memeorandum: Fraud Claims, Unproved, Delay Peru's Election Result and Energize the Right (New York Times)

7:25 PM ET, July 4, 2021

Top Items:

Tensions Flare as White Supremacists March in Front of Philly City Hall — A group of white supremacists marched in front of Philadelphia City Hall Saturday night, drawing jeers from onlookers, as well as small scuffles. — Approximately 200 members of the group Patriot Front wore white face coverings …

Discussion: The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6abc, Slate, The Root, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars

Jessica Griffin / The Philadelphia Inquirer:

White supremacy protest in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th — The Patriot Front, a white supremacy group, marched through Philadelphia on the eve of July 4th. They arrived loaded in several Penske trucks. The group marched down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, around City Hall, and through Old City.

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:

Allen West announces he is running against Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican primary — The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday. — Copy link — Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott.

Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press, Townhall, Raw Story, Page Array and Washington Examiner

David Cohen / Politico:

Allen West running for governor of Texas — Allen West, who recently announced his resignation as the chair of the Texas Republican Party, said Sunday he is running for governor of the state. — West's candidacy puts him on a collision course against incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, a fellow Republican.

Daniel Shaviro / Just Security:

The Weisselberg Indictment Is Not A “Fringe Benefits” Case — Grasping the Full Scope of the Alleged Criminal Scheme — In the days before the July 1, 2021 issuance of the Manhattan District Attorney's Weisselberg-Trump Organization indictment, public anticipation was positively underwhelming.

Discussion: Raw Story

Michael J. Stern / USA Today:
Trump meets his match in Manhattan DA. Tax fraud charges show accountability is coming.

Discussion: Washington Post

Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Trump appears to acknowledge tax schemes while questioning whether alleged violations are crimes

Discussion: Salon, The Guardian, HuffPost, Slate, New York Post, Raw Story, Washington Times and Second Nexus

Wall Street Journal:

Delta Variant Fuels Missouri's Covid-19 Uptick — Spread prompts calls for more people to get vaccinated — The highly contagious Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 is prompting a surge of coronavirus cases in Missouri, a warning sign of what may happen this summer in other areas …

Washington Post:

‘We are in a race’: GOP governors implore residents to overcome vaccine hesitancy as delta variant rises — GOP governors implored their residents on Sunday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as polling shows that vaccine hesitancy has been driven by Republicans and as the virus's new …

Discussion: The Guardian

New York Times:

Covid Live Updates: France Reports Promising Vaccine Protocol for Immunocompromised — The U.S. celebrates July 4 just shy of Biden's vaccine goal. India is investigating allegations that thousands of people were injected with fake vaccines. — Here's what you need to know:

Discussion: Common Dreams

Kevin Draper / New York Times:

A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN — In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because ESPN was “feeling pressure” on diversity.

Discussion: CNBC, Fox News, TMZ.com and Larry Brown Sports, more at Mediagazer »

CNN:

New Woodward book to cover last days of Trump presidency — (CNN)Legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward has already covered fear and rage within the Trump White House, and soon, he will release a third book on Donald Trump's final days in office. — The title of the book has not yet …

Plain Dealer:

Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for the 11th Congressional District — The pioneering civil rights legacy of the late U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes of Cleveland — who spent 30 years representing Ohio's 11th Congressional District and its predecessor, the 21st Congressional District — still burns brightly for many in his district.

New York Times:

Fraud Claims, Unproved, Delay Peru's Election Result and Energize the Right — A month after polls closed, officials have yet to declare a victor in the presidential vote, as they consider Keiko Fujimori's demand that ballots be thrown out. — LIMA, Peru — They showed up for the rally …

Discussion: The Record

Washington Examiner:

Happy birthday to a great and good nation, the USA — As this great nation celebrates its 245th birthday, it is time to fight back, hard, against the critical race theory and 1619 Project lies claiming that the founding was motivated largely by racism and slavery.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Errin Haines / The Philadelphia Inquirer: Freedom and inequality were born in Philadelphia. It's not too late to build a more perfect union.

National Review:
A Day to Celebrate the American Promise

Discussion: HotAir and Breitbart

Alexander Burns / New York Times:

Why America's Politics Are Stubbornly Fixed, Despite Momentous Changes — The country is recovering from a pandemic and an economic crisis, and its former president is in legal and financial peril. But no political realignment appears to be at hand. — In another age, the events …

Discussion: HotAir

New York Times:

How Do Risks of Covid Vaccination Compare to Covid-19 for Kids? — Dr. Faust and Dr. Mayes are emergency medicine physicians at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Gounder is an epidemiologist who served on the Biden transition Covid advisory board. — The world got lucky …

Caroline Melear / The Daily Caller:

Trump Says One Of His Greatest Accomplishments Was Exposing The ‘Fake News Media’ — Former President Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Sarasota, Florida, Saturday where he said one of his greatest accomplishments was exposing the “fake news media.” — “I think one of my greatest achievements …

Discussion: RealClearPolitics and RedState

JONATHAN TURLEY:

New Hunter Biden Disclosures Feature $100,000 Donation Of Former FBI Director Freeh To The Biden Grandchildren — We recently discussed the latest disclosures from the laptop of Hunter Biden showing new business dealings leveraging access to his father — and further contradicting President …

The Daily Beast:

Trump Boat Parades Left Untold Destruction in Their Wake — Trump's boat parades were a major source of pride for the former president. They were also a major source of accidents for the boaters. — On Independence Day 2020, as a MAGA armada of 100-plus boats sped across Tennessee's Old Hickory Lake …

Discussion: Raw Story

Alex Lo / South China Morning Post:

Hong Kong is staring into the abyss of domestic terrorism — At risk of radicalisation, vulnerable people are being encouraged to commit violent acts At risk of radicalisation, vulnerable people are being encouraged to commit violent acts.In the early hours of July 1, several cans of petrol …