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Your First Look at Today's Top Stories - Daybreak Insider
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President Zelensky Meets With US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense in Kyiv
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From the story: An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. secretaries of state and defense are meeting with the Ukrainian leader in the highest-level visit to Kyiv by an American delegation since the start of Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin comes as Ukraine presses the West for more powerful weapons in its fight against the Russian invasion ( Associated Press). The Washington Post: The Russian military reported hitting 423 Ukrainian targets overnight, including fortified positions and troop concentrations, while its warplanes destroyed 26 Ukrainian military sites, including an explosives factory and several artillery depots. Most of Sunday’s fighting focused on the Donbas region, where Ukrainian forces are concentrated and where Moscow-backed separatists controlled some territory before the war. Since failing to capture Kyiv, the Russians are aiming to gain full control over the eastern industrial heartland ( Washington Post). Townhall: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been calling on President Joe Biden to meet with him in Ukraine. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson did so earlier this month ( Townhall).
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ICE Preparing for Record Levels of Migrants as Title 42 Comes to an End
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From the story: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing for a “historic” surge of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, with the number of those arriving anticipated to triple. This comes as the Biden administration ends Title 42, a provision that allowed Border Patrol agents to deny entry and expel migrants to stop the spread of COVID-19. The policy will end May 23 after it was put in place by former President Donald Trump at the onset of the pandemic ( Townhall). Fox News: There were more than 221,000 migrant encounters at the border in March, and CBP has been encountering about 7,000 migrants a day — DHS has said it has been planning for up to 18,000 migrants a day ( Fox News).
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John Kerry: Natural Gas in Its Final Ten Years
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From the story: President Biden’s climate envoy, John Kerry, says he’s putting the natural gas industry “on notice,” suggesting it has a decade at most to solve for the emissions that are driving Earth’s temperature dangerously higher. “We have to put the industry on notice: You’ve got six years, eight years, no more than 10 years or so, within which you’ve got to come up with a means by which you’re going to capture, and if you’re not capturing, then we have to deploy alternative sources of energy.” Kerry left open the possibility that the industry exists as is, although with the capability to fully capture emissions, including carbon dioxide and the shorter-lasting, but more-potent, methane emissions ( MarketWatch). Wall Street Journal: Mr. Kerry knows that technologies that capture CO2 emissions are a long way from being scalable. He also knows that no one will invest in building new pipelines if gas is time-limited to less than a decade. And he should also know that fossil fuels can’t be replaced in the next decade since the batteries and “clean hydrogen” that would be needed to do so will require technological breakthroughs. Natural-gas prices have shot up in recent months because production isn’t keeping pace with demand as the economy continues to recover and coal plants shut down. Political opposition to new pipelines is constraining U.S. production. Without more pipelines, U.S. energy prices will increase ( Wall Street Journal).
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“This Is the Way in Which Wars Start”—Warning From Teacher’s Union Leader Randi Weingarten
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From the story: Weingarten accused GOP officials in states such as Florida and Texas of falsely portraying some teachers and administrators as indoctrinating kids amid spiraling school-culture battles on issues including critical-race theory and gender identity. “This is propaganda. This is misinformation. This is the way in which wars start,’’ Weingarten said. “This is the way in which hatred starts.” The union boss rejected the notion that teachers are surreptitiously leading public-school kids down predetermined ideological paths. “We’re not indoctrinating,” she said. “We’re not grooming. … What we’re doing is making sure we educate kids. We keep them safe. We keep them welcome. And we teach them how to think, not what to think” ( New York Post). From Townhall: Dubbed by critics as the “Don’t say gay” bill despite there being no mention of a ban on the word, H.B. 1557 also allows parents to access their children’s education and health records and requires schools to notify parents of changes to their child’s mental, physical or emotional well-being. The bill exempts schools from disclosing information to parents if a “reasonably prudent person” would be concerned that doing so could result in abuse, abandonment or neglect ( Townhall).
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Exxon Mobil Sets Limits on BLM, LGBTQ Flags During Pride Month
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LGBTQ Pride Month is June. From the story: The company updated guidance on acceptable flags which can be displayed outside offices, which included banning “external position flags,” including the pride flag and Black Lives Matter flag, according to the new policy obtained by Bloomberg News. The rule does permit a flag representing an LGBTQ employees’ group to be flown, but it can’t prominently display the Exxon corporate logo, according to the report. Exxon’s move didn’t go over well with members of the Exxon PRIDE Houston chapter who are now refusing to represent the company at Houston’s pride celebration ( Fox News). Washington Examiner: Advocacy groups have been especially eager to display pro-LGBT paraphernalia ever since Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents despite those words not appearing in the text, into law ( Washington Examiner).
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Russia Boasts About New “Satan II” Missile
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The Independent: Russia has announced it will deploy its “Satan II” missile by the autumn, a day after Russian forces launched a missile strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa. The recently tested missile can carry 10 or more nuclear warheads and decoys and can strike targets thousands of miles away, with experts warning that the missile could hit the UK, as well as Europe and the US. Vladimir Putin claims it’s impossible to defend the missile with current technology. During a video briefing with defense officials, he said: “The new complex has the highest tactical and technical characteristics and is capable of overcoming all modern means of anti-missile defense ( Independent).
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Twitter Shuts Down Ads Challenging Climate Change Consensus
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From the story: Twitter said Friday that it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change. Citing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report, the social media giant said that to better serve conversations about the issue, they would work to combat misinformation ( Fox News). ABC News: The announcement coinciding with Earth Day came hours before the European Union agreed upon a deal requiring big tech companies to vet their sites more closely for hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content ( ABC News).
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Orrin Hatch, Longest Serving Republican Senator in History, Dead at 88
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Rep. Tom Cotton: Orrin Hatch was a great mentor and an even better friend. He devoted his life to serving Utahns, and will be missed dearly ( Twitter). Associated Press: Orrin G. Hatch, who became the longest-serving Republican senator in history as he represented Utah for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88. His death was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a cause. He launched the Hatch Foundation as he retired in 2019 and was replaced by Republican Mitt Romney ( Associated Press).
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Twitter Revisits Elon Musk’s Proposal to Buy Twitter After Musk Discloses His Backers
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Musk’s $46.5 billion is getting a second look: Twitter is expected to weigh in on the bid when it reports first-quarter earnings Thursday, if not sooner, the people said. Twitter’s response won’t necessarily be black-and-white, and could leave the door open for inviting other bidders or negotiating with Mr. Musk on terms other than price ( Wall Street Journal).
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80-Year-Old Man Shoots, Kills Home Invader
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Yahoo: The elderly man sprung into action to defend himself and his belongings after a 31-year-old armed intruder entered the Flint Township residence just before 9 p.m. ( Yahoo).
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Charlie Kirk applauds DeSantis’ leadership in a woke world
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Charlie Kirk: I want to just praise Ron DeSantis further. The fact that he is pushing back against Disney is totally and completely remarkable. Disney, which receives a $600 million tax benefit from the state of Florida, has now come out and they are obviously opposing what DeSantis is doing. This...
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Eric Metaxas sits down with ‘America’s Mayor’ for a look back on leadership and life in the Big Apple
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Eric Metaxas: I am sitting here in the studio right here — I could touch him — with somebody that I have long admired. Even that’s putting it mildly. His name, I think you’re familiar with him, is Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Mayor Giuliani, I hardly know how to begin, so I will fumble my way...
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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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