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https://inews.co.uk/news/world/high-altitude-object-shot-down-over-alaska-u-s-says-2143607?ico=related_stories
US confirms it has shot down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska on orders of Joe Biden
A White House official said the object was flying at about 40,000ft and posted a ‘reasonable threat’ to the safety of civilian flights
>40,000ft
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/10203437/chinese-spy-balloon-shot-down-alaska-pentagon/
US fighter jet shoots down ‘object the size of small car that posed a reasonable threat’ flying at40,000ftover Alaska
https://www.statnews.com/2017/10/11/pharmacist-congress-drug-delivery/
An old-school pharmacy hand-delivers drugs to Congress, a little-known perk for the powerful
WASHINGTON — If House Speaker Paul Ryan comes down with the flu this winter, he and his security detail won’t be screeching off toward the closest CVS for his Tamiflu.
Instead, he can just walk downstairs and pick up the pills, part of a little-known perk open to every member of Congress, from Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell down to the newest freshman Democrat.
>wanna get grounded
https://twitter.com/apmassaro3/status/1623717840112046080
It arrived! Thank you, heroes. And congratulations on achieving the status of brigade!
https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1624136928806469632
Matt Gaetz questions military experts about Chinese DJI drone espionage following spy balloon incident:
"I've read report after report from the DHS about the capabilities of these drones to collect and transmit intelligence."
https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1623929856466780161
Rand Paul breaks down how the U.S. government still funds Chinese coronavirus research.
"The main group that's been getting this money is EcoHealth Alliance. Over $100 million. A lot of it through the State Department."
https://www.sciencealert.com/ominous-green-lasers-shot-over-hawaii-didnt-come-from-nasa-satellite-after-all
>principle at raven group doesn't know two of the most notable entities in the world, goog and soros open society, are his clients
there's just so much to remember
https://insiderpaper.com/us-shoots-down-high-altitude-object-over-alaska/
A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object drifting high over Alaska on Friday, the White House said, just six days after the downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon sparked a fresh diplomatic rift with Beijing.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said it was unclear what the purpose or origin of the new object was, but said that it was taken down because, floating at 40,000 feet, it was a threat to civil aviation.
“The president ordered the military to down the object,” Kirby said.
Questioned about the incident by reporters at the White House, Biden said the shoot-down “was a success.”
Kirby said the object was much smaller than a huge Chinese balloon that crossed the United States last week and was shot down by a US fighter jet off the Atlantic coast on Saturday.
It was “roughly the size of a small car,” he said.
“We do not know who owns it, whether state owned or corporate owned,” he said. “We don’t understand the full purpose.”
Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said an F-22 Raptor used an AIM-9X missile to bring down the object — the same aircraft and munition used to target the alleged Chinese spy balloon.
The incident took place amid a new alarm over what US officials say is an ongoing program by China to fly surveillance balloons to collect intelligence around the world.
US officials said such balloons have flown over 40 countries, including at least four times previously over United States territory.
The Chinese balloon last week sparked particular concern as it overflew areas where the United States keeps nuclear missiles in underground silos and bases strategic bombers.
The incident led US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel an imminent trip to Beijing that had been long in planning and aimed at improving communications between the two rival superpowers.
Kirby said the new object was detected late Thursday, and shot down Friday afternoon Washington time.
It went down in northern Alaska near the Canadian border and fell over a frozen body of water, making recovery feasible, Kirby said.
Beyond My Purview
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-votes-end-foreign-air-traveler-covid-vaccine-requirement-2023-02-08/
U.S. House votes to end foreign air traveler COVID vaccine requirement
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to end a requirement that most foreign air travelers be vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions still in place.
The vote was 227 to 201 with seven Democrats joining Republicans. No Republicans voted against the bill.
The Biden administration in June dropped its requirement that people arriving in the United States by air must test negative for COVID but has not lifted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination requirements for most foreign travelers.
The White House said Tuesday it was opposed to the bill saying the vaccine requirement "has allowed loved ones across the globe to reunite while reducing the spread of COVID-19 and the burdens it places on the health care system in the United States." It is not clear if the Senate will take up the bill.
The White House plans to end the COVID public health emergency on May 11. "As we approach the end of the public health emergency, the administration will review all relevant policies, including this one," the White House said.
The CDC says vaccines continue to be the most important public health tool for fighting COVID-19 and recommends all travelers be vaccinated.
The U.S. Travel Association said "the need for this requirement has long since passed, and we appreciate the bipartisan action by the U.S. House to end this outdated policy … The U.S. is the only country that has maintained this policy."
Currently, adult visitors to the United States who are not citizens or permanent residents must show proof of vaccination before boarding their flight, with some limited exceptions.
Republican Representative Thomas Massie introduced the measure to rescind the vaccine requirement.