Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:45 AM ET, February 15, 2022

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Washington Post:
Inside the White House preparations for a Russian invasion  —  A “Tiger Team” of administration officials has spent the past several months preparing a clear series of responses, gaming out scenarios from cyberattacks and limited intervention to an invasion of Ukraine.
RELATED:
David Martin / CBS News:
Russian units near Ukraine moved into “attack positions,” official says  —  Russia has moved some long-range artillery and rocket launchers into firing position, threatening Ukraine, according to a U.S. official.  —  Some Russian units have left their assembly areas …
Diana Leonard / Washington Post:
Southwest drought is the most extreme in 1,200 years, study finds  —  The past 22 years rank as the driest period since at least 800 A.D.  —  The extreme heat and dry conditions of the past few years pushed what was already an epic, decades-long drought in the American West into a historic disaster …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Does Putin want a diplomatic solution in Ukraine?  It's not looking that way.  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian saber dance continued Monday, with his top aides suggesting the possibility of diplomacy and de-escalation even as Russian troops remained poised for attack on the border of Ukraine.
Nathan Rott / NPR:
Study finds Western megadrought is the worst in 1,200 years
Discussion: Associated Press
Reuters:
U.S. moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv amid Russian buildup
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Russian mercenaries with spy links increasing presence in Ukraine
Discussion: ЛІГ …
New York Times:
Accounting Firm Cuts Ties With Trump and Retracts Financial Statements  —  The firm, Mazars USA, said in a letter that it could no longer stand behind the annual statements, which are central to an investigation by the New York attorney general.  —  Donald J. Trump's longtime accounting firm cut ties …
Washington Post:
Sarah Palin judge will dismiss her libel case, finding no malice by New York Times  —  The rare and closely watched case has raised concerns that historic protections for journalists may be at risk.  —  NEW YORK — A judge on Monday said he will dismiss Sarah Palin's libel case against the New York Times …
New York Times:
Killing of Christina Yuna Lee Heightens Safety Fears in Chinatown  —  Ms. Lee, who was described as “irreplaceable,” was stabbed to death in her apartment after a man followed her into her building.  —  A 25-year-old man was arrested on murder and burglary charges on Monday …
RELATED:
Catharine Tunney / CBC News:
Federal government invokes Emergencies Act for first time ever in response to protests  —  Act grants cabinet ability to take ‘special temporary measures that may not be appropriate in normal times’  —  CBC News Special: PM Invokes Emergencies Act  —  Join CBC News live for special coverage starting …
RELATED:
Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal:
People Are Going Out Again, but Not to the Office  —  Only a third of U.S. employees have returned to the office, as workers prefer remote and companies fear ordering them back  —  Americans are dining again in restaurants, attending sporting events, and flying throughout the country.
Associated Press:
Plane with 8 aboard crashes off North Carolina; 1 body found  —  MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) — A small plane carrying eight people crashed into the ocean off North Carolina's Outer Banks and left behind multiple debris fields where crews searched for the missing passengers, the Coast Guard said.
RELATED:
Carolina Journal:
Democrats pushing for Sandhills congressional district
Discussion: Raw Story
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Pastor Resigns After Incorrectly Performing Thousands of Baptisms  —  The pastor of a Catholic church in Phoenix changed one word in administering the sacrament, rendering baptisms performed there invalid, the church said.  —  The Rev. Andres Arango was leading a baptism at St. Gregory Catholic Church …
Tom Winter / NBC News:
Tech exec used access to White House computers to look for dirt on Trump, says special counsel  —  A tech executive “exploited” his access to computer data at the Trump White House in order to find “derogatory information” about President Donald Trump, said a special counsel appointed during …
RELATED:
WDRB:
Police: Mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg shot at inside Butchertown office  —  1 of 11  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Craig Greenberg, a Democratic candidate for Louisville mayor, was unhurt after someone shot at him in his office at the Butchertown Market Monday morning, police said.
RELATED:
Ailan Evans / The Daily Caller:
Twitter Declines To Censor Tweets Reportedly Linking To Hacked Freedom Convoy Donor List  —  Twitter is allowing posts to remain on its platform containing the private information of Freedom Convoy donors reportedly obtained through hacking, according to a review of Twitter's platform by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Discussion: Breitbart and Newsbusters
RELATED:
U.S. Department of Justice:
Maryland Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Espionage-Related Offense  —  A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to communicate restricted data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships to a person he believed was a representative of a foreign nation.
RELATED:
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
2020 Election Denier Will Run for Top Elections Position in Colorado  —  Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk, has been stripped of her county election oversight but is seeking to oversee her state's elections as secretary of state.  —  A Republican county clerk in Colorado who was stripped …
RELATED:
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
On stage at the Kremlin: Putin and Lavrov's de-escalation dance
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez an Insider Now?  —  After three years in the halls of power, she's seen the “shit show” up close—and hasn't given up on her vision for how to change it. … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat representing parts of Queens and the Bronx (including Rikers Island) …
Jaclyn Hendricks / New York Post:
Snoop Dogg smokes weed right before star-studded Super Bowl 2022 halftime show  —  Before taking the stage for Sunday's epic Super Bowl 2022 halftime show, Snoop Dogg had something of a pregame warmup.  —  In a video currently making the rounds on social media, Snoop is seen smoking …
Megan Cassidy / San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco police linked a woman to a crime using DNA from her rape exam, D.A. Boudin says  —  The San Francisco police crime lab has been entering sexual assault victims' DNA profiles in a database used to identify suspects in crimes, District Attorney Chesa Boudin said Monday …
John Sexton / HotAir:
SF school board recall vote is tomorrow and turnout looks low  —  As Jazz pointed out last week, the San Francisco school board recall vote takes place tomorrow.  The recall is taking place at the same time as a State Assembly race.  Supporters of the three school board members who are facing …
Discussion: WTOP News, Beyond Chron and Politico
RELATED:
San Francisco Chronicle:   S.F. school board recall race goes down to the wire as supporters, opponents rally for turnout
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin clarifies: He'd oppose second high court nominee right before presidential election  —  Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday said he would not support confirming another nominee selected by President Biden for the Supreme Court immediately before the 2024 presidential election …
New York Post:
Mayor Adams fires 1,430 NYC workers for refusing to get COVID vaccine  —  Mayor Eric Adams fired more than 1,400 government workers who refused to get vaccinated, the city revealed on Monday — including 36 NYPD personnel, 25 Fire Department workers and 914 Department of Education staffers.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:45 AM ET, February 15, 2022.

