Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:30 PM ET, May 19, 2022

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Rich McHugh / Insider:
A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show.  The company paid $250,000 for her silence.  — A flight attendant for SpaceX said Elon Musk asked her to “do more” during a massage, documents show.  — The billionaire founder exposed …
RELATED:
Politico:
Jan. 6 committee evidence includes official White House photos from day of Capitol riot  —  Congressional investigators have obtained a batch of official White House photographs, including images taken on Jan. 6, 2021, according to two sources familiar with the evidence.
Discussion: Raw Story
RELATED:
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Congress members led ‘reconnaissance tours’ of Capitol before attack, evidence suggests  —  The revelation resurrects a line of inquiry into the involvement of House Republicans in the insurrection  —  The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack revealed on Thursday …
CNN:
January 6 committee investigating Capitol tour given by GOP lawmaker on the eve of the insurrection
New York Times:
Oklahoma Legislature Passes Bill Banning Almost All Abortions  —  The legislation would be the nation's strictest, and relies on lawsuits from private citizens to enforce it.  If the governor signs the bill, it would take effect immediately.  —  The Oklahoma Legislature gave final approval …
RELATED:
Lis Smith / Washington Post:
Opinion This is not the time to change how we talk about abortion  —  Democratic strategist Lis Smith was a senior adviser to Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign, and is the author of the forthcoming book, “Any Given Tuesday.”  —  We need to talk about how we talk about Roe.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill banning abortions after ‘fertilization’
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
A look at the time Tucker Carlson asked Hunter Biden for a favor  —  The Fox News host often ridicules the president's son, but years ago, the two were close  —  Tucker Carlson and his wife were looking to get their son a leg up in his college application to Georgetown University when they turned …
RELATED:
NBC News:
Analysis of Hunter Biden's hard drive shows he, his firm took in about $11 million from 2013 to 2018, spent it fast  —  Records show Hunter Biden's company made millions from joint venture funded by Chinese company  —  From 2013 through 2018 Hunter Biden and his company brought …
Politico:   The words Biden DID say  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people …
Insider:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirms she's engaged to her longtime partner, Riley Roberts: 'Yep!  It's true'  — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirmed to Insider that she's engaged.  — AOC met her longtime partner, Riley Roberts, when they were students at Boston University.
RELATED:
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez engaged to longtime boyfriend Riley Roberts
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Pentagon spokesman Kirby moving to White House in senior communications role  —  Pentagon spokesman John Kirby will move to the White House in a senior communications role, according to two people familiar with the personnel move.  —  Kirby's move to the White House comes after Karine Jean-Pierre took …
RELATED:
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Biden's Student Loan Plan Is Personal for 30 Top Aides With Millions in Debt
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Bill Barr in discussions to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee  —  President Trump's attorney general Bill Barr is in active discussions with the Jan. 6th investigative committee to appear for a formal transcribed interview, according to two sources with direct knowledge.
Discussion: Breitbart, CNBC and Raw Story
RELATED:
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Former FBI official recounts alleged lie at heart of Sussmann trial  —  A former top official at the FBI told a federal jury on Thursday that he was “100 percent confident” that Michael Sussmann, a prominent cybersecurity lawyer, said he wasn't acting on behalf of any of his clients when he gave …
Discussion: Fox News
RELATED:
New York Post:
James Baker buries Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann in probe
Jeff Mordock / Washington Times:
Judge in Clinton lawyer trial denies prosecution request to remove juror over ties to defendant
Discussion: The Daily Wire and New York Post
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Oz, McCormick unleash army of lawyers in Pa. Senate race  —  PHILADELPHIA — Dr. Mehmet Oz is still ahead by a whisker in Pennsylvania's razor-thin Senate GOP contest.  But David McCormick is slowly chipping away at his lead, and both sides are preparing for a drawn-out vote-counting process marked …
RELATED:
NBC News:
Michigan election chief: Trump suggested I be arrested for treason and executed  —  Jocelyn Benson said she was told that the former president made the remark in a White House meeting.  A Trump spokesman accused Benson of lying.  —  Jocelyn Benson, Michigan's top election official …
NBC News:
Trump washes hands of Perdue in Georgia as his campaign limps into final stretch  —  Dark on TV.  Trailing badly in polls.  Written off by Republican political insiders nationally and in Georgia.  —  Former Sen. David Perdue's once-spirited primary challenge to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appears …
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
These 14 states had significant miscounts in the 2020 census  —  Loading...  For the 2020 census, all states were not counted equally well for population numbers used to allocate political representation and federal funding over the next decade, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday.
RELATED:
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Census Likely Miscounted the Population of 14 States, a Review Finds
Discussion: HotAir
Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Kellyanne Conway Writes in New Book of Husband's ‘Cheating by Tweeting’ and Ivanka Trump's Supportive Gesture  —  “I was having a hard time competing with his new fling,” Conway writes in an excerpt of her memoir Here's the Deal of her husband's habit of criticizing President Trump on Twitter
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
The symptoms and causes of monkeypox infections, which CDC calls an ‘emerging issue’  —  First case of monkeypox identified in U.S. as outbreak grows in Europe  —  New cases of monkeypox were reported in the U.K., Spain, Portugal, Italy and the U.S. this week, a rare occurrence …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Vox and who.int
Dylan Smith / Yellowhammer News:
Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC drops $2M against Mo Brooks in U.S. Senate race  —  Alabama's 2022 race for the U.S. Senate has proven that there is no love lost between U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
NBC News:
Stefanik's echo of ‘great replacement’ rhetoric offers clues to her national ambitions — and her changing district  —  OGDENSBURG, N.Y. — In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in Buffalo, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has drawn national attention for echoing the kind of white nationalist …
Discussion: The Hill
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Vengeful Madison Cawthorn Vows ‘Dark MAGA’ Takeover  —  “The time for gentile politics as usual has come to an end,” the defeated Republican wrote, presumably not in reference to the politics of non-Jews.  —  Less than 48 hours after his shocking defeat in North Carolina's primary election …
Kelly Jensen / BOOK RIOT:
Barnes & Noble Being Sued in Virginia Beach Over GENDER QUEER, COURT OF MIST AND FURY  —  Last week, Virginia Beach (VA) schools voted to remove Gender Queer from shelves.  It came after school board member Victoria Manning complained about it and several other books within the schools.
Discussion: Holy Bullies … and WAVY-TV
Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Can Democrats Turn Things Around?  —  With just under six months to go until the November elections, the political environment looks as bleak as ever for Democrats.  The President's job approval ratings remain mired in the low 40s, inflation has proven to be stubborn and persistent …
Jessica Dupnack / WJBK-TV:
Birmingham private school assignment compares Barack Obama to monkeys  —  Worksheet lists former President Obama with monkeys at private Birmingham school  —  This month, the curriculum passed out to students instructed students to pick from a gallery of photos labeled apes, monkeys, and lemurs.
Discussion: Raw Story and TheGrio
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Fetus-powered street lamps?  Republicans ramp up outrageous anti-abortion lies ahead of Roe's demise  —  During a House hearing, the GOP demonized patients and doctors with QAnon-style conspiracy theories  —  It was only one half-hour into Wednesday's congressional hearing on abortion access …
Discussion: CBS News, Daily Kos, Slate, Forbes and Mediaite
Politico:
GOP senators' private meeting with Google turns tense over email bias claims  —  Republican senators laid into a Google executive at the Capitol Wednesday over allegations that the company's filters target GOP emails as spam.  It quickly turned confrontational.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:30 PM ET, May 19, 2022.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
Senior Data Journalist, NY — WSJ
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — Reuters
Oil Reporter, Singapore — Bloomberg
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — AP
Business Reporter, SC — Post & Courier
State Government Reporter, WA — Seattle Times
Climate Crisis Columnist — Prospect UK
Multimedia Journalist, CA — Paramount
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — Freedom Forum
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — SFGATE
Staff Writer - Business, NY — WIRED
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — Toronto Star
Assistant Correspondent, DC — Kyodo News
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — Star Tribune
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — The Verge
Lead Business Reporter, TN — Daily Memphian
Managing Editor, WA — Everett Herald
Private Credit Reporter, NY — Debtwire
Trending News Reporter, TX — Houston Chronicle
City Correspondent, London — Financial News
Legislative Reporter, CA — Sacramento Bee
Reporter, PA — Tribune-Review
Visual Editor, Remote — Rest of World
Staff Writer, MI — Watershed Voice
Senior Political Reporter, DC — The Lever
California Playbook Writer, CA — Politico
National Investigative Reporter, NY — HuffPost
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — Las Vegas Sun
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — Island Packet
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — CT Mirror
Coordinating Editor, OR — OPB
Editor, Remote US — Daily Kos
Business Reporter, WA — Longview Daily News
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — Phoenix New Times
 
Add your company here
 
 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: 
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Dancing with Putin: Has Europe finally had enough of politicians making big money from Russia?
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Project Veritas says the FBI declared it part of media
New York Times:
Here's Why Tallies of U.S. Covid Deaths Aren't All the Same
MPR News:
Minnesota GOP chair Hann apologizes for antisemitic image
Discussion: Raw Story and Minnesota Reformer
 Earlier Items: 
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
‘I Had to Go Back’: Over 55, and Not Retired After All  —  After leaving the labor force …
Twitter:
Introducing our crisis misinformation policy
Seth Masket / Mischiefs of Faction:
A Really Rough Forecast for Democrats. Probably.
Discussion: The Hill
BBC:
MI5 agent used secret status to terrorise girlfriend
 

 
From Techmeme:

New York Times:
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner says China-linked Salt Typhoon group listened to phone calls and read texts by hacking US telecom networks

Nicola M. White / Bloomberg:
Around 56% of the $8.2B in financial remedies that the US SEC obtained in FY 2024 is attributable to a monetary judgment against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who has known Elon Musk for several years, has sought Musk's counsel in recent weeks on the incoming Trump administration
 
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