Mort Rosenblum | America's Next Referendumb Is for Keeps

25 March 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WHAT WILL YOU DO TO PRESERVE READER SUPPORTED NEWS? - There is no way this organization can survive and function without reasonable support from our readership. Right now, we are not getting that. What will you do? We need a grand total of 700 donations/mo. So far for March we have 435. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Mort Rosenblum | America's Next Referendumb Is for Keeps  Mort Rosenblum, Reader Supported News Rosenblum writes: "Okay, I stopped in this old settlement near Tucson just for the dateline. I wanted to reflect on some accidental Delphic prescience back in May 2016, I thought Hillary would be a shoo-in, but reporting out in the real world had me worried." READ MORE March For Our Lives protest. (photo: Spence Platt/Getty Images) ALSO SEE: NRA Host Taunts Parkland Teens: 'No One Would Know Your Names' if Classmates Were Still Alive What Trump and the White House Did While Hundreds of Thousands of People Marched for Their Lives Melanie Schmitz, ThinkProgress Schmitz writes: "The White House responded to the wave of March For Our Lives protests in the nation's capital and beyond on Saturday morning by promoting the Trump administration's efforts to ban bump stocks - an attempt that will likely either fail without congressional support or be met with pushback from gun rights groups." READ MORE Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels. (photo: Getty Images/Pinterest) Everything You Need to Know About Stormy Daniels Before 60 Minutes Adam K. Raymond, New York Magazine Raymond writes: "She's never had as many eyeballs on her as she'll have Sunday night when 60 Minutes airs a highly anticipated interview with Anderson Cooper." READ MORE Screengrab of Gina Haspel leading a toast to Ambassador Hugh Montgomery at an awards dinner in October 2017. (photo: YouTube) On Torture, War Crimes and Trump's Pick for CIA Director Larry Beinhart, Al Jazeera Beinhart writes: "Within the United States, there is a 'debate' over whether 'enhanced interrogation' was legitimate or illegitimate. Here's a test for Americans who can't figure it out." READ MORE Law enforcement officials at the home of Austin bombing suspect Mark Conditt on 22 March. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Austin Bombings: How They Unfolded, and What They Revealed Tom Dart, Guardian UK Dart writes: "Austin has a reputation as America's most politically progressive big city away from the east and west coasts, a quirky cultural oasis deep in the heart of Republican Texas. But, perhaps less obvious to outsiders, it has never escaped the familiar scourges of entrenched racism and police brutality scandals." READ MORE Bel Trew was deported from Egypt in February. (photo: MEE) British Journalist Deported From Egypt: Times The Middle East Eye Excerpt: "A British journalist for the Times has been deported from Egypt, the London-based newspaper reported on Saturday, in a move it said reflected the 'oppressive environment' created there for the press." READ MORE Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge. (photo: Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Trump's Wall Is Running Into Some Environmental Trouble Natasha Geiling, ThinkProgress Geiling writes: "The spending bill passed by Congress on Thursday allocates more than a billion dollars to construct President Donald Trump's border wall through the Rio Grande Valley. But there is one key stipulation: none of those funds can be used for construction in the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation