The Post It Note 03/29/2023

News from the Note…

A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.

This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.

A few weeks after allowing the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska to go forward, the Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling https://t.co/KPeFpUZyj5
— CNN (@CNN) March 29, 2023

Breaking News: The Senate voted to repeal two authorizations for combat in Iraq in a bipartisan bid to reclaim war powers from the executive branch. https://t.co/JAAUfKIaJ3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 29, 2023

🎁 link for above NYT article: Decades Later, Senate Votes to Repeal Iraq Military Authorizations
The bipartisan action to roll back resolutions from 1991 and 2002 was a major advancement in a long-running bid by Congress to claw back war powers from the executive branch.

Worth noting: The 1991 and 2022 Iraq AUMFs are still on the books for now, but the House is likely to take this up later this spring.
— Dave Lawler (@DavidLawler10) March 29, 2023

The victims of a fire that killed at least 40 people inside a Mexican migrant detention center were trapped behind padlocked doors at an overcrowded jail that filled with smoke as they fruitlessly yelled for help, migrants and immigration groups say. https://t.co/OFlAr6ka7L
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 29, 2023

🔊China threatens repercussions if Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan’s president in the US. Get the latest on Reuters World News with @kimvinnell https://t.co/FFGiEw3SmF pic.twitter.com/wW8OJcjbXv
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 29, 2023

The US and South Korea send thousands of troops and 23-ton vehicles to practice a beach assault https://t.co/to9qP9QlHu pic.twitter.com/osFNIbabMz
— CNN International (@cnni) March 29, 2023

Russia has suspended sharing information about its nuclear forces with the United States, including notices about missile tests, according to a senior Russian diplomat. https://t.co/cIoyer3zx7
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 29, 2023

Russia's Rosneft signs deal to boost oil supplies to India https://t.co/BqlhCirTp8 pic.twitter.com/iVnOQ9UZ9l
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 29, 2023

Credit Suisse has violated U.S. tax evasion deal, Senate Committee finds https://t.co/yEwZ7PUGvd pic.twitter.com/c2p93YycpG
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 29, 2023

The Bank of England has called for urgent action to address a weak spot in the UK financial system as persistent worries about the global banking sector threaten to unleash fresh market turmoil https://t.co/CzEWdI1m8i
— CNN International (@cnni) March 29, 2023

From @Breakingviews: Silicon Valley Bank has a new owner. The buyer got a great deal. The financial system maybe didn’t, says @johnsfoley https://t.co/CDEy4Ku9Rb https://t.co/CDEy4Ku9Rb
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 29, 2023

Bipartisan group of senators introduces legislation to give regulators the authority to claw back executive compensation and bonuses from failed banks, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this month. https://t.co/i5yVBfTGos
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 29, 2023

Two major retail chains are closing roughly 800 stores. One company’s spaces likely will be filled, while the other’s may become empty, and unsightly, zombie stores. https://t.co/V1V79Unjb0
— CNN (@CNN) March 29, 2023

The FDA approved Narcan, an overdose-reversing nasal spray, for over-the-counter, non-prescription sale. https://t.co/pcpmCnSFV5
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 29, 2023

Although COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have decreased, long COVID remains a constant presence in the lives of many Americans. https://t.co/LS1u5KIQ1p
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 29, 2023

Loose barge carrying 1,400 tons of toxic alcohol compound partially submerged at McAlpine Dam in Louisville, officials say. https://t.co/lFmvLdGkIx
— ABC News (@ABC) March 28, 2023

Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, the NTSB says. https://t.co/TQFpIv720m
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 29, 2023

This month, Olivia Pichardo made history as the first woman to step up to bat in a Division I game. https://t.co/nZU17Nu1ar
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 29, 2023

Today in #SpyHistory: A court convicted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg of conspiracy to commit espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets during WWII, 1951. The husband and wife were later sentenced to death.

Explore the Museum's "Top https://t.co/qcFyYWBDmh… pic.twitter.com/bK6didjVlW
— The Spy Museum (@IntlSpyMuseum) March 29, 2023

For nearly a decade he crafted an identity as a striving Brazilian grad student, ecstatic when he was accepted into @JohnsHopkins.
Turns out, he was a Putin intelligence agent, the US says.
Now he's in prison, serving a 15-year sentence.https://t.co/lBAEIEyJbt @gregpmiller
— David Beard (@dabeard) March 29, 2023

🎁 link to Washington Post article: He came to D.C. as a Brazilian student. The U.S. says he was a Russian spy.
Johns Hopkins graduate Victor Ferreira was unmasked as GRU operative Sergey Cherkasov, according to a federal indictment and Western security officials

News from the Note…

A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.

This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.

About the opinions in this article…