MORNING NEWS BRIEFING – MARCH 8, 2022

Good morning! Here is your news briefing for Tuesday March 8, 2022

1.) THE DAILY SIGNAL

March 8 2022

Good morning from Washington, where “misinformation” is now the buzzword for politicians and Big Tech lobbyists who seek to censor and suppress. Our Doug Blair has thoughts. China looks to apply lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Jim Carafano writes. On the podcast, Cesar Ybarra, vice president of policy at FreedomWorks, talks about Latinos’ growing identification with conservatives. Plus: Hans von Spakovsky on preserving Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy; Rep. Liz Cheney’s obsession with Trump; and “Problematic Women” ponders a court battle over free speech at a Texas school. On this date in 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, loses contact with air traffic control within an hour of takeoff from Kuala Lumpur, then veers off course and seems to disappear.

COMMENTARY
Why Is Everything the Left Doesn't Like 'Misinformation'?
By Douglas Blair
The government’s Big Brother-style crusade to control what gets posted online continues apace.
COMMENTARY
What China Is Learning From Putin's Ukraine Invasion
By James Carafano
If China wants to take Taiwan by force, it won’t act until convinced it can win decisively and quickly. Beijing thinks the West is going to get only weaker, so time is on its side.
COMMENTARY
Justices Should Reject Biden's Appeal, Let 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Stand to Curb Bogus Asylum Claims
By Hans von Spakovsky
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Biden v. Texas, an appeal filed by the Justice Department that seeks to end a policy essential to deterring fraudulent asylum claims.
ANALYSIS
Free Speech Group Sues Texas School Over Policy They Say Violates First Amendment
By Virginia Allen
Spending tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for college is “a huge investment to live four years in fear and self-censorship,” says Cherise Trump, executive director of Speech First.
ANALYSIS
How Conservatives Can Engage Latino Voters
By Douglas Blair
“Democrats label Trump as the most racist, anti-Hispanic president in America in history, and what happened?” says Cesar Ybarra. “He increased his share of the Latino vote … by nearly 10 points.”
ANALYSIS
Liz Cheney's Unjust War Against Trump
By Allan Ryskind
Democrats are trying to use the House select committee, whose sole purpose is to find out what happened on Jan. 6, to prosecute Trump and his advisers for a crime they have yet to discover.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: Sleepwalking Into a Chinese-Style Social Credit System
By Kara Frederick
Western governments and tech companies are mobilizing to cut off mainstream Americans from public life and constrain their private lives.
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1.
Zelenskyy: Biden “Can Do More”

The president of Ukraine is requesting fighter jets. Biden’s response so far: We’re thinking about it (ABC News). Axios notes “Those jets would likely be Soviet-era MiG-29s possessed by Poland, which Ukrainian pilots are capable of operating. The U.S. would, in turn, backfill Poland’s fleet with American-made F-16s” (Axios). The Wall Street Journal editorial board looks at why President Obama refused to help Ukraine (WSJ). Meanwhile, a captured Russian officer admits they are committing genocide in Ukraine (Hot Air).

2.
Biden Ponders Russian Oil Ban as Congress Prepares to Move Without Him

From the story: The White House’s posture this week amounts to an about-face for an administration that just days ago feared an import ban would send gas prices skyrocketing. At the very least, officials were hopeful to enact a ban in lockstep with European allies. But they are adjusting to what has become an overwhelming bipartisan interest on Capitol Hill — and within corners of the administration — in ridding American markets of Russian oil as Vladimir Putin continues his bloody assault on Ukraine (Politico).  Democrats and Republicans in congress reached a deal to ban Russian energy imports (Daily Mail).

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Psaki: Keystone Wouldn’t Help Gas Prices

From the story: “White House press secretary Jen Psaki suggested Monday that the Keystone XL Pipeline, the construction of which President Biden canceled on his first day in office, would not have made a difference in the nation’s skyrocketing gas prices. Psaki made the claim in response to questions from Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, who asked her why the Biden administration is seemingly blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for rising U.S. gas prices, which hit a new record high of $4.104 on Monday, surpassing the previous record of $4.103 set in 2008, according to data from GasBuddy” (Fox Business). From Kevin McCarthy: Democrats will try to blame historic gas prices on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But the facts show otherwise: On Day 1, Biden halted the Keystone Pipeline and issued a moratorium on new oil and gas permits on federal lands. Then he gave the green light on a pipeline for Putin (Twitter). Biden “I Did That!” stickers are showing up on pumps across America (PJ Media).

4.
Florida Governor Challenges Reporter on Leftist Language Regarding Florida Bill

From the story: While appearing at a press conference on Monday, DeSantis was confronted by WFLA reporter Evan Donovan on “what critics call the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.” “Does it say that in the bill?” DeSantis asked. “Does it say that in the bill?” As Donovan attempted to respond, DeSantis interjected, “I’m asking what’s in the bill because you are pushing false narratives. It doesn’t matter what critics say” (Fox News). Another story notes “Nowhere in the legislation is the word “gay” mentioned, though the word “parent” is mentioned 32 times and the word “parental” is mentioned seven times. The legislation heavily focuses on parental notification and parental awareness of what children are being taught or exposed to in school” (Daily Wire). Meanwhile, the Heritage Foundation looks at the struggles parents go through as their children become targets (Twitter). From Lindsey Fifield: This is how trans allies “support” children and “protect” children from their parents. Real champions for mental health care. This is what @GovRonDeSantis is trying to protect children and families from—while being smeared as a #dontsaygay bill (Twitter).

5.
Angry Russian Mothers Fume at Putin for Sending Their Sons to Death Trap in Ukraine

From the story:   Sergey Tsivilev, governor of the Kuzbass region in Siberia, stood forlornly on a stage in a school gym as angry soldiers’ mothers accused the Kremlin of lying. “We were all deceived, all deceived. They were sent there as cannon fodder, “one woman shouted. “They are young. They were unprepared.” As Mr Tsivilev, shuffling and mumbling, tried to frame Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as a “special operation” and not a war, he was shouted down (Telegraph).  Meanwhile, from Dr. Albert Mohler: the Russian Duma adopted legislation approved by President Putin that would criminalize anyone for violating by public speech or public the official line given by the Russian government about the war in Ukraine. For one thing, the government insists it’s not a war. It is instead a special military operation. It might be a crime that could lead to a sentence of 15 years for every occurrence if anyone, and especially anyone with a publication, anyone in the media, should use the word war or in any other way violate or contradict the official Russian government line about what the government calls this special military operation (Briefing).

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Poll: If U.S. Attacked, Republicans and Independents Would Stay and Fight, Democrats Would Flee

Buried in this Quinnipiac poll is this question:  “If you were in the same position as Ukrainians are now, do you think that you would stay and fight or leave the country?” 68 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of independents would “stay and fight.” Only 40 percent of Democrats would stay, and 52 percent would “leave the country.” Also worth noting: a slim majority of those 18-34 would flee.

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7.
Florida Governor Announces New State Policy Against Vaccinating Healthy Children

And in the very first sentence, this Washington Post “news” piece wants you to believe the idea flies “in the face of recommendations by every medical group in the nation.” Every singe one? That’s quite a hyperbole bath. From later in the story: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo prefaced the change by deriding the school closures and mask and vaccine mandates issued by many states since the start of the pandemic as “terrible, harmful policies.” “Florida is going to be the first state to officially recommend against the covid-19 vaccination for healthy children,” Ladapo said (Washington Post). From Karol Markowicz: I happen to agree that healthy children don’t need this vaccine as their statistical risk of a poor covid outcome is already zero but the real thing is that the CDC and the AAP are both politicized organizations which can not be trusted anymore. And that’s truly unfortunate (Twitter). From Bethany Mandel: I enjoy this new round of gaslighting on the heels of the news that the 5-11 shot doesn’t even really work (Twitter).

8.
Judge Blocks Oregon Ban on Letters from Home Buyers

From the story: The Democratic-controlled state Legislature brought forward the legislation early last year, and it was signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown back in June. The lawmakers supporting the legislation wanted to prevent prospective buyers from writing “love letters” trying to influence sellers because they claimed that sellers might make decisions based upon factors such as race, gender, or sexual orientation.

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Texas School District Allows Teachers to Carry Firearms

The story notes “… district employees who want to carry the firearms must have a license to carry and apply for the program to enter screening and training with the Texas Department of Public Safety, entailing 40 initial hours of training initially and further training on a continuous basis.”

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10.
Shoppers Heading to Dollar Stores as Grocery Prices Spike

Fresh food is replaced by cheap, processed food-ish stuff.

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4.) THE SUNBURN

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.8.22

Coffee is for closers. So is Sunburn, your morning rundown of Florida politics.

Good Tuesday morning

Don’t forget about Election Day

It may be the last week of the 2022 Legislative Session, but keep an eye out for election results tonight as voters head to the polls across the state.

Two state legislative seats will be filled in South Florida just days before Sine Die. Democrat Rosalind Osgood is the favorite to succeed former Democratic Sen. Perry Thurston in Senate District 33. She faces off against Republican Joseph Carter in a heavily Democratic district.

Democrat Jervonte “Tae” Edmonds is likewise favored against Republican Guarina Torres in the left-leaning House District 88. The winner will succeed former Democratic Rep. Omari Hardy. Both Thurston and Hardy ran unsuccessfully for the chance to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings in the seat in Florida’s 20th Congressional District.

Will Jervonte Edmonds take it all? Image via Facebook.

Broward County’s Hillsboro Beach, Pembroke Pines (two City Commission districts), Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Lighthouse Point will also hold municipal elections.

In Palm Beach County, regular municipal elections are happening in Boynton Beach, Greenacres, Haverhill, Highland Beach, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Park, Lake Worth Beach, Lantana, Loxahatchee Groves, North Palm Beach, Pahokee, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, South Palm Beach, Wellington and West Palm Beach.

Over in Sarasota County, voters will weigh in on two referendums. One, if passed, would renew a one-mill school tax supporting the Sarasota County School District. The other could return Sarasota County Commission elections to countywide votes instead of single-member district races. The latter race has turned into a bit of a tête-à-tête in Republican circles.

In Central Florida, Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson — a former Representative and former Orange County Commissioner — is in a fierce battle to stay in office in the county’s second-largest city, facing two-term City Commissioner Kyle Becker.

The Apopka mayoral election Tuesday is among four municipal elections throughout Orange County that will feature a Belle Isle mayoral race, and City Council or Commission contests in Apopka, Winter Park, Maitland, and Oakland. Other highly-contested municipal battles include incumbent Commissioner Todd Weaver versus Elijah Noel, and Anjali Vaya versus Kristopher Cruzada in Winter Park, and Mayor Nicholas Fouraker versus Holly Bobrowski in Belle Isle.

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There are clear winners and losers in every Session, while others prove more elusive to pin down.

Once again, Florida Politics is assembling an (arguably) comprehensive look at who walked away from Sine Die 2022 victorious, who tanked, and who landed somewhere between. Of course, lawmakers must pass the one bill: Florida’s upcoming state budget.

Like last year, the 2022-2023 budget is stuffed with billions of dollars in federal aid and weighs in at more than $100 billion. It will undoubtedly create a lot of winners, but with that much funny money at lawmakers’ disposal, a snub is nothing short of a loss.

That said, we are asking you — our loyal Sunburn readers — for your input.

From lawmakers, newsmakers, state workers, and budget writers to lobbyists, advocates, and staff (and maybe a reporter or two), which person, group, or issue earned a coveted spot on the list of “Winners and Losers for the 2022 Legislative Session?”

We’ll have the obvious ones covered, so don’t worry about grading the Governor, House Speaker, Senate President, or other top officials. A few off-the-beaten-path choices are certainly welcome.

Send your suggestions to Peter@FloridaPolitics.com for consideration.

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It’s the last week of the Session, which means it’s time to play Cate Sine Die.

If you need a refresher, here’s how the annual contest works: Guess the date and time of the hankie drop that marks the end of Session and tweet it out with the hashtag #CateSineDie and the name of the charity of your choice. That’s it.

Per “Price is Right” rules, the closest guess wins $500 for their favored charity.

Kevin Cate, who has run the contest for a decade now, put out the call for submissions early Monday, and set a deadline of 1 p.m.

Place your bets.

It seems players think Session will end in time for those in The Process to enjoy their Friday night, with the median guess being Friday at 8:15 p.m.

The mode — that means the most frequent guess in statistical jargon — is Friday at 9:43 p.m. While a little late, the bulk of contestants don’t believe Session will go into overtime as it has in many recent years.

Session was extended in 2020, 2019 and 2018, when lawmakers didn’t pass a budget until two days after the 60-day Session was scheduled to end. Lawmakers adjourned on time last year, breaking the streak.

— SITUATIONAL AWARENESS —

@RyanStruyk: The United States is now reporting 46,229 new coronavirus cases per day, the lowest seven-day average since July 22, 2021, according to data from @CNN and Johns Hopkins University.

@Zeynep: It’s now a talking point, but it is *absolutely false* that vaccines don’t help lower infection and transmission rates — they do both, just not 100%. Of course, vaccinated people also have much better outcomes, if ever infected. Plus, vaccination clobbers MIS-C rates in kids.

@Annette_Taddeo: If U.S. was down to its last barrel & VZLA was giving away free oil, we still shouldn’t go to the Maduro regime for help. There are ways to reduce gas prices that don’t involve putting US/FL at the mercy of murderous dictators. Cutting deals w/ dictators will cost > $5/gallon

@thee_snek: Every American policy poll is like? Would you like *outcome*? Yes — 78% No — 22% Would you like to do the stuff necessary to achieve *outcome*? Yes — 16% No — 84%

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@NikkiFried: Nobody should have to work an hour to afford 2 gallons of gas. We need bold actions now, including suspending our state gas tax, accelerating renewables, and demanding oil companies reduce profits during the war in Ukraine.

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@Robyn_Disney79: I have been saying this … if I could indoctrinate my students, it would be for them to be respectful, do their work, and follow directions the first time. If I can’t do that, there is no way I can make them gay.

@JKennedyReport: .@WiltonSimpson given a George Strait-signed guitar by @FLSenate. Last presiding officer given a guitar as parting gift was 2004 House Speaker Johnnie Bird. He ran for U.S. Senate that year, lost. Simpson’s running for state Ag Commissioner. Stay tuned.

@NewWorldsFL: It was our team’s pleasure this morning to visit our friends in the #Florida House of Representatives, where House Speaker @ChrisSprowls announced that New Worlds #Reading has sent free #books and #literacy resources to 100,000 students so far!

@MDixon55: “You need to call the chicken farmer in Trilby” is a uniquely Florida political line

@AdamSchefter: NFL’s 2022 salary cap will be $208.2 million.

— DAYS UNTIL —

The 2022 Players begins — 2; House GOP retreat in Ponte Vedra Beach — 15; the third season of ‘Atlanta’ begins — 15; season two of ‘Bridgerton’ begins — 17; The Oscars — 19; ‘Macbeth’ with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga begin performances on Broadway — 23; Florida Chamber’s 2nd Annual Southeastern Leadership Conference on Safety, Health + Sustainability begins — 21; Grammys rescheduled in Las Vegas — 26; ‘Better Call Saul’ final season begins — 41; Magic Johnson’s Apple TV+ docuseries ‘They Call Me Magic’ begins — 45; 2022 Florida Chamber Transportation, Growth & Infrastructure Solution Summit — 51; ‘The Godfather’ TV series ‘The Offer’ premieres — 52; 2nd half of ‘Ozark’ final season begins — 52; federal student loan payments will resume — 54; ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ premieres — 59; Florida TaxWatch’s Spring Meeting — 64; ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ starts on Disney+ — 78; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ premieres — 80; ‘Platinum Jubilee’ for Queen Elizabeth II — 86; California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota hold midterm Primaries — 91; ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ premieres — 123; San Diego Comic-Con 2022 — 136; Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner novel ‘Heat 2’ publishes — 154; ‘The Lord of the Rings’ premieres on Amazon Prime — 178; ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ sequel premieres — 213; ‘Black Panther 2’ premieres — 249; ‘The Flash’ premieres — 252; ‘Avatar 2′ premieres — 284; ‘Captain Marvel 2′ premieres — 348; ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ premieres — 381; ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ premieres — 507; ‘Dune: Part Two’ premieres — 591; Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games — 871.


— TOP STORY —

Florida to be the first state to recommend healthy kids not get COVID-19 vaccine, contradicting CDC” via Zac Anderson, James Rosica, Lindsey Leake, Liz Freeman, Emily Bloch, Antonio Fins of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced it at the end of a roundtable discussion in West Palm Beach that Gov. Ron DeSantis convened to discuss “failures” in response to COVID-19. Florida “is going to be the first state to officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children,” Ladapo said, without elaborating on the details or rationale for the forthcoming guidance from the state Department of Health. The announcement came after multiple health experts picked by DeSantis to participate in the roundtable downplayed the importance of the vaccine for children, with some saying the benefits of vaccination do not outweigh the risks. “Individuals can make their own decision … but I think the data is in line with what the Surgeon General recommended,” the Governor added.

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Ron DeSantis baits another reporter over Parental Rights/’Don’t Say Gay’ bill semantics” via A.G. Gancarski of Florida Politics — For the second time in less than a week, Florida’s Governor baited a reporter over a piece of sex education legislation currently being debated in the Senate. Addressing reporters at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City, DeSantis took a reporter to task for a question on the Parental Rights in Education bill being debated on the Senate floor Monday. HB 1557 passed the House on party lines and made ready for the Senate’s Special-Order Calendar Monday. The reporter noted critics called the legislation, which prohibits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in lower grades, the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. This observation led DeSantis to drag the questioner.

Ron DeSantis is in yet another scuffle with reporters. Image via AP.

Teachers, students, LGBTQ advocates make final push against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill” via Ana Goñi-Lessan of the Tallahassee Democrat — Middle school teacher Dwayne Shepherd on Monday held up a sign that one of his trans students made for his trip to the Florida Capitol: It said “It’s OK to say GAY!!!!” with the word “gay” in rainbow marker. Shepherd, a member of the LGBTQ community and the sponsor of his Pinellas County middle school’s gay-straight alliance club, said another one of his trans students said she would have died by suicide if it weren’t for the club. “They don’t want special rights. They just want equality,” Shepherd said. “They want to be treated fairly, and they want to feel safe. And they will not feel safe if this bill passes.”

‘No one understands this bill’: Senators grapple with defining ‘parental rights’ proposal as vote approaches” via Kelly Hayes of Florida Politics — The Senate is prepped for a vote on parental rights legislation governing classroom instruction on LGBTQ matters, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents. Senators heard the bill, setting up for a vote on the proposal in the final days of Session. Democratic Senators attempted to amend the bill during its second hearing on the floor, unsuccessfully putting forward amendments that would add protections for LGBTQ students as well as clarify the vague language of the bill. The proposal (HB 1557) would limit classroom instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity, a move Republican leadership says would bolster parental rights. Under the leadership of President Simpson, the bill was slated for only one committee stop — the Senate Appropriations Committee — where the legislation was approved last week.

Lawmakers approve path to end net metering for solar energy” via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics — The Legislature has passed a bill to set a timeline to end net metering in Florida, a move critics argue would be devastating to the rooftop solar industry. The measure (HB 741) aims to end subsidies its sponsors said would overburden non-solar customers through a process known as net metering. Under net metering, Florida’s electric utilities are mandated to buy back “banked” energy stored by homes that gather more energy than they produce at the retail rate. That energy is added to the utility’s grid and can be redistributed to non-solar customers. The Senate approved the legislation 24-15 on Monday after the House passed it 83-31 on Wednesday. The Legislature established the current system in 2008 to subsidize the nascent solar industry.

Bill addressing higher ed accreditation clears Senate accompanied by controversial amendment” via Kelly Hayes of Florida Politics — A bill that would alter accreditation requirements for Florida’s public universities and colleges cleared the Senate in a 22-15 vote Monday morning, sending it to the House. The measure (SPB 7044), sponsored by Sen. Manny Diaz, would restrict state colleges and universities from being accredited by the same agency for consecutive accreditation cycles. It also would require additional information about textbooks and instructional materials from state universities and colleges, mandating such information be posted at least 45 days before the start of class and kept public for five years. The proposal passed the upper chamber on a near-Party-line vote, with support from Republican lawmakers and disapproval from Democratic legislators despite a silent debate.

Amid nursing home staffing crisis, Legislature approves industry-backed bill changing care requirements” via Christine Jordan Sexton of Florida Politics — The Legislature passed a compromise between the long-term care industry and trial attorneys that reduces the number of mandated nursing hours that nursing homes must provide, but at the same time could allow for more lawsuits against providers. The Senate approved HB 1239 by a 28-9 vote, following up on earlier approval from the House. However, AARP Florida continues to oppose the legislation and will ask DeSantis to veto the bill, said Associate State Director of Advocacy Zayne Smith. HB 1239 requires nursing homes to conduct facility assessments to determine the staff needed to provide the necessary care for the facility’s resident population. The facilities will consider the types of diseases, conditions, and physical and cognitive disabilities as required by federal rule.

House amends Senate Medicaid bill — The House OK’d an amendment to a Senate bill (SB 1950) that would overhaul the state’s Medicaid managed care system. As Arek Sarkissian of POLITICO Florida reported, the strike-all amendment brings the bill in line with the House companion sponsored by Fleming Island Republican Rep. Sam Garrison. The changes include a provision blocking AHCA from automatically signing up Medicaid recipients for plans that cover more than half of enrollees in their region. The bill now must earn approval from the full House, after which it would head back to the Senate for final passage.

Sam Garrison’s Medicaid revamp is moving right along.

Senate passes citizen initiative limits on out-of-state influence, awaits House answer” via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics — A bill to curb out-of-state influence in the ballot initiative process is on its way back to the House as lawmakers revisit the proposal after it was struck down last year. The Senate voted 22-16 Monday to pass the bill (HB 921), along near party lines. Because Senators approved changes, they hoped would avoid a second injunction in the courts, the bill must next return to the House. The proposal, filed by Rep. Brad Drake, would limit non-Floridians from donating more than $3,000, and out-of-state political committees from receiving donations worth more than $3,000, when it comes to ballot initiatives in the petition-gathering process. The provision comes after a federal judge ruled against the state in July regarding similar legislation to limit money’s influence in the petition-gathering process, saying it violated the First Amendment. — BUDGET NOTES —

With Session ending soon, state workers still don’t know what their pay increases will be” via Issac Morgan of Florida Phoenix — With the 2022 Legislative Session coming to an end, lawmakers still haven’t come to an agreement on pay hikes for state workers and particular health care and school personnel. At issue is a minimum-wage increase of $15-an-hour pushed by the Senate compared to a 5.38% salary increase in the House, to address rising inflation. Those increases would be for the 2022-23 fiscal year. State lawmakers are continuing negotiations on the state budget for Floridians, and there’s only a few more days to wrap up the final figures. The Legislative Session is scheduled to end on March 11. Lawmakers are “still in conference” negotiating on pay issues. It’s unclear if the 5.38% initiative will still be in the state budget by the end of Session.

Session is almost over, and state workers are still in a pay scale limbo.

Budget conference: SRQ Airport lands $21.5 million in state funding in latest offers” via Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics — It looks like Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) just brought $21.5 million in for a landing. The latest budget offers from the House and Senate set aside that appropriation for a terminal expansion. That’s a number greater than three times what the airport even asked for ahead of Session. “We are extremely grateful to the Florida Legislature,” said SRQ Airport CEO Fred Piccolo. An expansion is planned to help the suburban airport expand and better handle growth in passenger flights. “The two projects are about $120 million to complete,” Piccolo said.

Budget conference: Legislature removes funding earmarked for Miami Military Museum” via Florida Politics — After failing to reach a consensus in committee negotiations last week, the Senate on Sunday removed a $150,000 funding request for the Miami Military Museum and Memorial in the 2022-23 state budget. The move came after the House repeatedly refused last week to fund the relatively minuscule line item, which was for far less than the $650,000 originally requested in appropriations bills (LFIR 1263 and HB 2031) filed by Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. and Rep. Anthony Rodriguez in September. The museum received at least $1 million in state funding set-asides through the 2020-21 budget, as well as $800,000 in local funding from Miami-Dade County and $45,000 in COVID-19 assistance. The museum will have to subsist on local government funds and donations this year.

—TALLY 2 —

Bill separating teacher evaluations from collective bargaining passes House” via Tristan Wood of Florida Politics — A bill that would allow school districts to keep teacher evaluations out of collective bargaining talks with teachers passed the House Monday. HB 1203, sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Fetterhoff, passed the House 76-37 along party lines. The bill specifies that instructional evaluation procedures are not subject to mandatory collective bargaining, leaving School Districts to decide whether terms about the evaluation process could be used during collective bargaining. The legislation comes as Florida faces a statewide teacher shortage that is expected to worsen. The Florida Board of Education reported recently there are currently about 4,500 teacher vacancies, with that number expected to double by the end of the academic year.

Elizabeth Fetterhoff is separating teacher performance evaluations from union contract negotiations.

Senate passes bill prohibiting residential picketing” via Jason Delgado of Florida Politics — A bill that would prohibit residential picketing in Florida is now ready to head to DeSantis’ desk. The Senate on Monday passed the proposal (HB 1571) on a 28-3 vote, without debate. Sen. Keith Perry is the companion bill sponsor. “This bill recognizes the right of privacy, safety and peace that we all deserve in our own home,” Perry said. The bill would ban residential protests that “harass” or “disturb” a person within their home if signed into law. It also would amplify penalties against violators. A violation under the bill is a second-degree misdemeanor and levies penalties, including 60 days in jail, a $500 fine, and six months’ probation. Police, though, must first warn an individual of a potential violation.

Senate OK’s bill broadening death penalty record exemptions” via Jason Delgado of Florida Politics — The Senate OK’d a bill Monday that would withhold the information of nearly all parties involved in Florida’s execution process from public record. The bill (HB 873) seeks to broaden the state’s long-standing public record exemption by shielding “any person or entity” involved in the state’s execution process. Rep. Patt Maney is the bill sponsor. The Senate passed the proposal on a 28-10 vote. The bill, which required a two-thirds majority, now awaitsDeSantis’ consideration. If signed into law, the bill will significantly expand the long-standing exemption. State law currently shields various details, including the executioner’s name, a private citizen paid $150 per execution and the state’s lethal injection drug prescribers.

Legislature adopts bill that keeps homeless individuals’ personal info private despite federal database” via Anne Geggis of Florida Politics — The House approved legislation Monday keeping homeless individuals’ information out of the public record if those individuals seek help at a homeless shelter. Rep. Fiona McFarland filed the bill (HB 699) to add a new exemption to Florida’s Sunshine Law. McFarland substituted a similar Senate version sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (SB 934) for her bill. The Senate bill was adopted on Feb. 10, meaning the legislation now awaits the Governor’s signature. McFarland said the time has come for this exemption to the public records law, considering the number of people who experienced instability during the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cyberterror, deepfake bill close to Legislature approval” via Tristan Wood of Florida Politics — A bill that would beef up Florida’s criminal penalties for stealing an individual’s sexually explicit pictures and other sexual image-related crimes is set to clear its final hurdle Tuesday. SB 1798, which passed the Senate unanimously last week, was substituted for its House companion (HB 1453) during its second reading Monday, setting the stage for the legislation to receive House approval Tuesday. The legislation is sponsored by Sen. Lauren Book and Rep. Joe Harding. No roadblocks have emerged in the way of the bipartisan sponsored and supported bill, as it cleared all of its committee stops without a single dissenting vote. The legislation targets deepfakes, which are images or videos that make it look like a person said or did something they did not. The measure also stiffens penalties for revenge porn and other sex-related crimes.

Organized retail crime bill teed up for House vote — The House is ready to vote on a bill that would upgrade charges for people accused of stealing from five or more stores in 30 days, Stephany Matat of POLITICO Florida reports. The bill (SB 1534) would make it a third-degree felony for stealing from five or more stores or stealing 10 or more items and a second-degree felony for 20 or more items within 30 days. It also deletes the $750 threshold for felony theft charges. The bill passed the Senate last month.

Bill to modernize boating safety sails through Legislature, now ready for Governor’s desk” via Jesse Scheckner of Florida Politics — A bill that would update rules for boat charters is ready for DeSantis’ desk after sailing past its final stop in the Legislature Monday. Dubbed the “Boating Safety Act of 2022,” the bill (SB 606) is meant to improve the safe rental and use of maritime vessels following a surge in boating accidents in recent years. It would do that by requiring, among other things, additional pre-charter safety regulations. A boat renter would have to acquire a no-cost livery permit from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). To qualify for a permit, the business must show proof of valid insurance and that all vessels are sufficiently outfitted with Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices.

To the moon: House passes bill to deregulate crypto trading” via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics — The House has unanimously voted to clarify state law and financial regulations regarding cryptocurrency, which lawmakers are calling a long-term investment. The bill (HB 273), sponsored for the second year in a row by Rep. Vance Aloupis, would undo a 2019 court ruling preventing individuals who own bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from selling them without a license. In Florida v. Espinoza, a state appeals court bucked guidance from the Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) and found that individuals who own bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies need a license to sell them. The case sprung up when the Miami Beach Police Department arrested a man for selling bitcoin in exchange for cash.

Vance Aloupis wants government out of the crypto marketplace.

Strawberry Ron: DeSantis approves strawberry shortcake as state dessert” via Renzo Downey of Florida Politics — In a nod to Florida’s growers in Central Florida, DeSantis has signed a bill naming the strawberry shortcake as the state dessert. The legislation (SB 1006), sponsored by Sen. Danny Burgess and Rep. Lawrence McClure, designates strawberry shortcake, with natural Florida dairy topping, as the state dessert. Before growers, reporters and strawberry queens on the fifth day of the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, DeSantis signed the bill Monday, still smacking his lips from the shortcake and natural Florida dairy topping he sampled before giving his thumbs-up. Plant City and the surrounding area is home to more than 10,000 acres of strawberries, which make up 75% of the nation’s winter strawberry crop.


— MORE TALLY —

Disney CEO Bob Chapek addresses company’s response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill” via Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter — Chapek told staff that the company “unequivocally” stands with its LGBTQ+ employees in the wake of Florida passing its so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, but he also acknowledged that there is more the company needs to do. “I want to be crystal clear: I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities. And we are committed to creating a more inclusive company — and world,” Chapek wrote. In recent weeks, Disney has been taking heat for declining to release a statement about the bill and for donating money to statewide elected officials who supported the bill.

FHCA thanks lawmakers for ‘modernizing’ nursing home staff rules — The Florida Health Care Association thanked the Legislature for passing a bill (HB 1239) that would change nursing center staffing requirements to allow non-nursing staff to fulfill a portion of direct care hours. FHCA was a primary supporter of the bill and says it brings needed modernizations to state rules and would additionally help alleviate the current staffing crunch at nursing centers. FHCA CEO Emmett Reed said the organization was “so thankful” that lawmakers recognized “the urgent need for this critical legislation, which will help ensure that Florida’s nursing center residents can receive the best quality care possible. We know Gov. DeSantis understands this need, and we strongly encourage him to make this issue a priority by signing this legislation.”

Emmett Reed is ‘thankful’ for the state’s effort to address the long-term care industry worker shortage.

West Palm Beach Mayor urges lawmakers to pass water measure” via Matt Papaycik of WPTV — The West Palm Beach Mayor and other local officials on Monday called on Florida lawmakers to pass a bill that will continue to provide drinking water from Lake Okeechobee to residents. Mayor Keith James said SB 2508, officially called the “Environmental Resources” measure, will help ensure that Lake O operations meet the needs of South Floridians, including those who are dependent upon it for their water supply. On Monday, James and other local leaders said SB 2508 would take decisions about Lake O water levels out of the hands of bureaucrats in Washington and keep them on the local level.

Democrats, advocates: Affordable housing funds not enough to stem rent crisis” via Gray Rohrer of Florida Politics — Florida’s housing issues have reached crisis levels, and the funding lawmakers are preparing to put into affordable housing programs aren’t matching the size of the problem, Democrats and housing advocates said Monday during a rally in front of the Capitol. “This is to send a message to our people in the Governor’s Office and the House and the Senate that we can’t just do nothing,” said Rep. Dianne Hart. In the latest budget talks between the House and Senate, the chambers have agreed to spend $318.7 million on housing programs. That’s about $50 million more than the original House plan but $36.8 million short of DeSantis’ recommendation.

Progressive group condemns elections bill — Stand Up America blasted a bill (SB 524) passed by the Senate last week that would create an election fraud police unit, more frequently purge voter rolls, and criminalize ballot harvesting. “After touting Florida’s elections as the ‘gold standard,’ Florida Republicans have done an about-face to appeal to the most extreme factions of their party and to boost Gov. DeSantis’ 2024 hopes. Voters and taxpayers will suffer as a result,” Executive Director Christina Harvey said. “This Anti-Voter Freedom Act is a waste of taxpayer dollars that puts one man’s political aspirations above the needs of everyday Floridians. Members of the Florida House must do everything in their power to keep Gov. DeSantis and his cronies from ramming this bill through the lower chamber. Floridians’ freedom to vote depends on it.”


— BILLS ARE DYING —

Legislature shortchanges ban on no-cash businesses” via Jesse Scheckner of Florida Politics — A measure barring many brick-and-mortar businesses in Florida from refusing cash payments is dead after going ignored for months in both chambers of the Legislature. Neither the Senate version of the bill (SB 408) filed Oct. 6 by Sen. Shevrin Jones nor its House twin (HB 233) that Rep. Matt Willhite filed the same day saw a single hearing. That’s because Sen. Ed Hooper and Rep. Nick DiCeglie declined to take up the proposal in the committees they run, effectively killing the bill before Jones or Willhite could advocate for it. In the first year of the pandemic, digital point-of-sale company Square reported seeing the share of cashless businesses more than double in the U.S.

Matt Willhite’s no-cash business bill died of neglect — like so many others.

Legislature gives cold shoulder to bill requiring landlords to provide air conditioning” via Jesse Scheckner of Florida Politics — A measure mandating landlords in Florida provide tenants with functional air conditioning systems, an accommodation to match current requirements for heating, has died without receiving a single hearing during the 2022 Legislative Session. The legislation (SB 1134, HB 819), which Sen. Jason Pizzo and Rep. Michael Grieco filed in early December, would have added just one hyphenated word, “air-conditioning,” to existing state statutes. That would have fixed a bizarre oversight in the appropriately named “Sunshine State,” which can sometimes get chilly in winter but where it gets fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk sweltering in the steamiest months of the year. Grieco and Pizzo will have to wait until next year to see through the measure.

— SKED —

— The Senate convenes for a floor Session to pass a bill on parental rights in education (HB 1557), filed by Rep. Joe Harding, 9 a.m., Senate Chamber.

— The House convenes for a floor Session to consider bills on immigration (SB 1808), election (SB 524), and alimony reform (SB 1796), 10:30 a.m., House Chamber.

— The Senate Rules Committee will meet to hear a bill revising requirements for newspapers publishing legal notices (HB 7049), carried by Rep. Randy Fine, 2 p.m., Room 412 of the Knott Building.

— `GOV CLUB MENU —

Tortilla soup; Latin chop salad; southwest black bean and corn salad; mango slaw; chicken salad wraps; beef tacos with grilled corn tortillas; chili Rellenos casserole; sautéed street corn; cilantro and lime rice; sliced array of cakes for dessert.

—STATEWIDE —

DeSantis returns to Bay Co. for wildfire updates” via Jenna Maddox of My Panhandle — DeSantis made his way back to Bay County on Sunday to give more updates for the Adkins Avenue and Bertha Swamp Road wildfires. The Bertha Swamp Road wildfire grew to 9,000 acres on Sunday. “That’s a big boy, and it’s raging very quickly… It’s moving,” DeSantis said. “If you look where it’s moving, the smoke is way ahead of it, so it creates a lot of challenges in a number of different respects.” DeSantis said many agencies around the state are in the Panhandle to help with the effort, including the Florida National Guard.

Ron DeSantis gets the latest on wildfires in the Panhandle.

Heavy rain chances expected to bring potential relief to Panhandle wildfires, but it’s temporary” via Ebonee Burrell of The Panama City News-Herald — Heavy rain rolling in and strong winds dying down later in the week could be good news for those fighting Bay County’s wildfires, though it likely will be only a temporary reprieve. Multiple wildfires covered more than 14,000 acres across Bay and northern Gulf counties as of Monday afternoon, proving difficult for local resources to control as dry conditions make the fire easy to spread. National Weather Service meteorologist Cameron Young said that by Wednesday, a cold front will begin moving through the Panama City area, which will significantly increase the chances of rain to as high as 90% chance by Thursday.

‘Kumbaya’ to ‘don’t say gay’: How Florida GOP outreach to LGBTQ community fell apart” via Steven Lemongello of the Orlando Sentinel — Just four years ago, Republican officeholders from across Central Florida gathered in Orlando to back Conservatives on the Right Side of Equality, a new group dedicated to building bridges between Republicans and the LGBTQ community. A “new generation” of Republicans was coming to the fore, said then-Longwood Mayor Ben Paris, who were focused on moving toward equality and away from “the Republican Party of the past.” Four years later, however, gay rights groups are in an uproar over the Republican-backed “don’t say gay” bill that’s expected to pass this week and head to DeSantis’ desk for his signature. The schism between the GOP and the LGTBQ community has been at its highest levels since the same-sex marriage battles of the 2000s.

