Extra, Extra

Land of Milk and Honey (And Isolation): “Facing down a mass walkout and mounting diplomatic pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday to ‘finish the job’ as he defied growing isolation over his military’s devastating assault on the Gaza Strip.” Netanyahu blasts ‘shameful’ recognition of Palestinian state; U.N. delegates walk out to protest speech.

+ Powder Keg: “Trump and his aides have justified the extrajudicial killings as a decisive measure to protect Americans from dangerous drugs, especially fentanyl, the synthetic opioid behind the worst overdose epidemic in U.S. history, which accelerated during his first term in office … But here’s the thing: Although the United States Coast Guard interdicts staggering quantities of illegal drugs in the Caribbean each year, it does not encounter fentanyl on the high seas.” (Details, details.) Fentanyl Doesn’t Come Through the Caribbean.

+ Let Them Eat Newsfeed: Margaret Sullivan: “In 2020, only a tiny fraction of Americans got news from TikTok. These days, that number has soared to one in five. For young adults, those figures are much higher, with almost half of adults under 30 getting news there, according to the Pew Research Center. But who will own that hugely influential purveyor of information? As with so much of American media – from television networks to some of the largest newspapers – the answer is shaping up to be as simple and short as a TikTok video: the ultra-rich.”

+ Teaming Up: “The accords are an example of the two militaries moving beyond symbolic joint drills and public statements to develop interoperable systems and shared combat experience in areas that China considers critical for winning a battle over Taiwan, the self-governing island of 23 million that Beijing claims as its territory.” WaPo (Gift Article): Russia is helping prepare China to attack Taiwan, documents suggest.

+ Every Dog Has Its Dayrate: “Drivers in London, New York and other major cities are used to being charged for bringing cars into the city. Now one municipality may demand payment to bring dogs into town. A bill in Bolzano, Italy, would mean that dogs bringing their owners to the Tyrolean Alps for some scenery and mountain air would face a new charge of roughly 1.50 euros ($1.75) per day, the Italian news media reported.” An Italian City Is Considering a Dog Tax for Tourists and Locals. (This is not nearly the weirdest thing this town has proposed to end the scourge of owners who don’t pick up after their pets.)