I Am 18. I Belong to the Massacre Generation.

04 November 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News I Am 18. I Belong to the Massacre Generation.  Julia Savoca Gibson, The Washington Post Gibson writes: "It was last Saturday when it hit me that my entire life has been framed by violence." READ MORE While previous U.S. leaders have shunned North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump has embraced him. (photo: Saul Loeb/Getty Images) Under Trump's "Sovereignty Doctrine," Foreign Tyrants Have Nothing to Worry About Markos Kounalakis, McClatchy D.C. Kounalakis writes: "Jamal Khashoggi’s horrific murder was a message to journalists, dissidents and regime critics everywhere. You are never safe. Anywhere, anytime." READ MORE Michael Vickers, a veterinarian and rancher in Falfurrias, Texas, says he won’t let outside militia onto his property and he doesn’t think such groups will be trusted by most area landowners. (photo: Dominic Bracco II/Prime/FTWP) US Militia Groups Head to Border, Stirred by Trump's Call to Arms Mary Lee Grant and Nick Miroff, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Gun-carrying civilian groups and border vigilantes have heard a call to arms in President Trump’s warnings about threats to American security posed by caravans of Central American migrants moving through Mexico. They’re packing coolers and tents, oiling rifles and tuning up aerial drones, with plans to form caravans of their own and trail American troops to the border." READ MORE A small group of workers from several states held a protest near Erie Insurance Arena. (photo: Erie News Now) 'He Said Jobs Were Coming Back': The Trump Voters Who Feel Cheated Dominic Rushe, Guardian UK Excerpt: "'It's been two years now since his election and all I see is more job losses.'" READ MORE Donald Trump Jr. speaks at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio U.S. July 19, 2016. (photo: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) CNN Fires Back at Donald Trump Jr.: We Didn't Run Your Dad's Ad Because It's Racist Daniel Politi, Slate Politi writes: "CNN refused to take criticism from the president's son. Donald Trump Jr. slammed the news network Saturday, claiming in a tweet that it had refused to run a racist immigration-related ad that had been sponsored by Donald J. Trump for President." READ MORE Solar energy plant in Jordan. (photo: AP) Syrian Refugees and Jordanians Work Together to Build Green Homes Adela Suliman, The Christian Science Monitor Suliman writes: "Her work forms part of a bigger effort – a pilot project to retrofit and build affordable green homes, led by two nonprofit organizations: the Jordan Green Building Council (JoGBC) and Habitat for Humanity." READ MORE The London Array offshore wind farm. (photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Putting Speed Bumps in Hurricane Alley Marlene Cimons, Nexus Media Cinmons writes: "New research suggests that one day there could be another major benefit: massive installations of wind turbines could lessen the deluge when powerful hurricanes bring devastating amounts of rain onto land. During such recent storms as Harvey and Florence—which brought historic levels of rainfall—this could have meant less flooding and destruction, and fewer deaths." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Voter Suppression Is Already an Issue in the Midterm Elections

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Andy Borowitz | White House Staff Nervously Checking Whether Trump Retweeted Anything by Bombing Suspect 

Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Moments after law enforcement apprehended the pipe-bombing suspect, Cesar Sayoc, in Florida, White House staffers scrambled to make sure that Donald J. Trump had never retweeted anything from Sayoc's demented Twitter feed."
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First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP)

ALSO SEE: Trump Blames Synagogue in Pittsburgh Shooting for Not Having Armed Guard

Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter in Custody, Identified as Far-Right White Supremacist
Amir Tibon, Noa Landau, Judy Maltz and Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz
Excerpt: "Eight people were killed after a man opened fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. The perpetrator entered the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue and yelled 'All Jews must die,' according to KDKA, a local radio station."
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Minutemen militia members. (photo: Yahoo!)

Militia Groups Plan to Head to the US-Mexico Border to Stop the Migrant Caravan
Luke Barnes, ThinkProgress
Barnes writes: "Militia groups and far-right activists are gearing up to head to the Mexican border to try to stop a migrant caravan from entering the United States, as conservatives and the far-right escalate their warnings about the supposed dangers it poses."
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A voter holds various ID cards. (photo: Jaime Henry-White/AP)

Voter Suppression Is Already an Issue in the Midterm Elections
Nidhi Prakash, BuzzFeed
Prakash writes: "Less than two weeks out from the midterm elections, high-profile cases of alleged voter suppression have emerged in at least three different states, raising concerns among voting rights advocates about obstacles for people of color in particular to get to the polls."
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Supporters hold up signs for the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who Turkish police said was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (photo: Ozan Kose/Getty)

Saudi Ties to US Universities Under Question Amid Ongoing Crisis Over Khashoggi Murder
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Saudi Arabia to disclose who ordered the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, we end today's show looking at how U.S. universities are facing new scrutiny over their close ties to Saudi Arabia in the wake of Khashoggi's murder."
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Protesters in Gaza City. (photo: Adel Hana/AP)

Israel Batters Gaza Hamas Outposts Overnight
teleSUR
Excerpt: "On Saturday, the Israeli military perpetrated a massive bombing attack in the Gaza, reportedly firing on 80 Hamas targets, in response to 30 rockets fired from the region to an area near the city of Sderot Friday."
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A humpback whale. (photo: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty)

Humpback Whales Are Falling Silent and the Reason Will Make You Cry
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "Male humpback whales are known for their evocative songs, but their classic melodies are being shortened or silenced in reaction to shipping noise, Japanese researchers found."
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