Russian Electoral Interference: 2018 Midterms Edition

21 October 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THIS ORGANIZATION IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR - We have proven that corporate cash/advertising and major investors are - not - necessary to fund a news reporting organization. The result is a news source that people actually trust. It also means that we have to fight for funding. So we fight, with a clear conscience. We need more of you to help. ASAP. Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Russian Electoral Interference: 2018 Midterms Edition  Victoria Clark, Mikhaila Fogel, Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn, Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare Blog Excerpt: "'I hope that all those Internet Research Agency f*ckers will be sent to gitmo.' So wrote a Russian national allegedly working for a Russian influence operation on social media on Feb. 16, 2018 - the day that Special Counsel Robert Mueller handed down a indictment of figures connected to the Internet Research Agency (IRA)." READ MORE Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London Britain, September 29, 2018. (photo: Middle East Monitor/Reuters) Saudi Arabia Admits Jamal Khashoggi Killed in Istanbul Consulate Al Jazeera Excerpt: "Saudi Arabia admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul, saying he died in brawl but made no mention of where his body is." READ MORE Ohio Democrat Richard Cordray and Republican Mike DeWine are among the candidates in crazy-close governor's races this year. (photo: Paul Vernon/AP/REX/Shutterstock) 11 Tight Governor's Races Will Shape America's Political Landscape Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine Kilgore writes: "The pre-midterm obsession with trends in close House and Senate races is so powerful at the moment that elementary school kids in metro Washington can probably cite Beto O'Rourke's quarterly fund-raising haul or the latest polls from California's 48th district." READ MORE Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes. (photo: Getty Images) The Historic Danger of Proud Boys Rebecca Onion, Slate Onion writes: "Last weekend, the fancy Metropolitan Republican Club, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, hosted the Proud Boys' Gavin McInnes. The ex-founder of Vice magazine, failed stand-up comic, and current leader of an alt-right 'Western chauvinist' group gave what was, according to a witness, a bizarre and disjointed speech." READ MORE Jerry Falwell Jr. (photo: Getty Images) 'Toxic Christianity': The Evangelicals Creating Champions for Trump Harriet Sherwood, Guardian UK Sherwood writes: "The Christian university which dominates the town of Lynchburg, Virginia, has become almost synonymous with Trump." READ MORE Russian President Vladimir Putin. (photo: Reuters) The Rise of Russia's GRU Military Intelligence Service Christian Esch, Spiegel Esch writes: "This year, though - on the GRU's 100th birthday - the mood is far from cheerful. Instead of a party atmosphere at headquarters, the Defense Ministry held a crisis meeting instead." READ MORE Glacier National Park. (image: Daily Beast) Go Out and Visit a National Park While You Still Can Brandon Withrow, The Daily Beast Withrow writes: "America's national parks are now in the throes of irreversible climate change. The many iconic features that tourists take for granted today will likely be memorialized by future generations, rather than experienced." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation