Cuomo pardons 10 felons — including 3 tied to murder…

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Days after giving two weeks’ notice that he would resign his office amid a serial sexual harassment scandal, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using the unprecedented lame-duck period to grant clemency and pardons to 10 felons — including three convicts tied to killings. Cuomo, a three-term Democrat forced to resign to avoid impeachment, said, “One of the foundational promises of New … Read more

This should bother you a bit…

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This should bother you a bit… pic.twitter.com/IVKar5oiPY — Dave Collum (@DavidBCollum) August 18, 2021 COVID vaccine data looks troubling at first glance but it looks like it’s mostly due to big differences in vaccination rates by age. Seniors are over vaxxed and are more likely to be hospitalized. Compare by age cohort and it’s clear … Read more

Taliban issues new rules for women…

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"We respect them" The Taliban says Afghan "women will be allowed to work" and it will guarantee their rights "within the limits of Islam." Some experts, however, remain wary of the group's intentions despite such claims. Read more: https://t.co/uPrVg4HJWS pic.twitter.com/J1DWvmDlcp — Sky News (@SkyNews) August 17, 2021 Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told Sky News that … Read more

The rarity of the drawdowns. People willing to pay for one…

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The rarity of the drawdowns. People willing to pay for one 👇H/T @MichaelAArouet pic.twitter.com/0xtXxjaSCE — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) August 18, 2021 $1.43 billion net outflows for $ARKK so far in Q3 pic.twitter.com/F1WqNbvQoh — TC (@TESLAcharts) August 18, 2021 Buy the dip effect + FANGs are the new 'safe' zero coupon perpetual bonds with unlimited upside … Read more

Truly amazing what policy has been able to accomplish

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Truly amazing what policy has been able to accomplish https://t.co/x9apDEJI1Y — The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) August 18, 2021 🌎 Soaring Cost of #Food Is Forcing Families to Scrimp at the Dinner Table – Bloomberg*Link: https://t.co/6WtYHgfKGg pic.twitter.com/2bxSzSrt7i — Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 (@C_Barraud) August 18, 2021 How money printing above real money demand creates inflation. pic.twitter.com/1sD8uwIrWv — Daniel … Read more

30 people missing, bridges and roads washed out in parts of western North Carolina

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  Haywood County officials say more than 30 people are missing after remnants of Tropical Storm Fred caused severe flooding in western North Carolina. Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency Wednesday and noted both Haywood and Transylvania counties “were especially hard hit,” with as much as a foot of rain. “Unconfirmed reports” in … Read more

No Accident: In June Biden Cancelled the Trump Crisis Response Bureau overseeing Protection & Evacuation of American Citizens

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BIG BREAKING: Biden State Dept Abolished Trump-Era Crisis Response Bureau Just Months Before the Taliban Took Afghanistan — The agency was meant to coordinate logistics in the case of an overseas emergency, like that unfolding in Kabul https://t.co/L5mZd6IsGC — Adam Kredo (@Kredo0) August 18, 2021 Biden State Dept Moved to Abolish Crisis Response Bureau Months … Read more

This teacher is teaching pre-school…

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https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1427719757273444353 https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1427720536059166729 https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1427739449400733707 https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1427812516684513281 h/t Dan

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Says U.S. Doesn’t Have Capability to Leave Kabul Airport and Evacuate Americans

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When asked about the Taliban surrounding the airport, constructing checkpoints and the inability of Americans to reach safety for evacuation, Defense Secretary Austin said the military “don’t have the capability to…extend operations.” The follow-up question was then about the U.S. essentially having to negotiate safe-passage with the Taliban… and rather than say, “Yes, that is … Read more

Wayne Dupree: Joe Biden’s been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy issue over the past 40 years, and Afghanistan proves it

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Obama’s ex-Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote a damning assessment of Biden in his memoirs in 2015. His scathing verdict has, sadly, been vindicated by the president’s awful decision to throw Afghans to the wolves. This includes Biden’s opposition to going after and killing Osama bin Laden in 2011, the premature withdrawal from Iraq, and now, … Read more