Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:50 PM ET, September 1, 2016

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Baffled Republicans Wonder: Who Was Trump's Immigration Speech For?  —  In the wake of Donald Trump's hardline immigration speech Wednesday night, Republicans throughout the party largely abandoned discussion of a late push to win over Latinos, and seemed instead to focus on a new question …
RELATED:
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump promises ‘quite a bit of softening’ on immigration  —  Just hours after reviving his harsh rhetoric on immigration, Donald Trump on Thursday morning insisted that there is actually “quite a bit of softening” in how he's approaching his signature campaign issue.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump's latest plan would target at least 5 million undocumented immigrants for deportation
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Corey Lewandowski: Trump's Immigration Speech Was For White Men
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:   Clinton campaign raises $143 million in August
Cathleen Decker / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis In immigration speech, Donald Trump spurns softened tone and threatens Republican future
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Leaked Script Shows What Advisers Want Donald Trump to Say at Black Church  —  DETROIT — Donald J. Trump's visit to a black church here on Saturday will be a major moment for a candidate with a history of offending the sensibilities of black Americans.  —  His team is leaving nothing to chance.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Fear, not excitement, driving Clinton and Trump supporters  —  SOURCE USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll of 1,000 likely voters, taken Aug. 24-29.  Margin of error ±3 percentage points.  By Ramon Padilla and George Petras, USA TODAY  —  Not even their own supporters are all that excited about winning.
RELATED:
Susan Page / USA Today:
Good news for the GOP: Most Clinton voters say they'll split their ticket
Discussion: New York Magazine and RedState
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
7 percent of Donald Trump supporters think he's racist
Discussion: Mediaite
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Duplicity of Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump is the internet troll of presidential politics.  When he's securely removed from the objects of his scorn, he's tough as nails; when he's in their presence, he quivers like a bowl of Jell-O.  —  Such is the way of a bully.
RELATED:
Jon Conradi / LifeZette:   Exclusive: Trump Camp Mulls Using Seized Cartel Assets to Pay for Wall
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Donald Trump's successful Mexico meeting
Garrison Keillor / Chicago Tribune:
Column: When this is over, you will have nothing that you want  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at Joni's Roast and Ride at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016.  —  Garrison Keillor
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump enlists veteran operative David Bossie as deputy campaign manager  —  David N. Bossie, the veteran conservative operative who has investigated the Clintons for more than two decades, has been named Donald Trump's deputy campaign manager.  —  The Republican presidential nominee revealed …
Wall Street Journal:
Take the Pledge: No More Indulging Porn  —  Anthony Weiner isn't alone.  We need an honest dialogue on the dangers of pornography.  —  If anyone still had doubts about the addictive dangers of pornography, Anthony Weiner should have put paid to them with his repeated, self-sabotaging sexting.
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Voters Don't Split Tickets Anymore  —  Holding the Senate was always an uphill climb for Republicans this year because they are defending so many more seats than Democrats.  But Donald Trump's polarizing candidacy is converging with long-term shifts in voting patterns to make the hill even steeper.
Discussion: New York Magazine
RELATED:
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Crying Wolf, Then Confronting Trump  —  Conservative commentators and die-hard Republicans often brush off denunciations of Donald Trump as an unprincipled hatemonger by saying: Yeah, yeah, that's what Democrats wail about every Republican they're trying to take down.  Sing me a song I haven't heard so many times before.
Discussion: Hot Air
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump pays IRS a penalty for his foundation violating rules with gift to aid Florida attorney general  —  Donald Trump paid the IRS a $2,500 penalty this year, an official at Trump's company said, after it was revealed that Trump's charitable foundation had violated tax laws by giving …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Mark It Down!  Conservative Activist Ed Martin: August 31 Was the Day Donald Trump Was Elected President (VIDEO)  —  Conservative activist and president of Eagle Forum, Ed Martin, went on The O'Reilly Factor on Thursday to discuss Donald Trump's meeting in Mexico City with President Nieto …
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Bill Clinton aides used tax dollars to subsidize foundation, private email support  —  Bill Clinton's staff used a decades-old federal government program, originally created to keep former presidents out of the poorhouse, to subsidize his family's foundation and an associated business …
Jeremy Fugleberg / Cincinnati.com:
Want to dial for Donald Trump?  First, sign this legal form  —  Online volunteers seeking to help Donald Trump by making phone calls might be signing up for more than they bargained for.  —  To sign up on Trump's website, potential volunteers must agree to a 2,271-word non-disclosure agreement …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
John Breech / CBSSports.com:
LOOK: Colin Kaepernick's practice socks appear to disrespect the police  —  The 49ers QB has been wearing an interesting pair of socks during practice  —  Colin Kaepernick's popularity with police officers has slowly been decreasing ever since Sunday when he revealed that a big reason he's protesting …
Los Angeles Times:
Pasadena neighborhood turns into playground for mama bear and her two cubs  —  It wasn't the hottest day of the summer, but temps were still high enough to lure three bears into a Pasadena swimming pool.  —  Three black bears — two cubs and their mother — ventured into a Pasadena neighborhood …
Discussion: KTLA, The Verge and fox8.com
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: JetBlue puts child on wrong flight, sends him to Boston as horrified mom waits at JFK; ‘I thought he was kidnapped’  —  It was JetBlue's plane stupidity that got a Manhattan boy lost.  —  A 5-year-old returning home alone from a family visit in the Dominican Republic was placed …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: As The Race Tightens, Don't Assume The Electoral College Will Save Clinton  —  Want these election updates emailed to you right when they're published?  Sign up here.  —  The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has tightened.  Clinton, whose lead …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 9:50 PM ET, September 1, 2016.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Young Americas Foundation:
College Students Know Nothing About The Guns They Want Banned [VIDEO]
Discussion: RedState and Red Alert Politics
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Tim Kaine Seems To Deny Existence Of Sanctuary Cities [VIDEO]
Ken Lemon / WSOC-TV:
Lowell police officer accused of impregnating 14-year-old arrested, officials say
Discussion: Raw Story and myfox8.com
Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton camp smashes fundraising record: $143 million in August
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
CDC: More people are using marijuana, but fewer are abusing it
Discussion: The Atlantic and New York Magazine
 Earlier Items: 
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
How Trump charms wealthy donors in private — by seeking their advice
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Matt Burns / TechCrunch:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just exploded at Cape Canaveral
Mike Fernandez / miamiherald:
I'm a Republican, and I'm with Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S., others agreed to ‘secret’ exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal - report
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page