Thursday Executive News Summary

Afghanistan Postscript

Pentagon confirms explosion outside the Kabul airport (CNBC) | Americans at Kabul airport gates urged by U.S. embassy to “leave immediately” (Fox News)
About 1,500 American citizens still in Afghanistan, secretary of state claims (NBC News) | White House cuts off audio of Joe Biden’s appalling response to question about Americans stranded in Afghanistan (Twitchy)
Two congressmen, a Democrat and a Republican, went to Kabul because they don’t trust Biden’s Afghanistan spin (PJ Media) | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has ludicrously commended the president’s Saigon 2.0 malfeasance, slams the “freelance” trip (Fox News)

Health

Pentagon orders COVID vaccinations for military personnel (Washington Times)
New York governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally (AP)
CDC: Schools with mask mandates didn’t see statistically significant different rates of COVID transmission from schools with optional policies (FEE)
YouTube oligarchs yank over one million COVID videos it deems “dangerous” (Daily Caller)

Around the Nation

Man gets six years in prison for Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping role (Detroit News)
Former California Democrat majority leader endorses Larry Elder (Power Line)

Other Notables

Osama bin Laden warned in 2010 letter that Biden would “lead US into crisis” (NY Post)
Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt to speak out in interview (Daily Wire)
Apple promotes hookup apps to children (Free Beacon)

Double Standards Award

New Mexico governor’s car gets 13 MPG as she demands state average of 52 MPG (The Federalist)

Stranger Than Fiction

A Washington state jail is offering free Ramen noodles to inmates who get the vaccine (Not the Bee)

Closing Arguments

Policy: The roads not taken in Afghanistan (Foreign Affairs)
Policy: The results of the labor-market experiment are in: Reducing unemployment benefits reduced unemployment (City Journal)
Humor: Biden’s guest hosting of “Jeopardy!” a disaster as he flees every time a contestant puts an answer in form of a question (Babylon Bee)

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