memeorandum: How ‘Defund the Police’ went from moonshot to mainstream (Maya King/Politico)

7:55 AM ET, June 17, 2020

Top Items:

Trump Considers Suing His Niece Over Her Tell-All Book, Saying She Signed an NDA — The president has long favored using legal threats to stop people from writing bad books about him. Going after his own family may be next. — This past Sunday, news broke that the president's niece …

Discussion: Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Raw Story, Slate, The Western Journal, The Root and The Daily Beast

Adele-Momoko Fraser / NBC News:

Google bans two websites from its ad platform over protest articles — Google has banned two far-right websites from its advertising platform after research revealed the tech giant was profiting from articles pushing unsubstantiated claims about the Black Lives Matter protests.

New York Post: A fresh sign of Google's excessive power

David Harsanyi / National Review:
NBC News' Attempt to Demonetize The Federalist is Illiberal Insanity

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Federalist, Breitbart, Big League Politics and Instapundit

Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
NBC News under fire for apparently pushing Google to remove conservative sites from ad platform

Discussion: Instapundit

The Daily Beast:

Fauci: No Need for a Second Lockdown for COVID-19 — The infectious-diseases specialist doesn't think we'll have another New York City. But he's nervous about re-openings and said he personally wouldn't go to Trump's rallies. — With top officials in the Trump White House declaring …

Discussion: Mediaite and Axios

Mike Pence / Wall Street Journal:

There Isn't a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’ — With testing, treatments and vaccine trials ramping up, we are far better off than the media report. — In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections. Such panic is overblown.

Discussion: Associated Press, Financial Times, Raw Story, The Hill, Mediaite, Washington Post, KEYT-TV, Fox News, Daily Kos, IJR and Talking Points Memo

Politico:

Mike Pence's abrupt Covid shift — VEEP IN THOUGHT — Since February there has been a rift inside the White House between the scientists and the politicians over how to contain the spread of coronavirus. Anthony Fauci has been the consistent advocate of a forceful response and an opponent …

Discussion: The Hill, Pajiba and Raw Story

Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump scrambles to suppress inconvenient information with Bolton book and coronavirus

Discussion: Instapundit, KEYT-TV and The Hill

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Montgomery City Council votes down mask ordinance, sends doctors out in disgust — Jackson Hospital pulmonologist William Saliski cleared his throat as he started describing the dire situation created by the coronavirus pandemic in Montgomery to its City Council before they voted on a mandatory mask ordinance.

Mayor GT Bynum:

Earlier this year, Tulsans collectively undertook great sacrifice to “flatten the curve”. We did this to slow the spread of COVID-19 and allow our local health care system the time it needed to become properly equipped for handling a longer term pandemic. — We acted early and we were successful.

Discussion: Tulsa World, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and ABC News

Washington Post:
Judge denies Oklahoma residents' bid to block Trump's rally because of coronavirus fears

Discussion: The Hill

Harrison Grimwood Tulsa / Tulsa World:
COVID-19: Spike in new cases continues Tuesday, as Oklahoma reports another new high

Discussion: New York Times, Raw Story, CNN and Fox News

Chris Kahn / Reuters:

Biden opens 13-point advantage as Trump popularity drops to seven-month low: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Donald Trump - the widest margin this year - according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll …

Discussion: The Hill

Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump has a point about the polls

Discussion: Mediaite, Slate and Breitbart

CNN:

Buffalo protester Martin Gugino has a fractured skull and cannot walk — (CNN)Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester who was pushed by two Buffalo, New York, police officers earlier this month, has a fractured skull and is not able to walk, his lawyer said in a statement provided to CNN on Monday.

Discussion: The Intercept and Gothamist

Grant Schulte / Associated Press:

Nebraska Democrats renounce their Senate pick over comments — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Democratic Party called on its U.S. Senate nominee to drop out of the race Tuesday after he made sexually repugnant comments about a campaign staffer in a group text with her and other staffers.

Discussion: KEYT-TV, Raw Story, TheBlaze, National Review, IJR and The Daily Caller

Kevin O'Hanlon / Nebraska Democratic Party:
Nebraska Democratic Party demands that Chris Janicek drop out of Senate race after sexual harassment complaint

Discussion: New York Times, Omaha World-Herald, NBC News, The Hill and Washington Post

Arizona Republic:

‘I am taken aback’: Here's why Arizona's COVID-19 trajectory is concerning — From the perspective of Arizona emergency room physician Dr. Murtaza Akhter, the COVID-19 pandemic here could be even worse than the state's numbers are showing. — “I am taken aback.

Gabby Orr / Politico:

Trump turns to establishment players to offset his renegade instincts — Facing worrisome polls, Trump is turning to establishment figures to supplement his own 2020 instincts. — President Donald Trump. Nearly two years after boasting that his gut tells him “more sometimes than anybody else's brain …

Discussion: Raw Story

Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou / Bloomberg: Trump Campaign Asks Donors to Convention With $1 Million Package

Los Angeles Times:

Suspect in killing of 2 Bay Area cops tied to right-wing Boogaloo group, prosecutors allege — An Air Force sergeant suspected of killing a Santa Cruz County sheriff's sergeant will be charged, along with a Millbrae man, in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer last month in downtown Oakland, federal officials said Tuesday.

