Matt Taibbi | Is It Fair to Blame Trumpism for These Latest Explosive Devices?

26 October 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News MANY HAVE GIVEN 5 AND 10, CAN YOU GIVE 100? We have over 250 donors that have given 5 or 10 Dollars. We need a few donors that match their effort with a few $100 donations. Who can donate $100 to help finish off the drive? Thank you sincerely. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Matt Taibbi | Is It Fair to Blame Trumpism for These Latest Explosive Devices?  Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone Taibbi writes: "Explosive devices and/or suspicious packages were sent to a number of major Democratic Party-linked figures this week, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, philanthropist and financier George Soros, former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), and former CIA chief John Brennan." READ MORE When the caravan crossed the border into Guatemala, its members traveling by foot and vehicle, it had ballooned to more than 1,000. (photo: Orlando Sierra/Getty Images) Trump Administration Considers Travel-Ban-Like Order for Mexican Border, Sources Say Tal Kopan, The San Francisco Chronicle Kopan writes: "The Trump administration is considering an executive action that could use travel-ban-like authority to block certain asylum seekers at the Mexican border, sources familiar with the discussions said Thursday." READ MORE U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders shakes hands with supporters as he campaigns for Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor Jared Polis during a rally at the Lory Student Center at CSU on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 (photo: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan) Bernie Sanders Isn’t Tired. He’s “Just Waking Up" Ruby Cramer, BuzzFeed News Cramer writes: "For 20 minutes on Sunday night, inside the Lied Recreation Athletic Center at Iowa State University, activity comes to a sudden halt. Students on the rock wall glance across the room, suspended in midair. A pickup game stops. And from the lobby, a crowd forms to watch as Bernie Sanders walks past a line of ping-pong tables." READ MORE Georgia gubernatorial candidates (L-R) Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp debate in an event that also included Libertarian Ted Metz at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Midtown October 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (photo: John Bazemore/Getty Images) Some Georgia Voting Machines Aren’t Counting Votes for Democrat Stacey Abrams, NAACP Says Emma Ockerman, Vice News Ockerman writes: "The NAACP is accusing election officials in Georgia of bungling votes in the gubernatorial race, saying in a complaint Tuesday that voting machines mistakenly showed votes intended for Democrat Stacey Abrams as votes for Republican Brain Kemp." READ MORE Southwest Detroit resident Mattie McCorkle explains how she bought a home for $3,000 that came with a sizable water bill. (photo: Joel Kurth) In Detroit, Surviving Without Running Water Has Become a Way of Life Joel Kurth, Detroit Journalism Cooperative Kurth writes: "On her worst days, Mattie McCorkle admits, she feels 'less than a person.'” READ MORE Fishermen in Hodeidah are often killed by the Saudi-led coalition if they go out to sea. (photo: AP) In Saudi-Besieged Hodeidah, Yemen's Famine Has Already Struck Middle East Eye Excerpt: "Every day Murad Morie watches trucks laden with food pull out of Hodeidah’s port. None of their cargo is for the 43-year-old and his family of nine, though." READ MORE An Asiatic lioness in Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary. (photo: Arian Zwegers) The Last Lions of India Atula Gupta, The Revelator Gupta writes: "When most people think of lions, they probably think of Africa. But another, lesser-known subspecies of lion actually lives in India, where they represent a major conservation victory — for now, at least." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation