THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023 Day by Day Major Media Reports

?THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023

Day by Day Major Media Reports

by Karl M. van Meter ([email protected], Centre Maurice Halbwachs, Ecole normale supérieure, Paris)

Abstract: In Israel, Netanyahu wiping out democracy & Palestinians - Trans kids & Drags Queens driving GOP crazy - Outlawing abortion pills, Walgreens & California - Ron DeSantis outlaws everything in Florida - Election lies, Fox, Rupert Murdoch & Dominion lawsuit - Silicon Valley Bank collapses - Battle for Bakhmut in Ukraine & International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Putin - Nashville school shooting - Donald Trump indicted

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1 March

Now That Tucker Carlson Has Jan. 6 Footage, Majorie Taylor Greene Is Changing Her Tune [“foolish” to release all of it] /Yahoo

The Train Derailment in Ohio Was a Disaster Waiting to Happen /WhoWhatWhy

Netanyahu Is Shattering Israeli Society /NYT

Murdoch, exposed [he secrectly worked for Trump campaign] /Popular Information

?2 March

?An Anti-Abortion Law Firm [Thomas More Society] Joined Disgraced Ex-Kansas Attorney General [Jenna Ellis] to Dispute 2020 Election /PROPUBLICA

Groups Tell UN Experts That Overturning of Roe Violates International Law /COMMON DREAMS

Israel's finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said Huwara [near Nablus on the West Bank] needs to be "wiped out" and that the state should do it /DEMOCRACY NOW!

Disney-backed Florida legislator [Adam Anderson, GOP] proposes major expansion of "Don't Say Gay" law /Popular Information

?3 March

?Ron DeSantis loses his cool with a reporter [of Murdoch's London Times] after failing to answer a question on how his Ukraine policy would differ from Biden's /Yahoo

Tennessee Governor [Bill Lee, GOP] Vows to Sign Anti-Drag Bill as Photo [of him in women's clothes] Surfaces /AP

GOP Megadonors Are Trying to Pull the Party Away From Trump - It Could Get Ugly /TRUTHOUT

Woman Arrested in South Carolina for Allegedly Taking Abortion Pills in 2021 /TRUTHOUT

?4 March

?DeSantis appointee [former pastor Ron Peri] to new Disney oversight board suggested tap water could turn people gay /CNN

Every Domestic Extremist Murder in 2022 Was Committed by Right-Wingers: Report /SALON

For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world /UN

Walgreens Says It Won't Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Conservative States /NYT

?5 March

?Florida Is Trying to Take Away the American Right to Speak Freely, by the Editorial Board /NYT

A Pennsylvania Hospital Is Attempting to Deport an Undocumented Woman in a Coma /PRISM

In West Bank, New [Palestinian] Armed Groups Emerge, and Dormant Ones Stir /NYT

Russia's Wagner Troops Exhaust Ukrainian Forces in Bakhmut /WSJ

?6 March

?Michael Bloomberg: Israel Is Courting Disaster /NYT

Ukrainian Soldiers, Nearly Encircled, Push Russians Back /NYT

Walgreens, one of the nation's largest pharmacy chains, announced that it will not dispense abortion pills in at least 10 states where abortion remains legal /Popular Information

Gen Z Congressman [Maxwell Alejandro Frost] Says Ron DeSantis Is Governing Florida Like a Fascist /TRUTHOUT

?7 March

?Newsom says California will no longer do business with Walgreens /The Hill

Protests Over Netanyahu's Judiciary Overhaul Spread to Israel's Military /NYT

Florida - Since Roe was overturned, the Sunshine State has emerged as a haven for people in the South seeking abortion [& DeSantis wants to change that] /THE 19TH

5 Texas Women Sue State, Saying Abortion Ban Nearly Killed Them /TRUTHOUT

?8 March

?Deadly Israeli Raid in [Jenin] West Bank [six Palestinians killed] /AP

American Jews, You Have to Choose Sides on Israel /NYT

Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch rejected election conspiracy theories, Dominion lawsuit documents show /CNN

Bristling Under Progressive Mayor [Tishaura Jones], St. Louis Police Seek State Takeover [by GOP govenor Mike Parson] /The Intercept

?9 March

?Tucker Carlson’s January 6 lies throw Republicans into disarray /Vox

Russia Lacks Firepower to Keep Advancing, U.S. Intelligence Chief Says /NYT

D.C. Police Officer [Enis Jevric] Who Shot Man in Car [An’Twan Gilmore, 27] Is Charged With Murder /NYT

