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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

WATCH:

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

WATCH:

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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WATCH:

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

Ohio Sen. Jon Husted speaks at the Republican convention in Dallas, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP P...

Associated Press

Trump to travel to Ohio to stump for Sen. Jon Husted as the Republican faces competitive challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio on Saturday in support of Sen. Jon Husted as the Republican tries to fend off a competitive challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown. The trip to Vandalia, just north of Dayton, is scheduled to come after stops in Oklahoma on Thursday and Alabama on […]

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Associated Press

Sheriff: 12 teens wounded in a shootout at a birthday party in Georgia park

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Two groups of people shot at each other during a birthday party at a Georgia city park, resulting in gunshot wounds to 12 teens, a sheriff said Sunday. The shootout occurred early Sunday morning, shortly after midnight, at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon, Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said during a […]

2 hours ago

President Donald Trump pumps his fist on the first tee box prior to the Presidents Cup golf tournam...

Associated Press

Trump administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is using taxpayer funds to air a television advertisement from Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign in the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the midterms that the White House maintains are “public service announcements.” The 30-second video, which is virtually identical to one that […]

2 hours ago

FILE - A Walmart sign stands outside a store, Sept. 3, 2019, in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Sen...

Associated Press

Walmart says it’s not using personal information to set prices as it expands digital shelf labels

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is aiming to assuage customers’ fears about its new pricing technology as it rolls out digital price labels at its stores. In a statement posted on the company’s website, Walmart Inc.’s CEO John Furner vowed that the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer isn’t using personal information like income, shopping history or a […]

4 hours ago

Associated Press

Hurricane Nolo gains speed as it moves away from Hawaii, but high winds, flash floods are still risk

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rains, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas recovering from previous storms. By early Sunday, Nolo was about 260 miles (418 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii’s southernmost point and was moving away from the Big […]

6 hours ago

A Coast Guardsman tosses a rope to a kayaker in distress after the kayaker's boat overturned north ...

Tom Brock

San Juan Islands Rescue: Coast Guard crews save man after his kayak overturns

A Coast Guard helicopter and rescue boat saved a man from the chilly waters of the Salish Sea Friday, after his kayak capsized near Orcas Island.

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Todd Herman Show Notes: 8.19.2021