Charles Pierce | If the Russians Got Into Voting Machines, I Fear for the Republic




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Charles Pierce | If the Russians Got Into Voting Machines, I Fear for the Republic 
Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station. (photo: Getty)
Charles Pierce, Esquire 
Pierce writes: "We are inching ever closer to the revelation that the actual vote totals were hacked - some very smart people are already there, by the way - and, once that happens, I don't know where we go from there." 
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Trump Administration to Allow Lifetime Limits on Medicaid, Coverage for Thousands at Risk 
Addy Baird, ThinkProgress 
Baird writes: "The Trump administration is taking aim at Medicaid yet again, specifically with lifetime coverage limits." 
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Officer at an Amtrak station. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty)
Officer at an Amtrak station. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty)

Border Agents Make Amtrak Riders Prove They're Citizens 
Ben Collins, The Daily Beast 
Collins writes: "Corey El was on an Amtrak train from Penn Station to Niagara Falls last Thursday when he says a Border Patrol officer approached his seat." 
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John Perry Barlow, 'Visionary' Internet Pioneer and Grateful Dead Lyricist, Dies Aged 70 
William Worley, Guardian UK 
Worley writes: "John Perry Barlow, 'visionary' internet pioneer, press freedom advocate and Grateful Dead lyricist, has died aged 70." 
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Gay Olympic skater Adam Rippon. (photo: JAMIE SQUIRE/GETTY)
Gay Olympic skater Adam Rippon. (photo: JAMIE SQUIRE/GETTY)

Pence Keeps Lying About Supporting Conversion Therapy as His Feud With Gay Olympian Escalates 
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress 
Ford writes: "The feud between Vice President Mike Pence and gay Olympic skater Adam Rippon escalated again Thursday when Pence tweeted directly at the athlete, describing his history of supporting ex-gay conversion therapy as 'fake news.'" 
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Jeff Sessions: Marijuana Helped Cause the Opioid Epidemic. The Research: No. 
German Lopez, Vox 
Lopez writes: "Attorney General Jeff Sessions is blaming an old foe of his for the opioid crisis: marijuana." 
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Iowans Lead the Charge Against Factory Farming 
Food and Water Watch 
Excerpt: "Currently, Iowa is home to over 10,000 factory farms. These 'farms' employ unsustainable methods of raising food animals. They pack thousands of animals into confined spaces. They're an enormous public health risk, and they generate massive amounts of waste." 
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