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Todd Herman Show Notes: 8.23.2021

Aug 23, 2021, 6:36 AM | Updated: 9:28 am

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LISTEN TO HOUR 1:

WATCH: State Dept. Spox Ned Price Contradicts President Biden: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone Is Denying the Reports’ of Trapped Americans

WATCH: Joe Biden says US unaware of any US Passport holders being prevented from reaching Kabul Airport

WATCH:  American teacher trapped in Afghanistan: “It is insane…They’re not letting anyone in. We are in huge danger and we need help.

READ: US Tells Americans to Avoid Traveling to Kabul Airport Because of ‘Potential Security Threats’

READ: Current and former U.S. military special operations and intelligence community operatives are using their own networks of contacts to get elite Afghan soldiers

WATCH: Murders outside the Kabul airport. Biden still refuses to let Special Forces go kill people and break things

WATCH: One Afghan who was a recent interpreter for US military filmed his multiple attempts to get into Kabul airport for evacuation

READ: FBI Destroys Insurrection Narrative: ‘Scant Evidence’ Capitol Riots was Coordinated

WATCH: COVID-19 hospitalizations of people under 50 reach highest levels to date, CDC data show

WATCH: Pierce County pharmacy continues push to get people vaccinated against COVID-19

WATCH: Officials knew Seattle mayor’s phone setting caused texts to vanish

WATCH: ‘Familiar and Obnoxious’: Fredo Ties Capitol Bomb Scare to Fox News

READ: Christian Seattle homeless mission turns to Supreme Court after ruling strips away employment discretion

READ: D.C. Circuit Rebukes Lower Court On Indefinite Detention Without Bail Of Jan. 6 Protester George Tanios

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WATCH: “Chris Sky, one year ago – predicting exactly what was going to happen, which is happening now”

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LISTEN TO HOUR 2:

WATCH: Mother Crashes News Conference In Portland: Antifa Attacked My Family; ‘White Supremacy Is Not the Problem’

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WATCH: Kamala Harris Laughs When Reporter Starts To Ask Her About Americans Trapped In Afghanistan

READ:US State Department is now officially telling US citizens in Kabul, #Afghanistan to follow Taliban curfews.

WATCH:Biden Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby Refuses To Call The Taliban “An Enemy”

WATCH:  Afghani Women Protest Against the Taliban Amid Crackdown

READ: Biden White House Sending Kamala Harris to Asia With Stop in Vietnam Amid Afghanistan Collapse

READ: BGI’s Goal: Customize Humans and Synthesize Biochemical Weapons (Part 1)

READ: Portland police chief says officers won’t intervene to protect residents from Antifa rioters

READ: Man stabbed multiple times after denying suspect a job

WATCH: MSNBC Needs Therapy: Wallace Wails ‘Abuser’ Trump Continues to ‘Traumatize’ Country

WATCH: Greg Carr, professor at Howard Law School, defends racial segregation in schools on the Roland Martin Show

WATCH: “Debate” American Style: Our Top Orators in Action

JUST A FEW MORE THINGS:

THING 1 State Dept. Spox Ned Price Dismisses Americans Blocked from Kabul Airport as a ‘Small Handful’

THING 2 CNN Analyst Argues AGAINST Rescuing Americans Outside Kabul Airport

THING 3 WashPost’s Ignatius Sympathizes With ‘Shell-Shocked’ White House: ‘Really Difficult for Them’

THING 4 Kabul Karen: Joy Reid’s Three Nights of Sycophancy for Biden on Afghanistan

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READ: POLITICO Playbook: Obama douses D.C.’s party scene

WATCH: Fox News’ ‘Gutfeld!’ Finally Overtook Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ in Viewers Tuesday; Greg Gutfeld set out to beat other late-night hosts in the ratings and on Tuesday he finally won

 

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Todd Herman Show Notes: 8.23.2021