Archive for November, 2011

Memeorandum

• League Of The South Reaches Out To 'Russian Friends' (Peter Montgomery/Right Wing Watch)
  Peter Montgomery / Right Wing Watch: League Of The South Reaches Out To ‘Russian Friends’  —  Amid the controversy over President Trump's recent summit with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, the neo-Confederate League of the South announced this week that it will soon be introducing a Russian language section to its website.
• Facing deadline, government reunified 364 of 2,500-plus migrant children (NBC News)
  NBC News: Facing deadline, government reunified 364 of 2,500-plus migrant children  —  Of 1,607 parents eligible to be reunited with their children, 719 have final orders of deportation, the government says, meaning they could be removed from the country as soon as they are reunited.
• '60 Minutes' Boss Hired Law Firm Over #MeToo Story (Lachlan Cartwright/The Daily Beast)
  Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast: ‘60 Minutes’ Boss Hired Law Firm Over #MeToo Story … One of television's most powerful men, 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager, hired a law firm that boasts about “killing stories” for a Washington Post investigation into him, three sources familiar with the matter told The Daily Beast.
• Our Country Is Insane - I am by nature an optimist ... (John Hinderaker/Power Line)
  John Hinderaker / Power Line: Our Country Is Insane  —  I am by nature an optimist, but it is hard to maintain a positive attitude in the face of the rampant insanity that has seized control over our national life.  When I get time, I am going to write about the ritual defenestration of Papa John's pizza company …
• The Republican Congress Can and Should Take the Lead on Russia (Will Hurd/New York Times)
  Will Hurd / New York Times: The Republican Congress Can and Should Take the Lead on Russia  —  American strength, not weakness, is the best way to preserve a secure world in the face of adversaries like Putin.  —  Mr. Hurd, a former C.I.A. officer, is a congressman from the 23rd District of Texas.
• Rand Paul blocks Sanders's Russia resolution, calls it 'crazy hatred' against Trump (Jordain Carney/The Hill)
  Jordain Carney / The Hill: Rand Paul blocks Sanders's Russia resolution, calls it ‘crazy hatred’ against Trump  —  (R-Ky.) on Thursday blocked a resolution from Sen. Bernie Sanders  —  (I-Vt.) that backed the intelligence community's assessment of Russian election interference and demanded President Trump
• What Stays on Facebook and What Goes? The Social Network Cannot Answer. (Farhad Manjoo/New York Times)
  Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: What Stays on Facebook and What Goes?  The Social Network Cannot Answer.  —  Facebook was once the most nimble company of its generation.  The speed at which it adapted to every challenge was legendary.  It needed only about a decade to go from a dorm-room start-up to the largest …
• GOP Sen. Tim Scott Sinks Trump Nominee Over Past Racist Writings (The Daily Beast)
  The Daily Beast: GOP Sen. Tim Scott Sinks Trump Nominee Over Past Racist Writings … In an extraordinarily rare move on Thursday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) withdrew a circuit court judge nomination after Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) indicated that he would not vote for the nominee …
• Russia-friendly Rep. Rohrabacher doubts hacking indictment, plans to consult outside 'experts' (David Weigel/Washington Post)
  David Weigel / Washington Post: Russia-friendly Rep. Rohrabacher doubts hacking indictment, plans to consult outside ‘experts’  —  On July 3, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) talked with a local news station in his district about a topic on which he has often strayed from the pack: the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee.
• US senators threaten to block loans for Turkey over pastor detention (Joyce Karam/The National)
  Joyce Karam / The National: US senators threaten to block loans for Turkey over pastor detention  —  Bill calls “to restrict loans from financial institutions until Turkey ends the unjust detention of US citizens”  —  Following a Turkish court decision to continue the detention of Pastor Andrew Brunson …