Israel's Judicial Overhaul Plan Ignites Debate Among American Jews /NYT

?10 March

?Mexico cartel apologises for kidnapping Americans, returns bodies /Aljazeera

New York - Man Freed After 18 Years in Prison Caused By Deceptive Photo ID /NYT

Some Officials Who Refused to Certify Election Results Weren't Held Accountable /PROPUBLICA

Miami's popular Republican Mayor Suarez weighs GOP challenge to Trump for White House in 2024 /CNBC

?11 March

?Rights experts 'deeply disturbed' by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners /UN

Silicon Valley Bank Collapses in Largest Failure Since 2008 Crisis /COMMON DREAMS

Saudi Deal With Iran [brokered by China] Surprises Israel and Jolts Netanyahu /NYT

Sensitive Personal Data of US House and Senate Members Hacked, Offered for Sale /Guardian

?12 March

?Pence says ‘history will hold Donald Trump accountable’ for January 6th /CNN

Texas Women Sued for Wrongful Death [by Marcus Silva] for Allegedly Helping Friend Obtain Abortion /TEXAS TRIBUNE

George Santos Had Role in A.T.M. Fraud Scheme, Former Roommate Says /NYT

In Iowa, DeSantis gets snowflake gift with ‘fascist’ hidden on it /Tampa Bay Times

?13 March

?Texas - Judge [Trump appointee Matthew J. Kacsmaryk] in Abortion Pill Case Set Hearing but Sought to Delay Telling the Public /NYT

Florida book bans are not a hoax [as GOP govenor Ron DeSantis claims] /Popular Information

Pence Slams Trump for January 6 in Untelevised Speech But Refuses to Testify to DOJ /TRUTHOUT

Authorities Reinstate Alcohol Ban for Aboriginal Australians /NYT

?14 March

?Neo-Nazis, Far Right Protesters Storm Drag Queen Story Hour in [Wadsworth] Ohio /TRUTHOUT

South Carolina - Black Student [Marissa Barnwell] Sues School After Teacher [Nicole Livingston] Assaulted Her for Not Reciting Pledge [of Allegiance] /TRUTHOUT

Silicon Valley Bank Isn't Lehman - And in earnest, by Paul Krugman /NYT

Fatal Police Shooting [911 caller Najee Seabrooks] Prompts Demand for Inquiry of Troubled Department [Paterson NJ] /NYT

?15 March

?DeSantis administration revokes Hyatt Regency Miami alcohol license after it hosted 'A Drag Queen Christmas' /Business Insider

Meta to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers /NYT

Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea /CNN

Silicon Valley Bank - The second-largest bank failure in history [more than $200 billion in assets] was like a pipeline rupture interrupting the flow of capital /TRUTHOUT

?16 March

?Silicon Valley Bank donated zero dollars to Black Lives Matter [Fox & Breitbart claimed $74 million were given] /Popular Information

Arizona Governor Vetoes [GOP] Bill Banning Critical Race Theory /TRUTHOUT

South Carolina GOP lawmakers propose death penalty for women who have abortions /The Hill

Pope Francis discusses revising priestly celibacy in new interview

?17 March

?Florida Scoured Math Textbooks for 'Prohibited Topics' - Next Up: Social Studies /NYT

N. Dakota Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Ban; Says Constitution Protects Procedure /NYT

The Supreme Court Just Keeps Deciding It Should Be Even More Powerful /The Atlantic

Poland to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine - Will other NATO members follow suit? /DW News

?18 March

?French Protests Escalate Over Attempt to Force Retirement Age Hike /COMMON DREAMS

Turkey's Erdogan Finally Endorses Finland's NATO Bid, but Not Sweden's /NYT

Wyoming Becomes First State to Outlaw Abortion Pills /NYT

Russia: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin /UN

?19 March

?India - He's the World's Most Popular Leader [Narendra Modi] - Beware /NYT

A Four-Decade Secret: One Man's Story [Ben Barnes] of Sabotaging Carter's Re-electionn [to help Ronald Reagan] /NYT

Massachusetts - In an age of division, the court ruled that towns could not mandate polite discourse at public meetings. One official called the decision "very dispiriting" /NYT

Trump Claims His Arrest Is Imminent and Calls for Protests, Echoing Jan. 6 /NYT

?20 March

?'Despicable' Pandering: Ron DeSantis Roasted For Odd Claim About His Upbringing /Huff Post

Minnesota - Investigators discovered children as young as 14 years working overnight shifts at the Tony Downs Food Company /TRUTHOUT

Georgia - Officials said covering gender-affirming care would be too expensive yet spent more [$1.2 Million] on legal fees to oppose it /TRUTHOUT

