Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:40 AM ET, March 17, 2021

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
NEW DETAILS: 8 dead in metro Atlanta spa shootings; 1 suspect captured  —  Officials have captured a man suspected in one of three shootings across metro Atlanta that left eight people dead Tuesday.Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, was identified as the suspect in the shooting …
RELATED:
CNN:
8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas.  Police have 1 suspect in custody  —  Atlanta (CNN)Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left eight people dead and one wounded are connected.  —  Two of the shootings were at spas across …
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said Tuesday.  A 21-year-old man was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt.
Discussion: The Guardian, wabe.org and Fox News
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Biden says he supports reforming Senate filibuster in ABC News exclusive interview  —  He told George Stephanopoulos he wants to return to the “talking filibuster.”  —  EXCLUSIVE: Biden supports bringing back ‘talking filibuster’  —  “Democracy's having a hard time functioning,” the president told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos.
RELATED:
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Cuomo should resign if allegations confirmed: Biden in exclusive ABC News interview  —  The president said he thought Cuomo could “end up being prosecuted.”  —  EXCLUSIVE: Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms women's claims  —  Biden stopped short of calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down immediately.
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Biden tells migrants 'don't come over' in ABC News exclusive interview  —  The president spoke with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday …
Washington Post:
Biden, for the first time, says he wants to overhaul the filibuster
Discussion: Fox News and The Week
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US intelligence report says Russia attempted to interfere in 2020 election with goal of ‘denigrating’ Biden and helping Trump  —  Washington (CNN)The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its declassified report on foreign threats to 2020 US elections Tuesday …
RELATED:
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Putin targeted people close to Trump in bid to influence 2020 election, U.S. intelligence says  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials in Moscow sought to influence the 2020 election by spreading misleading information about Joe Biden through prominent individuals …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Four people matching terror watchlist arrested at border  —  The Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed to Congress today that four people arrested at the southern border since Oct. 1 match names on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database, a congressional aide briefed on the correspondence told Axios.
RELATED:
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Border Patrol agents are ‘working to sabotage the Biden administration’, according to insiders  —  At the same time, officers have chosen to continue to treat migrants at the border like Trump is still president  —  On Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused President Joe Biden …
Jenn Budd / Medium:
How Border Patrol Manipulates Media
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
How Cuomo's Team Tried to Tarnish One of His Accusers  —  People tied to Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought to damage the credibility of Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to accuse Mr. Cuomo of sexual harassment.  —  Days after Lindsey Boylan became the first woman to accuse Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …
Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Leaves Liberty University Think Tank  —  The Falkirk Center, named for its founders, Jerry Falwell Jr. and Charlie Kirk, was the center of evangelical Trumpism.  Now, both are gone.  —  When the Falkirk Center think tank was established at Liberty University …
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
New York State Assembly vote halted following leaked debate over Cuomo impeachment  —  New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie temporarily stopped voting in the chamber on Tuesday due to concerns over leaks to news media organizations regarding a contentious March 11 meeting of Democratic lawmakers.
RELATED:
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Inside the New York Democrats' messy fight over whether to impeach Andrew Cuomo
Discussion: Insider and New York Post
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump encourages Americans to get the Covid vaccine  —  Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday recommended Americans get vaccinated to help fight the Covid pandemic, engaging on the issue after months of relative silence.  —  “I would recommend it,” Trump said during an interview on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo.
RELATED:
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kissing the ring: Inside the GOP courtship of Trump's endorsement
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Feinstein's Future Could Swing on Husband's Potential Posting Overseas  —  Senator Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, is seeking an overseas posting, which could pave the way for her to leave the Senate.  She said she would “absolutely” serve out her term.
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
The Ideas That Are Reshaping The Democratic Party And America  —  Many Americans probably don't know exactly what terms such as anti-racism, “cancel culture,” “racial equity,” “white privilege” and “systemic racism” mean.  And it's likely even fewer could explain such concepts as “woke ideology …
RELATED:
David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
Split-screen America: Children at border overtake Biden's ‘Help Is Here’ tour on cable news |  COMMENTARY  —  After a big buildup, President Joe Biden began his “Help Is Here” tour in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.  But as the day wore on, cable news became more focused on what was happening …
RELATED:
The Times of Israel:
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies at 81  —  Star of ‘Live and Let Die’ who also featured in ‘Alien’ and played Idi Amin in movie about Israel's Operation Entebbe, said Judaism was a guiding force in his life  — 1,880 shares
Eric Ting / SFGATE:
Gavin Newsom makes misleading claim about Florida and California's COVID-19 stats  —  After joining ABC's “The View” on Tuesday morning, California Gov. Gavin Newsom continued his “please don't recall me” media tour with an appearance on CNN's “The Lead With Jake Tapper” a few hours later.
Discussion: Townhall, National Review and RedState
RELATED:
Patrick Howley / National File:
Russian Intern Applicant: Adam Kinzinger Dated Me, Asked For Photo ‘Without Underwear,’ Then I Got Intimidating Calls  —  Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger's office offered an internship to a Russian immigrant beauty queen who met Kinzinger through her internship application.
Associated Press:
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography …
Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
The Covid Queen of South Dakota  —  Gov. Kristi Noem's state has been ravaged by her Trumpian response to the pandemic — but that hasn't paused her national ambitions  —  At first, the angel of death skipped over South Dakota.  This pleased the Snow Queen.
L'Oréal Blackett / indy100:
Bill Burr's wife fires back after Twitter user suggests their marriage is a ‘sign of racism’  —  Comedian Bill Burr's wife has shared a fiery riposte to a Twitter user who suggested the couple's marriage could be a “sign of racism.”  —  Burr was sharply criticised for making a number …
Jasper Craven / The Baffler:
Vacuous Valor  —  Madison Cawthorn's muddled militarism is a reflection of our political culture  —  MADISON CAWTHORN'S POLITICAL ORIGIN STORY is that of an innocent Christian boy transformed through tragedy into a fierce freedom fighter.  This tale begins with Cawthorn as a popular home-schooled teenager.
Washington Post:
Republican attorneys general threaten key element of the $1.9 trillion stimulus  —  The GOP officials are asking the Biden administration to clarify a $350 billion program to help cities, counties and states in financial need  —  Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general on Tuesday threatened …
Loren Steffy / Texas Monthly:
Some on Wall Street Profited off Texas Blackouts.  In a Private Call, a Top Regulator Pledged He Would Try to Protect Their Windfall.  —  Public Utility Commission chairman Arthur D'Andrea apologized to investors last week for the “uncertainty” around its profits.  —  NOTES
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and Off the Kuff
Gareth Fowler / Brennan Center for Justice:
Congress Could Change Everything … Forty-three states are trying to enact legislation that could make it harder to vote.  The Senate can stop voter suppression by passing the For the People Act, which recently passed the House.
Discussion: The Georgia Star News
Yashar Ali / Yashar's Newsletter:
Exclusive: Sharon Osbourne Frequently Referred to Julie Chen as ‘Wonton’ and ‘Slanty Eyes,’ Sources Say  —  Sharon Osbourne, co-host of the CBS daytime panel show “The Talk,” would frequently refer to then-co-host Julie Chen, who is Chinese American, as “wonton” and “slanty eyes,” …
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Calls grow from lawmakers for IRS to extend filing deadline  —  A group of more than 100 House members on Tuesday urged the IRS to extend the tax filing and payment deadlines — the latest effort from lawmakers to press the IRS to postpone the April 15 due date.
Discussion: CNBC and Breitbart
Jason Campbell / Media Matters for America:
On YouTube, Steven Crowder uses racist stereotypes to attack Black farmers  —  On the March 16 YouTube edition of Louder with Crowder, Steven Crowder and his co-hosts engaged in a wildly racist bit on Black farmers, employing racist stereotypes and offensive language.
Discussion: Bulwark+ and Mediaite
Gary Fineout / Politico:
'Doesn't make any sense': DeSantis rejects Rick Scott's call to return stimulus money  —  TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday flatly rejected Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott's call for governors and mayors to return money from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, creating another fault line with his potential 2024 rival.
Politico:
Senate Republicans plot their Covid aid payback  —  After getting steamrolled by Democrats on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid plan, Republicans are planning to fight back.  And it could mean an autumn of stalemates over raising the debt ceiling, spending cuts and unemployment benefits.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:40 AM ET, March 17, 2021.

