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

Andy Borowitz | White Man Hopes to Land Job Without Background Check

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Andy Borowitz | White Man Hopes to Land Job Without Background Check 

Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "A fifty-three-year-old white man from Washington, D.C., is hoping to land a six-figure job for life without being subjected to a thorough background check, the man confirmed on Tuesday."
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Bob Woodward speaks at the Newseum during an event marking the 40th anniversary of Watergate on June 13, 2012, in Washington. (photo: Jim Watson/Getty Images)

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'Biggest F*cking Mistake I've Made,' According to New Book

Bob Woodward's New Book Reveals a 'Nervous Breakdown' of Trump's Presidency
Philip Rucker and Robert Costa, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "John Dowd was convinced that President Trump would commit perjury if he talked to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. So, on Jan. 27, the president's then-personal attorney staged a practice session to try to make his point."
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Former Senator Jon Kyl Will Be John McCain's Successor in the US Senate
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Maria Polletta, Arizona Republic
Excerpt: "Jon Kyl, once one of the most powerful Republicans in the U.S. Senate, will return to Capitol Hill to succeed the late Sen. John McCain, The Arizona Republic has learned."
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Ayanna Pressley. (photo: Matthew J. Lee/Boston Globe)

What You Need to Know About Tuesday's Most Interesting Primary Election
Addy Baird, ThinkProgress
Baird writes: "Tuesday's most interesting election is the primary in Massachusetts' 7th congressional district, where incumbent Rep. Mike Capuano (D) faces a primary from Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley."
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An informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. AHA members filmed at this camp, gathering footage for their fundraising video. (photo: Ruth Sherlock/NPR)

A German Far-Right Group Aids Syrian Refugees - to Stop Them From Reaching Europe
Ruth Sherlock and Lama Al-Arian, NPR
Excerpt: "In her simple home in a settlement in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, next to tents sheltering other refugees from the war in Syria, Raja talks about the time when two young German men arrived at her door several months ago. They told her they were researchers for a charity."
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Catalan Government to Relaunch Campaign to Split From Spain
Sonya Dowsett, Reuters
Dowsett writes: "Catalan leader Quim Torra will relaunch on Tuesday his region's campaign to split from Spain, rebuffing an offer from the central government in Madrid for a referendum on greater autonomy that would fall well short of independence."
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Why Is ExxonMobil Still Funding Climate Science Denier Groups?
Elliot Negin, Union of Concerned Scientists
Negin writes: "A decade after pledging to end its support for climate science deniers, ExxonMobil gave $1.5 million last year to 11 think tanks and lobby groups that reject established climate science and openly oppose the oil and gas giant's professed climate policy preferences, according to the company's annual charitable giving report released this week."
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Congressman Jim McGovern [D-MA]: The worst part of Trump's Muslim ban

Of all the provisions in Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, the one blocking entry for Syrian refugees is by far the most heartless.

These are families that were forced out of their homes by war and persecution.We cannot drop bombs in Syria – and without congressional authorization – AND deny those forcibly uprooted from their homes by violence a chance to start anew in the United States.

Turning refugees away at the door is not just heartless, but also completely antithetical to our American values. We must do everything we can to welcome these refugees and give them a chance at living a life free of violence and destruction.

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Trump justifies his Muslim ban by painting immigrants and refugees as terrorist threats to the United States. The facts say otherwise: in the past 40 years, not one person from the countries targeted by Trump’s ban has killed anyone in a terror attack in the United States.

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Last night the Trump campaign hit a new low. Donald Trump Jr., one of the candidate's sons and a top surrogate, compared refugees to poisoned Skittles in a large bowl.

First of all, as one conservative study indicated, the odds of getting killed by a refugee in a terrorist attack are ridiculously high: more than 1 in 3.6 billion.

But more to the point, refugees are people - not candy. Largely women and children fleeing almost certain death who are all carefully vetted in a long process before being admitted into the country. And even more to the point, this kind of wildly inappropriate and deplorable rhetoric alienates our allies in the war against terrorism.

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Republicans: Senate may vote to keep government open today Progressive Breakfast: 7 Hard Rounds of Questions for John Stumpf, Wells Fargo CEO

MORNING MESSAGE

Richard Eskow

7 Hard Rounds of Questions for John Stumpf, Wells Fargo CEO

Stumpf is about to testify before the Senate Banking Committee ... Here are seven concerns, and seven sets of questions, that should be posed to him, either at Tuesday’s hearing or as part of a more rigorous investigation ... why didn’t you or any of your executives make the connection between your employee incentive package and this behavior? ... why didn’t you compare cross-selling rates for dishonest employees with those of honest employees ... why shouldn’t your bank be broken up right now?

HILLARY CRITICIZES WELLS FARGO

Hillary Clinton writes open letter to Wells Fargo customers:“Today, Wells Fargo’s CEO will appear before Congress. He owes all of you a clear explanation as to how this happened under his watch … we need to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [which] with local authorities and enforced the law … we need real consequences when firms on Wall Street break the law … Executives should be held individually accountable when rampant illegal activity happens on their watch.”

CEO John Stumpf plans apology in Senate testimony today. NYT:“‘I am deeply sorry that we failed to fulfill our responsibility to our customers, to our team members and to the American public.’ … there is a particular feeling of schadenfreude on Wall Street and in certain circles of Washington, where Mr. Stumpf was seen as portraying Wells as being different than the risky global investment banks behind the mortgage crisis … ‘I think we have gone too far’ in terms of regulation, he told an interviewer in 2013, the same year he was named Banker of the Year by The American Banker, a trade publication.”

BERNIE SPEAKS TO THE NATION

Sen. Bernie Sanders urges support for Clinton in interview with The Nation:“…do I have strong differences of opinion with Hillary Clinton? I think the whole world knows that … [But] Hillary Clinton is now on record for doing that for people making $125,000 a year or less. You know what? That is pretty revolutionary … Clinton is on record supporting a doubling of community health centers in this country, which will mean that tens of millions of people—poor people—will have access to health care that do not have it today. Is that significant? It is very significant.”

Clinton reaches out to millennials. Politico:“[Aides] described the Temple speech as an effort to earn the votes of young people who might not know where she stands on issues like equal pay for women, gay rights, the minimum wage, and college affordability. She also appealed to their sense of tolerance and multiculturalism … [Young Clinton supporters] said most of their Bernie-or-Bust friends are coming around as the election nears, but not all of them.”

VP nominee Tim Kaine shares that one his children supported Bernie. W. Post quotes:“Hey, we’re a big family on the Democratic side.”

TRUMPS ATTACK REFUGEES

Donald Trump Jr. compares refugees to poisoned Skittles. NPR:“… Donald Trump Jr. tweeted an image [saying] ‘If I had a bowl of Skittles and I told you three would kill you, would you take a handful? That’s our Syrian refugee problem.’ … ‘Skittles are candy. Refugees are people,’ a spokeswoman for the candy’s parent company, Wrigley, said …”

Mayors of New York, Paris and London pen joint NYT oped celebrating immigrants:“Refugees and other foreign-born residents bring needed skills and enhance the vitality and growth of local economies, and their presence has long benefited our three cities.”

The American Prospect’s Justin Miller explores Trump’s tax avoidance strategies:“In his financial disclosure report filed with the Federal Election Commission this year, Trump valued [his Westchester County, NY] golf course and palatial clubhouse at more than $50 million … However, when it came time to pay property taxes, he claimed that the property and clubhouse was worth just $1.36 million—a 97 percent cut from his FEC disclosure figure … The real scandal is in the federal tax code, which is so far tilted in favor of real-estate development that it essentially amounts to an elaborate racket for the country’s wealthiest real-estate barons.”

BREAKFAST SIDES

Senate may vote to keep government open today. Politico:“…negotiators have settled on language that would provide money to battle the Zika virus while allowing Planned Parenthood’s partner clinic in Puerto Rico to access the federal grants … funding for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, continues to be in the mix … Republicans have similar demands: additional funding for flood-stricken Louisiana in the short-term spending measure. Both issues remained unresolved as of Monday evening…”

Labor activists make gains on fair scheduling. American Prospect:“New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his support for legislation currently pending in the city council that would give Gotham’s fast-food workers the right to more predictable work hours. On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed a comprehensive fair workweek law that advocates hope can serve as a model for other cities.”

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RSN: Tribal Dakota Pipeline Resistance the Start of Something Bigger, Hillary's Plan to Crack Down on Runaway Drug Prices Doesn't Go Far Enough

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Robert Reich | Hillary's Plan to Crack Down on Runaway Drug Prices Doesn't Go Far Enough 
 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich Facebook 
Reich writes: "Today Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan to crack down on unwarranted increases in prescription drug prices, such as the steep increase in the cost of the EpiPen (a lifesaving injection device for people with severe allergies) by, among other things, fining drug companies found to have unduly increased prices." 
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Trump Hasn't Paid Many of His Top Staffers 
Harper Neidig, The Hill 
Neidig writes: "At least 10 staffers in Donald Trump’s campaign have been working for free, according to a Reuters review of campaign finance filings." 
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The Koch Brothers Will Spend Anything to Get Revenge on Harry Reid 
Josh Israel and Erica Hellerstein, Think Progress 
Israel writes: "A new advertisement targeting Nevada Senate hopeful Catherine Cortez Masto opens with an ominous, slow chord." 
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Tribal Dakota Pipeline Resistance the Start of Something Bigger 
Jacqueline Keeler, TeleSUR 
Keeler writes: "The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe announced via its Facebook page on Sept. 1 that 188 Tribes, or Native Nations, from across the United States and Canada have declared their support for the Lakota/Dakota Tribes’ fight to stop the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline carrying heavy Bakken crude oil from crossing the Missouri River and threatening the sovereign nations’ main water source." 
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Media Continues to Refer to Brock Turner as a “Stanford Swimmer” Rather Than a Rapist 
Naomi LaChance, The Intercept 
LaChance writes: "When Brock Turner was released from jail today after serving half of his six-month sentence for the sexual assault of an unconscious woman, headlines referring to him as a Stanford swimmer sparked renewed controversy." 
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America Has Accepted 10,000 Syrian Refugees. That’s Still Too Few. 
Washington Post 
Excerpt: "In the face of the most calamitous refugee crisis since World War II, the United States has finally begun granting refuge to displaced Syrians on a pace that, while still unequal to the problem’s scale and the United States’ capacity, at least starts to acknowledge that a crisis exists." 
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Sticks and Stones and Dead Wolves 
Stephen Miller, Yes Magazine 
Miller writes: "Insults. Name-calling. Death threats. Sound like a Trump rally? Actually, it’s all part of the dialogue among conservation-minded folks in response to a recent Washington state decision to kill a wolf pack that had been preying on livestock on public land." 
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RSN: Millions of Honeybees Killed in Attempt to Prevent Zika, ALABAMA: The Criminalization of Poverty: Woman Fined and Arrested After $1.07 Check Bounces

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Hillary’s GOP Outreach: Could It Do More Harm Than Good for Democrats? 
 
Gary Legum, Salon 
Legum writes: "Could Hillary Clinton’s outreach to some traditional Republican constituencies cost the Democrats the House and Senate? That is the implication of a poll released on Thursday." 
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Latino Trump Supporter Warns of ‘Taco Trucks on Every Corner' 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "The founding member of the “Latinos for Trump” group made a strange argument to support U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying that a loose U.S. immigration policy would lead to “taco trucks on every corner." 
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Socialize the EpiPen 
Adam Gaffney, Jacobin 
Excerpt: "The ongoing EpiPen debacle has served one useful purpose: it has plainly revealed the uninhibited avarice — and general dysfunction — at the core of the American pharmaceutical system." 
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The Criminalization of Poverty: Woman Fined and Arrested After $1.07 Check Bounces 
Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzales, Kristen Clarke, Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "We continue our look at what the ACLU calls an illegal debtors’ prison in Arkansas by speaking with a former resident who wrote a check for $1.07 for a loaf of bread. She describes how after her check bounced, her debt ballooned with fees and fines to nearly $400, and police officers twice came to her job to arrest her." 
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22 Mothers Are Fasting Inside an Immigration Detention Center 
Esther Yu Hsi Lee, ThinkProgress 
Lee writes: "Almost two dozen immigrant mother detainees begun fasting inside a Pennsylvania detention center this week, hoping to force a harsh spotlight on the one-year detention anniversary of at least four families." 
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The Death of Alan Kurdi: One Year on, Compassion Towards Refugees Fades 
Patrick Kingsly, Guardian UK 
Kingsly writes: "Sitting in a refugee camp in northern Greece, Mohammad Mohammad, a Syrian taxi driver, holds up a picture of three-year-old Alan Kurdi. It is nearly a year since the same photograph of the dead toddler sparked a wave of outrage across Europe, and heightened calls for the west to do more for refugees. Twelve months later, Mohammad uses it to highlight how little has changed." 
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Millions of Honeybees Killed in Attempt to Prevent Zika 
Dan Zukowski, EcoWatch 
Zukowski writes: "Aerial spraying of the pesticide naled in a South Carolina county, done in an attempt to prevent Zika-infected mosquitoes from gaining a foothold in the state, resulted instead in the massacre of millions of honeybees." 
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