Archive for November, 2010

Memeorandum

• Tucker Carlson claimed his door was 'cracked' by Antifa protesters. The police saw no sign of that. (Brian Stelter/CNN)
  Brian Stelter / CNN: Tucker Carlson claimed his door was ‘cracked’ by Antifa protesters.  The police saw no sign of that.  —  (CNN)Last week's disturbance at Fox News host Tucker Carlson's home remains under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.
• CNN's Jim Acosta Returns to the White House After Judge's Ruling (New York Times)
  New York Times: CNN's Jim Acosta Returns to the White House After Judge's Ruling  —  A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore the press credentials of Jim Acosta of CNN, handing the cable network an early win in its lawsuit against the president and members of his administration.
• Air Quality in California: Devastating Fire Leads to a New Danger (New York Times)
  New York Times: Air Quality in California: Devastating Fire Leads to a New Danger  —  PARADISE, Calif. — The wildfires that have laid waste to vast parts of California are presenting residents with a new danger: air so thick with smoke it ranks among the dirtiest in the world.
• Basta La Vista, Baby (Jonah Goldberg/National Review)
  Jonah Goldberg / National Review: Basta La Vista, Baby  —  D  —  ear Reader (And especially Martha McSally's dog),  —  As I often note, I increasingly tend to see the political scene as a scripted reality show in which the writers don't flesh out the dialogue so much as move characters into weird, wacky, confrontational, or embarrassing positions. […]
• 39 suspected gang members charged in major drug, gun trafficking investigation in Pasco (Isabel Rosales/WFTS)
  Isabel Rosales / WFTS: 39 suspected gang members charged in major drug, gun trafficking investigation in Pasco  —  One suspect charged for having pipe bombs  —  PASCO Co., Fla. — We're learning about the nearly 40 gang members cuffed and jailed in a big investigation unfolding in the Tampa Bay area.
• The NRA Doesn't Seem So Invincible Anymore (Francis Wilkinson/Bloomberg)
  Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg: The NRA Doesn't Seem So Invincible Anymore  —  Friendly terrain is shrinking, and the culture is changing.  —  If you do a Google search of “NRA” and “political juggernaut,” you can keep yourself reading for days.  Like other cliches, the National Rifle Association's enormous power …
• Trump EPA Official Who Fought Coal Cleanup Arrested On Criminal Ethics Charges (Mary Papenfuss/HuffPost)
  Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost: Trump EPA Official Who Fought Coal Cleanup Arrested On Criminal Ethics Charges  —  Trey Glenn denied the charges in a statement provided through a lawyer.  The EPA refused to comment.  —  An Environmental Protection Agency official appointed by the Trump administration was arrested on Thursday for multiple criminal ethics violation […]
• Decorated Navy SEAL Is Accused of War Crimes in Iraq (Dave Philipps/New York Times)
  Dave Philipps / New York Times: Decorated Navy SEAL Is Accused of War Crimes in Iraq  —  NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — Edward Gallagher was something special, even by the punishing standards of the Navy SEALs.  Both a lifesaving medic and a crack sniper, he was repeatedly decorated for valor and for coolheaded leadership during 19 years of combat deployments. […]
• Navy SEAL charged with murder, shooting at noncombatants (Ryan Browne/CNN)
  Ryan Browne / CNN: Navy SEAL charged with murder, shooting at noncombatants  —  (CNN)Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher is being charged by the Navy with stabbing and murdering a wounded person, shooting at noncombatants, posing for a photo and performing his re-enlistment ceremony next to a dead body.
• Top police official seeking Trump job reversed position on criminal justice bill (Eliana Johnson/Politico)
  Eliana Johnson / Politico: Top police official seeking Trump job reversed position on criminal justice bill  —  President Donald Trump is considering a top national police official to be his director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, an appointment that critics say could be a potential reward …