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The Iran War Is Taking the Color Out of Japan’s Best-Known Snack Bags – The New York Times

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The Iran War Is Taking the Color Out of Japan’s Best-Known Snack Bags – The New York Times

The Iran war has wreaked havoc on global supply chains, caused a spike in oil prices and scrambled international trade.

Now it is coming for potato chips.

The Japanese food giant Calbee said on Tuesday that it would temporarily abandon its brightly colored plastic snack bags in favor of black-and-white wrapping because of “instability affecting certain raw materials amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.”

The company said in a statement that the measure was meant to “help maintain a stable supply of products,” adding that it would not affect the quality of the snacks.

Calbee is making the change because it is having trouble securing naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in printing inks, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed by telephone.

Opinion | Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning – The New York Times

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Opinion | Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning – The New York Times

This isn’t what is happening with Mr. Kelly. In this case, Mr. Hegseth is sending a message to all military retirees: If you cross the Trump administration in public, we will come after you, and you will pay a high price for speaking out. This administration has used and abused every tool it has to coerce businesses, universities, law firms, nonprofits, political enemies and private citizens to do as it desires. Now that coercive power is being used to intimidate military retirees, starting with Mr. Kelly.

Opinion | Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning – The New York Times

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Opinion | Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning – The New York Times

This isn’t what is happening with Mr. Kelly. In this case, Mr. Hegseth is sending a message to all military retirees: If you cross the Trump administration in public, we will come after you, and you will pay a high price for speaking out. This administration has used and abused every tool it has to coerce businesses, universities, law firms, nonprofits, political enemies and private citizens to do as it desires. Now that coercive power is being used to intimidate military retirees, starting with Mr. Kelly.

Everything is an insurrection lately

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Lately it seems like any criticism of a politician’s policies or public speaking out against the government is classified as an insurrection in the mind of politicians. Rather then listening to concerns of the public, politicians are increasingly viewing the public as the enemy, something to be feared rather then listened to and respected.

Political rhetoric is often harsh and sometimes abusive. People are passionate about issues that effect their lives and well being. Government policies can have real consequences on people’s health, wealth, and freedom. When people are spending their hard-earned dollars and time to offer input to the government, it should listen and not dismiss the criticism as a firinge few.

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