Archive for November, 2010

Memeorandum

• DOJ sues Arizona over election law that requires proof of citizenship for federal voting (David Propper/New York Post)
  David Propper / New York Post: DOJ sues Arizona over election law that requires proof of citizenship for federal voting  —  The US Department of Justice wants to legally block a recently passed law in Arizona that requires proof of citizenship to vote in some federal elections.  —  The DOJ announced it filed the lawsuit Tuesday …
• Christian Fascist Propaganda Is All Over TikTok (Tess Owen/VICE)
  Tess Owen / VICE: Christian Fascist Propaganda Is All Over TikTok  —  TikTok has a growing online subculture that's propping up surging Christian nationalist and Christo-fascist ideology in the United States and beyond.  —  TO  —  Patrick Bateman, the lead character in American Psycho …
• Democrats see post-Roe campaign cash surge (Andrew Solender/Axios)
  Andrew Solender / Axios: Democrats see post-Roe campaign cash surge  —  Democratic House campaigns in battleground districts across the country have seen a surge of donations — and new donors — in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision last month overturning Roe v. Wade. … - Ryan, who is running …
• Funeral Home Operator Pleads Guilty in 'Illegal Body Part Scheme' (Alex Traub/New York Times)
  Alex Traub / New York Times: Funeral Home Operator Pleads Guilty in ‘Illegal Body Part Scheme’  —  Megan Hess, who pleaded guilty to mail fraud, sold body parts without families' consent in a business she operated with her mother, officials said.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
• Justice Dept. Sues Arizona Over Voting Restrictions (New York Times)
  New York Times: Justice Dept. Sues Arizona Over Voting Restrictions  —  It is the third time the Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has sued a state over its voting laws.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The Justice Department sued Arizona on Tuesday …
• Who hates inclusivity? The question answers itself. (Dan Froomkin/Press Watch)
  Dan Froomkin / Press Watch: Who hates inclusivity?  The question answers itself.  —  There is no rational, acceptable reason to run an opinion column, nine days after the Supreme Court's devastating repeal of reproductive rights, arguing that the “far left” is denying women their humanity as much as the “far right” …
• Governors Hochul and Murphy to Split Cost of Gateway Tunnel (Patrick McGeehan/New York Times)
  Patrick McGeehan / New York Times: Governors Hochul and Murphy to Split Cost of Gateway Tunnel  —  A long-debated project to build new tunnels from New Jersey to Penn Station moved a step closer to construction.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  For the last 20 years, the plan to dig new train tunnels under the Hudson River …
• YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting (NBC News)
  NBC News: YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting  —  A YouTube channel with numerous videos featuring the suspect in Monday's Highland Park shooting posted clips that telegraphed violence, including one that appears to show …
• Harris to visit Highland Park after mass shooting at July Fourth parade (NBC News)
  NBC News: Harris to visit Highland Park after mass shooting at July Fourth parade  —  HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to make an unscheduled visit to a northern Chicago suburb Tuesday evening a day after a mass shooting ravaged the town.  —  Harris was headed toward Highland Park …
• Judge Lets Near-Total Abortion Ban Take Effect; Pink House Must Close Thursday (Ashton Pittman/Mississippi Free Press)
  Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press: Judge Lets Near-Total Abortion Ban Take Effect; Pink House Must Close Thursday  —  Wednesday will be the last day the Jackson Women's Health Organization can provide abortions after a state court declined to block a near-total abortion ban from going into effect on Thursday, July 7.