Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:05 PM ET, September 15, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Karen Attiah / The Golden Hour:
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.  —  Last week, the Washington Post fired me.  —  The reason?  Speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns.  —  Eleven years ago, I joined the Washington Post's Opinions department …
RELATED:
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting  —  Karen Attiah said she was fired for “speaking out against political violence” and America's apathy toward guns.  —  Karen Attiah, an opinion columnist for The Washington Post, said she was fired last week …
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Washington Post columnist says she was fired over her ‘unacceptable’ Charlie Kirk social media posts  —  ‘The Post accused my measured Bluesky posts of being ‘unacceptable’, ‘gross misconduct’ and of endangering the physical safety of colleagues — charges without evidence, which I reject completely as false,’ Karen Attiah wrote Monday
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Bezos' MAGA Washington Post Fires Columnist Over ‘Unacceptable’ Charlie Kirk Posts
New York Times:
On Charlie Kirk Show, JD Vance Talks of Crackdown on Liberal Groups  —  Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk's podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.  —  Trump administration officials on Monday responded …
RELATED:
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
'We will do it in Charlie's name': Stephen Miller vows vengeance for Kirk's murder
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
After Kirk Murder, Trump and Allies Vow to ‘Destroy’ Progressive Groups
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Post
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
We Cannot Excuse Political Violence
Discussion: CNN
Samuel Benson / Politico:
‘The whole thing is screwed up’: Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers … “The whole thing is screwed up,” said John Painter, a three-time Trump voter who runs an organic dairy farm in Westfield.  “We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do.”
Discussion: MSNBC and Raw Story
RELATED:
New York Times:
China's Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers China's Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers  —  North Dakota farmers are scrambling to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
New York Times:
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips.  The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. … This summer, Steve Witkoff, President Trump's Middle East envoy, paid a visit to the coast of Sardinia, a stretch of the Mediterranean Sea crowded with super yachts.  —  On one of those extravagant vessels …
Washington Post:
National park to remove photo of enslaved man's scars  —  The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”  —  The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related …
Washington Post:
‘It was me’: Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting appeared to confess in Discord chat  —  ‘Im sorry for all of this’ read a message from the suspect's account, according to two people familiar with the message and screenshots obtained by The Post.  —  The 22-year-old suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing appears …
Reuters:
Exclusive: No evidence of primary residence violation by Fed Gov Lisa Cook, says Michigan official  — Ann Arbor finds no tax rule violations by Cook  — Trump administration accuses Cook of mortgage fraud  —  The property tax authority in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said that Federal Reserve …
RELATED:
Aaron Sibarium / The Washington Free Beacon:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Investigating Social Media Accounts That Appeared To Indicate Foreknowledge of Kirk Assassination  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating social media posts by at least seven different accounts that appeared to indicate foreknowledge of the assassination of Charlie Kirk …
RELATED:
Associated Press:
3 killed in 2nd strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat, Trump says  —  A first strike on an alleged drug boat killed 11 people earlier this month.  —  President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before he departs on Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sept. 14, 2025, in Morristown, N.J.
RELATED:
Reuters:
Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three
Politico:
Thune wants quick Senate vote on stopgap as House timing slips  —  The Senate's top Republican leader said Monday he wants the chamber to vote on a stopgap funding bill before lawmakers leave town for a scheduled weeklong recess.  “I'd like to get it — if we can get it from the House …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Fired Prosecutor Challenges Trump's Claims to Sweeping Power in Lawsuit  —  The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey.  —  Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor …
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy  —  More Americans are experiencing joblessness for six months or more, a sign of labor market's weakness ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated meeting this week.  —  More Americans are facing stretches …
Discussion: The Midwesterner
RELATED:
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
NBC News:
Jeffrey Epstein estate turns over more documents to House committee  —  The newly turned-over documents include an additional name from the convicted sex offender's birthday book and his address book.  —  WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein's estate has turned over additional documents …
Discussion: New York Daily News
Marc Caputo / Axios:
How Charlie Kirk's killing sparked unfounded theories about Groypers … - Fuentes said early Saturday on X that his followers are being “framed” for Kirk's killing, “based on literally zero evidence.”  — Authorities told Axios they believe Robinson's romantic relationship …
Discussion: The Hill, Time, The Week and Metro.co.uk
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
“Conservatism” Is Now Just a Domination Fetish  —  1. Fetlife  —  UPDATE: My convo with Heather Cox Richardson as been postponed because Substack kind of blew up this morning.  Hoping to reschedule soon as possible.  Sorry.  I promise that I'm more disappointed than you are.  —JVL
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching  —  This article was primarily reported using public records requests.  We are making it available to all readers as a public service.  FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court is about to decide one of the biggest economic policy cases ever  —  A long-simmering showdown over whether President Donald Trump may seize control over the Federal Reserve appears to be entering its endgame.  It is highly likely that the Supreme Court will weigh in on this dispute either Monday evening or Tuesday.
Discussion: New York Times
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Stephen Miller's Show Now  —  Kash Patel's lonely one-man crusade to convince everybody he actually did a great job hunting down Charlie Kirk's killer continues.  “I made the decision to surge so many resources,” he told Fox & Friends this morning.  “I had to expedite the process …
Discussion: CBS News
Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. and China Agree on ‘Framework’ for TikTok Deal, Bessent Says  —  Where Things Stand  — Future of TikTok: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the U.S. and Chinese officials had agreed on a “framework” for a deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States.
Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder slammed for crude Emmys speech: ‘F-k ICE and free Palestine’  —  “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder is under fire for turning her Emmy acceptance speech into a crude, political soapbox in which she said, “F—k ICE and free Palestine.”
MSNBC:
The death of Estela Ramos Baten  —  Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother Estela were deported after a routine check-in.  Two months later, Estela was buried with Guatemalan and U.S. flags draped over her coffin.  —  Estela Ramos Baten, the mother of honor student and star athlete Nory Sontay Ramos …
Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
Texas Tech student arrested after hurling vile comments at Charlie Kirk mourners: 'F-k y'all homie dead'  —  A Texas Tech student was arrested after she was filmed mocking Charlie Kirk's assassination and harassing mourners at a vigil for the conservative influencer.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
British TV Station to Air Marathon of Trump's Lies as He Visits UK  —  The president's 2019 state visit to London was met with widespread protests.  He's headed back this week … The trip has already drawn criticism given Trump's increasingly authoritarian governance of the United States …
Democracy Now:
U.S. Expresses Regret over ICE Raid Targeting South Korean Workers in Georgia  —  On Sunday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau expressed regret over the recent ICE raid that detained 300 South Korean workers at a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia.
Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
Now Is Not the Moment to Fall Silent  —  Call Fascism, “fascism”.  And hate, “hate”.  —  The moment when it becomes most difficult, perhaps even impossible, to tell the truth, is the moment when it is most critically important to tell it.  —  Over the last few days …
Discussion: The Wrap
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:05 PM ET, September 15, 2025.

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: 
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Stop Begging. Start Building
Associated Press:
Immigrants deported from US to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture
Discussion: Associated Press
Just Security:
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Exclusive: How the Trump Administration is Breaking the Law and Wasting Taxpayer Dollars with Giant Banners of Donald Trump
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Why 1 in 6 U.S. parents are rejecting vaccine recommendations
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Robert Reich:
Trump's Phase 2 now begins
Reuters:
We set out to craft the perfect phishing scam.
Discussion: itfunk.org and Fox News
The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Eliana Johnson / The Washington Free Beacon:
Elliott Abrams on Why There Will Never Be a Palestinian State
Discussion: Tikvah Ideas and The Guardian
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to buy WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash and stock deal; the transaction is expected to close after Q3 2026

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues including the deceptive design of its blue checkmarks

 
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