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Your First Look at Today's Top Stories - Daybreak Insider
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US to Send Additional $1.3 Billion in Aid to Ukraine
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New York Post: President Biden said Thursday the US is sending another $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, vowing that Washington would “speak softly and carry a large Javelin.” The Pentagon confirmed the package would include 72 155-millimeter Howitzers, 72 vehicles to tow the Howitzers and 144,000 artillery rounds. More than 121 tactical drones will also be sent to Ukraine, along with field equipment and spare parts ( New York Post). ABC News: “To modernize Teddy Roosevelt’s famous advice, ‘Sometimes we will speak softly and carry a large javelin.’ Because we’re sending a lot of those in as well” ( Twitter). Fox News: Biden also said the U.S. would provide $500 million in economic aid to Ukraine and announced a new program that would expedite legal immigration to the U.S. by Ukrainians who can be sponsored by a family or an NGO. And he said the U.S. would bar all “Russian-affiliated” ships from American ports ( Fox News).
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Florida Legislature Votes to Strip Disney of Special Privileges
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From the story: The bill passed in a 70-38 vote and is now being sent to Governor Ron DeSantis’ (R) office to be signed into law after Florida’s Senate approved the measure yesterday. The special district, known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District, exempts Disney from numerous regulations and taxes and fees which reportedly saves the company tens of millions of dollars per year ( Daily Wire). Greg Price: The Florida House has voted to revoke Disney’s special governing status as Democrats in the chamber throw a literal temper tantrum. It’s heading to DeSantis’ desk ( Twitter). The Federalist: Disney is reaping its just reward for inserting itself into the political debate about Florida’s parental rights bill, which Disney lost in spectacular fashion. Republican governors and lawmakers across the country should be taking notes ( Federalist).
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CNN+ to Be Terminated
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From the story: CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched (CNN Business). Clay Travis: CNN+ is being shut down after losing hundreds of millions of dollars in less than a month because no one signed up. In one of the most disastrous media moves of all time, it turns out America wasn’t clamoring for more of Rex Chapman & Jemele Hill (Twitter).
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China Continues to Pursue Covid Zero and Isolation Policies, Leading to Stagnant Cargo Supply Chains
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From the story: The Chinese Communist Party is continuing with zero-Wuhan coronavirus policies by locking thousands of people into isolation centers ( Townhall) . The BBC Reports: A European business group says Western companies in Shanghai are facing a “logistical nightmare” as they start to reopen after a city-wide lockdown. The European Union Chamber of Commerce says that it expects the problems to last for several more weeks. Although some firms have restarted operations in Shanghai by having their employees remain on-site, “many companies still face the challenges of labour shortages and logistical difficulties,” said Bettina Schoen-Behanzin, vice president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and head of its Shanghai chapter. “We estimate that less than 30% of their workforce are eligible to go to work due to the ongoing lockdowns, so there’s a huge gap between policy and the reality of implementation,” she added in a statement on Thursday ( BBC). Wall Street Journal: Trucking has been the worst hit, as strict local pandemic policies and arbitrary implementation of rules choke off the transport of goods. At Shanghai’s port, normally the busiest container port in the world, empty containers are stacked on docks waiting for trucks to deliver cargo. The logistics snarls in and around Shanghai further add pressure to an already battered global supply chain and to rising prices of goods in the U.S ( Wall Street Journal).
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Los Angeles Times Endorses Republican Lanhee Chen for California Controller
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Elex Michaelson: Traditionally progressive @latimes editorial board backs Republican @lanheechen for CA Controller. Their argument? The state needs an independent watchdog who can check Democrats in power ( Twitter).
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Biden Forgoes Development of Tactical Nuclear Missile as Putin Unveiled Russia’s Latest
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Wall Street Journal: Vladimir Putin has made veiled threats about using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, and the Biden Administration says it is worried. This makes it all the more puzzling that President Biden is canceling a new weapon that would be a nuclear deterrent ( Wall Street Journal).
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Putin Halts Mariupol Offensive: A Blockade to Starve Ukrainians?
