Richard Wolffe | Trump Wanting to Buy Greenland Is Yet Another Sign of Putin's Puppetry

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26 August 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO END THIS FUNDRAISER - We are at 20 days of fundraising for August and we barely raised 12K. In the past we have raised nearly that much in - a single day. I have to do everything in my power to end this fundraiser. We need to you to help. This is “Reader Supported News.” It’s what we do and it works. We need you to turn your attention to the August funding drive. Please. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Richard Wolffe | Trump Wanting to Buy Greenland Is Yet Another Sign of Putin's Puppetry  Richard Wolffe, Guardian UK Wolffe writes: "Greenland didn't just bubble into Trump's mind randomly - it's very much on Russia's radar for its unknown supply of oil, gas and rare metals." READ MORE Joe Walsh. (photo: The Joe Walsh Campaign) Trump Has a Vicious New Primary Challenger - and Drooping GOP Support Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast Tomasky writes: "Trump's numbers among even Republicans are starting to drop, and while Joe Walsh is not going to win the primary, he'll be launching feral attacks and calling out the lies." READ MORE Lindsey Graham. (photo: Jim Watson/Getty Images) Can a National 'Lose Lindsey' Movement Help Defeat SC's Graham? Emma Dumain, McClatchy Dumain writes: "As U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham continues to be a polarizing political figure for his embrace of President Donald Trump, national interest in defeating the Seneca Republican next year is growing. In May, the hashtag 'LindseyGrahamResign' trended on Twitter." READ MORE Dick's Sporting Goods store. (photo: Getty Images) Dick's Sporting Goods Removed Guns From Their Stores, and Sales Are Climbing Adam Peck, ThinkProgress Peck writes: "In February 2018, Ed Stack announced that his company, Dick's Sporting Goods, would voluntarily remove assault-style weapons from their inventory and raise the age to purchase any other gun to 21." READ MORE 'In the words of the theme song from Midnight Cowboy, it got everybody talkin.' It was down to me to try to make sense of what was being said.' Dustin Hoffman, left, and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy. (photo: Alamy) Homophobic? Maybe. But at Least Midnight Cowboy Showed Me Gay Men on Screen Ryan Gilbey, Guardian UK Gilbey writes: "The film is 50, and the debate is on about its motives. But growing up, I hankered after images of other gay men, however they were treated." READ MORE Amid ashes, tress smolder in the Amazon basin in Brazil's Rondonia state on August 24, 2019. (photo: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images) After International Criticism, Bolsonaro Deploys Military to Fight Amazon Fires Anya van Wagtendonk, Vox van Wagtendonk writes: "Last week, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said the country lacked the resources to fight the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest. Now, he has sent 44,000 troops to battle the flames." READ MORE A light rail train stops along Central Avenue in Phoenix. (photo: Katherine Davis-Young/WP) Will America's 'Least Sustainable City' Vote to Kill Rail Transit? Katherine Davis-Young, The Washington Post Davis-Young writes: "It's 110 degrees in Phoenix, there's a pollution advisory in effect, and the cloudless sky provides no relief from the brutal sun. Even in the scorching heat, the platforms of the city's light-rail system are packed with rush-hour commuters on this August afternoon." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation