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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Afghanistan's Unraveling May Strike Another Blow to U.S. Credibility  —  Allies may understand the desire to give up on a failed project, but the retreat heightens the sense that America's backing is no longer unbounded.  —  BRUSSELS — Afghanistan's rapid unraveling is already raising grumblings …
Discussion: Just Above Sunset, Japan Times and EEAS
Jon Lee Anderson / New Yorker:
The Return of the Taliban  —  Their comeback has taken twenty years, but it is a classic example of a successful guerrilla war of attrition.  —  Watching Afghanistan's cities fall to the Taliban in rapid succession, as the United States completes a hasty withdrawal from the country …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
America's Catastrophic Afghanistan Exit Has Many Fathers  —  HISTORY MATTERS … While history offered U.S. leaders 3,000 years of warnings, it does not offer them an excuse.  —  Kandahar, one of the major Afghan cities that fell to the Taliban this week, is named after a man who once reportedly …
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
Reuters:   In desperation, U.S. scours for countries willing to house Afghan refugees
Rupam Jain / Reuters:
Afghan women forced from banking jobs as Taliban take control
Discussion: The Guardian and Financial Times
Washington Post:
‘Why did my friend get blown up? For what?’: Afghanistan war veterans horrified by Taliban gains
Discussion: The National Interest and Forbes
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Dallas Morning News:
Texas hospitals are facing a COVID-19 disaster. Gov. Abbott must act
New York Magazine:
The Cuomo Touch How he lost the governorship.  —  In 2001, as he set out on his first, disastrous campaign for public office, Andrew Cuomo invited a columnist for this magazine to join him for a car ride through New York City.  Bill Clinton had just departed office, leaving Washington …
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: At least 63 people on Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for Covid-19 since Barack Obama's maskless 60th birthday bash - the most cases on the island since April  — A total of 63 people on Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for Covid-19 since former President Barack Obama's 60th birthday on Saturday
Shawna Chen / Axios:
Biden administration offers aid to Florida schools defying DeSantis order  —  The Biden administration is stepping in to offer financial assistance to Florida educators defying Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) law banning local K-12 mask mandates.  —  Why it matters: The battle over mask mandates in schools has been brewing for weeks.
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Josh Partlow / Washington Post:
‘This is a very dangerous combination’: New study says wildfire smoke linked to increased covid cases, deaths  —  Harvard University researchers studied more than 90 counties in the West that were hit hard by wildfires in 2020.  —  In a new study published on Friday, a team of researchers …
Discussion: Raw Story
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Rebekah Jones Invents a New Insane Lie about Ron DeSantis's Press Secretary  —  A few months ago, I noted that Rebekah Jones had disgracefully and deliberately lied about Ron DeSantis's press secretary, Christina Pushaw, having turned an administrative fracas that Jones herself manufactured …
Discussion: The Other McCain, RedState and Twitchy
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
A D.C. Cop At The Jan. 6 Riot Died By Suicide.  Sleuths Identified 1 Of The Rioters He Battled.  —  Less than 24 hours after a Capitol rioter was identified by online sleuths as a Capitol Hill chiropractor, the family of the late Officer Jeff Smith filed a lawsuit.
Discussion: Washington Post
Lauren Trager / KMOV-TV:
Two St. Louis sheriff deputies fired after working private security for Rep. Cori Bush  —  ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Two St. Louis City sheriff deputies were fired after working security for Congresswoman Cori Bush.  Now, one of them is defending himself, saying his firing was unfair.
Discussion: TheBlaze and New York Post
New York Times:
Tap Dancing With Trump: Lindsey Graham's Quest for Relevance  —  The senator went from Donald J. Trump's public enemy to his impassioned defender.  Now he's a golfing regular at Mar-a-Lago, advising the former president on his future.  What is behind one of the unlikeliest partnerships in politics?
Discussion: Raw Story
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The most dangerous Trump official you've never heard of needs to be heard from  —  “People tell me Jeff Clark is great, I should put him in.  People want me to replace DOJ leadership,” President Donald Trump told acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen on a Dec. 27, 2020, phone call …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNN
Los Angeles Times:
Recall candidate Larry Elder appears to have not properly disclosed his finances  —  Larry Elder, the leading contender vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom if he is recalled, appears to have not properly listed his business holdings on a financial disclosure statement designed to reveal …
Wilson Wong / NBC News:
Parent attacks teacher after mask dispute on first day of school in California district, official says  —  A parent attacked a teacher following a mask dispute on the first day of school, a California superintendent said.  —  The incident occurred about an hour after the first day ended …
Department of Homeland Security:
Summary of Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland  —  The Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States.  The Homeland continues to face a diverse …
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CNN:
Volatile California governor recall has Democrats nervous about Feinstein seat  —  CA gubernatorial candidate Elder pushes back on being called a ‘Trump supporter’  —  (CNN)It's the Democrats' doomsday scenario: California Gov. Gavin Newsom loses his recall race this fall, and a Senate vacancy is later filled by a GOP governor.
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John Nichols / The Nation:
The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun
Discussion: Breitbart and The Guardian
The Bulwark:
An Open Letter to Joe Biden on Afghanistan  —  It's not too late to change course, protect America's interests, and stop a humanitarian disaster.  —  (PHOTOS: GETTYIMAGES)  —  The situation in Afghanistan is dire.  But it is not too late to deploy forces to stabilize it, and ultimately turn it around.
Discussion: Financial Times and Defense One
Los Angeles Times:
Wake up, California!  Removing Gavin Newsom would be a disaster  —  Ballots for the Sept. 14 special recall election have been mailed to 22 million California voters.  The ballot poses two questions.  The first is whether Gov. Gavin Newsom should be removed from office.
Discussion: RedState and TheBlaze
Rachel Feintzeig / Wall Street Journal:
These People Who Work From Home Have a Secret: They Have Two Jobs  —  When the pandemic freed employees from having to report to the office, some saw an opportunity to double their salary on the sly.  Why be good at one job, they thought, when they could be mediocre at two?  —  They were bored.
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Jacqueline Feldscher / Defense One:
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New York Times:
A Gallery Sells Hunter Bidens. The White House Says It Won't Know Who's Buying.
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