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The bill could be amended, Republican state Rep. Stan McClain said, after he acknowledged that it would prohibit talk of menstrual cycles until sixth grade.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/17/florida-bill-girls-periods-school-gop/.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjczNTYxOTYiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjc5MDI1NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjgwMzIxNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2NzkwMjU2MDAsImp0aSI6IjBlYzE5NTAyLWYzZTgtNGMzZS1hN2RlLWEyMjk0ZDU0MDEyOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDIzLzAzLzE3L2Zsb3JpZGEtYmlsbC1naXJscy1wZXJpb2RzLXNjaG9vbC1nb3AvIn0.yMDbhr97ImRCwiXCvlnBe5tXsK-WNm176rU4FO3VBEc -
Raising Social Security’s retirement age is undeniably a benefit cut, despite the outrage those like Romney feign at the assertion.
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The Economist Podcast “The Intelligence.”
- Netanyahu’s judicial take-over
- These are the most serious protests in the history of Israel.
- Half a million people were in the streets on Saturday.
- There are warnings of a civil war.
- He has a tiny majority with far right and ultra-orthodox factions.
- The protests have been going on for ten weeks.
- The protests are increasing in ferocity and number.
- January – New government, a “legal reform” was introduced. Taking away most of the checks and balances of democracy.
- Ultra-orthodox groups see the Supreme Court as having imposed its own values on the rest of society.
- Half the population sees it important to preserve an independent judiciary.
- It’s about a secular and liberal segment of the population in the economy and in the military. What’s worried about are the other policies that will follow this change.
- Two critical communities have mobilized, the tech sector which is threatening to leave the country. The other group is officers in the reserve units of the military. They are threatening to refuse to serve what they see as a dictatorship.
- Netanyahu has been surprised by the reaction. The involvement of these two sectors – tech and the military – makes it harder for him to portray the protesters as unpatriotic anarchists.
- He has tried to placate the reserve forces, a climb down for him.
- The protesters have not focused on the Palestinian citizens. (This has been a criticism).
- Western allies have been “surprisingly vocal” on this issue. Biden and other senior administration officials have said that there is a need for independent judicial institutions. The western Jewish community has also expressed discomfort with the changes.
- Netanyahu senior officials shunned by groups in the US.
- Netanyahu is trapped. Other parties will not join his government because he has been indicted. The factions supporting Netanyahu are determined to take down the Supreme Court.
- The next two weeks are crucial.
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Today’s bonus newsletter is written by Jason Garcia, an amazing corporate-accountability reporter who focuses on Florida. He also has his own newsletter, Seeking Rents. For more of Jason’s indispensable reporting, subscribe. Flogged on by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, state lawmakers in Tallahassee are plowing ahead with a bill this session that is meant to stop banks and investment managers from thinking about things like carbon emissions, worker pay and executive diversity when deciding where to invest money.
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Congress should restore the Dodd-Frank oversight regime. which was scaled back during the Trump administration.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/16/banks-failure-federal-regulation-svb/.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjE1MDEyNDk4IiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY3ODkzOTIwMCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY4MDIzNTE5OSwiaWF0IjoxNjc4OTM5MjAwLCJqdGkiOiIwZmExOWUxMS1jNTVjLTQyN2UtYWM3NC1lODc3MDg5NGU2ZGUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vb3BpbmlvbnMvMjAyMy8wMy8xNi9iYW5rcy1mYWlsdXJlLWZlZGVyYWwtcmVndWxhdGlvbi1zdmIvIn0.a4gd49ek46ev5tNVH3rLmNYDzWLTsBSlosE0v31EX0A -
They’re all doing great, thanks for asking.
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“I think that we need to see what has actually transpired.”
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The shadow of U.S. war crimes in Iraq hangs over the Pentagon’s refusal to support probes into Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
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At least three of the California governor’s wine companies are held by SVB, and a bank president sits on the board of his wife’s charity.
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The bailout of Silicon Valley Bank’s depositors means every dollar in U.S. bank accounts is insured by the federal government.
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Hatchet Speed built a career as a Beltway contractor and Navy reservist while praising Putin and Hitler.
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Why a military intervention would only entrench the island’s problems.
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“Iraq Syndrome” does not appear to be as widespread among the broader public as their leaders think, writes Peter Feaver, Christopher Gelpi, and Jason Reifler.
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In the immediate term, the West should make a commitment to providing Ukraine with all feasible military support as quickly as possible, writes Sam Greene and Alina Polyakova.
— Read on www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/russia-wants-long-war
Law, Power, and Justice 