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LOSING RSN RIGHT NOW IS A DANGEROUS DIRECTION - Hang in there Marc and friends. For years I've been an irregular regular contributor, pitching in roughly quarterly for my own accounting purposes. I've rarely missed, but don't mind your justified vitriol. You are performing an invaluable service to our country. Wake up folks. Losing RSN right now is a dangerous direction. / Bill, RSN / Reader-Supporter

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Trump 2020: Be Very Afraid

Trump rally in North Carolina. (photo: Charlotte Observer)

Matt Taibbi | Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "America is the first country to ever elect a Mad King, and the way things are going, we may be dumb enough to do it twice."
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Members of March for Our Lives are joined by members of the community to protest Walmart gun sales in Coral Springs, Florida. (photo: Ian Witlen/Rex/Shutterstock)

March for Our Lives Unveils Sweeping Gun Reform Agenda: 'The Time Is Now'
Abené Clayton, Guardian UK
Clayton writes: "March for Our Lives, the organization created by survivors of the February 2018 mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, released an audacious policy agenda calling for far-reaching reform."
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Bernie Sanders. (photo: Bernie 2020)

Sanders Leads Democratic Field in Colorado Poll
Max Greenwood, The Hill
Greenwood writes: "Sanders, who won Colorado's Democratic caucuses in 2016, tops the field with 26 percent support among Democratic primary voters in Colorado."
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Neo-Nazi tattoo.

Court Docs: Neo-Nazi Who Threatened Mass Murder of Latinx People Thanked God for Donald Trump
Rafi Schwartz, Splinter
Schwartz writes: "The threats, which called for the eradication of minority groups, also allegedly included references to President Donald Trump, whom Eric Lin reportedly thanked for an impending 'racial war.'"
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Police digitally altered the mugshot of Tyrone Lamont Allen to remove his distinctive facial tattoos. (U.S. District Court in Oregon)

Police Digitally Alter Mugshot to Implicate Bank-Robbery Suspect: 'They're Increasing the Risk of Mistaken Identity'
Jay Connor, The Root
Connor writes: "Portland police digitally altered Allen's mugshot by using Photoshop to remove his tattoos entirely. Then, without telling anyone that they altered his photo, they presented his new mugshot along with photos of 'five similar-looking men' to the bank tellers for identification."

EXCERPT:

“It’s unbelievable to me that police would ignore the fact that no teller has described a person with glaring tattoos and make this man into a possible suspect by covering them up,” he said. “They’re increasing the risk of mistaken identity.’’

First assembly at Ponce Plaza Las Delicias. (photo: Jacqueline Villarrubia-Mendoza)

Puerto Rican People's Assemblies Shift From Protest to Proposal
Jacqueline Villarrubia-Mendoza and Roberto Vélez-Vélez, NACLA News
Excerpt: "Following the resignation of Gov. Rosselló, a series of people's assemblies have emerged throughout Puerto Rico to keep the conversation-and the popular movement-going."
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Fires in the Amazon caused midday darkness in Sao Paulo on Monday. (photo: J.F. Diorio/Agencia Estado/AP)

ALSO SEE: Brazil: Amazon Burns at Historic Rate

Smoke From the Burning Amazon Rainforest Plunged Brazil's Largest City Into Darkness in the Middle of the Day
Stephanie K. Baer, BuzzFeed
Baer writes: "A record number of wildfires have torched the Amazon rainforest this year as deforestation soars under Brazil's far-right president."
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What Will It Take to Get You On Board?

Sunday, August 18, 2019

FOCUS: As Portland Erupts Trump Wants ANTIFA Designated an 'ORGANIZATION of TERROR.'"

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We have tens of thousands of readers that check in every day, but will not join those that contribute to keep the project going?

We have your trust, you come here. That trust is built on our loyalty to you our supporters, not to an unnamed third party. But for some reason there is a belief that someone else will magically support the project.

This is yours, don't abuse it.

Marc Ash
Founder, Reader Supported News

RSN STRUGGLING FOR SURVIVAL, WHY ON EARTH? - How do we come to a point where this organization has no money to operate? Yes this is a very real funding crisis. Right here, right now. We are battling for the basic resources we need to keep publishing. Our opponent, our adversary is apathy. We do great things with the resources we are given. Let’s get active here, please. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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FOCUS: As Portland Erupts Trump Wants ANTIFA Designated an 'ORGANIZATION of TERROR.'"

August 17 protest in Downtown Portland. (photo: Dave Killen/The Oregonian)

The Oregonian
Excerpt: "Right-wing activists and those protesting their presence converged Saturday on Portland's downtown waterfront in a much-anticipated confrontation that captivated a nation inflamed by rising division and resentment, with even President Donald Trump entering the fray."
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Billions to Control the Political Dialog

'Portland Is Being Watched Very Closely': Trump Stokes Tension Over Far Right Rally

18 August 19

Billions are spent every year in the US to control the political dialog. That money comes in ways the Supreme Court has approved and in ways no one can document.

We have a powerful and effective - community based - counter measure in Reader Supported News. Yes your thirty-dollar donation makes a huge difference.

