Welcome to Monday, March 20th, cupcakes and whole-grain toast...

ICC issues an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging he is responsible for war crimes, including the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. 

Do you think the ICC should arrest Putin?

Mandatory app for asylum seekers fails darker-skinned applicants

Immigration rights activists say that the U.S.'s newly released app required for asylum applications is not only beset by technical problems but is failing to recognize the faces of Black and darker-skinned migrants.

Do you support the use of a mandatory app for asylum seekers?

Silicon Valley Bank's parent company files for bankruptcy

Silicon Valley Bank's parent company filed for chapter 11 "reorganization" bankruptcy protection on Friday. Investors in SVB Financial — who hold around $2.2. billion in cash and liquid securities, $3.3 billion of bond debt, and $3.7 billion of preferred stock — may need help to cover losses at the bank. 

Should the FDIC insure more than $250,000 per depositor per insured bank?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

It's Alien Abduction Day! Do you believe in aliens? Will we make contact in the next decade? Are they already among us? Questions abound for this cozy Monday morning!

—Emma Kansiz

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