News Of The Week Roundup: Week 51, 2021
Sunday, December 26, 2021 at 03:12PM
Today marks the start of Kwanzaa, also spelled Kwanza (with one 'a' at the end). The celebration lasts until January 1. https://t.co/AyApeN5H9h
— CNN (@CNN) December 26, 2021
Some breaking news today - Desmond Tutu has died. He was a pioneer in the fight against apartheid. The world will miss him.
Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his struggle against the system of white domination known as apartheid, died Dec. 26 in Cape Town. He was 90. https://t.co/cLUCGeA1Ir
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 26, 2021
For the first time in two decades, no troops were deployed during Christmas because of war in Afghanistan. Thanks Biden. Thanks Trump.
Re-upping this work of deployed Marine Corps ingenuity. For the first time in 20 years, no deployed US troops marking Christmas in Afghanistan. https://t.co/C7P2hXln1D
— Hope Hodge Seck (@HopeSeck) December 24, 2021
The U.S. economy grew more than expected in the third quarter.
Cases of COVID-19 Omicron are exploding across the world. When you go into an indoor public place, wear a mask, but choose a better one than handmade cloth. Get an n95 or kn95.New: US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.3% between July and September - a slightly faster pace than the 2.1% previously reported.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 22, 2021
Holiday travel is happening, despite Omicron. If you want to travel responsibly, here are some strategies you can follow. https://t.co/ph95Sln9W8 pic.twitter.com/xQ2Ls5YtWe
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 26, 2021
Daily Covid cases have now exceeded all previous waves in UK and EU.
— Vincent Rajkumar (@VincentRK) December 26, 2021
The contagiousness of Omicron. pic.twitter.com/K5pFEB8Zxw
And I leave you with this - shut up and take my money!
AEROSMITH: 'On Tour: 1973-1985' Book Now Available https://t.co/U2lMR36jGH pic.twitter.com/Ms0LiekZaS
— BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) December 23, 2021
Reader Comments (3)
Thank Trump for for having Pompeo negotiate directly with the Taliban on a sh*tty exit plan?
And no thanks to Biden for the crappy execution of an already dumb logistical strategy from Trump, even if he was purposely shanghai’d by the previous administration.
Surely, there must have been the opportunity to have a more sophisticated, well planned approach to getting out than what the world had to witness, what with those poor people clinging to a jet and a chance at freedom, only to plummet to their deaths.
The Pentagon really lamed out on getting us out. Oh, well, anything to save a buck on moving costs even if it meant costing lives.
The one good thing about it is not having to cut that 300 million dollar check it cost us everyday to be over there when we have 14 million homeless living on our streets right now or millions the still unemployed or in crappy, slave-labor jobs without a responsible federal employment system to help them.