The Catastrophic U.S. Exit from Afghanistan
Amb. Eric Edelman on the humanitarian crisis and damage to the U.S. reputation.
Leading The Bulwarkā¦
The Catastrophic U.S. Exit from Afghanistan
ERIC S. EDELMAN: A humanitarian crisis, refugees fleeing the Taliban, and severe damage to Americaās reputation.
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T. Greg Doucette: Cops, Videos, and Violence
On today's podcast, T. Greg Doucette joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his viral twitter thread on police brutality, the role of police unions, and the problem of qualified immunity.
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MORNING SHOTS: The Post-Shame Politics of Andrew Cuomo š
CHARLIE SYKES on why it might not work this time.
THE TRIAD: Come Inside the Mind of an Anti-Vaxxer š
JONATHAN V. LAST: Behold the jumble of conspiracies, idiocy, and MAGA thinking.
From The Bulwark Aggregatorā¦
Glenn Youngkin is missing a message in Virginia ā Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
Itās time for Andrew Cuomo to go. ā Camonghne Felix, The Cut
Website Run by āDumbest Man on the Internetā Helped Fuel Trumpās Effort to Cancel Democracy ā Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley, The Daily Beast
What the Ohio Special Election Actually Means ā Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic
More Than 53,000 American Companies Sought Exemptions From Trumpās China Tariffs. Almost All Were Denied. ā Eric Boehm, Reason
Vaccine Mandates for Kids Could Be the Next Big Back-to-School Fight ā Riley Griffin and Suzi Ring, Bloomberg Businessweek
In Todayās Bulwark...
GOP Senators Should Pursue a Budget Deal with Biden
JAMES C. CAPRETTA: Learn the lessons of the infrastructure bill and participate in the essential business of governing.
Springtime for Moderate Democrats
WILLIAM KRISTOL: Shontel Brownās win is just the latest sign of hope that the left isnāt as dominant a force in Democratic politics as it wishes to be.
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SOMEWHERE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKEā Todayās Overtime will be a little shorter than usual today, as weāre driving up north to witness a family member take her final vows as a nun. If youāre Catholic, prayers are appreciated!
I try to make it a point not to stop in New Jersey for gas if I donāt have to. Having people pump your gas is insane and there is no practical reason for it. It drives me mad. And I understand why some people have come to prefer it after being used to it for years, but it makes no sense and just makes things more expensive. The first time I stopped in NJ as an adult they threatened to call the police because I was certain I was getting conned.
But, NJ does have White Castle, so at least there is that to balance out the gas thing.
Good for Canada. Prepare for more stories like this, as the BBC reports: dishonest people faking COVID vaccinations and papers. Canada takes all of this very seriously, as they should. And when it comes to immigration, they are strict! Canada wonāt let you in if you have a DUI. People probably think āhow are they gonna know?ā Well, let this be a test case setting an example. Donāt mess with the Mounties! (BONUS CLIP.)
Praying to Trumpā¦ This is from last year, but the clip where the sovereign citizen guy with the big cross is praying to Donald Trump to save him from arrest is too good not to share.
After cicadasā¦ Come the itch mites.
Listen to Letlowā¦ Rep. Julia Letlow, who lost her husband to COVID is doing more than the average Republican trying to encourage people to get vaccinated.
Thatās it for me for today. Weāll see you back here tomorrow. Tech support questions? Email support@substack.com. Questions for me? Drop me a line: swift@thebulwark.com
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