memeorandum: New York Republicans won't return Paladino cash after his outrageous ‘Hitler’ praise (New York Daily News)

4:25 PM ET, June 14, 2022

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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:

New details emerge of Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6 — Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election — Three days before Congress was slated to certify …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story

Max Boot / Washington Post:

I thought the Jan. 6 committee wouldn't matter. I was wrong. — I admit to having been skeptical, ahead of time, of the hearings planned by the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021. What more is there to be said, I wondered? The evidence of Donald Trump's guilt …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Mock Paper Scissors, Election Law Blog, New Republic, The Guardian and New Yorker

William Saletan / The Bulwark:

If Trump Wasn't Lying, That's Worse — A delusional president is far more dangerous than a mendacious one. — On Monday, the House January 6th Committee presented evidence that Donald Trump, after losing the 2020 election, promoted allegations of voter fraud that his own advisers had told him were false.

Discussion: HotAir, New York Daily News, CBS News, Outside the Beltway, The Moderate Voice, New York Post, The Carpentariat, The Dispatch, Truthout, Bloomberg, News Café, The Hill, Raw Story, Morning Shots, CNN, Right Wing Watch, New York Times and Daily Kos

Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:

Jan. 6 committee postpones Wednesday hearing — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has postponed its Wednesday hearing slated to review former President Trump's efforts to pressure the Justice Department to investigate his unfounded claims of election fraud.

Discussion: Breitbart, Townhall, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, NewsNation, ABC News, The Gateway Pundit and Associated Press

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

Trump team descends into infighting over Jan. 6 — We've seen just two relatively brief hearings of the House Jan. 6 committee. Yet already members of Donald Trump's inner circle are accusing one another of lying under oath, taking bribes from Democrats, shilling for Marxists and being past their primes.

Discussion: Yahoo News, Newsweek and BizPac Review

NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee abruptly postpones Wednesday hearing

Discussion: Mediaite, NPR, ABC News, New York Times, Daily Kos, The Western Journal, Associated Press, RedState, CBS News and Washington Times

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

The ugly truth about the right-wing grift machine has been revealed — In addition to building a damning case that Donald Trump and his co-conspirators hatched a premeditated scheme to steal a presidential election they knew he'd lost, the Jan. 6 committee has exposed the latest chapter in a story that's at least half a century old.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill and NPR

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
How prosecutors can sidestep the question of Trump's intent

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and The Status Kuo

John Stoehr / The Editorial Board: Trump's choices prove he knew the truth about the Big Lie

Washington Post:

Most Americans oppose trans athletes in female sports, poll finds — Even as an increasing share of Americans report familiarity with and tolerance for transgender people, most oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete against other women at the professional, college and high school level …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Newsbusters, National Review, The Hill, Mediaite, RedState, Townhall, HotAir, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and Just The News

Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Americans overwhelmingly oppose transgender athletes in female sports, poll shows

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Washington Times

Washington Post:

More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims — A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries — J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”

Discussion: The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Election Law Blog, Raw Story, Mediaite, CNN, Commentary Magazine and Associated Press

Mona Charen / The Bulwark: Of Course Trump Is Responsible for His Lies

NBC News:

The untold story of Ginni Thomas's anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’ — Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News. Several people who knew her then are surprised …

Discussion: Raw Story

New York Times:

How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own — The nation's fourth-largest city hasn't solved homelessness, but its remarkable progress can suggest a way forward. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Written by Michael KimmelmanReported by Michael Kimmelman …

Discussion: Substack

The Coinbase Blog:

A message from Coinbase CEO and Cofounder, Brian Armstrong — Earlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees. — Team, — Today I am making the difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by about 18%, to ensure we stay healthy during this economic downturn.

Discussion: CNBC, CBS News, The Hill, Engadget, New York Times, UPI, The Daily Wire, New York Post, TechCrunch, Fortune, Washington Examiner and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:

Joe Kahn is now editing the New York Times. Don't expect a revolution. — In an interview, the new executive editor holds forth on labels, social media bubbles, threats to democracy and why not to expect big changes at the Times — Joe Kahn took over as executive editor of the New York Times on Tuesday …

Discussion: Twitchy

Alan Macleod / MintPress News:

“Top Gun: Maverick” is Military Propaganda. Official Documents Prove It — BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF - “Top Gun: Maverick” is a box-office smash, a massive hit with both critics and the public alike. Navy and Air Force units across the country have set up recruitment stalls inside movie halls …

Livia Albeck-Ripka / New York Times:

Officer Who Displayed Nazi Insignia Will Receive $1.5 Million to Resign — Derek Kammerzell, an assistant police chief in Kent, Wash., was investigated and disciplined after he taped the insignia of an SS officer to his office door in September 2020. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Law & Crime

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Cotton gathers big donors to talk 2024 presidential race — Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton huddled with two dozen of his top donors Tuesday morning to describe his planning for a potential 2024 White House campaign, telling them a comeback bid by former President Donald Trump wouldn't deter him from running.

Discussion: National Review, Common Dreams, Mock Paper Scissors and Political Wire

Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:

Why gas prices always end in 9/10 of a cent — New York (CNN Business)As gas prices continue to rise, drivers are angrily glaring up at pump price boards each time they fill up their tanks. — The average national price Tuesday was a little under $5.02 per gallon, according to AAA.

Molly Ball / TIME:

How the ‘MAGA Squad’ Is Building Power to Control the Next Congress — On a Tuesday afternoon in late April, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene walks into the seventh-floor congressional office belonging to Representative Matt Gaetz, settles into a high-backed black leather chair, and fits a pair of headphones over her blonde hair.

Discussion: Insider, The Hill, Mediaite and Mollyesque

CNN:

Capitol Police say ‘there is no evidence’ of reconnaissance tour by GOP Rep. Loudermilk before January 6 — (CNN)US Capitol Police have concluded after reviewing security footage that “there is no evidence” GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk led a reconnaissance tour with Trump supporters trying …

Discussion: CNBC, Associated Press, ABC News, Truthout, RedState, Law & Crime, Florida Politics, The Atlantic, Raw Story, The Daily Wire and New York Times

New York Daily News:

New York Republicans won't return Paladino cash after his outrageous ‘Hitler’ praise — A politician who voiced admiration for Hitler has given thousands of dollars to Republican members of New York State's congressional delegation — but they appear to have no intention of giving back the campaign cash.

Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:

The Gerontocracy of the Democratic Party Doesn't Understand That We're at the Brink — If you want a sense of what separates much of the leadership of the Democratic Party from many of its supporters — of what illustrates their profound disconnect from younger cohorts of liberal and progressive voters …

Discussion: Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Peter Stone / The Guardian:

Roger Stone and Michael Flynn under fire over rallies ‘distorting Christianity’ — Prominent Christian leaders accuse Trump allies of spreading misinformation about 2020 election and Covid, while distorting Christian teachings at ReAwaken America events — A growing number …

Miami Herald:

Border officers circulate coin memorializing treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio — A controversial moment captured last fall on the U.S. southern border of an officer on horseback in Del Rio, Texas, has been memorialized on “a challenge coin” that is circulating among border patrol officers.

Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:

Trump's pick for Pa. governor says he sees ‘parallels’ to Hitler's power grab in Capitol riot — WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump-endorsed nominee for governor in Pennsylvania compared the Jan. 6 attack to historical events staged by the Nazis, saying that he saw “parallels” …

Discussion: The American Independent

Ben S. Bernanke / New York Times:

Inflation Isn't Going to Bring Back the 1970s — We had another bad inflation report last week. — Inflation over the past 12 months exceeded 8 percent, a level that evokes memories of America's Great Inflation of the 1960s and '70s. From the beginning of 1966 through 1981 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, The Hill and The RL Report

Gallup:

Usual Midterm Indicators Very Unfavorable for Democrats — WASHINGTON, D.C. — With less than five months to go before voters elect all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, the current Democratic congressional majority is facing an extremely unfavorable election environment.

Discussion: Forbes and Opinion Today

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

McConnell says he will likely vote for gun safety bill — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday announced he supports a bipartisan framework on gun safety and will likely vote for legislation that reflects it. — “For myself, I'm comfortable with the framework …

Discussion: HotAir, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, National Review and Mother Jones

Ginevra Davis / Palladium:

Stanford's War on Social Life — JP's favorite college story is the night he built an island. In the fall of 1993, JP was a junior in Stanford's chapter of Kappa Alpha. The brothers were winding down from Kappa Alpha's annual Cabo-themed party on the house lawn.

Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:

LISTEN: The moment Hunter Biden says his father will do anything he tells him to — Hunter Biden recorded himself boasting that his father will adopt political positions at his command, footage obtained from a copy of his abandoned laptop shows. — “He'll talk about anything that I want him to …

Discussion: Fox News, Breitbart, American Greatness, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Twitchy, BizPac Review and Louder With Crowder

Emily Crane / New York Post:

Proud Boys storm San Francisco ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ for kids, shout slurs: cops — Authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after alleged members of the far-right group Proud Boys shouted anti-LGBTQ slurs during a “Drag Queen Story Hour” for young kids at a San Francisco library over the weekend.

The Daily Beast:

‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out of My House,’ Says Patriot Front Member's Mom — After anonymous donors bailed them out, Jared Boyce went to his mom's house and told her: “Don't believe the media, mom. We were just there because they're grooming kids.”

Discussion: Raw Story, CBS News, Occupy Democrats, Talking Points Memo and LGBTQ Nation

ABC News:

Russian court extends detention for WNBA star Brittney Griner — Griner will stay in jail for at least another 18 days. — A court in Russia has extended the pre-trial detention for WNBA star Brittney Griner. — Griner, who was detained in February, will remain in custody at least through July 2 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, UPI, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Mercury News, New York Post, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, The Daily Wire, TMZ.com and CNN

Libby Emmons / The Post Millennial:

EXCLUSIVE: Gina Carano on her new Daily Wire film, ‘Terror on the Prairie’ — “I have more confidence in myself. It took having everything stripped away for me to have that confidence to stand up for myself to stand up for what I felt was right. And it opened the door.”