Andy Borowitz | Brett Kavanaugh Offers to Pay for Wall by Recycling His Empties

11 January 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE FUNDING MODEL OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS RISKY FOR SURE - One is not required to pay before reaping the benefits. It's a bit like going to a coffee shop and only paying if you feel energized by the coffee/pastries. But who doesn't? From all the news groups and sources I read, this one is selective, relevant, and professional. The articles that RSN posts are timely and poignant. The funding model is that one pays voluntarily for what one values and benefits from. What could be more democratic than that? Please support this organization. The more of us who do, the less it costs each. / Mary, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Andy Borowitz | Brett Kavanaugh Offers to Pay for Wall by Recycling His Empties  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "In a bid to end the government shutdown, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said on Thursday that he would recycle his empties to pay for a wall with Mexico." READ MORE Robert Mueller III. (photo: Andrew Burton/Getty) As Robert Mueller Writes His Report, a Potential Battle Brews Over Obstruction of Justice Evan Perez, Pamela Brown and Laura Jarrett, CNN Excerpt: "As special counsel Robert Mueller wraps up his Russia probe, investigators have focused on conflicting public statements by President Donald Trump and his team that could be seen as an effort to influence witnesses and obstruct justice, according to people familiar with the investigation." READ MORE A child moves through the border wall. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty) Trump Considers Stealing Money From Puerto Rico Disaster Relief to Fund the Wall Sophie Weiner, Splinter News Weiner writes: "As the shutdown drags on, President Trump's ideas about how to secure funding for his absurd border wall are becoming more and more villainous. His newest strategy? Using $13.9 billion in Army Corps to build a segment of the wall. That money would otherwise go to fund projects in Puerto Rico and other disaster areas." READ MORE Tent city in Tornillo, Texas. (photo: Getty) Head of Controversial Tent City Says the Trump Administration Pressured Him to Detain More Young Kids Emily Green, VICE Green writes: "Kevin Dinnin, the CEO of the contractor that ran the controversial tent city for migrant children in Tornillo, Texas, says the facility is closing down because he refused the government's request to detain more youths there." READ MORE Manuela Panjoj, 42-year-old mother of five children, holds a sign during a news conference outside the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters. (photo: Jae C Hong/AP) 'A Watershed Moment': 31,000 Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike Andrew Gumbel, Guardian UK Gumbel writes: "A nationwide teachers' revolt that last year saw walkouts in West Virginia, Oklahoma and other largely Republican-run states has now spread to California, where teachers and support staff in the vast, sprawling, predominantly low-income Los Angeles Unified School District are on the verge of striking." READ MORE Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, a Saudi woman who fled her country and family, in Bangkok this week, in an image taken from social media. (photo: Twitter) Saudi Teen Fleeing Family Granted Asylum in Canada Wilawan Watcharasakwet and Timothy McLaughlin, The Washington Post Excerpt: "A Saudi woman who fled her family, claiming fear for her life, and used social media to amplify her calls for safe haven was granted asylum by Canada on Friday, an official in Thailand said." READ MORE Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (photo: AP) More Than 600 Environmental Groups Just Backed Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal  Brian Kahn, Earther Kahn writes: "Pressure continues to mount on Congress to get its act together on climate change. The latest salvo came on Thursday, as 626 groups delivered a letter to every member of Congress laying out their support for a Green New Deal and their demands." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation