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ColinC
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March 2, 2022
Joe Biden
@JoeBiden
·
Mar 1, 2022
United States government offici
Ford is investing $11B to build electric vehicles—creating 11,000 jobs across the country.
GM is making the largest investment in its history—$7B to build electric vehicles, creating 4,000 jobs in Michigan.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Tesla has created over 50,000 US jobs building electric vehicles & is investing more than double GM + Ford combined
[fyi to person controlling this twitter]
Anti Union CEO mad that a pro union president won't give him props with pro union companies.
Elon Musk Complains Tesla was left out in Biden tweet
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1498858611241635843?s=20&t=mMWnRMNA3y0XaF0Xjbq_dAJoe Biden
@JoeBiden
·
Mar 1, 2022
United States government offici
Ford is investing $11B to build electric vehicles—creating 11,000 jobs across the country.
GM is making the largest investment in its history—$7B to build electric vehicles, creating 4,000 jobs in Michigan.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Tesla has created over 50,000 US jobs building electric vehicles & is investing more than double GM + Ford combined
[fyi to person controlling this twitter]
Anti Union CEO mad that a pro union president won't give him props with pro union companies.
February 27, 2022
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-27/eu-approves-450-million-euros-in-lethal-military-aid-for-ukraine?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google
Excerpt from Bloomberg:
The EU’s military aid package may include supplying fighter jets for the Ukrainian air force, Borrell said. Borrell said the EU has already had discussions with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the type of jets the Ukrainian military needs and there are member states that are able to supply them.
EU may Supply fighter Jets to Ukraine
https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1498035551168983043?s=20&t=PgWC56ZalRmU-Y961oLrGwJaw-dropping. Borrell says EU military package may include "supplying fighter jets" for Ukraine's air force, EU has spoken w/ Ukrainian foreign minister "about the type of jets the Ukrainian military needs" & there are "member states...able to supply them"
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-27/eu-approves-450-million-euros-in-lethal-military-aid-for-ukraine?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google
Excerpt from Bloomberg:
The EU’s military aid package may include supplying fighter jets for the Ukrainian air force, Borrell said. Borrell said the EU has already had discussions with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the type of jets the Ukrainian military needs and there are member states that are able to supply them.
February 26, 2022
For comparison, Russia lost 15,000 troops in ten years in Afghanistan. They are already more than 1/5 of the way to that number in Ukraine, and it hasn't been a week.
Illia Ponomarenko
@IAPonomarenko
Russian losses now, according to 🇺🇦Ukraine’s military.
14 airplanes
8 helicopters
102 tanks
536 armored cars,
15 artillery pieces,
1 BUK-1 system,
3,500 killed, nearly 200 taken prisoner
9:49 PM · Feb 25, 2022 from Ukraine
Russian Losses according to Ukraine's military
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1497448650003423235?s=20&t=Ho4J1HIenP84T-layRCOAgFor comparison, Russia lost 15,000 troops in ten years in Afghanistan. They are already more than 1/5 of the way to that number in Ukraine, and it hasn't been a week.
Illia Ponomarenko
@IAPonomarenko
Russian losses now, according to 🇺🇦Ukraine’s military.
14 airplanes
8 helicopters
102 tanks
536 armored cars,
15 artillery pieces,
1 BUK-1 system,
3,500 killed, nearly 200 taken prisoner
9:49 PM · Feb 25, 2022 from Ukraine
February 26, 2022
Former Georgia president on lessons from Russia's invasion of Georgia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/ex-georgia-president-saakashvili-lessons-georgia-2008-invasion-ukraine/Democracy Dies in Darkness
In August 2008, as Russian tanks advanced through Georgia’s sovereign territory and headed toward the capital, Tbilisi, President George W. Bush announced that he was mounting a U.S. military airlift to Georgia under the banner of “humanitarian assistance.” Those U.S. Air Force planes, once on the ground in Tbilisi, never took off again. If Vladimir Putin wanted to take Tbilisi, he was going to have to go through the United States. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice traveled to Tbilisi to help secure a truce. This mix of military pressure and diplomacy worked. Putin halted his advance.
In August 2008, as Russian tanks advanced through Georgia’s sovereign territory and headed toward the capital, Tbilisi, President George W. Bush announced that he was mounting a U.S. military airlift to Georgia under the banner of “humanitarian assistance.” Those U.S. Air Force planes, once on the ground in Tbilisi, never took off again. If Vladimir Putin wanted to take Tbilisi, he was going to have to go through the United States. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice traveled to Tbilisi to help secure a truce. This mix of military pressure and diplomacy worked. Putin halted his advance.
February 26, 2022
Ukraine shoots down second Russian paratrooper transport aircraft
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1497430637166407686?s=20&t=3aDt9Omk-3tTpg8Gr6J3aw
February 25, 2022
I switched my vote after I saw that Jackson's court issued an early ruling similar to what Kavanaugh's did shortly before the announcement.
Good job, DU! (on SCOTUS prediction)
From this post yesterday:
Who do you predict Biden picked for the Supreme Court?
I hope it is Leondra Kruger if for no other reason but her age. But Childs seems to be the safest pick for Senate confirmation.
I hope it is Leondra Kruger if for no other reason but her age. But Childs seems to be the safest pick for Senate confirmation.
I switched my vote after I saw that Jackson's court issued an early ruling similar to what Kavanaugh's did shortly before the announcement.
February 23, 2022
His net approval seems to have went from about -12% to -10%. Still not good, but I suspect the Russia/ Ukraine situation may be helping him, as the GOP continues to be divided on whether to support Russia over clear US interests as an invasion continues.
Biden's approval rating appears to be improving (per 538)
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/?ex_cid=rrpromoHis net approval seems to have went from about -12% to -10%. Still not good, but I suspect the Russia/ Ukraine situation may be helping him, as the GOP continues to be divided on whether to support Russia over clear US interests as an invasion continues.
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