Enceladus skrev: ↑söndag 01 oktober 2023 17:42
Matt Gaetz says he will attempt to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership this week
CNN skrev:McCarthy, multiple sources said, has yet to reach out to Democratic leaders in a serious negotiation on this issue. But there could be some rank-and-file Democratic moderates who try to find a way to help McCarthy stay in power if they get something in exchange.
Ledamoten Matt Gaetz vill avsätta representanthusets talman Kevin McCarthy efter lördagens budgetkompromiss. Låt Putinkramarna gå över till RFK Jr.!
Gaetz taunts McCarthy over motion to vacate
Axios skrev:After alerting the media that he would be delivering a floor speech, Gaetz indicated that the motion would be filed later this week while accusing McCarthy of striking a "secret side deal on Ukraine" with Democrats in exchange for their votes to pass a stopgap spending bill.
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McCarthy is expected to need Democrats to remain in his leadership position if Gaetz ultimately files the motion, and it remains unclear whether they will back him to make up the California Republicans' deficit within his own conference.
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McCarthy's ability to retain his gavel is in its most perilous position since January, with lawmakers beginning to float potential alternatives.
McCarthy har hamnat i en knivig situation. Nu kan han behöva söka stöd hos politiska motståndare för att behålla posten som representanthusets talman.
U.S. to send more aid to Ukraine ‘soon’ amid funding concerns, WH says
POLITICO skrev:The Defense Department still has $5.4 billion worth of weapons available to send to Ukraine, but is fast running out of money to replenish its own stockpiles, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the discussions, who were granted anonymity to speak on a sensitive topic. Congress reached the 11th-hour deal to keep the government open by excluding additional funding for the conflict.
The $5.4 billion is the remaining money in the presidential drawdown account after an “accounting error” forced DOD to recalculate the value of equipment that was being sent to Ukraine. The Pentagon initially overvalued the aid that had already been sent by $6.2 billion because officials counted the value of replacing the weapons instead of the weapons’ value when it was purchased.
DOD also has $1.6 billion left from the $25.9 billion Congress provided for Ukraine, but senior leaders have chosen to use that money to replenish the Pentagon’s own stockpiles, the two U.S. officials said.
Det finns fortfarande tid för en uppgörelse i representanthuset.
GOP senators weigh go-big-or-go-home strategy on Ukraine
POLITICO skrev:The next three months are critical, according to interviews with more than a dozen lawmakers and aides in both parties, and Republicans are signaling that the best shot at delivering Ukraine the weapons it needs will require a single funding bill that can last through the 2024 election, avoiding a series of protracted battles that could sap momentum.
“It’s obvious that there’s some fatigue. And so my own view is we need to do it one time,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “We don’t want to do this again every three months. Obviously, that’s open for discussion. But I’m for one and done.”
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Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs panel who attended a private meeting McCarthy arranged with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in September, said that he “was present when [McCarthy] told Zelenskyy that he’d be fighting for him to get the money.” Another Democrat in the room, who was granted anonymity, also said that McCarthy committed aid to Zelenskyy, even as publicly he remained noncommittal and suggested he wanted more accountability for any funds.
Enligt uppgift finns det ett hemligt avtal som de flesta är nöjda med.
Ukraine's parliament taunts Elon Musk after meme mocking Zelenskiy
Reuters skrev:Musk owns SpaceX, which provides Starlink satellite communication services that are vital for Ukraine's defence effort, but his statements have sometimes angered Kyiv since the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in February last year.
Early on Monday, Musk posted a meme on his platform X, formerly known as Twitter, showing Zelenskiy and the caption: "When it's been 5 minutes and you haven't asked for a billion dollars in aid."
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Ukraine's parliament, on its official page on X, accused Musk of spreading Russian propaganda, posting its own version of the meme with a picture of Musk and the caption: "When it's been 5 minutes and you haven't spread Russian propaganda".
Entreprenören Elon Musk hånar Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelenskyj, men får smaka på sin egen medicin. Varken ryssar eller kineser väljer hans märke!
BYD’s BEV sales in Q3 have reached 99% of Tesla’s
CarNewsChina.com skrev:On October 2, both BYD and Tesla unveiled their Q3 sales data. In Q3, BYD sold a total of 824,001 vehicles, out of which 431,603 were pure electric passenger vehicles, accounting for 52.4% of their total sales. In contrast, Tesla sold 435,059 cars in the same period, all of which were pure electric.
This quarter saw BYD’s pure electric vehicle sales reach an impressive 99.21% of Tesla’s sales, marking the closest sales volume between the two companies since they began disclosing EV delivery data.
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Both companies have adopted a global outlook, expanding their presence across various regions. Tesla has established vehicle factories in the United States, China, and Germany, with a new factory in Mexico under construction.
Meanwhile, BYD boasts multiple vehicle factories in China and has made significant investments in new facilities in countries such as Uzbekistan, Thailand, and Brazil. With their global expansion strategies in full swing, these two automotive giants are poised to engage in increasingly intense competition worldwide.
Mer än hälften av Teslas produktion sker i Kina. Lokala tillverkare tycks dock ha fördel. I Ryssland dominerar Kina också - med bilar som går på rysk olja.