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WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE YOU, BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR FREE: We can't make producing an online news service free. We can be frugal and cost efficient - and we are - but it's going to cost something. At RSN the money comes from you and the influence does too. Help out here. Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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'Portland Is Being Watched Very Closely': Trump Stokes Tension Over Far Right Rally

A protester participates in a rally in Portland, Oregon. (photo: Mark Graves/AP)

Jason Wilson, Guardian UK
Wilson writes: "As Portland prepared for what may be one of the biggest political demonstrations of the US summer, which authorities expected would lead to violence, Donald Trump threw into the mix a characteristically explosive tweet."
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Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 sits anchored awaiting a court ruling on whether it can be freed after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain, Aug. 15, 2019. (photo: Reuters)

US Issues Warrant to Seize Iran Oil Tanker 'Grace 1' After Gibraltar Judge Orders Its Release
Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
Hjelmgaard writes: "The U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant to seize an Iranian oil tanker detained in Gibraltar, a day after a judge in the British overseas territory ordered its release."
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Shell union workers gathered for Donald Trump's speech. (photo: Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)

Report: Shell Union Workers Had to Choose Between Attending President Trump's Speech or Losing Pay
Tara Law, TIME
Law writes: "Union workers at a Royal Dutch Shell's manufacturing facility in western Pennsylvania were told that they had to attend President Donald Trump's speech on Tuesday – or take the day off without pay, reports say."
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Mourners gather at vigil for Jimmy Aldaoud. (photo: Ali Harb/MEE)

'Jimmy's Death Won't Go in Vain': Iraqi Americans Vow to Fight Trump's Deportations
Ali Harb, Middle East Eye
Harb writes: "With the grief came a call for action. As more than 100 people gathered at a community centre north of Detroit to mourn the death of a Michigan man who died after he was deported to Iraq, advocates and officials vowed to fight back against Donald Trump's immigration policies."

EXCERPT:

After Iraq started accepting deportees from the US in 2017, the Trump administration moved to remove 1,400 Iraqis from the country. Some of those subjected to deportation had lived in the US for decades.

The Iraqi-Christian community in Michigan was targeted by the crackdown, and hundreds of Iraqi Catholic Chaldeans are still battling their deportation orders in courts to remain in the US.

Aldaoud was one of at least 69 immigrants who have been sent back to Iraq from the US since the start of 2018.

He was diabetic and suffered from mental health issues. He died in Baghdad from lack of access to insulin.

The actor Jason Momoa exchanges a traditional greeting with an elder while visiting protesters last month. (photo: Hollyn Johnson/AP)

'A New Hawaiian Renaissance': How a Telescope Protest Became a Movement
Michelle Broder Van Dyke, Guardian UK
Van Dyke writes: "On Hawaii's Big Island, a protest against a $1.4bn observatory on Mauna Kea, a mountain considered sacred by many Native Hawaiians, is entering a second month."
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Students protest in front of a line of riot police outside the Congress building in Tegucigalpa, April 30, 2019. (photo: Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty Images)

The Student Movement Standing Up to the Honduran Regime
Tom Sullivan, Jacobin
Sullivan writes: "It's been ten years since a US-backed coup installed a repressive neoliberal regime in Honduras. Now, a student movement has emerged to challenge the government's agenda of privatization and militarization."
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Pollution from a factory. (photo: Reuters)

We've Got Another Ozone Problem, and It's Not What You Think
Zoya Teirstein, Grist
Teirstein writes: "Most of us know ozone as that benevolent stratospheric layer that absorbs the sun's harmful UV light and keeps us safe."
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URGENT APPEAL FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE - Donations are far behind for October. We are reaching out for immediate assistance on donations to finish this drive and cover expenses. RSN never wavers in its determination to keep you informed and provide you the tools you need to make a difference. Please stand with Reader Supported News now. In Peace and Solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Paul Krugman | Donald and the Deadly Deniers

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Paul Krugman | Donald and the Deadly Deniers

Economist Paul Krugman. (photo: Getty Images)

Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Krugman writes: "Climate policy is the ultimate example of Trumpian corruption."
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Mitch McConnell. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Republicans Are Outraged About the Deficit They Caused
Harry Cheadle, Vice
Cheadle writes: "The hypocrisy here would be astounding if anyone had the capacity to be astounded anymore."
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The president's interview got about half the viewership that Stormy Daniels got back in March. (photo:

Trump's 60 Minutes Interview Was a Ratings Flop
Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair
Desta writes: "The president's interview got about half the viewership that Stormy Daniels got back in March."
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Blake Fischer of Idaho Fish and Game. (photo: Twitter)

ALSO SEE: Idaho Game Commissioner Resigns After Killing 'Family of Baboons' in Africa

'I Shot a Whole Family of Baboons': Idaho Fish and Game Official Faces Fury After Hunting Boasts
Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post
Chiu writes: "Squatting amid loose red dirt and rocks, Blake Fischer posed for a picture, a triumphant grin stretching across his face. Arranged in front of him, resembling a macabre family picture, are the bodies of four baboons."
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'Patriot Prayer Rally.' (photo: Ted S. Warren/AP)

Alt-Right Militia Members Stationed Themselves on a Roof With 'Long Guns' During an August Rally
Jack Crosbie, Splinter News
Crosbie writes: "During the August 4 Patriot Prayer rally in Portland, Oregon, members of the alt-right militia stationed themselves on top of a building overlooking the protest with a cache of weapons, seemingly prepared to escalate violence."
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Mike Pompeo. (photo: Drew Angerer/NYT)

Trump Increases Deportations to African Country Where Slavery Still Exists
Alan Gomez, USA Today
Gomez writes: "This week, the Trump administration may deport four black men to Mauritania, a Muslim-majority nation in Africa that the CIA describes as a hotbed for human trafficking and slavery of its black minority residents."
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Cathedral in the 'Square of Miracles' in Italy are in danger. (photo: Getty Images)

Study: Climate Change Endangers Dozens of World Heritage Sites
Sandee LaMotte, CNN
LaMotte writes: "Pull out your passport and pack your bags for the sunny Mediterranean. But hurry. You've got a lot of traveling to do if you're going to see some of the historical wonders of the world before climate change further damages them."
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