💬 Quoted… "There was a plan from the highest levels of the Russian government."

• National security adviser Jake Sullivan said US intelligence declassified before Russia’s invasion indicated that Moscow planned from the beginning to “brutalize” Ukrainian civilians who opposed the war.

🛍️ Stats of the Day: More than 14,000 Etsy sellers went on strike yesterday over the company raising its transaction fees from 5% to 6.5%; Etsy’s marketplace features 5.3 million active sellers.

🤯 Did You Know?... In the 1990s, the New Jersey Nets asked the NBA to change their name to the Swamp Dragons.

• Owners voted 26-1 to approve the new name – but the lone dissenting vote came from the Nets themselves, who had a change of heart. The proposal was eventually scrapped.

📖 Worth a Read: Is Swearing at Work Acceptable Now? → (WSJ)