Tweet Nothings

Chaotic events in Afghanistan this weekend appeared to signal the end of 20 years of U.S. efforts against the Taliban and a failed nation-building experiment.

Here's a thread of the conflict's history, as told on the front pages of The New York Times.https://t.co/WnOkaYw4xh

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2021

W & Co. wrongly assumed they knew the hopes and dreams of the Afghan people, and absolutely nothing has changed. If this is what (too many) Afghans want, it's impossible to uproot it. 

Prosecutors Dismiss Rape Charges Against Standout High School Football Star After New Information Came to Lighthttps://t.co/iKxZZ9be0e

— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) August 13, 2021

Mug Shot Monday 

When you're trying to find the perfect words ✏️#CincyTennis | @steftsitsipas pic.twitter.com/XXr6QLCje2

— Western & Southern Open (@CincyTennis) August 16, 2021

At least he's pretty 

This quote from the NYPD sounds apocryphal to me, but something is up. Is there any truth to this, @CoreyinNYC and @ebottcher? pic.twitter.com/whJ9poQxqt

— Kenneth M. Walsh (@kenneth212) August 16, 2021

A mentally unstable man is said to have started 14 fires near my old apartment in Chelsea last night, including a restaurant that opened three weeks before the pandemic yet somehow flourished. The owner says this will not stop him and he's already rebuilding. 

Farewell #TheWhiteLotus. I spoke to Murray Bartlett about what happened to Armond, that poop scene, his pantheon of gay TV roles, old Aussie soap opera demons, the beauty of winter in Provincetown, and being out in Hollywood. https://t.co/M774vjWtBD

— Tim Teeman (@TimTeeman) August 16, 2021

No one is ever happy with a beloved show's ending, but I was fine with the way "White Lotus" checked out.