of police. Another night of protests wracked the South China special administrative area with rail lines disrupted and at least four demonstrators beaten by More... Sunday morning talking heads 9/1/2019 8:01:58 AM  Allahpundit 0 Comments A slow news week ends, a weather-filled news week begins. The topic du jour on the Sunday shows is Hurricane Dorian, set to make landfall in Florida as a Category Four storm sometime tomorrow. The star guest: Pete Gaynor, acting head of FEMA, More... Chanel Beauty hires first openly transgender model 8/31/2019 7:01:03 PM  Karen Townsend 0 Comments Chanel Beauty has launched a new make-up campaign featuring Teddy Quinlivan, an openly transgender model. Quinlivan walked in two of Chanel’s fashion shows before coming out as transgender in 2017. This is a little piece of history for the More... China booted WSJ reporter following story on Xi's cousin 8/31/2019 5:31:23 PM  Taylor Millard 0 Comments China booted a reporter from The Wall Street Journal from the country after not renewing his press credentials. Chun Han Wong had to leave China today when his visa also expired. WSJ’s Editor-in-Chief Matt Murray was, understandably, not happy More... Washington Post: Did a barista mishear a name or was it anti-Islamic bias? 8/31/2019 4:01:26 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments I knew the media’s no good, very bad week wasn’t over. The Washington Post is still covering itself with glory in the form of this absurd piece published Friday evening. It’s impossible to ridicule something this silly so More... Backlash: Actor calls for blacklisting Trump's Hollywood donors 8/31/2019 2:31:56 PM  Karen Townsend 0 Comments RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, co-chair Tommy Hicks Jr., RNC Finance Chairman Todd Ricketts and Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale will host a fundraiser in Beverly Hills on September 17. The Hollywood Reporter noted that it will be Trump’s More... Trump: Gee, I hope I don't have to sue assistant who leaked personal matters to the press 8/31/2019 1:01:03 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Was this a gracious attagirl for Madeleine Westerhout after getting fired for sharing personal family matters with reporters? Or was it a warning to the former secretary to keep her mouth shut? In a brief Q&A as he left the White House for Camp More... Biden: Illegal aliens become Americans faster than Americans do, you know 8/31/2019 11:31:50 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Somewhere in this clip, one can sense what Joe Biden tried to say. He tried to credit dignity and worth to children who, through no fault of their own, entered the country illegally. If he’d just said that, Biden would probably have gotten a More... Bad news: Christian Dior is canceled 8/31/2019 10:01:07 AM  Allahpundit 0 Comments I mean, I’m assuming. There’s already a Twitter freakout brewing at them for their new Native-American-themed ad campaign. Figure we’ll reach peak outrage by the end of the holiday weekend. A new ad campaign from LVMH-owned Parfums More... On Labor Day 2019, Americans strongly support unions, just not belonging 8/31/2019 8:31:21 AM  Andrew Malcolm 0 Comments This is quintessential America, as the country marks the 125th anniversary of an official Labor Day. Nearly two-out-of-three Americans support labor unions. But only one-in-ten put their money where their mouth is and become members. The idea of a More... 28 people were killed this week in an arson attack in Mexico 8/30/2019 8:41:45 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments I came across this story this afternoon and was surprised that it hadn’t received more attention. The drug wars have been heating up again in Mexico and this week a group of gunmen stormed into a nightclub and started shooting, then locked More... Revealed: What Trump assistant Madeleine Westerhout said that got her fired from the White House 8/30/2019 8:01:05 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments Suspense has been building all day: What could she have said that was so terrible that it might get her canned summarily? Despite his “Apprentice” image, Trump palpably dislikes firing people. He’d rather let them linger and make More... Did Trump tweet a photo of an Iranian missile site that he got from … an intelligence briefing? 8/30/2019 7:21:01 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments I’m guessing this isn’t as bad as it looks, but you never know. Stay tuned. The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One More... Marxist guerrilla fighters return to war thanks to Venezuela's Maduro 8/30/2019 6:41:54 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments Thursday a splinter group of Marxist guerrilla fighters, known as FARC, announced a return to violence despite a peace deal it signed with the government of Colombia in 2016. From NPR: In a 32-minute YouTube video posted Thursday, more than 20 armed More... Video: The man who didn't care 8/30/2019 6:01:14 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments To cleanse the palate, I’m suspicious that this is real. It’s the crispest surveillance footage I’ve ever seen, the scene is well lit for a bar in the middle of the night, and the main player just happens to be perfectly positioned More... Joe Walsh clashes with Fox's Stuart Varney: Has Trump ever told the American people a lie? 8/30/2019 5:21:35 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments The most shocking thing about this clip is the fact that a Fox network (Fox Business in this case) decided to give Joe Walsh airtime. But almost as shocking is the host insisting, contra two and a half years of daily evidence, that falsehoods told More... AP Tens of thousands in Hong Kong boycott first day of school The Hill O'Rourke campaign selling "This is f–ed up" shirts after mass shooting Mickey Kaus Jeffrey Epstein, red pill The Blaze "Big shout out to all the civilian 'good guys with guns' who saved lives in Odessa" WaPo Trump's lost summer: Aides claim victory, but others see incompetence and intolerance NYT Dude? CNN The Trump decision that pushed James Mattis to his breaking point NYT In Republican-leaning districts, lawmakers shy away from broaching impeachment Max Boot Here are 14 reasons I'll vote for any Democrat over Trump Alia Wong Family reunions: Not just for grandparents Douglas Murray A new dogma has turned beliefs that once seemed common sense into hate crimes David Wasserman Trump faces more 2020 danger if Democrat scores upset in NC special election Michael Roth When faith comes up, students avert their eyes Frank Bruni Dogs will fix our broken democracy Eric Boehm Congress must roll back Trump's tariff authority Roger Cohen Trump has China policy about right Kurt Schlichter Joe Biden needs an intervention Maureen Callahan Dave Chappelle shows why we need some political incorrectness NYT Was a six-woman field too big for Gillibrand's feminist message? The Hill Only a President Biden would rid us of the Trump era Engadget Paris is testing "noise radar" that will automatically ticket loud cars Anthony Fensom Korea's future is dying (thanks to demographics) Bloomberg U.S. unleashes military to fight fake news, disinformation Axios After Texas shootings, 2020 Democrats push for gun control measures Megan Stack Bravery and nihilism on the streets of Hong Kong