Archive for November, 2011

Memeorandum

• Heterosexuality Without Women (Greta LaFleur/BLARB)
  Greta LaFleur / BLARB: Heterosexuality Without Women  —  There's a lot to look at in this image.  At first glance, one sees the anonymity of Norman Rockwell's mid-century America: the house-unparticular porch, the timelessness of the couple form.  Take another look and the pillars supporting the unseen roof …
• EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia to execute three prominent moderate scholars after Ramadan (David Hearst/Middle East Eye)
  David Hearst / Middle East Eye: EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia to execute three prominent moderate scholars after Ramadan  —  The treatment of Salman al-Odah, Awad al-Qarni and Ali al-Omari, all facing charges of ‘terrorism’, has been condemned by rights groups  —  Three prominent moderate Saudi Sunni scholars held on multiple charges of …
• The New German Anti-Semitism (James Angelos/New York Times)
  James Angelos / New York Times: The New German Anti-Semitism  —  For the nation's estimated 200,000 Jews, new forms of old hatreds are stoking fear.  —  One of Wenzel Michalski's early recollections of growing up in southern Germany in the 1970s was of his father, Franz, giving him some advice: “Don't tell anyone that you're Jewish.” […]
• Andy Beshear wins Democratic nomination for governor (WKYT-TV)
  WKYT-TV: Andy Beshear wins Democratic nomination for governor  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has won the Democratic Party nomination for governor.  —  Beshear defeated House Minority Leader Rocky Adkins and former State Auditor Adam Edelen to win the race.
• Muslim Lawmakers Host Ramadan Feast At Capitol (Hannah Allam/NPR)
  Hannah Allam / NPR: Muslim Lawmakers Host Ramadan Feast At Capitol  —  As Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was wrapping up her remarks to the crowd at a Ramadan gathering on Capitol Hill late Monday, she spotted a familiar face in the front row.  —  It was Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who was famously mocked …
• Tillerson quietly meets with House lawmakers to discuss Trump (Zachary Cohen/CNN)
  Zachary Cohen / CNN: Tillerson quietly meets with House lawmakers to discuss Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson quietly met with the top Democrat and Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday for an interview that focused primarily on his time in the Trump administration …
• Senate employee dies after altercation outside restaurant in Navy Yard (Peter Hermann/Washington Post)
  Peter Hermann / Washington Post: Senate employee dies after altercation outside restaurant in Navy Yard  —  A longtime Senate employee and popular youth baseball coach on Capitol Hill has died after an altercation outside his favorite restaurant and steps from his home near Nationals Park, according to his family and D.C. police.
• Trump Administration Could Blacklist Chinese Surveillance Technology Firm (New York Times)
  New York Times: Trump Administration Could Blacklist Chinese Surveillance Technology Firm  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering limits to a Chinese video surveillance giant's ability to buy American technology, people familiar with the matter said, the latest attempt to counter Beijing's global economic ambitions.
• Michigan group wants to ban abortions when fetal heartbeat is detected (Kathleen Gray/Detroit Free Press)
  Kathleen Gray / Detroit Free Press: Michigan group wants to ban abortions when fetal heartbeat is detected  —  A ballot committee - the Michigan Heartbeat Coalition - has been formed and petition language has been filed with the Secretary of State seeking to ban abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected.
• Trump to Democrats: No infrastructure without trade deal (Politico)
  Politico: Trump to Democrats: No infrastructure without trade deal  —  On the eve of a highly anticipated meeting with Democrats at which President Donald Trump was expected to unveil a way to fund a $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, Trump instead put Congress on notice that it will have to take a backseat to a trade deal.