memeorandum: Brexit's Stunning Coup (Tony Blair/New York Times)

10:20 AM ET, June 25, 2016

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Brexit's Stunning Coup — London — THE decision of British voters in Thursday's referendum to leave the European Union will have vast consequences for Britain, for Europe and for the world. For a day, the British people were the government, and by 52 percent to 48 percent, they took the decision to go.

Discussion: CNBC and BillMoyers.com

Alex Massie / Foreign Policy:

David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure — The prime minister wanted to modernize the Tory Party and unify the United Kingdom. He accomplished exactly the opposite. — This is how a political life ends: with a crash, not a whimper. David Cameron's place in history is now assured.

Discussion: Telegraph, NPR, The Atlantic and New York Times

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Nigel Farage: Britons voted for Brexit because Obama told them not to — A leading figure in the British push to exit the European Union says President Obama accidentally helped the Brexit cause. — Nigel Farage on Friday said Obama's calls for the United Kingdom to stay in the EU caused people to vote to leave.

Discussion: Politico, Power LinePower Line and Townhall.com

Reihan Salam / Slate:

Why Immigration Pushed Britons to Brexit — It's not only about race. — Shortly after the results of Britain's Brexit referendum were announced, CNN interviewed a visibly shaken Tony Blair, who did his best to explain why a narrow majority of British voters had decided to leave the European Union.

Discussion: Business Insider and New York Times

Aneri Pattani / The Texas Tribune:

Can Texas Legally Secede From the United States? … Hey, Texplainer: Britain voted to leave the European Union. Can Texas secede from the United States? — In the wake of Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union — nicknamed the “Brexit” — speculation of a Texit on the horizon has cropped up once again.

Discussion: KXAN-TV

ABC News:
Now That Britain Wants out, EU Must Figure out How to Do It

Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press

Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
As markets roil from Brexit, Trump holds a ribbon-cutting at his golf resort

Discussion: Politico, USA Today, No More Mister Nice Blog, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, Media Matters for America, ABC News, New York Times and Vox

Lord Ashcroft Polls:
How the United Kingdom voted on Thursday... and why

Discussion: Guardian, Washington Post, Hit & Run, naked capitalism, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Red Alert Politics

Fraser Nelson / Wall Street Journal:
Brexit: A Very British Revolution

Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian, Slate, Jezebel, American Power, Hit & Run, The Atlantic, Stocks to Watch, Nonprofit Quarterly and FiveThirtyEight

Economist:
A tragic split — How to minimise the damage of Britain's senseless, self-inflicted blow

Discussion: Gatestone Institute, BostonGlobe.com, Washington Post, Patterico's Pontifications, Guardian, Althouse, Telegraph and The Nation

Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Brexit doesn't mean Trump will triumph - despite what he says

Discussion: National Review, BuzzFeed, Hot Air, Washington Post, Business Insider, Chicago Boyz, Coffee House, Common Dreams and Washington Free Beacon

Tasnim News Agency:
Brexit “Historical Opportunity” for Iran, Official Says

Discussion: Algemeiner.com, Informed Comment and The Week

CNN:
Joe Biden warns of ‘xenophobia, nationalism, and isolationism’ after Brexit vote

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Talking Points Memo and The Right Scoop

Sen. Jeff Sessions / Breitbart:
Sen. Jeff Sessions On Brexit: 'Now It's America's Turn'

Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg, CNBC, Power LinePower Line, Talking Points Memo, CNN and American Prospect

Jennifer Rankin / Guardian:
EU parliament leader: we want Britain out as soon as possible

Discussion: Business Insider

Ed Caesar / New Yorker: Jo Cox, the Brexit Vote, and the Politics of Murder

Page Six:

Jeff Zucker couldn't wait to spend $500K on Corey Lewandowski — Ivanka Trump isn't the only one who doesn't want Corey Lewandowski around. — Sources told Page Six on Friday that CNN's “facing a near internal revolt” over Jeff Zucker's hiring of Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator …

Discussion: New York Times and The Right Scoop, more at Mediagazer »

Steve Peoples / Associated Press:

Many experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has finally acknowledged that to best compete against Hillary Clinton he needs more than the bare-bones campaign team that led him to primary success. But many of the most experienced Republican …

Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:

‘Citizens of the World’? Nice Thought, But ... I didn't think it would actually happen. — Sitting in an airport with middle-class Britons last week, I heard far more support for leaving the European Union than for staying in. But heading into Thursday's voting, I couldn't quite believe it.

