Charles Pierce | This Conscience-Free Bullshit Is Why Trumpism Will Outlive Trump

28 October 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WHO CAN PART WITH THIRTY BUCKS? - You come here pretty often, you support what we do, you haven’t made a donation in a while … Is that you? If yes, you’re the person we’re after. You’re the one who puts this fundraiser out of our misery. If you can, we can do this. - Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | This Conscience-Free Bullshit Is Why Trumpism Will Outlive Trump  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "Nobody in the past two decades did as much to make this administration* possible as did Karl Rove. Why the hell is MasterClass doing business with this vicious lifeform?" READ MORE Supporters hold up their hats during a rally held by President Trump on March 15, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. (photo: Andrea Morales/Getty Images) Here Is a List of Far-Right Attackers Trump Inspired. Mehdi Hasan, The Intercept Hasan writes: "He preaches hate. He incites violence. He inspires attacks." READ MORE Rev. Sharon Risher, The Daily Beast Risher writes: "The AME church shooting would surely be a wake-up call to our nation. But here we are, three years later, and deadly hate crimes continue to be a scourge upon our nation."  'The Republicans have set the standard and, by God, we're going to emulate that standard,' Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) said of House Republicans' use of the unilateral subpoena authority. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Powerful Weapon House Republicans Handed Democrats Anthony Adragna, Politico Adragna writes: "Democrats eager to investigate the Trump administration if they seize the House would have the GOP to thank for one of their most potent tools - a sweeping subpoena authority that Democratic lawmakers denounced as an abusive power grab three years ago." READ MORE People walk in a caravan of migrants departing from El Salvador en route to the United States, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 28, 2018. (photo: Jose Cabezas/Reuters) New US-Bound Group of Migrants Leaves in San Salvador Nelson Renteria, Reuters Renteria writes: "A new group of migrants gathered and left from the capital of El Salvador on Sunday, headed for the United States after thousands of other Central Americans began similar journeys in recent weeks, angering U.S. President Donald Trump." READ MORE Sri Lankan police and special forces stand guard next to a poster of the newly appointed prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, in Colombo. (photo: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters) Sri Lankan Minister's Bodyguards Open Fire on Protesters Michael Safi, Guardian UK Safi writes: "One person has died and two were injured after the bodyguards of a Sri Lankan government minister opened fire on a crowd amid a deepening constitutional crisis in the island nation." READ MORE A fracking site in Midland, Texas in 2016. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The Trump Administration Is Reportedly Following Industry "Scripts" in Rolling Back Oil and Gas Drilling Restrictions Emily Stewart, Vox Stewart writes: "The Trump administration has leased out three times more federally controlled oil and gas land for drilling in the last year than the Obama administration averaged annually during its second term, in part by following scripts for environmental protection rollbacks laid out by the oil and gas industry." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation