Mr. Biden: Given the climate crisis, we expect another tough hurricane season.
Jake Sullivan [White House briefing]: Tomorrow morning [Biden] will welcome the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Sweden to the White House, to coordinate on the path forward. The three leaders will also have a chance to compare notes on our united efforts to support Ukraine, and it's defense against Russia's brutal invasion.
Sullivan: The United States is prepared to send a very clear message, as are all our European allies, that we will not tolerate any aggression against Finland or Sweden during this process. [admittance to NATO]
[ridiculous suggestion that Russian might attack Finland or Sweden]
Sullivan: Ukraine won the battle of Kiev. Ukraine has now beaten Russia back from Kharkov, and Ukrainian defenders are putting the military assistance we provided to good use in defending territory in the Donbass as well.
Jean-Pierre: [Biden] will not visit the DMZ [during trip to South Korea].
Jean-Pierre: [The stock market] is not something we keep an eye on every day.
[currently down 1100 pts]
Jean-Pierre: The [Disinformation] board had never convened. Yes, the board is pausing, in the sense that it will not convene while former Secretary Chertoff and former Deputy AG Gorelick do their assessment.
Jean-Pierre: The [Disinformation board] was never about censorship, policing speech, or removing content from anywhere. It's function was to keep Homeland Security officials aware of how bad actors, including human smugglers, transnational criminal organizations, and foreign adversaries, could use disinformation to advance their goals.
Gricar was also involved in prosecuting truck driver James Robert Cruz for the 1993 murder of Dawn Birnbaum. Some believe he was a serial killer; Interesting because it appears many serial killers are actually rogue assets.