Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:30 AM ET, August 3, 2023

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Newly Revealed Text Messages Show GOP Officials At Ground Zero Of Election Conspiracy Outlined By Trump Indictment  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump details a sweeping criminal conspiracy to reverse his loss in the 2020 election.
Discussion: Raw Story
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Special counsel asks if Nauta's attorney has too many Mar-a-Lago clients  —  Special counsel Jack Smith has asked Judge Aileen M. Cannon for a hearing to discuss whether the lawyer who represents one of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case has too many conflicts to provide adequate legal advice to his client.
Jonathan Turley / The Daily Beast:
Trump Was Indicted for Being Wrong—Which Is Not a Crime  —  The special counsel's latest indictment of the former president, over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, is an assault on the First Amendment. … In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde wrote “the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Indictment Mystery: Did Someone Spill About the Trump-McCarthy Jan. 6 Call?  —  It's one of the more intriguing mysteries about the new Trump indictment: Why are details about Trump's call with McCarthy on Jan. 6 unsourced?  What could it mean?  —  The 45-page federal indictment …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and Insider
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump's Threat to Democracy Is Now Systemic  —  Each time GOP leaders have had the opportunity to move away from Trump, the party has sped past the off-ramp.  —  The long-awaited federal indictment of Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election may be necessary to contain …
New York Times:
Trump Election Charges Set Up Clash of Lies Versus Free Speech  —  The indictment of former President Donald J. Trump over his efforts to retain power accuses him of conspiracies built on knowing falsehoods.  His supporters say he is protected by the First Amendment.
Politico:
Trump's indictment for Jan. 6 turns Mike Pence into a litmus test
New York Times:
From Right-Hand Man to Critical Witness: Pence at Heart of Trump Prosecution
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Scott Walker says if Trump is culpable, so are Schumer, Sanders
Discussion: SiriusXM
New York Times:
Messages Point to Identity of Co-Conspirator 6 in Trump Indictment
C. Douglas Golden / The Western Journal:
Trump Could Face Death Penalty Over Charge Brought by Jack Smith
National Review:
This Trump Indictment Shouldn't Stand
Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Trump lawyer blasts indictment as attack on free speech
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Rudy Giuliani in Vile New Audio Transcripts: ‘Jewish Men Have Small Cocks’  —  The transcripts were filed on Tuesday by Noelle Dunphy, who is suing the former Trump lawyer for sexual harassment  —  RUDY GIULIANI WAS sued for sexual harassment earlier this year by Noelle Dunphy, a former staffer at his firm.
RELATED:
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
‘Come Here, Big Tits’: Rudy Giuliani's Sex Abuse Accuser Has the Tapes  —  “Your tits belong to me.  Give them to me,” the former mayor told Noelle Dunphy, according to transcripts filed in court by Dunphy's lawyers.  —  Rudy Giuliani was caught on audio tape spewing vulgar comments toward …
Discussion: VICE, Raw Story and New York Daily News
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who Tucker Carlson guest said was a fed is arrested by the FBI  —  Rally Runner, an amateur mascot who runs around St. Louis Cardinals stadium, was charged in connection with the Capitol attack.  —  WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump fan who participated in the Jan. 6 attack …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Ramaswamy: I 'don't believe' the 9/11 Commission report  —  The GOP candidate went on to insist he was expressing doubts about the Saudi government's explanation for the attacks.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy cast doubt on the veracity of the government's explanation of the Sept. 11, 2001 …
Leah Remini / Leah's Substack:
I am suing Scientology and David Miscavige  —  After 17 years of harassment, intimidation, surveillance, and defamation, I am filing a lawsuit against Scientology and David Miscavige.  —  While advocating for victims of Scientology has significantly impacted my life and career …
CNN:
Disney's governing district in Florida slashes all DEI programs  —  In the ongoing battle between Walt Disney World and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Disney's governing district - whose current board was hand-picked by DeSantis and took control of the district in February - abolished all of its diversity …
Muvija M / Reuters:
Protesters drape home of UK PM Sunak in black fabric over oil policy  —  Greenpeace protesters draped the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric on Thursday, stepping up their campaign against his government's policy on drilling for oil.
Discussion: Bloomberg.com, Metro.co.uk and GB News
New York Times:
Trump Dines With Fox News Executives After Learning of Third Indictment  —  The Fox leaders appealed to the former president to participate in the first G.O.P. debate, which is being hosted by the network.  —  Shortly after learning he was being indicted a third time, former President Donald J. Trump …
Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
New IRS paperless system will help reduce deficit significantly over 10 years, Yellen says  — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says IRS efforts, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, will help reduce the federal deficit by $2.6 trillion over the next 10 years.
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Wife Sophie Grégoire Announce Their Separation  —  Trudeau said that he and Grégoire Trudeau, who have been married 18 years, made the decision “after many meaningful and difficult conversations.”  —  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
RELATED:
Aaron Wherry / CBC News:
Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announce separation
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 5:30 AM ET, August 3, 2023.

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: 
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Gay Louisiana doctor says he's leaving the state over its ‘discriminatory’ legislation
Discussion: WDSU-TV
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
Rightwing Dreams of American Reconquista
Maia Pandey / NBC News:
Toxic bacteria detected in several of Zion National Park's waterways
Olivia Rinaldi / CBS News:
Mike Pence seeks to assure donors he will qualify for RNC debates
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
WWE boss Vince McMahon hit with federal grand jury subpoena and search warrant, company reveals
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
U.S. Capitol Police searching Senate office buildings after unconfirmed report of active shooter
Mary Yang / The Guardian:
Robert F Kennedy Jr's campaign bankrolled by Republican mega-donor
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Politico:
‘Everything has fallen off a cliff’: Battleground state GOPs nosedive in Trump era
Discussion: Raw Story
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Obama warns of Trump's political strengths in private talk with Biden
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lars Lofgren:
How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake

Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
As part of a settlement with journalists, the NYPD must stop kettling and expand its definition of “press” to include those without city-issued press passes

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix's most-watched licensed content in H1 2024: CoComelon led in TV series with 124M+ views and The Super Mario Bros. Movie led movies with 80M+ views
 
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