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Freelance journalist covering US nat'l affairs for @StatesNewsroom | 2x @WeAreSFJ award-winner | Prev: @NewStatesman, @VICE & more | Comments = mine. DMs open.

Feb 10, 2023, 12 tweets

#BREAKING
WH Press Sec Karine #JeanPierre presser: (Nat'l Security Council Coord for Strategic Communication Admiral #JohnKirby) Says re: US taking down a "high-altitude object over #Alaska ... within the last hour": (See screenshot b/c I ran out of characters.)

#BREAKING
WH Press Sec Karine #JeanPierre presser: (Nat'l Security Council Coord for Strategic Communication Admiral #JohnKirby) Says more re: US taking down a "#HighAltitudeObject over #Alaska ... within the last hour": (See screenshot b/c I ran out of characters.)

#BREAKING
WH Press Sec Karine #JeanPierre presser: (Nat'l Security Council Coord for Strategic Communication Admiral #JohnKirby) Says more re: US taking down a "#HighAltitudeObject over #Alaska":

"I know of no outreach this afternoon to the Chinese gov't about this."

#BREAKING
WH Press Sec Karine #JeanPierre presser: (Nat'l Security Council Coord for Strategic Communication Admiral #JohnKirby) Says more re: US taking down a "#HighAltitudeObject over #Alaska":

"I know of no plans to reach out to the Chinese specifically on this."

#BREAKING
US Dept of Defense Press Sec Air Force Brig. Gen #PatRyder presser: Says re: #HighAltitudeObject that was taken down by US military today, that it was traveling in a "northeasterly direction" when the object was taken down.

#BREAKING (via WH press pool)
#Biden talks with journalists re: #HighAltitudeObject that was taken down by US military today over #Alaska:

"It was a success."

#BREAKING
#Canada's prime minister, Justin #Trudeau, issues stmt saying US military "successfully fired" at an #UnidentifiedObject that had over the #Yukon today.

Trudeau says he's talked with #Biden. This comes after the US took down an #object Friday over #Alaska.

#BREAKING
#Canada's minister of nat'l defence, #AnitaAnand, issues stmt re: US downing an #UnidentifiedObject today over the #Yukon.

Anand says she talked with US Sec Def #LloydAustin today. This comes after the US took down an #object Friday over #Alaska.

#BREAKING
US Dept of Defense issues stmt re: US downing an #UnidentifiedObject today over the #Yukon in #Canada.

This comes after the US took down an #object Friday over #Alaska.

#BREAKING
WH issues readout of #Biden's conversation today with Canada's prime minister, Justin #Trudeau, re: US downing an #UnidentifiedObject today over the #Yukon in #Canada.

This comes after the US took down an #object Friday over #Alaska.

#BREAKING
#Canada's minister of nat'l defence, #AnitaAnand, presser re: US downing an #UnidentifiedObject today over the #Yukon: Says today's #object "appears to be a cylindrical object" and "it appears to be smaller in size than" last weekend's #China #SpyBalloon US took down.

#BREAKING
#Canada's minister of nat'l defence, #AnitaAnand, presser re: US downing an #UnidentifiedObject today over the #Yukon: Says today's object was "shot down at approx 3:41 p.m. Eastern Standard Time." Adds the object was at approx 40,000 feet.

#Object

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