Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
12:00 AM ET, May 31, 2011

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
The Politico:
Anthony Weiner hires attorney in Twitter incident  —  'This was a prank, and a silly one.  I'm focused on my work,' said Weiner of the Twitter mishap.  AP Photo  —  New York Rep. Anthony Weiner has retained an attorney to advise him “what civil or criminal actions should be taken” …
RELATED:
NY Daily News:
Rep. Anthony Weiner hires attorney to explore civil, criminal charges in lewd Twitter photo ‘prank’  —  Rep. Anthony Weiner isn't laughing at what he's calling an Internet “prank” - and he's hired an attorney to explore civil or criminal charges.  —  Weiner's office is playing off …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Gennette Was Not Alone... Weiner's Twitter Friends Include Pages of Young Luscious Fans  —  Gennette Nicole was not alone.  —  On Friday far left Rep. Anthony Weiner said his twitter and Facebook accounts were hacked.  He said this after a picture of his penis was reportedly sent out to a young woman in Seattle.
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Congressman, Sharp Voice on Twitter, Finds It Can Cut 2 Ways  —  For nine months, Representative Anthony D. Weiner has been tweaking others via Twitter, poking fun at Sarah Palin, John A. Boehner and especially Michele Bachmann as he offers his 46,000-plus followers an unusually candid window …
Discussion: Big Government and American Power
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Weiner spokesman: 'We've retained counsel to explore' possible ‘civil or criminal actions’  —  A spokesman for Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, told The Daily Caller the Congressman's team has “retained counsel” and is exploring the “proper next steps” after his official Twitter account posted …
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Bernstein: Obama Economic Team Had “No Appetite” for Direct, Public Job Creation  —  Paul Krugman had a good column today on how America needed to end its “learned helplessness” on the jobs crisis.  He cited multiple options of things the government could do right now to create jobs …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Eschaton
RELATED:
Jared Bernstein / On the Economy:
Shoulds Versus Coulds
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Confusion on Day 2 of Palin bus tour  —  Day 2 of Sarah Palin's bus tour, and the former vice presidential nominee has prompted little more than confusion over exactly what she is up to.  —  Palin started Memorial Day at the National Archives in Washington, but the only reporters …
RELATED:
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Palin mum on run in latest stop
Discussion: The Politico and New York Times
Guardian:
Al-Jazeera footage captures ‘western troops on the ground’ in Libya  —  Five of Gaddafi's generals are among latest defectors to rebels as South African president seeks to broker ceasefire  —  Armed westerners have been filmed on the front line with rebels near Misrata in the first apparent confirmation …
Discussion: Mediaite, Weasel Zippers and Gawker
Mark Judge / The Daily Caller:
Rolling Stone slimes Fox  —  I know this is like noting that the pope was seen praying, but Rolling Stone magazine just trashed Fox News and its chairman, Roger Ailes.  Still, the piece, “The Fox News fear factory,” which was written by Tom Dickinson, is worth examining, if only for what it reveals about its author.
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
As Physicians' Jobs Change, So Do Their Politics  —  AUGUSTA, Me.  — With Republicans in complete control of Maine's state government for the first time since 1962, State Senator Lois A. Snowe-Mello offered a bill in February to limit doctors' liability that she was sure the powerful doctors' lobby would cheer.
Ynetnews:
Iran cleric: Killing Israeli children OK  —  Iranian Ayatollah endorses evil: Radical religious cleric known as President Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor says attacks on Israeli civilians permissible, suicide bombings a Muslim duty  —  Evil words in Islamic Republic: A senior Iranian cleric …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Will Stewart / Daily Mail:
Muslim girl, 19, ‘stoned to death after taking part in beauty contest’  —  A teenage Muslim girl was stoned to death under ‘Sharia law’ after taking part in a beauty contest in Ukraine.  —  Katya Koren, 19, was found dead in a village in the Crimea region near her home.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Housing Index Is Expected to Show a New Low in Prices  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The desire to own your own home, long a bedrock of the American Dream, is fast becoming a casualty of the worst housing downturn since the Great Depression.  —  Even as the economy began to fitfully recover in the last year …
Discussion: Truthdig and Calculated Risk
Andrew Stiles / National Review:
No, Seriously, What's the Democratic Plan?  —  Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D., Fla.) “explains” the Democratic “plan” to save Medicare from impending bankruptcy: Step 1) Demagogue the Ryan plan (it “throws seniors to the wolves,” etc.), Step 2) ...
Discussion: Hot Air and The Sundries Shack
RELATED:
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Cantor to Democrats: See, cutting spending's not that hard
Discussion: Moe_Lane's blog
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The Fix: Republican presidential contenders' first real test begins on Memorial Day  —  The next 98 days will be a time of testing for the men and women running for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.  —  With the field largely settled, the three months between Memorial Day and Labor …
RELATED:
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Iowa Republicans worry about their relevance in the 2012 presidential election
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 12:00 AM ET, May 31, 2011.

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: 
Bryan Caplan / EconLog:
MalAdaptive: The Political Economy of RCTs
Discussion: Overcoming Bias
John Harwood / The Caucus:
Seeing the Advantage in Delaying a Solution
Jay Reeves / Associated Press:
Ala. town hit by tornadoes bans FEMA trailers
David Rogers / Reuters:
House Democrats unite on Afghanistan exit
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Stephen Evans / BBC:
Germany: Nuclear power plants to close by 2022
Discussion: Truthdig
SarahPAC:
Of the People, By the People, For the People
Discussion: National Review and Taylor Marsh
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
Memorial Day: The War in Iraq
 Earlier Items: 
Brian C. Mooney / Boston Globe:
Romney and health care: In the thick of history
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and TPMDC
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
What the media establishment refuses to understand
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Pawlenty should rethink the ‘doofus’ line
Discussion: Daily Kos
No Sheeples Here:
This Memorial Day, Be Their Hero
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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