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: 
Tessa Fox / The Guardian:
Assad regime's grip on aid agencies in Syria must be addressed, says report
Dalibor Rohac / The Bulwark:
How I Got Stung by Viktor Orbán
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
He shot a man over tossed popcorn, prosecutors say. His defense: Stand-your-ground.
Discussion: CNN
Peter Beinart / The Beinart Notebook:
Why American Liberals Now Call Israel An Apartheid State
Discussion: Mondoweiss
Paul Liotta / Staten Island Advance:
Sources: Savino will decline to seek re-election for North Shore Senate seat
Chris Geidner / Grid News:
Ayanna Pressley wants Biden to do more than name a Black woman to the Supreme Court
 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Republicans still back Trump but don't want GOP to punish disloyalty - CBS News poll
Discussion: Political Wire and HotAir
Douglas Perry / Oregonian:
Alireza Aleaziz, an Oregonian who was ‘full of joy’ while facing severe medical problems, dies at 36
Wilfred Reilly / spiked:
Black Lives Matter's missing billions
Bernard Condon / HuffPost:
Alex Rodriguez, Once Scorned By Trump, In Group Buying His D.C. Hotel
 

 
From Techmeme:

Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
New emails released as part of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI show Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever had serious concerns about Sam Altman as early as 2017

Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia:
Biden admin finalizes its $6.6B CHIPS Act grant to TSMC; money will be disbursed in stages and TSMC is expected to receive at least $1B by the end of 2024

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+
 
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