Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
The trend-lines are not looking good. There is no major pushback from any leader, nor any sign of a mass-movement gaining traction against the lunacy that has taken over the world. Censorship reigns supreme, nobody is allowed to question “the narrative,” people have mentally turned into sheep, and strong “individualism” is being looked-down upon.
The big stories
There was a long line-up of scary and ‘should-be-totally-unacceptable-in-a-normal-world’ things to have happened in the last week -
The Pentagon refusing to reveal the identities of the 2 ISIS-K (the K-variant of the ISIS virus) “planners” that the U.S. military droned & killed (oh, so, it was the deadliest day for the American troops in Afghanistan in 11 years, and the admin droned a couple of goat-herders from the HR department?) Details — the important lines - “Officials refused to identify the individuals by name, or say if whether they played specific roles in the suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport Thursday that killed 13 US service members and at least 169 Afghans. The lack of detail led some experts to speculate the two were not high-value targets.”
Also, Biden is refusing to fire any of his top military advisors for the utter humiliation in Afghanistan and the totally avoidable & unnecessary sacrifice of 13 U.S. soldiers. If only the nincompoops in the administration had not abandoned the Bagram Air Base before pulling out all Americans and SIV applicants! Watch this heart-wrenching interview as Tucker speaks to the father of fallen US Marine, Kareem Nikoui.
95,000 Afghanis who translated stuff for the American troops? Ninety-frickin’-five-thousand!? Really? Yep, that’s what this feckless administration is trying to sell. And oh, that crazy IQ-of-a-fifth-grader marxist, AOC (Sandy Cortez), is pushing to import up to 200,000 unvetted people from Afghanistan into the United States. Wow. The Europeans understand the problem very well, now that they are suffering from unprecedented crime-rates, largely thanks to the refugees they embraced in 2016 — Greece has built a long & tall fence at its border (details) and Germany has said no to taking-in any Afghan refugees.
“Larry Elder is the Black face of white supremacy. You’ve been warned,” reads an actual headline from the LA Times. Wow. One thing the Leftists can’t stand is a Black man thinking for himself and saying common-sense things! California - go vote on Sep 14, recall Newsom, and get Larry into the Governor’s office. Save the Golden State. As always, there’s a must-watch Tucker segment -
Covid Craziness
Twitter permanently suspends Alex Berenson for simply stating vax facts and data.
The account got nuked (strike #3) because of this tweet -
We all knew this was coming, Alex knew this was coming. Alas, the censors were not impressed by the “unicorns” (‘Team Reality’ knows what I mean!) If you aren’t subscribed already, go subscribe to his Substack right now, if you want true, data & sources-backed information on all things Covid.
OR, if you promise not to tell Lord Dorsey, go follow him on his new-but-at-the-same-time-old Twitter
Countries & cities around the world turning into “police states” with arrests being made for just being outside during a lOcKdOwN or not wearing a face-diaper/muzzle (looking at you, Australia, and University of Tennessee).
Who had “ankle monitors” for school kids on their bingo card? School faces backlash over ankle monitors that help with sOcIaL dIsTaNcInG
Well, the worst state in the Union lives up to its expectations - Oregon governor announces statewide outdoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status - Details
Proud of this lad -
University of Virginia disenrolls 238 students for not complying with the vaccine requirement. Details
Delta Air Lines to charge unvaccinated workers $200 a month. Details
This says it all -
Business news
PayPal launches its cryptocurrency service in the UK. Details
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to go public through SPAC at $3.7B valuation. Details
On Holding AG, a Swiss shoe firm backed by Roger Federer, files for an initial public offering in the U.S. Details
Target to add more than 100 Disney shops to stores as holiday season approaches. Details
Swiss Re and Climeworks sign a $10M deal to capture carbon. Details
Intel lands Pentagon deal to support domestic chip making. Details
Ace Hardware, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world, plans to open 170+ stores this year. Details
Affirm shares soar on news of Amazon partnership for BNPL. Details
Substack scoops up paid social app Cocoon’s team. Details
This week in woke and cancel-culture lunacy
Is there a corporation in the US faker than Patagonia? Watch
Farmers’ Market is a sign of wHiTe SuPrEmAcY. Watch
Rachel Nichols tried to keep up with wokeism and still got canceled by ESPN. Read
A high school in Kentucky is having a “furry” problem — ahem, it’s people who identify as animals. Details
Check out UK police’s new Clown Cars - Details
Science & Technology
Watch SpaceX-NASA’s CRS-23 mission and first booster landing on the new droneship, A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Why this Astra rocket went sideways off the Launch Pad - Watch
Fashion, food, and entertainment
Foot Locker buys footwear chains WSS and Atmos for $1.1B. Details
Tiffany & Co. introduces “About Love” campaign starring Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Details
Kanye files document to change his name to Ye. Details
Farfetch teams with brands including Balenciaga, Khaite for launch of pre-order service. Details
Shopify introduces new in-app shopping experiences on TikTok. Details
Urban Outfitters’ Nuuly is launching a thrift store app. Details
Sweetgreen bets on automation by acquiring Spyce and its robotic kitchen tech. Details
Peloton slashes price on exercise bike, predicts slowing growth. Details
Mountain Dew x Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Details
McDonald’s runs out of milkshakes as supply chain woes grip the UK. Details
What’s gaining popularity
Google Search topics with big percentage jumps in search interest last week. Courtesy: Exploding Topics
“Japandi” - an interior design style that combines elements from Japanese and Scandinavian traditions.
“Carl-bot” - a Discord administration and moderation bot.
“The Pink Stuff” - a household cleaning products brand that has become a viral sensation on social media. #ThePinkStuff videos have amassed millions of views on TikTok
Chart of the week
Courtesy: ARK. TSLA, FTW!
Next week calendar
Dang, this week is really dead, here’s the shortest ‘next week calendar’ in PTGF’s ~8 month history.
Monday, Aug 30 - US Open begins
Thursday, Sep 2 - The Internet’s b’day
Friday, Sep 3 - BottleRock begins
Saturday, Sep 4 - Google’s b’day
Let’s foment a controversy
Last week’s topic on the timing of Afghan withdrawal received too few responses, so not going to mention any results for that. This week’s topic - Black Rifle Coffee Company. A couple weeks back, CEO Evan Hafer went on Joe Rogan to do damage control after he trashed Kyle Rittenhouse and Proud Boys in an NYT interview. If you need the full details, you can watch this Lauren Chen video. Do you still support BRCC? If yes, then, do you think Rittenhouse did not act in self-defense? Let me know!
Thanks for reading. See y’all next week!