US Elections (& Politics) :)

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It’s back to potato chips then

lots of Potato chips fried in Sunflower Oil .. guess which 2 nations produce the majority of that ...

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October 14, 2022

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Good News Friday: Oct 14/22

Dear Patriots,


Rejoice in the good news that is out there but hidden from view.
Rejoice in the abundant supply of very good people who call themselves American.
Rejoice that our judicial system is still working.


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1- This is what living in a state with a true leader looks like. DeSantis is fiscally responsible and has a massive "rainy day budget". As Americans, we can work together to provide solutions to very big problems. There are no stories about Florida, Hurricane Ian, Sanibel, Fort Myers or DeSantis on any Fake News. THAT is exactly how you know that Governor DeSantis' response to a major hurricane has been remarkable.

This is not to imply that everything is back to normal or that everyone has been made whole. There is still much work to be done. With conservative leadership it will happen and Florida is on track by restoring the infrastructure quickly.

The Conservative Treehouse

Holy Cats, They Did It – The Temporarily Rebuilt Sanibel Causeway Opens Allowing Emergency Vehicles to Reach Sanibel Island

QUOTE: No one imagined this was feasible. Every expert put the timeline for repair at around a year. However, the git r' done crews and the Florida Dept of Transportation have accomplished a massive feat of reconstruction in phenomenal time. Major kudos to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the construction crews who worked every hour of every day, day and night, for two straight weeks and have created/built a temporary bridge to Sanibel Island.

Trust me, having seen the aftermath, this is absolutely remarkable.

The rapid response construction crews just kept bringing truck after truck of everything imaginable including rocks, concrete slabs, gravel, sand and more to fill in the missing parts of the roadway and islands. Then they surfaced the road and are now working on paving it in record time. Today restoration emergency crews drove across the bridges, and they anticipate opening the causeway to residents of Sanibel for civilian use on October 21st.


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2- Very impressive work by many good Americans to pull this off so quickly.

Breitbart

Rapid Recovery: Over 99% Have Power Restored in Florida

QUOTE: Rapid recovery efforts are still underway in Florida following Hurricane Ian's landfall which hit the west coast portion of the state, as residents finally have access to battered areas and over 99 percent have power restored, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

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3- When you feel that you are the last normal person in America, remember this: sales for a homosexual Superman comic have been so bad it has been cancelled.
Note to the left: stop messing with iconic American stories.

Breitbart

DC Comics Cancels Gay Superman Comic Due to Dismal Sales

QUOTE: DC Comics has announced the end of its woke "Superman: Son of Kal-El" series at New York Comic-Con as sales for the title continue to tank.

The series, by writer Tom Taylor, was launched with great fanfare a year ago but has not stood the test of comic book sales. The series will end after only 18 issues, with its final new book hitting stands in December, according to Bounding Into Comics.

Unfortunately for woke comics fans, DC's bisexual Superman who fights climate deniers totally bombed in sales.


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4- The good news is that we live in a country comprised of 50 state experiments. When you do not like the mess created by leftist Democrat rule, you may leave to find a place that still allows freedom to citizens.

Daily Mail

Tyson foods joins Caterpillar and Boeing in ditching Chicago amid huge crime wave

QUOTE: Tyson Foods has become the latest company to shutter its Chicago-area offices in response to rampant crime seen under progressive Mayor Lori Lightfoot, joining Boeing, Caterpillar, and several others to turn tail and flee the Windy City.

The chicken giant made the bombshell announcement Wednesday, revealing it's bringing together its corporate employees at its global headquarters in Arkansas, and closing down three of its offices, including one in Downtown Chicago.

The other two include a location in nearby Downers Grove, a suburb just outside the city, and in Dakota Dunes in South Dakota.

Roughly 1,000 employees work in the three locations collectively. Relocation will begin early next year, Tyson CEO Donnie King said in a release announcing the decision.


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5- The Durham investigation moves along at a snail's pace. This is a bombshell revelation, adding more proof to the massive Clinton conspiracy to frame President Trump. There has never been any evidence that there was a conspiracy between Trump and Russia. Now it is revealed, in court, that the FBI was so desperate they offered the spy who made up the dossier $1 million to prove the unprovable.

