HOT, HOT, HOT!!
Afghanistan- latest. It's B.A.D. !
*Biden's 4pm speech
*We'll hear from an American mom trapped in Kabul, fearing for her life
*We'll hear Trump rip Biden at his big Saturday night rally in Alabama
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/21/trump-alabama-rally-mo-brooks-senate-coronavirus-covid
The Budman's Believe It Or Not File: Ashley Babbit's killer...still not identified publicly...has been exonerated! What's with THAT?! She did nothing I'm aware of that justified being shot to death. And how can the blackout on the shooter's ID be justified?! This will be a hot topic for many of our listeners!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/capitol-police-officer-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-exonerated-internal-probe-n1277336
All things COVID:
* A note of optimism...two models at two Florida universities suggest that the huge outbreak, mostly among the unvaccinated, is quickly taking us toward reaching herd immunity and that Florida cases will peak this week and then start dropping off significantly.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-uf-model-20210822-iquw4h35bzds3bbgalqn7pb6ea-story.html
*We'll highlight the latest stats on COVID locally and statewide.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-covid-florida-young-now-dying-20210821-2pojy2gcevcyndba4oggef57lq-story.html
*CDC warning not to take a cruise if you're at high risk, even if you've been vaccinated.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-bz-cdc-warning-do-not-cruise-if-at-high-risk-20210821-ydvmmfrhe5hznjnqkcz2rcrxnq-story.html
*As I've said, DeSantis is sticking with his personal freedom/no mandates allowed policies...and it's a high stakes game politically. Here's a report that agrees with me.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/fl-ne-desantis-covid-response-schools-political-future-20210821-jmaksxrp5ndgvdwfzkwx5mjzjq-story.html
*Twitter has temporarily suspended DeSantis press secretary Christina Pushaw for supposedly threatening comments toward a reporter. Looks like anti-conservative bias to me.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/568837-ap-pushes-desantis-to-end-press-secretarys-bullying-toward-reporter
*Nashville conservative news talk radio host Phil Valentine has lost his two month battle against COVID. We'll hear from his brother on how Phil changed his anti-vaccine tune too late...and how he wonders how many of his followers have gotten sick and died because they believed Phil had it right...which he clearly did not.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/21/us/conservative-talk-show-host-phil-valentine-dies-covid-19/index.html
GUEST: Rory O'Neill with latest on Afghanistan
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