Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:50 PM ET, December 6, 2017

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Brian Bakst / mprnews.org:
Sen. Al Franken will resign, Democratic official says  —  A Democratic official who has spoken to Al Franken and key aides says Franken will resign his Minnesota Senate seat on Thursday, the official tells MPR News.  —  The official spoke to Franken and separately to Franken's staff.
RELATED:
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Another woman says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her  —  A former Democratic congressional aide said Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, three years before he became a U.S. senator.  —  The aide, whose name POLITICO is withholding to protect her identity …
Tina Dupuy / The Atlantic:
I Believe Franken's Accusers Because He Groped Me, Too  —  In mid-November, a Los Angeles radio host named Leeann Tweeden stepped forward to claim that Senator Al Franken had shoved his tongue down her throat under the pretext of a rehearsal for a sketch he'd written.
Kirsten Gillibrand:
Senator Franken Should Step Aside  —  I have been shocked and disappointed to learn over the last few weeks that a colleague I am fond of personally has engaged in behavior towards women that is unacceptable.  I consider Senator Franken to be a friend and have enjoyed working with him in the Senate …
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
Aide says Warren told Franken he should resign
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
More than two dozen Democratic senators call on Franken to resign
New York Times:
Flynn Said Russian Sanctions Would be ‘Ripped Up,’ Whistle-Blower Says  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, told a former business associate that economic sanctions against Russia would be “ripped up” as one of the Trump administration's first acts …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Read the Letter That Cummings Sent on Flynn Whistle-Blower  —  Representative Elijiah E. Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, wrote a letter on Wednesday to Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina and the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Joe.My.God.
House Oversight Dems / Oversight Democrats:   Flynn Text to Business Colleague During Trump Inauguration
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Flynn told former business associate that Russia sanctions would be ‘ripped up,’ according to congressional witness
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing nearly seven decades of American foreign policy and setting in motion a plan to move the United States Embassy …
RELATED:
Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Jerusalem Speech Won't Kill the Mideast Peace Process: It's Already Dead
Discussion: Politico, BloombergQuint and NPR
Bloomberg:
Jerusalem Divides Trump's Team and Complicates Kushner's Peace Plan
Discussion: BloombergQuint
CNN:
Fire closes I-405, rages near Bel Air, Getty museum in Los Angeles  —  Los Angeles (CNN)A new wildfire closed Interstate 405 early Wednesday near Los Angeles' posh Bel Air area and prompted evacuations — one in a series of blazes that have scorched more than 83,000 acres …
RELATED:
Los Angeles Times:
Several homes burning in Bel-Air as fire closes the 405 Freeway and forces evacuations
Discussion: AOL, NBC News and Mashable
NBC News:
John Conyers III arrested but not prosecuted in domestic abuse case  —  LOS ANGELES — John Conyers III, a Detroit hedge fund manager named as a possible successor to his scandal-rocked father, Rep. John Conyers, was arrested in Los Angeles this year on suspicion of domestic violence …
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
This Is MSNBC's De Facto Ombudsman  —  The network has decided that Pizzagate conspiracist Mike Cernovich is its new voice of reason.  —  On Monday, The Wrap reported that MSNBC would not be renewing its contract with contributor Sam Seder in the wake of an online smear campaign led by a group …
Discussion: Vox, Rewire, New Republic and GotNews
RELATED:
CNNMoney:
How a joke, and Mike Cernovich, got Sam Seder booted from MSNBC
Discussion: Mike Cernovich and CANNONFIRE
Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank Records Said to Be Subpoenaed by Mueller  —  Corrects Dec. 5 story that said subpoena ‘zeroed in’ on Trumps  —  Subpoena is said to seek information on affiliated people  —  Deutsche Bank AG provided records to special prosecutor Robert Mueller's investigation after receiving …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Double-crossing FBI agent must be held accountable
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
New contract for Roger Goodell has been signed  —  The Commissioner finally has a new contract.  —  Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the NFL's Compensation Committee has informed all owners that a new contract for Commissioner Roger Goodell has been executed.
RELATED:
Ken Belson / New York Times:
N.F.L. Extends Roger Goodell's Contract, Ending Weeks of Discord
Discussion: BloombergQuint
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
The Mysterious Buyer of the $450 Million Leonardo da Vinci?  A Saudi Prince  —  LONDON — He is a little-known Saudi prince from a remote branch of the royal family, with no history as a major art collector, and no publicly known source of great wealth.  But the prince, Bader bin Abdullah …
Nashville Post:
Bredesen running for Senate  —  Former governor jumps in the Democratic primary  —  Former Gov. Phil Bredesen is entering the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.  —  According to multiple sources, Bredesen began calling major donors this afternoon to confirm that he is in the race.
New York Times:
Paris Review Editor Resigns Amid Inquiry Into His Conduct with Women  —  Lorin Stein, the editor of The Paris Review, the prestigious magazine that for more than 60 years has acted as an international literary tastemaker, resigned on Wednesday, amid an internal investigation into his behavior toward female employees and writers.
Brian Faler / Politico:
‘Holy crap’: Experts find tax plan riddled with glitches  —  Republicans' tax-rewrite plans are riddled with bugs, loopholes and other potential problems that could plague lawmakers long after their legislation is signed into law.  —  Some of the provisions could be easily gamed, tax lawyers say.
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
House rejects Trump impeachment resolution after Dem Rep. Al Green forces vote  —  The House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to impeach President Trump after a liberal Texas congressman forced a vote on his effort.  —  Democratic Rep. Al Green, who has repeatedly called …
Discussion: Breaking, The Gateway Pundit and IJR
RELATED:
Politico:
Trump impeachment vote fails overwhelmingly
Discussion: IJR and TheBlaze
Linda Blackford / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Kim Davis denied him a marriage license.  Now he wants to take her job.  —  MOREHEAD  —  David Ermold, one of the men denied a same-sex marriage license by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis in 2015, hopes to challenge her for the clerk's seat next year, he announced Wednesday.
RELATED:
AnneClaire Stapleton / CNN:   Gay man denied a marriage license by Kim Davis is now running against her
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump wants LePage to challenge King in Maine Senate race  —  President Donald Trump is pushing Maine Gov. Paul LePage to run for the U.S. Senate, according to White House advisers.  —  Trump has told advisers he plans to call Mr. LePage, the bombastic governor who endorsed him in February 2016 …
Discussion: Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
The Silence Breakers are TIME's 2017 Person of the Year  —  TIME has named The Silence Breakers, the individuals who set off a national reckoning over the prevalence of sexual harassment, as its 2017 Person of the Year.  —  The magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal revealed …
Oobah Butler / VICE:
I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor  —  Once upon a time, long before I began selling my face by the acre for features on VICE dot com, I worked other jobs.  There was one in particular that really had an impact on me: writing fake reviews on TripAdvisor.
Discussion: Eduwonk and The Week
Zeke Faux / Bloomberg:
Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don't Owe.  One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance  —  Andrew Therrien wanted payback.  He got it—and uncovered a conspiracy.  —  On the morning a debt collector threatened to rape his wife, Andrew Therrien was working from home …
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Bannon on Romney: ‘You hid behind your religion’ to avoid Vietnam  —  Bannon hits Romney for avoiding Vietnam  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)Steve Bannon bashed Mitt Romney Tuesday night for, as he put it, hiding behind his religion to avoid getting drafted into the Vietnam War.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:50 PM ET, December 6, 2017.

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: 
Heather Timmons / Quartz:
The three ultra-rich families battling for control of the Republican party
Discussion: Washington Monthly
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House passes concealed carry gun bill
Discussion: Axios, twitchy.com and Splinter
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
California AG on Trump EPA: 'It's almost as if they believe they're above the law'
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Warrantless Surveillance Can Continue Even if Law Expires, Officials Say
Discussion: The Verge
Politico:
UK will not pay lump sum Brexit bill, according to draft agreement
Discussion: The Guardian and Index
Josh Meyer / Politico:
Investigators probe European travel of Trump associates
Washington Post:
GOP leaders considering 22 percent corporate tax rate as deadlines near, sources say
Discussion: CNBC, Axios and Political Wire
Oprah Winfrey / Hollywood Reporter:
The Jennifer Lawrence Interview, by Oprah Winfrey
Discussion: NewsBusters
 Earlier Items: 
Joe Concha / The Hill:
NYT's Bret Stephens says he can never vote Republican again
Eliot Nelson / HuffPost:
Steve Bannon Glosses Over Racist Past In Speech To Black Republicans
Discussion: Raw Story
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Conservative Groups Seeking Support for Tax Cuts Find It a Hard Sell
Discussion: CitizenVox, Hullabaloo and Splinter
 

 
From Techmeme:

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat:
Stability AI debuts Stable Video 3D, a generative AI tool built on its Stable Video Diffusion model, letting users create 3D video from a text or image prompt

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central:
Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

 
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