United Nations IPCC Climate Report to Sound Most Dire Warning Yet /COMMON DREAMS

?21 March

?Trump launches furious lewd, homophobic attack on DeSantis as Florida governor muted on indictment /Independent

N.Y. Authorities Prepare for Unprecedented Arrest of an Ex-President /NYT

Who's Behind the Judicial Overhaul Now Dividing Israel - Two New Yorkers [Moshe Koppel & Arthur Dantchik] /NYT

Idaho Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies as Providers Flee After Abortion Bans /TRUTHOUT

?22 March

?Illinois Put a Stop to Local Governments’ Ability to Kill Solar and Wind Projects - Will Other Midwestern States Follow /Inside Climate News

Video Shows Virginia Man's Death in Custody [Irvo Otieno] /NYT

Israel Votes to Scrap Law Barring Settlers at Four Evacuated West Bank Sites /NYT

Senate Banking Committee Member [Steve Daines, GOP Montana] Dismisses Calls for Regulations, Bankers Applaud /COMMON DREAMS

?23 March

?2 School Administrators Shot by a Student in Denver /NYT

Drone Strikes, Sabotage, Shelling: Russia's War on Ukraine Comes to Russia /WP

A mass wave of army refusal offers a transformative moment for Israel /wagingnonviolence.org

Democrats Introduce Housing Is a Human Right Act /COMMON DREAMS

?24 March

?Bordeaux town hall set ablaze as French pension reform unrest grows /Euronews

Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents /AP

Leader of Indian Party Opposing Modi [Rahul Gandhi] Is Sentenced in Defamation Case /NYT

Wyoming Passes Bill Banning Sale of Abortion Pill /TRUTHOUT

?25 March

?Ukraine war: Battle for Bakhmut 'stabilising', says [Ukrainian] commander /BBC

New York City - Trump Asked Supporters to Take to the Streets - This Was the Sad Result [no one showed up] /New Republic

Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds 'Limited Right' to Abortion in State Constitution /Oklahoman

ICC Charges Putin With War Crimes While U.S. and Israeli Leaders Enjoy Impunity /TRUTHOUT

?26 March

?Trump holds rally in Waco on 30th anniversary of deadly Branch Davidian siege /CNN

Dark Money-Fueled Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate's [Daniel Kelly] Anti-Abortion Views ["God's law" applies in court] Span Decades /TRUTHOUT

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Cops on Heckler [“assaulted everyone”] With Whistle /Daily Beast

Israel's Defense Minister [Yoav Gallant] Says Government Should Halt Contentious Judicial Plan /NYT

?27 March

?Nashville - Seven dead: three children killed plus the shooter dead at The Covenant School on Monday /newschannel5.com

Netanyahu announces delay to Israel judicial overhaul plans amid huge protests /CNN

Italian officials defend "David" statue after Florida "porn" complaints /Axios

Largest strike in decades brings Germany to a standstill /CNBC

?28 March

?N.J. Attorney General Seizes Control of Paterson Police Department [after death of Najee Seabrooks] /NYT

Chicago's Mayoral Race Pits the Teachers Union Against the Police Union /NYT

Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to establish a new national guard under the control of the ultranationalist national security minister [bring back the Stromtroppers] /DEMOCRACY NOW!

Florida - Pinellas schools banned acclaimed novel based on one parent's complaint [Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye] /Popular Information

?29 March

?Israel - Ben Gvir [far right National Security Minister] reportedly set to detail plan for billion-shekel, 1,800-man national guard /Times of Israel

Twitter restricts Greene’s congressional account over [transgender] ‘vengeance’ post /The Hill

US Renewable Electricity Surpassed Coal [and nuclear] in 2022 /The Hill

Texas - Austin Jailer Breaks Elderly Deaf Woman's Arm After Misunderstanding at Airport /Austin Chronicle

?30 March

?Disney quietly took power from DeSantis’ new board before state takeover /CNN

Right-wing pundits [eg. Benny Johnson], with Musk's encouragement, respond to [Nashville school] mass shooting with anti-trans propaganda /Popular Information

Ginni Thomas [wife of Supreme Court judge] Raised Nearly $600,000 in Anonymous Funds for Right-Wing Group /TRUTHOUT

Missouri GOP Seeks to Eliminate All Funding for Public Libraries in State Budget /TRUTHOUT

?31 March

?Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud /CNN

Greater protection needed for Palestinians amid rising violence, annexation threat /UN

The Republican Plan to Make Voting Irrelevant [using GOP-controlled legislatures] /Slate

Idaho Is About to Be the First State to Restrict Interstate Travel for Abortion /HuffPost