Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:35 PM ET, August 26, 2021

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Kabul Airport Explosion Hits Crowd Amid Afghan Evacuations  —  At least three U.S. troops injured in blast that follows warnings from Western governments of possible attack  —  An explosion ripped through a crowd of Afghans trying to enter Kabul airport, where the U.S. military is attempting …
RELATED:
Politico:
U.S. officials provided Taliban with names of Americans, Afghan allies to evacuate  —  U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city's airport …
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Let's Not Pretend That the Way We Withdrew From Afghanistan Was the Problem  —  In 2005, my colleagues at The American Prospect, Sam Rosenfeld and Matt Yglesias, wrote an essay I think about often.  It was called “The Incompetence Dodge,” and it argued that American policymakers …
New York Times:
Live Afghanistan Updates: Some Evacuations Halt After Alerts Over Kabul Airport  —  Some European nations have halted evacuations from Kabul after the U.S., British and Australian governments warned their citizens to stay away from the airport.  Australian officials described “an ongoing and very high threat of terrorist attack.”
Politico:
Twelve U.S. troops killed in ISIS attacks on Kabul airport  —  A dozen U.S. troops were killed and 15 were injured on Thursday when ISIS militants set off two bombs outside Kabul's main airport, the Pentagon said, where thousands of people have been gathering in recent days amid a massive evacuation effort by the U.S. and NATO allies.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Mike Pompeo takes his own arrows over the Afghanistan collapse  —  While the chaotic drawdown of the war in Afghanistan has taken a toll on President Joe Biden's standing back home, it's also complicated political matters for one prominent Republican with eyes seemingly on the White House.
Jane Perlez / New York Times:
The Real Winner of the Afghan War?  It's Not Who You Think.  —  Pakistan, nominally a U.S. partner in the war, was the Afghan Taliban's main patron, and sees the Taliban's victory as its own.  But now what does it do with its prize?  —  Just days after the Taliban took Kabul …
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden braces for fallout as his dire warnings of a Kabul terror attack come true  —  Washington (CNN)Terrorist explosions outside Kabul's international airport on Thursday that killed multiple US service members came after days of public and private warnings from President Joe Biden …
Discussion: BizPac Review and Washington Times
BNO News:
At least 60 killed in bombings near Kabul Airport  —  UPDATE: ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks.  Details soon.  —  Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up near one of the gates at Kabul International Airport, killing at least 60 people and injuring more than 150 others, officials say.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:   Ezra Klein Tries to Wonk-Absolve Joe Biden of Responsibility for Afghanistan
Jack Beyrer / Washington Free Beacon:
Deadliest Day for Troops in Afghanistan Since 2011
Buck Sexton Show:
Suicide Bombing Outside Kabul Airport : 12 US Troops Killed
Discussion: Townhall and WKRN-TV
Charles Lipson / The Spectator World:
The cost of the terrible tragedy at Kabul airport
Discussion: Financial Times
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump and Allies Over Election Lies and Jan. 6  —  The suit, which took a broad view of the riot's origins, was the latest effort to hold former President Donald J. Trump accountable for the Capitol attack.  —  A group of seven Capitol Police officers filed …
RELATED:
Newsweek:
Exclusive: Police Lieutenant Who Killed January 6 Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbitt Finally Identified  —  For more than seven months, the U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt, an unarmed protester climbing through a broken window in a hallway of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, has remained anonymous.
Discussion: Breitbart, UPI and The Gateway Pundit
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Seven Capitol Police officers sue Trump over Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: New York Times
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
As Florida faces record covid-19 deaths, DeSantis says Biden should follow his lead  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said President Biden has failed to “end covid” and should follow his state's lead, even as Florida experiences record-breaking cases, deaths and hospitalizations.
Discussion: WKMG, Raw Story and Daily Kos
RELATED:
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Let's see if we have the GOP's 2022 message straight
Discussion: Raw Story and Twitchy
Dan Levin / New York Times:
In Florida, the pandemic is worse now than it has ever been before.
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov:
Americans who think the withdrawal from Afghanistan went poorly blame Biden  —  International Politics & current affairs  —  As Americans continue to watch the evacuation and the distressing images from Afghanistan, they decry the poor execution of the withdrawal.
RELATED:
Cole Carnick / Washington Free Beacon:
Lawmakers Press Biden To Rescue Journalists Stranded in Afghanistan
Matt Cohen / Mother Jones:
Armed Picnics and Snipers at Family Dollar: Life in a Town With a Government-Approved Militia  —  On a dry, bright afternoon in late June, members of the Bedford Militia lined up on a grassy lot on the property of Bryan Buchanan Auto Auction, right off the county highway in Montvale, Virginia.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The dark future of far-right Trumpist politics is coming into view  —  The anti-immigrant politics of a certain swath of Republican politicians and Donald Trump loyalists have taken a particularly virulent and ugly turn of late — and if you look closely, you can catch a glimpse of the future direction …
Edward Snowden / Continuing Ed:
The All-Seeing “i”: Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy  —  “Under His Eye,” she says.  The right farewell.  “Under His Eye,” I reply, and she gives a little nod.  —  By now you've probably heard that Apple plans to push a new and uniquely intrusive surveillance system …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Vaccine conspiracy theorists become even more desperate after full FDA authorization  —  The claim is that the FDA somehow didn't really fully authorize the Pfizer vaccine.  It's built on nonsense, experts say.  —  For many months, vaccine skeptics and critics of vaccination mandates …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why the Media is Worse for Biden Than Trump  —  Over the last week, the media has hammered Joe Biden with relentlessly critical coverage of his pullout from Afghanistan, resulting in noticeable drops in his approval ratings.  Put aside for a moment whether this reflects failures by Biden or biases by the media.
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
‘Afghan terror’ at US-Mexico border  —  Joe Biden's Afghanistan debacle shows us how much damage one president can do.  But why would it stop there?  —  The lack of contrition from the president or anyone in his administration leads to the alarming conclusion that they haven't learned a thing.
Business Wire:
Axel Springer to Acquire POLITICO  —  Delivers on Axel Springer's growth strategy / Continuing its strategic expansion in the U.S. media market  —  BERLIN & WASHINGTON—(BUSINESS WIRE)—The publishing group Axel Springer signed an agreement to acquire POLITICO, including the remaining 50 percent share …
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Reince Priebus says subpoenas will be issued soon in Wisconsin review of election that will cost $680,000 or more  —  MADISON - Wisconsin lawmakers will spend hundreds of thousands to review the presidential election and will soon issue subpoenas as part of their effort, according to Reince Priebus …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
The New Chief Chaplain at Harvard?  An Atheist.  —  The elevation of Greg Epstein, author of “Good Without God,” reflects a broader trend of young people who increasingly identify as spiritual but religiously nonaffiliated.  —  The Puritan colonists who settled in New England in the 1630s …
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
South Dakota AG pleads no contest to 2 counts in fatal crash  —  FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday pleaded no contest plea to two misdemeanor traffic charges for a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway.
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
As We Mourn Today  —  As we mourn the losses of American servicemembers today in Kabul, please keep this in mind: They would not be dead if Joe Biden had not chosen to pull American forces out of Afghanistan.  —  The number of deaths today in Afghanistan is greater than the entire number of Americans who died there in 2020.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN:
You do not have the ‘constitutional right’ to refuse the Covid-19 vaccine  —  Marci Hamilton is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and CEO of CHILD USA, a nonprofit think tank working to end child abuse and neglect in the US.  Dr. Paul Offit is director of the Vaccine Education Center …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 4:35 PM ET, August 26, 2021.

View the current page or another snapshot:


Page version:
 
 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: 
CNN:
Controversial Missouri gun rights law has taken a toll on fighting crime
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
New additions to Tom Barrack's legal team signal former Trump adviser will fight DOJ's charges
Discussion: Raw Story
Abe Aboraya / 90.7 WMFE:
Survey: 68 Florida Hospitals Have Less Than 48 Hours Worth Of Oxygen
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
The Shame of the Never Trumpers
Kate McGee / The Texas Tribune:
UT-Austin working with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, conservative donors to create “limited government” think tank
The Bulwark:
How to Help Afghan Refugees
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 on ventilator, stable
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
The Intercept:
No Labels Offered Conservative Democrats Hundreds of Thousands to Spurn Nancy Pelosi Fundraiser
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Kimberly Ross / Washington Examiner:
The unvaccinated deserve medical care too
Alan Cole / Full Stack Economics:
The Mountain Lions: these nine cities boomed in the COVID era
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Maggie Haberman and the never-ending Trump story
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
The Real Story Behind the $25,000 Trump Donation to Pam Bondi
 

 
From Techmeme:

Meta:
Meta launches Llama 4 Maverick with 400B parameters and Scout with 109B parameters and a 10M context window, and previews Behemoth with 2T total parameters

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
In backing Trump, effective accelerationists like Musk and Andreessen got a “Decel-in-Chief”, who instigated a brain drain and tariffs that hurt tech companies

Joseph Bambridge / Politico:
OpenAI and Google reject the UK's proposal to allow training AI on copyrighted work without permission unless rights holders opt out to “reserve their rights”
 
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