RSN: Dan Rather | Trump Uses the Playbook of Authoritarians

30 April 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE BADLY NEED A FEW HEROES - Really trying to keep the April fundraiser as close as possible. We could really use a boost from anyone who can help. Who can donate? / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Dan Rather | Trump Uses the Playbook of Authoritarians  Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page Rather writes: "We cannot let the truth become a weapon of war against democracy. We cannot let the gaslighting of America go unremarked." READ MORE Michelle Wolf. (photo: NY Mag) No, Michelle Wolf Didn't Joke About Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Looks Jen Chaney, Vulture Chaney writes: "After Wolf's scathing, unapologetic, and often funny remarks, several prominent journalists called her out for mocking the White House press secretary because of her looks. I was baffled and irritated by this particular critique of Wolf's performance because, again, and I cannot stress this enough, Michelle Wolf did not criticize Sarah Huckabee Sanders, or any other woman, about her appearance." READ MORE Jeff Sessions. (photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images) DOJ Erases 'Need for Free Press and Public Trial' From Internal Manual Benjamin Hart, New York Magazine Hart writes: "In the course of updating its internal manual for prosecutors, the Department of Justice has deleted or altered parts of the document that deal with freedom of the press and civil rights, the outlet reported." READ MORE The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, second left in front row, escorts members of Qatar's ruling family at the Doha airport in Doha, Qatar, on April 21, 2017, after their release by captors in Iraq. (photo: Qatar News Agency/AP) Hacked Messages Show Qatar Appearing to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Free Hostages Joby Warrick, The Washington Post Warrick writes: "Qatar had entered secret talks to free 25 of its citizens from kidnappers in Iraq, yet the bargaining had turned into a kind of group shakedown, the official said, with a half-dozen militias and foreign governments jostling to squeeze cash from the wealthy Persian Gulf state." READ MORE Sen. Kamala Harris' spending on digital outreach suggests a wider horizon for a senator not up for reelection until 2022. (photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images) Kamala Harris Builds an Online Army David Siders, Politico Siders writes: "Ahead of 2020, the California senator is applying lessons drawn from Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign." READ MORE Kabul. (photo: AP) Double Kabul Suicide Bombing Kills 25, Including 9 Reporters Rahim Faiez and Amir Shah, Associated Press Excerpt: "A coordinated double suicide bombing by the Islamic State group hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing at least 25 people, including nine Afghan journalists, officials said." READ MORE The initiative has been praised as the 'first step towards developing a national waste management strategy for the Bahamas.' (photo: Reuters) The Bahamas Moves to Ban Single-Use Plastics by 2020 teleSUR Excerpt: "By 2020, single-use plastics will be a thing of the past in The Bahamas, the Minister of the Environment and Housing said." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation