Mort Rosenblum | The Loon Ranger; All the Fits That Are News to Print

16 February 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Why Is Supporting RSN So Important?: RSN keeps the pressure directly on the problem consistently. The environment, healthcare, money in politics, jobs, the upcoming elections, you name it we are on it every day. No matter how big the problem, no matter how insurmountable it appears, we stay on the solution long term. RSN: Never More Important. Thank you for your support! / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Mort Rosenblum | The Loon Ranger; All the Fits That Are News to Print  Mort Rosenblum, Reader Supported News Rosenblum writes: "The torrent of head-spinning, heart-stopping news this week can be easily summarized: We are sooo screwed. It is not yet too late, but it will be soon if enough Americans cannot revive national integrity, sanity and basic common sense." READ MORE Power lines in New York. (photo: AP) Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, US Says Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, The New York Times Excerpt: "The Trump administration accused Russia on Thursday of engineering a series of cyberattacks that targeted American and European nuclear power plants and water and electric systems, and could have sabotaged or shut power plants off at will." READ MORE Trump with H.R. McMaster. (photo: Getty) Trump Decides to Remove National Security Adviser, and Others May Follow Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Philip Rucker and Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post Excerpt: "President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements, according to five people with knowledge of the plans, preparing to deliver yet another jolt to the senior ranks of his administration." READ MORE Dennis Alexander was teaching a course about gun safety for his Administration of Justice class when his gun went off. (photo: AP) Another Teacher's Gun Goes Off, 3 Students Injured Talal Ansari, BuzzFeed Ansari writes: "One 17-year-old student was struck in the neck with a bullet fragment." READ MORE The White House. (photo: Getty) Trump Finalizing Opioid Plan That Includes Death Penalty for Dealers Dan Diamond, Politico Diamond writes: "The Trump administration is finalizing a long-awaited plan that it says will solve the opioid crisis, but it also calls for law enforcement measures - like the death penalty for some drug dealers - that public health advocates and congressional Republicans warn will detract from efforts to reverse the epidemic." READ MORE Oklahoma attorney general Mike Hunter. (photo: AP) Oklahoma Plans to Begin Executing People by Gassing Them to Death Paul Blest, Splinter Blest writes: "Oklahoma has a great new plan: gassing its prisoners to death." READ MORE Virginia's Kingston plant, shown here in 2015, was the site of a massive coal ash spill that decimated the adjacent Emory River and nearby homes in 2008. (photo: Nancy Pierce) EPA Environmental Justice Adviser Slams Pruitt's Plan to Weaken Coal Ash Rules Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News McKenna writes: "With groundwater tests showing toxins, the newly appointed adviser calls for better protection of low-income and minority communities near coal ash ponds." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation