Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
8:00 PM ET, September 2, 2019

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief  —  LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would reconsider its decision to force immigrants facing life-threatening health crises to return to their home countries …
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Miami Herald:
Rick Scott can hang up that Navy cap.  DeSantis is large, in charge and keeping us informed about Hurricane Dorian |  Editorial  —  For eight long, silent years, former Gov. Rick Scott shut the media — and, therefore, Floridians — out of his twice-a-day briefings with emergency managers.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
White House: Trump gets hourly updates on Hurricane Dorian
Discussion: Breitbart
Caitlin O'Kane / CBS News:
Nashville school bans “Harry Potter” series, citing risk of “conjuring evil spirits”  —  A Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee has banned the “Harry Potter” series because a reverend at the school claims the books include both good and evil magic, as well as spells, which …
Reuters:
Special Report: Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’  —  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit …
RELATED:
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:   History will remember how Trump responded to Hong Kong
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Does Joe Biden Want to Be Doing This?  —  On certain days, Biden 2020 can feel more like a dutiful slog than the last march of a happy warrior.  —  “How badly do you want to be president?”  Joseph R. Biden Jr. was asked after a recent speech in Prole, Iowa.
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and The Week
RELATED:
David Catanese / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   “Flip the switch:” Stuck in the polls, Buttigieg plans to beef up campaign staff
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Presidential hopefuls face a stubborn problem: how to bump Biden
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Reuters
News 12 Brooklyn:
NYPD: Pair attacks Jewish man outside Midwood synagogue in 4th anti-Semitic attack this week  —  MIDWOOD -  —  Police say a Jewish man was attacked in Brooklyn Saturday, marking the fourth attack on the Jewish community in the borough this week.  —  It happened outside the synagogue …
Washington Post:
Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump's alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations  —  House Democrats plan to make President Trump's alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silence two women who claimed they had affairs with him a major investigative focus this fall …
Discussion: Raw Story and electionlawblog.org
Phil Quin / Stuff.co.nz:
Why's it so hard for us to say out loud that Trump has lost his mind?  —  OPINION: Why is it so hard for us to say out loud the blazingly obvious about the president of the United States: that he has utterly lost his mind.  If Donald Trump were appointed the principal of your local secondary school tomorrow …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Tony Blair: BoJo's Laying A Trap, And Corbyn's The Bait  —  “We want a general election,” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn declared today, in order to “do everything we can in the coming weeks to prevent a no deal [Brexit].”  His more wily predecessor warned in response that Corbyn's walking into “an elephant trap.”
Discussion: Vanity Fair
RELATED:
Alex Morales / Bloomberg:
Here's How Parliament Is Plotting to Stop a No-Deal Brexit
Discussion: Financial Times
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Mike Pompeo is chided for traveling to a diplomatic meeting without the press  —  New York (CNN Business)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed the United States on Monday for a short trip abroad without taking any members of the press, a move that drew a reproof from an organization …
Discussion: Mediaite
The Harvard Crimson:
Freshman Previously Denied Entry to the United States Arrives at Harvard  —  Harvard freshman Ismail B. Ajjawi '23, who United States border officials turned away ten days ago, arrived on campus Monday in time for the start of classes Tuesday.  —  Ajjawi's family issued a statement Monday through …
New York Times:
North Korea Missile Tests, ‘Very Standard’ to Trump, Show Signs of Advancing Arsenal  —  As North Korea fired off a series of missiles in recent months — at least 18 since May — President Trump has repeatedly dismissed their importance as short-range and “very standard” tests.
Ivan Rogers / Coffee House:
the realities of a no-deal Brexit  —  As so often in the last three years, much of our political debate is ducking the central strategic questions and is obsessing, in increasingly hysterical fashion on all sides, about tactical ones.  —  We face the most explosive political week for years, perhaps decades.
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else's messages  —  A graphic image sent by another person was grounds to deny a visa holder entry to the United States.  —  It has been one week since U.S. border officials denied entry to a 17-year-old Harvard freshman just days before classes were set to begin.
Discussion: Splinter
Ashton Pittman / Deep South Voice:
No ‘Mixed’ or ‘Gay’ Couples, Mississippi Wedding Venue Owner Says on Video  —  LaKambria Welch claims her brother and his fiancée had been in contact with the owner of Boone's Camp Event Hall making wedding arrangements for about a week when, suddenly, the owner of the Booneville …
Cassidy Grom / New Jersey Online:
Explosives found near Labor Day parade route in N.J. town.  One man in custody.  —  UPDATE: Explosive devices cancel Labor Day parade.  Suspect's brother says they're just fireworks.  —  A Middlesex County man is in police custody after several pipe bomb-like devices were found near …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Texas Republicans just don't get it  —  Another mass shooting in Texas.  Once more, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is, oh, so concerned and sad, as new laws go into effect weakening gun regulation.  ("I am heartbroken by the crying of the people of the state of Texas.
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
London mayor mocks Trump for dealing with hurricane ‘out on the golf course’  —  London Mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his rivalry with Donald Trump, mocking the U.S. president for “dealing with a hurricane out on the golf course” over the weekend.  —  Khan's comments came after Trump pulled …
Discussion: Slate, Raw Story and Washington Press
BBC:
Ku Klux Klan donation account suspended by PayPal  —  PayPal suspended an account used to raise funds by one of the US's largest white supremacist groups six days after it was first flagged by an anti-bigotry campaigner.  —  The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan had promoted the account via a donation page on its website.
Discussion: The Root
Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
Mark Di Stefano  —  With the country lurching from one political and constitutional crisis to another, you'll be happy to know that the start of Downing Street's daily media briefing on Monday, was dominated by one thing: Boris Johnson's new dog!  —  The Jack Russell rescue pup has been the centre …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Caleb Parke / Fox News:
Kansas University faculty wants Chick-fil-A banned from campus for fears of ‘safety,’ ‘mental well being’  —  A few Kansas University faculty members are not fans of allowing Chick-fil-A to be served on campus because they believe the chain violates “safety and inclusion”.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 8:00 PM ET, September 2, 2019.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 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: 
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Pence critical of Russia — days after Trump advocates inclusion at next G-7 summit
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Time for Europe to Do More to Help Ukraine, U.S's Pence Says
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Maan Macapagal / ABS-CBN News:
Owner of site linked to US mass shootings says hate posts never tolerated
James Downie / Washington Post:
Rick Scott's cowardice on guns
Discussion: Balloon Juice, NBC News and CNN
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed News:
Beto O'Rourke's Presidential Campaign Suddenly Has A Purpose
Discussion: twitchy.com
Politico:
Why Trump may protect 1 group of immigrants
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
GOP Judiciary member predicts Horowitz FISA report will lead to indictments
Discussion: Power Line
 Earlier Items: 
NBER:
The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Trump Spends Labor Day Morning Attacking ‘LameStream Media’: ‘Beyond Fake, They Are Corrupt’
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and PJ Media Home
Washington Post:
The Park Police chief is being promoted — after stonewalling on Bijan Ghaisar
Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
$1,000 a month, no strings attached
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Unions shrink fast in swing states
Discussion: New York Post and Breitbart
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
From Icon to Just a Con  —  Most of us who came of age …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

 
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