Garrison Keillor | Old Man Alone on Labor Day Weekend

05 September 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Garrison Keillor | Old Man Alone on Labor Day Weekend  Garrison Keillor, Union Leader Keillor writes: "Our long, steamy, dreamy summer is coming to an end and it's time to stop fruiting around and make something of ourselves." READ MORE Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing began on Tuesday, with opening statements from senators as well as the nominee himself. (photo: Manuel Blace Ceneta/AP) Kavanaugh Refuses to Answer Question on Whether a Sitting President Can Be Subpoenaed Elana Schor, Politico Schor writes: "The president's Supreme Court nominee is facing a day of contentious questioning." READ MORE The New York Times reports that special counsel Robert Mueller 'did not say that he was giving up on an interview.' (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP) Mueller to Accept Written Answers From Trump in Russia Inquiry, Report Says Ben Jacobs, Guardian UK Jacobs writes: "A possible interview between the president and special counsel has been matter of contention as Trump fears a 'perjury trap.'" READ MORE Demonstrators stand at the curb with signs protesting Donald Trump. (photo: Ken Cedeno/Getty) Trump Suggests Protesting Ought to Be Illegal Ryan Koronowski, ThinkProgress Koronowski writes: "The president of the United States thinks more should be done to ban protesters and impede the ability of authors to write books critical of him." READ MORE A demonstrator holds up a 'wanted poster' for former police officer Ryan Pownall, who has been charged with murder for shooting David Jones in 2017. (photo: AP) Philly Ex-Cop Charged With Murder for 2017 Shooting Sophie Weiner, Splinter News Weiner writes: "It comes as little surprise that Krasner is now the first Philly DA to charge a cop with murder in almost two decades." READ MORE Rent-A-Center, a chain of rent-to-own stores. (photo: Richard B. Levine/Auma Press) Pennsylvania Prosecutors Pursue Charges for People Who Fall Behind on Rent-to-Own Payments Joshua Vaughn, The Appeal Vaughn writes: "The state's 'theft of leased property' statute allows prosecutors to seek felony charges for Pennsylvanians who miss payments on rental items." READ MORE Nisqually Tribal Council Member Hanford McCloud lights sacred fire to open up 17th Protecting Mother Earth conference. (photo: Rudi Tcruz) Why Defending Indigenous Rights Is Integral to Fighting Climate Change Jade Begay and Ayşe Gürsöz, Independent Media Institute and Rainforest Action Network Excerpt: "Indigenous peoples around the world are quickly becoming the generation that can no longer swim in their own waters, fish in their rivers, hunt their traditional foods or pick their traditional medicines. The climate isn't just changing the landscape-it's hurting the culture, sovereignty, health, economies and lifeways of Indigenous peoples around the world." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Progressive Breakfast: Trump Says 'Love' but Spews Hate

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Libero Della Piana

Trump Says 'Love' but Spews Hate

It doesn’t matter what’s in Trump’s heart or mind. His actions, words and policies, on full display in Phoenix, support and advance racism. Trump is in fact racism’s main spokesperson today, and its main policy advocate.

Trump Rants, Threatens in Arizona

Trump threatens shutdowns of government, NAFTA talks. WaPo:“He didn’t attempt to continue the carefully choreographed messaging of the night or to narrow the ever-deepening divide between the thousands of supporters gathered in the convention center hall before him and the thousands of protesters waiting outside… Over the next 72 minutes, the president launched into one angry rant after another, repeatedly attacking the media and providing a lengthy defense of his response to the violent clashes in Charlottesville, between white supremacists and neo-Nazis and the counterprotesters who challenged them. He threatened to shut down the government if he doesn’t receive funding for a wall along the southern border, announced that he will ‘probably’ get rid of the North American Free Trade Agreement, attacked the state’s two Republican senators, repeatedly referred to protesters as ‘thugs’ and coyly hinted that he will pardon Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County who was convicted in July of criminal contempt in Arizona for ignoring a judge’s order to stop detaining people because he merely suspected them of being undocumented immigrants.”

Phoenix Police Gas Protesters

Police use tear gas on crowds after Trump rally. NYT:“The police used tear gas to disperse crowds numbering in the thousands on Tuesday night outside the Phoenix Convention Center as tempers flared around President Trump’s divisive speech at a campaign-style rally here. Hundreds of people ran off, streaming into the surrounding streets, coughing and wiping tears from their eyes. Police helicopters circled above downtown Phoenix after the speech, telling people to leave the area or face arrest. While tensions were high before and during the speech — the police tried to keep supporters and opponents of the president apart outside — they escalated afterward.”

First Deported DREAMer May Return to U.S.

Judge prepared to order first DREAMer deported under Trump back to U.S. to make his case. USA Today:“A federal judge said Tuesday he was preparing to order the Trump administration to return the first known DREAMer it deported back to the United States to make his case for staying. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel said he needs to hear first-hand from Juan Manuel Montes, 23, to rule on the undocumented immigrant’s claim that he was deported illegally by border agents. Lawyers for Montes say he was wrongfully removed from the country around 1 a.m. on Feb. 19 because he had protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, or DACA. The Trump administration said Montes voluntarily left the country, forfeiting his protection from deportation. ‘I would be inclined to direct that he be paroled into the United States,’ Curiel said. ‘I would like to observe the demeanor of the witnesses. I would like to determine what they have to say.'”

Trumps Want to Use DREAMers to Get Wall Funding

Trump aides plot a big immigration deal — that breaks a campaign promise. McClatchy:“Donald Trump’s top aides are pushing him to protect young people brought into the country illegally as children — and then use the issue as a bargaining chip for a larger immigration deal — despite the president’s campaign vow to deport so-called Dreamers. The White House officials want Trump to strike an ambitious deal with Congress that offers Dreamers protection in exchange for legislation that pays for a border wall and more detention facilities, curbs legal immigration and implements E-verify, an online system that allows businesses to check immigration status, according to a half-dozen people familiar with situation, most involved with the negotiations.”

Trump Immigration Plan Kills Millions of Jobs

Trump immigration plan to cost 4.6 million jobs. CNN Money:“In a report published Thursday, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School said the immigration plan, dubbed the RAISE Act, would result in 4.6 million lost jobs by the year 2040. It also found that the U.S. economy would be 2% smaller than it would be under the current immigration policy during that time.
Last week, Trump threw his support behind the RAISE Act, a bill crafted by Republican Senators David Perdue and Tom Cotton. The proposal seeks to cut legal immigration to the U.S. by 50% within a decade.”

DOJ Backs Down From Demand for Identities of Resisters

DOJ drops request for IP addresses from Trump resistance site
The Hill:“The government said in a brief released Tuesday that it has ‘no interest’ in the 1.3 million IP addresses related to the website disruptj20.org. It says it is solely focused on information that could constitute evidence related to criminal rioting on Inauguration Day. ‘The Warrant — like the criminal investigation — is singularly focused on criminal activity,’ the reply brief states. ‘It will not be used for any other purpose.; Privacy and civil liberties advocates were up in arms last week when the web hosting company DreamHost publicized a July 12 search warrant for information related to disruptj20.org, which was used to organize protests on Inauguration Day. DreamHost said complying with the request would amount to handing over roughly 1.3 million visitor IP addresses and other information about visitors to the site.”

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