Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
3:55 AM ET, August 15, 2026

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:
Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships  —  Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service members across multiple ships and even multiple branches.
RELATED:
NBC News:
Trump dismisses military families' concerns about grim conditions on USS Lincoln  —  Asked if he was worried that the ship's deployment had gone on too long, Trump said it was “not nearly long enough.” … President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns from families of service members …
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump says USS Lincoln's deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle East.
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S. Aircraft Carrier  —  Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long, the president said its deployment had lasted “not nearly long enough.”  —  President Trump on Friday dismissed concerns …
Discussion: MS NOW, Eschaton, The Hill and NOTUS
Associated Press:
Trump says USS Lincoln's record time at sea during Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’
Bloomberg:
Trump Pivots to Crime as War, Economy Imperil GOP Midterm Hopes  —  President Donald Trump turned to the issue of crime when he hit the campaign trail Friday as Republican prospects in November's midterms continue to suffer over his handling of the economy and war in Iran.
Discussion: Political Wire
RELATED:
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Trump seeks to boost New York Republicans with tough-on-crime message  —  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump ripped Empire State Democrats during a visit to Long Island on Friday, accusing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul of creating a “sanctuary for criminals.”  —  “Nowhere is the communist attack …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Attorney General Blanche appears to endorse GOP candidate in latest politicization of DOJ
Discussion: Gothamist
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Family's World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank  —  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank  —  World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's flagship crypto venture …
RELATED:
Politico:
Trump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firm  —  The Trump administration has granted preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture backed by President Donald Trump's family to operate a federally chartered trust bank, over the objection of Democrats …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Fox Hits Trump with Crushing Polls—and Wrecks Fox's Own Pro-Trump Spin  —  Fox News has some very bad news for Fox News.  —  You've probably noticed that Fox pumps out enormous amounts of propaganda designed to smear the Democratic Party as wildly extreme and irredeemably crazy.
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Corporate Power Approaches Escape Velocity  —  A failed Tesla strike in Sweden is a flashing warning light.  —  If corporations become more powerful than national governments, we are all in trouble.  The reason for this is straightforward: Corporations are not real objects.  They do not exist in nature.
Discussion: industriall-union
SpringfieldNewsSun.com:
Springfield Haitians in ICE custody following immigration enforcement  —  Several Haitians from Springfield are in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the Butler County Jail following an apparent increase in enforcement after the official end of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Amid intra-MAGA fight, Trump weighs going all in for Darline Graham  —  The president even called a long-standing political opponent to ask him to endorse his chosen candidate.  —  Summary  —  When President Donald Trump backed a candidate for governor in South Carolina two months ago …
RELATED:
Politico:   The solar super PAC's next target
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Trump Heads to Luxury Golf Club as Sailors Endure Horrific Conditions at Sea  —  Trump golfs as sailors face food and supply shortages, broken plumbing, and deteriorating conditions.  —  Add us on  —  President Donald Trump is heading to another weekend at his Bedminster, New Jersey …
US Department of Justice:
Massachusetts Mayor Charged with Pandemic Loan Fraud and Money Laundering  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts  —  BOSTON - The Mayor of Lawrence, Mass. was arrested and charged today with fraudulently obtaining over $1.5 million in COVID small-business loans …
RELATED:
Dave Levinthal / NOTUS:
Three More Congressmen Violated the STOCK Act  —  Three more members of Congress have violated an insider trading and transparency law, according to a NOTUS review of federal financial records, making them the latest in a litany of lawmakers who've blown by a federally mandated deadline …
Discussion: New York Times
Fox News:
DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim  —  FIRST ON FOX: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday directed a review of state grants to entities operating two major Texas airports over religious accommodations after Dallas Fort Worth International Airport …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
BBC seeks to subpoena Trump family members in defamation suit  —  The BBC is seeking to subpoena President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr., his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner in connection with a $10 billion defamation lawsuit the president is pressing against the U.K. broadcaster.
Cameron Peters / Vox:
Why Trump is tearing up a beloved national park  —  Big Bend National Park is the latest casualty of Trump's border wall obsession. … It's still being built — through a pristine Texas national park. … The Trump administration is preparing to build hundreds of miles …
Discussion: The Guardian, E&E News, New Republic and NPR
Wall Street Journal:
Why Is Hunter Biden on a Media Blitz?  —  The former president's son is trading silence for airtime, using podcasts and essays to talk about his past and share grievances with his father's administration  —  He has hung out with Nick Fuentes, ridiculed former Attorney General Merrick Garland …
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
AOC's student debt unpaid as she embarks on costly egg-freezing journey  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made at least $174,000 annually for nearly eight years as a member of Congress, but like many of her “Squad” colleagues, she has yet to put a substantial dent …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
CIA Behind Mystery Strikes on Ecuadorian Fishing Boats  —  FENIX 701  —  It took chipping away at it by the The Guardian, the New York Times, and others before the Washington Post blew the story wide open yesterday: “The mysterious strikes targeting multiple Ecuadorian fishing boats near …
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
Accused Olympian seeks protection from future Reflecting Pool charges  —  Attorneys for the Olympian previously accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool filed a motion Thursday to bar prosecutors from bringing further criminal charges against him related to the case …
Discussion: New York Times
NOTUS:
Ken Martin Is Open to Change at the DNC  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Martin struck a defiant pose at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting here this week, blowing past criticism of his tenure as he rallied DNC members still largely supportive of his leadership.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and New Yorker
Steve Held / Unraveled:10 minutes ago
Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia … A shocking but familiar scene unfolded on Monday when federal agents pointed a gun in a woman's face as she sat behind the wheel of her vehicle.  —  Two viral videos captured by the woman …
NBC News:
FBI reports record decrease in violent crime in 2025  —  Both the violent crime and murder rates have decreased annually since spiking in 2022, the agency has found.  —  Statistics released Friday by the FBI showed record decreases last year in both the national estimated violent crime rate …
RELATED:
Gaya Gupta / The Guardian:
US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived  —  Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump's executive order, as those that didn't  —  Conservative backlash was supposed to put an end to the diversity, inclusion and equity …
 
 
 New Item Finder: 
10 minutes ago
Steve Held / Unraveled:
Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia   Find
4½ hours ago
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Family's World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank   Find
4½ hours ago
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Amid intra-MAGA fight, Trump weighs going all in for Darline Graham   Find
5 hours ago
SpringfieldNewsSun.com:
Springfield Haitians in ICE custody following immigration enforcement   Find
5 hours ago
Wall Street Journal:
Why Is Hunter Biden on a Media Blitz?   Find
6 hours ago
Fox News:
DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim   Find
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 Archives: 
 
 
 More Items: 
Maria Curi / Axios:
AI scrambles the political map
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Amy Harder / Axios:
Data center backlash echoes fossil fuel politics
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ fails to convince full Sixth Circuit to resurrect Michigan voter roll loss
Politico:
U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire with talks at a standstill
Discussion: Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's war on juries
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
House Democrats PAC adds $6 million to Cleveland spending after Ohio's Miller opts to stay in race
Seth Klamann / Denver Post:
‘Smoking gun’ email shows White House summoned agencies to Colorado-focused meeting amid Tina Peters furor
Will Leitch / Washington Post:
Trump's attack on a think tank is an affront to the First Amendment
Media Matters for America:
Rudy Giuliani: Young people struggling economically are “privileged little shits” who need “somebody like my father to kick the shit out of them”
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Are you f'ng kidding me?:
Goodbye, You Poisonous Fucking Fraud
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
California capped business tax credits at $5M/year in June and didn't exempt Hollywood, which is trying to fix the issue before the legislature ends August 31

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google adds a toggle in Gemini and Flow to remove visible watermarks from AI-generated images, videos, and music; SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain

Bryan P. Sears / Maryland Matters:
A Maryland court strikes down a state tax on some digital ads as a violation of the Internet Tax Freedom Act; Apple, Google, and Peacock TV challenged the tax
 
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