Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
3:50 PM ET, August 23, 2021

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Why so many people find Biden an easy target  —  The vehemence with which many politicians and media pundits on the left and right have attacked President Biden should not be surprising.  Given the chaotic and heart-wrenching scenes in Afghanistan, the commander in chief becomes an obvious target …
RELATED:
Sally Lockwood / Sky News:
Afghanistan: Taliban warns there will be ‘consequences’ if Biden delays withdrawal of US troops  —  The Taliban meets Sky News in Doha to discuss what happens next - and issues a stark warning about the withdrawal of troops from the country.  —  Created with Sketch.
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Did the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen?  —  In 2001, when the Taliban were weak and ready to surrender, the U.S. passed on a deal.  Nearly 20 years later, the Taliban hold all the cards.  —  Taliban fighters brandished Kalashnikovs and shook their fists in the air after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Pentagon confirms latest mission to rescue Americans stranded in Kabul  —  The Pentagon on Monday revealed it had performed another rescue mission to transport Americans stranded in Kabul to the Afghan capital's international airport, where the urgent U.S. evacuation effort remains underway.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Hundreds of Afghans arrive at Northern Virginia Community College, greeted by outpouring of support
CNN:
Taliban issue death sentence for brother of Afghan translator who helped US troops, according to letters obtained by CNN
Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Cuomo's dog Captain left at mansion after governor departed  —  ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has been staying with one of his sisters in Westchester County in the final days of his third term, recently has asked staff members at the Executive Mansion if anyone would like to keep his dog …
RELATED:
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Cuomo endorses successor Kathy Hochul in farewell speech on his last day in office
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine  —  Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine.  The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine wins full FDA approval, potentially persuading the hesitant to get a shot  —  The licensing is a landmark event that could have major effects, experts said.  —  Federal regulators Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for military
Discussion: NBC News and The Daily Caller
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sinema: I simply won't back a $3.5T spending bill  —  Kyrsten Sinema still opposes her party's plans for a $3.5 trillion, party-line spending bill.  And she's not up for a negotiation about it.  —  As House Democratic leaders hold back Sinema's own Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Let's take the win.  Let's do infrastructure first.  —  The authors are Democratic members of the House of Representatives from Georgia, Hawaii, California, Texas, Maine, New Jersey and Oregon.  —  Time kills deals.  This is an old business saying and the essence of why we are pushing …
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Wall Street is telling investors to prepare for the two big spending bills Congress is set to pass
Discussion: Associated Press
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Man in Joe Biden's Way
Scott Dworkin / Newsweek:
Stop Blaming Biden for Afghanistan.  He's Cleaning Up Trump's Mess  —  , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEMOCRATIC COALITION  —  The images coming out of Afghanistan have been disturbing.  But let's be clear: The Trump Administration led us straight into this mess.
RELATED:
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Biden is right on Afghanistan
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Team Trump struggles to defend former president's Taliban deal
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Revealed: how California police chased a nonexistent ‘antifa bus’  —  Authorities in rural northern counties spread misinformation and launched aircraft surveillance in response to false rumors about antifa ‘infiltrators’, according to records obtained by the Guardian
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Damning timeline shows Jim Jordan pushed Trump's big lie harder than any other Republican  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) did more than any other Republican lawmaker to push Donald Trump's “big lie” about his election loss, and he was rewarded for his efforts by the twice-impeached one-term president, according to a new analysis.
RELATED:
Justin Hendrix / Just Security:
Timeline: Rep. Jim Jordan, a Systematic Disinformation Campaign, and January 6
Discussion: The Hill and Digby's Hullabaloo
Tess Owen / VICE:
Proud Boys' ‘Summer of Love’ Rally Ended in Blood, Beatings, and Gunfire  —  For years, Portland has been a hotbed for political violence.  Sunday's clashes mark some of the worst yet.  —  TO  —  Gunfire erupted in Portland on Sunday amid what may have been the most chaotic display …
RELATED:
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Herschel Walker registers to vote in Georgia as he weighs Senate run  —  Herschel Walker has apparently moved back to Georgia in what could be a prelude to a run for the U.S. Senate.  —  The former University of Georgia football star registered to vote in Georgia on Aug. 17 after decades of living in Texas, state records show.
Discussion: The Hill
Will Doran / Raleigh News & Observer:
Felon voting rights law unconstitutional, NC court rules  —  Judges have restored voting rights to an estimated 55,000 North Carolinians on parole or probation for a felony, according to a lawyer for the people who challenged the law that has kept them from voting.
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Completes Internal Investigation into the January 6 Officer-Involved Shooting  —  After interviewing multiple witnesses and reviewing all the available evidence, including video and radio calls, the United States Capitol Police has completed the internal investigation into the fatal shooting …
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
N.Y.C. Will Mandate Vaccines for Teachers and School Staff  —  New York City will require every Department of Education employee — including teachers, principals, custodians and all central office staff — to have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27 …
RELATED:
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As Democrats run away from Biden over Afghanistan, one senator gets it right  —  Let's keep two ideas in our heads at the same time.  The first is that President Biden deserves serious scrutiny over the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and congressional hearings should examine it.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 3:50 PM ET, August 23, 2021.

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: 
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Proud Boys leader sentenced to 6 months in jail for burning BLM banner and bringing high-capacity rifle magazines to DC
Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:
A Hospital Finds an Unlikely Group Opposing Vaccination: Its Workers
Discussion: Hackwhackers
Jacob Silverman / New Republic:
The CEO Trying to Build a White, Christian, Secessionist Tech Industry
Discussion: Newsweek and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Corporate America's $50 billion promise
Discussion: Insider
George Packer / The Atlantic:
Escape From Afghanistan  —  For the past 10 days, thousands of private citizens …
USA Today:
No vaccination? Americans back tough rules and mask mandates to protect the common good
Will Carless / USA Today:
Armed protests are picking up, and a new study says they're more likely to turn violent
 Earlier Items: 
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Afghanistan, Again, Becomes a Cradle for Jihadism—and Al Qaeda
Discussion: Washington Post and New Republic
Lucas Kunce / Kansas City Star:
Here are two sentences of truth about the US and Afghanistan | The Kansas City Star
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Save the Military By Starting with a Woke Purge
The New York Times Company:
Zeynep Tufekci Joins The New York Times as an Opinion Columnist
more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Third Pfizer dose significantly lowers risk of infection in seniors, Israeli data shows
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
'I'd Follow Him Through Hell With Gasoline Pants On': Outlaw Platoon's Sean Parnell Surges in PA as Biden Fails in Afghanistan
Peter Fenn / The Hill:
How to prevent Democrats from digging their own grave in 2022
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B
 
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