Ep#258: Taliban Takeover

Follow-up: Recall, recall, recall @2:11 Paul is still, and always, an asshole @7:29 Rep. Greene (R-QAnon) gets fourth “strike” from Twitter, resulting in a 7-day suspension. @9:17 Politics: Senate passes 3.5T budget *and* 1.2T Infrastructure bill @15:21 Manchin is Manchin @6:10 Biden asks for more oil @17:03 Jared’s story @19:31 News: Siberia’s wildfires @23:13 Tropical storm in Haiti @24:33 Afghanistan @25:44 What it’s like under Taliban rule @46:17 Coronavirus: Dashboard CFI: Coronavirus Resource Center FDA is keeping a running list of phoney COVID-19 products Vaccine Guide COVID numbers by county Florida is the “epicenter” of COVID–19 transmission @49:26 SCOTEX sides w/ Governor @50:41 Boosters for immunocompromised @52:40 Booster shot for all announcement COVID in children make up 15% of cases @53:34 Long COVID after vaccination @54:01 It’s getting harder to find horse dewormers at farm supply stores! @55:34 Religious Nonsense: Cardinal Raymond Burke @56:41 Final Stories: Karen’s quote quiz: Who said “The Taliban are the only people building back better” @57:30 Powerful new deepfake tool @58:42