Breitbart

Senior FBI Analyst: Bureau Offered Christopher Steele $1 Million to Corroborate Dossier

QUOTE: The FBI offered former British spy Christopher Steele "up to $1 million" if he could prove the claims in his infamous dossier, according to a senior FBI analyst's testimony on Tuesday in Special Counsel John Durham's criminal probe into the origins of Russiagate.

FBI supervisory counterintelligence analyst Brian Auten's testimony came during the first day of Durham's criminal trial against Igor Danchenko. Danchenko, a paid FBI informant and Steele's primary source for the dossier, is accused of lying to the FBI.

Auten interviewed Danchenko and Steele as part of the bureau's Crossfire Hurricane team investigating an alleged connection between former President Donald Trump and Russia.

Auten testified the FBI offered Steele "up to $1 million," which was ultimately never paid because Steele could not substantiate the claims made in his dossier.


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6- Several rulings this week on various election laws are very important as they set precedent for future cases in other states.

The Epoch Times

Supreme Court Backs Republican in Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballots Case

QUOTE: The Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated an appeals court decision that required Pennsylvania to count mail-in ballots even if there is no date on the envelope.

"The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot," wrote Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson (pdf), siding with David Ritter, an unsuccessful Republican candidate for a judgeship.

They also threw out a U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that allowed the counting of mail-in ballots in the race that Ritter had sought to remove because voters did not write the date on the ballots. Ritter lost his 2021 bid to serve on the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas after 257 mail-in ballots that didn't have dates were counted.

Pennsylvania Republican legislators and conservatives filed amicus briefs saying the 3rd Circuit's ruling threatened the integrity of the 2022 midterm elections.

But the Supreme Court's action on Tuesday means that the 3rd Circuit ruling cannot be used as a precedent in the three states covered by this regional federal appellate court—Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware—to allow the counting of ballots with minor flaws such as the voter failing to fill in the date. Vacating the ruling does not change Ritter's loss in his race.


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7- Another important ruling on mail-in voting by Delaware court.

The Epoch Times

Delaware Court Strikes Down State's Voting-by-Mail Law

QUOTE: A state court blocked voting by mail in Delaware on Sept. 14 after ruling that the state's mail-in voting practices violate the Delaware Constitution.

Barring further judicial or legislative action, the ruling means mail-in voting will not be available in the upcoming general elections in Delaware on Nov. 8.

Republicans were critical of mail-in voting measures enacted at the height of the pandemic and accused election officials across the country of ignoring the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions by allowing it and promoting it heavily to the public. They claim this departure from the usual election procedures allowed Democrats to cheat.

The Democratic-controlled Delaware General Assembly hurriedly passed the voting-by-mail law in June after failing to secure enough Republican support to amend the state constitution to enshrine the policy. Lawmakers previously approved a separate voting-by-mail law during the pandemic in 2020, invoking emergency powers that allowed the statute to escape the usual constitutional scrutiny.


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8- A big win in court in Wisconsin and a defeat for Democrat election cheater Marc Elias.

The Federalist

Wisconsin Judge Smacks Down Leftists' Bid To Ignore A Law Requiring Witness Information On Absentee Ballots

QUOTE: A Wisconsin judge rejected an attempt by a left-wing group to allow the counting of invalid absentee ballots on Friday, with the ruling coming ahead of the state's upcoming fall elections.

"This lawsuit was a desperate attempt by extreme leftwing groups to enable the counting of invalid ballots in the upcoming election," said RITE President and CEO Derek Lyons in a statement. "RITE's work to secure the correct outcome in this case is another in a string of victories for Wisconsin voters and for transparency, consistency, and integrity in elections across the state."

According to a RITE representative, the attempt to get a temporary injunction was requested by the group known as RISE Inc., which was represented by Russia collusion hoaxer Marc Elias's firm, the Elias Law Group.

A long-time left-wing activist, Elias has spent decades attempting to interfere in U.S. elections to benefit the Democrat Party.


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9- A good man doing good things.

PJMedia

Mike Lindell Sending 20,000 Free Pillows and Blankets to Hurricane Victims. What Are the Stores That Cancelled Him Sending?

QUOTE: The Post Millenial is reporting that Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, is sending roughly 20,000 of his blankets, pillows, and Children's Bible Pillows to those who were pounded by Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Fla. He's even showing up himself to help hand them out.

I tweeted a handful of stores that canceled Lindell and his products to see what they were donating. Thus far, I've heard crickets.This isn't Lindell's first rodeo. He sent pillows to Kentucky tornado victims and Canadian trucker protestors in Ottawa last winter.Lindell produced a documentary, "Absolute Proof," in which he laid out how he believed Trump was cheated in the 2020 election. He followed it up with "Absolute Interference."

Retail stores aren't alone in their persecution of Lindell. The FBI recently trapped his car at a fast-food drive-thru and purloined his cell phone.


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Somebody wanna do the math and calculate how many 100's of Billions just this list is worth? This is your tax dollars, guys. This is your social security money, younger generations. All of this has been handed over to Ukraine and the DC elites. There is much more that hasn't been listed. This isn't protecting our country. This is abusive government waste.


90 tons of lethal military equipment on 22 January 2021

$125 million of lethal military equipment on 1 March 2021

$150 million of lethal military equipment on 11 June 2021

$60 million of lethal military equipment on 1 September 2021

$350 million of lethal military equipment, on 25 February 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba of unspecified further military aid, on 1 March 2022

$200 million of arms and equipment, including Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, on 12 March 2022

16 March 2022, aid sent by the US included:
600 Stinger systems
About 2,600 Javelin missiles
Five Mil Mi-17 helicopters
Three patrol boats
Four counter-artillery and counter-unmanned aerial system tracking radars
Four counter-mortar radar systems
200 grenade launchers and ammunition
200 shotguns
200 machine guns
Nearly 40 million rounds of small arms ammunition
Over 1 million grenade, mortar and artillery rounds
70 Humvees and other vehicles
Unspecified amounts of secure communications, electronic warfare detection systems, body armor, helmets and other tactical gear, military medical equipment, explosive ordnance disposal and demining equipment
Satellite imagery and analysis capability.

$800 million in military equipment announced on 16 March 2022, funded from the $13.6 billion in aid signed on 15 March. The package includes:
2,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles
1,000 light anti-armor weapons
6,000 AT4 anti-armor systems
800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems
100 Switchblade drones
100 grenade launchers
5,000 rifles
1,000 pistols
400 machine guns
400 shotguns
Over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition, grenade launcher rounds and mortar rounds
25,000 sets of body armor
25,000 helmets
Laser-Guided Rockets
$800 million of lethal military equipment, on 13 April 2022:
18 M777 howitzers calibre 155 mm and 40,000 rounds of artillery ammunition
11 Mi-17 military helicopters
200 armored personnel carriers
'counter-artillery radars'.
$800m military package was announced 21 April completing the drawdown from the $13.6bn military and humanitarian funding envelope approved by Congress 15 March
72 M777 155 mm towed howitzer with 144,000 rounds of ammunition
72 artillery towing vehicles
121 Phoenix Ghost tactical drones, a reduced capability alternative to the Switchblade quickly designed for export to Ukraine.

5 May the California National Guard had announced it had donated 4,320 ballistic vests, 1,580 helmets and facilitated the delivery of 7 medical field stations to Ukraine.

6 May another military package was announced worth $150 million:
25,000 155mm artillery shells
Counter artillery radars
Jamming equipment
Spare parts

19 May 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to an additional $100 million:
18 155mm Howitzers;
18 Tactical Vehicles to tow 155mm Howitzers;
3 AN/TPQ-36 counter-artillery radars; and
Field equipment and spare parts.

1 June 2022 another military package was announced worth $700 million High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and ammunition;
Four M142 HIMARS and ammunition
Five counter-artillery radars
Two air surveillance radars
1,000 Javelin missiles and 50 Command Launch Units
6,000 armor weapons
15,000 155 millimeter artillery rounds,
Four Mi-17 helicopters
15 tactical vehicles
Spare parts and equipment

15 June 2022 the twelfth military package was announced worth $1 billion;
18 155mm M777 howitzer howitzers
18 tactical vehicles for towing howitzers
36,000 155mm artillery shells
Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
Four tactical recovery vehicles
Spare parts and other equipment
Two Harpoon coastal defense launchers without ammunition
Thousands of military radios
Thousands of night vision equipment and optics
Funding for training, maintenance, sustainment, transportation, and administrative costs

23 June 2022 thirteenth military package was announced worth $450 million;
Four additional M142 HIMARS
36,000 105mm artillery shells
18 artillery towing tactical vehicles
1,200 grenade launchers
2000 machine guns
Two Small unit riverine craft
10 Sea Ark Dauntless-class patrol boats
Six 40-foot maritime combat craft
Spare parts and other equipment

1 July the United States government announced the 14th aid package for Ukraine including:
"Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)";
"Two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS)";
"Up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition"; and
"Four additional counter-artillery radars." Some total $820 million in total.

8 July the United States announced their 15th aid package valued at $400 million, the package includes:
4 additional M142 HIMARS (bringing the number of HIMARS pledged to Ukraine to 12).
Additional HIMARS ammunition.
Additional 155mm artillery shells including “A new type [of] 155 mm artillery ammunition," A senior U.S. official said these shells offer a “greater precision” than ordinary shells. Not confirming if they M982 Excalibur the official said: “It offers Ukraine precise capability for specific targets. It will save ammunition. It will be more effective due to the precision.”
“Three tactical trucks”
“Counter-battery systems”
“Demolition munitions”

22 July 2022 the United States government announced their 16th aid package valued at $270 million consisting of:
Four additional M142 HIMARS with ammunition, bring the number pledged to 16.
Four command post vehicles.
36,000 105mm artillery shells.
Up to 580 Phoenix Ghost loitering drones.
Additional armor weapons of unknown model or quantity.
Additional spare parts and other equipment.

1 August 2022, the US has announced the 17th aid package for Ukraine, valued at $550 million. Including 75,000 rounds of 155mm and more HIMARS ammunition.

8 August 2022 the US DoD announced the 18th military aid package for Ukraine:
Additional HIMARS ammunition
75,000 155mm artillery shells
20 120mm mortars
20,000 120mm mortar rounds
Munitions for the NASAMS
1,000 Javelin and "hundreds" of AT4 anti armor weapons
Claymore mines
C-4 explosives, demolitions munitions and demolition equipment
50 armored medical vehicles
Medical supplies, to include first aid kits, bandages, monitors, and other equipment.

20 August 2022 the US DoD announced the 19th military aid package for Ukraine:
Additional ammunition for HIMARS
16 105mm Howitzers and 36,000 105mm artillery rounds
15 Scan Eagle UAVs
40 International MaxxPro MRAP vehicles with mine rollers
Additional high speed anti-radiation missiles
50 armored Humvee vehicles
1,500 BGM-71 TOW missiles
1,000 Javelin anti armor systems
2,000 "anti armor rounds"
Mine clearing equipment and systems
Demolitions munitions
Tactical secure communications systems
Night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, optics, and laser rangefinders.
The Pentagon has also confirmed that Ukraine has been supplied with AGM-88 HARM at an unknown date after wreckage was found near a Russian position.

24 August a $2.98bn package through the Foreign Military Sales process was announced for Ukraine to purchase military hardware from manufacturers, including:
Air defense systems.
Artillery systems and munitions.
Counter-unmanned aerial systems, and radars. These purchases will come directly from US manufacturers with deliveries over a two-year period. Unlike previous donations which were mostly from existing US military stocks this will be for freshly manufactured equipment.

8 September 2022 the US DoD announced the 20th military aid package to Ukraine:
Additional ammunition for HIMARS
Four 105mm Howitzers and 36,000 105mm artillery rounds
Additional High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARM)
100 Armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)
1.5 million rounds of small arms ammunition
More than 5,000 anti-armor systems
1,000 155mm rounds of Remote Anti-Armor Mine (RAAM) Systems
Additional grenade launchers and small arms
50 armored medical treatment vehicles
Night vision devices and other field equipment.

15 September 2022 the US DoD announced the 21st military aid package to Ukraine:
Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
36,000 105mm artillery rounds
1,000 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds
Four counter-artillery radars
Four trucks and eight trailers to transport heavy equipment;
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems
Mine clearing equipment
Claymore anti-personnel munitions
Demolition munitions and equipment
Small arms and ammunition
Night vision devices, cold weather gear, and other field equipment

28 September 2022 the US DoD announced a military aid package worth $1.1 billion for Ukraine:
18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
additional ammunition for HIMARs
150 HMMWV vehicles
150 "Tactical vehicles" for towing weapons
40 trucks and 80 trailers to transport heavy equipment
Two UAS radars
20 Multi-mission radars
Counter UAS systems
Tactical secure communications systems, surveillance systems, and optic
Explosive ordnance disposal equipment
Body armor and other field equipment
Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.

4 October 2022 the US DoD announced the 22nd military aid package for Ukraine valued at $625 million:
Four HIMAR systems with additional rockets
16 155mm howitzers
75,000 155mm artillery shells
500 Precision guided artillery shells
1,000 Remote Anti-Armor Mine (RAAM) shells
16 105mm howitzers
30,000 120mm mortar rounds
200 International MaxxPro MRAP vehicles
200,000 rounds of small arms ammunition
Obstacle emplacement equipment
Claymore anti-personnel munitions
 
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"To my complete astonishment, at 21:19 in the video below, Col. Douglas Macgregor tells Judge Napolitano in a livestream few hours ago that he's "not convinced this is the original Joe Biden... I don't think it is."

Col. Macgregor isn't some new-to-YouTube alt media wannabe airhead. He served in 1997—1999 as the Chief of Strategic Planning and Director of the Joint Operations Center, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe and in 2020 he was Senior Advisor to the US Acting Secretary of Defense. That may mean that his informed opinion counts."



For your consideration, the following actor has been suggested as the person playing the role of Potatus:
 
A 15 year old kid killed his brother with a shotgun and killed 4 other adults. Some parents got some serious explaining to do.

Sad that this happened, but this will not last long in the media because the shooter did not use that evil black rifle.
 
Somebody wanna do the math and calculate how many 100's of Billions just this list is worth? This is your tax dollars, guys. This is your social security money, younger generations. All of this has been handed over to Ukraine and the DC elites. There is much more that hasn't been listed. This isn't protecting our country. This is abusive government waste.


90 tons of lethal military equipment on 22 January 2021

$125 million of lethal military equipment on 1 March 2021

$150 million of lethal military equipment on 11 June 2021

$60 million of lethal military equipment on 1 September 2021

$350 million of lethal military equipment, on 25 February 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba of unspecified further military aid, on 1 March 2022

$200 million of arms and equipment, including Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, on 12 March 2022

16 March 2022, aid sent by the US included:
600 Stinger systems
About 2,600 Javelin missiles
Five Mil Mi-17 helicopters
Three patrol boats
Four counter-artillery and counter-unmanned aerial system tracking radars
Four counter-mortar radar systems
200 grenade launchers and ammunition
200 shotguns
200 machine guns
Nearly 40 million rounds of small arms ammunition
Over 1 million grenade, mortar and artillery rounds
70 Humvees and other vehicles
Unspecified amounts of secure communications, electronic warfare detection systems, body armor, helmets and other tactical gear, military medical equipment, explosive ordnance disposal and demining equipment
Satellite imagery and analysis capability.

