Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:50 PM ET, September 29, 2022

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Reuters:
Trump objects to verifying list of property seized from Florida estate - court filing  —  Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are resisting a federal judge's instruction to submit a sworn declaration on whether they believe the government's list of property taken from Trump's Florida estate is accurate.
Discussion: Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Tracker: Evidence of Trump's Knowledge and Involvement in Retaining Mar-a-Lago Documents  —  A central question in the Mar-a-Lago espionage and stolen documents investigation involves former President Donald Trump's knowledge and involvement in retaining government records.
CNN:
Trump pushing back on special master's request for him to declare in court whether DOJ inventory is accurate  —  Former President Donald Trump is pushing back against a plan from the special master overseeing the review of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago that would require Trump to declare …
The Times:
Labour surges to 33-point lead over Tories in YouGov poll … Labour has surged to a 33-point poll lead over the Conservatives after a week of market turmoil triggered by Liz Truss's tax-cutting budget.  —  The YouGov poll for The Times finds Tory support has fallen by seven points …
James Pindell / The Boston Globe:
Maggie Hassan and Chris Sununu lead Senate and governor races, N.H. poll finds  —  Less than six weeks ahead of the midterm elections, Democratic US Senator Maggie Hassan leads her Republican challenger, Don Bolduc, by about 8.5 percentage points in a New Hampshire race that could determine control …
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
RELATED:
Melyssa Allen / Meredith College:
Meredith Poll Examines Voter Preferences on Hot-Button Issues as 2022 Midterms Approach
Discussion: American Prospect and WITF
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
How Big Will the GOP House Majority Be After the Midterms?
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Associated Press
Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Georgia races see split decision, with Warnock and Kemp ahead
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
GOP states sue Biden administration over student loan plan  —  Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.
Justin Fenton / The Baltimore Banner:
Johns Hopkins doctor and spouse, an Army doctor, indicted for trying to leak medical information to Russia  —  A Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist and her spouse, a doctor and major in the U.S. Army, were federally indicted for attempting to provide medical information about members of the military …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Belittled Jared Kushner In Front Of Aides With ‘Deliverance’ Jibe: Book  —  It was one of a series of disparaging comments the then-president made about his son-in-law, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.  —  Donald Trump openly mocked his son-in-law …
Andrew Freedman / Axios:
Hurricane Ian's climate warning  —  Hurricane forecasters' worst nightmare came true on Wednesday morning, when what had been a Category 3 storm Tuesday night suddenly jumped almost to Category 5. … Now it is not — and studies show this is a dangerous sign of climate change.
RELATED:
NBC News:
Why ‘Category 4’ doesn't begin to explain Hurricane Ian's dangers
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
30 ex-FBI agents stand up to support whistleblower who exposed agency's political bias  —  MORE FROM:  —  Thirty former FBI agents, including a retired deputy assistant director, head of counterterrorism and five SWAT team members, have spoken out publicly in support of suspended FBI whistleblower Stephen Friend.
Discussion: The Western Journal
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Kevin McCarthy: The Gimp Who Thinks He's a Master  —  He wants to be seen as a tough, sane leader.  In reality, he's a spineless suckup.  —  Kevin McCarthy wants you to know that he is a very brilliant and extremely ruthless tactician with an iron grip on his caucus that he will use to crush …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
Four Governor Ratings Shift in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Oklahoma and Ohio  —  At the outset of this gubernatorial cycle, we fully expected perpetual swing states like Pennsylvania and Michigan to be in the Toss Up column all the way until Election Day.  With Democrats facing national headwinds …
Washington Post:
In a first, U.S. appoints a diplomat for plants and animals  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  Dino Grandoni, a national environment reporter for The Washington Post, wrote the top of today's newsletter.  Below we have the latest on Hurricane Ian's devastating impact in Florida.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska And Associates Indicted For Sanctions Evasion And Obstruction Of Justice  —  New Jersey Resident Olga Shriki Arrested for Her Role in Facilitating Illicit Travel by Deripaska's Girlfriend and in Real Estate Transactions
Discussion: emptywheel
James Kirchick / The Atlantic:
How the Anti-war Camp Went Intellectually Bankrupt  —  In 1942, answering a pacifist opponent of British involvement in the Second World War, George Orwell replied that “pacifism is objectively pro-fascist.”  There have of course been many times in human history when opposition to war …
Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
NATO Pledges ‘Determined Response’ to Nord Stream Pipeline Leaks … Putin will sign agreements to absorb four Ukrainian territories, the Kremlin says.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin will sign agreements on Friday for the Russian Federation to take over four Ukrainian territories …
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Trump's pick for governor in Michigan is left to fend for herself as money dries up  —  LANSING, Mich. — Two months ago, former President Donald Trump and the Republican establishment joined forces to elevate Tudor Dixon in Michigan's messy GOP primary for governor, signaling a united front …
Discussion: Michigan Radio, MLive.com, Raw Story and DGA
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Supreme Court Trust, Job Approval at Historical Lows  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-seven percent of U.S. adults say they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust in the judicial branch of the federal government that is headed by the Supreme Court.  This represents a 20-percentage-point drop …
Reuters:
America's Throwaway Spies  —  The spy was minutes from leaving Iran when he was nabbed.  —  Gholamreza Hosseini was at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran in late 2010, preparing for a flight to Bangkok.  There, the Iranian industrial engineer would meet his Central Intelligence Agency handlers.
The Times:
Nato calls Nord Stream pipeline leaks deliberate sabotage … A series of crippling leaks to gas pipelines running from Russia to Europe were the result of “deliberate, reckless and irresponsible acts of sabotage”, Nato said today.  —  Shortly after a fourth leak was detected along …
RELATED:
CNN:
First on CNN: European security officials observed Russian Navy ships in vicinity of Nord Stream pipeline leaks
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Warns of Justice Department's Gift to Trump That Could Keep on Giving  —  “I think it's a legitimate concern.  What the judge is getting at is the very real possibility of unforeseen consequences,” said Vermont Law School professor Jared Carter.  —  A judge has warned …
Discussion: Raw Story
TMZ.com:
Coolio Dead at 59  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  UPDATE  —  2:30 AM PT — 9/29 — Coolio's talent manager, Sheila Finegan, tells TMZ, “We are saddened by the loss of our dear friend and client, Coolio, who passed away Wednesday afternoon.  He touched the world with the gift of his talent and will be missed profoundly.
Washington Post:
Trump's paid-speeches organizer is struggling financially  —  A company that puts on for-profit Trump rallies, including an upcoming Mar-a-Lago gala and multimillion-dollar fees for the former president, is having trouble paying its bills  —  A company that organized a lucrative series …
Discussion: Political Wire
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Governor Ron Desantis Refuses to Take Tucker Carlson's Bait to Hit Biden Over Hurricane Aid  —  Tucker Carlson teed up Ron DeSantis to complain about federal assistance, vis-a-vis President Joe Biden, amid Hurricane Ian and its catastrophic impact on Southwest Florida.
Daniel Bice / Journal Sentinel:
Bice: On Twitter, free-wheeling Mandela Barnes called Trump a ‘Russian spy’ and rejected George Washington as a top president  —  Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a classic millennial, loves social media.  —  Indeed, Barnes — a Democrat challenging Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson …
Discussion: IJR, National Review and The Federalist
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
GOP Senators Baffled By Mitt Romney's Ploy To Oust Mike Lee — And Maybe Thwart A Majority  —  If Democrats could pull off an upset in Utah, it would have profound consequences for the control of the Senate — and the rest of the country.  —  Republican senators are growing concerned …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Harris visits DMZ after North Korean missile tests  —  PANMUNJOM, South Korea — Vice President Harris toured the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea on Thursday, becoming the most senior Biden administration official to inspect the demarcation line during a four-day trip to Asia …
Pew Research Center:
Most Latinos Say Democrats Care About Them and Work Hard for Their Vote, Far Fewer Say So of GOP  —  Abortion rises as an election issue for Latinos, with majority saying it should be legal in all or most cases  —  Abortion rises as an election issue for Latinos, with majority saying it should be legal in all or most cases
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Does Anyone Still Care about the Lincoln Project?  —  On the menu today: Was anyone asking for a five-part docuseries about the Lincoln Project?  Whether you want one or not, Showtime unveiled the trailer yesterday.  So fine, let's talk about the Lincoln Project — its scandals …
Discussion: Mediaite, The Wrap and Deadline
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:50 PM ET, September 29, 2022.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 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: 
Steve Schmidt / The Warning:
Newsom and Buttigieg know how to fight back
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Advised to Declassify Full Intelligence Report on Khashoggi Murder
Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
Ginni Thomas meets with January 6 committee
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
This Right-Wing Faction Is Waging Civil War Inside the Libertarian Party
Discussion: Raw Story and American Greatness
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Following the Money: What Outside Spending Tells Us About the Race for the House
 Earlier Items: 
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian decimates Florida: sheriff
All:
Scandal-Scarred Deputy Mayor Cuts Commissioner Out of Loop to Meet With Police Brass
Discussion: Newsweek
New York Times:
MacKenzie Scott, Billionaire Philanthropist, Files for Divorce
Foreign Policy:
Russia's Stripped Its Western Borders to Feed the Fight in Ukraine
Ann McAdams / WECT-TV:
Sheriff: “I'm sick of these black bastards.... Every black that I know, you need to fire him...”
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: GOP leaders prepare for 2023 debt limit “nightmare”
TMZ.com:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Husband Files For Divorce
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
'Where's Jackie?' Biden Asks if Deceased Lawmaker Is at White House Event
 

 
From Techmeme:

Matt Mullenweg:
Matt Mullenweg responds to DHH's claim that “Automattic is doing open source dirty”, pointing out Rails' own trademark policy and taking some jabs at 37signals

Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal:
Google signs an agreement to purchase nuclear energy generated from multiple small modular reactors developed by Kairos Power, targeting 500 MW by 2035

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
FIDO Alliance announces Credential Exchange Protocol, a specification to make passkeys portable across systems, and Passkey Central, a resource website for devs

 
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