Bill O'Reilly here Wednesday, August 18th, 2021.

You are listening to the O'Reilly update.

Here's what's happening today in America.

Twitter, under scrutiny, as members of the Taliban are using it.

Chinese state media says America will abandon Taiwan.

COVID booster shots coming.

Five states hit record infection rates.

A new study shows moms with young kids drinking more alcohol during the pandemic.

Also, it had liberal panic in California, but first, Twitter executives facing a backlash

over their decision to allow the Taliban to use the platform while maintaining its ban

on Donald Trump.

Can you believe that?

A spokesperson for the Islamic group has been posting on Twitter since the terror

ists took control of Afghanistan.

Executives at Twitter say the Taliban can keep the account if it doesn't promote violence.

Are you kidding me?

These are terrorists.

The Taliban and Twitter, an amazing story.

The Global Times, the official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist government, saying the

United States will abandon Taiwan should Beijing decide to invade the island.

States newspaper quote from what happened in Afghanistan once a war breaks out in Taiwan,

straights, the US military will not come to help.

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