memeorandum: What Russians See in the News: A War Over Western Plans to Subjugate Them (Neil MacFarquhar/New York Times)

12:35 AM ET, August 22, 2022

Top Items:

Kansas recount confirms landslide win for abortion rights, but highlights risk to democracy — Kansas reaffirmed its landslide vote to uphold abortion rights after election officials on Sunday finished a recount that never had any chance of changing the outcome but was sought by an election denier …

Discussion: Raw Story

Justin Phillips / San Francisco Chronicle:

A coalition of AAPI groups says the far right is targeting its communities with disinformation — A first-of-its-kind study this month examines how disinformation is being used, often online, to sow discord between the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and other ethnic or racial groups.

David Edwards / Raw Story:

Ron Johnson says he only participated in election overthrow plot for ‘a couple seconds’ — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has refused to speak to the Jan. 6 Committee because his participation in a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election only lasted “a couple seconds.”

Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC News poll: 57% of voters say investigations into Trump should continue — WASHINGTON — A clear majority of American voters believe that the various investigations into alleged wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump should continue, according to a national NBC News poll conducted …

Discussion: New York Post, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Mother Jones, Just The News, Mediaite, Forbes and MJR News

Politico:

Appeals court temporarily blocks subpoena to Graham in Georgia election-fraud probe — A federal appeals court gave Sen. Lindsey Graham a temporary win early Sunday, ruling that he doesn't have to comply for now with a subpoena from an Atlanta grand jury demanding that he testify Tuesday …

Discussion: HotAir, CBS News, RedState, Washington Post, The Hill, Insider, Reuters, USA Today, ABC News, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, New York Times, NPR, National Review, CNN, Townhall, UPI, The Guardian, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Occupy Democrats and Vanity Fair

Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:

What CNN's Dana Bash learned after being assigned a project on the rise in antisemitism — 'I honestly didn't realize how much hate was zeroing in on Jews,' Bash said in an interview — When Dana Bash was in her early 20s, her grandfather Frank Weinman took her on a family trip through …

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jonathan Allen / NBC News:

Dennis Rodman says he's going to Russia to seek release of Brittney Griner — WASHINGTON — Former NBA player Dennis Rodman said Saturday that he plans to visit Russia to seek the release of Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges earlier this month.

Discussion: TMZ.com, Axios, The Libertarian Institute, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, Breitbart, Fox News, New York Post, Mediaite, Sports Illustrated, The Guardian, WCDC-TV, The Daily Beast, Denver Post, The Gateway Pundit, Insider, The Western Journal and Politico

New York Times:

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Charged Under Terrorism Act — The move against Imran Khan is a major escalation of the power struggle between the government and the former leader and risks renewed public unrest. — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan …

Discussion: Bloomberg, BBC, The Hill and Voice of America

Anton Troianovski / New York Times:

Who Was Daria Dugina and What Were Her Beliefs? — Daria Dugina followed in her father's footsteps as a commentator who combined hawkish, imperialist views with jargon-laden political philosophy. — On Thursday, two days before her death in a car bombing outside Moscow …

Leo Sands / BBC:
Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast

New York Times:
Who Is Aleksandr Dugin? — Aleksandr Dugin, 60, is a Russian political thinker sometimes called …

Discussion: The Daily Wire, CBS News and Fortune

Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:

In the Lanternfly War, Some Take the Bug's Side — Even as the invasive pest spreads across 11 states and threatens agriculture, lanternflies are winning sympathizers who resist kill-on-sight orders. — When Lee Weiss, 31, sees a spotted lanternfly — an invasive pest so voracious …

Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:

2024 meets 2022: Trump, Pence, others ramp up for allies in midterms — All across the country, potential GOP candidates for president in 2024 are fanning out and stepping up their involvement in the midterms, boosting Republican candidates as they pitch themselves

Discussion: USA Today

U-T Letters / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Should Joe Biden just pardon Donald Trump to heal growing political division?

Discussion: The Hill and Strangely Blogged

Matt Viser / Washington Post:
As Biden turns toward midterms, he may not be the top surrogate

Discussion: The Hill, RedState, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Press Herald and CNN

Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump's long shadow keeps 2024 hopefuls from Iowa State Fair

Discussion: The Hill

Kashmir Hill / New York Times:

A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal. — Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious. — Mark noticed something amiss with his toddler.

Discussion: The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:

What Russians See in the News: A War Over Western Plans to Subjugate Them — In the Kremlin-controlled news media, the war is not about Ukraine, but about a long history of enemies trying to keep Russia down. — “Vesti Nedeli,” the flagship weekly roundup of Kremlin-controlled television news …

Discussion: Alexander Ziperovich and NaturalNews.com

Bethany Dawson / Insider:

Trump treated my family like disposable pawns and tore us apart, says daughter of convicted Jan. 6 rioter — Guy Reffitt was sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement in the Capitol riot. — His daughter told Insider that “it would only be just for former President Trump to be convicted.”

Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone

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Discussion: Breitbart

Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News:

Baltimore On Pace For Possible Record Murders As Local NAACP Asks Governor To Deploy National Guard — Baltimore City reached 231 homicides since the start of the year and is on pace for a possible record year of murder. — Just an hour north of the White House, the Democratic-controlled metro area …

CNN:

State of the Union — JAKE TAPPER, CNN HOST (voice-over): Scorched earth. Western states forced to conserve water, as rivers dry up. — UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you don't take it seriously now, you're insane. — TAPPER: How bad will it get, and what can be done?

Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Insider

Aaron Pellish / CNN:
Sen. Mark Kelly ‘not at all’ concerned about Democrats' 2024 chances in Arizona if Biden runs

Discussion: Arizona Republic, The Hill, RedState and Political Wire

Damon Linker / New York Times:

There Is No Happy Ending to America's Trump Problem — Debate about the search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence has settled into well-worn grooves. Mr. Trump and many Republicans have denounced the act as illegitimate. Attorney General Merrick Garland is staying mostly mum.

Discussion: UnHerd