Extra, Extra
Body Checks: “The US Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan war powers resolution to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military actions against Venezuela, after he ordered a weekend raid to capture that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, without giving Congress advance notice.” (Wait, we have a Senate?)
+ DNIght Night: As I suggested on Monday, the decision-making process when it came to the Maduro arrest was limited to a small number of insiders. Even the Director of National Intelligence wasn’t included. “The move to cut Gabbard out of the meetings was so well-known that some White House aides joked that the acronym of her title, DNI, stood for ‘Do Not Invite.'”
+ Hot Off the Press: Trump pulled out of some climate treaties today. Like, a lot of them. “Trump released a presidential memorandum Wednesday ordering the withdrawal from 66 global organizations and treaties — roughly half affiliated with the United Nations — for being ‘contrary to the interests of the United States.'”
+ Invasion of the Booty Snatchers: “Online prediction market Polymarket is drawing criticism after ruling that the U.S. capture of the Venezuelan authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro does not count as an invasion of the country, a decision that leaves millions of dollars in bets unresolved.” (Obviously, the broader story here is that we are betting on everything these days.)
+ Weight Weight … Don’t Tell Me: “The rate at which weight was regained after stopping these medications was almost four times faster compared with behavioral programs, which may include a specific diet or physical activity plan, regardless of the amount of weight that was lost during treatment.” People who stop taking weight-loss jabs regain weight in under two years. (Two years is plenty of time for me to update my Tinder profile pics…)
+ After The Fire: Photos: One Year After the Los Angeles Wildfires.


