https://hotair.com/greenroom/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary on politics, media, culture, and current events.en-usMon, 26 Oct 2026 02:20:55 -0400<![CDATA[]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/large-hearts-dispense-a-large-helping-of-kindness-n3820295<![CDATA[We’re watching Western civilization and Western countries worldwide under assault, sometimes militarily, sometimes economically, but recently, socially and culturally, from within and without. &nbsp;]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/why-western-civilization-is-fighting-back-n3820294<![CDATA[In January 2026, Anthropic announced a new approach to AI safety. Rather than hard-coding a list of rules and decision procedures, the company would train its model, Claude, on an 84-page "constitution" meant to instill "good judgment" and "ethical character."]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/i-dont-think-morality-is-objective-meet-the-ai-ethicists-shaping-claudes-conscience-n3820293<![CDATA[Well, this is breaking news, and I wanted you all to know what's going on, as the votes in Brazil's presidential runoff may not be counted before I pass out tonight.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/10/25/the-fix-is-in-judge-who-was-lulas-personal-lawyer-extends-brazils-voting-for-two-more-hours-n3820312<![CDATA[Last June, Ukraine demonstrated that inexpensive drones launched from inside an adversary’s territory could threaten some of the most valuable aircraft in the Russian strategic arsenal.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/from-siberia-to-fairford-how-operation-spiders-web-has-changed-the-rules-of-airpower-n3820292<![CDATA[French teenagers have spent five weeks blockading their own schools, and on October 17 the anger spilled into the streets. By October 13, the Justice Ministry had counted nearly 8,000 people placed in police custody, about 85 percent of them minors, and 2,735 facing prosecution. After Saturday’s protests, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported nearly 1,800 arrests and more than 500 police, gendarmes, and firefighters injured. Weeks earlier, the education minister had counted 24 schools burned or ransacked. On Sunday, Emmanuel Macron told the nation that those who destroyed must pay and those who looted must repay, while conceding that many marchers worry about living costs and fuel prices. The students want more teachers, repaired buildings, and smaller classes. Immigration isn’t on the list.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/europes-open-door-came-with-a-bill-n3820291<![CDATA[Unfortunately,&nbsp;Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed was being serious when he compared himself to JFK earlier this week. This was the second time El-Sayed made the comparison in a matter of days, and it’s patently absurd.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/abdul-el-sayed-youre-no-jack-kennedy-n3820290<![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Democrats, suffering from denial and delusion, tend to think of themselves as the guardians of the rule of law.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Josh Hammer]]>https://hotair.com/josh-hammer/2026/10/25/novembers-stark-choice-two-visions-for-justice-and-the-rule-of-law-n3820268<![CDATA[estern governments have put themselves in mortal danger. &nbsp;]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/many-western-governments-wont-survive-n3820289<![CDATA[Barack Obama is like a firefighter parachuted in by the Democratic Party at times of crisis to put out fires.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/dems-know-omar-is-in-deep-trouble-thats-why-obama-parachuted-in-n3820288<![CDATA[Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a former CIA operative, doubled down on her threats to maliciously prosecute Republican staffers and scare young conservatives away from serving in the Trump administration, pretending to be the victim of “weaponization” instead of an advocate for it.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/cia-spook-slotkin-doubles-down-on-threat-to-destroy-young-conservative-staffers-n3820287<![CDATA[Germany’s online FOCUS magazine has a commentary by Sebastian Viehmann on the fallacy of “Zero Emissions” and the EU’s misleading tailpipe measurements.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/e-cars-reduce-co2-emissions-by-only-41-compared-to-ice-vehicles-n3820286<![CDATA[Academia these days has few virtues to celebrate, but for those who actually follow what's going on there, it has at least one: academics will say out loud, and relatively clearly, what politicians who agree with them will say only in code words.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:00:08 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/25/sunday-smiles-n3820307<![CDATA[For the second time in as many months, a fraudulent entity claiming to be a polling operation has been outed for releasing fictitious numbers in hotly contested midterm election campaigns.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/why-realclearpolitics-didnt-fall-for-the-fake-polls-n3820285<![CDATA[Goodness gracious. With all eyes on France, Brazil, Alberta, and our own messy midterms, this is a bolt from the blue.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:30 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/10/25/in-this-mornings-shocker-the-woke-syrupeans-of-british-columbia-lurch-right-n3820308<![CDATA[In my post of October 7, I asked “How Can Democrats Possibly Run On Affordability?”&nbsp; &nbsp;The post specifically focused on energy affordability, and on consumer electricity prices, because, for reasons that I don’t understand, the price of electricity seems to be a big issue for Democrats in the upcoming elections. &nbsp;The post cited easily-available data from the federal Energy Information Administration showing that, among the contiguous 48 states, there is a sharp divide between states run by Democrats — which have the highest prices — and those run by Republicans — which have the lowest prices. &nbsp;The six states with the highest prices consist of California plus five Northeastern states that have joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in an effort to intentionally drive up their consumer electricity prices. &nbsp;The twelve states with the lowest prices are all solidly Republican with the sole exception of purple Nevada (where the Governor is a Republican). &nbsp;Prices per kWh in climate-obsessed California and the Northeast are double and more the prices in many Republican-run states. &nbsp;If you study the issue even a little, it becomes obvious that the higher prices in the blue states are driven in part by higher taxes and more regulations, but particularly by so-called “climate” policies that in practice greatly drive up costs.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/the-new-york-times-shows-democrats-how-to-run-on-energy-affordability-n3820283<![CDATA[Outside groups and special interests have set their sights on three Assembly races in Orange County, pouring oodles of money into mailers, advertisements and consultancy efforts to support and oppose the candidates vying for them.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/25/outside-groups-have-spent-more-than-20m-on-3-orange-county-ca-assembly-races-n3820282<![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A caller to my show rattled off President Donald Trump's supposed "racist" sins: Trump called African countries "s--thole" countries; he refused to rent to blacks; he said he did not want blacks counting his money at his casinos -- he wanted Jews to do the counting; and he demeans black politicians like Rep. Maxine Waters by calling her 'low IQ.' Who does that?"]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Larry Elder]]>https://hotair.com/larry-elder/2026/10/25/trump-critic-hes-racist-because-he-demeans-black-politicians-n3820267<![CDATA[The last time I reported on the U.S. Space Force (USSF), I noted that President Trump’s creation of this military branch has proved valuable during recent important operations, despite the skepticism and ridicule it initially received.]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/24/space-force-creates-special-operations-command-as-its-military-role-expands-n3820275<![CDATA[This morning’s Gospel reading is Matthew 22:34-40:]]>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/25/sunday-reflection-n3820284