Tess Owen / VICE: 2 Men Linked to ‘Boogaloo’ Movement Were Just Charged in the Murder of a Federal Officer

Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Files Breach-of-Contract Suit Against Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton — Suit claims Bolton will compromise national security by publishing book it says contains classified information — The U.S. on Tuesday filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against former national security …

Discussion: Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Reason, Townhall, Breitbart, Financial Times, Axios, Deadline, Talking Points Memo, Just The News and No More Mister Nice Blog, more at Mediagazer »

Politico:
Trump launches the tell-all playbook on Bolton: Lawsuits and Twitter threats

Discussion: The Guardian, ABC News, Washington Post and NBC News

Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:

A Woman And 15 Of Her Friends Have The Coronavirus After One Night Out — They had been “doing everything the right way,” the woman told a local news outlet. “And then the first night we go out, Murphy's Law, I guess.” — Copy … A Florida woman and 15 of her friends …

WJXT-TV:
Woman, 15 friends test positive for coronavirus after night out at Lynch's

Discussion: Mashable, Daily Kos, New York Post and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Wall Street Journal:

Justice Department to Propose Limiting Internet Firms' Protections — The action follows President Trump's executive order seeking to weaken broad immunity enjoyed by Facebook, Twitter and other platforms — WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is set to propose a roll back of legal protections …

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:

New ad by anti-Trump GOP group uses clip of president's slow walk at West Point — EXCLUSIVE: A Republican group that opposes President Trump's reelection is going up with a new ad that spotlights the president slowly walking down a ramp Saturday during his appearance at the U.S. Military Academy's commencement ceremony at West Point.

Discussion: Axios, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Vanity Fair and New York Times

Daniel J. Myers / The Atlantic:

Getting ‘Tough’ on Protests Is Counterproductive — When police escalate their confrontations with protesters, they ultimately undercut law and order. — As Americans have taken to the streets, protesting the killing of George Floyd, Donald Trump has repeatedly urged police to …

Tamar Lapin / New York Post:

Ex-Bumble Bee CEO gets 3 years for tuna price-fixing scheme — Now he'll be the one spending time in the can. — The former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods on Tuesday was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to fix the price of canned tuna.

Holly Otterbein / Politico:

‘We just need a win’: The left unites to take down Eliot Engel — Desperate for victory after watching the presidential nomination slip through their fingers, progressives have found a new cause to rally around. — Across the country, they're channeling their grief, volunteer muscle …

Discussion: American Prospect, Raw Story and The Intercept

DW.COM:

Berlin authorities placed children with pedophiles for 30 years — The ‘Kentler Project’ in West Berlin routinely placed homeless children with pedophile men, assuming they'd make ideal foster parents. A study has found the practice went on for decades. — Starting in the 1970s psychology …

James Stout / Popular Mechanics:

How to Topple a Statue Using Science — It hasn't been a great past few weeks for statues. — to — , people all over the world have been grappling with the — legacy of racism — by tossing their grappling hooks around the heads of — problematic monuments

Discussion: Twitchy and Althouse

Ben Kesslen / NBC News:

Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is ‘based on a racial stereotype’ — The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognizes that “Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype.”

Discussion: Twitchy

Maya King / Politico:

How ‘Defund the Police’ went from moonshot to mainstream — To many watching the historic protests against racism and police brutality unfold across the country, it was a call that came out of nowhere: Defund the Police. — Yet hours after the first videos of George Floyd's killing …

Vijeta Uniyal / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

At Least 20 Indian Soldiers Killed in Border Clashes with China (Update) — “First deadly confrontation between the two Asian giants since 1975.” — The ongoing India-China border dispute turned deadly on Tuesday after 20 Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer …

Discussion: The Guardian, NBC News and Breitbart

Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:

Lafayette Square could decide Trump's legacy — and election — NEW YORK (AP) — Charlottesville. Helsinki. The children in cages at the Mexican border. — And now Lafayette Square. — Only a few legacy-defining moments have clung to President Donald Trump, who often appears …

USA Today:

Mark Zuckerberg: Historic Facebook campaign will boost voter registration, turnout and voices — The 2020 election is going to be unlike any other. It was already going to be a heated campaign, and that was before the pandemic — and before the killing of George Floyd and so many others forced us yet again …

Discussion: BuzzFeed News, About Facebook, CNBC, The Verge, WCDC-TV, Vox, Mashable, The Guardian and New York Post, more at Techmeme »

ABC News:

Facebook takes down Proud Boys, American Guard accounts connected to protests — The Proud Boys and American Guard are identified as hate groups by the SPLC. — Facebook executed a takedown Tuesday of social media accounts connected to two organizations the company considers to be hate groups …

Discussion: American Greatness

Media Matters for America:

Tucker Carlson assures his viewers they “are not crazy” for watching his show — Carlson: “Millions and millions of Americans agree with you. You are not crazy. Your views are not evil”