Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:10 PM ET, June 17, 2023

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Now she's out of a job.  Her struggle is just beginning.  —  Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.  —  BUFFALO — Lexi Rizzo was cleaning dishes in the back of her Starbucks store on March 31 when she noticed that her manager was printing a document, her hands shaking.
Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
The Dad Canon (Circa Now)  —  The Dad Canon  —  (Circa Now)  —  Our highly specific, clearly subjective taxonomy of what today's dads can't stop wearing, reading, and talking about.  —  In the spring of 2020, a few months after we became parents, my wife asked what I wanted for Father's Day.
Anna Merlan / VICE:
Spotify Has Stopped Even Sort of Trying to Stem Joe Rogan's Vaccine Misinformation  —  As a recent conversation between the podcast host and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes clear.  —  A broad swath of the anti-vaccine universe celebrated Thursday, when Joe Rogan, the biggest podcaster in the country …
Discussion: Fox News and IJR
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
I-95 will reopen ‘within two weeks,’ Gov. Shapiro says; Biden tours I-95 collapse site  —  What you should knowPresident Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia on Saturday for his first political rally since he announced his 2024 reelection campaign.Biden will speak at a rally during …
Mackenzie Mays / Los Angeles Times:
‘All we received was abandonment’ Migrants sent to Sacramento by DeSantis speak out  —  They saw themselves in the video that Florida officials offered up as proof of their consent to travel to California, but they said it's not what it seemed.  —  They were happy, yes.  That part was true.
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Mike Pence promises to fire FBI Director Chris Wray, blasts ‘puppet master’ Soros in Post interview  —  Donald Trump “was” his friend, President Biden is a “disaster” and Democratic mega-donor George Soros is a “puppet master,” former Vice President Mike Pence said during an exclusive interview with The Post.
Robin Buller / The Guardian:
US rightwing group planned $6m for anti-trans messaging in 2022 midterms  —  Independent Women's Voice turned resources to fighting trans rights in 10 key swing states, documents reveal  —  In the months leading up to the 2022 US midterm elections, hundreds of thousands of Facebook users …
David Enrich / New York Times:
3 Charged With New Hampshire Public Radio Attacks  —  The homes of New Hampshire Public Media journalists were vandalized after they aired a sexual harassment investigation involving a prominent businessman in the state.  —  Federal prosecutors in Boston unveiled criminal charges on Friday …
Discussion: KION546 and WWLP-TV
RELATED:
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Oath Keepers attorney is found incompetent to stand trial in Jan. 6 case  —  A volunteer for Lawyers for Trump, Kellye SoRelle became Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes's girlfriend and a key post-2020 election contact with ‘Stop the Steal’ groups  —  A federal judge on Friday found Kellye SoRelle …
Discussion: Associated Press
Clark Mindock / Reuters:
US judge orders Enbridge to shut down portions of Wisconsin pipeline within three years  —  A U.S. judge has ordered Canadian energy company Enbridge (ENB.TO) to shutter portions of an oil pipeline that runs through tribal land in Wisconsin within three years and to pay the tribe nearly $5.2 million …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Michigan teen arrested for plotting mass shooting at synagogue  —  A Michigan teenager has been arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a synagogue, according to a criminal complaint filed against the teen.  —  The complaint charges 19-year-old Seann Pietila with transmitting …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and WSVN-TV
RELATED:
Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Exclusive: Twitter to focus on video, commerce in business revamp  —  Twitter plans to focus on video, creator and commerce partnerships to revitalize the social media company's business beyond digital advertising, according to an investor presentation by owner Elon Musk and new Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino …
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Giuliani Says Key Biden Informant Is Dead  —  There's a new wrinkle in the Republicans' totally legitimate investigation into Joe Biden: One of their informants is apparently dead, according to Rudy Giuliani.  —  Republicans have spent all week accusing the president of accepting a massive bribe …
The Intercept:
Pentagon's Secret Service Trawls Social Media for Mean Tweets About Generals  —  When the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley enters into his scheduled retirement later this year, one of the perks will include a personal security detail to protect him from threats — including “embarrassment.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Vivian Chow / KTLA:
Thousands protest Dodgers' Pride night event honoring LGBTQ+ ‘nun’ group  —  Thousands of religious protestors held a “prayerful procession” outside Dodger Stadium Friday night in response to the Dodgers honoring an LGBTQ “nun” group at its Pride Night event.
Jack Date / ABC News:
Trump compares his Espionage Act case to Clinton, Biden.  Winner's may be more apt  —  Reality Winner's case may be more instructive on the stakes Trump faces.  —  When former President Donald Trump appeared in court Tuesday in Miami, where his attorney pleaded not guilty on his behalf …
Zachary Stieber / theepochtimes.com:
Girl Sues Hospital for Removing Her Breasts at Age 13  —  A hospital and doctors in California are facing a new lawsuit for removing the breasts of a 13-year-old girl after she claimed she was a boy.  —  The defendants carried out “ideological and profit-driven medical abuse” …
Discussion: HotAir and TIMCAST
New York Times:
The Business of Being Chris Christie  —  Mr. Christie left the governor's office in New Jersey and set out to, as he put it, “make money.”  He successfully traded on his political profile — and on his ties to the man he now wants to defeat.  —  Nick Corasaniti, who reported from New Jersey …
Discussion: Bloomberg and WEB OF EVIL
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Federal judge halts Indiana from enforcing ban on care for trans minors  —  The order enjoins the state from enforcing new puberty blocker or hormone bans, as well as a ban on “aiding and abetting” others in providing gender-affirming medical care for trans children.
Catherine Ho / San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. drug overdose deaths could set a record this year.  What's causing the spike?  —  The number of people who died from accidental drug overdoses in San Francisco rose in May to 74, marking one of the deadliest months of the local fentanyl crisis since the city began releasing monthly overdose death data in 2020.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 2:10 PM ET, June 17, 2023.

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: 
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
Putin says Russia positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to West
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Jim Jordan Notes 'We Don't Know For Sure If These Tapes Exist' When Asked About Impeaching Biden Over Probe
Discussion: Newsbusters
Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden calls for ‘common sense reforms’ in wake of Justice Department's Minneapolis police report
Alex Traub / New York Times:
Retired Cabdriver Works to Bring Recognition to Bangladeshi War Veterans
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump holds clear lead in GOP primary field after indictment: poll
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and NH Journal
 Earlier Items: 
Mike Lee US Senator for Utah:
Leveling the Playing Field: Senators Swing for Fair Competition in Baseball
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
DOJ seeks protective order to prevent Trump from releasing classified materials amid ongoing investigation
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
What Trump doesn't (but should) understand about the ‘Socks’ case
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies

Tyler Falk / Current:
NPR is making changes to Morning Edition and All Things Considered, including shorter stories, a broader range of topics, and a more conversational tone

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Comcast's European pay-TV company Sky sues WBD, accusing it of violating a 2019 deal giving Sky exclusive rights to shows, including a new Harry Potter series

 
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