And thats the way it is, Tuesday August 17th 2021;
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-consolidate-control-in-afghanistans-capital-thousands-remain-stranded-11629195393

‘SHOCK AND AWE’ TALIBAN STYLE; Biden’s lagging response to fall of Afghanistan; Generals, Top Advisers Raised Objections & Doubts and Prince Andrew ‘a person of interest’ in Epstein probe…https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/prince-andrew-a-person-interest-epstein-probe-source-2021-08-16/

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/08/well-fixers-story-california-drought/619753/

Retail sales drop big time worse-than-expected 1.1% in July as rising China Virus fears hit consumers
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/17/retail-sales-july-2021.html

Are the cataclysmic fires burning across the planet a preview of what is coming?

https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-billboard-ads-space

https://news.trust.org/item/20210809020408-gvbyl