Archive for February, 2010

Memeorandum

• Monterey Park hero and Tyre Nichols' family invited to attend State of the Union address (CNN)
  CNN: Monterey Park hero and Tyre Nichols' family invited to attend State of the Union address  —  Lawmakers have invited the parents of Tyre Nichols and the man who disarmed a gunman in a Southern California mass shooting to attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on February 7.
• China targets consumption in bid to drive growth (Primrose Riordan/Financial Times)
  Primrose Riordan / Financial Times: China targets consumption in bid to drive growth  —  Analysts hope abandonment of zero-Covid policies will unleash flood of consumer spending  —  The Chinese government has vowed to make consumption the “main driving force” of the economy as hope grows that Beijing's abandonment …
• 71 Commands in 13 Minutes: Officers Gave Tyre Nichols Impossible Orders (New York Times)
  New York Times: 71 Commands in 13 Minutes: Officers Gave Tyre Nichols Impossible Orders  —  A Times analysis found that officers gave dozens of contradictory and unachievable orders to Mr. Nichols.  The punishment was severe — and eventually fatal.  —  Police officers unleashed a barrage of commands that were confusing …
• Jim Jordan shrugs off Tyre Nichols' death because there's no law 'that can stop that evil' (David Edwards/Raw Story)
  David Edwards / Raw Story: Jim Jordan shrugs off Tyre Nichols' death because there's no law ‘that can stop that evil’  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) suggested that he would not take any action after the death of Tyre Nichols because he said that there is no “law that can stop that evil.”  —  During a Sunday interview …
• DOJ tells senators it is working to satisfy Trump and Biden document demands without harming special counsel probes (Zachary Cohen/CNN)
  Zachary Cohen / CNN: DOJ tells senators it is working to satisfy Trump and Biden document demands without harming special counsel probes  —  The Justice Department has told lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee that it is working to satisfy their demands for information about classified documents found …
• Matt Gaetz, Political Arsonist, Has New Powers. What Will He Do With Them? (Robert Draper/New York Times)
  Robert Draper / New York Times: Matt Gaetz, Political Arsonist, Has New Powers.  What Will He Do With Them?  —  “I am not some ‘Lord of the Flies’ nihilist,” said the far-right congressman and chief tormentor of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.  —  WASHINGTON — The night before the start of a humiliating and historic five …
• GOP Sen. Rubio, Dem Sen. Warner say lack of access to Biden, Trump docs 'cannot stand' (Jessica Chasmar/Fox News)
  Jessica Chasmar / Fox News: GOP Sen. Rubio, Dem Sen. Warner say lack of access to Biden, Trump docs ‘cannot stand’  —  In rare bipartisan interview, senators decry ‘an untenable situation’  —  MSNBC hosts get frustrated as WH Counsel spokesperson repeatedly dodges question on Biden documents
• US general warns British Army no longer top-level fighting force, defence sources reveal (Deborah Haynes/Sky News)
  Deborah Haynes / Sky News: US general warns British Army no longer top-level fighting force, defence sources reveal  —  Rishi Sunak risks failing in his role as “wartime prime minister” unless he takes urgent action given the growing security threat posed by Vladimir Putin, it has been warned, with calls for a significant hike in spending.
• Molotov Cocktail Hurled at a New Jersey Synagogue, Police Say (New York Times)
  New York Times: Molotov Cocktail Hurled at a New Jersey Synagogue, Police Say  —  Officials said a man in a ski mask early on Sunday lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it at the front door of Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, N.J. The building was undamaged.  —  A man wearing a ski mask lit the wick …
• New Hampshire GOP governor says he's considering 2024 White House bid (CNN)
  CNN: New Hampshire GOP governor says he's considering 2024 White House bid  —  GOP Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Sunday he is considering a White House bid in 2024, citing the Granite State's “live free or die” spirit as a model for the Republican Party.