Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:50 PM ET, October 25, 2024

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
William Lewis / Washington Post:
On political endorsement  —  A note from the publisher:  —  William Lewis is publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post.  —  The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election.  Nor in any future presidential election.
RELATED:
Max Tani / Semafor:
Editor resigns, subscribers cancel as Washington Post non-endorsement prompts crisis at Bezos paper  —  The Scoop  —  The Washington Post's leadership recently sought meetings with the Democratic and Republican nominees for president, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, people familiar with the requests said.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Washingon Post’ won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s  —  Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris remains neck and neck, The Washington Post editorial page has decided not to make a presidential endorsement …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports … The Washington Post said Friday that it will not endorse a candidate in the presidential election for the first time since 1976.  —  The newspaper also on Friday ran an article by two staff reporters saying …
Washington Post:
The Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for president  —  Publisher William Lewis explained the decision as a return to the newspaper's roots.  —  The Washington Post's editorial board announced Friday that it will not make an endorsement in this year's presidential contest …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Washington Post’ won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s  —  Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is neck and neck, The Washington Post has decided not to make a presidential endorsement for the first time in 36 years …
Washington Post:
Post columnists respond  —  The newspaper's refusal to endorse a presidential candidate is a mistake.  —  By 11 Post Opinions columnists  —  The Washington Post's decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential campaign is a terrible mistake.  It represents an abandonment …
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
LA Times Planned ‘Case Against Trump’ Series Alongside Kamala Harris Endorsement Before Owner Quashed It |  Exclusive  —  Patrick Soon-Shiong's interference with the paper's editorial freedom has sparked a crisis that includes canceled subscriptions and several high profile resignations
more at Mediagazer »
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Guardrails Are Already Crumpling  —  Editor's note: The Bulwark is supported not by a billionaire, but by the members who gather here every day to read, talk to, and learn from each other.  We believe that this is how you save democracy.  With the little platoons of a community.
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Reich:
Cowardice and intimidation at The Washington Post and L.A. Times  —  I apologize for bothering you again today, but this is important.  Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, announced today that the paper would not endorse a presidential candidate this year.  —  Why not?
Discussion: Washington Times
Benjamin Wittes / The Bulwark:
The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump  —  Editor's note: The Bulwark is supported not by a billionaire, but by the members who gather here every day to read, talk to, and learn from each other.  We believe that this is how you save democracy.  With the little platoons of a community.
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:   Playing It Safe Is Risking Democracy: Media's Silent Endorsement of Authoritarianism
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Washington Post reels from Bezos decision to not endorse
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Washington Post opinion editor approved a Harris endorsement. A week later, Jeff Bezos killed it.
Dan Froomkin / Salon:
Billionaires have broken media: Washington Post's non-endorsement is a sickening moral collapse
Discussion: Mediaite and Spectrum News 1
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:   Houston Chronicle endorses Harris ahead of rally as Post demurs
Associated Press:
Two more LA Times editorial board members resign after the paper withholds a Harris endorsement
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
13 former Trump administration officials sign open letter backing up John Kelly's criticism of Trump  —  Kelly told the New York Times that Trump meets the definition of a fascist and also said he observed the former president on multiple occasions praising Adolf Hitler.
RELATED:
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
‘Fascist’, ‘conman’, ‘predator’, ‘cheat’: what 11 former Trump staffers say about him now
Discussion: New York Times and Mediaite
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Ex-Trump aides emerge to back Kelly's harsh warnings
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Freedom Caucus leader endorses radical proposal for North Carolina to hand its electoral votes to Trump  —  Rep. Andy Harris said the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in pro-Trump counties would justify the extraordinary maneuver.  —  The chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus …
New York Times:
Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance  —  The Trump campaign was informed this week that hackers may have gained access to data from the phones through a breach of American telecommunications systems.  —  Chinese hackers who are believed to have burrowed deep …
RELATED:
ABC News:
Chinese hackers believed to have targeted Trump, Vance cellphones: Sources
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Associated Press
Emily Chang / ABC News:
These Americans told our pollsters Trump is a fascist.  They'll still vote for him  —  Among registered voters who say Trump is a fascist, 8% support him anyway.  —  Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Turning Point Action campaign rally, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas.
RELATED:
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
‘Death Wish’: Trump Menaces the Free Press in Dark Rallies
Discussion: Salon and Fox News
New York Times:
Harris and Trump Deadlocked to the End, Final Times/Siena National Poll Finds
The Hill:
Appeals court deems Mississippi mail-in ballot deadline illegal  —  A federal appeals court ruled that Mississippi's law allowing mail ballots to be received after Election Day is illegal, a decision that escalates a consequential legal battle even as it may not affect the upcoming election.
RELATED:
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Republicans look to rocket Pennsylvania ballot fight to Supreme Court
Discussion: Townhall, Reuters and Election Law Blog
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
Discussion: Associated Press
Shania Shelton / CNN:
NASA chief calls for investigation into report that Musk and Putin have spoken regularly  —  NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday called for an investigation into a Wall Street Journal report that SpaceX founder and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in “regular contact” since late 2022.
RELATED:
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Elon Musk's secret talks with Putin ramped up during his Twitter takeover: WSJ report
American Oversight:
U.S. Department of Defense and Army Records Regarding Incident at Arlington National Cemetery … INQUIRIES PRESS@AMERICANOVERSIGHT.ORG  —  Records from the U.S. Department of Defense and Army in response to American Oversight's litigation seeking the expedited release of records regarding …
RELATED:
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Army releases report on Trump camp's Arlington cemetery altercation
Discussion: NBC News and ABC News
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
“Extreme Danger”: Harris Earns a Stunning Endorsement Over Trump … More than 100 Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and progressive Democrats and community leaders have signed a letter making the case for those reluctant to support Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Balloon Juice
Democracy Docket:
Judge Declines to Fix DMV Error Disenfranchising 11,000 South Carolina Teens  —  A judge declined to order South Carolina's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and State Election Commission (SEC) to register thousands of young voters whose registrations were mistakenly denied because they were not yet 18 …
RELATED:
Jeffrey Collins / Associated Press:
Computer glitch could keep 1,900 teens from voting in South Carolina
Discussion: SC Daily Gazette
New York Times:
New ‘RBG PAC’ Spending $19 Million From Secret Donors to Aid Trump on Abortion  —  A new Republican super PAC is running ads invoking the name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to help Donald Trump win over voters who favor abortion rights.  —  A new Republican super PAC is invoking the name …
RELATED:
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:   Bizarre Republican Super PAC Aligns Trump And RBG On Abortion: ‘Great Minds Think Alike’
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Kamala Harris for president |  Endorsement  —  Voters face an easy but tectonic choice in the race for the White House.Will they choose the first woman or the oldest man to be the next president?  Will they choose the prosecutor or the convict?  Will they choose the candidate …
Discussion: Mediaite, Blue Virginia and The Hill
The Hill:
Biden becomes first president to apologize for Native American boarding school policy  —  President Biden apologized Friday for Native American boarding schools that were part of U.S. policy for 150 years and stripped children away from their tribes and culture.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 9:50 PM ET, October 25, 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: 
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
For The Post, the wrong choice at the worst possible time
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Jeffries' campaign arm warns House Dems not to “get comfortable”
 Earlier Items: 
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Pennsylvania officials investigating fraudulent voter registration applications in Lancaster County
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Holocaust survivor rips Kamala Harris for boosting Trump-Hitler comparisons, says ex-prez is ‘a mensch’
Katya Schwenk / The Lever:
Senate GOP's Scheme To Let Trump Self-Police Ethics
Washington Post:
Trump signals support in call with Netanyahu: ‘Do what you have to do’
Discussion: New Republic
CNBC:
Judge blocks Virginia from purging voter rolls of alleged noncitizens
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Meta strikes a deal with Reuters to use its news content to provide real-time answers in Meta AI chatbot, a first for Meta; sources: it's a multiyear deal

Bloomberg:
Sources: Integral Ad Science, which measures digital advertising reach, is exploring a sale after receiving takeover interest; stock closed up about 9%

Christopher Beam / The Atlantic:
A profile of Mike Solana, a Peter Thiel protégé whose Pirate Wires newsletter and podcast became popular among “anti-woke” tech figures since the “techlash”
 
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