memeorandum: Jan. 6 Hearings Underscore Hard Truths About Democracy (Max Fisher/New York Times)

6:05 AM ET, June 19, 2022

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Brian Chasnoff / San Antonio Express-News:

Source: Police never tried to open door to classrooms where Uvalde gunman had kids trapped — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — Surveillance footage shows that police never tried to open a door to two classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde in the 77 minutes between …

Discussion: The Sun, Insider, New York Post, Raw Story, TheBlaze, New York Times and The 74

Teresa Velasco / kens5.com:

Uvalde police never tried to open doors to classrooms where shooter was inside, Express-News reports — A source told the San Antonio Express-News that police may have assumed the doors were locked, according to a new report. — SAN ANTONIO — According to a new report by the San Antonio Express-News …

New York Times:

Despite Growing Evidence, a Prosecution of Trump Would Face Challenges — As House hearings highlighted testimony that could create more pressure to pursue a criminal case, the former president tried out a defense that strained credulity. — As new questions swirled this past week …

Discussion: Plain Dealer, The Guardian, Raw Story, The Hill and Washington Post

New York Times:

Apple Workers at Maryland Store Vote to Unionize, a First in the U.S. — Roughly two-thirds of employees at the store in Towson, Md., voted to join the union. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Apple employees at a Baltimore-area store have voted to unionize …

Discussion: Axios, Associated Press, TechCrunch, Wired, The Verge, The Daily Wire, Bloomberg and Al Jazeera, more at Techmeme »

Washington Post:

Apple store approves union, the first in the U.S. — Apple workers in the Baltimore area voted to join a union Saturday, becoming the first of the tech giant's U.S. retail stores to do so. — The vote means workers at the Towson, Md., store plan to join the International Association …

Discussion: CNBC, Associated Press, Raw Story and The Hill

The Texas Tribune:

Texas Republican Convention calls Biden win illegitimate and rebukes Cornyn over gun talks — Some 5,100 delegates and alternates voted on a party platform that also calls for ending the federal income tax, requiring education about fetal gestation and limiting the Legislature's right to regulate guns.

Discussion: The Western Journal, Raw Story, Breitbart, Political Wire, BizPac Review, PoliticusUSA, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News, RedState, The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner

Caleb Howe / Mediaite:

UPDATES: Dan Crenshaw & Staff Assaulted by Right Wingers Shouting ‘Eyepatch McCain’ and Saying He Should be ‘Hung for Treason’ — Rep. Dan Crenshaw and his staff were violently confronted at the Republican Party of Texas convention a short time ago, when far-right social media activist Alex Stein …

Discussion: TMZ.com, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Raw Story, RedState and Balloon Juice

Nandita Bose / Reuters:

Biden flubs bike dismount, falls, but uninjured — U.S. President Joe Biden took a spill from his bike on Saturday as he stopped to greet supporters during a weekend trip to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. — He appeared to be uninjured after standing back up immediately.

Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and New York Magazine

Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Biden falls off bike on Delaware ride with first lady, says 'I'm good'

Discussion: UPI, American Greatness, USA Today, RedState, The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller, Washington Post and Townhall

Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Joe Biden falls off bike as he rides near Delaware beach home

Discussion: Telegraph, OutKick, The Existence, Just Jared and The Western Journal

Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
After about 10 seconds on the ground, Biden was able to hoist himself up, telling the crowd that his ‘foot got caught’

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy

Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Biden takes spill while getting off bike after beach ride

Discussion: National Review

Politico:

Social conservative crowd cheers Herschel Walker after revelations of undiscussed kids — NASHVILLE — Herschel Walker received resounding applause from evangelical Christian activists on Saturday, following revelations he had fathered three children he had not previously discussed publicly.

Jill Colvin / Associated Press: Herschel Walker says he ‘never denied’ having 4 children

Manu Raju / CNN:

Arizona House speaker, who resisted Trump pressure campaign, testifying at January 6 hearing Tuesday — (CNN)Rusty Bowers, a Republican and Arizona state House speaker, will testify at a Tuesday hearing focusing on former President Donald Trump's pressure on state officials to overturn Joe Biden's victory …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and Mercury News

Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:

Biden on the grill: Bennett looking for an iconic presidential photo op — One option Bennett has considered, thinking that Biden would be game, is for them to roll up their shirtsleeves for a favorite activity of Israeli and American dads: Barbecuing. — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett …

Gideon Levy / Haaretz:

Between Jamal Khashoggi and Shireen Abu Akleh — Jamal Kashoggi and Shireen Abu Akleh were well-known journalists who were killed in the line of duty. There are many differences between the horrific, premeditated murder of the Saudi journalist and the killing of the Palestinian one …

New York Times:

Odesa Opera House Reopens, Defying Putin's Barbarism — War is not far away, but a city that has always lived for the moment proclaims that culture will help Ukraine prevail. — Give this article- - - Read in app — ODESA, Ukraine — In a nation at war, and a city aching for some semblance …

Discussion: Maddog's Newsletter

Nina Heller / Durango Herald:

Boebert seeks funding for Glenwood Springs bridge after voting against bill that would fund it — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is seeking funding from an infrastructure bill that she voted against in March. — Boebert wants $33.1 million for the South Bridge in Glenwood Springs, according to a newsletter from her office.

Greg Hilburn / The Daily Advertiser:

Federal judge will draw new Louisiana congressional map after Legislature fails to act — A federal judge will draw a new Louisiana congressional map with a second Black district after the Legislature failed to draw new boundaries of its own in a Special Session that ended Saturday without the passage of any bill.

Discussion: Louisiana Illuminator

Clyde Haberman / New York Times:

Mark Shields, TV Pundit Known for His Sharp Wit, Dies at 85 — A former campaign strategist, he became a fixture in American political journalism and punditry and was seen on “PBS NewsHour” for 33 years. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Mark Shields, a piercing analyst …

Discussion: NBC News

Juliana Kim / NPR:
PBS NewsHour commentator Mark Shields dies at age 85

Discussion: CNN, Associated Press, Washington Post and New York Post

Glen Owen / Daily Mail:

WHO chief ‘believes Covid DID leak from Wuhan lab’ after a ‘catastrophic accident’ in 2019 despite publicly maintaining ‘all hypotheses remain on the table’ — Director-general Tedros Adhanom confided to a senior European official: source — The Mail on Sunday first revealed concerns about Wuhan's Institute of Virology

Discussion: The Sun

New York Times:

‘Late Show’ Production Team Arrested at U.S. Capitol While Filming Television Stunt — The production team members had been recording interviews at the Capitol building for a comedy segment on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” They were charged with unlawful entry. — Give this article- - - Read in app