Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:35 PM ET, November 25, 2014

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Why Darren Wilson was never going to be indicted for killing Michael Brown.  —  The first Ferguson protests had two slogans: “Hands up, don't shoot”—referring to Michael Brown's final actions before he was killed—and “Justice for Michael Brown.”  And when you asked protesters what they meant by …
RELATED:
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Exclusive: George Stephanopoulos Interviews Police Officer Darren Wilson … In an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, police officer Darren Wilson breaks his silence about the shooting of Michael Brown.  —  Wilson told ABC News that he did not execute Brown on August 9 …
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Michael Brown's Stepfather Urged Protesters To “Burn This Bitch Down” After Grand Jury Announcement  —  Buster  —  Michael Brown's stepfather last night repeatedly urged protesters to “Burn this bitch down” after a prosecutor announced that no criminal charges would be filed against the Ferguson …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Witnesses Saw Michael Brown Attacking-and Others Saw Him Giving Up  —  A grand jury in St. Louis County, Missouri, has ruled that there is no probable cause to believe Officer Darren Wilson committed a crime when he killed Michael Brown.  Put another way, in their estimation …
Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Peter King: President Obama should invite Officer Darren Wilson to the W.H.  —  Rep. Peter King has a suggestion for the White House in dealing with the latest developments in Ferguson — invite Officer Darren Wilson over.  —  “I think it would be very helpful if President Obama went and met …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Ben Casselman / FiveThirtyEight:
It's Incredibly Rare For A Grand Jury To Do What Ferguson's Just Did  —  A St. Louis County grand jury on Monday decided not to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police Officer Darren Wilson in the August killing of teenager Michael Brown.  The decision wasn't a surprise — leaks from the grand jury …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Peter King: Obama Should Invite Darren Wilson to White House
Discussion: Politico and FOX News Radio
KSDK-TV:
Last Slide  —  He said gas lines were another challenge faced …
Maria L. La Ganga / Los Angeles Times:
Darren Wilson, recalling shooting, said Michael Brown looked like a demon
Ron Christie / The Daily Beast:
Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn't Jim Crow America
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Legal Experts Explain Why The Ferguson Grand Jury Was Set Up For Failure
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Go to Ferguson Right Now, President Obama, and Give Your Biggest Race Speech Yet
RELATED:
Reuters:
Flournoy withdraws from consideration as U.S. defense secretary: sources
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
How Obama Dumped Hagel
Kathleen Hunter / Bloomberg.com:
Democrats Erred by Acting on Health Care in 2010, Schumer Says  —  Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Democrats made a mistake by passing President Barack Obama's health-care law in 2010 instead of focusing more directly on helping the middle class, third-ranking U.S. Senate Democrat Charles Schumer said today.
RELATED:
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer: Democrats Screwed Up By Passing Obamacare In 2010  —  New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that Democrats made a mistake by setting their sights on health care reform early in President Barack Obama's first term, arguing that his party should have focused on fixing the economy first.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Mediaite
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer slams ‘sensationalist’ press
Discussion: Hot Air
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Congress Poised To Eliminate Key Tax Breaks For Middle Class, Provide Permanent Tax Breaks For Corporations  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has reached a compromise with House Republicans on a package of tax breaks that would permanently extend relief for big multinational …
RELATED:
Brian Faler / Politico:
White House threatens to veto tax deal
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
How To Talk To Your Tea Party Uncle About Obamacare This Thanksgiving  —  As your family gathers around the table this Thanksgiving, the conversation may get a little heated if your right-wing relatives bring up President Obama's signature health law.  The Affordable Care Act remains …
RELATED:
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Obama's Immigration Action Reinvigorates Tea Party
Discussion: Political Wire
Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Rand Paul: The Politicians Are To Blame in Ferguson  —  The failure of the War on Poverty has created a culture of violence and put police in a nearly impossible situation.  —  We are witnessing a tragedy in Ferguson.  This city in Missouri has become a focal point for so much.
Discussion: Bloomberg Politics, CNN and Politico
RELATED:
Tony Romm / Politico:
Rand Paul on Ferguson: Criminal justice reforms part of answer
Discussion: Hit & Run
Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
Sen. Ted Cruz, '16 Presidential Hopeful, Woos New York Jewish Donors  —  'I don't think I'm all that conservative'; If not a love match, at least some serious flirting  —  Ted Cruz addresses a small lunch group, including from left Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Michael Steinhardt, Ken Abramowitz and Mort Klein.
Joe Millitzer / FOX2now.com:
Body found in Ferguson neighborhood  —  FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) - A body was found in a Ferguson neighborhood just east of the Canfield apartments in the 9400 block of Glen Owen drive.  The body was found in a white Pontiac car parked in a driveway at around 9am.  —  The driver's side window is shot out.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:35 PM ET, November 25, 2014.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Jon Hilsenrath / Wall Street Journal:
Reporter's Notebook: My Life's Strange Intersections With Marion Barry
Discussion: Political Wire
Mark Torregrossa / MLive.com:
Great Lakes ice cover developing; Earliest in over 40 years
Discussion: Power Line
Yascha Mounk / New York Times:
Is Harvard Unfair to Asian-Americans?
Discussion: National Review and The Dish
Jason Plautz / National Journal:
Is This Congressman Trying to Name a Climate Denial Theory After Himself?
Josh Eidelson / Businessweek:
The Tech Worker Shortage Doesn't Really Exist
Discussion: Time, Firedoglake, Mashable and Gawker
 Earlier Items: 
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Clinton Shadow Campaign Gets Ready For The Real Thing
Discussion: Political Wire
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Ferguson Protestor: A Woman Had A Heart Attack And Police Tear Gassed Her
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Kevin B. Sanders / The New York Observer:
John Kerry Advised Russian Foreign Minister ‘Just Ignore Obama’
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
 

 
From Techmeme:

Bloomberg:
Netflix says 60M households watched the Paul vs. Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent streams

Gavin Anderegg / anderegg.ca:
Bluesky is working to become fully decentralized but it could take years amid financial concerns as it makes money only by selling domains for usernames

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300B as part of a recent buyback offer, one of its highest valuations ever
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page