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August 16th edition Telegram: https://t.me/SusieQ_Chat

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Scavino has been busy on twitter

TRUMP

‘What’s happening now is worse’: Midway skipper who pushed choppers off deck in fall of Saigon

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/08/15/whats-happening-now-is-worse-midway-skipper-who-pushed-choppers-off-deck-in-fall-of-saigon/

POMPEO

The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as U.S.-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled on Monday to evacuate their citizens.

• Taliban says form of new regime to be announced soon

• Ghani says he left country to avoid bloodshed

• Scenes of chaos as diplomats, Afghans flee to airport

• U.S. scrambles to evacuate citizens

• Islamist group seeks to project more moderate image

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/talibans-rapid-advance-across-afghanistan-2021-08-10/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=twitter

Asia Pacific

Malaysian PM expected to resign after months of political turmoil

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysian-pm-expected-resign-after-months-political-turmoil-2021-08-16/

United States

Biden administration confirms it will boost food stamps by record amount

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-confirms-it-will-boost-food-stamps-by-record-amount-2021-08-16/

JOE BIDEN’S SAIGON: Afghans Fall from Plane Fleeing Kabul Airport — Crowds at Airport Worse than Withdrawal from Vietnam

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/joe-bidens-saigon-man-falls-plane-fleeing-kabul-airport-crowds-airport-worse-withdrawal-vietnam/

Developing: Joe Biden Awakened from Slumber, Will Return to White House for Remarks on Historic Collapse of Afghanistan at 3:45 ET

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/developing-joe-biden-awakened-slumber-will-return-white-house-remarks-historic-collapse-afghanistan-345-et/

McCaul: Biden Can’t Blame Trump for ‘Absolute Disaster’ in Afghanistan — ‘Worse than Saigon’

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/16/mccaul-biden-cant-blame-trump-for-absolute-disaster-in-afghanistan-worse-than-saigon/

Cotton: Biden Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Recklessly Negligent,’ ‘Catastrophic for America’

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/16/cotton-biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-recklessly-negligent-catastrophic-for-america/

Biden Is a ‘Deserter’: Elise Stefanik Slams President’s Absence While Afghanistan Falls

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/16/biden-is-deserter-elise-stefanik-slams-presidents-absence-while-afghanistan-falls/

Rick Scott Float Biden’s Ouster: ‘Has Time Come to Exercise the Provisions of the 25th Amendment?’

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/16/rick-scott-float-bidens-ouster-has-time-come-to-exercise-the-provisions-of-the-25th-amendment/

'It's utterly bizarre': Clarissa Ward describes life inside Taliban's Afghanistan

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/08/16/taliban-afghanistan-take-over-ward-pkg-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/afghanistan-falls-to-the-taliban/