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BIDEN: "Ladies & Gentlemen, they gave me a list here. The first person I was instructed to call on was Kelly O'Donnell of NBC." pic.twitter.com/I68jF1Em0r — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 26, 2021
Continue reading →Our new partners for peace, the Taliban
What is wrong with these people?: U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city’s airport, a choice … Continue reading →
Here’s a powerful anti-Biden ad
Who will control Afghanistan now, and why should we care?
When we started our post-9/11 military operations in Afghanistan I think most Americans knew why we did it despite the obvious pitfalls and drawbacks. The aim was to dismantle the terrorist training camps and pursue the leaders of al Qaeda … Continue reading →
Terrorist attacks in Kabul
I say terrorist attacks rather than “attacks by the new leaders of Afghanistan” because I think this is not the work of the Taliban, nor is it in the Taliban’s present temporary interests. The Taliban want to put a good … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/26/21
I never really thought about the Everly Brothers’ guitar playing. Fil certainly has:
Continue reading →How most Democrats view the Afghanistan pullout
A comment from “physicsguy”: [After] a bit of a break from the silence from my lib/D friends on FB…The new narrative is emerging: “They’ve got 60k people out in the last few days! They are doing a wonderful job!” (Somehow … Continue reading →
Some good news from Georgia
We could all use some good news, right? Here’s some: Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker filed documents to run for the United States Senate in Georgia on Tuesday. Federal Election Commission documents show that Walker, 59, is set to … Continue reading →
Hey, what’s $3.5 trillion among friends?
Amidst everything else, this happened yesterday: Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders have muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track…. … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/25/21
There are many reasons the ballet “Swan Lake” has lasted so long – nearly 150 years (the music; for the choreography, about 125). But I bet this video offers some reasons you hadn’t thought of before: NOTE: I’m not familiar … Continue reading →
Another entry in the “there’s no problem with mail-in ballots” sweepstakes
What’s a few misplaced ballots among friends?: Authorities are investigating why 300 unopened vote-by-mail ballots for the upcoming recall election were found – along with a gun, drugs and stolen mail – in a car parked at a Torrance convenience … Continue reading →