Twitter telling me TikTok is down, so I checked it.
But-edge-edge reads the New York Times.
https://twitter.com/SecretaryPete/status/1641049210656022528
Brewing my Covfefe now, Anon. Won't be long.
Melissa Joan Hart explains how she helped kids at the shooting.
(Wasn't she the one vomit-feeding her kid?)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVwpKXj_RE/
Protesters interrupt
@SecDef
Austin's opening statement.
https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1641082674386292736
Top official for Ariz. Gov. Katie Hobbs slammed over ‘vile tweet’ about shooting ‘transphobes’ — just hours after school killing spree
https://nypost.com/2023/03/29/republicans-call-for-gov-katie-hobbs-press-secretary-to-be-fired-for-vile-tweet-invoking-gun-violence/
Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat to protect food heritage
Italy's right-wing government has backed a bill that would ban laboratory-produced meat and other synthetic foods, highlighting Italian food heritage and health protection.
If the proposals go through, breaking the ban would attract fines of up to €60,000 (£53,000).
Francesco Lollobrigida, who runs the rebranded ministry for agriculture and food sovereignty, spoke of the importance of Italy's food tradition.
The farmers' lobby praised the move.
But it was a blow for some animal welfare groups, which have highlighted lab-made meat as a solution to issues including protecting the environment from carbon emissions and food safety.
Coldiretti and other agriculture lobbies have collected half a million signatures in recent months calling for protection of "natural food vs synthetic food", and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is among those who have signed.
"We could only celebrate with our farmers a measure that puts our farmers in the vanguard, not just on the issue of defending excellence… but also in defending consumers," she told a "flash mob" organised by Coldiretti outside her office in Rome.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65110744
China completes first yuan-settled LNG trade
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/china-completes-first-yuan-settled-lng-trade/99079623
UBS taps former CEO to steady the helm after Credit Suisse takeover
UBS said it was bringing in former CEO Sergio Ermotti as Group CEO and president of the Group Executive Board to take the helm from Ralph Hamers who had agreed to step down in the interest of the newly formed bank, the Swiss Financial sector and the country.
"I am honored to be asked to lead this bank at a time that is so important for all its stakeholders and for Switzerland," Ermotti said. "I would like to express my gratitude to Ralph for steering UBS so successfully."
UBS shares fell to $19.55 at the open on the SIX Swiss Exchange before rebounding to $19.83, up 4% on Tuesday's close.
Ermotti, who headed UBS from 2011 to 2020, is currently chairman of the reinsurance company, Swiss Re.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ubs-taps-former-ceo-to-steady-the-helm-after-credit-suisse-takeover/ar-AA19dVJx
EIGHT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES URGE BIG TECH TO COMBAT DISINFORMATION AND HELP PROTECT DEMOCRACY
29th of March 2023, Chișinău – Eight European countries have signed a letter urging big tech companies to act against foreign information manipulation and interference, including disinformation campaigns that undermine peace and stability across Europe. The signatories of the letter include Prime-Ministers of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, and Prime-Minister of the Republic of Moldova.
Today's open call, made at the second Summit for Democracy – co-hosted by the U.S. President Joe Biden on 29-30 March 2023, is part of the broader effort to promote democratic values and combat disinformation.
https://gov.md/en/content/eight-european-countries-urge-big-tech-combat-disinformation-and-help-protect-democracy