President Joe Biden finally invoked the name of the world’s most valuable automaker – the first time he has publicly uttered the word “Tesla” since taking office.

Even though Biden says he’s a car guy and embraces electric vehicles as a way to counter climate change, he has resisted mentioning the global brand most clearly associated with EVs.

The occasion for his reversal: a Tuesday speech at the White House on domestic auto manufacturing.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-08/biden-breaks-silence-on-tesla-by-touting-its-u-s-manufacturing

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There is always that possibility that we weren’t told the truth about how you catch it. I remember when people used to worry about catching it from a toilet seat or swimming pool & we were told that you couldn’t catch it that way. They spent so much time in the 90s convincing people that it was only contagious by blood or sexual contact.

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Supreme Court Justice

Dan Coats knows firsthand what it’s like to lose a Supreme Court confirmation fight.

Nearly 17 years ago, he was asked to shepherd Harriet Miers, President George W. Bush’s surprise Supreme Court pick, through the Senate. Within a month, the nomination was dead.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/09/supreme-court-nomination-collapse-biden-harriet-miers-bush-dan-coats-00006918