RSN: John Kiriakou | The Railroad That Awaits Julian Assange

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13 April 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News CALL FOR SUPPORT! The organization is now critically short of funds. As of today more than 250,000 readers have visited Reader Supported News since the April funding drive began, fewer than 150 have donated. The situation is serious. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: John Kiriakou | The Railroad That Awaits Julian Assange  John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News Kiriakou writes: "The Justice Department said Thursday that it was charging Julian Assange with one felony count of conspiring to hack into a computer. In the greater scheme of things, that's a nonsensical charge. There are probably 10,000 fat, lonely guys, living in their parents' basements who the government could charge with that crime on any given day." READ MORE Rep. Ilhan Omar. (photo: Mandel Ngan/Getty Images) Trump Targets Rep. Ilhan Omar With Edited Video of Twin Towers Burning After She Received Death Threats Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post Rosenberg writes: "President Trump on Friday tweeted a video attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for the way she phrased a reference to 9/11, adding fuel to a controversy that has swelled in Republican political circles this week. By Saturday morning, dozens of lawmakers had reacted to the social media post and the sentiments behind it." READ MORE Stephen Miller. (photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters) How Stephen Miller Tightened His Grip Over Trump's Immigration and Border Policy Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Phil Mattingly, CNN Excerpt: "As President Donald Trump pushed his administration in recent weeks to take the drastic step of shutting down the US southern border, one key adviser fed Trump's impulse: Stephen Miller." READ MORE An Amazon Echo Dot, which is powered by the Alexa voice assistant. (photo: Mike Stewart/AP) If You Have Alexa, Amazon Is Listening Matt Day, Giles Turner and Natalia Drozdiak, Bloomberg Excerpt: "Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening." READ MORE Currently the U.S. is developing a web portal to access the collection of declassified notes written during the seven-year, "Dirty War." (photo: EFE) US Hands Argentina 5,600 Declassified Files From 'Dirty War' teleSUR Excerpt: "The United States presented to Argentina its fourth and final installment of the Declassification Process on human rights abuses made during the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983 on Friday." READ MORE A Sudanese woman chants slogans during a demonstration outside the army headquarters in the capital Khartoum. (photo: Ashraf Shazly/Getty Images) Sudan: Protesters Jubilant as Coup Leader Steps Down After a Day Jason Burke, Guardian UK Burke writes: "The protest movement in Sudan has won a series of new victories, with the country's powerful military moving to replace both the country's controversial transitional leader and its spy chief following street rallies demanding that officials linked to the former regime stand down." READ MORE Andrew Wheeler. (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP) EPA Chief Says Climate Change Is Not His Top Priority Amy Gunia, TIME Gunia writes: "The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defended big energy infrastructure projects and said Thursday that climate change is not his highest priority." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation