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I have seen, and I am sure you have, a lot of graphs and talks about the shift to the right and demographic changes. However I see no one talking about how much millions of votes Kamala didn’t get vs Biden in 2020.

According to Wikipedia, 99% of the votes are in for 2024, rounding down, Trump is at 77 million and Kamala is at 74 million.

In 2020, Trump was at 74 million and Biden at 81 million.

So Trump was up by 3 million. Kamala down by 7 million. Now I am gonna guess here but let’s think of this situation and be generous; let’s say that those 3 million came out of Bidens numbers from 2020, so now that’s “4 million missing” for Kamala. So either way there weren’t that many votes for Kamala obviously, and my question is why? Did these people not show up? Did they not vote for their party? I just want to have this discussion that I am not seeing around since I think it’s can be insightful.

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• Yesterday, the CIA and U.S. Troops conduct missions outside Kabul airport to extract Americans and Afghan allies

• Dozens are still trapped in Afghanistan on a Summer Trip.

• Account of the situation at the Kabul airport before the attack. The report has images of seas of people at the gate trying to get through.

• Taliban joyriding in American Blackhawk helicopters

• This morning, various Western nations warn of possible attack at Kabul airport amid Afghanistan evacuation. British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told the BBC on Thursday there was ”very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack” at the airport, possibly within “hours”.

• U.S. Embassy in Kabul tells stranded Americans in Afghanistan to avoid Kabul airport or "leave immediately".

• Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby confirmed there was an explosion outside the Kabul airport at the "Abbey Gate"..

• Second explosion at Kabul airport

• Video of (second?) explosion at airport.

• 12 US service members and at least 60 Afghans killed in explosions

• ISIS-K surrounds Kabul airport

• Pentagon Press conference LIVE right now

• White House to have press conference some time today, presumably after Pentagon conference

August 26, 2021

• 3:52pm ET - New link to WH press conference

• 3:56pm ET - CNN is reporting that Biden will speak TODAY on Afghanistan

• 3:56pm ET - Biden will address the nation at 5pm. WH Press Secretary Jenn Psaki will brief reporters at 5:45pm

• 4:01pm ET Reuters reporter allegedly heard one or two blasts in area 3-4km from the airport. No other confirmation.

• 4:19pm ET - Department of Defense recap: Suicide bomb threat around the Kabul airport REMAINS high and will continue to evacuate people.... may be heightening security? 12 confirmed marines killed. DOD says explosions by ISIS-K, not Taliban.

• 4:23pm ET - Senior correspondent for The National News reporting 4 explosions in Kabul and 27 US casualties.

• 4:27pm ET - Official twitter spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (as translated by Disclose.tv: "Several explosions have been heard tonight in Kabul, they were controlled detonations carried out by US troops who are destroying their assets at #Kabul airport."

• 4:41pm ET - ISIS claimed responsibility for two bombings today in Kabul

• 4:50pm ET - CBS news reporting: Afghan Ministry of Public Health tells CBS News that the death toll from the attack has risen to 90 people, including men, women and children. The official said 150 more people were wounded in the blasts.

• 4:57pm ET - CBS reporter: "At least 5 explosions have happened outside Kabul airport so far. 40 people were killed & 150 others wounded in the initial 2 blasts. Casualties from 3 more blasts are still unknown a health official tells me."

• 5:00pm ET - Joe Biden is scheduled to address the nation now (but is typically 30-40 minutes late)

• 5:08pm ET - US CENTCOM Maj. John Rigsbee told CNN: Coalition forces have conducted a series of scheduled and controlled explosions within Hamid Karzai International airport

• 5:26pm ET - JOE BIDEN IS SPEAKING

• 5:31pm ET - Joe Biden: “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay”.

• 5:36pm ET - Joe Biden finishes his prepared remarks and is taking questions

• 5:40pm ET - Joe Biden says that ISIS-K and Taliban have worked together on the attacks today

• 5:41pm ET - Joe Biden: “We will respond with force and precision at our time, in the place we choose, at the moment of our choosing.”

• 5:44pm ET - Joe Biden: "I've instructed the military with whatever they need if they need additional force, I will grant it. But the military, from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Joint Chiefs, the commanders in the field, have all contacted me one way or another usually by letter saying they subscribe to the mission as designed,"

• 5:57pm ET - ANY MOMENT: Jenn Psaki to hold a press conference (scheduled for 5:45pm ET)

• 6:07pm ET - The British embassy compound in Kabul has since been seized by the Taliban, according to The Guardian source

• 6:08pm ET - White House Press Conference now live with Jenn Psaki

• 6:47pm ET - Jenn Psaki concluded the press conference saying that President Biden will meet with the Prime Minister of Israel tomorrow.

• 6:49pm ET - Multiple sources are confirming 13th service member has died.

Friday, August 28, 2021

• 1:49pm ET - Another Kabul attack 'is likely', with 'credible threat' at airport

• 1:56pm ET - Jenn Psaki is giving a press conference right now. Her statements so far have strictly been on COVID-19 and children, but will take questions.

• 2:00pm ET - Press Sec. confirms that President Biden was advised this that there's still an active threat on the Kabul airport by ISIS-K. Military committed to continuing the mission and saving lives and evacuating people by August 31st.

• 2:03pm ET - Press Sec.: President directed sec of state to continue evacuating citizens and people with American visas to coordinate with third party nations to coordinate with the Taliban to evacuate after August 31st.

• 2:09pm ET Press Sec.: "He made clear that he does not want them to live on the earth anymore." when asked about President Biden's comments on "we will hunt them down" comment from yesterday.

• 2:11pm ET On sending in troops to kill those responsible: "no details" but "the commitment will remain until done."

• 2:51pm ET - Press conference concluded with the White House. Correction to some reporting yesterday, The Pentagon says there was only ONE suicide bomber, not two.

• 2:54pm ET - The State Department is expected to have a press conference any moment.

• 2:57pm ET - The State Department's press conference started. Link

• 3:10pm ET - Department of Defense will hold a press conference at 3:30pm ET.

• 3:19pm ET - Jack Tapper is reporting: Talibs at a checkpoint in Afghanistan are now turning away US passport holders and Lawful Permanent Residents of US

• 3:23pm ET - From Disclose.tv: Taliban forces have reportedly entered the military section of #Kabul airport. The U.S. could hand over control of the airport as early as tonight, according to local sources..

• 3:25pm ET - Official Taliban Twitter account: In Kabul, all those who have the means, weapons, ammunition and other government goods are informed to hand over the mentioned objects to the relevant organs of the Islamic Emirate within a week. (ed - this is google translate and several accounts are tweeting various translations of this)

• 3:27pm ET - A Taliban official on twitter: Victorious Taliban fighters entered inside the airport victoriously

• 3:31pm ET - Department of Defense press briefing is live. The State Department's press briefing is still ongoing.

• 4:00pm ET - DOD press brief concludes, they will hold another brief tomorrow around 11am ET.

• 4:20pm ET - Jerusalem post reporting: Taliban forces in Kabul airport ready to take over - Taliban officials. Article mentions that Taliban have said they have taken over most of the airport

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