Daily Skimm

Who’s saying you just gotta ‘dust yourself off and try again’…

Former PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Yesterday, final results showed Netanyahu and his allies won the majority in parliament. Earlier this week, Israel held its fifth election in less than four years. The right-wing leader — who served for 12 consecutive years — said ‘good-Bibi’ last year after his party fell short of the 61 seats needed to rule parliament. And after he failed to piece together a coalition gov. Enter: a caretaker gov until this week’s elections. Now, alongside ultranationalist allies, Netanyahu’s comeback could lead to the most far-right government in Israel’s history. That’s because he has to form a coalition gov in the next few weeks. And is looking at his far-right partners to get him to the finish line...then it’s onto his agenda. That includes building successes from the past, like setting up formal diplomatic relations with other states. But critics fear the new coalition may mean Israel is headed toward an ultranationalist and extremist direction.

• About those corruption charges: Once reinstated as PM, he is expected to bring major changes to the country's legal system — and possibly avoid jail time.

Who's skipping over icebreakers...

Elon Musk. Today, layoffs are expected to begin at Twitter — days after it was reported that Musk was planning to cut 25% of the company's staff. In an email to employees, Twitter said it's temporarily closing offices and will notify employees by 12 pm ET of their employment status. Badge access will also be “suspended” to "help ensure the safety" of employees. The company says it's part of its efforts to "place Twitter on a healthy path." But employees have responded by suing Twitter Inc., saying they haven't been given enough notice and it violates labor laws.

Who’s been benched...

Kyrie Irving. Last night, the Brooklyn Nets point guard posted an apology on Instagram saying he takes “full accountability and responsibility” for his actions. Last week, Irving tweeted a link to a film containing antisemitic tropes. He later deleted the post and promised to donate $500,000 to anti-hate groups…but stopped short of apologizing. Then yesterday, the Brooklyn Nets suspended its star player without pay for at least five games for failing to “disavow antisemitism.” But only after critics, including Charles Barkley, say the NBA “dropped the ball” by not suspending Irving earlier.

• A concerning trend: Irving’s comments follow antisemitic language from Ye formerly known as Kanye West. It was followed up with an antisemitic hate group flying three banners on the LA freeway, with one reading “Kanye is right about the Jews.” And now, the FBI says it has credible information of a "broad threat" to synagogues in New Jersey.

What’s got parents and fur parents concerned…

PFAS. Yesterday, new test results found the “forever chemicals” in pet food bags and baby products. Pet brands like Meow Mix, Purina, Kibbles n’ Bits, and Blue Buffalo saw the highest rates of concentration. And so did everything from bedding, to bibs, changing pads, and clothing. While the PFAS coating on the products isn’t directly ingested, analysts say it is eventually ingested by pets and children after it wears off and gets into dust. The test results come months after the EPA said the chemicals are more dangerous than previously thought, even at hard-to-detect levels.

While we’re all trying to become $1.5 billion richer…

Jeff Bezos may be looking to throw some around.

Who’s on our minds...

Selena Gomez.

While we’re not yet ready to fall back…

Daylight saving time begs to differ.