Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
7:20 PM ET, September 11, 2017

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Christopher Wallace / Fox News:
John Kelly fires back at Democrat who called him ‘disgrace to the uniform’  —  EXCLUSIVE: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired back at a prominent House Democrat who called him a “disgrace to the uniform,” in the Gold Star father and retired Marine Corps general's first public response to the personal attack on his service.
Joe Uchill / The Hill:
Russian pol: US intel missed ‘Russian intelligence’ stealing ‘the president of the United States’  —  On a Sunday panel show, a Russian politician said U.S. “intelligence missed it when Russian intelligence stole the president of the United States.”  —  Vyacheslav Nikonov …
Discussion: Boing Boing and Political Wire
RELATED:
Becca Rotenberg / Axios:
Russian politician says on live TV that Russia stole U.S. presidency  —  Russian politician Vyacheslav Nikonov, a member of the Duma, said U.S. “intelligence missed it when Russian intelligence stole the president of the United States.”  He made the remarks on a Russian panel show, “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Bryan Schott / utahpolicy.com:
Exclusive: Mitt Romney planning to run for Senate if Orrin Hatch retires  —  Sources tell UtahPolicy.com that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is preparing to run for Senate in 2018 if Sen. Orrin Hatch decides to retire.  —  Sources close to Romney say the two-time presidential candidate …
RELATED:
utahpolicy.com:
Poll: Romney wins matchup - and likely will run if Hatch doesn't
Discussion: Political Wire
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Conspiracies, Corruption and Climate  —  After the devastation wreaked by Harvey on Houston — devastation that was right in line with meteorologists' predictions — you might have expected everyone to take heed when the same experts warned about the danger posed by Hurricane Irma.
RELATED:
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump aide: Climate link to hurricane ‘outside my ability to analyze’
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Trump stacks administration with climate change skeptics
Discussion: ABC News and IJR
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Is Supporting Joe Arpaio's Bid To Get His Conviction Dismissed  —  Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt but was never sentenced, has argued that President Trump's pardon means his criminal case is moot.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
Discussion: The Hill
RELATED:
KABE-LP:
EXCLUSIVE: Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he'll “never” apologize to Latinos
Discussion: Raw Story
Morwenna Ferrier / The Guardian:
Why does Steve Bannon wear all his shirts at once?  —  The former White House chief strategist appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday in his favourite look - two shirts on top of each other, plus a blazer for added warmth … teve Bannon may have left the White House, but his wardrobe - much like his politics - continues to trouble us.
Discussion: CBS News
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump promised not to work with foreign entities.  His company just did  —  WASHINGTON  —  A major construction company owned by the Chinese government was hired to work on the latest Trump golf club development in Dubai despite a pledge from Donald Trump that his family business …
NJTV News:
Sen. Booker co-sponsoring Bernie Sanders' ‘Medicare for all’ bill  —  Sen. Cory Booker announced first on NJTV News that he is co-sponsoring Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer health care bill.  —  The plan, called “Medicare for All,” would expand the federal health care program that covers those over 65 to all Americans.
CNN:
Irma: Record flooding hits Jacksonville as Georgia braces for epic storm surge  —  (CNN)Editor's note: This is a developing story that is being constantly updated as the storm progresses.  Also, follow our live updates here.  —  Irma's rampage across Florida broke records in Jacksonville …
RELATED:
Kid Rock:
People!  Pay NO attention to the garbage the extreme left is trying to create!  —  They are trying to use the old confederate flag BS, etc. to stir the pot, when we all know none of this would be going on if I were not thinking of running for office.  Pretty funny how scared …
Yahoo:
Sputnik, the Russian news agency, is under investigation by the FBI … WASHINGTON — The FBI recently questioned a former White House correspondent for Sputnik, the Russian-government-funded news agency, as part of an investigation into whether it is acting as an undeclared propaganda arm …
Tony Bartelme / Post and Courier:
Incredible flooding going on in Downtown Charleston.  Rounds of heavy rain will continue to move through, do not travel. #scwx #Irma https://t.co/pYtNPr2YT0 — NWS Charleston, SC (@NWSCharlestonSC) September 11, 2017  —  Surging waters also poured over dunes on Edisto Beach and the state's other barrier islands.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Nathan Rubbelke / The College Fix:
Public university washes away conservative group's 9/11 chalk memorial  —  Like many, Cleveland State University's Turning Point USA chapter wanted to recognize the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  So members of the pro-capitalist student group gathered Sunday evening …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift restrictions on refugees in travel ban  —  The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift restrictions on the president's travel ban.  —  The Department of Justice on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stay the part of last week's 9th Circuit Court …
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and IJR
RELATED:
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Supreme Court temporarily lifts restrictions on Trump travel ban
Discussion: Axios
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump at the 9/11 Memorial Observance  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, General.  Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.  —  I want to thank you, Secretary Mattis, General Dunford, members of the Cabinet, members of the Armed Forces, first responders, and most importantly …
Discussion: Faithwire, Mediaite and Daily Wire
RELATED:
Alana Abramson / TIME:
‘Today Our Entire Nation Grieves With You.’ Read President Trump's 9/11 Memorial Remarks
Discussion: RedState
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones: Sources tell me Trump is being “covertly drugged” and is now slurring his words by 6 or 7 p.m. each night  —  ALEX JONES (HOST): Ladies and gentlemen, I was told this by high level sources and it was evident and especially after [Ronald] Reagan was shot in his first year in office …
Discussion: Raw Story
CNBC:
Mexico rescinds Texas aid offer after huge quake  —  Mexico has withdrawn its offer to aid victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas due to demands on its emergency services from a massive earthquake that struck late last week, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
RELATED:
David Siders / Politico:
California files suit against Trump on DACA
Discussion: Daily Kos
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
5 false statistics Trump's voter fraud panel will use to restrict voting  —  President Trump's “election integrity” commission is scheduled to hold its second public meeting on Tuesday when a series of alleged experts will present questionable data and debunked studies in order to argue …
Associated Press:
‘SNL’ hosts Dave Chappelle, Melissa McCarthy win Emmy Awards  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Chappelle and Melissa McCarthy are Emmy winners, earning trophies for their appearances on Saturday Night Live.  —  Chappelle and McCarthy were announced as best guest actor and actress on a comedy series …
BBC:
Parents remove son from school in pupil gender row  —  The parents of a six-year-old boy have removed him from his primary school in a row over whether another pupil should be allowed to wear a dress.  —  Nigel and Sally Rowe said their son was confused as to why the child at the Church …
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
CNN:
Alabama senate candidate repeatedly appeared on radio with pastor who preaches penalty for homosexuality is death  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for US Senate in Alabama, has appeared multiple times on a radio show hosted by a controversial pastor who preaches …
Discussion: Raw Story and Friendly Atheist
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 7:20 PM ET, September 11, 2017.

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: 
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
The True Conservatives Hype A Trumpocalypse In A Desperate Bid For Attention
Lorenzo Zazueta-Castro / Monitor:
UPDATED: Family, immigration attorney: DACA recipients being held at checkpoint
Discussion: Splinter
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Illegal immigration in Southwest doubled over past four months
Discussion: RedState and IJR
Warren / THE WARREN (HENRY) REPORT:
The Trump “Pivot” Theory Certainly Beats the Pro-Trump Theories We Already Have
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Trump scrambles tax reform debate
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Chao Deng / Wall Street Journal:
China to Shut Bitcoin Exchanges
 Earlier Items: 
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Pair of senators submit amendment to delay Trump transgender ban
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Matt Friedman / Politico:
An expensive grill and a Brazilian actress: Day 3 of the Menendez trial
Detroit News:
Rep. Dave Trott is retiring from U.S. House
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
Karen Townsend / NewsBusters:
Miss America Contestants Asked to Condemn President Trump
Discussion: RedState, IJR and Grabien News
Delia Gallagher / CNN:
Pope Francis says rescinding DACA is not ‘pro-life’
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: the new iPad Pro may launch with an M4 chip, kicking off Apple's AI strategy that will be expanded at WWDC; the new Pencil will have haptic feedback

Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers, TikTok staff, and others detail how TikTok lost the war in Washington, including due to CEO Shou Zi Chew's failure to build support on Capitol Hill

Scott Nover / Fast Company:
AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable, as the company adds Meta AI everywhere and viral user-generated AI images proliferate on Facebook and Instagram

 
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