Kicker - Tracking Putin’s cronies

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Teenagers these days!

Jack Sweeney created software that tracks the location of private jets and posts the data to Twitter in real time!

He started by tracking U.S. billionaire Elon Musk as a hobby. But now those skills are helping the world keep an eye on wealthy Russians with close ties to Vladimir Putin. Sweeney’s Twitter accounts give live updates on the movements of the planes along with maps of their locations.

That’s helpful, because the U.S. imposed sanctions on Putin and his cronies that include a task force to go after “yachts, luxury apartments, and cash.”

If they want to go after their planes too? Go talk to Jack Sweeney.

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