$800 million in military equipment announced on 16 March 2022, funded from the $13.6 billion in aid signed on 15 March. The package includes:
2,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles
1,000 light anti-armor weapons
6,000 AT4 anti-armor systems
800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems
100 Switchblade drones
100 grenade launchers
5,000 rifles
1,000 pistols
400 machine guns
400 shotguns
Over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition, grenade launcher rounds and mortar rounds
25,000 sets of body armor
25,000 helmets
Laser-Guided Rockets
$800 million of lethal military equipment, on 13 April 2022:
18 M777 howitzers calibre 155 mm and 40,000 rounds of artillery ammunition
11 Mi-17 military helicopters
200 armored personnel carriers
'counter-artillery radars'.
$800m military package was announced 21 April completing the drawdown from the $13.6bn military and humanitarian funding envelope approved by Congress 15 March
72 M777 155 mm towed howitzer with 144,000 rounds of ammunition
72 artillery towing vehicles
121 Phoenix Ghost tactical drones, a reduced capability alternative to the Switchblade quickly designed for export to Ukraine.

5 May the California National Guard had announced it had donated 4,320 ballistic vests, 1,580 helmets and facilitated the delivery of 7 medical field stations to Ukraine.

6 May another military package was announced worth $150 million:
25,000 155mm artillery shells
Counter artillery radars
Jamming equipment
Spare parts

19 May 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to an additional $100 million:
18 155mm Howitzers;
18 Tactical Vehicles to tow 155mm Howitzers;
3 AN/TPQ-36 counter-artillery radars; and
Field equipment and spare parts.

1 June 2022 another military package was announced worth $700 million High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and ammunition;
Four M142 HIMARS and ammunition
Five counter-artillery radars
Two air surveillance radars
1,000 Javelin missiles and 50 Command Launch Units
6,000 armor weapons
15,000 155 millimeter artillery rounds,
Four Mi-17 helicopters
15 tactical vehicles
Spare parts and equipment

15 June 2022 the twelfth military package was announced worth $1 billion;
18 155mm M777 howitzer howitzers
18 tactical vehicles for towing howitzers
36,000 155mm artillery shells
Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
Four tactical recovery vehicles
Spare parts and other equipment
Two Harpoon coastal defense launchers without ammunition
Thousands of military radios
Thousands of night vision equipment and optics
Funding for training, maintenance, sustainment, transportation, and administrative costs

23 June 2022 thirteenth military package was announced worth $450 million;
Four additional M142 HIMARS
36,000 105mm artillery shells
18 artillery towing tactical vehicles
1,200 grenade launchers
2000 machine guns
Two Small unit riverine craft
10 Sea Ark Dauntless-class patrol boats
Six 40-foot maritime combat craft
Spare parts and other equipment

1 July the United States government announced the 14th aid package for Ukraine including:
"Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)";
"Two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS)";
"Up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition"; and
"Four additional counter-artillery radars." Some total $820 million in total.

8 July the United States announced their 15th aid package valued at $400 million, the package includes:
4 additional M142 HIMARS (bringing the number of HIMARS pledged to Ukraine to 12).
Additional HIMARS ammunition.
Additional 155mm artillery shells including “A new type [of] 155 mm artillery ammunition," A senior U.S. official said these shells offer a “greater precision” than ordinary shells. Not confirming if they M982 Excalibur the official said: “It offers Ukraine precise capability for specific targets. It will save ammunition. It will be more effective due to the precision.”
“Three tactical trucks”
“Counter-battery systems”
“Demolition munitions”

22 July 2022 the United States government announced their 16th aid package valued at $270 million consisting of:
Four additional M142 HIMARS with ammunition, bring the number pledged to 16.
Four command post vehicles.
36,000 105mm artillery shells.
Up to 580 Phoenix Ghost loitering drones.
Additional armor weapons of unknown model or quantity.
Additional spare parts and other equipment.

1 August 2022, the US has announced the 17th aid package for Ukraine, valued at $550 million. Including 75,000 rounds of 155mm and more HIMARS ammunition.

8 August 2022 the US DoD announced the 18th military aid package for Ukraine:
Additional HIMARS ammunition
75,000 155mm artillery shells
20 120mm mortars
20,000 120mm mortar rounds
Munitions for the NASAMS
1,000 Javelin and "hundreds" of AT4 anti armor weapons
Claymore mines
C-4 explosives, demolitions munitions and demolition equipment
50 armored medical vehicles
Medical supplies, to include first aid kits, bandages, monitors, and other equipment.

