Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:25 AM ET, October 4, 2024

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
CNN:
Striking port workers to return to work Friday as negotiators reach an agreement on wages  —  New York CNN —  Striking members of the International Longshoremen's Association will be back to work at the ports on Friday, the union announced Thursday evening, as the union …
RELATED:
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden declares ‘collective bargaining works’ after deal struck  —  President Biden on Thursday hailed the agreement made between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) to end the port strike, arguing that collective bargaining works and is essential to the economy.
Reuters:
Ship queue grows at US ports as dockworker strike enters third day  —  U.S. dock workers and port operators have reached a tentative deal that will immediately end a crippling three-day strike that has shut down shipping on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast, the two sides said in a statement on Thursday.
Politico:
Port strike deal ends no-win dilemma for Democrats  —  Quiet — and, finally, public — pressure from President Joe Biden and his team helped seal the agreement, people familiar with White House thinking said.  —  A dockworkers strike that threatened the U.S. supply chain weeks before an election …
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme  —  A judge excoriated a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.
RELATED:
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump election conspiracist Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years in prison by Colorado judge
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Former County Clerk Gets 9 Years in Prison for Tampering With Voting Machines
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump's True Crowd Size Exposed in Embarrassing Video  —  Donald Trump was an hour and a half late to his rally in Saginaw, Michigan, on Thursday, but even the extra time couldn't muster more people to line the stadium.  —  “Who else fills big places like this at three in the afternoon?”
RELATED:
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Bruce Springsteen Endorses Kamala Harris for President  —  The rock star has long aligned himself with Democrats and been critical of former President Donald J. Trump.  —  Bruce Springsteen, the rock star and longtime critic of former President Donald J. Trump, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump campaign hands out signs with white supremacist slogan at rally
Discussion: New Republic
RELATED:
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
5 key details in special counsel Jack Smith's Trump election case filing
Yamiche Alcindor / NBC News:
Harris' campaign launches new ad aimed at persuadable Republicans
ProPublica:
Top Execs Exit Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO's Mismanagement and Retaliation  —  Several people involved with the former president's company, operator of Truth Social, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board.
Discussion: Fortune and CNBC, more at Mediagazer »
Annie Nova / CNBC:
Missouri judge blocks Biden student loan forgiveness that was cleared to proceed … The Biden administration's sweeping student loan forgiveness plan was temporarily blocked again Thursday by a Missouri judge, just one day after a federal judge in Georgia said he would let a restraining order against the relief expire.
RELATED:
Annie Nova / CNBC:
Biden administration can move forward with student loan forgiveness, federal judge rules
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Photos Show New York Congressman in Blackface as Michael Jackson  —  Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican locked in a tight race for re-election, dressed as the pop star for Halloween as a college student in 2006.  —  Representative Mike Lawler of New York wore blackface as part …
E&E News by POLITICO:
Helene isn't the first time Trump inserted politics into a natural disaster … In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump has blasted the Biden administration for its handling of the disaster — going so far as to accuse Democratic leaders of ignoring the needs of Republican storm victims.
RELATED:
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Refused to Approve Wildfire Aid Until He Learned Affected Areas Were MAGA: Report
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and The Hill
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Democratic fears emerge on Wisconsin Senate race … - Baldwin leads by just two points in internal Democratic polling, a source familiar with the campaign told Axios. … - Democrats are on pace to be outspent by Republicans in the state every week until Election Day, with an infusion of around $20 million from GOP sources.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump tops Harris by 2 points in Florida: Survey  —  Former President Trump is leading Vice President Harris in Florida by 2 points, according to a new survey.  —  In the poll, released Thursday by Napolitan News Service, Trump received 50 percent support to Harris's 48 percent among likely voters in the Sunshine State.
RELATED:
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Scott leads Democratic challenger in Florida Senate race: Poll
Associated Press:
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating  —  Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing.
RELATED:
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Feds say there's no money left to respond to hurricanes — after FEMA spent $1.4B on migrants  —  WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas set off outrage Wednesday when he told reporters that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “does not have the funds” …
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season
New York Times:
How Trump Could Punish His Enemies  —  We look at why legal experts are concerned.  —  Donald Trump says Kamala Harris should be prosecuted for the Biden administration's border policies.  He wants President Biden to be prosecuted for corruption, Nancy Pelosi for her husband's stock trades …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Could Trump Really Use the Justice Department to Lock Up His Enemies?
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
DeSantis again skips meeting with Biden after hurricane hits state  —  Sen. Rick Scott, who is up for reelection in November, toured recovery efforts with Biden instead.  —  MIAMI — President Joe Biden touched down on Thursday in Florida's state capital, less than a week …
Discussion: WFLA-TV and Florida Politics
NewsNation:
Trump on Springfield Haitian migrants: ‘They have to be removed’  — Immigrants living there under temporary protected status  — Trump has made false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets … HOUSTON (NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump exclusively told NewsNation …
RELATED:
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Whom does Trump plan to deport? Whomever Trump wants to deport.
Discussion: HuffPost and Axios
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 4:25 AM ET, October 4, 2024.

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: 
Richard A. Webster / ProPublica:
A Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses.
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Firefighters union declines to issue presidential endorsement
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Stop being stupid!’ Ex-GOP official rips anyone considering a vote for ‘idiot’ Trump
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Yazidi girl Fawzia Amin Sido, taken as ISIS slave at age 11 — and then held by Hamas for 10 years — is rescued by Israeli troops in Gaza
Caleb Miller / The Daily Beast:
I Know What His Mamaw Would Tell JD Vance About Hillbilly Values
Discussion: The Intercept
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Rise of the Right-Wing Tattletale
NBC News:
Hurricane Helene live updates: More than 200 dead as hope fades in search for survivors
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Revealed: ports-strike CEO's crude attacks on Biden and Democrats
CNN:
CNN requested an interview with Melania Trump. Her book publisher asked for $250,000 in exchange
emptywheel:
John Roberts' Sordid Legacy: 14 Pages of Mean Tweets
Discussion: The Mahablog
 

 
From Techmeme:

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP
 
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