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31 Dec 20, 4 tweets, 1 min read
There is currently a lot of concern in DC that Iran will retaliate for the Soleimani killing this weekend
Jan 3 is the 1 yr anniversary of US assassination of the Iranian Gen'l
2 US B-52 bombers flew a 'show of force' mission in Persian Gulf yesterday
nytimes.com/2020/12/30/us/…
2-"Two American B-52 bombers flew another show-of-force mission in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, a week after Trump warned Iran that he would hold it accountable ‘if one American is killed’ in rocket attacks in Iraq that the administration and military officials blamed on Tehran
3-"The warplanes’ 36-hour round-trip mission from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota was the third time in six weeks that Air Force bombers had conducted long-range flights about 60 miles off the Iranian coast
4-"moves that military officials said were intended to deter Iran from attacking American troops in the region.” ~NYT

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Amid concerns from Biden allies that some current Secret Svc presidential detail members are politically aligned with Trump
Agents who have worked with Biden in the past will be reattached to his presidential detail
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31 Dec 20
Where things stand in the Senate with the $2K increase ask

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politico.com/news/2020/12/3…
2-"Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans finished off any imminent chance of approving $2,000 stimulus checks on Wednesday, ending a push from President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders to approve bigger direct payments as the congressional term comes to an end.
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31 Dec 20
Trump is suddenly scheduled to leave Palm Beach ahead of his big deal NYE party
His public sched today says he's leaving PB at 11 & returning to DC
Jan 3 is the 1yr anniv of the Soleimani killing & there's much concern Iran will retaliate this weekend
cnn.com/2020/12/30/pol…
2-"Trump is expected to return to Washington earlier than anticipated ahead of a planned disruption by Republicans when Congress meets next week to certify President-elect Joe Biden's win.
3-"Trump is now slated to leave Palm Beach before his annual New Year's Eve party, even though guests had already gathered at his south Florida club and were told Trump would be in attendance, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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30 Dec 20
Interesting point (easily lost in the chaos):
Pence 'declined' to sign on to Louie Gohmert's law suit to have him toss the election on 1/6
Some see this as Pence resisting
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We'll see..
politico.com/news/2020/12/2…
2-"Lawyers for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Arizona’s 11 Republican electors revealed Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence declined to sign onto their plan to upend Congress’ certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
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30 Dec 20
Biden slammed Trump admins Covid vaccine rollout yesterday calling it 'meager & insufficient'
Said he'll invoke Defense Production Act to ramp up distribution
And will increase testing
washingtonpost.com/politics/biden…
2-"President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday cast President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as meager and insufficient, as he vowed to fully use the federal government’s powers once inaugurated to speed the production and dispersal of vaccines and protective equipment.
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Keep your eyes on this:
Yesterday Britain approved the use of the (much easier to use & store) AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
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apnews.com/article/europe…
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3-"The approval and a shift in policy that will speed up rollout of the vaccine in the U.K. comes as a surge in infections threatens to swamp British hospitals.
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