### Afghan Debacle

  • Taliban sweeps into Afghan capital after government collapses (AP)
  • On vacation: Biden admin tunes out bloodthirsty Taliban declaring reign amid dramatic scene (Fox News)
  • Non compos mentis: Trump barred from Twitter, but Taliban spokesman tweets away (Fox News)
  • Counting the costs of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan (AP)

### Government & Politics

  • Google rewrote news algorithm to target Trump, says whistleblower (NewsBusters)
  • Ted Cruz derails Democrats' late-night push to pass federal election takeover (Daily Wire)
  • Biden admin targets Ron DeSantis ban on mask mandates, offers cash to Florida school districts defying governor (Fox News) | White House discussing totalitarian vaccine mandate for interstate travel (PJ Media)
  • "Court's hands are tied": Federal judge denies landlords' request to block CDC national eviction ban (CNBC)
  • D'oh! CEO of "fact-checking" website Snopes suspended for lying (The Federalist)

### Economy

  • USDA to permanently boost food stamp benefits by 25% (AP)
  • Consumer sentiment sinks to height of COVID levels (Fox Business)

### National Security

  • Federal judge orders Biden to reinstate Trump's effective "Remain in Mexico" policy (The Federalist)
  • According to DHS, if you oppose COVID restrictions, or think election fraud took place in 2020, you are a potential terror threat (Not the Bee)

### Annals of the "Social Justice" Caliphate

  • Not satire: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine just one-upped the term "birthing person" with "human milk-feeding individual" (Not the Bee)
  • Subway franchisees are fed up with Megan Rapinoe's TV ads (Fox Business)
  • Scotland to allow children as young as four to change gender without parental consent or knowledge (PM)

### Around the Nation

  • More cities like New Orleans and San Francisco requiring proof of vaccination (AP)
  • $2.7 billion bond fund to build water reservoirs sits idle in drought-wracked California (Washington Examiner)

### Around the World

  • Haiti earthquake death toll hits 1,297 (Reuters)
  • PM Justin Trudeau triggers Canadian election; voting day September 20 (AP)

### Closing Arguments

  • Policy: American defeat in Afghanistan exposes the "smart power" mirage (National Review)
  • Humor: CNN praises Taliban for wearing masks during attack (Babylon Bee)

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