memeorandum: NJ Sand Sculpture Mocks Gov. Christie's Viral Beach Outing (NBC4 Washington)

11:05 AM ET, July 5, 2017

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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:

How CNN found the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF — (CNN)The Reddit user who initially claimed credit for President Donald Trump's tweet that showed Trump tackling CNN issued an apology Tuesday for the video and other offensive content he posted — one day after CNN identified …

Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:

THUG JOURNALISM: CNN Threatens To Reveal Identity Of Reddit Man Who Made Trump-CNN Bodyslam Meme If He Disobeys Them — Last week, the President of the United States tweeted out an idiotic meme of himself, from his WWE days, pummeling another combatant after clotheslining him.

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Motoko Rich / New York Times:

In North Korea, ‘Surgical Strike’ Could Spin Into ‘Worst Kind of Fighting’ — SEOUL, South Korea — The standoff over North Korea's nuclear program has long been shaped by the view that the United States has no viable military option to destroy it. Any attempt to do so, many say …

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Travis J. Tritten / Washington Examiner:
Trump tells troops in Fourth of July speech: I have your back

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Wall Street Journal:
The North Korean Missile Crisis

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
What Can Trump Do About North Korea? His Options Are Few and Risky

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Max Greenwood / The Hill: Former acting CIA chief: ‘No good option’ for dealing with North Korea

CNN:
US, China divided over how to deal with new North Korean ICBM threat

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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
U.S., South Korea stage show of force after North Korea ICBM test

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David Weigel / Washington Post:

At parades and protests, GOP lawmakers get earful about health care — EASTPORT, Maine — For the 15th year, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) spent July 4 marching through this town of 1,331, a short boat ride away from Canada. She walked and waved, next to marching bands and Shriner-driven lobster boats.

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New York Times:

Senate Republicans Lay Low on the Fourth, or Face Single-Minded Pressure — ALDERSON, W.Va — In normal times, the Fourth of July parade is a fat pitch down the middle for the grinning politician. For instance, here was Senator Joe Manchin III, a Democrat facing re-election next year …

Discussion: Daily Kos

NBC4 Washington:

NJ Sand Sculpture Mocks Gov. Christie's Viral Beach Outing — The sand sculpture appeared in the wake of a state government shutdown largely blamed on the governor — Jersey Shore Sand Sculpture Mocks Gov. Chris Christie — A giant sand sculpture of Gov. Chris Christie lounging in a chair …

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Chris Christie's Tutorial in Hubris

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Steven Shepard / Politico:

Poll: Majority of voters back Trump travel ban — A clear majority of voters supports President Donald Trump's travel ban on visitors from six predominantly Muslim countries, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. — Polling on the travel restrictions has varied wildly since …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Daily Wire, TheBlaze, The Week and Washington Free Beacon

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Majority in new poll backs Trump's travel ban — A majority of voters backs President Trump's travel ban, according to a new survey. — A Politico/Morning Consult poll found 60 percent of voters support the State Department's “new guidelines which say visa applicants from six predominately …

Discussion: RedState and Scared Monkeys

Jed Lipinski / New Orleans Times-Picayune:

Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins' Auschwitz video draws criticism — Clay Higgins has a message for America — from Auschwitz — A video U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Port Barre, recorded in part from inside the Nazis' Auschwitz concentration camp last week has drawn criticism on social media …

Discussion: Business Insider and Washington Times

ABC News:
Auschwitz Memorial condemns congressman's gas chamber video

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Jon Levine / Mediaite:
A GOP Congressman Made a Selfie Video From Inside Auschwitz — It's as Bad as You Think

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Karma Allen / ABC News:

NYC officer shot, killed while sitting in police car — An on-duty New York City police officer was killed early Wednesday after a man walked up to her patrol vehicle and fired shots through the window, authorities said. — Officer Miosotis Familia, a 12-year veteran assigned …

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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Police Officer Is Shot and Killed in ‘Unprovoked Attack’ in the Bronx

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CNN:
NYPD officer shot in the head, dies in hospital

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Ryan Martin / Indianapolis Star:

Indiana GOP asked Facebook for Obamacare horror stories. The responses were surprising. — That will leave about 76,000 Hoosiers without coverage, but there may be other options for them.. Dwight Adams/IndyStar — The Indiana Republican Party posed a question to Facebook on Monday: “What's your Obamacare horror story?

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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Indiana GOP request for ObamaCare ‘horror stories’ goes wrong

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Julian Borger / The Guardian:

Investigators explore if Russia colluded with pro-Trump sites during US election — Questions raised as to whether Trump supports coordinated with Moscow to spread bogus stories aimed at discrediting Hillary Clinton — The spread of Russian-made fake news stories aimed at discrediting Hillary Clinton …

Discussion: Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Mike Allen / Axios:

Steve Bannon is out of Trump's doghouse — Not a lot of people in the White House are having fun these days. But one top official is having a blast — inviting friends over for lunch, joking about good times from the campaign, plotting 2018 and even 2020.

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

Bernie Sanders is the Democrats' real 2020 frontrunner — He's staffing up, touring the country, and still drawing record crowds. — Amid a swirl of speculation about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, and practically everyone else under the sun …

Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

Another big-time Trump donor eyes buying up Time — A supporter holds a copy of TIME magazine he had signed by Donald Trump. — Getty Images — MORE FROM: … There is now more than one conservative booster of President Trump with a fancy for buying Time Inc. — and its 94-year-old flagship newsweekly, Time.

Discussion: Political Wire

Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed:

NPR Tweeted The Declaration Of Independence And Some Trump Supporters Were Offended — In celebration of the 4th of July, National Public Radio tweeted out the Declaration of Independence in a series of more than 100 tweets on Tuesday. … Many people responded with praise for the historic document, and thanked NPR for sharing it.

NPR:
A July 4th Tradition: The Declaration Of Independence, Read Aloud

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Robert Leonard / New York Times:

Want to Get Rid of Trump? Only Fox News Can Do It — KNOXVILLE, Iowa — President Trump's administration is in crisis, consumed by fears of what Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russia's meddling in the election, might find. Everyone's lawyering up — even the lawyers have lawyers.