Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:20 AM ET, June 1, 2019

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Christopher Mele / New York Times:
11 Killed in Shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center, Officials Say  —  At least 11 people were killed and six others injured in a shooting at a municipal center in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon, the police said.  —  Chief James Cervera said the gunman, who was a current city employee …
RELATED:
CNN:
At least 11 dead after disgruntled employee opens fire at Virginia Beach municipal center  —  (CNN)The shooter who opened fire indiscriminately in a Virginia Beach city building Friday afternoon, killing at least 11 people and sending six others to the hospital, was a disgruntled employee …
Washington Post:
Justice Department does not comply with court order to release transcripts of Michael Flynn's conversations with Russian ambassador  —  Federal prosecutors on Friday declined to make public transcripts of recorded conversations between Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the United States in December 2016, despite a judge's order.
RELATED:
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Transcript released of Flynn voicemail from Trump lawyer showing possible attempt to obstruct  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department on Friday released a transcript of a call from Donald Trump's attorney John Dowd to Rob Kelner, Michael Flynn's lawyer, where he sought information about Flynn's discussions with the special counsel.
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Keeps Wiretaps Secret in Flynn Case, Rejecting Judge's Order  —  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors rebuffed a judge's order to release by Friday highly classified transcripts of discussions that Michael T. Flynn, the president's former national security adviser …
Bloomberg:
Trump Lawyer Sought ‘Heads Up’ From Flynn, Transcript Shows
Discussion: Axios
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Just a few of the reasons that Trump's Mexico tariffs are deeply stupid  —  Amid calls for impeachment, a persistently underwater approval rating, subpoenas for financial records and an ever-growing list of scandals, the strong economy is pretty much the only thing President Trump has going for him right now.
Discussion: Townhall, CNN and Reason
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump administration to send DHS agents, investigators to Guatemala-Mexico border
Discussion: CNN
RELATED:
CBS News:
William Barr interview: Read the full transcript
Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Attorney General William Barr on caring about his reputation: “Everyone dies”
Elizabeth Warren / Medium:
No President Is Above the Law
Alan Dershowitz / The Hill:
Supreme Court could overrule an unconstitutional impeachment  —  President Trump has said that if the House were to impeach him despite his not having committed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” he might seek review of such an unconstitutional action in the Supreme Court.
RELATED:
By​ James / Bored Panda:
Guy Takes Pictures Of Car License Plates Outside Planned Parenthood To Later ‘Educate’ Women At Their Homes  —  In scenes reminiscent of the ‘morality police’ found in groups like the Taliban, a man in Tucson, Arizona has taken it upon himself to ‘reeducate’ women who visit the local Planned Parenthood office.
RELATED:
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Judge's order means Missouri hasn't yet become the only state without an abortion clinic
RELATED:
New York Post:
De Blasio blames his staff for missing 9/11 memorial event  —  Mayor de Blasio placed the blame on his staff Friday after the presidential hopeful failed to appear a memorial event held for those who died from toxic exposure to Ground Zero after 9/11.  —  A spokeswoman for de Blasio said Friday …
Luiz Romero / Quartz:
Italy is evicting Steve Bannon from the medieval monastery he planned to turn into a far-right training academy  —  The Italian government has delivered a potentially fatal blow to Steve Bannon's plans to transform a medieval monastery near Rome into a training academy for the far-right.
Gabe Cohn / New York Times:
The Mueller Report Will Be Read Live This Weekend  —  Taylor Mac, Oskar Eustis and Eisa Davis will be among those participating at the event in Queens.  —  Americans who wish to read the findings of the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III already have a wealth of options.
Discussion: Alternet.org
The Sun:
I BACK BORIS Donald Trump wades into Tory leadership race saying Boris Johnson would do a ‘very good job’  —  DONALD Trump today throws his weight behind Boris Johnson to be Britain's next PM — and reveals other Tory leadership hopefuls have also begged for his backing.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The High Church of the Low Blow  —  Sohrab Ahmari embraces Trump's sucker punch politics.  —  Until recently, Sohrab Ahmari was a mainstream conservative — urbane, intelligent and unfailingly good-humored — who wrote energetic defenses of classical liberalism against its enemies …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The New Trove of Secret Gerrymandering Files Will Be a Nightmare for the GOP  —  In February, attorneys challenging North Carolina's legislative gerrymander notified the defendants, a group of Republican leaders in the legislature, that they'd issued a subpoena.
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Golden retriever named Mueller is mayor of Southern California town  —  Mueller the golden retriever is almost as famous as special counsel Robert Mueller.  Almost.  —  Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller II, or Max for short, has been the mayor of the Southern California town of Idyllwild since 2014.
Discussion: Boing Boing
Carla Herreria / HuffPost:
Here Are The Companies Threatening To Leave Georgia Over Its New Abortion Law  —  Film and TV giants are threatening to take business away from the state over its so-called “heartbeat bill.”  —  Georgia's newly minted abortion law may have a dire effect on the state's economy.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump's approval rating hits highest point in two years  —  President Trump's job approval rating is the highest it's been in two years, boosted by voter optimism about the economy, according to the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey.  —  The survey found that 48 percent approve …
Caitlin O'Kane / CBS News:
Russian trolls fueled anti-vaccination debate in U.S. by spreading misinformation on Twitter, study finds  —  Russian Twitter trolls have attempted to fuel the anti-vaccination debate in the U.S., posting about the issue far more than the average Twitter user last year, a study out of George Washington University has found.
Poolreports / Public Pool:
Subject: Proclamation to Modify the List of Beneficiary Developing Countries Under the Trade Act of 1974  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  1. In Executive Order 11888 of November 24, 1975, the President designated India as a beneficiary developing country for purposes …
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
US cuts funds for ‘anti-propaganda’ Iran group that trolled activists  —  The Iran Disinformation Project was funded by a state department group created to counter foreign propaganda  —  The US state department has cut off funding to a group that purported to combat Iranian propaganda …
Dan Petrella / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois House approves marijuana legalization bill backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker  —  The last scheduled day of the Illinois General Assembly's spring session, May 31, 2019, is decision day for a host of still unresolved items from new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's ambitious agenda.  —  Privacy Policy
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Leaked Navy emails show top officers struggling with how to handle a former governor ensnared in scandal  —  The year was just beginning when a Trump administration official contacted the Navy with a question about former Missouri governor Eric Greitens, a veteran of the wars in Iraq …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:20 AM ET, June 1, 2019.