Discussion: Vox

Michael A. Olivas / Los Angeles Times:

Op-Ed The Supreme Court's immigration decision is a tragedy that may be short-lived — A mother attends the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles' press conference with her sons on June 23. The Supreme Court's decision impacts more than 4 million immigrant families in America.

Julia Preston / New York Times:
Low-Priority Immigrants Still Swept Up in Net of Deportation

Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog, Althouse, Right Wing Watch and Daily Wire

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

Donald Trump's Brexit press conference was beyond bizarre — Donald Trump is in the midst of a two-day trip to Scotland, a visit that happened to coincide with Britain voting on Thursday to leave the European Union — an absolutely seismic moment in the history of the E.U. Trump held …

Discussion: Politicus USA, Althouse, RedState and The Atlantic

Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump baffles with bizarre appearance in Scotland

Discussion: NPR, Breitbart, Business Insider, NBC News, Daily Kos, Raw Story, CBS Miami, Vox, Guardian, Talking Points Memo, Political Insider blog, Washington Post, myfox8.com, Washington Monthly and BBC

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

Dems adopt $15 minimum wage in platform draft — Democrats' platform drafting committee took a first step toward giving Bernie Sanders — a major concession, voting to adopt language in support of a $15 minimum wage. — The committee, which will continue drafting the party's guiding document Saturday …

Discussion: Raw Story and Pirate's Cove

Aziz Ansari / New York Times:

Why Trump Makes Me Scared for My Family — “DON'T go anywhere near a mosque,” I told my mother. “Do all your prayer at home. O.K.?” — “We're not going,” she replied. — I am the son of Muslim immigrants. As I sent that text, in the aftermath of the horrible attack in Orlando …

Discussion: Fox News Insider

Chris Kahn / Reuters:

Clinton regains double-digit lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton regained a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. — The June 20-24 poll showed that 46.6 percent …

Discussion: Political Wire, The Moderate Voice, AOL, Hot Air and Talking Points Memo

Kate Kaye / Ad Age:

Trump's First Fundraising Email Had a 60% Spam Rate — Email Tracking Firm Says Rookie Mistakes May Have Resulted in High Rejection, Low Open Rates — $46.8B … The Donald Trump email that helped the campaign generate $3.3 million didn't score well by accepted email measures.

Discussion: Political Wire, Fox News Insider and Politico

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

POLITICO delegate survey: Dump Trump lacks the votes — Republicans looking to dump Donald Trump at next month's convention have passion, energy and a fierce sense that their party will suffer unless Trump is unseated. What they appear to lack, however, are the votes to make it happen.

Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:

Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1 — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to announce the repeal of its ban on transgender service members July 1, a controversial decision that would end nearly a year of internal wrangling among the services on how to allow those troops to serve openly, according to Defense officials.

Discussion: The Week, Fox News, New York Times, Friendly Atheist, Towleroad, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Human Rights Campaign, Washington Blade, LGBTQ Nation and Joe.My.God.

Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon officials: Repeal of ban on transgender service members coming within weeks

Discussion: BizPac Review

WSAZ-TV:

Crews working to install temporary road to assist 500 stranded people at Elkview shopping plaza — ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) — It could be well into Friday night or early Saturday morning before hundreds of stranded people at a shopping plaza in Elkview can go home.

Discussion: NBC News, Associated Press, AOL, Mediaite and Intelligencer/Wheeling …

NBC News:
‘Complete Chaos’: 20 Killed in West Virginia Flooding

Discussion: CNN, The Week, USA Today, The Atlantic, ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice

Ben Guarino / Washington Post:

Fearing ex-boyfriend, woman installs security system only to find him under her bed — The Nashville-area woman and her boyfriend had been dating for two years. It was an unhealthy, rocky affair. While the couple was together, neighbors say they saw police visit the woman's home in Goodlettsville …