Charles Pierce | The President* Just Declassified Intelligence Materials to Please the Fox News Crowd

18 September 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News REASONABLE VOLUNTARY SUPPORT - As simple as it sounds it works perfectly. Nothing more is needed. Right now we are not getting “reasonable” support. That’s what all the fundraising is about. So far for today 10 people have contributed a total of $240. 18,000 have visited. So we have a problem. Like it or not, we have to address that. No choice. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | The President* Just Declassified Intelligence Materials to Please the Fox News Crowd  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "This probably won't end well for America." READ MORE Brett Kavanaugh: a quandary for Republicans. (photo: Chris Wattie/Reuters) Rapists Have No Place on the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh's Accuser Must Be Heard Jill Filipovic, Guardian UK Filipovic writes: "This is crucial moment for both parties to stop the administration from ruining what makes our democracy so admirable: fair, predictable and transparent processes." READ MORE Fears about how Russian hackers affected the 2016 election seem to have led a number of Americans to expect a foreign country to affect vote tallies in the midterms. There's no evidence such an attack has ever occurred previously. (photo: Adam Berry/Getty Images) NPR/Marist Poll: 1 in 3 Americans Think a Foreign Country Will Change Midterm Votes Miles Parks, NPR Parks writes: "About 1 out of every 3 American adults think a foreign country is likely to change vote tallies and results in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new NPR/Marist poll released Monday." READ MORE Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Officer Jason Van Dyke Is Accused of Murder, but Laquan McDonald Is on Trial Anne Branigin, The Root Branigin writes: "While we see it with far more frequency, it's still not often that a cop goes on trial for an officer-involved shooting, and rarer still for that officer to receive a murder charge." READ MORE Elon Musk. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) Tesla Is Facing US Criminal Probe Over Elon Musk Statements Tom Schoenberg and Matt Robinson, Bloomberg Excerpt: "Tesla Inc. is under investigation by the Justice Department over public statements made by the company and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, according to two people familiar with the matter. The criminal probe is running alongside a previously reported civil inquiry by securities regulators." READ MORE Nicolas Maduro. (photo: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters) Stop Talking About Coups in Venezuela Gabriel Hetland, Jacobin Hetland writes: "It's really very simple: the US has absolutely no right to meddle in the affairs of Venezuela, in any way, shape, or form." READ MORE Hog-farm buildings inundated near Trenton, North Carolina, on Sunday. (photo: Steve Helber/AP) More Headaches as Florence's Waters Overtake Toxic Pits and Hog Lagoons Steven Mufson, Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Tropical Storm Florence has poured so much rain on the state that the wall of a coal ash landfill near the lake has failed in several places, washing away more than 2,000 cubic yards of toxic waste, enough to fill more than 150 dump trucks." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation You Are Sub