The Patriot Post® · Monday Executive News Summary
Afghan Debacle
Taliban sweeps into Afghan capital after government collapses (AP1)
On vacation: Biden admin tunes out bloodthirsty Taliban declaring reign amid dramatic scene (Fox News2)
Non compos mentis: Trump barred from Twitter, but Taliban spokesman tweets away (Fox News3)
Counting the costs of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan (AP4)
Government & Politics
Google rewrote news algorithm to target Trump, says whistleblower (NewsBusters5)
Ted Cruz derails Democrats’ late-night push to pass federal election takeover (Daily Wire6)
Biden admin targets Ron DeSantis ban on mask mandates, offers cash to Florida school districts defying governor (Fox News7) | White House discussing totalitarian vaccine mandate for interstate travel (PJ Media8)
“Court’s hands are tied”: Federal judge denies landlords’ request to block CDC national eviction ban (CNBC9)
D'oh! CEO of “fact-checking” website Snopes suspended for lying (The Federalist10)
Economy
USDA to permanently boost food stamp benefits by 25% (AP11)
Consumer sentiment sinks to height of COVID levels (Fox Business12)
National Security
Federal judge orders Biden to reinstate Trump’s effective “Remain in Mexico” policy (The Federalist13)
According to DHS, if you oppose COVID restrictions, or think election fraud took place in 2020, you are a potential terror threat (Not the Bee14)
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 Bee15)
Subway franchisees are fed up with Megan Rapinoe’s TV ads (Fox Business16)
Scotland to allow children as young as four to change gender without parental consent or knowledge (PM17)
Around the Nation
Tropical Storm Fred closing in on Florida Panhandle landfall (The Weather Channel18)
More cities like New Orleans and San Francisco requiring proof of vaccination (AP19)
Hundreds of thousands of kindergartners a no-show (Washington Examiner20)
$2.7 billion bond fund to build water reservoirs sits idle in drought-wracked California (Washington Examiner21)
Around the World
Haiti earthquake death toll hits 1,297 (Reuters22)
PM Justin Trudeau triggers Canadian election; voting day September 20 (AP23)
Closing Arguments
Policy: American defeat in Afghanistan exposes the “smart power” mirage (National Review24)
Humor: CNN praises Taliban for wearing masks during attack (Babylon Bee25)
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Links
- https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-bagram-e1ed33fe0c665ee67ba132c51b8e32a5
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jen-psaki-out-of-office-as-biden-remains-silent-on-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan
- https://www.foxnews.com/tech/trump-barred-from-twitter-but-taliban-spokesman-tweets-away
- https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-afghanistan-middle-east-business-5e850e5149ea0a3907cac2f282878dd5
- https://newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/08/14/google-rewrote-news-algorithm-target-trump
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/ted-cruz-derails-democrats-late-night-push-to-pass-federal-election-takeover
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-targets-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates-offers-cash-to-florida-school-districts-defying-governor
- https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/08/13/biden-administration-discussing-requiring-vaccine-for-interstate-travel-n1469194
- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/13/us-judge-denies-landlords-request-to-block-cdc-national-eviction-ban-.html
- https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/15/ceo-of-fact-checking-website-snopes-suspended-for-lying/
- https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-9832ab299bd1a5953f305ec1ae2b8ea9
- https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/consumer-sentiment-sinks-2020-pandemic-covid-19-lockdowns-delta
- https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/15/judge-orders-biden-to-reinstate-trumps-remain-in-mexico-policy/
- https://notthebee.com/article/according-to-the-department-of-homeland-security-if-you-oppose-covid-measures-or-think-election-fraud-happened-in-the-2020-election-you-are-now-a-terror-threat
- https://notthebee.com/article/uh-what-the-academy-of-breastfeeding-medicine-goes-woke-with-new-official-terms-like-chestfeeding-lactating-person-and-human-milk-feeding-individuals
- https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/subway-franchisees-megan-rapinoes-tv-ads
- https://thepostmillennial.com/scotland-transgender-guidance-students-primary-school
- https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2021-08-16-tropical-storm-fred-forecast-florida-southeast-flood-threat
- https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-6ae309aff77864cb108fbf9a2dbcf449
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/thousands-kindergartners-no-show-putting-futures-risk
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bond-fund-build-water-reservoirs-sits-idle-california
- https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/haitians-scramble-rescue-survivors-ruins-major-quake-2021-08-15/
- https://apnews.com/article/canada-health-elections-voting-coronavirus-pandemic-9d753460875e28ae1c67531743602b47
- https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/american-defeat-in-afghanistan-exposes-the-smart-power-mirage/
- https://babylonbee.com/news/cnn-praises-taliban-for-wearing-masks-during-attack
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