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From the story: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to ditch its plan to storm the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol, where several thousand Ukrainian troops as well as civilians are encamped, opting instead to continue to seal off the facility via blockade. Russia’s desire to show “significant successes” in the war ahead of its Victory Day on May 9 could affect how “quickly and forcefully” it attempts to conduct military operations in Ukraine ( CNBC). Anastasiia Lapatina: Putin ordered Shoigu to call off the attack on Azovstal in #Mariupol, saying they must first and foremost think about saving the lives and health of Russian soldiers. Instead Putin wants Azovstal totally blockaded ( Twitter).
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ Chief of Staff Seeks an Exit
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This is the highest-ranking member to flee the Vice President ( Washington Post).
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Russia to Israel: Do Not Send Aid to Ukraine, Or Else
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Times of Israel: Russia’s envoy to Israel warned Thursday that Moscow will respond if Jerusalem supplies Kyiv with defensive gear amid his country’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking with Russian state television, Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov noted Defense Ministry Benny Gantz’s announcement a day earlier that Israel will provide Ukraine with helmets and flak jackets. It was not clear from Viktorov’s remarks what such a response might entail ( Times of Israel).
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Lesson for Disney: “You Get What You Ask For”
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From the story: Republican voters who have watched companies side with the progressive agenda and silence employees who disagree are fed up. Disney’s political foray didn’t stop the Florida law. But it made a lot of people mad, including Disney customers and state lawmakers. There’s a warning here to other companies, especially Big Tech and Wall Street, which are mainly based in liberal states but conduct business everywhere. If they try to impose their cultural values, they risk losing Republican allies on the policy issues that matter most to their bottom lines, such as regulation, trade, taxation, antitrust and labor law ( Wall Street Journal). Hugh Hewitt: Bravo @RonDeSantisFL. If @Disney wants to play politics, it should expect political consequences. Same happened to @Delta @CocaCola and @MLB when they dove into GA’s voting reform debate. You get what you ask for ( Twitter).
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Hugh Hewitt and Ed Morrissey talk with columnist John Ellis, who was all too prescient about the demise of CNN+
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Hewitt: John Ellis joins us now from Ellis Notes on Substack. Good morning, John. You’re on with Ed Morrissey. How are you?
Ellis: I’m good. How are you?
Hewitt: I am great. I’m so glad you found us, John. I’ve been telling everyone that Ellis Items is the single best Substack item to get....
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Dennis Prager explores reasons for the downward trend of women’s contentment
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Dennis Prager: Reading to you a report that comes from The Washington Post. And that is the report from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism that alcohol use has been most particularly rising among women. Heavy drinking among women increased 41% in the first several months of...
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Dinesh D’Souza discusses the revelation that FBI informants were embedded at the Capitol and lays out the defense’s shrewd strategy
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Dinesh D’Souza: There’s a new revelation that the FBI, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, had at least 20 undercover agents embedded in January 6, in the crowd or in the groups involved in January 6th. And here we’re talking particularly about a single group, namely the so-called Oath...
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Sebastian Gorka relates a personal anecdote that reveals the larger issues facing our nation
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: Let me begin with a personal story, if I may, that illustrates the challenge we face. I’ve told you that after many years of prodding, my muse, my darling wife, Katie, surprised me. She is far better suited temperamentally to being involved in politics than I am. You know me,...
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Mike Gallagher connects the obvious dots between liberal policies and increased crime
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Mike Gallagher: You know, when Democrats start admitting that Democrat policies are directly responsible for the crime that we’re seeing running rampant in the streets, that’s something — that is really something. When you’ve got a prominent Democrat like the newly elected mayor of New York...
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Charlie Kirk observes that the Twitter saga is about more than who buys stock. It’s about who can speak.
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Charlie Kirk: Elon Musk is special. I’m not on board with Neuralink, not even a little bit. I’m not on board with some of the other stuff he does, especially his work in China. But he’s a special person. Elon understands that if you do not have the ability to question ideas, that society will...
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Eric Metaxas sits down with Marky Mark to discuss faith, family and his latest movie, ‘Father Stu’
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Eric Metaxas: Mark, it’s great to meet you. I’m happy to meet you because when somebody comes to faith and then is willing to, you know, bring that into their craft, that’s rare. And that’s really the main thing I want to ask you about. When did your faith become real for you? Because...
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