Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:15 AM ET, August 16, 2019

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland  —  In conversations with aides, the president has—with varying degrees of seriousness—floated the idea of buying the autonomous Danish territory  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump made his name on the world's most famous island.
RELATED:
Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen / Reuters:
Greenland tells Trump it is open for business but not for sale  —  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Greenland on Friday dismissed the notion that it might be up for sale after reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had privately discussed with his advisers the idea of buying the world's biggest island.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump aides look into U.S. purchasing Greenland after directives from president
Discussion: The Week
W. Dale Nelson / Associated Press:
Wanna Buy Greenland? The United States Once Did
Discussion: 6abc and WPIX 11 New York
Washington Post:
Rep. Tlaib says she will not go to Israel after the country initially rejected her request for a visit, then reversed course  —  BREAKING:Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said in a statement she will not visit Israel “under these oppressive conditions,” even though her humanitarian request to visit …
RELATED:
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
King Bibi Bows Before a Tweet
Discussion: Jewish Insider and Tablet Magazine
Emily Tamkin / New Republic:
Ilhan Omar Is Already Changing Washington
Peter Beinart / The Forward:
Netanyahu Banned Omar And Tlaib Because The Occupation Must Be Hidden To Survive
Discussion: NPR, Townhall, BostonGlobe.com and UPI
Noa Landau / Haaretz:
Israel Approves Rashida Tlaib Petition to Enter ‘On Humanitarian Grounds’ to Visit Grandmother
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:   Trump's Hate Makes the ‘Squad’ Stronger
Liza Hearon / HuffPost:
Israel To Allow Rashida Tlaib To Visit Family In West Bank
New York Times:
Citing Economy, Trump Says That ‘You Have No Choice but to Vote for Me’  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — President Trump doubled down on his economic argument for re-election on Thursday night amid increasing concerns about a recession, declaring that even Americans who hate him “have no choice” …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump, banking on strong economy to win reelection, frets over a possible downturn  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Mounting signs of global economic distress this week have alarmed President Trump, who is worried that a downturn could imperil his reelection, even as administration officials acknowledge …
RELATED:
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump has a dream team for mismanaging a recession  —  President Trump inherited a good economy, and for roughly 2½ years managed (mostly) not to mess it up.  As with his business empire, he also somehow convinced much of the public that this windfall was due to his personal talents rather than luck.
Wall Street Journal:
Any Economic Downturn Could Scramble Trump's 2020 Strategy
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Post:
Jeffrey Epstein's gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell spotted at In-N-Out Burger in first photos since his death  —  Jeffrey Epstein's alleged madam and former lover Ghislaine Maxwell has been discovered — at In-N-Out Burger.  —  The 57-year-old was photographed alive and well Monday by an eagle-eyed diner …
RELATED:
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Tabloid Legend on Jeffrey Epstein's Death  —  This is the story with everything.  Wealth, power, darkness.  Princes and presidents with secrets.  —  This week we turn the column over to the late Mike McAlary (1957-98), tabloid star and journalistic tough guy.  Here's Mike:
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
A federal judge in D.C. hit ‘reply all,’ and now there's a formal question about his decorum  —  A clash between judges on two important federal courts in Washington has created an early, unusual test of new rules intended to make sure courthouses across the country are civil, harassment-free workplaces.
John Bowden / The Hill:
Fox News poll shows Trump losing to Biden, Warren, Sanders and Harris  —  A Fox News poll released Thursday showed President Trump losing head-to-head matchups against four of the top Democratic presidential primary contenders.  —  The poll found Trump with 39 percent support among registered voters …
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Post
RELATED:
Prynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Poll: Elizabeth Warren Jumps Out To Big Lead In The Iowa Caucus
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
The New York Times Unites vs. Twitter  —  In a transcript of the newspaper's crisis town-hall meeting, executive editor Dean Baquet grapples with a restive staff and outside scrutiny.  —  “What I'm saying is that our readers and some of our staff cheer us when we take on Donald Trump …
RELATED:
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New York Times chief outlines coverage shift: From Trump-Russia to Trump racism
Discussion: twitchy.com
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
NRA Spent Tens of Thousands on Hair and Makeup for CEO's Wife  —  The gun group used donor funds to fly Susan LaPierre's favorite stylists around the country and put them up in style.  —  The NRA spent tens of thousands of dollars bringing hair and makeup artists around the country for the wife of its CEO …
Bill Scher / Politico:
The Real Reason Obama Didn't Pass Gun Control  —  After every mass shooting, there's a new ritual: sharing an old Twitter post from a British columnist that says: “In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate.  Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.”
