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8:15 PM · Dec 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1602472202619654144
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https://twitter.com/JustTheNews/status/1602476505237430275
Department of Energy fires gender fluid nuclear official amid luggage theft charges: reports
Last week, authorities charged Brinton with a second theft, this time involving luggage allegedly stolen from a Las Vegas airport.
By Ben Whedon
Updated: December 12, 2022 - 7:58pm
The Department of Energy has fired Sam Brinton, thought to be the nation's first openly gender fluid federal employee, amid multiple allegations of luggage theft.
"Sam Brinton is no longer a DOE employee," a department spokesperson told the Daily Beast on Monday. "By law, the Department of Energy cannot comment further on personnel matters."
Brinton drew national attention for allegedly stealing a Vera Bradley suitcase from an airport luggage claim which the owner claimed contained roughly $2,325 in the value of its contents.
Though Brinton originally denied stealing the bag, the now-former DOE official later called the airport to say it had been mistakenly taken and would be returned.
Last week, authorities charged Brinton with a second theft, this time involving luggage allegedly stolen from a Las Vegas airport.
Brinton served as the DOE's deputy assistant secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition prior to termination.
Anon notes for you the 34 minute delta between article post (7:58 pm) and twitter post (8:32pm)
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/department-energy-fires-gender-fluid-nuclear-official-amid-luggage-theft-charges?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twjtn
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https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1602524724751650816
https://insiderpaper.com/china-sends-record-wave-of-bombers-into-taiwan-defence-zone/
JUST IN 🚨 China sends 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bombers into Taiwan defence zone
China sent a record 18 nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan’s air defence zone, Taipei said Tuesday, just days after Beijing banned more Taiwanese imports in the latest sign of deteriorating ties.
Democratic Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be seized one day.
Beijing has ramped up military, diplomatic and economic pressure since the 2016 election of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who rejects its stance that the island is part of China.
In a daily update on Tuesday morning Taiwan’s defence ministry said 21 aircraft entered the island’s southwest air defence identification zone (ADIZ) over the last 24 hours, including 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bombers.
That represents by far the largest daily sortie by H-6 bombers since Taipei first began releasing daily incursion data in September 2020, according to a database maintained by AFP.
The wave came after China slapped fresh import bans on Taiwanese food, beverages, alcohol and fishery products last week, prompting Premier Su Tseng-chang to accuse Beijing of violating international trade rules and “discriminating” against the island.
The H-6 is China’s main long distance bomber and is able to carry nuclear payloads.
It is rare for China to send more than five H-6 bombers in one day. But sorties have increased dramatically in recent weeks.
Until recently October 2021 was the month with the largest number of H-6 flights on record at 16.
But last month China sent 21 of the bombers into Taiwan’s ADIZ. And the current tally for December stands at 23.
Many nations maintain air defence identification zones (ADIZ), including the United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan and China.
They are not the same as a country’s airspace.
Instead, they encompass a much wider area, in which any foreign aircraft is expected to announce itself to local aviation authorities.
Taiwan’s ADIZ is much larger than its airspace. It overlaps with part of China’s ADIZ and even includes some of the mainland.