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: 
Theodore R. Johnson / Washington Post:
Why do black voters support Biden? They just want to beat Trump.
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Award Economist Arthur Laffer the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
One Democrat has the nerve to take on Bernie Sanders
Discussion: CNN
YouTube:
AXIOS On HBO: Jared Kushner (Season 2 Episode 1 Promo) | HBO
Ryan C. Brooks / BuzzFeed News:
Former Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Said Joe Biden Would Make A “Terrific President”
Discussion: Breitbart
Diane Rutherford / wwnytv.com:
Watertown, New York teacher accused of making black students act as slaves in mock auction
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Root
 Earlier Items: 
Mad Dog PAC:
RAFIEKIAN + FLYNN + EDVA = May 31st Update
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Kellyanne Conway reflects on ethics law: ‘Blah, blah, blah’
Courier-Journal:
Kentucky Lt. Gov. Hampton asks for prayers against ‘dark forces’ in Bevin administration
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Grand jury still interested in Roger Stone and the 2016 GOP convention
Discussion: Law & Crime and emptywheel
U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
Analysis on the State-by-State Impact of New Tariffs on Mexico
Discussion: Bloomberg and Politico
Amy Knight / The Daily Beast:
Russia Deployed Its Trolls to Cover Up the Murder of 298 People on MH17
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Pew Research Center:
News influencers survey: 21% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more

New York Times:
How Substack is betting on politics content and recruiting stars like Nate Silver, as profits remain elusive; sources: Elon Musk sought to buy it in April 2023

Brian Stelter / CNN:
Brendan Carr promises to “enforce” broadcast media's “public interest obligation” as FCC chair and has recently singled out NewsGuard for “censorship”
 
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