A Taliban fighter is shooting on a man trying to enter #Kabul Airport.
https://twitter.com/MiraqaPopal/status/1427311759434596354
FOX NEWS: "Gen. Milley tells Congress terror threat increasing"
https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1427331606474264577
Some White House talking points re: Afghanistan being circulated to Dem offices by the Speaker’s office (sent around noon), per 2 sources
https://twitter.com/ElizLanders/status/1427323308538793986
Since Biden took over:
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Taliban got a country
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Russia got a pipeline
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Illegal immigrants got a free path into the United States
Meanwhile American citizens got inflation, high gas prices, and crime.
Biden’s entire presidency has been a disaster—and it’s only been 7 months.
https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1427306499060162564
U.S. military dogs in Kabul evacuated from the city’s airport among other officials as Taliban takes control of Afghanistan.
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1427289042836623365
>Lots of very pissed off Americans over this Taliban debacle.
More pissed off Pharma people.
Lots of very pissed off Americans over this Taliban debacle.
The fact that the militia tucked tailed and ran off against an inferior British force at Bladensburg, thus giving the enemy a clear shot at DC, was no excuse in the president’s mind.
https://twitter.com/JayCostTWS/status/1427337702475812868
OPEC+ sees no need to meet U.S. call for more supply, sources say
OPEC and its allies, including Russia, believe oil markets do not need more oil than they plan to release in the coming months, despite U.S. pressure to add supplies to check an oil price rise, four sources told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-sees-no-need-speed-up-oil-cuts-easing-despite-us-calls-sources-2021-08-16/
Facebook and Google building massive network under world's oceans
Facebook and Google will be building an undersea network of internet cables in an attempt to bring internet and faster connections to the Asian-Pacific region.
The undersea network of cables, which is being called Apricot, will aid in connecting Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines and Indonesia to provide better broadband access and 5G wireless connectivity, according to Facebook.
“The Apricot cable is part of our ongoing effort to expand global network infrastructure and better serve the more than 3.5 billion people around the world who use our services every month,” Facebook said in a news release.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/infrastructure/568045-facebook-and-google-building-massive-network