Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
12:25 PM ET, October 3, 2021

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Julia Cherner / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders says $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill likely to be lowered  —  The Vermont senator appeared on ABC's “This Week” Sunday.  —  In order for the bipartisan infrastructure bill and larger social spending package to pass, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday the $3.5 trillion budget resolution price tag will likely be lowered.
RELATED:
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Top GOP senator: ‘Far-left Democrats are driving the bus and Joe Biden is just along for the ride’  —  Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) lambasted President Biden on Sunday for his inability to broker a compromise between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party to pass …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
National Journal:
Sinema's savvy bolsters her political standing back home  —  Not only is she building a bipartisan coalition in a tough state for Democrats, she's insulating other vulnerable Democrats from scrutiny.  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has angered progressive Democrats for blanching at the $3.5 trillion price tag …
David Cohen / Politico:
Sanders sees battle for America's soul playing out in Congress
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Amy Julia Harris / New York Times:
Housing Boss Earns $1 Million to Run Shelters Despite a Troubled Past  —  Some executives at nonprofit groups that operate New York City homeless shelters are benefiting from the plight of the people they serve.  —  Soon after Jack A. Brown III quit his job at a private prison company, his former employer accused him of fraud.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Married Trump donor tells police she feared for her safety when Corey Lewandowski told her ‘he stabbed a man in the back of the head and killed him’ as her husband slams the political operative's ‘violent and harassing’ behavior  — Super PAC donor Trashelle Odom has made a statement …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Quint Forgey / Politico:
'That's not going to happen': Jayapal rejects Manchin's $1.5T price tag for Biden's spending plan  —  Rep. Pramila Jayapal expressed openness Sunday to a White House-backed climate and social spending plan that cost less than $3.5 trillion, but she firmly rejected Sen. Joe Manchin's suggested …
Andrew Yang / Politico:
When I Ran for President, It Messed With My Head  —  It's your birthday.  Imagine going into a room and finding dozens of people have gathered together to see you.  They toast your arrival.  There is much excitement.  They ask you to give a speech.  You are very flattered.
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Whistle-Blower to Accuse Facebook of Contributing to Jan. 6 Riot, Memo Says  —  In an internal memo, Facebook defended itself and said that social media was not a primary cause of polarization.  — Read in app  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, which has been under fire …
Cheyenne Roundtree / The Daily Beast:
Comedian Russell Brand Has Become a Powerful Voice for Anti-Vaxxers  —  DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE  —  The comedian seems to have found a loyal fan base in conservatives and anti-vaxxers who have flocked to his YouTube and Facebook accounts for his rambling vaccine-skeptic views.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Liz Alderman / New York Times:
As Bikers Throng the Streets, 'It's Like Paris Is in Anarchy'  —  An ecologically minded experiment to make Paris a cycling capital of Europe has led to a million people now pedaling daily — and to rising tensions with pedestrians.  — Read in app
Washington Post:
Haitian migrants thought Biden would welcome them.  Now deported to Haiti, they have one mission: Leave again.  —  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — As Haitians living in Brazil, Fegenson Elie and his family were struggling when he received a phone call from his sister-in-law.
Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Democrat Tammy Duckworth hasn't paid property tax on her Illinois home since 2015, report says  —  The U.S. senator takes advantage of a county tax break for disabled veterans that applies regardless of income, a report says  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 2
Scott Patterson / Wall Street Journal:
The Colorado River Is in Crisis.  The Walton Family Is Pushing a Solution.  —  Walmart heirs have spent heavily to promote their view that water markets are the best way to deal with a dwindling supply  —  The first-ever official shortage on the Colorado River has intensified a debate …
Ben Werschkul / Yahoo Finance:
Trump on a 2024 GOP primary vs. Ron DeSantis: 'I'd beat him like I would beat everyone else'  —  Donald J. Trump joined Yahoo Finance for a wide ranging conversation covering topics such as the U.S. economy, COVID-19 vaccines, cryptocurrencies, and his thinking on a third run for the presidency in 2024.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 12:25 PM ET, October 3, 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: 
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
In tight governor's race, Virginia GOP targeting critical race theory to draw votes
Discussion: Fox News
Hyonhee Shin / Reuters:
North Korea accuses U.N. of double standards over missile tests, warns of consequences
Discussion: WTOP and One America News Network
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Biden's Red Queen justice: How he destroyed both the investigation and the reputation of border agents
Discussion: Power Line
Lisa Kim / Forbes:
Louisiana Hospital Chain Hikes Insurance Premiums For Employees With Unvaccinated Spouses
Discussion: Twitchy
Associated Press:
American, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue will require their employees to be vaccinated
Discussion: Fox Business
Sen. Tom Cotton / Breitbart:
Exclusive—Sen. Tom Cotton: Democrats' Criminal-Leniency Policies Sparked an Undeniable Crime Wave
Discussion: American Greatness
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Examiner:
Don't let California persecute gun owners
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The nihilism of Neil Gorsuch
 

 
From Techmeme:

Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Nvidia says the RTX 5090 has 92B transistors, 32GB of GDDR7 VRAM, 4,000 AI TOPS, and DLSS 4, which can use AI to generate up to three frames per rendered frame

Michael Acton / Financial Times:
Jensen Huang predicts robotics could become “the largest technology industry the world has ever seen”; Nvidia: the humanoids market will reach $38B in 20 years

Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2B in a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners that would value it at $60B

 
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