memeorandum @ 7:30 AM ET, July 5, 2017

7:30 AM ET, July 5, 2017

Top Items:

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:

How CNN found the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF — (CNN)The Reddit user who initially claimed credit for President Donald Trump's tweet that showed Trump tackling CNN issued an apology Tuesday for the video and other offensive content he posted — one day after CNN identified …

Discussion: twitchy.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, The Week and Vox Popoli, more at Mediagazer »

David Rothkopf / Washington Post:

The greatest threat facing the United States is its own president — David Rothkopf is the author of “The Great Questions of Tomorrow.” He is a visiting professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a visiting scholar …

Discussion: CNN

Phil Stewart / Reuters:

U.S., South Korea stage show of force after North Korea ICBM test — U.S. and South Korean troops fired missiles into the waters off South Korea, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, in a show of force after North Korea's ICBM test. — “The deep strike precision capability enables the …

Discussion: Associated Press, AOL, The Gateway Pundit and IJR

Washington Post:

North Korea missile launch marks a direct challenge to Trump administration … North Korea's latest test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile marks a direct challenge to President Trump, whose tough talk has yet to yield any change in Pyongyang's behavior as the regime continues …

John Bowden / The Hill:

U.S., South Korea respond to North Korea ICBM launch with ‘show of force’ — The United States and South Korea responded to North Korea's successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by conducting a joint ‘show of force’ Tuesday night.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and IJR

David E. Sanger / New York Times:
What Can Trump Do About North Korea? His Options Are Few and Risky

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, New York Magazine, Power Line, Politico, CNBC and Outside the Beltway

Chen Guangcheng / New York Times: China's Ignoble Treatment of a Nobel Laureate

Fox News:
North Korea successfully test-launched ICBM, US officials confirm

Discussion: The Week, Business Insider and Common Dreams

Ryan Martin / Indianapolis Star:

Indiana GOP asked Facebook for Obamacare horror stories. The responses were surprising. — That will leave about 76,000 Hoosiers without coverage, but there may be other options for them.. Dwight Adams/IndyStar — The Indiana Republican Party posed a question to Facebook on Monday: “What's your Obamacare horror story?

Discussion: Axios, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Fusion

Olivia Beavers / The Hill:

Indiana GOP request for ObamaCare ‘horror stories’ goes wrong — The Indiana Republican Party has requested that the state's constituents share their “horror stories” with ObamaCare, the Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday. — “What's your Obamacare horror story?

Discussion: Indiana Republican Party and Raw Story

Robert Pear / New York Times:
Congress Moves to Stop I.R.S. From Enforcing Health Law Mandate

Discussion: Mother Jones

New York Times:

Senate Republicans Lay Low on the Fourth, or Face Single-Minded Pressure — ALDERSON, W.Va — In normal times, the Fourth of July parade is a fat pitch down the middle for the grinning politician. For instance, here was Senator Joe Manchin III, a Democrat facing re-election next year …

David Weigel / Washington Post:

At parades and protests, GOP lawmakers get earful about health care — EASTPORT, Maine — For the 15th year, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) spent July 4 marching through this town of 1,331, a short boat ride away from Canada. She walked and waved, next to marching bands and Shriner-driven lobster boats.

Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Week

Mohammad Zia Adnan / New York Times:

Going to Hooters and Seeing America — It sounds like the beginning of an uncomfortable joke: Four brown kids of Pakistani descent — from Karachi, Dubai, London and Augusta, Ga. — walk into a Hooters on a recent Saturday afternoon. — They order cheese fries, mozzarella sticks and a plate …

Peter Wehner / New York Times:
Declaration of Disruption

Discussion: Raw Story

Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

Another big-time Trump donor eyes buying up Time — A supporter holds a copy of TIME magazine he had signed by Donald Trump. — Getty Images — MORE FROM: … There is now more than one conservative booster of President Trump with a fancy for buying Time Inc. — and its 94-year-old flagship newsweekly, Time.

Discussion: Political Wire

Olivia Beavers / The Hill:

Kobach faces complaint stemming from Trump's election commission — A legal group filed a complaint Monday asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Kris Kobach, the vice chairman of President Trump's voter fraud panel, violated federal law when his 2018 campaign for Kansas governor highlighted his role on the commission.

Discussion: Politicus USA, electionlawblog.org and Common Dreams

David Ljunggren / Reuters:

Canada to compensate ex-Guantanamo inmate, opposition furious — Canada's Liberal government will apologize to former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr and pay him around C$10 million ($7.7 million) in compensation, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, prompting opposition protests.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Robert Fife / Canadian Press:
Ottawa to offer Omar Khadr apology, $10-million in compensation

Discussion: The Daily Caller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Talking Dog and Toronto Star

Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:

Christie: My poll numbers show I don't care about political optics — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said that he doesn't care about “political optics” after he earned national attention Monday over photos of him on a beach he closed last week. — “I think my poll numbers show …

Discussion: RedState