RSN: William Boardman | Uncritical Media, Reporting Lies, Feed Election Fear-Mongering

29 October 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News IF YOU CAN DONATE, WE REALLY NEED YOU NOW: We know that not everyone can donate but if you can, we need you now. Many of you are quite well aware of what we do and how hard it is to do it the way we do it. Get behind us, the time is now. Thanks to all. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: William Boardman | Uncritical Media, Reporting Lies, Feed Election Fear-Mongering  William Boardman, Reader Supported News Boardman writes: "The actual news, as of October 28, was that the migrant caravan of mostly Honduran asylum-seekers posed NO imminent threat to the US. Even Mexico doesn't treat the caravan as a threat." READ MORE Mourners react during a memorial service at the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Hall of the University of Pittsburgh, a day after 11 worshippers were killed at a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 28, 2018. (photo: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters) "You Are Not Welcome": Jewish Community Leaders Do Not Want President Trump to Come to Pittsburgh Matthew Rozsa, Salon Rozsa writes: "A group of Jewish leaders in Pittsburgh have written a letter to President Donald Trump making it clear that he will not be welcome in their city until he takes responsibility for his own hateful rhetoric." READ MORE Voters wait in line for up to two hours to early vote at the Cobb County West Park Government Center in Marietta, Ga. (photo: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) Voter Suppression Is a Crucial Story in America, but Broadcast News Mostly Shrugs Margaret Sullivan, The Washington Post Sullivan writes: "With the midterm elections a week away, and tensions building daily, a bipartisan rallying cry grows louder: People must get out and vote. But how possible is that, exactly, for some Americans?" READ MORE Filmmaker Michael Moore. (photo: Chris Pizzello/AP) Michael Moore Shares Footage of Serial Bomb Suspect Cut From Fahrenheit 11/9 Halle Kiefer, Vulture Kiefer writes: "Cesar Sayoc, the man accused of mailing 14 bombs to prominent Democratic figures and Trump critics, could have ended up in the filmmaker's most recent movie Fahrenheit 11/9. Instead, footage of the suspect attending a February 2017 Trump rally in Melbourne, Florida was left on the cutting room floor." READ MORE 'Florida is one of just four states that permanently bars people with felony convictions from voting. More than 1.6 million citizens are prohibited from casting a ballot in Florida, which excludes more people from the democratic process than any state in America.' (photo: Diana Ofosu/ThinkProgress) These Are the Floridians Trying to Overturn a Jim Crow-Era Disenfranchisement Law Kira Lerner, ThinkProgress Lerner writes: "They are fighting for 1.4 million people to regain the right to vote." READ MORE The US federal budget deficit rose in fiscal 2018 to $779bn, $113bn or 17 percent higher than the previous fiscal period, according to a statement from the Trump Administration. (photo: Reuters) The Growing US Deficit: It's a Revenue, Not a Spending Problem Larry Beinhart, Al Jazeera Beinhart writes: "The national debt is growing, but despite what Trump and his party say, spending less will not solve the problem." READ MORE Children cover their face from air pollution in New Delhi, India. (photo: Hindustan Times/Getty Images) 90% of World's Children Are Breathing Toxic Air, WHO Study Finds Matthew Taylor, Guardian UK Taylor writes: "Poisonous air is having a devastating impact on billions of children around the world, damaging their intelligence and leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths, according to a report from the World Health Organization." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation