To the Viktor Go the Oils: “In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports after tense negotiations that tested how far the bloc is willing to go to ostracize Moscow.” The ban could have been more extensive but Fox News anchor favorite Viktor Orban blocked the efforts.

+ Leak Detection: “Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits.” Or, when judge’s clerks need to hire a lawyer…

+ Crypto Tags: “As much of the financial and tech elite has rallied around crypto, White has led a small but scrappy group of skeptics pushing the other way whose warnings have seemed vindicated by the cratering in recent weeks of cryptocurrency prices. “Most of my disdain is reserved for the big players who are marketing this to a mainstream audience as though it’s an investment, often promising to be a ticket out of a really tough financial spot for people who don’t have many options. It’s very predatory.'” WaPo (Gift Article): First she documented the alt-right. Now she’s coming for crypto.

+ Time Out: “Differences in hormones, in biological clocks and sleep-wake cycles between the sexes, could all play a role.” Best exercise time may differ for men and women. (For me, the best exercise time has always been tomorrow.)