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Todd Herman Show Notes: 8.19.2021

Aug 19, 2021, 6:07 AM | Updated: 9:13 am

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LISTEN TO HOUR 1:

WATCH: Gen. Milley: ‘There Was Nothing that I, or Anyone Else, Saw that Indicated a Collapse of [The Afghan] Army and This Government in 11 Days’

READ: Inslee announces educator vaccination requirement and statewide indoor mask mandate

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READ: CDC warns of a “significant decline” in vaccine effectiveness for some, prompting booster dose decision

WATCH:  William Haseltine: Delta Has the Propensity To Go Through Some of the Surgical Masks

WATCH:  Coronavirus expert Dr. Osterholm questions guidelines on cloth masks, says they don’t stand up to virus’ air assault

WATCH: NIH Director Says He Gets ‘Nasty E-Mails’ from Vaccinated: We Didn’t Flip-Flop on Masks, We Have New Data

WATCH:  Colbert: Why Should We Fight Radicals in Afghanistan ‘When We Have Our Own’ on Capitol Hill?

WATCH: MSNBC LUNATIC: ‘Radicalized GOP is Greater Threat than Al-Qaeda and ISIS’

WATCH: Actor Chris Cuomo on not covering his brother’s controversies

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READ: Biden admin moved to dismantle protections for citizens trapped overseas months before Kabul’s fall: memo

READ: Germany Calls Biden’s Afghanistan Pull-Out the “Biggest Debacle” for NATO; U.S. allies “embittered,” as rogue states and terrorist groups cheer Taliban victory.

READ: CDC Director: ‘Concerning Evidence’ Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Is ‘Waning’ Against Delta Variant

WATCH: Tapper DESTROYS Sec. Blinken on Biden’s ‘Ineptly Planned’ Afghan Withdrawal

WATCH: Surgeon General Claims Natural Immunity Is Not as Strong as Vaccines

READ: ‘Let them die,’ Washington state middle school teacher says of the unvaccinated

LISTEN TO HOUR 2:

WATCH: SEC AUSTIN: “We don’t have the capability to go out and collect large numbers of people.”

WATCH:

WATCH: 08/18/21: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

WATCH:  Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

READ: World Economic Forum Urges Companies To Fire Unvaccinated Employees As Part of ‘Jobs Reset,’ Deletes Tweet After Backlash

RANTZ REPORT:

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READ: Nude man stabs second nude man on Seattle sidewalk

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READ: Ex-Green Beret Paul Avallone Levels Indictment for Afghan War Failure

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READ: China Reportedly Converted Civilian Ferries for Military Assault Operations

JUST A FEW MORE THINGS:

THING 1  ABC Defends Afghan Disaster, NBC Disappointed It’ll ‘Haunt’ Biden’s Legacy

THING 2 NBC Whines GOP ‘Seized’ on ‘Optical Comparison’ Between Kabul/Saigon Airlift

THING 3 WaPo’s Anne Gearan: Biden Sending Troops Back to Afghanistan ‘Tantamount to Helicopter Evacuations from Saigon’

THING 4 The Biden administration is defending its actions on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, insisting their hands were tied by the previous administration.

LISTEN TO HOUR 3:

 

INTERVIEW: Dr. Clifford Knopik

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Ted Buehner

More wildfire smoke likely to sweep into western Washington

With the wildfire season likely to extend well into September, another change in the winds can sweep even more smoke across western Washington.

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FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Is...

Associated Press

The Latest: Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea as his war against Iran stretches the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers. Trump said South Korea wouldn’t help with his war against Iran and cited his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The USS George Washington […]

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Associated Press

US tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna

MILAN (AP) — An American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking in an area that was closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity, Italian firefighters said Monday. The 29-year-man from Kansas was rescued by helicopter after being struck Sunday evening in an exposed area above the tree […]

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U.S. Army's armored vehicles gather to cross a river at a training field in Yeoncheon, South Korea,...

Associated Press

South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Monday expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he ordered annual U.S. military exercises with South Korea to be scaled back. Trump cited his good relationship with North […]

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Associated Press

The 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring. Here’s where things stand

The deal that U.S. President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear program. The deadline was Monday, and the two sides are further apart than they were then. Talks, such as they are, have focused on reopening […]

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Military personnel take part in a U.S.-sponsored multinational military exercise in Panama City, Th...

Associated Press

After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people have been killed in the year since the U.S. military began bombing boats it accused of ferrying drugs off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Now, the Trump administration says it is seeking to extend that lethal campaign to land, pursuing deals that would put U.S. forces on […]

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Todd Herman Show Notes: 8.19.2021