Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:05 AM ET, December 20, 2014

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Joseph Marks / Politico:
What does a cyber counterattack look like?  —  President Barack Obama promised at his year-end news conference Friday that the U.S. will respond “proportionally” to North Korea's cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, but the conventional options available to him are ineffective …
Discussion: The Hill
RELATED:
FBI:
Update on Sony Investigation … Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).  In late November, SPE confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that destroyed systems …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Sean Penn on Sony Pulling “The Interview”: This Sends ISIS an “Invitation”  —  In an email to Mother Jones, the actor says if the US, China, Russia, and UN don't react strongly, global culture will be “very different.”  —  Actor and activist Sean Penn, no surprise, has some thoughts …
Discussion: NPR, Mediaite and The Huffington Post
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
Source: Hackers send new message to Sony
Eric Bradner / CNN:   Obama's year-end message: North Korea, Cuba and Congress
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
How to Tell Whether Obama Did the Right Thing on Cuba  —  On my most recent visit to Cuba this past March, I brought my family with me, because I wanted my children to see what Cuba looked like before everything changed.  I didn't realize quite how quickly that change would come.
RELATED:
Washington Post:
President Obama's ‘betrayal’ of Cuban democrats  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA said he decided to normalize relations with Cuba because “we can do more to support the Cuban people and promote our values through engagement.”  So it's important to know the reaction of those Cubans who have put their lives …
Koran Addo / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Some witnesses lied to Michael Brown grand jury, McCulloch says.  So why have them testify?  —  Certain witnesses who spoke before the grand jury investigating the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown told obvious lies under oath, St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch said Friday.
RELATED:
Mike Hayes / BuzzFeed:
Prosecutor Says He Knew Some Witnesses Were Lying To The Ferguson Grand Jury  —  St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch says he knew some of the witnesses who said they saw Michael Brown get shot were lying, but he let them testify to the grand jury anyway.  —  Bob McCulloch  —  Reuters
ABC News:
How One Man Is Terrorizing Neighbors With a Hostile Holiday Decoration Display  —  Homeowners on Fairley Road in Ross Township, Pennsylvania, say their neighbor Bill Ansell is terrorizing them year round with his hostile anti-Christmas spirit.  —  “Any opportunity he has to make our life a hardship …
Discussion: 6abc.com
Michael Moynihan / The Daily Beast:
Castro's Hipster Apologists Want to Keep Cuba ‘Authentically’ Poor  —  The thawing of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba has elicited a lot of patronizing, asinine fretting about the imminent “Americanization” of Cuba.  —  Alan Gross was in a cheery mood, having survived a grim five-year stint in a Cuban prison.
Discussion: National Review, Moe Lane and Hit & Run
RELATED:
Laura Wides-Munoz / Associated Press:
Obama's Cuba switch forces exile groups to adapt
Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News
Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney.com:
Sony exec fires back at President Obama  —  Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton, denying that the studio had “caved” by scrapping next week's opening of “The Interview,” fired back Friday after President Obama said the studio had “made a mistake.”  —  “The president, the press …
Mary Bruce / ABC News:
In Case You Missed It, Obama Made History Today: Calls Only on Female Reporters … Mark this down as a historic day in White House history.  —  President Obama has just become the first president to field questions from only female reporters at a White House press conference.
Discussion: Politico and 6abc.com
RELATED:
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Women rule Obama presser
Discussion: USA Today, Vox and Hot Air
Brian Mahoney / Politico:
Obama labor board comes down hard on McDonald's  —  In a significant victory for fast-food demonstrators, the Obama administration filed 13 legal complaints on Friday against McDonald's USA, LLC, alleging 78 instances in which it violated federal labor law by punishing workers for taking part in fast food protests.
Discussion: Slantpoint
RELATED:
NLRB:
NLRB Office of the General Counsel Issues Consolidated Complaints Against McDonald's Franchisees …
David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
Rand Paul Battles Marco Rubio Over Cuba Policy  —  The libertarian-hawk fight begins.  —  Kentucky Senator Rand Paul took his time responding to this week's Cuba policy thaw.  Florida Senator Marco Rubio, the son of immigrants who fled the pre-Castro regime, called a press conference …
Discussion: Politico, Taylor Marsh and Daily Kos
RELATED:
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
After turbulent year, Obama aims for quiet Hawaii getaway  —  KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — A tumultuous year all but behind him, President Barack Obama set off for his annual winter getaway in Hawaii hoping for one thing: Quiet.  —  Air Force One touched down late in the evening at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam …
Discussion: 6abc.com
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Operation Revenge  —  President Obama is back in his campaign comfort zone: Smiting his political enemies.  —  Two senior White House staffers stumbled out of the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago into the boozy, early-morning aftermath of President Obama's Nov. 6, 2012, reelection victory and ran smack into a sober reporter.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Rachael Bade / Politico:
How bad would an IRS shutdown be?  —  The IRS chief's warning on Thursday that drastic budget cuts may force a shutdown for perhaps days is his latest bid to illustrate the impact of starving the tax agency.  —  But how bad would it really be?  —  Story Continued Below
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 9:05 AM ET, December 20, 2014.

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: 
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Good riddance to the worst Congress ever
New York Times:
F.B.I. Evidence Is Often Mishandled, an Internal Inquiry Finds
Discussion: Washington Post and RT
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A Vermont Senator Asks, Why Not a Socialist President?
Discussion: Washington Post
Chad Mills / WIS-TV:
Family finds creepy surprise after Craigslist buy
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Obama signs massive defense spending bill
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Obama renews tax breaks, creates ABLE accounts
Lydia Bean / Washington Post:
Why white evangelicals rule the midterms
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Theaters cancel screenings of ‘Team America’ citing Paramount Pictures
 Earlier Items: 
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Klingenschmitt: Americans Should Rely On God For Healthcare
Discussion: Raw Story
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
As a Major U.S. Problem, Race Relations Sharply Rises
Washington Post:
Del. Joseph Morrissey resigns in wake of conviction — and promises to run again
Discussion: Hot Air and American Spectator
Brittany Bronson / New York Times:
Your Waitress, Your Professor
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
A Dictator's Best Friend
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Lawyers Create Big Paydays by Coaxing Attorneys General to Sue
Discussion: JustOneMinute and The PJ Tatler
New York Post:
Sharpton to have say over how Sony makes movies
Discussion: TPNN, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
Ken Dilanian / Associated Press:
Bush officials did little oversight of CIA program
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Nicola Agius / Search Engine Land:
Google blocked or removed 5.5B ads and 12.7M advertiser accounts for violating its policies in 2023, up from 5.2B ads and 6.7M advertiser accounts in 2022

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Reach plans to move 300 of its 2,000 journalists into central traffic-driving content hub to reduce the number of journalists writing similar stories

 
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