It's a "good news, bad news" kinda Friday!

I almost didn't create a Morning Sixpack today. Why?

Glad you asked!

I didn't sleep well at all last night and that dragged my day down from the get-go.

But here I am, and here is the NEWS!

The Biden economy is rolling, adding 850k new jobs. That's the good news.

The bad news is Sha'Carri Richardson got DQ'd for using marijuana. Don't know who she is? Well, you were going to know who she was after she won the 100 meter dash in the Tokyo Olympics in a couple weeks.

But now you may never know her. She won't be there. She got disqualified from participating. Her 1st place win at the US Olympic Trials in Oregon was vacated and her place on the Olympic team was given to the 4th place finisher.

This is just so stupid. Marijuana should not be a banned substance. End of story.

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In other news,

The US military is almost completely out of Afghanistan.

All US forces have left Bagram Air Base, as US withdrawal from Afghanistan nears completion

The last US troops have left Bagram Air Base, according to a US defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the sprawling compound that became the center of military power in Afghanistan.

The full withdrawal of US troops from the country is not complete yet but expected very soon.

Nearly two decades after the first American troops arrived at Bagram and helped take control of the field after the 9/11 attacks, the transfer of the field to the Afghan military proceeded without fanfare, a hushed finale that portends the imminent conclusion of America's longest war.

Once a dilapidated runway that barely had electricity in the surrounding buildings, the airfield became a small city in its own right, complete with shops, gyms, and classrooms for the thousands of servicemembers and contractors who worked at the base and its facilities.

Queue a resurgence of the Taliban in 3...2...1...

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Get the rest of the Sixpack here and, as always, make it a great day, even if you got a horrible night's sleep!

Bill

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