A Messy Withdrawal and a Manipulated Reaction; Also, Producing Drinking Water out of Thin Air

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has clearly not gone as smoothly one would like, and James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana try to make sense of what has happened and also discuss the media’s role in the over-the-top reactions coming from the public (01:27). The guys also take a look at a recent report about a Spanish engineer who devised a machine that produces drinking water out of thin air (37:42).

The Withdrawal From Afghanistan Was Destined for Disaster (NY Mag)

Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war (BBC)

Russia takes over base left by U.S. forces near Syria's Raqqa: TASS (Reuters)

How Iran Has Kept Its Aging American-Made F-14 Tomcats Flying (The National Interest)

You Literally Can't Believe The Facts Tucker Carlson Tells You. So Say Fox's Lawyers (NPR)

Judge: Dominion suits against Trump allies can proceed (The Hill)

Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air (Reuters)

Water Facts - Worldwide Water Supply (US Bureau of Reclamation)

The Water From Your Tap Is an Engineering Marvel Millennia in the Making (Popular Mechanics) (Apple Link)

Rivers of Doubt - The North Georgia Water Crisis (The Bitter Southerner)