Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:30 AM ET, April 18, 2023

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fired Fox News producer says she found more evidence relevant to Dominion case  —  Abby Grossberg said in a new sworn statement that she recently found two more recordings on an old cellphone, which she alleges Fox News lawyers failed to search.  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — Ex-Fox News producer Abby Grossberg …
Discussion: Alternet.org
RELATED:
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
What Dominion Has to Prove in Its Case Against Fox News  —  Did the hosts of the country's most popular cable news network know that Trump's lies about the election were untrue?  —  Downtown Wilmington was already lousy with reporters when the news broke, on Sunday evening, that the Dominion v. Fox trial would be delayed by a day.
Wall Street Journal:
Fox News, Dominion Each Face Risks if Defamation Case Goes to Trial
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
Chris Christie: 'I don't think Ron DeSantis is a conservative'  —  Former New Jersey governor and potential 2024 presidential hopeful Chris Christie said Tuesday that he doesn't think Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a conservative, based on his public feud with Disney.
Discussion: BizPac Review
RELATED:
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
DeSantis, in Latest Volley Against Disney, Suggests Punitive Steps  —  The Florida governor also described proposed legislation he said would override the company's effort to sidestep oversight of its theme parks.  —  In what has taken on the trappings of a grudge match …
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
DeSantis takes steps to attract center-right Jewish voters
Discussion: Washington Press and NH Journal
RELATED:
Washington Post:
White Kansas City man, 85, charged in shooting of Black teen  —  Sixteen-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot twice — once in the head — after knocking on the wrong door after being sent by his parents to retrieve his siblings from a friend's house.  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 85-year-old White Kansas City man …
Associated Press:
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
Washington Post:
House GOP puts on united front as conflict brews behind the scenes  —  After 100 days in control, House Republicans have not reached consensus on how they will handle a vote on raising the debt ceiling — a critical piece of legislation that, if not passed, has global economic implications.
RELATED:
Gideon Rubin / Raw Story:
Lincoln Project lampoons Kevin McCarthy in brutal debt crisis how-to video
Punchbowl News:
4/18/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM
Discussion: Politico, Talking Points Memo and NPR
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Oklahoma county leaders caught on audio talking about killing reporters, complaining they can no longer lynch Black people  —  “I am both appalled and disheartened to hear of the horrid comments made by officials in McCurtain County,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said.  —  The governor of Oklahoma …
Discussion: KFOR-TV and Washington Examiner
RELATED:
Austin Linfante / Heartland Signal:
FBI investigating GOP Oklahoma officials caught on tape talking about lynching Black people, murdering newspaper reporters
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Oklahoma officials accused of talk of killing journalists
New York Times:
DeSantis Tried to Bury Her.  Now She's Helping Trump Try to Bury Him.  —  Susie Wiles helped Ron DeSantis become governor of Florida, but he turned against her and banished her from his orbit.  Donald Trump was all too happy to bring her in from the cold.  —  Two months before Election Day 2020 …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
George Santos' Mysterious Campaign Loans Somehow Get Even More Mysterious  —  A central question about George Santos' campaign has been how did he come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars to loan to it.  The story is changing again.  —  Rep. George Santos (R-NY) announced Monday that he would …
Discussion: USA Today, Insider and Raw Story
RELATED:
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
GOP Rep. George Santos of New York announces re-election bid
New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests Two on Charges Tied to Chinese Police Outpost in New York  —  Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged the men with conspiring with the People's Republic of China and destroying evidence in connection with a Chinese police outpost in Lower Manhattan.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The one thing Trump and McConnell agree on: A hatred for this group  —  The anti-tax group wants to pick Senate candidates.  Republicans see a 2022 repeat.  —  Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell don't agree on much, but there's still one thing that unites them: A disdain for the Club for Growth.
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's explanations fail the laugh test  —  During his much-too-long tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been totally, tragically wrong about almost everything.  But for a long time, I tried to convince myself that he was at least sincere in his deplorable ideology.
Discussion: Raw Story
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Why Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Russia, should live in freedom  —  The sentencing of our opinions contributor, Vladimir Kara-Murza, to a quarter-century in prison on Monday by a Moscow court, raises three very loud alarms.  The first is that his health is fragile and he might not survive 25 years in prison.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump team prepares to fight efforts to block him from ballots over Jan. 6  —  Attorneys from two nonprofits plan to argue that the U.S. Constitution bars Trump from office because he engaged in an insurrection during the attack on the Capitol  —  Donald Trump's campaign team is preparing …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
An Iranian hacking group went on the offensive against U.S. targets, Microsoft says  —  Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202!  Just when I think I've seen every amazing octopus video, I stumble across something like this.  I will probably never catch up because octopuses are bound to come up with more cool stuff to do.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Jim Jordan Brought His Cabaret Act to New York City  —  At a ridiculous field hearing on crime in New York, the one thing the visitors didn't want to talk about was this country's insane attraction to its firearms.  —  Years ago, Republican senator Everett Dirksen moved heaven and earth to make the marigold the national flower.
New York Times:
How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World's Most Notorious Spy Tool  —  A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus.  It's still using it, despite promising to stop.  —  The Israelis had come to Mexico to clinch a major sale …
Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention  —  Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison  —  A Moscow court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at the prison where he has been held since his arrest last month.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Jonathan Mitchell is too busy for court deadlines, but still has time to file new lawsuits  —  The lawyer behind Texas's S.B. 8 has a lot more — maybe too much — on his plate these days.  Also: A side-story about an “anonymous donation.”  —  Jonathan Mitchell is so busy trying to stop people …
Steve Hughes / Albany Times Union:
Saratoga County woman killed after turning into wrong driveway  —  Kaylin Gillis of Saratoga County was shot Saturday evening; a 65-year-old stands charged with second-degree murder  —  HEBRON — A 65-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed …
Rolling Stone:
Key DeSantis Donors Rip Him in Private Chats: ‘What the F-ck Is Wrong With RD?’  —  The governor's donor prowess fueled his rise to Trump's top GOP rival, but the money men are getting anxious  —  THE RON DESANTIS megadonor meltdown is accelerating.  —  On a group chat of wealthy DeSantis donors …
Associated Press:
No charges for officers in Jayland Walker police shooting  —  An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired 94 shots in the death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who fired at least one round at officers during a car and foot chase last summer, the state's attorney general announced Monday.
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Don Trump Jr. and the GOP are weak to call for leniency on Bud Light  —  What is it about the many conservatives and Republicans who are so quick to surrender against companies that go against conservative Republican values?  It always seems that when the going gets tough, many conservatives and Republicans get going.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Joint Chiefs shuffle: Biden's top contenders to replace Trump's military leaders  —  Besides the chair, the Pentagon could also see new leaders for the Army, Navy, Marines and possibly the Air Force this year.  —  An illustration featuring President Joe Biden and the potential members of his Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Gizmodo
CBS News:
CBS News poll: Most say congressional Republicans should let Trump investigations run their course  —  Americans by and large don't want Republicans in Congress interfering with law enforcement's investigations into former President Donald Trump.  But that's different for a majority of rank …
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Justice Department to seek longest sentence in any Jan. 6 riot case so far  —  The U.S. Department of Justice will seek the longest prison sentence in any January 6 riot case to date when it argues for more than 24 years in prison for Peter Schwartz of Pennsylvania at sentencing on May 5.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:30 AM ET, April 18, 2023.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 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: 
Marco Rubio / Compact Magazine:
Bukele Has Brought Freedom to El Salvador
Felicity Taylor / CBS19 News:
Details on one person indicted for burning torches at torch march released
Jason Hancock / Missouri Independent:
As Fox News case heads to trial, far right St. Louis site faces its own defamation suit
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Daily Kos
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
If Western Civilization Dies, Put It Down as a Suicide
Elura Nanos / Law & Crime:
Supreme Court upholds Biden administration's $6B settlement with scammed students whose claims were part of ‘Kafkaesque’ mishandling by Betsy DeVos
Discussion: Ohio Capital Journal
David Marchese / New York Times:
Stephen A. Smith Is Under No Obligation to Tell You What You Want to Hear
Discussion: Awful Announcing
Adam Pemble / Associated Press:
Putin visits Russian troops in occupied Ukraine
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Plutocratic Power and Its Perils
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Democratic congressman has surgery to remove cancerous tumor in his tonsil
Discussion: Washington Examiner, UPI and The Hill
Military.com:
Another Female Soldier Died at Fort Hood. The Base Said Nothing.
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Creationist Theme Park Pal Charged with Child Sex Abuse—Again
US Department of Justice:
Construction Company Owner Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million in Restitution for Rigging Bids and Bribing a Public Official
Washington Post:
Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows
Discussion: Political Wire
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
A War Crimes Team Investigated the Portland Police. The Results Are Damning