20 August 2022 the US DoD announced the 19th military aid package for Ukraine:
Additional ammunition for HIMARS
16 105mm Howitzers and 36,000 105mm artillery rounds
15 Scan Eagle UAVs
40 International MaxxPro MRAP vehicles with mine rollers
Additional high speed anti-radiation missiles
50 armored Humvee vehicles
1,500 BGM-71 TOW missiles
1,000 Javelin anti armor systems
2,000 "anti armor rounds"
Mine clearing equipment and systems
Demolitions munitions
Tactical secure communications systems
Night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, optics, and laser rangefinders.
The Pentagon has also confirmed that Ukraine has been supplied with AGM-88 HARM at an unknown date after wreckage was found near a Russian position.

24 August a $2.98bn package through the Foreign Military Sales process was announced for Ukraine to purchase military hardware from manufacturers, including:
Air defense systems.
Artillery systems and munitions.
Counter-unmanned aerial systems, and radars. These purchases will come directly from US manufacturers with deliveries over a two-year period. Unlike previous donations which were mostly from existing US military stocks this will be for freshly manufactured equipment.

8 September 2022 the US DoD announced the 20th military aid package to Ukraine:
Additional ammunition for HIMARS
Four 105mm Howitzers and 36,000 105mm artillery rounds
Additional High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARM)
100 Armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)
1.5 million rounds of small arms ammunition
More than 5,000 anti-armor systems
1,000 155mm rounds of Remote Anti-Armor Mine (RAAM) Systems
Additional grenade launchers and small arms
50 armored medical treatment vehicles
Night vision devices and other field equipment.

15 September 2022 the US DoD announced the 21st military aid package to Ukraine:
Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
36,000 105mm artillery rounds
1,000 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds
Four counter-artillery radars
Four trucks and eight trailers to transport heavy equipment;
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems
Mine clearing equipment
Claymore anti-personnel munitions
Demolition munitions and equipment
Small arms and ammunition
Night vision devices, cold weather gear, and other field equipment

28 September 2022 the US DoD announced a military aid package worth $1.1 billion for Ukraine:
18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
additional ammunition for HIMARs
150 HMMWV vehicles
150 "Tactical vehicles" for towing weapons
40 trucks and 80 trailers to transport heavy equipment
Two UAS radars
20 Multi-mission radars
Counter UAS systems
Tactical secure communications systems, surveillance systems, and optic
Explosive ordnance disposal equipment
Body armor and other field equipment
Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.

4 October 2022 the US DoD announced the 22nd military aid package for Ukraine valued at $625 million:
Four HIMAR systems with additional rockets
16 155mm howitzers
75,000 155mm artillery shells
500 Precision guided artillery shells
1,000 Remote Anti-Armor Mine (RAAM) shells
16 105mm howitzers
30,000 120mm mortar rounds
200 International MaxxPro MRAP vehicles
200,000 rounds of small arms ammunition
Obstacle emplacement equipment
Claymore anti-personnel munitions

Yes .. we and Europe are at war vs Russia, imho should never have happened .. and thankfully not many of our men and women are involved ..

We need to toss out those in the USA Government who failed to prevent this war ..

The price tag will be higher the longer this goes on .. so we need to give Ukraine maximum now to try and end it sooner.
( and we need to audit the books and go after the "10% for the big guy" types )
 
Yes .. we and Europe are at war vs Russia, imho should never have happened .. and thankfully not many of our men and women are involved ..

We need to toss out those in the USA Government who failed to prevent this war ..
And we need to toss out those who are encouraging it.
 
 
Talk about a comedy or errors! The dumb leading the dumber!
 
I posted this in this thread because it has NOTHING to do with COVID-19 or any sort of a public health threat and EVERYTHING do do with politics, just in time for the mid-term elections. In other words, get ready for the mail-in ballots, multiple votes per person, dead people voting and ballot box stuffing just like before ==>> Biden extends COVID emergency declaration despite claiming pandemic is 'over' :poop::poop::poop:
 
Let's look at a comparison of the basics under Trump versus the same basics under Bribem -

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