Author: CapitalGainsFund

Aug 31

FACT FOCUS: Trump, others wrong on US gear left with Taliban

The Taliban have seized both political power and significant U.S.-supplied firepower in their whirlwind takeover of Afghanistan, recovering guns, ammunition, helicopters and other modern military equipment from Afghan forces who surrendered it. But the gear the Taliban have obtained isn’t worth the $80 billion or more being claimed this week by social media users and […]
Aug 31

Taliban demand US diplomats return to Kabul

Taliban officials “expect” President Joe Biden to reopen the U.S. Embassy in Kabul despite U.S. insistence that future diplomatic relations will depend on Taliban behavior. “America should have only a diplomatic presence in Kabul,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday, per an Afghan media outlet. “We have communication channels with them, and we expect them […]
Aug 31

Firefighters say the raging Caldor Fire that sparked evacuations in the Lake Tahoe region may not be fully contained until mid-September

Firefighters say the Caldor Fire in Northern California will take another two weeks to contain. The blaze has already consumed over 191,000 acres and destroyed over 600 buildings. Five people – three first responders and two civilians – have been injured in the fire.  See more stories on Insider’s business page. Firefighters say the massive […]
Aug 31

The 22-year-old MAGA influencer running Rudy Giuliani’s communications team has been replaced by a former Hooters spokesperson

Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, center, poses for photos with OAN correspondent Chanel Rion, left, and his assistant Christianné Allen, outside the White House, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Christianné Allen has worked for Giuliani since September 2019, and quit in August 2021. Allen’s replacement, Todd Shapiro, has […]
Aug 31

Trump Rants About Media Spending ‘All Night’ On Ida Instead Of His ‘Great’ Taliban Deal

Former President Donald Trump called in to a conservative radio show Monday to gripe about the media spending “all night long” on Sunday covering the deadly and massively destructive Hurricane Ida instead of his “great agreement” with the Taliban. Trump’s ill-fated agreement, signed by his administration in February 2020, promised that the U.S. would get out of Afghanistan […]