1. The human suffering in Afghanistan is so evil. And that dear girl likely has sexual torture ahead of her, if it hasn’t started already:
“An Afghani interpreter I have come to know well over the years was hung in the streets last night. They melted his DoD ID into his chest. Cut off his arms. And killed his family.
His 10 year old daughter was spared and handed off to leadership.”
(From a note to my friend)
— Joe Lonsdale (@JTLonsdale) August 16, 2021
2.
People are so desperate to escape the #Taliban that they’re passing babies and kids forward to the gate at #Kabul airport. #kabulairport #AfghanEvac pic.twitter.com/6NSlIffrD1
— Matt Zeller (@mattczeller) August 18, 2021
3.
This man was killed raising the Afghan flag in defiance of the Taliban. As a journalist, I feel responsible for getting the whole truth out – not selectively managed TV surrenders & shameful headlines like the LA Times – “Taliban Offers Reassurances”. Give me a break. pic.twitter.com/rlf8WeGAz1
— Lara Logan (@laralogan) August 18, 2021
4.
My translator and his children were evacuated out of Kabul this morning. Thank you everyone who reached out to help. Praying for the others. pic.twitter.com/TsQlur6mLT
— Jen Percy (@JenPercy) August 17, 2021
5. Twitter says Taliban can stay on platform if they obey rules
6. U.S. families mid-adoption trying to get Afghan children out
7. Charity run by Catholic nuns asks for prayers for Afghanistan
8.
Haiti was hit by an earthquake on Saturday that killed more than 1,900 people and left thousands injured and displaced. Days later, a strong storm lashed the area, bringing the risk of floods and mudslides.
Here’s how the disasters devastated the country.https://t.co/3WSWkAM1tV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 18, 2021
9. How the woke takeover of child services endangers abused kids
10.
The medical malpractice suits cannot start soon enough. https://t.co/T8FptQNNQW
— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) August 18, 2021
11. Digital Addictions Are Drowning Us in Dopamine
12.
This is why politicizing COVID is ridiculous. Here is a chart showing Hawaii and Texas: opposite approaches and yet same trajectory. Adjust your narratives accordingly pic.twitter.com/DeM1SWjPF7
— Daniel Darling (@dandarling) August 18, 2021
13. The New Yorkers bedeviled by crime
14. Sohrab Ahmari apologizes to Richard Haass
15. Polish Olympian auctions silver medal for child’s heart surgery
16. Susan B. Anthony photo, found in attic, now going to auction
17. A place to call home: 18-year-old celebrates after being officially adopted
18. Providing foster kids with the tools — and the funds — to succeed [podcast]
20. For hours each day, these prison inmates make personalized quilts for children in foster care
Most of the men who participate in the program are fathers, he said, and more than a few have known the uncertainty of growing up in foster care.
“They can relate because they’ve been there,” Satterfield said. “It gives them comfort and satisfaction to know that a quilt they’ve made is going to a child who may not get another birthday present.”