| 3.23.23

IT: TikTok CEO to testify before Congress today, and...🪧Do you support L.A.'s striking workers?

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Welcome to Thursday, March 23, caffeinated joy and blissful slumber...

Today, TikTok's CEO is testifying before Congress.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is due to appear before Congress to testify on the app's consumer privacy and data security practices, its impact on children, and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Various Senators and the Biden administration are backing the RESTRICT Act to ban TikTok, which Chew is arguing against.

Watch and comment on the full committee hearing here.

Do you support a ban on TikTok?

Russian invasion causes water crisis in Ukraine

Since early Nov., Russia has been depleting the Kakhovka Reservoir by keeping the sluice gates open at its power plant at the lower end, causing a water crisis in Ukraine.

Do you think the U.S. should be doing more to help Ukraine?

Over 1,000 schools close as L.A.'s non-teaching school workers go on strike

School support workers in LA, the nation's second-largest school district, canceled classes this week as tens of thousands of employees go on a three-day strike for higher pay. The dispute involves bus drivers, custodians, landscapers, cafeteria workers, and assistants.

Do you support the California worker's strike?

Oklahoma has rejected a referendum to legalize cannabis

Recreational marijuana will remain illegal in Oklahoma after 63% of voters voted against the proposed measure to legalize cannabis in Tuesday's statewide referendum.

Do you support legalizing marijuana on the federal level?

NASA unveils a spacesuit better fit for female astronauts

NASA unveiled a new spacesuit better suited for female astronauts for its return trip to the Moon in 2025. The suit features joints stitched into it to provide the astronauts more flexibility and support while navigating the Moon's surface.

Are you excited about NASA's more inclusive Moon mission?