Jeff Flake | Enough

25 October 17 AM

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NOTICE TO THE READERSHIP ON FUNDING: Regrettably, the progress of this month's funding drive is insufficient to address the organization's immediate expenses. While the amount of funds lacking may not seem great, we cannot proceed without them. There are a number of "immovable expenses" such as payroll, creative fees, contractors and vendors that we have no choice but to address. Our average donation is roughly $30. 325 donations at that level are required to complete the October funding drive. Thank you. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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Jeff Flake | Enough 

Jeff Flake, The Washington Post
Flake writes: "We have again forgotten who we are supposed to be. There is a sickness in our system - and it is contagious."
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In the Dead of Night, Republicans Vote to Give Lawsuit Immunity to Banks
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "Tuesday night, as many Americans were preparing to go to bed, an evenly divided Senate voted to give broad lawsuit immunity to credit card companies, auto lenders, credit reporting companies like Equifax, and many other financial firms."
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The Military Has a Serious White Nationalist Problem
Molly Osberg, Splinter News
Osberg writes: "A study published on Monday presents alarming new evidence about something that has, so far, been anecdotally reported: the U.S. military has a white nationalist problem, and it's getting worse."
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US Businesses Cash In by Selling Donated Bodies
Brian Grow and John Shiffman, Reuters
Excerpt: "When Americans leave their bodies to science, they are also donating to commerce: Cadavers and body parts, especially those of the poor, are sold in a thriving and largely unregulated market. Grisly abuses abound."
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Colombians Launch Indefinite National Strike Against Killings
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Social organizations, campesinos and unions in Colombia have launched the first day of an indefinite strike to protest over 150 murders of social movement activists by paramilitaries and government personnel."
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Extreme Weather, Climate Change Costing Taxpayers Billions
Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News
Seitz-Wald writes: "Climate change is costing taxpayers billions of dollars in disaster relief and the tab will only increase as extreme weather events become more common, according to a new government study."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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Marc Ash | A Bandaid on a Bullet Wound

08 October 17 AM

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THIS IS A FUNDRAISER THAT MUST SUCCEED: We must find a way this time around to raise the bar on raising funds. We are spending more money on critically important initiatives, without any safety net. Your support could not be more vital or timely. Sincere thanks. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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Marc Ash | A Bandaid on a Bullet Wound 

Marc Ash, Reader Supported News
Ash writes: "The current push in Congress to ban 'bump stocks' is a purely cosmetic, politically motivated, and virtually meaningless exercise in face-saving by a Congress which has for decades put gun lobby interests ahead of public safety."
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Tillerson vs. Trump
Isaac Chotiner, Slate
Chotiner writes: "President Trump is (reportedly) very angry that his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (reportedly) called him a 'fucking moron.'"
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Congress Is So Incompetent It Can't Fund Health Insurance for Kids
Mark Hay, Vice News
Hay writes: "Last Saturday, Congress failed to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), jeopardizing systems that provide low-cost insurance for almost 9 million kids and hundreds of thousands of pregnant women in families that make too much money to qualify for Medicaid but still need assistance."
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Trump's Threat to Decertify Iran Nuclear Deal Is Scarier Than You Think
D. Parvaz, Think Progress
Parvaz writes: "In a White House briefing on Thursday, President Donald Trump said that he will not recertify the the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, according to The Washington Post. The story is couched in caveats, but if Trump does, indeed announce on October 12 that he will not recertify the deal because he doesn’t view it as being in U.S. national security interests, then there are two clear takeaways from that decision."
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Harvey Weinstein Losing Key Supporters, Including Advisor Lisa Bloom, Who Came Under Pressure to Quit
David Ng, The Los Angeles Times
Ng writes: "Harvey Weinstein continued to lose key support over the weekend from people within his close circle of associates and in the larger media industry as the disgraced film executive moved to contain the fallout from his sexual-harassment scandal."
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Colombians Mobilize Against Police Killing of 8 Campesinos
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Social organizations are demanding state accountability for the massacre."
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Economists: Trump Administration's Decision to Repeal Water Rule Based on Flawed Analysis
Denisse Moreno, International Business Times
Moreno writes: "Economists are disputing President Donald Trump administration’s justification of rescinding a 2015 law that protects U.S. waters, saying it is based on flawed analysis."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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