memeorandum: The New York Times goes all in on “lab leak” (Orac/RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE)

1:40 AM ET, June 10, 2024

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Trump tells rally-goers not to die in searing Vegas heat: 'I don't care about you, I just want your vote' — Remark get laughs at rally - but also draws raised eyebrows on social media as critics argue Trump was being truthful — Donald Trump is no stranger to accusations that he has little regard …

Discussion: Raw Story, RedState and Mediaite

Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump embraces harsh immigration rhetoric during Las Vegas rally

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite

Michael Gold / New York Times:
In Las Vegas, Trump Appeals to Local Workers and Avoids Talk of Conviction

Discussion: CNN, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Raw Story, New York Post, Rolling Stone, Althouse, Breitbart and The Daily Caller

CNN:
Biden nears huge next move on immigration as he tries to win over Latinos in key states

Discussion: New York Times, Digby's Hullabaloo and Washington Post

CBS News:
Trump and Biden neck and neck nationally and in battlegrounds — CBS News poll

Discussion: RedState, The Hill, USA Today, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, The Guardian, Washington Times, Mediaite and PoliticusUSA

Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Trump will hold outdoor Las Vegas rally in scorching heat. His campaign has extra medics and water

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Reno Gazette-Journal, Newsweek, Associated Press, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, DNyuz and Washington Post

CNN:
Endangered Republicans gamble backing Trump after guilty verdict as vulnerable Democrats remain cautious

Discussion: Raw Story

Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:

Kamala Harris mourns death of Palestinians in raid that rescued 4 Israeli hostages — An unknown number of Palestinian innocents were killed in Israel's rescue op — Vice President Harris mourned the Palestinians who were killed in a successful Israeli hostage rescue operation this weekend during an address delivered Saturday.

Discussion: WJBK-TV, JNS.org, CNN, Breitbart, RedState and Washington Examiner

John Bacon / USA Today:

One day after dramatic hostage rescue, Israeli War Cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigns — Militant-held Israeli hostages were among the more than 200 people killed in the raid that freed four captives and has been lauded as heroic in Israel but described as a massacre across much of the Middle East, Hamas officials said Sunday.

Discussion: Associated Press, Breitbart, KTLA, The Hill, CBS News, Palestine Chronicle, JNS.org, Washington Examiner, Reuters and The Times of Israel

Adam Rasgon / New York Times:

Benny Gantz Quits Israel's Emergency Government in Dispute Over Gaza — Gantz threatened to resign last month. — The Israeli politician Benny Gantz, a key member of the country's war cabinet, quit the government on Sunday over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Reuters, Newsbusters, DNyuz, The American Conservative, Washington Post and USA Today

Barak Ravid / Axios:
Netanyahu preventing victory over Hamas, Gantz says as he exits coalition

Discussion: KTVZ-TV, Metro.co.uk, JNS.org, Al-Monitor, The Daily Beast, DNyuz, The Times of Israel, RTÉ, UPI, Washington Post, Bloomberg and The Free Press

Associated Press:
Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages

Discussion: Washington Post, Informed Comment, Axios, Reuters, WHDH-TV, The Times of Israel, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Al-Monitor, CBS News, RTÉ, BBC, Politico, DNyuz, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, JNS.org, Raw Story, The Sun and Florida Politics

Nadeen Ebrahim / CNN:
Israeli minister Benny Gantz resigns from war cabinet in blow to Netanyahu

Discussion: KTVZ-TV, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Associated Press, Reuters, The Daily Caller, The Times of Israel, Breitbart, Al-Monitor, NPR, RedState, DNyuz, Al Jazeera, RTÉ, Wall Street Journal and CBS News

Politico:

Macron gambles on snap election to fight far-right surge — PARIS — European elections are meant to be worthy but boring exercises in centrist coalition building. Not this time. — A surge in far-right populism in France provoked President Emmanuel Macron into calling a high-risk national election …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, New York Times, Al Jazeera, Euronews, Balloon Juice, Reuters, DNyuz, Associated Press, Semafor, The Sun, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Times of Israel, Breitbart, Human Events and New York Daily News

The Guardian:

EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap election after huge far-right gains — Emmanuel Macron makes shock decision to call election for 30 June after National Rally makes huge gains in France — Turnout across EU at 51% Estimates for Portugal Estimate for Romania Estimate for Poland

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, Variety, DNyuz and Reuters

Associated Press:
EU projection shows far-right parties making big gains in European elections as Greens suffer losses

Discussion: New York Times, Bloomberg, Telegraph, IJR, RTÉ, WHDH-TV, Associated Press, Atlantic Council, Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Deadline, Business Insider, Human Events, DNyuz, Power Line and Reuters

NBC News:

Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction — The former president was convicted last month on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case against him. — Former President Trump is scheduled to sit for a virtual interview on Monday …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, CNN, Benzinga, Vanity Fair, Associated Press, NewsNation, DNyuz, The Post Millennial, HuffPost and Reuters

Politico:

Unaired footage shows chaos, anger of congressional leaders amid Jan. 6 evacuation — POLITICO reviewed the 45 minutes of video, shot by Nancy Pelosi's daughter Alexandra, that was recently obtained by House GOP investigators. — As then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi fled the Capitol after it was overrun …

Maya Goldman / Axios:

Democratic-leaning doctors flex political muscle in abortion debate … - Their push coincides with the erosion of the historical alliance between Republicans and the American Medical Association, which has staked out progressive stances on topics including trans care and gun violence.

Kellen Browning / New York Times:

Trump Endorses Sam Brown in Nevada's Key Senate Race — Mr. Brown, a former Army captain, is the leading candidate in a crowded field of Republicans vying to take on Senator Jacky Rosen, a vulnerable Democratic incumbent in a presidential battleground. — Former President Donald J. Trump …

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Post, ABC News, Fox News and Las Vegas Sun

The Philadelphia Inquirer:

When it comes to the law, Donald Trump believes the rules don't apply — The former president's criminal conviction and broadsides aimed at the legal system further demonstrate why he is unfit for any office, let alone the Oval Office. — By The Inquirer Editorial Board — Published Jun 9, 2024

Tracy Withers / Bloomberg:

Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Visit New Zealand This Week — Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand later this week amid rising tensions between Beijing and its western trading partners. — The visit, announced by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Monday in Wellington …

Discussion: Reuters

Orac / RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE:

The New York Times goes all in on “lab leak” — Earlier this week, the New York Times op-ed page ran an article by Alina Chan, Queen of lab leak conspiracy theories. How is it wrong? Let me count the ways... Three years ago, I described how the idea that SARS-CoV-2 …

Jason Sattler / I Know How Much You Care:

The most important sentence you will read about the 2024 election — Messaging expert Anat Shenker-Osorio explains that victory in November depends on convincing low-information voters that the MAGA threat is real. — Donald Trump's greatest advantage is that he is treated like a clown.

Discussion: Raw Story