RSN: William Boardman | Career War Criminal Elliott Abrams to Lead US on Venezuela

04 February 19 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RSN: William Boardman | Career War Criminal Elliott Abrams to Lead US on Venezuela  William Boardman, Reader Supported News Boardman writes: "Some say history repeats itself. Mark Twain said history doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. The January 25 appointment of convicted perjurer Elliott Abrams as the new US Special Envoy on Venezuela is evidence that history just goes on and on and on with ironic cruelty and relentless injustice." READ MORE Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters) Bernie Sanders Will Ask Why a Once-Free Drug Now Costs $375,000 Reuters Excerpt: "U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders plans to send a letter to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals on Monday asking it to justify its decision to charge $375,000 annually for a medication that for years has been available to patients for free." READ MORE Ana Maria Archila of New York, N.Y. and protesters against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tell their personal stories of sexual assault outside offices of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP) Ocasio-Cortez to Bring Kavanaugh Critic to Trump's SOTU Laurie Kellerman, Associated Press Kellerman writes: "Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's guest for the State of the Union address is a woman who cornered Sen. Jeff Flake on live television to protest his support for Brett Kavanaugh." READ MORE 'The second the mask comes off, they stop being so rude,' Gibson said. (image: Daily Beast) Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys Are Literally Unmasking Antifa to Dox Them Will Sommer, The Daily Beast Sommer writes: "Far-right groups in Portland, Oregon are violently attacking their masked antifascist opponents in the streets in an attempt to reveal their identities to the public." READ MORE Taser poses real risk to people's lives and at least 49 died from it in 2018. (photo: Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette/Canadian Press) Tasers Claimed 49 Lives in 2018 Through Police Violence teleSUR Excerpt: "Taser death is a form of police violence that is claiming lives in the United States despite being called non-lethal." READ MORE Carolina Aguilar Navarrete during a Invisibles Somos Visibles (Invisible We are Visible) performance in Colonia Ostor, Ecatepec. Invisibles Somos Visibles is a collective that uses performance art to denounce femicide. (photo: Nidia Bautista) Surviving Mexico's Femicide Capital Nidia Bautista, NACLA Bautista writes: "Ecatepec, Mexico, has the highest femicide rate in the country. Without enforcement of laws against gender-based violence, victims' family members have had to become their own advocates as they seek justice for their murdered loved ones." READ MORE 'We children shouldn't have to do this. But since almost no one is doing anything, and our very future is at risk, we feel like we have to continue.' (photo: @GretaThunberg) ALSO SEE: Youth Climate Strike Coming to US Next Month Greta Thunberg | In Response to Lies and Hate, Let Me Make Some Things Clear About My Climate Strike Greta Thunberg, EcoWatch Thunberg writes: "If everyone listened to the scientists and the facts that I constantly refer to - then no one would have to listen to me or any of the other hundreds of thousands of school children on strike for the climate across the world. Then we could all go back to school." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation