Andy Borowitz | Scott Walker Dismayed That Wisconsin Apparently Smarter Despite Cuts in Education

05 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Andy Borowitz | Scott Walker Dismayed That Wisconsin Apparently Smarter Despite Cuts in Education  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, said on Wednesday that he was 'dismayed and alarmed' that people in his state had somehow become smarter despite substantial cuts in education." READ MORE Paul Manafort. (photo: Getty) Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Approved 'Black Ops' to Help Ukraine President Luke Harding, Guardian UK Harding writes: "Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort authorised a secret media operation on behalf of Ukraine's former president featuring 'black ops,' 'placed' articles in the Wall Street Journal and US websites and anonymous briefings against Hillary Clinton." READ MORE National Guard at the border. (photo: Getty) ACLU | Statement on President Trump Order Sending National Guard to Mexico Border ACLU | Press Release Excerpt: "Military troops don't belong at the border. Deploying the military in U.S. communities is a dangerous move, contrary to the fundamental norms of a civil society." READ MORE A NAME TO WATCH!  ROBERT MERCER HAS MAINTAINED A LOW PROFILE IN HIS SUPPORT FOR TRUMP, YET HIS BACK DOOR ACTIONS ARE BECOMING MORE WIDELY KNOWN.  ROBERT MERCER STASHES HIS $$$ OVERSEAS, A TAX DEADBEAT, NOT SUPPORTING LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS ACCORDING TO THE PENTAGON PAPERS.  [HE'S GOT PLENTY OF COMPANY: REX TILLERSON, SHELDON ADELSON, THE DIRTY ENERGY KOCH BROTHERS AND OTHERS.] ROBERT MERCER IS THE ALT-RIGHT BREITBART WITH THEIR BOGUS INFORMATION, DICTATING HIRINGS TO TRUMP INCLUDING KELLYANNE AIRHEAD, STEVE BANNON AND JOHN BOLTON, THE WAR MONGER.   ROBERT MERCER RAN ATTACK ADS AGAINST ELIZABETH WARREN. PLEASE SEEK OUT THE TRUTH FOR YOUR VOTE!  An anti-Muslim commercial funded by Robert Mercer. (photo: OpenSecrets) Robert Mercer Backed a Secretive Group That Worked With Facebook, Google to Target Anti-Muslim Ads at Swing Voters Robert Maguire, OpenSecrets Maguire writes: "As the final weeks of the 2016 elections ticked down, voters in swing states like Nevada and North Carolina began seeing eerie promotional travel ads as they scrolled through their Facebook feeds or clicked through Google sites." READ MORE FCC chairman Ajit Pai. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty) FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Wants to Cut Back Program That Helps Poor People Get Affordable Internet Aaron Mak, Slate Mak writes: "FCC chairman Ajit Pai is proposing to scale down the Lifeline program, which offers subsidies for internet and phone service to low-income Americans. The plan would effectively cut affordable internet access through the program for 8 million people, about 70 percent of the Lifeline's recipients." READ MORE Bill O'Reilly. (photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty) O'Reilly Desperately Wanted to Keep His Sexual Harassment Settlements Secret. Now We Know Why. Adam Peck, ThinkProgress Peck writes: "On Wednesday, a court in New York permitted the release of the full settlement agreements reached by former Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly and multiple women who have accused him of sexual harassment." READ MORE IF THIS MAKES YOU OUTRAGES, CONSIDER MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING THESE ACTIONS IN COURT.  WE CAN DEFEAT SUCH DRACONIAN POLICIES IF WE WORK TOGETHER.  CONSIDER MAKING A CONTRIBUTION IN TRUMP'S NAME.  Gray wolves were hunted to near extinction in the western U.S. By 1973 none remained in the wild. (photo: Martin Mecnarowski) Trump Administration Proposes Ending Most Protections for More Than 100 Threatened Species The Center for Biological Diversity | Press Release Excerpt: "The U.S. Department of the Interior quietly sent a proposed rule to the White House on Monday that would effectively rescind most protections for more than 100 species designated as threatened under the Endangered Species Act." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation