Happy Hour: 

We have a KSGF Happy Hour this evening! Join us from 4-6 p.m. at Retro Metro! We hope to see you out there!

China: 

The U.S. government is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been moving over northern states over the past several days.

• US government monitoring suspected Chinese spy balloon over northern states (Fox News)

Hunter Biden:

Hunter Biden is finally admitting that the laptop he abandoned at a Delaware computer shop belongs to him.

Hunter Biden’s lawyers called on federal and state prosecutors across the country to open criminal investigations into his critics on Wednesday, but denied that doing so suggested reports about the laptop’s contents are accurate.

• What’s Wrong with Hunter Biden’s Legal Team? (National Review)

Masks: 

A report comprised of three studies showed that people who thought they were less attractive were more likely to wear masks.

• People Who Think Themselves Unattractive More Likely To Keep Wearing Masks, Study Says (Daily Wire)

Literal Sob Squad: 

• Stop Crying In Congress, It’s Pathetic (The Federalist)

White House Chief of Staff: 

During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” outgoing White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain stated that the evacuation from Afghanistan “was a tremendous humanitarian achievement for the many lives that were saved” despite the “horrible, horrible price” of the 13 Americans killed in the attack on the Kabul airport.

• Klain: Afghanistan Evacuation ‘a Tremendous Humanitarian Achievement’ Despite ‘Horrible Price’ of 13 Dead Americans (Breitbart)