Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:15 AM ET, October 27, 2018

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Of Course Donald Trump Inspired Cesar Sayoc's Alleged Terrorism  —  Sorry, Trumpies, this was no false-flag leftie or Unabomber in the woods.  He is Trumpism uncut and unplugged.  Deal with it.  —  For three long days this week, the Republican Party held its breath as a serial bomber sent …
Discussion: Associated Press and Spectator USA
RELATED:
The Daily Beast:
Cesar Sayoc Jr., Alleged Mail Bomber, Threatened Democrats on Twitter  —  The 56-year-old Florida man—a former male stripper—has a significant criminal history and frequently posted far-right conspiracy theories about Trump's opponents.  —  Cesar A. Sayoc, the Florida man reported …
New York Times:
Living in a Van Plastered With Hate, Bombing Suspect Was Filled With Right-Wing Rage  —  AVENTURA, Fla. — On Twitter, Cesar Sayoc Jr. lashed out at immigrants, gun control advocates, and prominent Democratic politicians.  On Facebook, he misspelled a racial epithet, directing it at the likes …
Andrew Egger / Weekly Standard:
Flight of the “False Flag” Conservatives  —  This morning we learned the utterly unsurprising news that the loon who's—allegedly— been mailing crude bombs to every Democratic politician and TV talking head he could think of is—allegedly—a gentleman named Cesar Sayoc, who seems to be devoted to Donald Trump.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Party Is the Petri Dish for Diseased Minds That Grew Cesar Sayoc  —  Rush Limbaugh, the most influential conservative talk show host in the country, and a man whom Republicans made an honorary member of the 1995 freshman class in recognition of his role in helping them win the House majority …
Washington Post:
Who is Cesar Altieri Sayoc?  What we know about the suspected mail bomber arrested in Florida.  —  Next to the pro-Trump stickers plastered all over the white van authorities believe belongs to Cesar Sayoc are the names and photos of dozens of prominent Democrats and media figures …
miamiherald:
Who is Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man arrested in the mail pipe bomb case?  —  The South Florida man arrested in connection with suspected explosive packages had a long criminal history, including a previous arrest in Miami-Dade for making a bomb threat.  —  Here is what's known about the suspect:
Associated Press:
Bomb suspect described as ‘loner’ with long arrest record  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Cesar Sayoc is an amateur body builder and former male stripper, a loner with a long arrest record who showed little interest in politics until Donald Trump came along.  —  On Friday, he was identified …
Discussion: KRON
The Daily Beast:
Mail-Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Owned $7,000 Worth of Trump-Branded Clothing: Police Report  —  Mail-bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc Jr. advertised his affinity for President Donald Trump on his white Dodge Ram van—and he also owned $7,000 worth of Trump-branded clothing.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The mail-bomb suspect's van, annotated  —  News crews arrived at the auto parts store in Florida where authorities arrested mail-bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc, 56, before FBI agents could secure and remove a white van that purportedly belongs to Sayoc.  Television cameras obtained images of the van …
Discussion: The Week and NTK Network
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Cesar Sayoc's Home Was Foreclosed on by Steve Mnuchin's Bank, Using Dodgy Paperwork
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Boing Boing
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Spotted at 2017 Trump Rally Holding CNN Sucks Sign
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Corn / Mother Jones:   Suspect Texted Story About Attempted Soros Bombing to Business Partner
Kate Prengel / Heavy.com:
Cesar Sayoc: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
CBS News:
Package bomb suspect arrested - live updates
NBC News:
Man in Florida to be charged over mail bombs; Booker, Clapper latest to be sent packages
Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Tyrone Gayle, aide to leading Democrats, dies at 30  —  Tyrone Gayle, a Democratic campaign staffer who logged thousands of miles as a driver for then-U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine in 2012, was a spokesman for Hillary Clinton during her 2016 run for the White House and at the time of his death …
RELATED:
Jesse Lehrich / gofundme.com:
Tyrone Gayle Memorial Fund  —  $30,006 of $50,000 goal Raised by 372 people in 5 hours  —  Tyrone could fly.  But that was never enough for him — he wanted us all to fly with him.  So he lifted up everyone he touched.  —  Unfortunately, Tyrone's body had given all it could give …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Tyrone Gayle, 30, Spokesman for Senators and Hillary Clinton, Dies  —  Tyrone Gayle, the Washington press secretary for Senator Kamala Harris and a veteran of Democratic campaigns, died on Thursday in Manhattan.  He was 30.  —  His death, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center …
Liz Robbins / New York Times:
They Were Sent Pipe Bombs.  Here's What They've Said About Trump.  —  A look at the contentious words between the president and some of his most outspoken critics.  —  One called him a danger to the world.  Another said he was drunk on power.  A third even refuses to call him the president.
RELATED:
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
WATCH: Trump Supporter Insists Obama Probably Sent Bomb to Himself to Bring People to His Side
Discussion: NBC News and New York Times
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump: Media scoring ‘political points’ amid bomb-threat scare
Discussion: ABC News
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley  —  “I am convinced the devil lives in our phones.”  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The people who are closest to a thing are often the most wary of it.  Technologists know how phones really work, and many have decided …
RELATED:
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:   Silicon Valley Nannies Are Phone Police for Kids
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘Why is that racist?’  Trump greets young black leaders with freewheeling rant  —  The president's speech to African American millennial supporters was rambling and toe-curling.  But he and his audience loved it  —  Put a 72-year-old man with a white supremacy problem in front of an audience …
Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures  —  FBI investigation follows company's settlement of separate civil charges with SEC  —  Tesla Inc., TSLA 3.06% with a fresh civil fraud settlement now behind it, faces a new legal problem: a deepening criminal investigation.
RELATED:
Sara Salinas / CNBC:   The FBI is reviewing Tesla's Model 3 production numbers as part of a criminal probe: WSJ
BBC:
Khashoggi fiancée snubs Trump invitation to White House  —  The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House from US President Donald Trump, accusing him of not being sincere about investigating the killing.
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
Democrat-Media Complex: NBC Knew That Third Kavanaugh Accuser's Claim Was Trash In September  —  While the news has been dominated by the arrest of a Florida man who is suspected of sending explosive devices to top Democrats and former presidents, we have another episode of Democrat-media complex: Brett Kavanaugh edition.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
RELATED:
Blake Paterson / ProPublica:
Reports of Voter Intimidation at Polling Places in Texas  —  Tempers are flaring during early voting in Dallas County, Texas, and reports of voter intimidation are on the rise.  The county's nonpartisan election administrator said that the harassment — including name-calling …
Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
For U.S. Senate: Electing Beto O'Rourke is good business  —  U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz represent the hard left and right of American politics.  —  Neither stands in the middle ground, where the real work is done to lead America.  —  But only O'Rourke seems interested in making deals or finding middle ground.
Sioux City Journal:
OUR OPINION: Scholten represents best choice in 4th  —  Today, The Journal editorial board endorses the candidacy of Democratic challenger J.D. Scholten over incumbent Republican Steve King in the race for the U.S. House seat in Iowa's 4th District.  —  Those were not easy words for us to write.
The Daily Beast:
Bolton Kept DHS in the Dark in His Push to Seal the Border Against the Migrant Caravan  —  Trump's national security adviser iced out Homeland Security and the Pentagon as he 'yelled fire in the crowded movie theater that is Trump's mind,' an official says.  —  National Security Adviser …
Jeffrey Schweers / Tallahassee Democrat:
FBI undercover agent paid food tab for Andrew Gillum fundraiser, documents reveal  —  Is Mike Miller a developer from Atlanta?  Or someone else?  —  CONNECT  —  An undercover FBI agent posing as an Atlanta developer seeking to do business with the city of Tallahassee picked up the food tab …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 2:15 AM ET, October 27, 2018.

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: 
Rob Fladeboe / KRON:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein talks mail bomb terror threats in Watsonville
Discussion: twitchy.com
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
President Trump bears ‘no’ responsibility in pipe bomb scare: VP Pence to ABC News
Discussion: Mediaite
Emma Best:
Why is WikiLeaks' “entire raw dataset” of Podesta emails incomplete, and exactly how many are there?
Washington Post:
‘I could really tone it up’: Trump shows little interest in uniting the nation during crises
Washington Post:
Trump preparing to deliver major immigration speech just days before midterms
 Earlier Items: 
David French / National Review:
Pipe-Bomb Suspect Arrested — Be Very Careful With the ‘Crazy’ Label
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Eleven donors have plowed $1 billion into super PACs since they were created
Discussion: Political Wire
Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:
All The Incendiary Garbage Fox News Has Broadcast About George Soros Since April
Discussion: Hullabaloo and New York Times
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump fears Florida wipeout
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett fires an experienced editor overseeing 26 community newspapers for “sharing proprietary information” with a “competing media company”, which was Poynter

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports a $86M profit in Q1 for its DTC unit, which includes streaming, up from $50M in Q1 2023, and 99.6M streaming subscribers, up from 97.7M in Q4 2023

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vice Media plans to create a joint venture with Savage Ventures, which will invest “tens of millions of dollars”, to relaunch its sites, including Vice.com

 
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