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8:15 AM ET, August 23, 2021

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Axios:
Biden doesn't plan to fire anyone over Kabul chaos, sources say  —  Biden isn't inclined to fire any senior national security officials over the chaos in Kabul unless the situation drastically deteriorates.
Discussion: Breitbart and TheBlaze
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Hundreds of Afghans arrive at Northern Virginia Community College, greeted by outpouring of support  —  They kept coming: people carrying bags of clothes, bags of toiletries, bags of diapers and baby formula and toys and books.  —  All were donations for the hundreds of Afghan refugees …
Discussion: Townhall
Washington Post:
Biden says safe zone around Kabul airport to expand, as Pentagon enlists commercial airlines to aid evacuations  —  President Biden said Sunday that the U.S. military is “executing a plan” to move stranded American citizens to the Kabul airport in greater numbers, including through an expansion …
Reuters:
U.S. ‘unwavering’ in Afghanistan evacuations, Biden says; Taliban beat back crowd at airport  —  The United States has an “unwavering commitment” to get U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans to safety out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said, as Taliban fighters beat back thousands desperate to flee outside Kabul airport on Sunday.
John Harwood / CNN:
Why Biden's Afghanistan exit wasn't about good politics  —  (CNN)In ending America's longest war, President Joe Biden did something popular.  It was never going to help him politically.  —  That was true before damaging images of chaos and desperation filled American television screens last week.
Jon Craig / Sky News:
Afghanistan: Tony Blair slams President Biden for ‘imbecilic’ military pullout and says crisis risks relegating UK to ‘second division of global powers’
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Afghans' suffering is ‘heartbreaking’ but unavoidable, Biden says
David French / The Dispatch:   They Held the Line  —  The sacrifice in Afghanistan was not in vain.
Sammy Westfall / Washington Post:   Taliban leaders are promising peace, order and amnesty in Afghanistan. They promised that last time, too.
Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Fox News Rescues Afghan Nationals Who Aided Correspondents
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
Devan Cole / CNN:
GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
Discussion: Raw Story and BizPac Review
Washington Post:
Let's take the win.  Let's do infrastructure first.  —  The authors are Democratic members of the House of Representatives from Georgia, Hawaii, California, Texas, Maine, New Jersey and Oregon.  —  Time kills deals.  This is an old business saying and the essence of why we are pushing …
Discussion: Politico and Wall Street Journal
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CNN:
Taliban issue death sentence for brother of Afghan translator who helped US troops, according to letters obtained by CNN  —  (CNN)The Taliban have sentenced the brother of an Afghan translator to death, according to letters obtained by CNN, accusing him of helping the US and providing security to his brother …
Discussion: New York Times and Mediaite
Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Cuomo's dog Captain left at mansion after governor departed  —  ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has been staying with one of his sisters in Westchester County in the final days of his third term, recently has asked staff members at the Executive Mansion if anyone would like to keep his dog …
Martin E. Comas / Associated Press:
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz marries girlfriend in California elopement  —  MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, eloped to Southern California and married his girlfriend Ginger Luckey on Saturday in a small ceremony on Catalina Island.  —  The controversial 39-year-old Republican …
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Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
A month later, let's check in on the GOP's (supposed) COVID vaccination messaging 180º turnaround  —  Exactly a month ago I posted an in-depth analysis in which I broke out all 3,114 counties, parishes, boroughs & census areas throughout the 50 United States (+DC) into a 3x3 grid as follows:
Discussion: NBC News and Wall Street Journal
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Mercury News:
Exclusive: First U.S. COVID deaths came earlier — and in different places — than previously thought
Discussion: Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:   How the U.S. vaccination drive came to rely on an army of consultants
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
'I'd Follow Him Through Hell With Gasoline Pants On': Outlaw Platoon's Sean Parnell Surges in PA as Biden Fails in Afghanistan  —  Sean Parnell, the Afghanistan war veteran who led the infamous “Outlaw Platoon” for more than a year of heavy fighting against the Taliban and terrorists …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Russian Journalists Meet a Crackdown With Dark Humor, and Subscribers  —  Meduza, a leading independent news site, fights back with jokes and a stunning donation campaign.  But can it stand up to the Russian state?  —  RIGA, Latvia — There's a certain kind of American podcast …
Peter Fenn / The Hill:
How to prevent Democrats from digging their own grave in 2022  —  Earlier this month a coalition of progressive groups announced they were going to spend upwards of $100 million on television and digital ads to boost President Biden and the Democrats.  When in doubt, flood the airwaves.  What a waste!
Washington Examiner:
Democrats trust the Taliban more than their fellow Americans  —  Now that the Taliban are going door to door, hunting and executing Afghans who worked for the United States, Democrats want everyone to know that conservatives in the U.S. are just as dangerous — or even worse.
Discussion: Washington Post
Brian Kahn / Gizmodo:
Trump's Border Wall Torn Apart by Arizona Monsoon Rains  —  Record monsoon rains have blown floodgates off their hinges as Trump's border wall breaks down.  —  Alerts  —  It turns out ignoring bedrock environmental laws may not have been the best choice for a multibillion-dollar construction project.
Discussion: Raw Story
Silas House / The Atlantic:
Some Americans No Longer Believe in the Common Good  —  As a child in eastern Kentucky, I often helped my grandmother work in her large garden, lush with tomatoes, beans, okra, potatoes, and peppers.  Granny was born in 1909, 62 years before me.  As we hoed the long rows …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Wall Street Journal:
Fire Fight Erupts at Kabul Airport as Security Situation Deteriorates  —  One Afghan soldier is killed at the airport, as tens of thousands still seek to flee the country  —  A gunbattle broke out early Monday at Kabul's airport, killing at least one Afghan soldier, with the security situation deteriorating …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump booed at Alabama rally after telling supporters to get vaccinated … Former President Donald Trump was booed at a rally on Saturday in Alabama after telling supporters they should get vaccinated.  —  “And you know what?  I believe totally in your freedoms.  I do.
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   ‘What traitors do’: Trump slammed for praising Taliban at Alabama rally
 
 
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Sally Lockwood / Sky News:
Afghanistan: Taliban warns there will be ‘consequences’ if Biden delays withdrawal of US troops
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Human Rights Watch:
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