memeorandum: Yemeni bodegas boycott New York Post over attacks on Ilhan Omar (Lois Beckett/The Guardian)

11:55 PM ET, April 13, 2019

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Lois Beckett / The Guardian:

Yemeni bodegas boycott New York Post over attacks on Ilhan Omar — Murdoch-owned paper published front page that Yemeni American Merchants Association says ‘provoked hatred’ — A group of New York corner-store owners has announced a boycott on the sale of the New York Post …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Geller Report, Raw Story, Sputnik International, Mother Jones, Washington Post, New York Post and NPR, more at Mediagazer »

CBS News:

Presidential candidate Cory Booker calls Trump's 9/11 tweet “vicious, crass, disgusting” — Democratic presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) accused President Trump of “moral vandalism” for his verbal attacks on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and told CBS News that she …

Rowaida Abdelaziz / HuffPost:
Latest Attacks On Ilhan Omar Show That Anti-Muslim Hate Isn't A Partisan Issue

Discussion: Washington Post, Slate and Breitbart

Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Cory Booker promises to ‘bring a fight to the NRA’ at launch of national campaign tour

Discussion: Washington Post

Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Ilhan Omar Falls Victim to the Outrage Exhibitionists

Discussion: Mediaite, Business Insider, CBS News, New York Post, New York Times and No More Mister Nice Blog

Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Now Outraged, Trump Boasted On 9/11 That His Building Was Tallest After Attack

Discussion: Washington Press, the way of improvement …, Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and ThinkProgress

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

The mob-boss presidency — A normal president confronted with a news story suggesting he ordered underlings to illegally transport asylum seekers to so-called sanctuary cities in order to retaliate against political enemies would deny knowledge of such a heinous plot.

Discussion: USA Today, Axios and Outside the Beltway

Associated Press:

Trump sanctuary city idea could help migrants stay in US — PHOENIX (AP) — An idea floated by President Donald Trump to send immigrants from the border to “sanctuary cities” to exact revenge on Democratic foes could end up doing the migrants a favor by placing them in locations that make it easier …

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Trump's immigration policies have been a failure. Neither he nor Democrats have much of a solution to the current problem. — President Trump's immigration policies have been a failure. His goal of sealing the border has come to naught, and a mass of asylum seekers has overwhelmed the system.

Discussion: Mother Jones and Opinion Today

Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Trump's plan to send migrant detainees to sanctuary cities draws concerns about cost, legality

Discussion: USA Today, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, Wall Street Journal, IJR and Shareblue Media

Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
How to Resist Validating President Trump's View of Sanctuary Cities

Discussion: Washington Post, USA Today, Daily Wire, Althouse and The Colorado Independent

Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:

The Many Reasons to Run for President When You Probably Don't Stand a Chance — There is no discernible mass groundswell for an Eric Swalwell presidential campaign. — The case against: He is a 38-year-old California congressman of little legislative distinction.

Future Majority:

Did the #TrumpTaxScam raise your taxes? — Trump will be in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Monday - Tax Day - for a MAGA rally where he'll trumpet the GOP tax law. — You heard that right. — Throughout this tax season, Americans expecting a big tax cut promised by Trump and the GOP got the opposite - a tax increase.

Alex Horton / Washington Post:

Reading ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ in Baghdad: What Vonnegut taught me about what comes after war — A group of kids sat on the schoolhouse wall and watched Stryker 2-1 approach, and they had a way of knowing that children often do. Some of them plugged their ears. — It was March 14, 2007, in Iraq, which is on Earth.

CNN:

House committee sends new letter to IRS demanding Trump's tax returns — (CNN)House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal is not backing down on his request for six years of the President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns, he writes In a new letter sent Saturday to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Root and ThinkProgress

Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
House Democrats give IRS hard deadline of April 23 to turn over Trump tax returns, say …

Discussion: Associated Press, Slate, Raw Story, The Guardian and New York Post

Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
House Dems Give IRS Until April 23 to Hand Over Trump Taxes

Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

Trump White House braces for full Mueller report — While most of official Washington is on edge ahead of the expected release of special counsel Robert Mueller's full report, Trump White House aides are shrugging off the fevered anticipation with a simple message: been there, done that.

Discussion: Raw Story

Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:

Democrats, Please Take Whatever Precautions Are Necessary To Prevent This Terrible Disaster — All of this has happened before. — I'm a Republican and I'm here to help. — I want to help because we live in the same country and while our politics may diverge, our future is inextricably bound together.

Discussion: Raw Story

CNN:
Bernie Sanders pushes back at critics of his new wealth: 'I didn't know it was a crime to write a good book'

Discussion: Axios and Booman Tribune

Salena Zito / New York Post:

This tiny election proves Trump's coalition is alive and well — Less than a month ago, conservative Judge Brian Hagedorn was a dead man walking. — As he raced against liberal Judge Lisa Neubauer for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the local press portrayed him as an anti-gay extremist and bigot.

Gabe Rottman / The Reporters Committee …:

Reporters Committee analysis of U.S. government indictment of Julian Assange — On April 11, British police arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, in part because of an extradition request by the United States. Following the arrest …

Discussion: Hullabaloo

New York Times:
As Ecuador Harbored Assange, It Was Subjected to Threats and Leaks

Discussion: Politico

Megan Specia / New York Times:

Can the Holocaust Be Forgiven? Bolsonaro Says Yes, Drawing Israelis' Ire — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil drew Israel's ire on Saturday for saying the crimes of the Holocaust are forgivable. — Mr. Bolsonaro made the comments Thursday night at a meeting with evangelical pastors in Rio de Janeiro.

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / New York Times:

Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police — The tech giant records people's locations worldwide. Now, investigators are using it to find suspects and witnesses near crimes, running the risk of snaring the innocent. — When detectives in a Phoenix suburb arrested a warehouse worker …

Discussion: Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Dems rip Nunes' plan for private huddle with Barr to discuss criminal allegations — House Democrats are crying foul over a plan by the Intelligence Committee's top Republican, Rep. Devin Nunes, to meet privately with Attorney General William Barr to push the Justice Department …

Discussion: Bipartisan Report, Hullabaloo and Raw Story