
Credit: Steve Bloom, The Olympian
*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***
+ The Olympian: St. Peter Hospital staffers describe life in the overflowing ER as COVID cases surge
+ KING-5 TV: Masks required for all Washington residents in indoor public settings beginning today
+ The Seattle Times: Inslee’s vaccine mandate draws fire from union and questions about unemployment benefits
+ The Points Guy: US National Park Service is celebrating its birthday on Aug. 25 with free admission to all 423 sites
+ Gate Checked: Canada Will Soon Require All Air Travelers To Be Fully Vaccinated
*** AFGHAN NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***
The Drive: 800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet
CNBC: Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees [Ed. note: Seattle’s largest international carrier included, Delta]
CNBC: President Biden’s job approval ratings drop as Covid cases rise and crisis in Afghanistan mounts
Politico: ‘The Temperature in Saigon Is 105 and Rising’ – What I learned about American power watching the U.S. leave Vietnam — and then Afghanistan decades later.
The New York Times via The Times of India: Afghanistan faces economic shock as sanctions replace aid
Center for Responsive Politics: Defense Contractors Spent Big in Afghanistan Before the Taliban Took Control
The Washington Post: Afghan refugee goes into labor on U.S. evacuation flight, gives birth on landing
*** VIRUS NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***
The Washington Post via Stars and Stripes: Vaccine resistance in the military remains strong, a dilemma for Pentagon as mandate looms
The Hill: Fully vaccinated man dies of COVID-19, daughter says he was cautious
KRON-4 TV (San Francisco): Friend Remembers Vaccinated Woman Who Died From COVID-19 in Marin County
ProPublica: As Cases Surge, CDC Only Tracking a Fraction of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections
The New York Times via Yahoo!: ‘Nursing Is in Crisis’: Staff Shortages Put Patients at Risk
*** TRUMP NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND ***
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow: Trump admin deliberately sabotaged refugee process, stranding war allies: former insiders
Daily Kos: Ex-Pence aide blows whistle on Trump administration’s campaign to keep Afghan allies out of U.S.
CNBC: U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocks reinstatement of Trump-era immigration policy
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi: Trump admin sabotaged visa process for Afghans. Stephen Miller was the tip of the spear.
Business Insider: Donald Trump booed at Alabama rally after encouraging his supporters to get vaccinated against COVID-19, video shows
MSNBC: Alabama city hosting Trump rally declares Covid emergency before event
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