Andy Borowitz | Trump's Fourth of July Parade to Include Flyover by Russian Air Force

03 July 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Andy Borowitz | Trump's Fourth of July Parade to Include Flyover by Russian Air Force  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "Calling it 'incredibly exciting news,' President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that his long-planned Fourth of July parade in Washington will include a flyover by Russian Su-24 fighter planes." READ MORE Central American migrants watch fellow migrants board busses as they voluntarily return to their countries, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (photo: Christian Chavez/AP) Judge Blocks Trump Policy Keeping Asylum-Seekers Locked Up Gene Johnson, Associated Press Johnson writes: "A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration policy that would keep thousands of asylum-seekers locked up while they pursue their cases, saying the Constitution demands that such migrants have a chance to be released from custody." READ MORE Li Adorno and Emet Ezell led the crowd down Tremont Street. (photo: Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe) Protesters Shut Down Traffic in Boston Over Trump's Border Camps Zoe Greenberg and Danny McDonald, The Boston Globe Excerpt: "A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration policy that would keep thousands of asylum-seekers locked up while they pursue their cases, saying the Constitution demands that such migrants have a chance to be released from custody." READ MORE Two M1A1 Abrams tanks and other military vehicles sit on guarded rail cars at a Washington railyard on July 2. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty) ALSO SEE: Park Service Diverts $2.5 Million for Trump's July 4 Extravaganza Will Donald Trump's Fourth of July Parade Break the Law? Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Lithwick writes: "The Hatch Act prevents the president from spending tax dollars on a political rally. Here's what would turn his 'parade' into an illegal act." READ MORE Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Scott Eisen/Getty) Former Bernie Staffers Launch Consulting Firm to 'Primary the Consulting Class' Gideon Resnick, The Daily Beast Resnick writes: "The new firm will serve and assist clients and candidates with bold, progressive visions." READ MORE The aircraft carrier John C. Stennis in the Strait of Hormuz in November. (photo: Kenneth Abbate/AP) The US, Not Iran, Is the Rogue State Derek Davison, Jacobin Davison writes: "Trump says he wants to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, yet he wrecked an international agreement that was doing just that. Now we're edging closer to a war that the US says it doesn't want but is doing everything to cause." READ MORE Algae blooms in Lake Erie. (photo: NASA) This Fourth of July, You'll See 70% More Algae Outbreaks Than Last Year Anne Schechinger, Environmental Working Group Schechinger writes: "Over the Fourth of July holiday, many of us love to beat the heat in a favorite lake, pond or river. But this year, vacationers from coast to coast will have to look out for a potentially record-breaking number of algae blooms." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation

RSN: Harvey Wasserman | "Resolutionaries" Slash $434 Million in Medical Debt ... Is Yours Next?

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15 May 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RSN: USE IT. DON’T ABUSE IT. Depending on voluntary support is always risky. The danger of course is that people simply will not volunteer. AT&T and their ilk don’t have that problem, they have an on/off switch. Use this service to see and effect change. Volunteer reasonable support to sustain the process. In earnest. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: Harvey Wasserman | "Resolutionaries" Slash $434 Million in Medical Debt ... Is Yours Next?  Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News  Wasserman writes: "While the politicians dither over universal health care versus single payer versus the current Republican prescription for all non-millionaires (Get Sick & Die Quick), medical debt is still the number one cause of American family bankruptcies." READ MORE Arundhati Roy. (photo: Auckland Writers Festival) ALSO SEE: Senators Demand Answers From Trump Administration on Iran Threat Arundhati Roy: A US Attack on Iran Would Be "Biggest Mistake It Has Ever Made" Democracy Now! Excerpt: "The U.S. government perfectly fits its own definition of a rogue state." READ MORE White House Adviser Jared Kushner. (photo: Michael Reynolds/Getty) Jared Kushner Can't Answer Basic Questions About His Immigration Plan Rafi Schwartz, Splinter Schwartz writes: "The bloom may finally be off the rose for White House wunderkind Jared Kushner, who managed to deeply underwhelm a group of GOP lawmakers with his extremely half-baked ideas to overhaul the United States' immigration policies." READ MORE Border Patrol agents. (photo: Getty) How Activists Can Fight Back Against ICE Natascha Uhlmann, Teen Vogue Uhlmann writes: "As ICE stokes fear in immigrant communities, how can activists fight back?" READ MORE The Golden Gate Bridge. (photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty) San Francisco Becomes First US City to Ban Face Recognition Surveillance Patrick Howell O'Neill, Gizmodo O'Neill writes: "San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in America to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police and other government agencies." READ MORE 'If Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is 86, decides to step down or if Trump wins a second term, all bets are off.' (photo: UPI/Barcroft) Could Abortion Become Illegal in America? All Signs Point to Yes B. Jessie Hill, Guardian UK Hill writes: "America is facing a full-frontal attack on Roe v Wade. There is no guarantee that the supreme court will protect the right to terminate a pregnancy." READ MORE Raya, one of the Nahua elders, in Santa Rosa de Serjali in the remote Peruvian Amazon. (photo: Johan Wildhagen) Mercury Poisoning Chief Among Health Problems Facing Peru's Uncontacted Tribes Ramiro Escobar, Mongabay Escobar writes: "In Peru, about 5,000 indigenous people belonging to 18 different ethnic groups live in isolation, and many more live in a state of initial contact with the outside world. One of the most urgent problems facing these communities is mercury contamination, which affects dozens of members of the Nahua indigenous community." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation