Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:45 PM ET, March 20, 2022

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
Russian Soldiers Took Their City, Then Their Homes  —  As Russian forces pushed toward Kyiv, they stormed an apartment complex in a nearby suburb and held residents hostage.  Some of it was caught on camera.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  KYIV, Ukraine — For days …
Discussion: UPI and The Drive
RELATED:
New York Times:
Brutality Escalates as Strikes on Civilian Targets Intensify  —  Russia broadens Mariupol assault as signs of stalemate take shape.  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Firing rockets and bombs from the land, air and — probably for the first time — from warships in the Sea of Azov, Russian forces broadened …
Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
‘Hell on earth’: survivors recount Mariupol's annihilation under Russian bombs |  Free to read  —  Residents who escaped from besieged Ukrainian port depict harrowing conditions for civilians  —  In the besieged city of Mariupol, scene of the heaviest fighting in Russia's three-week war on Ukraine …
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Russians Fleeing Putin's Wartime Crackdown
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ben Tobias / BBC:
War in Ukraine: Anti-war opinions can cost Russians their jobs
Discussion: UPI and New York Times
Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Witness Claims Trump's Chief of Staff Was on Phone Call Planning Jan. 6 March on Capitol  —  Trump's team agreed it would encourage supporters to march, but try to “make it look like they went down there on their own,” Scott Johnston tells Rolling Stone
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Anna Getmansky / Haaretz:
Iron Dome and Beyond: Israel Can, and Must, Save Lives in Ukraine  —  One Western country has the unique experience and capacity to help Ukraine protect civilian lives from Putin's bombardment: Israel.  Unfortunately, despite repeated requests from Kyiv, it has chosen not to do  —  Zen Read
RELATED:
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
'Why won't Israel give Ukraine weapons?'  Zelensky criticizes Knesset  —  Zelensky praised the Iron Dome as the best missile defense system, asking why Israel was not supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used his address to MKs and cabinet ministers …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
On Eve of Confirmation Hearings, G.O.P. Steps Up Attacks on Jackson  —  The White House and Democrats have pushed back hard against new claims that the judge was overly lenient in certain cases, calling them a smear.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
RELATED:
New York Times:
Ashley Biden's Diary Was Shown at Trump Fund-Raiser.  Weeks Later, Project Veritas Called Her.  —  The right-wing group's deceptive call to the president's daughter a month before Election Day is among the new details that show how the organization worked to expose personal information about the Biden family.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
U.S., Ukraine, NATO Have a Secret Weapon Against Russia: Patience.  —  The longer Russia's war in Ukraine rages on, the more the Kremlin stands to lose. … How long is a night when you are huddled beneath a blanket on a subway station floor, holding your baby in your arms as missiles …
RELATED:
Nick Cohen / The Guardian:   Those on the right who loudly praised Putin have now fallen strangely silent
Washington Post:   No entry: Ukrainian Americans struggle to get fleeing relatives into United States
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection, Supreme Court says  —  He was admitted to the hospital after experiencing flu-like symptoms.  —  Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection, the Supreme Court announced in a statement.
David S. Cloud / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Sends Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia, Fulfilling Urgent Request  —  The arms were transferred in past month after Saudi military sought new supply to repel drone, missile attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has transferred a significant number …
Discussion: Political Wire
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Autocracy's Fatal Flaws  —  It is as true today as it's ever been that freedom is not only a moral good but also a practical one.  —  NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE  —  T  —  he lesson of the hour: Unfree societies are weak.  —  The allure of strongman nationalist government — Vladimir Putin's Russia …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
America has a New York Times-doesn't-get-the-First Amendment problem  —  It may be the most classic bit during the nine-season run of the iconic TV sitcom Seinfeld: The time that Jerry shows up at the airport car rental place with his reservation, only to be told there aren't any cars.
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
First look: Lincoln Project sponsors pro-democracy coalition  —  The founders of The Lincoln Project are helping unite over two dozen political groups as “The Union,” aiming to mobilize tens of thousands of volunteers in legal, tech and communications capacities ahead of the midterms and 2024 election, Axios has learned.
Sharon Weinberger / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon's Work With Ukraine's Biological Facilities Becomes Flashpoint in Russia's Information War  —  Moscow falsely accuses U.S. of funding biowarfare in Ukraine despite Kremlin once benefiting from Pentagon program  —  On his first official visit abroad, the new senator from Illinois …
Discussion: The Guardian
RELATED:
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
A legacy of ‘secrecy and deception’: Why Russia clings to an outlawed chemical arsenal
Discussion: UPI, CBS News and The Hill
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:45 PM ET, March 20, 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: 
David Kushner / Insider:
‘We have your daughter’: The terrified father paid the ransom. Then he found his kid where he least expected her.
Max Tani / Politico:
Reuters staff raise alarms over partnership with Russian-owned wire service
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk's Business Ties to China Create Unease in Washington
Discussion: Insider
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Nearly half the country requires no permit to carry a concealed weapon — and it's a growing trend
 Earlier Items: 
Sierra Rains / Northwest Florida Daily News:
'It's choose your fighter time': Rep. Matt Gaetz announces reelection campaign
David Siders / Politico:
How the GOP's dirtiest slur got a new life
Discussion: Raw Story
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate GOP eyes Hunter Biden, Fauci probes after midterms
Jessica Grose / New York Times:
Who's Unhappy With Schools? The Answer Surprised Me.