It’s sad but we cannot be shocked that there was a suicide bombing outside of the airport in Kabul that left 13 US service members dead. We trusted the Taliban with the outer perimeter security at the airport. They were the ‘TSA,’ and they likely allowed this bomber to slip through their maze of checkpoints.…
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Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller announced on his Facebook account that he has officially submitted his letter of resignation of his commission in the Marine Corps after he was relieved from command for posting a video asking for accountability for the debacle in Afghanistan. In the initial video, Scheller, who at the time was the company commander…
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The Texas state legislature approved a Republican voting bill Tuesday that looks to protect the integrity of elections in the state, sending the legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to be signed into law. Senate Bill 1 passed through the Texas Senate in a 18 to 13 vote, with zero Democrats voting in favor. Last week,…
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With hours remaining in the United States military’s two-decade presence in Afghanistan, the Pentagon really doesn’t want to talk about the Americans or Afghan allies who helped our country that will be left behind. By 3:29 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday there will be no American troops left in Afghanistan, but there will be American…
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The prospect of American citizens being stranded in Afghanistan increased significantly after multiple attacks were carried out at and around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghainstan on Thursday. Fox News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reported on a source who has been briefed on the unfolding situation in Kabul told her more attacks could happen. “Military continues…
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While the issue of Afghanistan has been the main focus of the news headlines in recent weeks, the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border continues to be a major problem for the country and now Republicans and former border security officials are raising the alarm over how the two crises can intertwine. Terrorist organizations finding a…
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The United States left behind $85 billion worth of military equipment that the Taliban now has full control over. Rep. Jim Banks knows precisely how dangerous that is—in 2014 he deployed to Afghanistan with the Navy and was assigned as a Foreign Military Sales Officer. “My job was to help on the front end and…
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The Pentagon had little to say Tuesday about the news that the Biden administration had failed in its humiliating attempt to grovel before the Taliban in order to extend the August 31st deadline for withdrawal and instead doubled down on its plans to be out of the country by the deadline that is just one week away.…
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House Republicans had harsh words for the Biden administration and Democratic leadership in Congress as the crisis in Afghanistan escalates. While the Taliban takes over due to President Biden’s reckless withdrawal move, the administration appears unphased. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), an Afghanistan veteran, said that the president has “blood on his hands.” “Because of the…
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We discussed this on the Triggered Podcast yesterday, but the fallout from Joe Biden’s failure in Afghanistan could have devastating consequences abroad that go beyond the issue of eradicating radical Islamic terrorism. The chaos in Kabul is a stain on this presidency that’s not even a year old. They couldn’t manage a withdrawal. Desperate Afghans…
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It’s a rough week for President Biden who, despite a brief appearance at the White House in which he blamed others for his colossal mismanagement of our country’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, has remained secluded at Camp David — and the hits just keep coming. In a stinging rejection issued Monday, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…
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Army veteran Matt Zeller issued a strong rebuke Monday night on MSNBC to President Biden’s Afghanistan speech, saying he was “appalled” by the lies the commander in chief told the American people about having planed for every contingency. Zeller, a Biden supporter, said the administration completely ignored his organization’s actual plan for how to evacuate…
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Army veteran Matt Zeller didn’t mince words Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” when asked to respond to President Biden’s Afghanistan speech, which co-host Nicole Wallace claimed, “95 percent of the American people will agree with everything [Biden] just said.” Co-host Brian Williams, meanwhile, praised the president for his “consequential speech.” “Didn’t run from it, he…
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The Texas Supreme Court granted Gov. Greg Abbott his emergency motion for temporary relief on Sunday when it comes to mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar counties. In reporting for The Texas Tribune, Allyson Waller called it “a pivotal moment.” On Friday, the 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio had upheld a Bexar County mask mandate for…
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Speaking with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, CNN’s Jake Tapper demanded to know on Sunday how President Biden got the Afghanistan withdrawal “so wrong.” While the secretary tried to shift blame to Biden’s predecessor setting a May 1 withdrawal timeline, Tapper pushed back, noting that the deadline was passed, troops were still on the ground,…
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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced Customs and Border Protection U.S.-Mexico border apprehensions for the month of July while speaking at a press conference in Brownsville, Texas on Thursday. In July, despite the extreme summer heat, CBP had 212,672 apprehensions, beating out June’s apprehensions, which totaled 188,829. Only 95,788 of the 212,672 encounters resulted…
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A Democratic legislator took to the floor of the Texas Senate on Wednesday evening in Austin, railing against a Republican-backed voting rights bill for more than 15 hours. The legislator, state Sen. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston), began speaking at 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday and held the floor until approximately 9 a.m. on Thursday. In accordance with…
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday morning that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased .5 percent in July after rising .9 percent in June and tying last month’s year-over-year increase of 5.4 percent — the largest jump since 2008. “This is the type of thing, economists like to brush it off and say ‘it’s…
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Every time we’d written about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political fate in the midst of his myriad scandals, we’ve expressed skepticism about the prospect of true accountability. His approach has been shameless, his resistance to relinquishing power has been complete, and his party has appeared unwilling to force him out. That combination, merged with New York’s deep blue…
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Everyone must wear masks again, including the vaccinated. That’s the edict that is being reimposed in some parts of the country. The Delta variant doesn’t make you sicker and it’s not more lethal, but the unvaccinated are the biggest group impacted by the new spike. We have three vaccines that are effective, the latest studies on the Johnson…
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