From the PureOpelka podcast – A Monday update and a visit with CODE OF VETS founder Gretchen Smith
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1896 – Gold discovered in the Yukon1954 – “Sports Illustrated” debuts (Eddie Matthews was on the cover)
1966 – “Summer in the City” by the Lovin’ Spoonful is #1
1974 – The Ramones played their first public gig at CBGBs in NYC
1977 – Elvis died (And he still earned $23mil in 2020)
1988 – IBM introduces Artificial Intelligence software
News and The Politics out of D.C.
TALIBAN ENTERS KABUL — AMERICAN FLAG LOWERED FROM OUR EMBASSY
– PRESIDENTIAL PALACE OVERTAKEN BY TALIBAN
BIDEN CRITICIZED FOR “HIDING” AT CAMP DAVID WHILE KABUL COLLAPSES
– PRESS SEC JEN PSAKI OFFLINE FOR A WEEK
– TALIBAN HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE FROM PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
AS BIDEN REMAINS IN LOCKDOWN, BORIS JOHNSON CALLS THE UK PARLIAMENT BACK
PELOSI PRAISES BIDEN FOR THE ‘WISDOM OF HIS ACTIONS’
PENTAGON AUTHORIZED MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN
WE’RE HEARING GUN BATTLES ARE RAGING AT THE AIRPORT IN KABUL
FORMER CIA OFFICER REMINDS US OF BIDEN’S EMBARRASSING JULY 8TH PRESSER
JOINT CHIEFS INFORM SENATORS THE ‘TERROR THREAT’ FROM AFGHANISTAN HAS MOVED UP
CHINA SET TO RECOGNIZE TALIBAN AS GOVT OF AFGHANISTAN
TRUMP SLAMS BIDEN FOR ‘NOT FOLLOWING THE PLAN’ HE LEFT ON AFGHANISTAN
– TRUMP DEMANDS BIDEN RESIGN FOR THESE 5 REASONS
“ON BIDEN’S SHOULDERS” SENATOR AND COMBAT VET JONI ERNST HAS SOME WORDS FOR BIDEN
FORMER SEC STATE POMPEO NUKES ON BIDEN ON EFFORTS TO PIN THIS MESS ON TRUMP
CNN’s JAKE TAPPER PRESSED SEC OF STATE BLINKEN, WONDERING HOW WE GOT THIS SO WRONG?
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS BIDEN TO RESTORE TRUMP’S ‘REMAIN IN MEXICO’ POLICY
DEM REP TED LIEU GAVE CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO STANFORD BEFORE ADMISSION OF HIS SON
A WEEK AFTER OBAMA’S B-DAY PARTY, MARTHA’S VINEYARD SEES A COVID SPIKE
BIDEN ADMIN WANTS AIRLINES OFF FOSSIL FUELS BY 2050
IN 2020, A RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS TRIED TO BECOME EX-AMERICANS
General News
THOUSANDS DEAD AS HAITI HIT WITH HUGE EARTHQUAKE ON SATURDAY
TROPICAL STORM “FRED” IS ABOUT TO SOAK THE U.S. (MOSTLY THE SOUTH EAST)
TEXAS JUDGE UPHOLDS GOV ABBOTT’S BAN ON LOCAL MASK MANDATESOPPOSE COVID VACCINE
MANDATES? DHS SAYS YOU MIGHT BE A DOMESTIC TERROR THREAT
STUDY: KIDS BORN DURING LOCKDOWN HAVE LOST IQ POINTS, ,IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
LOCKDOWNS CREDITED WITH CREATING 1 MILLION NEW ALCOHOLICS IN ENGLAND
CRIME WAVE? NYC MAYOR WANTS TO PAY VIOLENT OFFENDERS $1000/MONTH
STUDY: YOU CAN’T BLAME YOUR WEIGHT GAIN ON A SLOWING METABOLISM (NOT TIL 60)
DANIIL MEDVEDEV BESTS REILLY OPELKA TO WIN TORONTO ATP 1000 TITLE
Other News Catching My Eye
BILL MAHER BACKS MATT DAMON, RIPS ‘WOKE POLICE’
MICHAEL AVENATTI’S SUIT AGAINST FOX NEWS IS TOSSED OUT
