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RSN: Mort Rosenblum | Trump's Response to "Invasion" Is the Real Threat
Mort Rosenblum, Reader Supported News
Rosenblum writes: "Wasting $100 million to send more U.S. troops to the Mexican border than are now in Afghanistan is plainly a cynical campaign stunt. Less obvious is what it shows about where Donald Trump’s hollow heart is leading America and the world beyond."
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Mort Rosenblum, Reader Supported News
Rosenblum writes: "Wasting $100 million to send more U.S. troops to the Mexican border than are now in Afghanistan is plainly a cynical campaign stunt. Less obvious is what it shows about where Donald Trump’s hollow heart is leading America and the world beyond."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a rally against Brett Kavanaugh in Boston on October 1st. (photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters)
'A New Cultural Era': Midterms See Firsts as Candidates Poised to Make History
Lauren Gambino, Guardian UK
Gambino writes: "Women are running in record numbers. Native Americans, Muslims, Latinos, immigrants, millennials and LGBT candidates are poised to make history - some two or even threes times over."
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Lauren Gambino, Guardian UK
Gambino writes: "Women are running in record numbers. Native Americans, Muslims, Latinos, immigrants, millennials and LGBT candidates are poised to make history - some two or even threes times over."
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FCC chairman Ajit Pai. (photo: Getty Images)
US Supreme Court Ends Fight Over Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Hurley writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused a request by the Trump administration and the telecommunications industry to wipe away a lower court decision that had upheld Obama-era net neutrality rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, though the justices’ action does not undo the 2017 repeal of the policy."
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Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Hurley writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused a request by the Trump administration and the telecommunications industry to wipe away a lower court decision that had upheld Obama-era net neutrality rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, though the justices’ action does not undo the 2017 repeal of the policy."
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SHOULD THIS MAN HAVE HAD GUNS? IT'S TIME FOR SENSIBLE GUN CONTROL!
Police investigators work the scene of the shooting on Friday in Tallahassee, Fla. The assailant has been identified, and details are emerging about his criminal and online history. (photo: Steve Cannon/AP)
Gunman in Florida Was Previously Accused of Harassment, Posted Racist and Sexist Videos
Jenny Gathright, NPR
Gathright writes: "More information is being revealed about the online and criminal history of the man who killed two people, injured five others and then killed himself in a Tallahassee, Fla., yoga studio Friday evening. He had been charged with battery twice, and multiple news outlets have reported on evidence of his misogynist and racist beliefs."
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Jenny Gathright, NPR
Gathright writes: "More information is being revealed about the online and criminal history of the man who killed two people, injured five others and then killed himself in a Tallahassee, Fla., yoga studio Friday evening. He had been charged with battery twice, and multiple news outlets have reported on evidence of his misogynist and racist beliefs."
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A Facebook screenshot of the teachers' costumes. Other teachers dressed in 'Mexican' clothing and false mustaches. (photo: Facebook/ThinkProgress)
Teachers Who Wore Racist Costumes to School Skate by on Paid Leave
Emily Q. Hazzard, ThinkProgress
Hazzard writes: "White teachers at an Idaho school came to class dressed in sombreros and serapes, or as segments of a 'border wall' that said 'Make America Great Again,' but are facing only paid leave — not firing or unpaid suspension - after the school superintendent decided their intentions weren't malignant enough."
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Emily Q. Hazzard, ThinkProgress
Hazzard writes: "White teachers at an Idaho school came to class dressed in sombreros and serapes, or as segments of a 'border wall' that said 'Make America Great Again,' but are facing only paid leave — not firing or unpaid suspension - after the school superintendent decided their intentions weren't malignant enough."
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Jair Bolsonaro. (photo: Evaristo SA/Getty Images)
Brazil's Next President Declares War on 'Fake News' Media
Anthony Boadle and Gram Slattery, Reuters
Excerpt: "For Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, attacking critical press outlets almost daily on social media is not enough. Once in office, he vows to hit their bottom line."
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Anthony Boadle and Gram Slattery, Reuters
Excerpt: "For Brazil’s right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, attacking critical press outlets almost daily on social media is not enough. Once in office, he vows to hit their bottom line."
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Smog. (photo: Flickr)
EPA Quietly Telling States They Can Pollute More
Rene Marsh, Gregory Wallace and Ellie Kaufman, CNN
Excerpt: "The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly signaled it may allow states to release more ozone air pollution, commonly known as smog, dirtying the air in those states and neighboring ones, but the agency did not review the health impact of such a move."
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Rene Marsh, Gregory Wallace and Ellie Kaufman, CNN
Excerpt: "The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly signaled it may allow states to release more ozone air pollution, commonly known as smog, dirtying the air in those states and neighboring ones, but the agency did not review the health impact of such a move."
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