memeorandum: In Jan. 6 Hearings, Gender Divide Has Been Strong Undercurrent (New York Times)

1:40 AM ET, July 24, 2022

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Trump's silence on Jan. 6 is damning — As his followers stormed the Capitol, calling on his vice president to be hanged, President Donald Trump sat in his private dining room, watching TV, doing nothing. — For three hours, seven minutes. — There has been much debate …

Discussion: CNN, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, HotAir and Politico

New York Times:

In Jan. 6 Hearings, Gender Divide Has Been Strong Undercurrent — An investigation that has revealed grave threats to democracy, plotted and carried out mostly by men, has a heavily female cast of narrators who have paid a public price for speaking out. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Daily News, The Hill, The Nation and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »

John Cassidy / New Yorker:

How Much Damage Are the January 6th Hearings Doing to Trump? — Even as Republican support for another Trump Presidential bid appears to be slipping, he can't be counted out. — During a prime-time hearing on Thursday night, the House select committee investigating the events of January 6 …

Discussion: Daily News, ABC News, Decoding's Newsletter and Althouse

Kansas City Star:

Fist pumper to fleeing coward: Jan. 6 video shows Missouri who Josh Hawley really is — BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD — Josh Hawley is a laughingstock. — During Thursday night's televised hearings of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol …

Discussion: HuffPost, PoliticusUSA, Associated Press, Raw Story, ABC News, Mediaite, The Federalist, IJR, KTVX-TV and Political Wire

Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Runnin' With The Devil — Josh Hawley outran the January 6 mob, but can he outrun his karma?

Discussion: Vox

Julian Zelizer / CNN:
Have the January 6 hearings damaged Trump's political prospects? Don't count on it

Discussion: HuffPost and The Guardian

Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney understood the assignment

Discussion: Wholistic, Twitchy and New York Times

Wall Street Journal:
The President Who Stood Still on Jan. 6

Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, Rolling Stone and Associated Press

Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Myth of the Good Trump Official

Discussion: Fred Klonsky in Retirement and The Mahablog

Axios:

Trump to tout Schedule F at Turning Point USA rally — Former President Trump, in remarks prepared for delivery in Florida on Saturday evening, plans to tout his “Schedule F” executive order — and call on Congress to give the president more power to fire federal employees, according to excerpts obtained by Axios.

Discussion: Breitbart

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Trump's revenge — President Donald Trump was attending the National Prayer Breakfast, but showing no sign of grace. Lips pursed, face alternating between anger and frustration, he lashed out at enemies who had brought him to the doors of impeachment. He brandished the day's newspapers, waving them above his head.

Discussion: Raw Story

Alex Beggs / New York Times:

A Taste for Cannibalism? — A spate of recent stomach-churning books, TV shows and films suggests we've never looked so delicious — to one another. — An image came to Chelsea G. Summers: a boyfriend, accidentally on purpose hit by a car, some quick work with a corkscrew and his liver served Tuscan style, on toast.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy and TMZ.com

CNN:

Suspected attacker of GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin arrested on federal assault charge — (CNN)The man accused of attempting to stab New York gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin on stage at a campaign event has been arrested on a federal assault charge, a spokesperson for the US Attorney's Office …

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Fox News:

Lee Zeldin attack suspect arrested on federal assault charge — David Jakubonis was arrested Saturday afternoon, US Attorney's Office announces — If I were a Democrat, this attack would be their number one story: Rep. Lee Zeldin on left media coverage — The suspect in the attack …

Discussion: Politico, Breitbart, National Review, RedState and WIVB-TV

Barbara Burns / Justice News:
Fairport Man Arrested, Charged With Attacking A Congressman Using A Dangerous Weapon

Discussion: New York Times, Zeldin for New York, NBC News, Mediaite, UPI, The Hill and New York Post

Washington Post:

First cases of monkeypox in children in U.S. confirmed — The two young children, believed to have gotten infected through household transmission, ‘are doing well,’ CDC director says — Listen — Gift Article — The first two U.S. cases of monkeypox in children have been confirmed …

Discussion: Breitbart, Reuters and CBS News

NBC News:
Monkeypox is being driven overwhelmingly by sex between men, major study finds

Discussion: ABC News, RedState, Global Community Weekly and The American Conservative

Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency

Discussion: BBC, NBC New York, Mediaite, The Verge, New York Post, Forbes, Vanity Fair and Washington Examiner

Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar

Discussion: Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Reuters and NPR

Tom Robbins / New Yorker:

In the Mafia's Shadow, a Son Honors His Father — “We had to be home for dinner at 6 P.M.,” Christopher Colombo, the son of Joe Colombo, Sr., a former Mob boss, recalled. — Christopher Colombo was nine years old when his father, Joseph Colombo, Sr., was shot at a rally in Columbus Circle, in 1971.

Laura Bassett / Jezebel:

Rep. Matt Gaetz: Women Who Support Abortion Rights Are Too Ugly to Need Them — “Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb,” the sitting U.S. congressman and accused sex trafficker told students at a conference on Saturday. — Alerts — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fl.) …

Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story

Washington Post:

Second coronavirus booster shots for people under 50 on hold amid drive to speed up new vaccine — Listen — Gift Article — Second booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine for people younger than 50 are on hold as the Biden administration tries to accelerate a fall vaccination campaign …

New York Times:

On the Docket: Atlanta v. Trumpworld — Eighteen months into a criminal investigation of election interference by Donald J. Trump and his allies, a Georgia prosecutor is beginning to show the broad contours of her inquiry. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Raw Story

USA Today:

Republican women are meeting the moment for Jan. 6 committee hearings — Time and time again, brave women, Americans, stood up, raised their right hands and spoke truthfully about the events surrounding the U.S. Capitol attack. — The House Jan. 6 committee has revealed truths that have shaken us …