GOP backs off abortion executions: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/9-republicans-south-carolina-abortion-death-penalty-bill-rcna75383 . Even for the GOP, this was offensively ignorant.
Laughing gas paralysis: https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-woke-unable-walk-turned-090000462.html .
WSJ: A short history of SVB: https://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-ceo-management-cb75f147 . To repeat, this was a very poorly managed bank. Also: A short history of Credit Suisse: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-is-credit-suisse-in-trouble-the-banking-turmoil-explained-6f8ddb5b . See SVB comment in the preceding sentence.
Switzerland may use emergency measures to expedite a Credit Suisse takeover by UBS: https://news.yahoo.com/ubs-could-buy-troubled-credit-221734784.html . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ubs-in-talks-to-take-over-credit-suisse-ed932b01 .
The effects of the ICC arrest warrant for Putin: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/vladimir-putin-war-crimes-arrest-warrant-international-criminal-court-rcna75526 . I agree that Putin’s world just shrank. The comments about Serbia arresting Milosevic may embolden Putin’s opponents, certainly if his grip on power becomes weaker.
WSJ: Ukraine grain deal extended: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-downs-russian-drones-two-cause-severe-damage-324b9004 . This arrangement is critical to feeding the world’s population.
Orange Julius expects arrest Tuesday: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-expects-to-be-arrested-tuesday-as-da-eyes-charges/ . F-I-N-A-L-L-Y!!!!! OJ of course calls for protests, since January 6 went so well (from his standpoint – he’s still free and running for president, 2 years after leading an insurrection). The multiple investigations create an interesting perspective. Someone had to make the first arrest. But now all of us, including the MAGA maniacs, will experience less shock to the arrests in OJ’s future.
Negotiations with Secret Service over OJ arrest: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-indictment-arrest-new-york-district-attorney-investigation-162455434.html . If there has been any leak of arrest plans, it likely comes from these negotiations and specifically a Secret Service comment to OJ or his lawyers.
Kevin McCarthy, MAGA-maniac-in-chief: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/mccarthy-maga-republicans-rally-trump-ahead-possible-indictment-rcna75592 . Why are these rats tying themselves to a sinking ship? Even the rodent variety of rat knows better.
Judge turns over OJ lawyer documents directly to special prosecutor: https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-lawyers-2659616663/ . Wow. I’ve never heard of this before. One would expect the judge to order the lawyer to provide the documents to the special prosecutor. However, this judge guaranteed that what she saw, the special prosecutor would see immediately. So in legal terms, this is the equivalent of giving the suspect lawyer a proctoscopy with a Roto-Rooter.
Judge chastises January 6 insurrectionist before sending him to prison: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-chastises-jan-6-capitol-rioter-a-former-high-ranking-military-officer-during-sentencing-astounding-and-atrocious/ar-AA18N6HG?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=e232c44c749746b3ac95c0ba01530de7&ei=33 . Like the judge, I am astonished that a retired lieutenant colonel does not understand election integrity.
Unvaccinated Djokovic denied US entry for Miami Open: https://sports.yahoo.com/novak-djokovic-not-allowed-to-play-in-miami-open-after-failing-to-get-covid-19-vaccination-exemption-154600077.html . So Governor DeMentis attempted to make this a political issue by appealing to the feds to let Djokovic in. The feds’ response: Pound sand, Ron.
WSJ: Relegation threatens half of the Premier League’s members: https://www.wsj.com/articles/english-premier-league-relegation-standings-da7aa247 . Because of the huge sums Premier League clubs earn, relegation is a financial death blow. Nonetheless, the 3 teams with the fewest league points in a season suffer relegation each year. The article does a decent job of explaining the consequences.
WSJ: FDU beating Purdue was the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history: https://www.wsj.com/articles/fairleigh-dickinson-purdue-march-madness-upset-f8d4a455 . WSJ makes a very good case that this should never have happened. Except, of course, it did. Today’s March Madness: https://www.wsj.com/articles/princeton-arkansas-kansas-sweet-16-ncaa-tournament-13bcfa4d .