He was a thief and a coward --
New: Afghan ambassador in Tajikistan says President Ashraf Ghani escaped with $169m worth of cash in bags before Kabul fell to the Taliban, BBC reports.
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) August 18, 2021
The braying, Republican- wired media --
It's so fascinating to me that the immediate collapse of the Afghan government is reported by braying horserace journalists as a terrible blunder by Biden, when then alternative was a slow collapse, which is to say a bloody civil war.
— Rick Perlstein (@rickperlstein) August 17, 2021
The straight news folks are a lot more direct and angry at Biden about the Trump-instigated insurrection in Afghanistan than they ever were at Trump about the Trump-instigated insurrection in Washington.
— Fred Will Not Go To Space Today (@LesserFrederick) August 17, 2021
I'm sure we're going to credit Biden for this, right media? https://t.co/Jn0fHJGiwH
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) August 17, 2021
Raise your hands! --
I'd prefer sharing this country with every single person on that plane, people who truly understand the price of freedom and the pain of loss, to a xenophobic bigot like you. https://t.co/KfRnBKdnC8
— Gerry Conway Got the Shots and Lived (@gerryconway) August 18, 2021
To paraphrase Buckley, I’d rather have the first hundred people from the Kabul phone book as neighbors than anyone who works for Newsmax, OANN, The Federalist, or Fox. https://t.co/1egWYPnUOk
— WokeMeansYouLoseHat (@Popehat) August 18, 2021
Respect them and they'll come around! --
If we just don't "talk down" to them, they'll listen. https://t.co/55wEtUYx9Q
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 18, 2021
But will DeSantis get his cut? --
Quickly getting access to monoclonal antibody therapy when you’re the fully vaccinated, asymptomatic Governor of Texas shows just how anxious and scared @GregAbbott_TX actually is of a virus that he constantly downplays.
— Dr. Vin Gupta (@VinGuptaMD) August 17, 2021
Hope Texans take note.
I remain disgusted by the sheer hypocrisy of GOP leaders who downplay and block efforts to fight COVID yet always demand instant white-glove treatment as soon as they get sick themselves. Imagine the temerity to allow your pediatric ICUs to overflow as you get a third shot…. https://t.co/AtZ3gl6wmw
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) August 18, 2021
Haiti relief --
A list of trusted organizations for emergency #earthquake response in #Haiti including those based in the most affected areas #aidaccountability @HaitiResponsehttps://t.co/9xULbZu4ch
— Melinda Miles (@melindayiti) August 16, 2021
