Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
8:40 AM ET, October 12, 2020

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Associated Press:
Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is running out of time to recover from a series of self-inflicted setbacks that have rattled his base of support and triggered alarm among Republicans who fear the White House is on the verge of being lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
RELATED:
Scott Lemieux / NBC News:
Republicans aren't being honest about why Amy Coney Barrett has their support.  They can't be.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly suggested that the Senate will forgo passing an economic stimulus package in order to focus on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Majority says wait on the SCOTUS seat; 6 in 10 favor upholding Roe: POLL  —  Americans say they prefer to wait to fill the vacancy until next year, 52%-44%.  —  How does the Supreme Court justice nomination process work?  —  Once a justice dies, retires or resigns, the sitting president …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
Adam J. Levitin / American Prospect:   Supersize the Supreme Court to Save It
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans face the prospect of more House losses
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump takes his Covid misinformation machine back on the road
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Barrett Supreme Court hearing expected to focus on health care, with the pandemic looming over the proceeding
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:   Kamala Harris Refuses To Personally Attend Lindsey Graham's COVID Infected SCOTUS Hearing
RELATED:
Jacob Jarvis / Newsweek:
California GOP Accused of Setting Up Fake Official Ballot Drop-Off Boxes Across State
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:   California GOP installed unofficial ballot drop-off boxes. State officials say they're illegal.
CBS Los Angeles:   Unofficial Ballot Drop Box Appears In Front Of Baptist Church In Castaic
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Fauci says he was taken out of context in new Trump campaign ad touting coronavirus response  —  (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci did not consent to being featured in a new advertisement from the Trump campaign touting President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
RELATED:
The Daily Beast:
Trump Fans Will Never Wear Masks, Horrified COVID Task Force Admits
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Ben Smith / New York Times:
An Arrest in Canada Casts a Shadow on a New York Times Star, and The Times  —  A top editor is now reviewing Rukmini Callimachi's reporting on terrorism, which turned distant conflicts into accessible stories but drew criticism from colleagues.  —  Derek Henry Flood wasn't looking for work in March of 2018 …
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Gamble  —  Long before COVID-19 or the economic collapse that followed in its wake, President Trump gambled his re-election prospects on the assumption that his base would be enough to ensure his re-election.  Since the first days of his presidency, Trump rewarded those who already liked …
Discussion: Althouse, Fox News and CNN
New York Times:
The Billionaire Who Stood by Jeffrey Epstein  —  Leon Black, whose $9 billion fortune could buy the best counsel in the world, paid at least $50 million to Mr. Epstein for advice and services after most others had deserted him.  —  The billionaire financier Leon Black …
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
‘I Feel Like I Have Dementia’: Brain Fog Plagues Covid Survivors  —  The condition is affecting thousands of patients, impeding their ability to work and function in daily life.  —  After contracting the coronavirus in March, Michael Reagan lost all memory of his 12-day vacation in Paris …
Kevin Vaughan / KUSA-TV:
Suspect in Denver shooting near dueling rallies wasn't licensed as a security guard, officials say  —  Matthew Dolloff was being held Sunday without bail on suspicion of first-degree murder following the shooting that left one man dead.  —  DENVER — Records show the man being held …
Discussion: Redstate, Denver Post, Fox News and KVIA-TV
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The New York Times Guild Once Again Demands Censorship Of Colleagues … The New York Times Guild, the union of employees of the Paper of Record, tweeted a condemnation on Sunday of one of their own colleagues, op-ed columnist Bret Stephens.  Their denunciation was marred by humiliating typos …
Discussion: Power Line, Twitchy and Instapundit
Politico:
How Biden could end 2020 on election night — and why Trump's path is unlikely  —  President Donald Trump has demanded to know the results of the 2020 election on election night, even though some states warn that it will take days to count their votes.  But if there is a winner declared on Nov. 3 …
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
RELATED:
Alex Turner-Cohen / news.com.au:
Coronavirus: WHO backflips on virus stance by condemning lockdowns  —  Lockdowns have been used to control the coronavirus around the world.  Now a WHO official has questioned the success of them.  — Video  — Image  —  WHO's huge lockdown backflip (VIDEO: The Spectator)
Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
Trump taps U.S. Marine Band for White House event and raises questions about employing the military for political purposes  —  When President Trump, recovering from the novel coronavirus, welcomed hundreds of people on Saturday to what resembled a campaign rally on the White House grounds …
Axios:
Buzz grows around Cuomo as Biden's attorney general pick  —  Democrats are so convinced that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be considered for Joe Biden's attorney general that aides at the National Governors Association, which Cuomo chairs, are looking into contingencies for replacing him …
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Trump team tries to keep debate fight going but others move on  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's reelection campaign on Sunday revived its push for an in-person presidential debate even though it seems the Joe Biden campaign — and the debate commission — have moved on.
Discussion: Washington Times, The Hill and KVIA-TV
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
The Lincoln Project: Career Republicans call on Americans to vote out President Trump  —  A group of longtime Republican strategists who have worked with the likes of John McCain and George W. Bush have launched a scorching campaign against the president.  Lesley Stahl reports.
Ryan Boldrey / MLive.com:
Calls intensify for resignation of Michigan sheriff who shared stage with militia  —  BARRY COUNTY, MI — Calls for the resignation of a Michigan sheriff who recently shared a stage with members of the Michigan Liberty Militia are growing louder.  —  Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf …
Michael Flynn, Jr / UncoverDC:
If My Family Can, So Can Yours  —  “I've done lots of work on this topic, so it bothers me.  But Rich Lowry has it right: POTUS has to accept that people have already made up their minds about Russiagate, and most just don't care about it like POTUS does ...”  —October 10, 2020 tweet by Andy McCarthy
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 8:40 AM ET, October 12, 2020.

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: 
Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
Locked in Tight Race, GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan Caught in Environmental Scandal
Discussion: Daily Kos and Anchorage Daily News
Politico:
‘Green tsunami’: Inside Senate Republicans' financial freak-out
Discussion: Political Wire and Bloomberg
Chris Brennan / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump is making the 2020 election a recipe for chaos. How Philly is preparing.
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
Why Facebook Can't Fix Itself
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans' Readiness to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Falls to 50%
Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
Florida Sees Signals of a Climate-Driven Housing Crisis
Craig Gilbert / USA Today:
These 6 swing states are pivotal in the White House race. But what are the keys to winning each state?
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Cuomo's, de Blasio's school shutdowns are breaking parents like me
 Earlier Items: 
Christopher Scalia / Wall Street Journal:
Get Ready for a Flood of Falsehoods About Originalism
Axios:
Obama praises sports stars who “take a stand” for racial justice
Michael Rosenwald / Washington Post:
Suffering from smallpox after Gettysburg, Lincoln may have infected his valet
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump promised to bring China to heel. He didn't and the result is a pitched conflict between the world's two major powers.
Chao Xiong / Star Tribune:
South Dakota town lashes back at George Floyd, his uncle after Confederate flag fight
Discussion: Power Line
Washington Post:
As Trump stumbles, voters finalize their choices, and Biden's lead grows
Axios:
Scoop: Trump wants to hit campaign trail every day through election
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
New York Times:
For Trump, Defying Mideast Truisms Produced Breakthroughs and Backfires