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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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Inspector General to Launch Investigations of Biden Afghanistan Withdrawal

From the story: Diana Shaw, the acting inspector general at State, told Congress that her office was launching “several oversight projects” related to the end of the U.S. military and diplomatic missions in Afghanistan. “Given the elevated interest in this work by Congress and the unique circumstances requiring coordination across the Inspector General community, I wanted to notify our committees of jurisdiction of this important work,” Shaw wrote in a letter to the foreign affairs and intelligence committees of both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate. Other inspectors general offices, including those at the Department of Defense and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, are also likely to launch similar probes of the withdrawal.

Fox News

Biden Secretly Sending Illegal Immigrant Children to New York

From the story: Planeloads of underage migrants are being flown secretly into suburban New York in an effort by President Biden’s administration to quietly resettle them across the region, The Post has learned. The charter flights originate in Texas, where the ongoing border crisis has overwhelmed local immigration officials, and have been underway since at least August, according to sources familiar with the matter. Last week, The Post saw two planes land at the Westchester County Airport, where most of the passengers who got off appeared to be children and teens, with a small portion appearing to be men in their 20s.

NY Post

Washington State Fires Football Coach for Resisting Vaccine

The purging of the non-compliant continues. The latest victim: Washington State Cougar head football coach Nick Rolovich. He applied for a religious exemption, but most likely didn’t realize vaccination is a religion.

Daily Wire

Abrams Continues to Insist She Was Voted Governor of Georgia

And Democrats forget they are supposed to hate that sort of thing. She made the claim while campaigning for Terry McAuliffe (Twitter). From Dan McLaughlin: She says, standing next to a man who got to be governor by being national party chairman & friend of the president, & is running now because, hey, he’s been governor before (Twitter).

Chicago Mayor Breaks Masks Rules at WNBA Event

Just the latest of many times Mayor Lori Lightfoot has decided the rules are for the public, not her.

RedState

VP Harris Takes Private Jet Across Country to Cry About Climate Change

And bragged about it (Twitter). From Erick Erickson: A motorcade of several SUVs and a Boeing 757 instead of a zoom call really shows you care about the climate “crisis” (Twitter).

Dan Bongino Threatens to Leave Network Over Vaccine Mandate

Cumulus Media said all employees are required to be vaccinated. In his case, he is standing up for the many who have been fired. Something so few others have done for their fellow workers.

Washington Times

Colin Powell Death Stirs Controversy Over Vaccine

As his family claims he died from Covid despite being vaccinated. The story notes “Powell was afflicted with other diseases, including Parkinson’s and the blood cancer multiple myeloma, which could hamper recovery from COVID-19 infection, according to reports.”

Fox News

New York City Council Votes to Remove Thomas Jefferson Statue

Because he had slaves. The founding fathers purge continues.

NY Times

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Rape Story Grows Worse: Train Riders Recorded Rape on Phones

In a 40-minute assault.

AP