Florida gas prices reach ‘highest levels in a decade,’ AAA says” via USA Today Network — Prices at Florida pumps ballooned to an average price of $3.97 this Sunday, or a 44 cent per gallon jump in the last five days, their “highest levels in a decade,” according to the AAA — The Auto Club Group. “Drivers may soon begin to see record-high prices,” said Mark Jenkins, AAA spokesman. Sunday’s average was the highest since April 2012, with the average cost for a tank fill-up hovering at $59. To compare, that figure was $41 this time last year. Also Sunday, the average gasoline price nationwide reached $4 a gallon for the first time since July 2008, according to AAA.

While baseball argues about billions, small Florida towns lose their meager spring windfall” via John Romano of the Tampa Bay Times — The Florida Sports Foundation says spring training has an annual economic impact of $687.1 million in this state. While the money sounds exaggerated, the actual passion for spring training is immeasurable. It is northerners escaping the cold, and students escaping class. It is retirees sitting in the sun alongside business execs sneaking in a lunchtime beer. It is an unhurried pace, uncommon proximity, and unnatural optimism before the inevitable heartbreak of a 162-game season. The last time baseball had a work stoppage in 1995, Spring Training was a 10-to-12-game sprint that ended in April. Attendance in 1994 had averaged more than 31,000 per game, and it would be another dozen years before MLB crowds got back to that level.

Personnel note: Lauren Cassedy, aide to Ashley Moody, joins AT&T” via Jason Delgado of Florida Politics — Cassedy is off on a new adventure. After three years serving as Moody’s Public Affairs Director, the communications vet joins the AT&T corporate public relations shop. Cassedy will help lead communications in AT&T’s Southern States region, which includes Florida and stretches from Texas to North Carolina. She started the new gig Monday and will remain based in Tallahassee. “AT&T has a great track record of working in communities across the country, which I’m really excited to now be a part of and help further,” Cassedy said. “I enjoyed so much of my time working in state government, but I’m really excited about this opportunity and new challenge.”

Congrats to Lauren Cassedy on her new private-sector adventure at AT&T.


Advertisement— 2022 —

FDP partners with DSCC on ‘One Future Florida’ — The Florida Democratic Party is starting a coordinated election campaign earlier than in the past few election cycles, cutting the ribbon Tuesday on “One Future Florida,” a partnership with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Ferguson Yacyshyn, a Sarasota native and veteran of Democratic campaigns in Florida, Iowa and Virginia, has been hired as One Future Florida’s coordinated campaign director. The campaign will house Florida Democrats’ organizing, voter registration, voter protection and data infrastructure for local, state, statewide, and U.S. Senate election campaigns in 2022. Democrats say they’ll be opening up bilingual field offices and focusing on “engaging and mobilizing constituencies across the state that have long been instrumental to Democratic victories.”

Aramis Ayala to formally launch Attorney General campaign Tuesday — Former State Attorney Ayala will hold a 9 a.m. news conference at the Capitol Tuesday alongside state Senators and local elected officials to formally announce her candidacy for Attorney General. At 5:30 p.m., she will hold a fundraiser with Tallahassee Commissioners Jack Porter and Jeremy Matlow, Soil & Water Commissioner Tabitha Frazier and attorneys Mutaqee AkbarLouis Jean-BaptisteStephen Knight and Chuck Hobbs at Warhorse Whiskey Bar. Ayala, a Democrat, filed paperwork to challenge Attorney General Ashley Moody last week. She is the only prominent Democrat seeking the Cabinet post.

Progress Pinellas sends more ad support to Eric Lynn in CD 13 — Super PAC Progress Pinellas made another ad buy backing Lynn’s campaign for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The new ad touts Lynn, a Democrat, as a “hometown kid from St. Pete” and plays up his connection to former President Barack Obama, whom he served as an adviser. “Now Eric is running for Congress to fight Republicans’ attacks on us — protecting women’s reproductive rights, defending the rights of Floridians, and taking a stand for good jobs and a $15 minimum wage, ”the ad says. Progress Florida said the $584K ad buy includes a broadcast and cable flight and digital ads. It will run through March 28.

To watch the ad, click on the image below:

Fred Guttenberg endorses Jared Moskowitz for CD 22 seat” via Anne Geggis of Florida Politics — Former DEM Director Moskowitz is the only major name to officially announce he’s running to succeed Rep. Ted Deutch in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, and one prominent gun rights advocate can’t imagine anyone better. Deutch upended the South Florida political world last week, announcing that his seventh congressional term would be his last. And lots of names have come out as possible replacements for the Boca Raton Congressman. But Guttenberg, whose daughter, Jaime, died in Florida’s worst school shooting, said he thinks the district that straddles Broward-Palm Beach counties should go with the first one to get in the race.

Moskowitz rolls out 50 endorsements for CD 22 bid — Moskowitz announced a list of 50 current and former elected officials who have endorsed his campaign for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. The list includes Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book, Sen. Jones and House Democratic Leader Evan Jenne alongside several other lawmakers and local elected officials in Broward and Palm Beach counties. “I’m honored to receive support from so many elected leaders, many of whom I’ve worked alongside to fight for our Democratic priorities. I look forward to continuing that fight with their help, and I appreciate their faith in my ability to advance our values in Washington,” said Moskowitz, who last week entered the race to succeed exiting U.S. Rep. Deutch.

Jared Moskowitz rolls out some big endorsements, including the man he is running to replace. Image via South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Dean Black crosses $350K mark for HD 15 campaign” via Drew Wilson of Florida Politics — Black, the Duval County Republican Party Chair, has collected more than $350,000 for his campaign in House District 15. The fundraising total includes $164,910 raised through his official campaign account, including $100,000 in candidate loans, as well as $185,201 raised through his political committee, True Conservatives. The campaign cash came in February, his first month as a candidate. The committee total includes $11,000 raised last month and $174,000 raised in the previous year when he considered a run in the old House District 11.

Elijah Manley seeks to avenge loss in central Broward House race” via Anne Geggis of Florida Politics — A Democratic House candidate who lost in a four-way Special Democratic Primary race to represent Broward County in Tallahassee is back as a candidate in 2022. Manley was third in last January’s Special Democratic Primary to choose the successor to Rep. Bobby DuBose, who resigned from House District 94 to run for Congress. Now, it looks like Manley is up for a rematch. The decennial redistricting process means that Broward County’s HD 94 has been renumbered House District 99, and its boundaries have shifted westward. But Manley will have to get by the incumbent who bested him in January: Rep. Daryl Campbell. Campbell already has filed for re-election to the seat he won on Jan. 12, state papers show.


— CORONA FLORIDA —

Florida adds 14,148 COVID-19 cases, 1,207 deaths in past week” via Jamal Thalji of the Tampa Bay Times — There were 14,148 new cases in Florida, according to the latest state report. There was an average of 2,021 patients a day, a 45% drop compared to the previous week. Florida saw 5,814,517 cases.

CDC OKs gathering without masks in Leon; February was deadliest COVID-19 month since October” via Mike Stucka of the Tallahassee Democrat — As predicted by local health experts, the CDC now lists Leon County as low risk for transmission of COVID-19, a label that comes with the approval of maskless gatherings in indoor, public spaces. The CDC data meant to guide decision-making considers current hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and capacity in addition to the case numbers, which previously dominated its metrics. On Monday, HCA Florida Capital Hospital, formerly Capital Regional Medical Center, reported 12 COVID-19-positive patients.

— CORONA NATION —

White House must go further on new pandemic response, say former Joe Biden advisers, outside experts” via Ben Diamond of The Washington Post — Vaccinate 85% of Americans against the coronavirus. Ensure that people experiencing long COVID-19 can get disability benefits. Develop a plan to restore trust in the CDC. Those are among the more than 250 discrete recommendations issued by a team of former Biden COVID-19 advisers and dozens of other outside experts on Monday, arguing that the White House must take additional steps to combat the virus and reduce the risk of other infectious diseases, to avoid the societal disruptions that have characterized the past two years.

Joe Biden needs to do more, supporters say. Image via AP.

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine moves closer to FDA authorization decision” via Joseph Walker of The Wall Street Journal — Novavax Inc.’s long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine is moving toward U.S. authorization after the company said it resolved manufacturing problems that had held up its application. Clearance in the U.S. isn’t imminent because the FDA must sort through a large amount of study data from several countries, a person familiar with the matter said. However, a decision is getting closer since Novavax formally submitted an authorization request in late January. If the shot is rolled out in the U.S., it could boost vaccination efforts flagged among the hesitant.

— CORONA ECONOMICS —

As lab owners buy luxury cars, Biden tightens oversight of $5 trillion in COVID-19 relief” via Ken Alltucker of USA Today — When patients came to the South Florida testing lab owned by Christopher Licata, they got the COVID-19 tests they requested, plus more lucrative but medically unnecessary genetic and respiratory tests, allowing Licata to bill $6.9 million to Medicare, federal prosecutors say. Licata got caught, the Delray Beach man pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud Medicare and is scheduled to be sentenced March 24, but federal officials are scrambling to tighten oversight of more than $5 trillion in pandemic relief funding passed by Congress over the past two years.

Joe Biden is cracking down on COVID-19 waste, fraud and abuse. Image via AP.

Restaurants debate masks as COVID-19 rules rapidly disappear” via Heather Haddon and Stephen Council of The Wall Street Journal — COVID-19 restrictions are easing. Restaurants are deciding whether to keep masks on the menu. In recent weeks, California, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, and other local governments have ended mask requirements for dining inside and working at restaurants. Some businesses believe that there is a benefit for business and their workers when mask mandates are removed. The facial coverings are hot and uncomfortable to work in, and not having to put them on between bites and sips makes customers more motivated to dine out, Applebee’s President John Cywinski said Wednesday. Some restaurant owners are still struggling to recruit enough staff to entirely run their operations and worry that relaxing rules could scare off employees fearful about their health.

— MORE CORONA —

Even a mild case of COVID-19 can cause brain changes. It’s too soon to know if the damage lasts” via Karen Weintraub of USA Today — A new study provides the most conclusive evidence yet that COVID-19 can damage the brain, even in people who weren’t severely ill. The study, published Monday in Nature, used before-and-after brain images of 785 British people, ages 51 to 81, to look for any changes. About half the participants contracted COVID-19 between the scans, mostly when the alpha variant was circulating, leaving many people at least temporarily without a sense of smell. Analysis of the “before” and “after” images from the U.K. Biobank showed that people infected with COVID-19 had a greater reduction in their brain volumes overall and performed worse on cognitive tests than those who had not been infected.

Even a minor case of COVID-19 can mess with your mind. Image via AP.

How the COVID-19 test was won” via Brianna Abbott and Peter Loftus of The Wall Street Journal — Inside a factory that is the size of five football fields, thousands of workers from Abbott Laboratories race to meet the demand for America’s dominant COVID-19 at-home test. Some place test strips inside white, rectangular cards of paper that feature a pink stripe before sealing them into a pouch. In other rooms, workers pack pouches, swabs and solution into bluish-purple boxes labeled BinaxNow. Trucks roll in to pick up new supplies every day between 3 a.m. and midnight. Starting in March, the company expects to make 100 million of them, and in just the last five weeks, it added about 1,300 employees at its Gurnee plant to help make that happen. How BinaxNow became one of the standout products of the pandemic comes down to a mix of research and manufacturing horsepower, industry connections, and some good fortune.

Bail amounts lowered for COVID-19, and crime didn’t rise. Officials debate making it permanent.” via Mike Diamond of The Palm Beach Post — Lower bail amounts for a certain level of criminal offenses designed to lower the jail population during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic did not harm public safety in Palm Beach County, a Florida State University study has concluded. In fact, the study stated that rates of people being put back in jail or defendants not showing up for court declined during the period in which the lower bail amounts were in place. But a recommendation that the lower bail amounts be made permanent has generated pushback from law enforcement and bail agents. When the pandemic was ravaging in the Palm Beach County jail system, then-Chief Judge Krista Marx issued an order in April 2020 to reduce bail to $1,000 from $3,000 for primarily nonviolent third-degree felonies.


— PRESIDENTIAL —

Why Biden is getting some praise from Republicans on his handling of Ukraine” via Amber Phillips of The Washington Post — The one constant of the American reaction to the war in Ukraine so far has been bipartisanship. Democratic and Republican politicians as distant politically as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sens. Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio agree on not sending troops into Ukraine, refusing Ukrainian requests to police a no-fly zone there and banning Russian oil even if it raises prices for Americans. A number of Republican lawmakers also have been giving Biden small doses of praise for how he’s handled sanctions, at least since the invasion began. Yet some Republicans are trying to tease apart a relatively minor aspect of Biden’s response, the United States’ reliance on Russian oil, to see if he could be politically vulnerable there.

Some Republicans (not all) are reluctantly giving praise to Joe Biden for his handling of Ukraine.

— D.C. MATTERS —

Florida Republicans pursue new sanctions after Russia invades Ukraine” via Bryan Lowry of the Miami Herald — Florida lawmakers have proposed a slew of new sanctions and other measures in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rep. Carlos Giménez and Sen. Rubio, two Republicans from Florida, last week introduced the Preventing Usurpation of Power and Privileges by Extralegal Territories’ Sedition Act, or PUPPETS Act, to target the pro-Russian separatist groups in eastern Ukraine whose conflict with the Ukrainian government in Kyiv was used by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a pretext for the invasion. The bill would designate the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic as foreign terrorist organizations and sanction any individuals that assist in establishing puppet governments in Ukraine.

Carlos Giménez seeks even more sanctions on Russia. Image via New York Post.

U.S. engages with Nicolás Maduro as oil prices soar. Venezuela’s opposition sees it as ‘foolish’” via Antonio Maria Delgado and Michael Wilner of the Miami Herald — A surprising effort by the Biden administration to forge a deal with Maduro and restore the flow of Venezuelan oil into U.S. ports might be welcomed by many U.S. motorists struggling with soaring gas prices amid the invasion of Ukraine. But Venezuela’s opposition was both caught off guard and angered as details emerged of a meeting. Top administration officials traveled to Caracas on Saturday to gauge what Maduro might be willing to offer in exchange for U.S. sanctions relief on its oil sector, as Biden debates whether to ban Russian oil imports over the invasion of Ukraine.

— CRISIS —

John Eastman says ‘conflicting’ advice to Trump negates Jan. 6 committee’s claims of criminal intent” via Kyle Cheney of POLITICO — Eastman, who is seeking to shield key emails from the House select committee by claiming attorney-client privilege, said the panel’s explosive arguments would criminalize “good-faith” legal advice. Trump’s decision to heed it, amid conflicting counsel from his advisers, can’t be construed as criminal, Eastman argues. In a late-Monday court filing, Eastman’s argument is his first formal rebuttal to the select committee’s effort to persuade a federal judge to overturn Eastman’s privilege claims and unlock thousands of pages of emails between Eastman and members of Trump’s inner circle.

John Eastman says incompetence and confusion are not the same as criminal intent.

Op-ed — “Every Jan. 6 case matters” via James Comey for The Washington Post — I keep hearing that some FBI special agents, scattered around the country, don’t understand why it’s so important that everyone is held accountable who committed any crime at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, even if that crime was “only” trespassing inside the building. Here’s what I would say to them. We are a nation of laws, and the FBI is dedicated to the rule of law. All of you learned that at Quantico and took an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Despite all the division, passion and anger, we have never had something like Jan. 6. No Americans, whatever their politics, whatever their personal grievances, can ever again try to interfere in the operation of laws governing the election of a President.

— EPILOGUE TRUMP —

Alex Jones and Trump: A fateful alliance draws scrutiny” via Elizabeth Williamson of The New York Times — The day Trump urged his supporters to “be there, will be wild!” at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Jones spread the message to millions. A little more than two weeks later, Jones joined his followers at the Capitol as a behind-the-scenes organizer. It is part of a reckoning Jones faces on multiple fronts. He is still fighting a half-dozen defamation lawsuits filed by the targets of his false claims, including the relatives of 10 Sandy Hook victims. The House committee has subpoenaed Jones, and included a three-page list seeking his related communications and financial records. Questioned by the panel this year, Jones invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times, and is trying to block the committee’s demand for records in court.

Donald Trump’s relationship with Alex Jones is under fresh scrutiny.

— LOCAL NOTES —

‘It’s like we are all Ukraine’: South Florida shows solidarity with Ukraine” via NBC 6 Miami — Dozens gathered in front of the Cuban Memorial at Tamiami Park Sunday for a rally in support of Ukraine amid the ongoing invasion by Russian forces. The Assembly of Cuban Resistance organized the rally. “We gathered here today in a community rally to support Ukraine’s right to self-rule,” one attendee said. “Ukraine’s right to have their democratic sovereignty because their individual freedom depends on that.” The plight in Ukraine feels familiar to many exiles who attended the rally. “The Ukrainians are fighting for the same thing that Cubans, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans. For the right to rule themselves, the right to be free, the right to decide in their own nation,” another attendee said.

Florida shows support for Ukraine. Image via Spectrum News 13.

Venezuelans in Miami torn by ‘risky’ U.S. talks with Maduro about oil, sanctions, Russia” via Bianca Padró Ocasio of the Miami Herald — As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages on, leaders in the Venezuelan community in Miami are watching in suspense, and low expectations, the ongoing talks between the Biden administration and the government of Maduro to potentially ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil. A U.S. delegation traveled to Caracas last week in the U.S. government’s first approach to the regime since it broke diplomatic ties in 2019. With the price of oil skyrocketing, the U.S. seeks alternative sources of oil and renewed engagement with one of Putin’s closest allies in Latin America. “As a Venezuelan, I wish they wouldn’t, because it’s going to benefit Maduro,” said Beatriz Olavarria, a local Venezuelan activist who organized a voter drive for Venezuelans living abroad in 2012.

Federal grand jury indicts former JEA executives on conspiracy, wire fraud” via Nate Monroe and David Bauerlein of The Florida Times-Union — Federal prosecutors on Monday unsealed a grand jury indictment charging former JEA chief executive officer Aaron Zahn and finance chief Ryan Wannemacher with conspiracy and wire fraud, casting the two men as the architects of a brazen scheme to secretly extract tens of millions of dollars of personal profit out of the city-owned utility before selling it off to a private operator. The 30-page indictment accuses the agency’s former top executives of devising a plot to enrich themselves by disguising it as a good-faith exploration of JEA’s financial future. Prosecutors allege almost every aspect of the failed effort to privatize one of Jacksonville’s largest and most important public agencies was a fraud.

Federal prosecutors say former JEA CEO met with potential buyer before board vote. Who was it?” via Nate Monroe of The Florida Times-Union — Federal prosecutors said in court papers that were unsealed Monday they have evidence that former JEA CEO Zahn, who faces conspiracy and wire fraud charges, met in South Florida with the chief executive officer of an unnamed potential buyer in the days leading up to a crucial board of directors vote on the fate of the city-owned utility in the summer of 2019. The meeting, which has never before been reported, likely would have generated controversy all on its own had it been publicly disclosed in real time. Zahn, the indictment alleges, told the CEO of the unnamed company and others at the meeting that JEA was set to explore privatization.

Miami Beach Mayor announces push for $60M revamp of Lincoln Road mall” via Martin Vassolo of the Miami Herald — Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber on Monday rattled off a list of new projects coming online this year, including a new cancer center, a 3-acre public park and a push to renovate Lincoln Road, during his annual State of the City speech. Gelber, speaking from the stage at the New World Center, announced the development of the $250 million Irma and Norman Braman Cancer Center at Mount Sinai Medical Center. With Norman Braman, the billionaire philanthropist, and his family in attendance, Gelber showed a rendering of the sleek new building that he said would be an “ultramodern” facility overlooking Biscayne Bay.

Broward schools may crackdown on unruly behavior — of adults” via Scott Travis of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel — Parents and visitors may soon have to be on their best behavior when they visit schools or School Board property or else face such actions as a “public admonition” or a trespassing charge. The School Board plans to discuss a proposed new “respect and civility” policy during a Tuesday workshop, tentatively set for 2:30 p.m. Although the policy includes students, the focus appears to be on unruly behavior by adults. “The policy is one that communicates how employees and non-employees will interact with one another in a respectful manner,” the office of Chief Communications Officer Kathy Koch said in a statement. “We are sharing that we are seeking civil dialogue and interactions in a positive atmosphere.”

Fort Lauderdale’s fired biracial chief was not part of ‘good old boys club,’ NAACP leader says” via Susannah Bryan of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel — Larry Scirotto, Fort Lauderdale’s top cop fired amid allegations of reverse discrimination last week after just six months on the job, was firing back on Monday. Scirotto said city leadership hired him, in part, to bring change to a department whose leaders usually came from inside the agency. His boss, City Manager Chris Lagerbloom, warned him his efforts to diversify the agency would be “met with great resistance,” he said. Lagerbloom fired Scirotto on Thursday, six days after receiving an investigative report by an outside attorney hand-picked by the city to look into claims that Scirotto made promotions based on race and gender. Lagerbloom fired Scirotto on Thursday, six days after receiving an investigative report by an outside attorney hand-picked by the city to look into claims that Scirotto made promotions based on race and gender.

Was Larry Scirotto fired for not being one of the ‘good old boys?’

Alachua County voters will be asked whether they support sales tax increase for 10 years” via John Henderson of The Gainesville Sun — Voters in Alachua County will be asked to support a local sales tax that would last for 10 years under ballot language that has been proposed for the Nov. 8 election. Alachua County commissioners earlier this week endorsed the wording of the ballot question, with a final vote on the referendum question scheduled for March 22. The sales tax, on average, would cost each Alachua County resident about $1,234 over 10 years, or $123 per person annually. The infrastructure tax over 10 years would generate more than $174 million for the city of Gainesville and more than $491 million countywide, with all of the cities getting funding from the pot.

‘We should all be enraged’: Ocala’s vulnerable children go months without medication, care” via Danielle Johnson of the Ocala Star-Banner — When Heather’s 14-year-old son Isaac, who has severe autoimmune encephalitis, a disease in which his immune system attacks the brain, suddenly stopped receiving his infusions last August, the whole family felt the effects. Exactus told her it hadn’t received the prescription and referred her to AcariaHealth, the pharmacy for individuals on Sunshine Health insurance plans. AcariaHealth told her it hadn’t received it, either, and directed her back to Exactus. Three months after the problem began, the prescription was suddenly filled with no explanation, but Heather fears that long-term damage has been done to her son’s health.


— TOP OPINION —

DeSantis sacrifices Floridians for his personal ambition” via the South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial board — Although he doesn’t admit it, DeSantis’ craving for the White House is the most transparent ambition since Julius Caesar theatrically declined a crown, and it’s already dreadfully clear what kind of public health President he would be. Consider what happened Monday. DeSantis’ Surgeon General, Ladapo, announced that the Department of Health would not recommend healthy children get COVID-19 vaccinations and will, in fact, recommend against it. That was another irresponsible act in DeSantis’ full-bore campaign to undercut common-sense health measures as invasions of “freedom.”

— OPINIONS —

How Palm Beach County candidates can win hearts, minds” via the Palm Beach Post editorial board — We look for a candidate who knows the ins and outs of every important issue in a town, well enough to have informed opinions. It’s hard for someone other than an incumbent to come to this education, as many issues require more sophisticated knowledge than one might expect, whether of taxation, zoning, code enforcement or public safety. It’s not that complicated: We look for a candidate who’s smart, who does the right thing rather than play political games, who has spent time with and cares about town residents and businesses and who would position the town for greater social equity, livability and commercial success. Even more unsavory: the intrusion of anonymous money into local races. Beware shadowy candidates supported by secret givers.



—TODAY’S SUNRISE —

Call it what you may — Parental Rights in Education or Don’t Say Gay — the Senate passed it, and now it’s headed to the Governor’s desk.

Also on today’s Sunrise:

— Some of the more emotional testimony yet on the Don’t Say Gay bill came from Democratic Sen. Jones.

— House Democratic leadership lashes out at the tweets of the Governor’s press secretary.

— Gov. DeSantis holds a big roundtable to bash the establishment’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Gas prices are way up … and still going. Sunrise talks with the Florida AAA.

To listen, click on the image below:

— ALOE —

Don’t feed the bears: FWC cites Seminole residents ‘afraid the bears would starve’” via Garfield Hylton of the Orlando Sentinel — A Florida Fish and Wildlife officer found four large black bears in the backyard of a Central Florida home eating what appeared to be food left out for them. FWC received numerous complaints regarding residents feeding bears in Seminole County. FWC Officer Dominique Infante noticed four bears were eating food from a resident’s backyard, with food that seemed to have been placed out for the bears. Two people were also watching the bears eat from about 50 yards away. They admitted to the officer they had fed the bears daily over the last couple of months “because they were afraid the bears would starve,” according to the FWC report.

Don’t feed the bears, just don’t.

— HAPPY BIRTHDAY —

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5.) MORNING BREW

March 08, 2022
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Neal Freyman, Max Knoblauch, Jamie Wilde

MARKETS

Nasdaq

12,830.96

S&P

4,201.09

Dow

32,817.38

10-Year

1.772%

Bitcoin

$38,104.65

Moderna

$126.46

*Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 5:00pm ET. Here’s what these numbers mean.
  • Markets: The war in Ukraine delivered a triple whammy to stocks yesterday. The Nasdaq entered a bear market (20% off its record high), the Dow entered a correction (down 10%), and the S&P suffered its worst single-day drop since October 2020. Because we have to pick on one company, let’s go with Moderna, which has lost more than 50% of its value this year as investors got over their crush on Covid stocks.
  • Ukraine: Key US lawmakers from both parties agreed to a bill that would ban Russian oil imports to the country. A US ban on Russian oil would be a big deal, but keep in mind that the US only depends on Russia for 8% of its petroleum product imports—a European embargo (which does not seem to be in the works) would be the real whopper.

MARKETS

Commodities to the moon 

Nickel, wheat, and oil on the moonPhoto Illustration: Dianna “Mick” McDougall; Sources: Getty Images

Commodities, those goods you probably won’t bring up on a first date but are indispensable to daily life, did their best meme stock impression yesterday with historic price swings. Nickel, for instance, had its biggest daily dollar gain on record.

What’s going on? Commodities are spiking over concerns that the war in Ukraine will result in a dire shortage of critical materials. Because of port closures and sanctions, Russia and Ukraine have stopped shipping goods that are used around the globe for food, fuel, and manufacturing.

Here’s how the war in Ukraine is unleashing chaos across global markets.

Energy

As rumors of a potential embargo on Russian energy swirled earlier in the day, European natural gas prices skyrocketed to hit 345 euros per megawatt-hour. That might mean nothing, until you realize that prices had never topped 30 euros before last year, or 200 before last Friday.

Oil prices continued to push higher, spelling even more financial pain for Americans at the gas pump. Gas prices in California have increased 51 cents in just the past week to an average of $5.34.

Food

Wheat prices have ballooned more than 50% since the war began to record highs, which is apparently what happens when nearly one-third of the world’s total wheat exports (for which Ukraine and Russia are responsible) are knocked offline.

Pricey wheat will disproportionately affect lower-income nations, such as Egypt and Indonesia, that depend on Ukrainian and Russian grains. But soaring food prices don’t just make dinner more expensive—they also destabilize societies. Protests erupted around the world the last time wheat prices were nearly this high, in 2008.

Metals

Nickel’s price jump of 76% yesterday was one of the “most extreme moves” in metal markets history, Bloomberg wrote. Russia is a leading producer of nickel, which is a key ingredient for EV batteries and is also used to make stainless steel. Adding to price pressures is that nickel was already in short supply: Two years ago, Elon Musk urged companies to “please mine more nickel.”

Bottom line: Another massive supply shock is thwacking the global economy just as it was beginning to recover from the Covid Everything Shortage. However, because this supply crunch isn’t accompanied by a boom in economic growth, it increases the risk of stagflation and, ultimately, recessions.—NF

            

WORLD

Tour de headlines

Calvin RidleyKevin C. Cox/Getty Images

 Atlanta Falcons WR suspended for betting. Calvin Ridley won’t be playing in the NFL next season after the NFL suspended him for betting on games in 2021. Ridley’s gambling, which took place when he was taking time off for personal issues, featured parlay bets that included the Falcons to win, per ESPN. In response, Ridley tweeted, “I bet 1,500 total I don’t have a gambling problem.”

 The war in Ukraine is making American houses more expensive. In another example of everything being connected, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is only intensifying competition for homes in the US, according to a Redfin report. The conflict has pushed mortgage rates lower, stoking a rush from potential homebuyers to lock in lower borrowing rates.

 Russia is now the most sanctioned country on Earth. Yep, even more than Iran, Syria, North Korea, and Venezuela. More than 2,778 new sanctions designations have been slapped on Russia since Feb. 22, for a total of 5,530. Iran is second, with 3,616 sanctions, for its financing of terrorism and the development of its nuclear program.

            

INTERNATIONAL

What’s up with Z?

Servicemen ride atop a Russian armored vehicle in Armyansk, Crimea, on February 25, 2022STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images

In the second week since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the letter Z has gone from a cryptic marking on invading military vehicles to the primary symbol of support for Russia’s war efforts.

In the misinformation-laden world of social media war coverage, knowing what symbols stand for is vital to parsing fact from fiction. So, let’s dive in.

Z’s beginnings:

  • While Z doesn’t exist in the Cyrillic alphabet, it appeared hand-drawn on armored vehicles massed on the Ukrainian border in mid-February.
  • A few days after the invasion began, the Kremlin-backed media outlet RT began selling Z merchandise as a way to support Russian troops.
  • A popular Twitter thread by Moscow-based researcher and journalist Kamil Galeev shows Zs adorning the cars and social media accounts of civilian supporters of the invasion.
  • And recently, a Russian gymnast had a Z taped to his leotard while standing on a podium next to a Ukrainian rival.

What does it stand for? It’s up for debate. Many believe the Z stands for “Za pobedu,” or “for victory.” Others believe it could simply be a means of avoiding friendly fire, or the Russian word for west, pronounced “zapad,” signifying where the troops are stationed.

Whatever its exact meaning, Z has become an integral part of Russia’s pro-war propaganda efforts, and it has been used to intimidate anti-war figures like the art group Pussy Riot.—MK

            

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RETAIL

This guy wants to turn around Bed Bath & Beyond

Ryan Cohen with chopsticks in his noseRyan Cohen via Twitter

Bed Bath & Beyond shares soared 34% on Monday after Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen revealed his firm bought a 9.8% stake in the company. If this story sounds familiar, it’s because Cohen announced a similar investment in GameStop in 2020, helping juice the frenzy that drove the retailer’s share price up from below $20 to over $400.

Just like he did with GameStop, Cohen sent a letter to Bed Bath & Beyond’s board, laying out his gameplan to turn around the struggling retailer. Some key points:

  • Narrow its goals to shore up its inventory. Cohen roasted the current plan, writing that “Bed Bath’s strategy looks far better in a PowerPoint deck than it does in practice.”
  • Sell or spin off its retail chain for little tykes, Buybuy Baby
  • Abolish the 20% off coupon. OK, that’s just our suggestion.

While Cohen became the chairman of GameStop’s board to see his plan through, he said he’s not in a position to do the same for Bed Bath & Beyond.

IFYKYK: Cohen’s an icon to individual traders in large part because he’s an unabashed online troll; his followers call him “Papa Cohen” or even “the meme king.” But, more practically, ever since he proved his chops by turning Chewy into the “Amazon for pets,” retail traders are convinced he’s got the Midas touch.—JW

            

GRAB BAG

Key performance indicators

Family Guy scene of Lois saying she doesn't know what Venmo is Family Guy/Fox via Giphy

Stat: Customers sent $490 billion through Zelle in 2021, compared to $230 billion through its closest rival, Venmo. It’s the kind of stat that will shake you to your core if you live in a Venmo house, as well as a reminder that we all live in some form of bubble. Whatever payment app you use, watch out for fraud—about 18 million Americans were defrauded via payment apps and digital wallets in 2020.

Quote: “Corporate statements do very little to change outcomes or minds.”

Disney CEO Bob Chapek told employees that the company won’t take a formal stance on Florida’s pending “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bans discussing sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms. Chapek said Disney’s leadership team “unequivocally” supports the LGBTQ+ community, but argued there are means other than company statements to bring about change.

Read: A profile of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (The Atlantic)

            

WHAT ELSE IS BREWING

  • The global death toll from Covid-19 topped 6 million yesterday.
  • Coinbase blocked more than 25,000 Russian-linked wallet addresses suspected to be engaged in illicit activity.
  • Scientists warned in a new paper that the Amazon rainforest is nearing the point at which much of it will turn into a savanna.
  • Dua Lipa was hit with a second copyright infringement lawsuit that claims her jam “Levitating” was a copycat of another song.

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We’ll give you the ingredient list to a popular food product, and you have to name the product.

Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, whey (milk), malted milk (barley malt, whey flour, milk, salt, sodium bicarbonate), cocoa, contains 2% or less of: resinous glaze, sorbitan tristearate, soy lecithin, salt, natural and artificial flavor, calcium carbonate, tapioca dextrin.

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6.) THE FACTUAL

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    [Bruce Castor, then the Montgomery County, PA, district attorney] was in charge of investigating a criminal complaint by Andrea Constand, who said Cosby sexually assaulted her in 2004. In a press release, Castor said he would not prosecute Cosby, as a conviction would be “unattainable.”

    Constand then filed civil charges against Cosby and, in depositions in 2005 and 2006, Cosby testified he gave Constand Benadryl pills on the night of the assault. Cosby’s depositions were made public in July 2015, and Montgomery County’s new district attorney reopened the investigation, charging Cosby. [Cosby] moved to dismiss the charges, arguing the former prosecutor promised never to prosecute him.

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in Cosby’s favor in June, finding he relied on the press release from Castor as a grant of permanent immunity. Prosecutors asked the [Supreme Court] to hear the case and argued [the PA supreme court’s decision] sets a “dangerous precedent.” [The Supreme Court] did not explain its decision not to hear the case.
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 Yes – Until alternative energy sources are developed we need to continue to be energy independent through the use of oil reserves available in the US. If that means using Fed lands then we should do it, but continue to put emphasis on research and development of alternative sources of energy. Using oil produced in another country does not improve the climate it just moves the problem to another country, and at the same time making our country more reliant on countries that threaten the US.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Energy Policy

“The United States is willing to move ahead with a ban on Russian oil imports without the participation of allies in Europe… President Joe Biden held a video conference call with the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom on Monday as his administration continues to seek their support for a ban on Russian oil imports.” Reuters

Gasoline prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced since July 2008, as calls grow to ban imports of Russian oil. Prices at the pump were rising long before Russia invaded Ukraine and have spiraled faster since the start of the war. The U.S. national average for a gallon of gasoline has soared 45 cents a gallon in the past week and topped $4.06 on Monday.” AP News

From the Left

The left calls for a faster shift to renewables in order to reduce reliance on foreign fuels.
Axios reports U.S. officials are considering a trip to Saudi Arabia to persuade that kingdom’s rulers to start pumping more oil to replace the lost Russian production. Those are the same rulers who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, and whom President Biden once promised to make a ‘pariah.’ Similarly, the Biden Administration is looking to start the oil flowing from Venezuela, a country under sanction since 2017…

“This is what happens in wartime: You make a deal with the devil in order to avert some greater evil. The United States allied with the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany, then opened the doors to China — on the cusp of its most violently repressive era — to contain the Soviets. Conflict always means such brutal choices. There’s no way to do this cleanly. ‘Let me put it this way,’ Emma Ashford, a senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, wrote Monday on Twitter. ‘You can either have your democracy vs. autocracy frame, or you can have oil sanctions on Russia. Impossible without working with some authoritarian states, just as we did in the Cold War.’”
Joel Mathis, The Week

“The Biden administration has outpaced Trump in issuing drilling permits on public lands and water in its first year, according to federal data analyzed by the Center for Biological Diversity. His administration set a record for the largest offshore lease sale ever in the Gulf of Mexico last year, before a federal court blocked the lease sale for not considering climate impacts… [The US] became the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG) for the first time in 2021

“Oil companies have made it clear in earnings calls with shareholders that they don’t plan to produce much more, anyway. Remember that just two years ago the industry was in a complete free fall when demand crashed because of the pandemic. Banks sought government bailouts for oil investments that went under, and oil prices actually hit negative levels as producers grew desperate for oil to be taken off their hands… Now that companies are making handsome profits, they’re using that extra cash to reward investors and pay down debts, not invest in new production…

“[Finally] Actions like building LNG terminals and approving new leasing don’t help in the short term when people are struggling to pay high bills. It doesn’t achieve energy independence. But it would lock the world onto a dangerous path for climate change.”
Rebecca Leber, Vox

“The oil industry already controls at least 26m acres of public land and is sitting on more than 9,000 approved drilling permits they’re not using. They have a similarly gratuitous surplus offshore, where nearly 75% of their active federal oil and gas leases, covering over 8m acres, have yet to produce a single drop. If industry did start to ramp up production from federal leases, the overall increase to the total US supply would likely be marginal… The vast majority of oil and gas resources are beneath state and private lands – not public lands or federal waters…

“The fact is that crude oil is a volatile global commodity. Worldwide supply, demand, and unpredictable events – like wars – influence the price of gas, not the current administration’s decision to approve a few new leases or permits… we can’t afford to maintain the status quo… We must wean ourselves off our oil and gas dependence and make transformational investments in cleaner renewable energy technologies.”
Raúl M Grijalva, The Guardian

From the Right

The right calls for an increase in US energy production in order to reduce reliance on foreign fuels.
“Fossil fuels are still the leading source of global electricity, with coal accounting for 36.7% and gas 23.5%. The total fossil-fuel contribution, at 63.3%, is down only slightly from two decades ago. In terms of overall energy, fossil fuels are an even larger proportion, 84.3%… Vladimir Putin knew this and understood the power it gave him, even if European policymakers wanted to evade the matter…

“The phrase ‘War for oil’ is a cliché and usually a smear, but it is certainly true that no one has ever fought a war for wind. In light of all this, Europe still [chose] to subjugate itself to an anti-Western authoritarian, and even as Russian opera stars are getting canceled, it is hesitant to stop purchases of Russian oil and gas. Some perspective is called for. While climate change may indeed prove a serious long-term challenge, it is not reducing parts of European cities to rubble or a threat to use as a tactical weapon. If this horrifying episode hasn’t scared the West straight on energy, nothing will.”
Rich Lowry, New York Post

“[The Department of the] Interior has been slow-rolling oil and gas permits since Mr. Biden took office. A judge last June struck down the President’s leasing ban on federal land and ordered Interior to hold quarterly leases as required by law. Only in November did Interior finally hold an offshore sale. Then green groups sued, and a liberal judge blocked the sales. The Administration hasn’t appealed…

“Still, Mr. Biden hasn’t held an onshore lease sale and is the only President in at least two decades not to have done so in a given year. Approvals for new liquefied natural gas terminals and expansions are also sitting at the Department of Energy and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to the American Petroleum Institute…

“We take the point that reducing regulatory barriers to development won’t increase production or reduce energy prices overnight… [But] Regulatory uncertainty and political hostility to fossil fuels discourage long-term investments, which are needed to increase supply and keep energy prices in check.”
Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal

“The White House’s actions betray the extent to which the American energy market has been artificially constrained… Ahead of a new agreement with Tehran, the Biden administration shied away from enforcing secondary sanctions against Iranian oil importers… [The] administration is also reportedly preparing for a potential presidential visit to Saudi Arabia…

“Repealing executive orders prohibiting oil and gas leasing on federal land, directing executive agencies to restore spending that could subsidize fossil-fuel producers, and approving stalled but critical transit networks in the U.S. would not have an immediate effect on the price of energy. But they would have a long-term effect by helping restore long-term investment in the development of new wells, and it would create financial incentives to augment U.S. export capacity…

“If our conflict with the Russian regime will be a long one, we should have an energy policy that is equally far-sighted. That would be a serious approach to confronting the geopolitical threat represented by America’s near-peer competitors. And it would be an approach that preserves as much as possible the West’s claim to support the aspirations of oppressed peoples everywhere.”
Noah Rothman, Commentary Magazine

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13.) AXIOS

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1 big thing: China censors Ukraine
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The Chinese government is scrubbing the country’s internet of sympathetic or accurate coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and systematically amplifying pro-Putin talking points, Axios China author Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian writes.

  • Why it matters: China’s use of its propaganda and censorship muscle helps insulate Beijing from domestic backlash against its support for Putin — and leaves its citizens with an airbrushed, false version of events, similar to what’s seen in Putin’s state-controlled Russia.

What’s happening: Chinese media outlets were told to avoid posting “anything unfavorable to Russia or pro-Western” on their social media accounts, and to only use hashtags started by Chinese state media outlets, according to a leaked censorship directive.

  • Online comments expressing sympathy for Ukraine have been deleted — even the anti-war speech given by the Paralympic Committee president during the opening ceremony was censored on Chinese TV.
  • Pro-Putin social media posts on Chinese social media were allowed to proliferate, as were posts blaming the U.S. and NATO for the conflict.
  • Chinese state media have widely aggregated content from Russian outlets.

Keep reading.

2. Zelensky: “I’m not hiding”
Photo from Ukrainian Presidency video

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of himself in his presidential office in Kyiv last night, declaring in the face of multiple alleged assassination attempts: “I’m not hiding. And I’m not afraid of anyone.”

  • Why it matters: Zelensky’s nightly addresses, in which he details Russian attacks and honors fallen heroes, have become appointment viewing for news and inspiration, Axios’ Zachary Basu writes.

“You know, we used to say: Monday is a hard day,” Zelensky said as he filmed out his window on Bankova Street on the 12th day of the invasion.

  • “Now there is a war in the country, so every day is Monday.”
Zelensky entered selfie-style, then sat at his desk. Photo from Ukrainian Presidency video

More than 2 million refugeehave now fled Ukraine.

  • Russia claims it is allowing “humanitarian corridors” for the safe passage of civilians, but Ukrainian officials have reported multiple instances of shelling along those routes in the last 24 hours.
  • Ukraine’s infrastructure minister said the country has suffered about $10 billion in damage since Russia’s invasion began.
  • Zelensky pledged to continue peace talks until the war ends — and to rebuild Ukraine until there is “no trace” of the “hatred that the enemy brought to our cities with shelling and bombing.”

Axios Ukraine dashboard.

3. America’s new tech hubs

Data: Brookings and U.S. Census. (Metro areas with fewer than 1,000 tech workers in 2020 were excluded.) Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

Data: Brookings and U.S. Census. (Metro areas with fewer than 1,000 tech workers in 2020 were excluded.) Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

Fast-growing cities — including Miami, Orlando and San Diego — are gobbling a growing slice of U.S. tech workers, Axios’ Erica Pandey reports.

  • Why it matters: The rise of remote work has lured tech talent from coastal hubs, chipping away at established tech hubs’ dominance.

Two new datasets — a report from Brookings and LinkedIn data tracking tech migration — paint a similar picture: Tech jobs flocked to a handful of new hubs, many of them in the Sun Belt, during the pandemic.

  • Miami was among the biggest winners: It saw a 30% increase in the net flow of workers in the software and IT sector who moved into the region in 2021, up from a 15% gain in 2020, according to LinkedIn.

7 of the 10 fastest-growing cities for tech worker inflows in 2021 were Sun Belt cities, including San Antonio, San Diego, Orlando and Jacksonville.

  • Charlotte, Tucson and Virginia Beach saw big gains at the beginning of the pandemic, according to Brookings, as did a handful of college towns, including Lawrence, Kan.

Reality check: The big tech hubs — particularly the Bay Area, New York and Seattle — continue to hold the bulk of the jobs. As tech companies invest in new offices and call workers back, the jobs that moved out of the superstar cities could come back.

  • New York has fared especially well: Its tech sector grew more during 2020 than in the years just before the pandemic, according to Brookings. LinkedIn data show that boom continuing.

Between the lines: Texas and Florida, which are home to several of the cities luring tech workers, don’t have state income tax.

  • Miami has aggressively courted tech workers. Miami Hack Week in January involved roughly 1,000 attendees working on projects in homes across the city sponsored by companies.

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4. Best countries for working women
Data: The Economist. Chart: Kavya Beheraj/Axios
Data: The Economist. Chart: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

For International Women’s Day, The Economist is out with a glass-ceiling index showing four Nordic countries as the best places for working women — based on metrics that include gender pay gap, parental leave and the cost of childcare.

  • The U.S. is 20th.
5. #AfricansInUkraine: Escaping students describe rejection
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Ukrainian refugees arrive in Poland on March 1. Photo: Maciej Luczniewski/NurPhoto via Getty Images

A number of Black people living in Ukraine, many of them exchange students, report being blocked as they tried to board trains to escape the war, Axios’ Fadel Allassan reports.

  • Why it matters: The racist incidents — some documented on video, as the hashtag #AfricansInUkraine flooded Twitter — added individual agony to the desperate nationwide exodus.

Zoom in: Among the more than 2 million people who have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion is Alexander Somto Orah, a 25-year-old Nigerian student who told Axios he witnessed three separate incidents of racial discrimination against evacuees by Ukrainian authorities during the long journey from Kyiv to Warsaw.

  1. At a Kyiv train station, police officers said they’d prioritize entry to women and children, Orah said. But they denied access to a group of African women — some of whom were pregnant — even as African men pleaded with authorities to let them pass.
  2. At a station in Lviv, officers said only Ukrainian nationals could pass, “but I saw them take only white people,” Orah said. The authorities didn’t respond when he and others confronted them to ask how they knew who was Ukrainian without checking passports, he recalled.
  3. At the Ukraine-Poland border, white and nonwhite people were separated by a barricade, Orah said.

Keep reading.

6. After a century, anti-lynching bill goes to White House
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) speaks in 2020 about the anti-lynching bill named for Emmett Till (right), a 14-year old lynched in Mississippi in 1955. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

The Senate yesterday sent President Biden legislation designating lynching as a federal hate crime for the first time in U.S. history. The House had overwhelmingly passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act.

  • Why it matters, from Axios’ Russell Contreras: Since the Civil War, lynchings have taken the lives of hundreds of innocent Black men, Mexican Americans and Asian Americans.

The backdropOver the past century, some 200 bills have been introduced to try to explicitly ban lynching in America.

7. Scoop: Senators look to lock down Russian gold
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Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

A bipartisan group of senators is introducing a bill to prevent Russia from liquidating gold to withstand sanctions, Axios’ Sophia Cai reports.

  • Why it matters: Russia’s gold stockpile could be a lifeline. A measure to close the loophole is another indication Congress is looking to get ahead of the Biden administration on punitive measures.

The backdrop: Beginning in 2014 — when the U.S. slapped new sanctions on Russia for invading Crimea — Russia upped its gold purchases.

8. 🇮🇷 Iran believed to plot John Bolton assassination

Neighbors of Ambassador John Bolton, national security adviser under President Trump, have been telling us for a few months about the growing Secret Service presence outside his suburban Maryland home.

  • Now we know why:

“At least two Iranians belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ covert-action Quds Force have been plotting to assassinate” Bolton, the Washington Examiner reports.

  • Why it matters: Iran blames Bolton in part for the “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran by Trump, who withdrew from President Obama’s nuclear deal.

The plot has been “supported by significant Revolutionary Guard reconnaissance activity and involved an effort to recruit an assassin on U.S. soil,” the Examiner says.

  • “The intelligence community became aware of the plot at an early stage … Significant FBI assets were … deployed to disrupt the plot.”
9. N.Y. Times goes deeper on Axios
Map: Danielle Alberti/Axios

Axios CEO Jim VandeHei, in a New York Times feature about Axios, revealed expansion plans for Axios HQ, our Smart Brevity software for organizations … Axios Pro, our subscription service for hyper-relevant industry news … and Axios Local — now in 14 cities, with 25 by July.

  • Why it matters: “America is screwed if we don’t restore fast a common connection, a common truth and a common reality,” VandeHei said. “This can only be done closer to people’s homes, professions and workplaces.”

The 1,365-word article, by media reporter Kate Robertson, was written in Axios style — with a “Why it matters” up top, then “Between the Lines” and “Go Deeper.”

  • “The company’s executives think its short-format writing will build back trust in the media among busy audiences and can teach corporate America to quit its long-winded jargon,” Robertson writes.

The article notes that Axios recently hired Jamie Stockwell, a Times deputy national editor, to oversee Axios Local.

10. 🏀 Scoop: ESPN launches WNBA fantasy
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Betnijah Laney in action during last year’s WNBA All-Star Game. Photo: David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images

ESPN is launching Fantasy Women’s Basketball ahead of the 2022 WNBA season, Axios Sports editor Kendall Baker has learned.

  • Why it matters: It’s the first season-long, full-scale fantasy game dedicated to a major women’s sports league. The game will be available in early April ahead of the season opener on May 6.

The backdrop: WNBA had exponential viewership growth in 2021, as women’s sports grow in investment and exposure.

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Nick Cross once cried after Washington losses. Now, he’s impressing the NFL

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SPIRALING GAS PRICES STUN AMERICAN CONSUMERS AS BIDEN TRIES TO EXPLAIN THEM AWAY; AMERICANS WANT MORE DRILLING


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GAS PRICES HAVE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ON THE RUN

JEN PSAKI REPEATEDLY LIES ABOUT GAS PRICE crisis, blaming Russia. The Federalist.

U.S. GASOLINE PRICES REACH 14-YEAR HIGH, topping $4-a-gallon, AAA says. National Review.

70 PERCENT OF AMERICANS WANT MORE DOMESTIC oil production; only 18 percent oppose. Breitbart.

IDEOLOGUE PETE BUTTIGIEG SAYS BUYING expensive electric cars will help people save money. Daily Caller.

LIBERAL DARK MONEY GROUPS TO SPEND MILLIONS trying to disbar, shame lawyers who helped Donald Trump. Daily Caller.

AUDIT IN MISSISSIPPI: HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Zuckerberg election funds were stolen and misused. The Federalist.

5 NEW DURHAM ARGUMENTS AGAINST A RUSSIA hoaxer’s attempt to escape prosecution. Margot Cleveland.

NEW DOCUMENTS SHOW NBC PROMISED to go easy on Biden administration over controversial nominee. Tristan Justice.

THE NEW YORK TIMES KNOWINGLY PUBLISHED a false smear against Clarence Thomas’ wife. The Federalist.

SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANT OWNER explains why he moved to Texas. Legal Insurrection.


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Russia’s war with Ukraine found no solutions on its 12th day but divisions deepened in world capitals and in Washington about whether a proposed ban on imported Russian petroleum would be wise.

 

The idea on Monday split allied countries and divided House and Senate Democratic leaders trying to find ways to box Russian President Vladimir Putin in and left economists and market analysts unsure of an embargo’s utility as oil prices hovered above $120 per barrel and the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 800 points.

 

European nations remained hesitant to embrace an oil embargo. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Europe’s energy supply “cannot be secured in any other way.” U.S. lawmakers suggested President Biden might proceed with a ban on imported Russian petroleum without NATO partners, a situation the United States initially sought to avoid. The administration is working on a plan to replace the 20.4 million barrels of crude and refined products the United States imports from Russia per month.

 

“I’ve talked to the administration and they’re looking closely at it. And they’re working with the Europeans to get them their OK. I think we will hear from them relatively soon,” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday.

 

Biden held a video conference call (pictured below) with Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the Ukraine crisis, including the oil embargo questions, according to the White House. The price of gas in the U.S. soared again Monday, rising to an average of $4.14 per gallon nationwide, according to AAA (CNN).

 

ReutersEuropean Union leaders at a planned summit this week will phase out imports of Russian gas, oil and coal, according to a draft statement making the rounds.

 

Alexander Bolton, The Hill: Politics of Russian oil ban fuels Democratic angst.

 

The Hill: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob ​​Menendez (D-N.J.) slams Biden administration over reported oil talks with Venezuela.

 

Bloomberg News: Russia threatens to cut natural gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1.

 

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated his call for an allied boycott of all Russian exports, including oil (Reuters).

 

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pledged swift action, saying the House will pass “strong legislation that will further isolate Russia” (The Washington Post). A vote on a package is expected by the end of the week (The Hill).

 

According to Schumer on Monday, Congress could pass a Ukraine relief bill as early as this week. The proposal has grown to more than $12 billion, up from $10 billion just days ago (The Associated Press). That package would include humanitarian and military aid for refugees, weapon transfers and infusions, and support for NATO allies in Eastern Europe.

 

The relief aid bill is expected to be moved alongside the omnibus spending bill ahead of Friday’s deadline to fund the government. According to Reuters, negotiators are close to a spending deal that would avert a government shutdown through Sept. 30 and could unveil a bill as early as today, with a vote eyed for Wednesday. The inability to finalize a deal would necessitate the need for another stopgap spending bill. The House will need to pass the bill by Thursday, as House Democrats will migrate to Philadelphia then for their annual retreat.

 

Jordain Carney, The Hill: Congress faces shutdown crunch time.

 

The New York Times: Congress appeared ready on Monday to bar Russian oil imports and suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus while kicking Moscow out of the World Trade Organization. Bipartisan agreement to cut off oil imports added to growing pressure on Biden to shut the spigot to punish Putin and the Kremlin, although just 7 percent of the U.S. oil supply comes from Russia.

 

The Wall Street Journal: How oil giants’ bets on Russia, years in the making, crumbled in days.

 

Across the Atlantic, a third round of discussions between Ukraine and Russia toward a resolution to nearly two weeks of fighting yielded little. Hours after Russia’s top negotiator said humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to flee Ukrainian cities would be up and running by Tuesday, Zelensky said in his daily national address that Russia instead mined those locations.

 

Among those locales is Mariupol, which Russian forces have encircled. Roughly 200,000 people — nearly half of the city’s population — are attempting to flee. In total, about 2 million Ukrainians have fled the country, a refugee situation that has startled the United Nations with its size, speed and urgency (The Associated Press).

 

Macron said on Monday that he does not anticipate that an end to the war will be struck for weeks. He recently told Putin in a conversation that a cease-fire is a first step that must happen. Thus far, Putin has rejected that possibility.

 

“I don’t think that in the days and weeks to come there will be a true negotiated solution,” Macron said at a campaign event (The Associated Press).

 

The New York Times: Most military experts predict Russia will eventually subdue Ukraine’s army, but Western governments that have spoken openly about Russia’s military failings spread the word to help damage Russian morale and bolster the Ukrainians.

 

ABC News: Zelensky says Putin should start a dialogue instead of giving “another ultimatum.”

 

In the meantime, Russian forces remain at a virtual standstill in their attempt to control Kyiv but have made significant advances in southern Ukraine. A top U.S. defense official said on Monday that 100 percent of Russian forces are now within Ukraine, adding that Moscow’s “main advance is still stalled outside” the Ukrainian capital despite nearly two weeks of fighting (Politico).

 

The Associated PressChina calls Russia its chief “strategic partner” despite war.

 

The Wall Street Journal: South Korea bans transactions with Russia’s central bank.

 

ReutersGreat Britain refuses to drop visa requirement for Ukraine refugees.

 

Ukrainian women sit inside a van as artillery echoes nearby, as people flee Irpin

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LEADING THE DAY
CORONAVIRUS: Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 958,621; Tuesday, 960,311. 

 

Pandemic, what pandemic? Americans say they are way, way less worried about contracting COVID-19, according to a new Gallup survey released on Monday. Thirty-four percent of people polled said they are worried about contracting the coronavirus, compared with 50 percent in January (The Hill).

 

The implications of the survey could reflect changes in attitudes, behaviors and assumptions and could impact U.S. politics, public health policies and economic expectations. ​​Sixty-three percent of U.S. adults said the COVID-19 situation is getting better (compared with 20 percent in January), 46 percent said it is getting worse (58 percent in January) and 25 percent said things are about the same (22 percent in January).

 

The Associated PressPuerto Rico on Monday eased its mask mandate.

 

> The U.S. has a long way to go to regain normalcy amid the pandemic, according to a 136-page report released Monday from scientists, doctors and public health experts (CNBC). The report warns against complacency, inaction and “premature triumphalism.” In years past, as many as 1,150 people died weekly from pathogens in the lungs, such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, without emergency mitigation measures. However, COVID-19’s death toll remains about 10 times higher, with 12,000 people succumbing to the virus some weeks, according to the experts. More than 9,000 people have died in the past week from the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

> Damage: COVID-19 can cause physical changes in humans that linger beyond initial infection. One of them, evident in brain scans, can be damage to brain cells that control smell, according to researchers who published a study on Monday in the journal Nature (The New York Times).

 

> Demonstrations: The Pentagon on Monday extended National Guard support in the nation’s capital following the arrival of a trucker-led convoy protesting COVID-19 restrictions, which are now easing nationwide (The Hill).

 

> Pharmaceutical company Moderna announced it signed with Kenya for its first mRNA facility located in Africa (The Associated Press). … In a related announcement, Moderna on Monday said it aims by 2025 to begin testing vaccines against 15 of the world’s most challenging pathogens and will permanently forfeit its patents for COVID-19 vaccines for certain low- and middle-income countries (Reuters).

 

> Elizabeth II hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday for her first in-person audience since news of her mild COVID-19 infection, which briefly kept her out of public circulation at age 95 (The Associated Press).

 

> 🐼 Friday marks the end of an indoor mask mandate at Washington, D.C.’s famed Smithsonian museums and at the National Zoo. In addition, longer hours! The National Museum of Natural History and the zoo will be open to visitors seven days a week beginning on Monday (The Washington Post).

 

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IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES
POLITICS: Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson (R) has for weeks been running for reelection, giving fellow conservatives pause about his campaign ahead of a potentially unprecedented Democratic onslaught to unseat him. Early Democratic maneuvering has sparked GOP nail-biting and pushed Johnson’s contest to the top of a list of Republican races his party must defend. Johnson’s proclivity to sound off on hot-button issues with outlandish — and at times conspiratorial — outbursts will enliven a reported nine-figure Democratic budget for attack ads in the state, reports The Hill’s Tal Axelrod.

 

> The Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed Republicans who had asked the justices to block state court rulings that tossed GOP-drawn voting maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Two rulings left intact state court decisions in which judicially endorsed maps were substituted for those drawn by state legislatures, handing temporary wins to Democrats amid court battles nationwide (The Hill).

 

The Hill: At the top of Democratic voters’ ballots in 2024 will be Biden and Harris, according to the 79-year-old president. But who are the star national Democratic figures on the 2022 campaign trail? It’s become a tough question to answer.

 

> New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Monday lashed out at former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), labeling him a “sick, pathetic man” following his accusation that she and her investigative team were guilty of “professional misconduct” during a probe that led to his reluctant resignation (The Hill).

 

> Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke (D) on Monday said he is being sued for defamation following comments he made about energy companies by Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren, CEO and owner of Energy Transfer Partners (The Dallas Morning News).

OPINION
The pandemic crime paradox might have a rational explanation after all, by Megan McArdle, columnist, The Washington Post. https://wapo.st/3CknTu2

 

Putin doesn’t seem to be going anywhere for a while, by David Wainer, columnist, Bloomberg Opinion. https://bloom.bg/3KlVN4k

 

Being wrong about Putin, by Alexander J. Motyl, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/3ILW0gN

WHERE AND WHEN
The House meets at 10 a.m.

 

The Senate convenes at 10:30 a.m. and will resume consideration of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.

 

The president will receive the President’s Daily Brief at 9:30 a.m. Biden will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to visit a Veterans Affairs clinic with military veterans and others about federal responses to harmful health effects of environmental exposures during military service. He will speak at 3:30 p.m. ET at Tarrant County Resource Connection about the health subject he featured in his State of the Union address.

 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Tallinn, Estonia, to meet today with President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets. The secretary also will fly to Paris to meet with Macron and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian before returning to Washington.

 

First lady Jill Biden will travel to Tucson to focus on uniting Americans around curing cancer. She and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will visit the San Xavier Health Center in the San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona at 1 p.m. MT. They will participate in a local celebration of Women’s History Month at 3:30 p.m. MT.

 

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ELSEWHERE
 TECH: Apple holds its first major product event of 2022 at 1 p.m. ET (The Verge). The company may unveil a series of new MacBooks and iMacs as well as a 5G version of its iPhone SE and an updated iPad Air.

 

 CRIME & COURTS: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, 84, a decision that effectively overturns his conviction in 2018 of drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand, a former Temple University staff member. He had been serving a three-to-10-year sentence when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered his release in June (The Associated Press).  … A trial in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids, Mich., begins today for four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in late 2020 (The Associated Press).

 

 STATE WATCH: Half a dozen states are nearing final passage of legislation to allow anyone to carry a firearm without needing a permit — the next frontier in the gun rights debate. But Republican legislators are advancing those measures over the objection of a surprising group: police (The Hill).

 

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THE CLOSER
And finally … Young girl “Amelia,” holed up in a bomb shelter in Ukraine with her family, offered her version of “Let It Go,” a song from the Disney film “Frozen,” and lifted the spirits of a captive audience. “Bravo, bravo!” cheered some of the adults huddled with her during Russian shelling in Ukraine. The video, posted March 3, has been viewed more than 3 million times (NewsweekThe Scotsman).

 

“Everyone put their business aside and listened to a song by this girl who was just beaming light,” Marta Smekhova wrote in the Facebook post with the video.

 

Disney Frozen Feature Fashion Dolls are displayed at the Mattel booth

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POLITICO Playbook: EXCLUSIVE: ‘Limited’ no-fly zone gains steam among foreign policy elite

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DRIVING THE DAY

This morning we have a pair of significant Ukraine-related exclusives.

  • The first is a letter signed by more than two dozen of the nation’s top foreign policy minds calling for a partial no-fly zone over Ukraine. The push runs squarely against conventional wisdom in Washington, but their missive will no doubt stir the conversation.
  • Second, a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows that President JOE BIDEN is enjoying at least a slight “Ukraine bump.” The uptick — first documented by an NPR/PBS/Marist survey released Friday — appears to be real, though how long it lasts is anyone’s guess.

Let’s unpack both. 

ON THE NO-FLY ZONE: The group of 27 foreign policy heavyweights has signed an open letter to the Biden administration calling for a “limited no-fly zone.” The campaign is led by ROBERT MCCONNELL, co-founder of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation.

As you’ve no doubt read by now, a no-fly zone over Ukraine has been ruled out by Biden and a wide cross-section of foreign policy leaders. Sen. MARCO RUBIO (R-Fla.) succinctly described the idea as leading to “World War III.” To set up a no-fly zone, NATO (i.e. American) pilots would first have to destroy Russian air defenses. To enforce a no-fly zone, NATO would have to shoot down Russian planes that violate it.

Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN warned Saturday that Russia would view any nation declaring a no-fly zone “as participants of the military conflict.” It’s one of the few things that Biden and Putin seem to agree on: A no-fly zone would start a war between NATO and Russia.

But in their new letter, these signatories are calling for something a little different: 

“We, the undersigned, urge the Biden administration, together with NATO allies, to impose a limited No-Fly Zone over Ukraine starting with protection for humanitarian corridors that were agreed upon in talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials on Thursday. NATO leaders should convey to Russian officials that they do not seek direct confrontation with Russian forces, but they must also make clear that they will not countenance Russian attacks on civilian areas.”

This strikes us as a sincere attempt to answer the nagging question that many in the West have about wanting to do something about the humanitarian catastrophe Putin has unleashed without escalating into a potential nuclear conflict. The proposal described here is strictly about protecting civilians and enforcing the humanitarian corridors that Putin claims to back.

“President Biden and NATO Secretary General [JENS] STOLTENBERG have stated that neither the United States nor NATO will engage Russian forces on the ground in Ukraine,” they write. “What we seek is the deployment of American and NATO aircraft not in search of confrontation with Russia but to avert and deter Russian bombardment that would result in massive loss of Ukrainian lives.”

No doubt, members of Congress, and officials at the White House, Pentagon and State Department will be pressed on this today. (The proposal does not change the fact that NATO would be in a position of engaging Russian forces that violate the limited no-fly zone, so we think we know what the answer will be.)

Some of the big names who signed: retired Gen. PHILIP BREEDLOVE, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe; IAN BRZEZINSKI, former deputy assistant secretary of Defense; PAULA DOBRIANSKY, former undersecretary of State for global affairs; ERIC EDELMAN, former undersecretary of Defense; EVELYN FARKAS, former deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia; DANIEL FRIED, former assistant secretary of State and U.S. ambassador to Poland; JOHN HERBST, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine; JOHN KORNBLUM, former assistant secretary of State and U.S. ambassador to Germany; DAVID MERKEL, former deputy assistant secretary of State and NSC director; WILLIAM TAYLOR, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine; ALEXANDER VERSHBOW, former U.S. ambassador to Russia and NATO; and KURT VOLKER, former U.S. ambassador to NATO and special representative for Ukraine negotiations.

ON BIDEN’S UKRAINE BUMP — Republicans have tried for days to ding Biden on Ukraine, labeling him “weak,” blasting him for being “too slow to act” and, in some instances, trying to claim Putin would have thought twice before invading if DONALD TRUMP were president.

Well, today we’re seeing more evidence that these hits aren’t landing. 

On the Ukraine question in particular, the change is especially notable among independents, whose approval of Biden’s handling of the conflict rose by more than 5 percentage points the past week; and Republicans, whose support grew by 2 points over that period. Toplines … Crosstabs

FLUKE — OR TREND? The numbers are in line with other polls documenting an uptick for Biden since his State of the Union address. On Friday, NPR/PBS/Marist found that his overall job approval rating had jumped by 8 points to 47% from 39%. Also that “a majority of Americans (52%) approve of how President Biden is handling the situation in Ukraine, up from 34% last week.”

We asked Cameron Easley, senior politics editor for Morning Consult, to help us make sense of the findings. “It’s not unusual for presidents to see their numbers improve immediately following a major address like a State of the Union, or for the so-called ‘rally around the flag’ effect to provide a similar boost when the country is facing a security threat,” he wrote to us. “Biden’s speech last week gave him a chance to capitalize on both of those impulses in the U.S. electorate, so it’s plausible that we’re seeing some real upward movement here.”

At the same time, Easley added: “It’s also true that most of these boosts are short-lived … so it’s too early to say if this represents some kind of turning point in Biden’s political fortunes.”

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BIDEN’S TUESDAY (all times Eastern):

— 9:30 a.m.: The president will receive the President’s Daily Brief.

— 11:15 a.m.: Biden will depart the White House en route to Fort Worth, Texas, where he is scheduled to arrive at 2:45 p.m.

— 3:30 p.m.: Biden and VA Secretary DENIS MCDONOUGH will speak with VA health care providers and about burn pits and other health issues.

— 4:30 p.m.: Biden and McDonough will deliver remarks on health care.

— 6:25 p.m.: Biden will depart Fort Worth to return to the White House, where he is scheduled to arrive at 9:20 p.m.

Press secretary JEN PSAKI will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Fort Worth.

THE SENATE is in. Assistant A.G. KRISTEN CLARKE and Rabbi CHARLIE CYTRON-WALKER of Colleyville, Texas, will be among those testifying before the Judiciary Committee at a hearing on the rise in hate crimes at 10 a.m. The Foreign Relations Committee will hold a markup on 2:30 p.m. to vote on nominations, including DEBORAH LIPSTADT for special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism.

THE HOUSE will meet at 10 a.m. CIA Director WILLIAM BURNS, DNI AVRIL HAINES, NSA Director Gen. PAUL NAKASONE, FBI Director CHRISTOPHER WRAY and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. SCOTT BERRIER will testify before the Intelligence Committee at 10 a.m. New York City Mayor ERIC ADAMS and Houston Mayor SYLVESTER TURNER will be among those testifying about public safety before a Judiciary subcommittee at 10 a.m.

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PLAYBOOK READS

WAR IN UKRAINE

DAY 13 … 

LATEST IN UKRAINE — NYT“On land, in the air and across the sea, the Ukrainian military and civilian soldiers continued to bedevil and bog down Russian forces on Tuesday, protecting the borders of key cities and inflicting heavy losses against the larger and better equipped Russian army.

“But as Russian forces largely rely on long-range missiles, the invasion has caused widespread and often indiscriminate damage, creating a humanitarian catastrophe that has left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians with no heat, water or electricity, and struggling to find a path to escape. While the prospect of a cease-fire and ‘humanitarian corridors’ was again being discussed on Tuesday, there was little evidence that conditions on the ground would allow for large-scale evacuations from areas of the heaviest fighting.”

EYES ON TRADE RELATIONS … “A powerful, bipartisan group [of lawmakers] announced Monday it would craft legislation suspending normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, and grant the White House the authority to increase tariffs on the two countries, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” CNN’s Alex Rogers and Manu Raju report. “They also said they had agreed to strike a deal banning the import of ‘energy products’ from Russia. The letter was signed by Massachusetts Democratic Rep. RICHARD NEAL, Texas GOP Rep. KEVIN BRADY, Oregon Democratic Sen. RON WYDEN and Republican Sen. MIKE CRAPO of Idaho.”

Related read: “Biden warms to a Russian oil ban. Congress may not give him a choice,” from our Andrew Desiderio, Burgess Everett and Jonathan Lemire

— AP’s Alan Fram also notes that the proposed financial aid to Ukraine “has grown beyond $12 billion, as congressional bargainers worked toward a bipartisan government-wide spending deal that would also contain fresh sums for battling Covid-19.”

CONGRESS

THE RETURN OF … OBAMACARE REPEAL? — Paging MITCH MCCONNELL. Once again, one of his rank-and-file members is proposing a policy agenda item for the GOP to run on — one that might backfire. This time it’s Sen. RON JOHNSON (R-Wis.), who said on Breitbart News on Monday that the GOP should try once again to repeal Obamacare if they sweep the House, Senate and White House by 2024.

We’ll remind you that Republicans tried to do this in Trump’s first year and failed miserably. WaPo’s Amy Wang, who wrote up this news, notes that ACA has become even more popular since Biden took office, with more than 31 million people using the government health care system.

While Johnson isn’t proposing an official platform like Sen. RICK SCOTT (R-Fla.), the Wisconsinite said he backs Scott’s agenda. But Johnson’s repeal idea alone could cause complications for McConnell’s strategy of making the election a referendum on Biden and Democrats. Concerns about protecting people with pre-existing conditions were the No. 1 reason Democrats believed they flipped the House in 2018.

Sure enough, Psaki tweeted about the issue Monday night: “Senate Republicans have a plan to gut health care, raise premiums, and strip protections for pre-existing conditions. They also want to raise taxes on half of Americans, including seniors and working families. Don’t take my word for it, listen to @SenRickScott and @SenRonJohnson.”

FREE MEAL FIGHT — McConnell is opposing a provision in the omnibus spending bill that would extend a slew of waivers that have allowed schools to serve universal free meals during the pandemic, sources tell our Helena Bottemiller Evich.

“‘McConnell is not budging,’ said a person close to the ongoing negotiations. ‘It hurts everybody in every state. These are things Republicans want.’

“McConnell has not publicly stated why he has taken a hard line on the waiver issue and declined to comment, but a GOP leadership aide said the move was meant to roll back a temporary pandemic measure and rein in spending.”

HEADED TO BIDEN’S DESK — CNN’s Ali Zaslav: “The Senate passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022 on Monday night by unanimous consent. The bill, which would make lynching a federal hate crime, now heads to Biden’s desk for his signature.” The legislation would designate lynching punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

The first anti-lynching bill was introduced in the House in 1918.

— Flashback from 2020: “Paul holds up anti-lynching bill. See Harris and Booker’s response,” CNN

DEMS REBRAND BBB — Vulnerable Senate Dems are on board with Sen. JOE MANCHIN’s (D-W.Va.) idea to retool Democrats’ congressional agenda into an inflation-fighting measure, Burgess Everett and Marianne LeVine report. A reconciliation do-over that tackles climate, prescription drug costs, tax reform and deficit/inflation reduction is “welcome news for a group of Democrats who are trying to assemble a cost-cutting agenda but struggling to break through.”

JUDICIARY SQUARE

REDISTRICTING WATCH — “The Supreme Court turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block state court-ordered congressional districting plans. In separate orders Monday, the justices are allowing maps selected by each state’s Supreme Court to be in effect for the 2022 elections. Those maps are more favorable to Democrats than the ones drawn by the states’ legislatures,” AP’s Mark Sherman reports.

The breakdown: “In North Carolina, the map most likely will give Democrats an additional House seat in 2023. The Pennsylvania map also probably will lead to the election of more Democrats, the Republicans say, as the two parties battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the midterm elections in November.”

PLAYBOOKERS

’NEO-JOURNALISM-MAXI-ZOOM-DWEEBIE’ — Okay … So on Sunday, we reported on the Twitter back and forth between new WaPo reporter Taylor Lorenz and some of her former and current colleagues at NYT and WaPo. (Take a look near the bottom of Playbook that day. You’ll need the background.)

When the sun rose on Monday,Lorenz was getting ready for her first day at the Post and all was quiet in the world. At 4:12 p.m. Eastern, however, the silence was broken when a story about Lorenz posted over at N.Y. Mag. The headline of the piece, by Shawn McCreesh“Taylor Lorenz Introduces Her Brand to the Washington Post.” (The site also tested a different headline: “Of Course, Taylor Lorenz Welcomed Herself to the Wash Po With a Twitter Feud.”)

Some choice passages from the article, which was catnip for blue-check journo twitter:

  • “‘Oh my God, can you stand all the drama?’ she says, giggling on a phone call with me last night.”
  • “‘If you think about the Times as a platform, and you think about journalists as people creating for that platform,’ says Lorenz, again slipping into clichéd digital-marketing speak, ‘those two sides are always going to be in tension.’”
  • “Lorenz’s new classmates at the Post and a few of her old ones at the Times called her out-of-date self-empowerment-via-marketing-lingo ‘cringey’ and basically labeled her a neo-journalism-maxi-zoom-dweebie.”
  • “Some of Lorenz’s new colleagues have been anticipating her arrival today like she’s the Creature from the Black Lagoon. (Imagine trying to explain her to George Will.) She will remain in Los Angeles but recalls fondly the two years she spent in Washington. ‘I remember trying to explain to D.C. people why they need to know who Jake Paul is and them laughing. Meanwhile, Jake Paul says he’s going to run for president in 2032.’ She adds cheerily, ‘I love that my beat starts conversation!’” (No issue there from a publication whose unofficial motto is “Driving the Conversation.”)

Despite participating in the story (as well as another, more strait-laced write-up in the LAT about last weekend’s drama), Lorenz was not a fan. In a since-deleted tweet, she wrote that “a bunch of high profile current and former colleagues publicly bash me and my work on twitter days before my new job and this is how NY Mag frames it.”

In another later-deleted tweet, she wrote: “I have no hard feelings abt anyone in this threat. People post dumb tweets sometimes, I can hold my own.”

McCreesh’s piece also received some pushback on Twitter, with Lorenz retweeting some of the criticism herself. And as the controversy around her snowballed, some writers, like former POLITICO Mag editor Garrett Graff,rose to her defense: “Taylor is one of the most fascinating and important journalists working today, and I can’t wait to see her work in her new gig.”

ONE-LINERS … After eating lunch, Eric Adams worked off the calories by jumping on a skateboard … as one does.

Mad Dog PAC threw up a street sign in front of the Russian Embassy renaming the street “President Zelensky Way.”

Yo-Yo Ma played his cello next to the sign to protest the invasion of Ukraine.

Weijia Jiang and Luther Lowe are expecting their second baby!

BOOK CLUB — Rick Hasen, the well-known UC Irvine elections law expert, is out with a new book today: “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics ― and How to Cure It”

IN MEMORIAM — A funeral was held Monday for Ken Duberstein at the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Michael Luttig, Ronald Lauder and Andy Duberstein delivered eulogies. SPOTTED: Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Dave Calhoun, Ken Mehlman, Ziad Ojakli and Devon Spurgeon, Lally Weymouth, Caroline Kennedy, Elaine Chao, Josh Bolton, Mac McLarty, Alma Powell,Barbara Comstock, Wayne Berman, Laura Cox Kaplan and Joel Kaplan, Jim McNerney and Nina Totenberg. Read Luttig’s eulogy here

MEDIA MOVES — Jamie Ross is joining WaPo as a writer for “The 7” newsletter. He previously was a reporter for The Daily Beast. Talking Biz News

 CNN+ announced a slate of new executive producers: Javier de Diego will be executive director for “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”, Eva Nordstrom will be director of features and planning, Vaughn Sterling will oversee breaking news coverage on CNN+ and Reliable Sources Daily, and Ilyas Kirmani will be executive producer for “Cari & Jemele: Speak.Easy” and “The Don Lemon Show.”

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Mariel Sáez will be an SVP of the public affairs practice at SKDK. She previously was director of broadcast media at the White House, and is a Biden campaign and Steny Hoyer alum.

 Brooks Aukamp, Kelsey McLaughlin, Andrew Markoff and Kira Halevy are joining Applecart. Aukamp will be a director of business development at Applecart after helming Twitter’s politics and issue advocacy team. McLaughlin will be a senior director of digital strategy and previously was a VP of media at Rising Tide Interactive. Markoff will be director of campaigns and previously was Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s (D-Fla.) campaign manager. Halevy will be a managing director and head of client success, and previously was at SJR and Edelman and is an adjunct professor of business communication at Baruch College.

TRANSITIONS — Wendy Parker Sussman has joined the Johnson & Johnson worldwide government affairs and policy leadership team as head of pharmaceuticals for U.S. federal affairs. She previously was VP and head of U.S. health care government and public affairs at EMD Serono. … Jara Butler is joining Supermajority and the Supermajority Education Fund as chief impact officer. She previously was national training and services director at the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, and is a Beto O’Rourke alum. … Drew Kent is joining the Governing Majority Education Fund as its first executive director. He most recently was a lobbyist for the National Education Association, and is a Charlie Dent alum. …

… Brent Perrin is now a project manager at Majority Strategies. He is a Jack White campaign and NRSC alum. … Leo Tsao is joining Paul Hastings as a partner in the investigations and white collar defense and fintech and payments practices. He most recently was principal deputy chief of MLARS, and is a DOJ alum. … Nathan Kasai is joining the Gill Foundation as a program officer. He previously was deputy director for social policy and politics at Third Way.

WEDDING — Kyle VonEnde, comms director for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), and Lauren Beeslee, who will soon start as a senior strategy consultant for Accenture after completing her MBA at George Washington University, got married Feb. 19 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill. The two met in 2014 during their first weeks as undergrads at American University. Pic … Another pic

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26.) AMERICAN MINUTE

Thomas Cooley, President of American Bar Association, 1893: on Religion, 2nd Amendment, Local Control of Government, vs. Holmes, Jr. – American Minute with Bill Federer

The dean of the University of Michigan Law School was Thomas McIntyre Cooley, who died September 12, 1898.
Thomas M. Cooley was:
  • Chief Justice of Michigan’s Supreme Court (1864-1885),
  • President of the American Bar Association (1893-1894), and
  • the first Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission (1887).

Thomas Cooley’s commentaries were influential in shaping American law.
He declined offers to teach at:
  • Hastings College of Law,
  • University of Texas,
  • Johns Hopkins University,
  • Boston Law School,
  • University of Pennsylvania and
  • Cornell Law School.

In Constitutional Limitations, 8th Edition, Volume 2, p. 966, 974, Thomas Cooley stated:
“While thus careful to establish, protect, and defend religious freedom and equality,
the American constitutions contain no provisions which prohibit the authorities from such solemn recognition of a superintending Providence in public transactions and exercises as the general religious sentiment of mankind inspires, and as seems meet and proper in finite and dependent beings …”

Cooley continued:
“Whatever may be the shades of religious belief, all must acknowledge the fitness of recognizing in important human affairs the superintending care and control of the great Governor of the Universe, and of acknowledging with thanksgiving His boundless favors, of bowing in contrition when visited with the penalties of His broken laws.”

In his General Principles of Constitutional Law, 1890, Thomas Cooley wrote:
“It was never intended by the Constitution that the government should be prohibited from recognizing religion, or that religious worship should never be provided for in cases where a proper recognition of Divine Providence in the working of government might seem to require it, and where it might be done without drawing an invidious distinction between religious beliefs, organizations, or sects …”

Cooley continued:
“The Christian religion was always recognized in the administration of the common law of the land, the fundamental principles of that religion must continue to be recognized in the same cases and to the same extent as formerly.”

The American Bar Association acknowledged the historic attitude toward the Christian religion.
James H. Landman, director of community programs for the American Bar Association Division for Public Education in Chicago, wrote in “Trying Beliefs: The Law of Cultural Orthodoxy and Dissent” (Insights on Law and Society, American Bar Association Division for Public Education, Winter 2002, Vol. 2, No. 2):
“For most of our history, the majority of Americans have practiced some form of Christian Protestantism …
In 1925 … public schools … still played a significant role in inculcating Anglo-Protestant moral values.”

Modern day constitutional law scholar Edward S. Corwin wrote how the views of Justice Joseph Story and Thomas Cooley were similar regarding the First Amendment, in The Constitution and What it Means Today, 14th Ed. (1978, Harold W. Chase and Craig R. Ducat, Eds., at p. 246, n.1.):

“Justice Story believed the United States Congress was still free to prefer the Christian religion over other religions, in contrast to modern Constitutional law and interpretation … is also supported by Cooley in his Principles of Constitutional Law, where it is said that the clause forbids ‘the setting up of recognition of a state church of special favors and advantages which are denied to others.'”

A change began to occur in the interpretation of constitutional law in the late 1800s.
In 1890, Harvard Law School Dean Christopher Columbus Langdell pioneered a novel technique of applying Darwin’s theory of evolution to the legal process with his innovative “case precedent” method of practicing law.
No other law school at the time taught this.

Evolutionary law, also called “legal realism,” grew in its acceptance, especially in 1902 when Harvard graduate Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was put on the Supreme Court.

As described by his biographer in The Justice from Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell Holmes (1991), Holmes’ theory of “legal realism”:
“… shook the little world of lawyers and judges who had been raised on Blackstone’s theory that the law, given by God Himself, was immutable and eternal and judges had only to discover its contents.
It took some years for them to come around to the view that the law was flexible, responsive to changing social and economic climates …
Holmes had … broken new intellectual trails … demonstrating that the corpus of the law was neither ukase (an edict) from God nor derived from Nature, but … was a constantly evolving thing, a response to the continually developing social and economic environment.”

Allen Mendenhall wrote in Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and the Darwinian Common Law Paradigm (European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy, VII-2, 2015):
“He pushed American jurisprudence away from the Blackstonian conception of the common law that had appealed to the founding generation …
Holmes admired Sir Frederick Pollock, his British pen pal and a popular jurist, and Pollock admired Darwin and modeled his jurisprudence on evolutionary theory …
Holmes presented the common law as evolutionary rather than static.”

Mendenhall explained further:
“Frederic R. Kellogg (in Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Legal Theory, and Judicial Restraint, Cambridge University Press, 2007) picks up on Holmes’s Darwin connection and calls attention to the pragmatic qualities of Holmes’s evolutionary common-law theories.”

Mendenhall added:
“Holmes sought to incorporate the latest science into his jurisprudence … by using the new biological and anthropological materials on evolution that the Darwinian revolution in thought was providing’ …
Holmes’s apparent Darwinism dovetailed with pragmatism. His jurisprudence has been called ‘evolutionary pragmatism.’”

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., demonstrated his callous pragmatism in the 1927 Buck v. Bell decision, which allowed the government to forcibly sterilize people without their knowledge or consent, writing:
“Three generations of imbeciles are enough.”
Because of Holmes’ decision, Virginia sterilized more than 8,000 people until the practice was finally stopped.
At the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946, Nazi officers cited Holmes’ Buck v. Bell decision in their defense of killing of millions of Jews who, in their twisted views, they considered inferior.

Holmes’ novel views were not readily accepted.
American Bar Association president Frank J. Hogan stated in 1939:
“If the Constitution is to be construed to mean what the majority at any given period in history wish the Constitution to mean, why [have] a written Constitution?”

U.S. Supreme Court stated in Westbrook v. Mihaly (2 C3d 756):
“Constitutional rights may not be infringed simply because the majority of the people choose that they be.”

Supreme Court Justices began to divide into two general categories:
1) those who hold that the Constitution should maintain the original meaning of those who wrote it and only changed through the Amendment process; and
2) those who hold that Justices can evolve the Constitution to have new meanings at their discretion.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr stated at Notre Dame University, October 11, 2019
“By and large, the Founding generation’s view of human nature was drawn from the classical Christian tradition …
Modern secularists dismiss this idea of morality as other-worldly superstition imposed by a kill-joy clergy.
In fact, Judeo-Christian moral standards are the ultimate utilitarian rules for human conduct … They are like God’s instruction manual for the best running of man and human society …”

Barr added:
“Violations of these moral laws have bad, real-world consequences for man and society. We may not pay the price immediately, but over time the harm is real …
I think we all recognize that over the past 50 years religion has been under increasing attack.
On the one hand, we have seen the steady erosion of our traditional Judeo-Christian moral system and a comprehensive effort to drive it from the public square.
On the other hand, we see the growing ascendancy of secularism and the doctrine of moral relativism. By any honest assessment, the consequences of this moral upheaval have been grim …”

Barr added:
“Law is being used as a battering ram to break down traditional moral values and to establish moral relativism as a new orthodoxy.
Law is being used as weapon in a couple of ways.
First, either through legislation but more frequently through judicial interpretation, secularists have been continually seeking to eliminate laws that reflect traditional moral norms.
At first, this involved rolling back laws that prohibited certain kinds of conduct. Thus, the watershed decision legalizing abortion. And since then, the legalization of euthanasia …
More recently, we have seen the law used aggressively to force religious people and entities to subscribe to practices and policies that are antithetical to their faith.
The problem is not that religion is being forced on others. The problem is that irreligion and secular values are being forced on people of faith …

… This reminds me of how some Roman emperors could not leave their loyal Christian subjects in peace but would
mandate that they violate their conscience by offering religious sacrifice to the emperor as a god.
Similarly, militant secularists today do not have a live and let live spirit – they are not content to leave religious people alone to practice their faith. Instead, they seem to take a delight in compelling people to violate their conscience.
For example, the last Administration sought to force religious employers, including Catholic religious orders, to violate their sincerely held religious views by funding contraceptive and abortifacient coverage in their health plans.
Similarly, California has sought to require pro-life pregnancy centers to provide notices of abortion rights.
This refusal to accommodate the free exercise of religion is relatively recent. Just 25 years ago, there was broad consensus in our society that our laws should accommodate religious belief …”

He continued:
“Ground zero for these attacks on religion are the schools. To me, this is the most serious challenge to religious liberty.
For anyone who has a religious faith, by far the most important part of exercising that faith is the teaching of that religion to our children. The passing on of the faith …
The first front relates to the content of public school curriculum.
Many states are adopting curriculum that is incompatible with traditional religious principles according to which parents are attempting to raise their children. They often do so without any opt out for religious families.
Thus, for example, New Jersey recently passed a law requiring public schools to adopt an LGBT curriculum that many feel is inconsistent with traditional Christian teaching.
Similar laws have been passed in California and Illinois.
And the Orange County Board of Education in California issued an opinion that “parents who disagree with the instructional materials related to gender, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation may not excuse their children from this instruction …”
Barr concluded:
“I can assure you that, as long as I am Attorney General, the Department of Justice will be at the forefront of this effort, ready to fight for the most cherished of our liberties: the freedom to live according to our faith.”

Another historic view that both Justice Story and Thomas Cooley commented on was the purpose of the Second Amendment.

Justice Joseph Story wrote in his Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833 (3:§§ 1890–91):
“The importance of this article will scarcely be doubted … The militia is the natural defense of a free country against … domestic usurpations of power by rulers.
It is against sound policy for a free people to keep … standing armies in time of peace … from … the facile (easy) means, which they afford to ambitious and unprincipled rulers, to subvert the government, or trample upon the rights of the people.
The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium (guarantee) of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will … enable the people to resist and triumph over them.”

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Cooley quoted Justice Joseph Story in The General Principles of Constitutional Law (2nd Ed., 1891, p. 282):
“The Second Amendment … was meant to be a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers … “

He continued:
“… The right is general. It may be supposed from the phraseology of this provision that the right to keep and bear arms was only guaranteed to the militia; but this would be an interpretation not warranted by the intent.
The militia … consists of those persons who, under the law, are liable to the performance of military duty, and are officered and enrolled for service when called upon …
If the right were limited to those enrolled, the purpose of the guarantee might be defeated altogether by the action or the neglect to act of the government it was meant to hold in check.
The meaning of the provision undoubtedly is, that the people, from whom the militia must be taken, shall have the right to keep and bear arms, and they need no permission or regulation of law for that purpose.”

Similarly, Justice William J. Brennan Jr., explained in U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez (494 U.S. 247, 288, 1990):
“The term ‘the people’ is better understood as a rhetorical counterpoint to ‘the government’ …
that rights that were reserved to ‘the people’ were to protect all those subject to ‘the government’ …
The Bill of Rights did not purport to ‘create’ rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be pre-existing.”

In U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez (1990), the Supreme Court stated:
“‘The people’ protected by the Fourth Amendment, and by the First and Second Amendments, and to whom rights and powers are reserved in the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, refers to a class of persons who are part of a national community …
The Fourth Amendment’s drafting history shows that its purpose was to protect the people of the United States against arbitrary action by their own government.”

James Madison thought it unimaginable that people in the various States would allow themselves to be disarmed, as this would create a frightful situation where only the federal government possessed arms.
He wrote in Federalist, No. 46:
“Those who prophesy the downfall of the State governments … that the federal government may … accumulate a military force for the projects of ambition … It could be necessary now to disprove the reality of this danger.
That the people and the States should, for a sufficient period of time, elect an uninterrupted succession of men ready to betray both;
that the traitors should, throughout this period, uniformly and systematically pursue some fixed plan for the extension of the military establishment;
that the governments and the people of the States should silently and patiently behold the gathering storm, and continue to supply the materials, until it should be prepared to burst on their own heads,
must appear to every one more like the incoherent dreams of a delirious jealousy …”

Madison described the unlikely scenario:
“Extravagant as the supposition is … let a regular army, fully equal to the resources of the country, be formed; and let it be entirely at the devotion of the federal government; still it would not be going too far to say, that the State governments, with the people on their side, would be able to repel the danger …
A standing army … does not exceed one hundredth part of the whole number of souls; or one twenty-fifth part of the number able to bear arms. This proportion would not yield, in the United States, an army of more than twenty-five or thirty thousand men.
To these would be opposed a militia amounting to near half a million of citizens with arms in their hands, officered by men chosen from among themselves, fighting for their common liberties …
It may well be doubted, whether a militia thus circumstanced could ever be conquered by such a proportion of regular troops.
Those who are best acquainted with the last successful resistance of this country against the British arms, will be most inclined to deny the possibility of it.”

Supreme Court Justice James Wilson stated his Lectures on Law, 1790-91:
“The defense of one’s self, justly called the primary law of nature, is not, nor can it be abrogated by any regulation of municipal law.
This principle of defense is not confined merely to the person; it extends to the liberty and the property of a man:
it is not confined merely to his own person; it extends to the persons of all those, to whom he bears a peculiar relation-of his wife, of his parent, of his child … nay, it extends to the person of every one, who is in danger; perhaps, to the liberty of every one, whose liberty is unjustly and forcibly attacked.”

In addition to being armed, James Madison explained how local control of police departments and subordinate governments are a key to resisting the ambitions of the federal government:
“Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached … forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of.
Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms …
But were the people to possess the additional advantages of local governments chosen by themselves … it may be affirmed with the greatest assurance, that the throne of every tyranny in Europe would be speedily overturned in spite of the legions which surround it.”

Madison thought it an insult to suppose that the people and the States would ever succumb to schemes allowing the federal government to usurp power:
“Let us not insult the free and gallant citizens of America … with the supposition that they can ever reduce themselves to the necessity of making the experiment, by a blind and tame submission to the long train of insidious measures which must precede and produce it …
The federal government … and its schemes of usurpation will be easily defeated by the State governments, who will be supported by the people …
The powers proposed to be lodged in the federal government are as little formidable to those reserved to the individual States …
All those alarms which have been sounded, of … annihilation of the State governments, must, on the most favorable interpretation, be ascribed to the chimerical (unrealistic) fears of the authors of them.”

Thomas Cooley confirmed Madison’s views in People v. Hurlbut (24 Mich. 44, 108 (1871):
“Local government is [a] matter of absolute right; and the state cannot take it away.”
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Zelenskyy tells ABC News Putin should start a dialogue instead of giving ‘another ultimatum’: In an exclusive interview Monday with ABC News anchor David Muir, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the path to peace is “more difficult than simply acknowledging” another ultimatum from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy, who spoke with Muir from the presidential office in Kyiv, has been faced with three conditions by the Kremlin in order to end the war: recognize Crimea as part of Russia, recognize the independence of the two separatist regions in Ukraine and give up on joining NATO. But instead of simply acknowledging Putin’s demands, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has a solution — Putin would just need to have a discussion with him. “What needs to be done is for President Putin to start talking,” Zelenskyy said. “Start the dialogue …” Russia has resorted to hitting civilian targets using long-range missiles or artillery, which Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the U.S. believes to be due to frustration over the slow pace of operations. However, Russia declared a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, and said it is prepared to open humanitarian corridors from Kyiv and several other key Ukrainian cities it has encircled. However, officials are cautioning those in the area that Russia has previously violated its own cease-fire by shelling evacuation areas.
Hundreds of migrants arrive on boat in Florida Keys: At least 356 Haitian migrants traveled by boat on a dangerous trek to the coast of the Ocean Reef community in Key Largo, Florida, on March 6, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP took custody of 158 people who swam to the shore from the vessel, according to Alan Regalado, the public affairs specialist for CBP in Florida. The 198 people who stayed on the boat were stopped and transferred to U.S. Coast Guard boats. Many Haitian refugees have left their countries due to the devastating impacts of natural disasters and political instability that have also resulted in economic struggles for the country. Now, the CBP says that the processing of such migrants who made it onto U.S. soil after their voyage depends on their claims and background. However, those 158 migrants may be subject to Title 42, which is a clause of the 1944 Public Health Services law that allows the government to expel migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum during a public health emergency.
Florida surgeon general bucks medical consensus that healthy children should get COVID-19 vaccine: Despite widespread support for pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations from the nation’s top health officials, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo announced that Florida will become the first state in the country to advise against vaccinating healthy children for COVID-19. During a 90-minute roundtable discussion in West Palm Beach, Florida, Ladapo pointed to a study released last week out of New York that suggested new data showed that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine protection waned relatively quickly in children between the ages of 5 and 11, as compared to older children. But researchers in the study, which has not been peer-reviewed, said the vaccine still dramatically reduced the risk of hospitalization. In response to Ladapo’s announcement, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the state’s decision was “absolutely not” a good policy.
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Russian Demands

Russia issued its most concrete set of demands for ending its war in Ukraine yesterday, a list that came ahead of a third round of talks between both sides. Conditions included Ukraine’s recognition of Russian claims over the Crimean Peninsula, the independence of pro-Russian separatist regions in the east, a constitutional guarantee of Ukrainian neutrality (for example, not joining NATO), and more.

 

Ukrainian officials have not yet responded to the demands. The talks came as Russian forces continued to shell major cities in the country, including the reported targeting of residential areas.

 

Separately, US lawmakers continue to debate banning Russian oil imports. The country accounts for 3% of annual US crude oil imports (8% when including refined products, see data). European allies, which receive about half of Russian oil exports, have dismissed the idea thus far.

 

The war has begun to impact the resumption of Iran nuclear negotiations, with Western countries seeking to unlock Iranian oil exports while Russia looks to block a deal absent guarantees in Ukraine.

 

See an up-to-date map of the invasion, along with photos from the ground here.

South Koreans Cast Ballots

South Korean voters head to the polls later today (Wednesday local time), casting ballots in a hotly contested race to replace the term-limited President Moon Jae-in. The leading candidates—liberal Lee Jae-myung and conservative Yoon Suk-yeol—enter the day nearly deadlocked in the polls.

 

The campaign has been beset by animosity and scandals—even devolving to criticism of candidates’ wives. In a sign of voter discontent, third-party candidates collectively polled above 10%. Over the weekend, entrepreneur Ahn Cheol-soo dropped out of the race and backed Yoon, though the impact of his endorsement remains to be seen.

 

The outcome may be decided by Gen Z and Millennial voters, many of whom have expressed frustration with what they view as an older political class on both sides of the spectrum.

 

The winner must immediately deal with increased posturing by North Korea, which launched its ninth missile test of the year Saturday.

Whitmer Kidnapping Trial

Jury selection begins today in a trial against four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) over the state’s COVID-19 restrictions during the early months of the pandemic. At the center of the case is whether undercover FBI agents and informants unduly influenced Adam Fox, Brandon Caserta, Barry Croft Jr., and Daniel Harris. Defense attorneys argue the group had only discussed the kidnapping, rather than actually acting on plans, and that undercover agents entrapped them (see 101).

 

The FBI, which infiltrated the group, said it foiled their plans and arrested six men in October 2020. Two of the men—Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks—have pleaded guilty and will appear as witnesses for the government. Prosecutors also plan to present a slew of secret audio recordings, online messages, and videos.

 

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IN DEPTH… 

  1. Freedom Convoy on Foot: Protest Returns to Ottawa Without the Trucks  New
  2. Exclusive! Human Events Sits Down With it’s History: An Interview with Allan Ryskind and Tom Winter  New
  3. Russia Takes Control of Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Cuts Off Communication  New
  4. U.S. to Send $10B in Aid to Ukraine  New
  5. Stephen Bannon’s War Room and The Star News Network Announce Partnership  New
  6. Rantz: Maskless Rep. Jayapal admits she ‘undermines our democracy’ in shocking tweets  New
  7. January 6 Defendant Being Illegally Detained – Locked up More Than 80 Days With No Indictment  1 hour ago
  8. Dad Facing Jail Time For Going Maskless To Son’s Game Wins In Court, Has Further Plans For District | The Daily Wire  1 hour ago
  9. BREAKING: Biden admin gives ‘green light’ for NATO to send fighter jets to Ukraine  1 hour ago
  10. Biden Lead SUPPORTS CCP In Schools  2 hours ago
  11. China touts ‘friendship’ with Russia  2 hours ago
  12. Why can’t Russian air force gain superiority?  2 hours ago
  13. Surgeon General Chilling Free Speech Via Big Tech  2 hours ago
  14. Navy training for fight with China  2 hours ago
  15. 5 Ways To World War III  2 hours ago
  16. Biden Strongarms Dems to Vote Against Russia Oil Ban  2 hours ago
  17. Will NATO Support an Insurgency?  2 hours ago
  18. The Metaverse: New Domain of Warfare?  2 hours ago
  19. US may admit Ukrainians  2 hours ago
  20. Space Force to Bridge “Valley of Death”  2 hours ago
  21. Ukraine to Get Far Worse  2 hours ago
  22. Psaki Bristles: Biden just ‘watching’  2 hours ago
  23. New Unmanned Bomber/Fighter Projects  2 hours ago
  24. Mideast Oil: Biden to ignore brutality?  2 hours ago
  25. Rubio: Ukraine No-Fly Zone = WWIII  2 hours ago
  26. ‘Stand with Putin’ Trends in India  2 hours ago
  27. Biden Admin Seeking Venezuela Oil  2 hours ago
  28. Russian Envoy on Nuke Deal: Iran Got A Steal  2 hours ago
  29. 4K+ anti-war protesters jailed in Russia  2 hours ago
  30. Russia Tightening Grip on Nuclear Plant  2 hours ago
  31. Israel PM: End Suffering  2 hours ago
  32. Blinken: Attacks on civilians ‘deliberate’  2 hours ago
  33. China Can Take Time On Taiwan  2 hours ago
  34. Horror Of Biden’s Weakness  2 hours ago
  35. Did Ezekiel Predict Russia’s Invasion?  2 hours ago
  36. Off-Ramp to a Better Future  2 hours ago
  37. CA Gov Wants ‘Mental Health Courts’  2 hours ago
  38. Fiona Hill Blames Trump for Invasion  2 hours ago
  39. Trump Prosecutors Exposed  2 hours ago
  40. Russia will stop on four conditions  3 hours ago
  41. Ukrainian fighter wins at UFC 272  3 hours ago
  42. Idiot Schiff: Investigate Trump’s Actions  3 hours ago
  43. $200 PER BARREL OIL THIS MONTH???  3 hours ago
  44. CA woman faked own kidnapping  3 hours ago
  45. PayPal suspends services in Russia  3 hours ago
  46. Palladium all-time high, gold $2,000/oz?  3 hours ago
  47. Russia on brink of default  3 hours ago
  48. World Bank: War creating ‘huge supply shock’  3 hours ago
  49. Bed Bath & Beyond Shares Surge  3 hours ago
  50. New ETFs Aim For Overnight Returns  3 hours ago
  51. Durham filing shocker  3 hours ago
  52. Biden has ‘no rationale’ for halting border wall  3 hours ago
  53. Millions of COVID loans diverted to unions  3 hours ago
  54. ANTIWAR PROTESTS JOLT MOSCOW  3 hours ago
  55. War threatens food supply  3 hours ago
  56. Prices record high…  3 hours ago
  57. National gas average tops $4…  3 hours ago
  58. $7 in LA?  3 hours ago
  59. VLAD SICK?  3 hours ago
  60. Who’s the Imperialist Now!  3 hours ago

 

IN DEPTH… 

  1. Freedom Convoy on Foot: Protest Returns to Ottawa Without the Trucks  New
  2. Exclusive! Human Events Sits Down With it’s History: An Interview with Allan Ryskind and Tom Winter  New
  3. Russia Takes Control of Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Cuts Off Communication  New
  4. U.S. to Send $10B in Aid to Ukraine  New
  5. Stephen Bannon’s War Room and The Star News Network Announce Partnership  New
  6. Rantz: Maskless Rep. Jayapal admits she ‘undermines our democracy’ in shocking tweets  New
  7. January 6 Defendant Being Illegally Detained – Locked up More Than 80 Days With No Indictment  1 hour ago
  8. Dad Facing Jail Time For Going Maskless To Son’s Game Wins In Court, Has Further Plans For District | The Daily Wire  1 hour ago
  9. BREAKING: Biden admin gives ‘green light’ for NATO to send fighter jets to Ukraine  1 hour ago
  10. Biden Lead SUPPORTS CCP In Schools  2 hours ago
  11. China touts ‘friendship’ with Russia  2 hours ago
  12. Why can’t Russian air force gain superiority?  2 hours ago
  13. Surgeon General Chilling Free Speech Via Big Tech  2 hours ago
  14. Navy training for fight with China  2 hours ago
  15. 5 Ways To World War III  2 hours ago
  16. Biden Strongarms Dems to Vote Against Russia Oil Ban  2 hours ago
  17. Will NATO Support an Insurgency?  2 hours ago
  18. The Metaverse: New Domain of Warfare?  2 hours ago
  19. US may admit Ukrainians  2 hours ago
  20. Space Force to Bridge “Valley of Death”  2 hours ago
  21. Ukraine to Get Far Worse  2 hours ago
  22. Psaki Bristles: Biden just ‘watching’  2 hours ago
  23. New Unmanned Bomber/Fighter Projects  2 hours ago
  24. Mideast Oil: Biden to ignore brutality?  2 hours ago
  25. Rubio: Ukraine No-Fly Zone = WWIII  2 hours ago
  26. ‘Stand with Putin’ Trends in India  2 hours ago
  27. Biden Admin Seeking Venezuela Oil  2 hours ago
  28. Russian Envoy on Nuke Deal: Iran Got A Steal  2 hours ago
  29. 4K+ anti-war protesters jailed in Russia  2 hours ago
  30. Russia Tightening Grip on Nuclear Plant  2 hours ago
  31. Israel PM: End Suffering  2 hours ago
  32. Blinken: Attacks on civilians ‘deliberate’  2 hours ago
  33. China Can Take Time On Taiwan  2 hours ago
  34. Horror Of Biden’s Weakness  2 hours ago
  35. Did Ezekiel Predict Russia’s Invasion?  2 hours ago
  36. Off-Ramp to a Better Future  2 hours ago
  37. CA Gov Wants ‘Mental Health Courts’  2 hours ago
  38. Fiona Hill Blames Trump for Invasion  2 hours ago
  39. Trump Prosecutors Exposed  2 hours ago
  40. Russia will stop on four conditions  3 hours ago
  41. Ukrainian fighter wins at UFC 272  3 hours ago
  42. Idiot Schiff: Investigate Trump’s Actions  3 hours ago
  43. $200 PER BARREL OIL THIS MONTH???  3 hours ago
  44. CA woman faked own kidnapping  3 hours ago
  45. PayPal suspends services in Russia  3 hours ago
  46. Palladium all-time high, gold $2,000/oz?  3 hours ago
  47. Russia on brink of default  3 hours ago
  48. World Bank: War creating ‘huge supply shock’  3 hours ago
  49. Bed Bath & Beyond Shares Surge  3 hours ago
  50. New ETFs Aim For Overnight Returns  3 hours ago
  51. Durham filing shocker  3 hours ago
  52. Biden has ‘no rationale’ for halting border wall  3 hours ago
  53. Millions of COVID loans diverted to unions  3 hours ago
  54. ANTIWAR PROTESTS JOLT MOSCOW  3 hours ago
  55. War threatens food supply  3 hours ago
  56. Prices record high…  3 hours ago
  57. National gas average tops $4…  3 hours ago
  58. $7 in LA?  3 hours ago
  59. VLAD SICK?  3 hours ago
  60. Who’s the Imperialist Now!  3 hours ago

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Mike Adams We have two developing stories this morning, and another hard-hitting podcast and feature story coming for you later today. For starters, the nation of Hungary has halted all wheat exports as the world’s wheat supply for 2022 – 2023 suddenly seems dire.

WIth fertilizer exports blocked from Russia and natural gas pipelines shut down, global fertilizer production has collapsed. This means crops planted in the next few months will be both extremely expensive (triple the cost to produce) and quite scarce.

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Big Tech eagerly blocks virtually all content from Russia while completely refusing to address Chinese propaganda
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Who’s Afraid of RT?

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 02:50 PM PST

(John Hinderaker)Western publics support Ukraine in its war with Russia, pretty much unanimously. But that hasn’t stopped many news outlets from banning Russian “misinformation” about the conflict. RT (which stands for Russia Today, just like BP stands for British Petroleum) is a more or less official mouthpiece of the Russian government, and I don’t doubt that much of what it reports is false. That has caused YouTube, among others, to ban RT from its platform. Many other outlets have self-righteously banned RT as “misinformation” or “propaganda.” Which, in large part, it is.

But so what? The New York Times consists in considerable part of misinformation, in my opinion, and it is–in even larger part–propaganda for the Democratic Party. That doesn’t cause me to want to ban it, although admittedly the thought is tempting. And in the case of RT, its propaganda has been wholly ineffective. Moreover, nearly every story has at least two sides, and why shouldn’t Russia’s side–weak though most think it is–be heard?

Elon Musk has resisted the tide of censorship by refusing to block Russian news sites from his Starlink network. Musk tweeted:

“Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources,” the world’s richest man tweeted over the weekend.

“We will not do so unless at gunpoint.”

Musk added: “Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.”

Kudos to Musk. If you are not in favor of free speech for what you think is misinformation, you are not in favor of free speech.

  
The Eagle Has Landed

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 11:51 AM PST

(John Hinderaker)Joe Biden’s mental incapacity represents a national security risk that one day could have terrible consequences. But in the meantime, we may as well enjoy mockery like this. I am not sure whether Ben Shapiro is behind this video or is just passing it on; in any event, it is pretty funny:

@dailywire“I guess I see why people watch TikTok”

♬ original sound – Daily Wire

 

  
The Idiocy of Seattle

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 07:57 AM PST

(Steven Hayward)No city matches Seattle for electing lunatic socialists to the city council as well as Congress (i.e., Rep. Pramila Jayapal). So having demonized police and letting the city descend into anarchic chaos, Seattle is now surprised and “rattled” by a sharp rise in crime, according to the Wall Street Journal this morning:

Long one of America’s safest cities, Seattle had 612 shootings and shots-fired incidents last year, nearly double its average before the pandemic. The city has just experienced its two worst years for homicides since the 1990s, when murder rates were at all-time highs. Gunfire has erupted all across surrounding King County, not just in neighborhoods plagued by violence. . .

Officials around the country are struggling to understand why.

Maybe “officials around the country” are officially idiots. There are come clues:

Nightly protests in the summer of 2020 after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer pulled Mr. Diaz’s officers away from their focus on gun violence, he said. The city council responded by cutting millions from the police department’s budget, including cutting the salary of then-chief Carmen Best, part of a national push to reallocate police funds to social programs.

Demoralized officers have since left in droves, similar to other cities, said Travis Hill, a recently departed police sergeant who spent 14 years on the force. Letting protesters take over a precinct during the city’s unrest in 2020 was particularly disheartening, he said. “When you don’t feel the city has your back, your proactive work goes down,” Mr. Hill said.

About 360 officers left Seattle’s force in the past two years, leaving about 950 in the department to battle the rise in shootings. At the beginning of the pandemic, Seattle had 1,305 officers.

Stops and other activity initiated by officers dropped by 27% in 2021, and police response times reached historic highs, according to the department.

I’m sure another tax increase and more social workers will fix everything.

  
The madness of slow Joe, Iran edition (4)

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 05:58 AM PST

(Scott Johnson)The Reuters story is datelined Washington, but the reporting is by a Reuters staffer in St. Paul. Was a State Department official in St. Paul over the weekend? That may be a greater mystery than the deep thoughts of the Biden administration quoted by Reuters on the facilitation of President Biden’s imminent nuclear deal with Iran by the friends of Vladimir Putin:

New U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine are not related to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and should not have any impact on a potential revival of that agreement, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Saturday.

“The new Russia-related sanctions are unrelated to the JCPOA and should not have any impact on its potential implementation,” the spokesperson said, referring to the 2015 deal by its formal name, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. “We continue to engage with Russia on a return to full implementation of the JCPOA. Russia shares a common interest in ensuring Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. ”

Reuters estimates that the deep thoughts make for a 1 minute read, but you can stick the landing in about 10 seconds.

“[R]elated to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,” by the way, is an essential component of the falsehood underlying the administration’s efforts to arrive at another arrangement with Iran. Eric Mandel explains why in this illuminating Hill column.

I assess with a high degree of confidence from a related Reuters story that the imminence of the deal is accelerating. Francois Murphy and Parisa Hafezi report “Iran, IAEA agree timeline to remove obstacle to reviving nuclear deal.”

Reuters is the service that is tracking the crazed Iran deal developments most closely. Yet another Reuters story raises a potential obstacle: “Iranian nuclear talks clouded by Russian demands” (more here). The Wall Street Journal takes up the issue in their editorial “The Russia-Iran nuclear nexus.” I assess with a moderate degree of confidence that this is nothing that can’t be resolved by the administration with the friends of Vladimir Putin.

Mosaic devotes its monthly essay to an exposition of the nature of the Iranian regime. The essay is by Ze’ev Maghen, chair of the department of Middle East studies at Bar-Ilan University. His essay is “What the West misses about Iran.” Subhead: “With a new nuclear deal on the way, attention is again turning to Iran. Four new books, plus the deal itself, suggest that America and Europe are blind to the regime’s motivating spirit.” I assess with a high degree of certainty that Maghen is correct if the “blindness” is understood to be instrumental or willful.

Quotable quote (Ze’ev Maghen): “While Shiism historically contains ample anti-Semitic currents, it is not indelibly anti-Semitic—but Khomeinism is. And it views Jewish sovereignty in the Middle East as an unacceptable offense, which must be eradicated at almost any cost. But Israel is only the Little Satan…”

  
Finding Fauci

Posted: 07 Mar 2022 04:19 AM PST

(Scott Johnson)We don’t want to find the fallacious Dr. Fauci, but it makes sense to note his mysterious disappearance. It is evidence like the dog that didn’t bark in the Sherlock Holmes story “Silver Blaze.”

Debra Heine collects the observations of his disappearance — “Has anyone seen Science? Is he missing?” — in the American Greatness column “Once a Cable News Darling, Dr. Fauci Now Relegated to Local TV and YouTube Broadcasts.”

One can infer the reason. It has something to do with “Science” (i.e., politics). Heine observes:

Perhaps not coincidentally, Fauci’s disappearance seems to coincide with polling that shows Americans are fed up with COVID-Mania and ready to move on.

Democrat polling firm Impact Research last week advised fellow Dems to put the kibosh on the hysteria and pretend they fixed the problem ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

“Declare the crisis phase of Covid over and push for feeling and acting more normal,” the memo instructed Democrats. “Because of President Biden and Democrats, we CAN safely return to life feeling much more normal – and they should claim that proudly.”

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