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Some fully vaccinated people have been getting a third jab before the government has approved it.

Leading The Bulwark…

The Third-Shot Underground

JIM SWIFT: Some fully vaccinated people have been getting a third jab before the government has approved it.

🎧 On the Pods… 🎧

Matt K. Lewis on Biden's Disaster

On today's podcast, the Daily Beast's Matt K. Lewis joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the fall of Afghanistan, the right's anti-refugee pivot; the crisis of the Biden presidency; and Ron DeSantis's unconservative COVID policies.

ATMA: Why Is Shang Chi Going to War with Disney's Chief?

Plus: 'Free Guy' reviewed! Should you see it in a theater?

For Bulwark+ Members… 🔐

MORNING SHOTS: The Right's Anti-Refugee Jihad 🔓

CHARLIE SYKES on the MAGA memory hole.

THE TRIAD: Biden Blames the Victims 🔐

BENJAMIN PARKER on the Afghans and us.

ATMA BONUS: The Vietnam War's Cinematic Legacy 🔐

How movies can help people navigate national trauma.

From The Bulwark Aggregator…

• Speaking about Afghanistan, Biden takes the Carter approach – George E. Condon, Jr., National Journal

• The Empathy Wars – Choire Sicha, Intelligencer

• Mad Kabul Scramble Is ‘Exactly the Scenario We Feared’ – Sam Brodey, Scott Bixby, and Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily Beast

• Why Is America So Bad at Training Foreign Armies? – Kori Schake, The Atlantic

• Solar Panel Manufacturer That Hasn’t Produced Solar Panels Since 2017 Seeks Extension of Solar Panel Tariffs – Eric Boehm, Reason

• Biden authorizes $500M more for Afghan refugee relocation – Alex Gangitano, The Hill

• Republican Views On Immigration Are Shifting Even Further To The Right Under Biden – Michael Tesler, FiveThirtyEight

In Today’s Bulwark...

How the Afghanistan Debacle Harms U.S. Interests

WILLIAM INBODEN: Even beyond the humanitarian toll, the retreat from Afghanistan increases the risk of terrorism and damages America’s credibility.

Biden’s Disingenuous Speech on the Afghanistan Withdrawal

SHAY KHATIRI: Strawmen, falsehoods, and victim-blaming.

🚨OVERTIME 🚨

John Cornyn deletes tweet after China criticism… Remember, Cornyn is on the Intelligence Committee. Falsely claiming that the U.S. has 30,000 soldiers in Taiwan? Normally Cornyn just soldiers through, but after becoming the subject of Chinese ridicule… well… “Big John” just played into the hands of Beijing. Great going, Senator.

Jim Swift @JimSwiftDC

Cornyn usually leaves up his staff or intern's bad tweets despite blowback, but I guess having China call you a "dotard" might cause him and his office to take social media a little more seriously. mediaite.com/a/wpije via @Mediaite

mediaite.comJohn Cornyn Deletes Inaccurate Tweet After Chinese State Media Report Calls Him a ‘Dotard’The Texas senator mistakenly tweeted that the U.S. has 30,000 soldiers in Taiwan.

Gov. Ron Swanson… The New York Times reports: “Tennessee’s governor allows parents to opt out of mask mandates at school.” Bill Lee is basically offering these to parents:

And that’ll be played out in the courts.

And in related news…

John Wayne Ferguson @JohnWFerguson

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has COVID-19

The packed C-17… Here is more on yesterday’s reports about the stuffed USAF jet full of folks fleeing Afghanistan from Defense One.

Your Tuesday recipe… It’s blue corn chicken and waffles from New Mexico.

Speaking of food… Little Caesars proves that America was already great with its newest creation.

Perhaps Mark Levin shouldn’t speak off the cuff as much?

ryan @atdotcomma

Define “we” https://t.co/crEwAnEJXw

Fox News @FoxNews

Mark Levin: We were freer before the American Revolution than we are today https://t.co/QHjwpXjqqi https://t.co/w5No6TQOle

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