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: 
Politico:
How Yang charmed the right on his road to political stardom
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Watch these states as GOP tries to make it harder to vote
Discussion: Politico and INDIVISIBLE VENTURA
Ilya Somin / Reason:
Important New Lawsuit Challenges Attempted Racial Balancing at Prominent Selective Virginia Public High School
Discussion: National Review
Joyce Karam / The National:
Under Biden, US Justice Department examines cases related to Turkey
Abraham Mahshie / Washington Examiner:
Border security overshadows threats from China and North Korea as commanders testify
Discussion: Politico
Jamie Dupree / Regular Order:
House set to extend small business COVID aid
 Earlier Items: 
New York Post:
Scandal-scarred Vito Fossella seeks comeback in race for Staten Island borough president
William Turton / Bloomberg:
Mercer-Backed Parler Casts Its Reboot as Fight for Free Speech
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On Medicaid expansion, relief bill leaves red states with no excuses
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
The Daily Beast:
The NAACP Lawsuit Against Trump Is Delayed After Some Guy Named ‘Ricky’ Took the Paperwork
Discussion: Law & Crime
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Sheldon Whitehouse Is Following the Money Around Brett Kavanaugh
 

 
From Techmeme:

Sheldon Reback / CoinDesk:
US and Japanese law enforcement say North Korean hackers were responsible for stealing 4,502.9 bitcoin, worth $308M, from Japanese exchange DMM in May 2024

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Donald Trump announces Scott Kupor, a managing partner at a16z, will serve as director of OPM, and Michael Kratsios will serve as the White House OSTP director

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
The US FTC orders Marriott and Starwood to implement a robust customer data security scheme after Starwood's 2014 to 2018 breaches and Marriott's 2018 breach

 
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