memeorandum: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain break diplomatic ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’ (The Guardian)

1:15 AM ET, June 5, 2017

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Theresa May says the internet must now be regulated following London Bridge terror attack — The Prime Minister said terrorists had ‘safe spaces’ online — ‘Guard of honour’ for Manchester survivors attending One Love concert — Sadiq Khan ‘has more important things to do than respond to Trump’

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Martin Evans / Telegraph:

London terrorist had twice been referred to police over his extremist views — One of the three jihadists who murdered revellers in central London on Saturday had been reported to the anti-terror police on at least two occasions, it has been claimed. — A former friend of the terrorist …

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Avi Selk / Washington Post:

World leaders call for unity after London attack. Trump tweets the complete opposite. — In the early confusion of Saturday's attack in London, as police urged people not to spread rumors, those world leaders who did speak out early were largely circumspect. Restrained. Sympathetic.

Fox News:

London terror: Saturday attacks a tipping point in campaign to destroy the West — There is no longer any doubt: the mayhem in London Saturday night has raised terrorism to a new threat level to the Western world. — The methods, and reported reference to Allah by one of the knife wielders points …

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

With his London tweets, Trump embarrasses himself — and America — once again — The stoic determination and decency of the British people and their leaders were on full display in the hours after the latest horrific terrorist rampage. The Brits fought back, launching drinking glasses and chairs at the savages who attacked them.

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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The London terror tweets prove Donald Trump is never going to be ‘presidential’

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mediaite and The Stranger …

BBC:
London attack: The hero police officer who rugby-tackled a knifeman

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James Rothwell / Telegraph:
Donald Trump lashes out at Sadiq Khan over London terror attacks

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David Frum / The Atlantic:
What Trump Doesn't Understand About Gun Control in Great Britain

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Off-the-Cuff Tweets Strain Foreign Ties

Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Islamic State Supporters Celebrate London Terror: Allah Will Reward You for Running over Infidels

Discussion: Telegraph, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times and Mayor of London

Theresa May / Real Clear Politics:
Enough Is Enough: We Must Defeat Islamist Extremism

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Charles Riley / CNNMoney:
Uber criticized for surge pricing after London terror attack

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Brian Ross / ABC News:
ISIS claims responsibility for London Bridge attack

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump reacts to London terror by stoking fear and renewing feud with mayor

BBC:
London attack: Theresa May says enough is enough after seven die

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Peter Holley / Washington Post:
‘London is not reeling’: A city that weathered Nazi bombs pushes back against fear

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Hannah Natanson / Commencement 2017:

Harvard Rescinds Acceptances for At Least Ten Students for Obscene Memes — Harvard College rescinded admissions offers to at least ten prospective members of the Class of 2021 after the students traded sexually explicit memes and messages that sometimes targeted minority groups in a private Facebook group chat.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Bloomberg:

Saudi-led Alliance Moves to Blockade Qatar Over Iran Tensions — Saudi, U.A.E., Egypt and Bahrain cuts ties with Qatar — Countries suspend air, sea travel; Saudis shut land border — Four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and moved to close off access …

Discussion: The Week

The Guardian:

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain break diplomatic ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’ — Saudi Arabia said the move was necessary to protect the kingdom from what it described as extremism, reasoning that was echoed by Bahrain … Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates …

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Times Colonist:

Man who mowed lawn with tornado behind him says he ‘was keeping an eye on it.’ — Theunis Wessels mows his lawn at his home in Three Hills, Alta., as a tornado is seen in the background on Friday, June 2, 2017. Cecilia Wessels snapped the picture of her husband, Theunis as the twister passed near their home in Three Hills.

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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:

Breitbart employees infuriated by colleagues' ‘appalling’ comments after London terror attack — Breitbart employees expressed strong displeasure on Sunday with two of their colleagues for inflammatory comments posted to Twitter in the aftermath of the London terror attack.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, New York Times and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Rebecca Morin / Politico:

Putin denies having compromising information on Trump — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday denied having compromising information on President Donald Trump, calling it “nonsense.” — During an interview on NBC News' “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly,” host Megyn Kelly asked Putin if he has …

Discussion: Washington Post

Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Putin denies having compromising info on Trump

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Nick Wingfield / New York Times:

Oculus Founder Plots a Comeback With a Virtual Border Wall — Palmer Freeman Luckey was the kind of wunderkind Silicon Valley venerates. When he was just 21, he made an overnight fortune selling his start-up, a company called Oculus VR that made virtual-reality gear, to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014.

Discussion: Axios, The Verge and Mashable, more at Techmeme »

Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:

MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts theorized on Sunday that President Trump is trying to provoke a terrorist attack on U.S. soil in order to “prove himself right” about Islamic terrorism. — Roberts floated the theory during two separate interviews, one with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and another with former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze

Amie Parnes / The Hill:

Dems want Hillary Clinton to leave spotlight — Democrats say they'd like Hillary Clinton — to take a cue from former President Obama and step out of the spotlight. — They say her string of remarks explaining her stunning loss in November coupled with the public remarks blaming …

Discussion: Breitbart, New York Post, IJR and AOL

Wesley Morris / New York Times:

What Was Bill Maher's Big Mistake? — I know what he meant. Lots of people know what he meant. Nonetheless, the thing about some jokes is that they're open to interpretation, and the interpretation isn't up to him. — “Him” is Bill Maher, whose HBO talk show is “Real Time With Bill Maher.”