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16 May 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News HAS RSN SOLD YOU OUT? What organization do you deal with on a day to day basis that has not sold you out in some way large or small? We set this organization up so that we would need you. In doing so, we put your needs first. It’s fundamental and totally effective. You have built a news agency that is 100% beholden to you. In what condition do you want to see it? Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: Marc Ash | There Is No Threat From Iran  Marc Ash, Reader Supported News Ash writes: "The Trump White House and the US commercial media are following precisely the Bush White House formula for making war on a nation that is no threat and wants no conflict." READ MORE French president Emmanuel Macron, New Zealand prime minister Jacinta Ardern, and executives from tech companies gathered to compile a set of guidelines dubbed the 'Christchurch Call,' named after the New Zealand city where 51 people were killed in a March attack on mosques. (photo: AP) Trump Refuses to Sign Pledge to Crackdown on Online Extremism Sylvie Corbet and Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Excerpt: "The White House is not endorsing a global pledge to step up efforts to keep internet platforms from being used to spread hate, organize extremist groups and broadcast attacks, citing respect for 'freedom of expression and freedom of the press.'" READ MORE A whistleblower leaked photos of the McAllen Border Patrol station after finding the conditions for children and families horrific. (photo: CNN) ALSO SEE: Guatemalan Toddler Apprehended at US-Mexico Border Dies Investigation Finds Migrant Children Sleeping in the Dirt at Texas Detention Center Vanessa Yurkevich and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Excerpt: "Photos obtained exclusively by CNN show migrants at the McAllen, Texas, Border Patrol station over the weekend, many of whom are children, sleeping on the ground on rocks and covered by Mylar blankets." READ MORE Trump issued a full pardon to Conrad Black, his billionaire friend and author of the 2018 book Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other. (photo: Brian Kersey/Getty) Trump Pardons Billionaire Friend Who Wrote a Glowing Book About Him Matt Stieb, New York Magazine Stieb writes: "On Wednesday, the president issued a full pardon to Conrad Black, his billionaire friend and author of the 2018 book Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other."  EXCERPT:  So far in his presidency, Trump has used the power of executive clemency less frequently — but more politically — than his two predecessors in the Oval Office. Other high-profile Trump pardons include Republican Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County’s expert racial profiler convicted of contempt of court; Republican Scooter Libby, Vice-President Cheney’s chief of staff who was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury; conservative activist Dinesh D’Souza, convicted of a felony for an illegal campaign contribution; and the arsonist ranchers Steven and Dwight Hammond, whose sentencing led to the 40-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. READ MORE Margeaux Hartline, dressed as a handmaid, protests against a ban on nearly all abortions outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Alabama. (photo: Mickey Welsh/AP) 'We're in the Fight of Our Lives': Alabama Abortion Law Spurs Lawsuits and Protests Amanda Holpuch and Erin Durkin, Guardian UK Excerpt: "The fight to prevent Alabama from implementing a near-total ban on abortion is set to rage for months after the state senate made it a crime to perform the procedure at any stage of pregnancy on Tuesday night." READ MORE The Nakba — the expulsion of the majority native Christians and Muslims from historic Palestine from 1947-1949. (photo: Unknown/Public Domain) 71 Years of Nakba: Palestinians Continue to Suffer 'The Catastrophe' teleSUR Excerpt: "'The memory of the Nakba ... We salute it with our tears and suppress our pains and our sins. We salute it on the same day that Israelis commemorate the establishment of their state.'" READ MORE A Border Patrol vehicle drives along a section of fence at the Organ Pipe National Monument, west of Lukeville, Arizona, on Friday, Nov 2, 2018. (photo: AZPM) Trump Administration Waives Laws to Build 100 Miles of Border Wall Across Arizona National Monument, Wildlife Refuges Center for Biological Diversity Excerpt: "The Trump administration will waive dozens of environmental and public health laws to speed border-wall construction through federally protected sites in Arizona and California." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation