Uganda is to take in 2,000 refugees who have fled Afghanistan after Taliban militants took power on Sunday.
The deal was agreed following a request from the US government, Refugee Minister Esther Anyakun told the BBC.
Afghanistan is a reminder of what a better world it would be if George W. Bush had discovered his love of painting in the 90s. - Andy Borowitz
The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans
- WATCH: Trump Gushed About Handing Afghanistan Over to the Taliban, Who Would Then 'Kill Terrorists'
- Bush expresses 'deep sadness' over Afghanistan
- Biden officials: Trump left bare cupboard on Afghanistan
- Afghan women to have rights within Islamic law, Taliban says
- Court hearing devolves into a 'mess' as 'Helmet boy' Capitol rioter rejects plea deal and proclaims himself 'general counsel'
The war in Afghanistan lasted 7252 days. On day 7253 the media decided it was time to be critical of it. - Abraxas tweet
49% of the Senate Wants To Expedite Relocation For Afghan Women
Letter from 46 senators (43 Democrats and 3 Republicans) calling on the Biden administration to "create a humanitarian parole category" for Afghan women leaders, activists, judges and other public figures to quickly and efficiently relocate to the U.S.
Liz Cheney Asks Whose Dumb Idea It Was To Invade Afghanistan. - Andy Borowitz
It was announced Tuesday afternoon that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has contracted the novel coronavirus despite being vaccinated.
- Sen. Cotton Accuses Biden of Setting Afghanistan Up for Taliban Rule: 'Pulled the Rug Out From Underneath the Afghan Army'
- Kayleigh McEnany Mocks Nicolle Wallace Praising 'Biden Doctrine': 'Leave 10,000 Americans' Stranded and 'Surrender?'
- Adam Kinzinger Takes a Hatchet to Biden’s ‘Terrible’ Speech: He Focused on Stopping the ‘Political Bleeding’ From This ‘Disaster’
- Election officials exhausted as they continue to receive a flood of Trump-inspired threats
- School board member says 'mad king' DeSantis has caused 'panic' and 'chaos' in district
- Arizona Republican Doug Ducey has issued an executive order trying to ban vaccine mandates in the state.
- ‘Sad stunt’: GOP senator flops after calling on Biden’s cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment
- Judge questions Fox News bid to shake Smartmatic's $2.7 billion election lawsuit
Why should we fight an insurgence in Afghanistan,when we have our own on Capitol Hill. - Stephen Colbert
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) argued on Tuesday that it is unfair to imprison people who took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol since prisoners in Afghanistan were released when the Taliban took over the country.
You cannot be against General Lee & be for General Washington...there literally is no difference between the two men. - John Dowd, Trump's head lawyer
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Rock The Voter News
- Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans support mask and vaccination mandates
- Biden administration expected to recommend COVID-19 booster shots for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
- 92 percent of LGBTQ+ adults in US have had at least one vaccine shot
- Pete Buttigieg announces he and husband, Chasten, are now parents
- Food stamp aid to increase by more than 25% over pre-pandemic levels
- 'No conspiracy theories, no excuses': Alabama physician tells patients to get vaccinated or find a new doctor
- Obama: Haiti Earthquake Relief. How You Can Help
Americans are creating their own COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
"TONIGHT!Joe Biden's a monster for abandoning the people of Afghanistan -AND.....No way are we gonna let those filthy Afghan refugees come over here and replace us!That's TONIGHT - on TUCKER!" - John Fugelsang
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Business/Tech News
- Online financial companies' processes facilitated fraud in PPP loans, Texas university study finds
- Spirit Airlines lost $50M due to canceled flights
- Biden administration says solar power could jump from 3% to 40% of US power by 2035
- Walmart earnings top estimates, fueled by strong grocery sales and back-to-school spending
Breaking: Taliban to announce the construction of a Trump Tower as part of the deal to regain control of Afghanistan. - BlackKnight10K tweet
I Wonder If There Was Traffic From The U.S. Capitol's Server
NBC News reporter Scott MacFarlane reported Tuesday that a website maintained by a former Capitol intern about the underground tunnels beneath the U.S. Capitol exploded with web traffic the day prior to the attack on the building.
How is it possible that anyone thinks it's a good idea to arrest a person for not having a home? - Scott Hechinger
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