First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day’s most important political stories and why they matter. President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on Aug. 12, 2021.Mandel Ngan / AFP … Read More
August 13, 2021 Greetings from Tyler, Real life has become a science fiction thriller that we wouldn’t even watch. It’s too predictable, not believable, and hokey beyond description. It has ugly proponents who think they’re movie stars, telling us what … Read More
Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday and said they were awaiting a “peaceful transfer” of the city after promising not to take it by force, but the uncertainty panicked workers who fled government offices as … Read More
The insurgents have taken more than a dozen provincial capitals in recent days and now control more than two-thirds of the country. Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Friday seized Kandahar and Herat—the country’s second and third largest cities, hours after … Read More
(CNN) Many thought it would happen like this. But to see it so fast, so stark, brings no comfort in the prediction. The last six days have brought Afghanistan to arguably the most perilous place in the last two decades. At … Read More
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks during the last session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag before federal elections, in Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo Germany’s Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, We’re all on our own. The mainstream is brimming with stories of people who decided to wait and see what the side effects of the “vaccines” were, and are now suffering in some ICU unit. One study … Read More
During a Wednesday Pentagon press conference, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said a complete Taliban takeover of Afghanistan could take place after U.S. forces leave the country. Earlier this month, the Taliban claimed to control about … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, We all knew this would happen. Russia’s about to change the whole strategic equation by racing to the North Pole. It’s also a perfect time for the Chinese to make their move on Taiwan. Everything involving America’s … Read More