Richard Behar / Forbes:
Jeffrey Epstein Spent Time Alone With Young Female Prison Visitor  —  Contributing Editor of Investigations, Forbes magazine  —  The day after he was taken off suicide watch, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein spent at least two hours locked up alone with a young woman …
David Siders / Politico:
O'Rourke: ‘I will not in any scenario run for the United States Senate’  —  Beto O'Rourke has to keep finding new ways to tell people he isn't running for Senate.  —  On Thursday night it was MSNBC and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.  —  “You know the question's going to keep coming up …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
RELATED:
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump says the U.S. should build more psychiatric institutions in response to rising gun violence
Discussion: Politico
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
How an Online Mob Created a Playbook for a Culture War  —  On August 15, 2014, an angry 20-something ex-boyfriend published a 9,425-word screed and set in motion a series of vile events that changed the way we fight online.  The post, which exhaustively documented the last weeks of his breakup …
Discussion: We Hunted The Mammoth
William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
Anthony Scaramucci Calls Trump “Crazy” and “Narcissistic,”  —  A few days into his jihad against his former boss, Anthony Scaramucci discusses his view of Trump's increasing mental problems, his racist tactics, and why he hopes an Arya Stark will rise up to kick him out of office.
Discussion: The Week
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
‘A heavy lift’: Religious black voters weigh Buttigieg's bid  —  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Joe Darby, a South Carolina pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, pondered a sensitive question that he knew was on the mind of his congregation.  Would black voters be able to reconcile …
Washington Post:
Trump met his commitments to LGBTQ Americans.  He has our endorsement.  —  Robert Kabel is chairman of Log Cabin Republicans.  Jill Homan is the vice chairwoman of Log Cabin Republicans.  —  While the chasm between left and right in this nation continues to grow, and even the definition …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump mocks appearance of rally protester: 'That guy's got a serious weight problem'  —  President Trump on Thursday mocked the weight of a protester who briefly interrupted his rally in Manchester, N.H.  —  “That guy's got a serious weight problem.  Go home, start exercising,” …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:15 AM ET, August 16, 2019.

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: 
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Mark Sanford says he's ‘growing ever closer’ to launching a GOP primary challenge against Trump
Discussion: ABC News, BizPac Review and Fox News
Gordon Witkin / Center for Public Integrity:
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders love bashing — and shopping — at Amazon
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
With Trump as President, the World Is Spiraling Into Chaos
Discussion: The Week and 1A
Kyle Smith / National Review:
'Don't Apologize': Ricky Gervais Takes On Verbal Terrorism
John Tamny / RealClearMarkets:
Dear Catherine Rampell, the Former Soviet Union Had Many ‘Experts’ Too
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Foreign Policy:
State Department Watchdog Censures Two Trump Appointees for Harassing Career Staffers
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump praises N.H. lawmaker who called for shooting Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Washington Post, Fox News and Breitbart
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Son Of Clinton Preacher Worked For Intel Agency And Was Suspected To Be A Mole In Hillary Email Probe …
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Corkery / New York Times:
Overstock C.E.O. Takes Aim at ‘Deep State’ After Romance With Russian Agent
Discussion: The Week
New York Daily News:
Twitter's debate-chilling problem: The social media site's arbitrary policies allow foreign nations …
Oregonian:
Joey Gibson faces felony charge in fight at NE Portland's Cider Riot, preparing to turn self in
John Solomon / The Hill:
New evidence shows why Steele, the Ohrs and TSA workers never should have become DOJ sources
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Why is Seth Moulton still running for president?
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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