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Apparently, we can finally talk about it in the mainstream media. For years, we were censored, called names, and polls were done asking people whether we belonged in concentration camps. Half of Democrats believed it should be a criminal offense to question the efficacy of the vaccine. Seriously. Almost half of Democrats once believed that if you were a vaccine skeptic, you belonged in a camp and should have your children taken away. One of my own family members believed that. Other findings from the poll:Other punitive measures in the same pollFrom the same survey, with Democrat shares described in...

This has been pretty entertaining today. I've been catching a bunch of Nick's videos in between stories, and holy smokes - what he's finding doing his trademark wander around and knock on doors is, well, classic Shirley. That sweet face and so innocent, pre-pubescent teenage boy's voice, 'If I open a hospice, can I get a brand new Maybach, too?'The kid is a treasure. This is where it all starts. He's at what looks like an old, rundown two-story motor inn. The kind you might remember from trips as a kid, where you drove through some sort of an arch...

The United Kingdom needs to be turned off and rebooted. No, I take that back. It needs a whole new operating system. The current one has become infected with a virus that has scrambled everything, and there is no way to set things right. In the opposite world view this is totally fine. pic.twitter.com/v5CahE52GL— Rich Stewart 🔰 (@richdstew) November 29, 2025If you think this story is bonkers, it really is only the tip of the iceberg. An IT consultant was arrested by police in Britain after he posted a picture online of himself posing with a gun in the US....

I. DON'T. KNOW. Normally, when I don't know about something, I try not to start a post about the subject. None of us knows everything about everything, and there is a reason why God invented the division of labor. Let people who know about how to do things do them. But in this case, the REASONS why I don't know whether Trump's tariffs will help or hurt America are important, and I hope I can help clarify at least some of the reasons why people are lining up on different sides of the issue. ARE TARIFFS GENERALLY GOOD ECONOMIC POLICY?All...

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem endorsed Donald Trump for president Friday night during a campaign rally in Rapid City. She is the fourth governor to endorse the former president during the Republican primary.Traditionally, Republican governors remain neutral in a primary, waiting to get behind whoever comes out the winner for the nomination. For example, Iowa’s Governor is thought to be leaning toward Ron DeSantis but is not endorsing in the primary in order to let voters make up their own minds. The other three Republican governors who have endorsed Trump are Mike Dunleavy, Governor of Alaska, Jim Justice, Governor of...

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Donald Trump is starting his third run for president much as he did during the first run. He appears to be trashing any candidate that he sees as a potential threat to his nomination. Trump is the only Republican candidate who has announced his candidacy so far. Nikki Haley is expected to do so next week. In the meantime, Trump is focused on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who hasn’t even said if he’ll run in the 2024 GOP presidential primary or not. Right now, DeSantis is busy being governor. He was re-elected...

Last night I got to thinking about how many posts I’ve written for Hot Air. I’ve looked at the total before but it never sticks in my mind. Big numbers seldom do. My guess was 15,000. The reality: 36,590. That’s six per day, every day. For 16 years. My takes may be terrible but I make it up on volume. This post, number 36,591, will be the last. I’m the only member left from the team that launched this site in 2006. It’s always been owned by others, first by Michelle Malkin and then by Salem Communications, but when you’re...

If so, maybe we can call it the Spring Breakers Shutdown. Washington Examiner columnist Paul Bedard hears from sources that the Trump administration has begun warning key figures that the social-distancing campaign may not be succeeding in flattening the coronavirus curve, thanks to people ignoring CDC warnings about gathering in large groups. If the administration doesn’t see improvement in the next few days, Donald Trump may order a national shutdown, with Americans limited to essential activities only: The Trump administration, moving quickly to halt the spread of the coronavirus, is seriously considering grounding all passenger air traffic for up...