RSN: William Boardman | Shouting Fire in Crowded Theatre, President Courts Votes With Lies

25 October 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE BELIEF SYSTEM OF A FEUDAL SERF - “You need to find an alternative source of funding.” We hear it all the time. “Advertising, wealthy philanthropists, grants, anything or anybody but me!” It is the mindset, the belief system of a feudal serf. What Reader Supported News is about at its core is community empowerment through community participation. They don't own this, you do. That's why it works for you. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: William Boardman | Shouting Fire in Crowded Theatre, President Courts Votes With Lies  William Boardman, Reader Supported News Boardman writes: "The madness of the day is this: thousands of peaceful migrants are headed toward the US to seek humanitarian asylum and the US president reacts by inciting panic, rage, and hate. The president warns hysterically of a 'national emergency' as his deceitful ranting works like a self-fulfilling prophecy, stoking a real emergency from the fevered imaginings of his soul-deep bigotry." READ MORE Anti-Trump protest in Carbondale, IL. (photo: IGD) RSN: Jessica Allee | Not So Fast: In One Rural Town, Trump Experiences Slippery Foothold Jessica Allee, Reader Supported News Allee writes: "The president has been using this midterm tactic across the country in an effort to shore up support for Republican control of the House. It seemed that even the small town of Carbondale would not be spared the appearance of a comb-over in diapers." READ MORE Protesters hold photos of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (photo: AFP) Saudi Prosecutors: Khashoggi Killing Was Premeditated Louis Nelson, Politico Nelson writes: "Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia conceded Thursday that the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate was premeditated, once again altering the Saudi government's official account of the killing." READ MORE Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp. (photo: Erik S. Lesser/Shutterstock) ALSO SEE: Republicans May Be About to Steal an Election in Georgia In Leaked Audio, Brian Kemp Expresses Concern Over Georgians Exercising Their Right to Vote Jamil Smith, Rolling Stone Smith writes: "Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State and the Republican nominee for Georgia governor, expressed at a ticketed campaign event that his Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams' voter turnout operation 'continues to concern us, especially if everybody uses and exercises their right to vote,' according to audio." READ MORE Transgender rights activists protest the Trump administration proposed plan to reversal recognitions of gender fluidity at the White House on 22 October 2018. (photo: UPI) Trump Administration Wants to Remove 'Gender' From UN Human Rights Documents Julian Borger, Guardian UK Borger writes: "The US mission to the United Nations is seeking to eliminate the word 'gender' from UN human rights documents, most often replacing it with 'woman,' apparently as part of the Trump administration's campaign to define transgender people out of existence." READ MORE Fire near the wreckage of a car reportedly destroyed in an air strike in Yemen's Huthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, 24 October. (photo: AFP) Saudi-Led Coalition Kills 21 in Strike on Yemeni Factory in Residential Area Middle East Eye Excerpt: "A Saudi-led air strike on Wednesday evening hit a vegetable packaging factory in the residential area of a Hodeidah province town, killing 21 people and injuring 11 others." READ MORE The drill rig Kulluk floats near Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kiliuda Bay in 2013. The first oil and gas production wells in federal Arctic waters have been approved by the Interior Department. (photo: James Brooks/AP) The Trump Administration Just Approved a Plan to Drill for Oil in Alaska's Federal Waters. It's a Major First. Darryl Fears, The Washington Post Fears writes: "If the development by Hilcorp Energy moves forward, it would be the first oil and gas production facility in federal waters in Alaska, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said in the announcement, a major victory for the oil industry and a blow to conservation groups that fought it, fearing a possible leak in a sensitive and pristine natural environment." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation