RSN: Dan Rather | We Are in a Moment of Deep and Abiding Sham

05 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Dan Rather | We Are in a Moment of Deep and Abiding Shame Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page Rather writes: "I look out at our nation today and feel great pride in so many ways and with so many people. And yet that pride must compete with a powerful gut-level feeling of shame. For make no mistake, we are in a moment of deep and abiding shame. And that shame must belong to all of us." READ MORE California senator Scott Wiener. (photo: AP) States Defy FCC Repeal of Net Neutrality Harper Neidig, The Hill Neidig writes: "States are pushing their own net neutrality laws and rules in defiance of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) repeal, heightening the possibility that supporters will be waging another legal battle over the popular Obama-era regulations." READ MORE David Koch is leaving both Koch Industries and his role as chairman of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, the charity arm of the sprawling Koch network. (photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images/Lincoln Center) David Koch Is Leaving Koch Industries, Stepping Down From Americans for Prosperity James Hohmann, The Washington Post Hohmann writes: "David Koch, one of the two billionaire brothers at the helm of the powerful conservative political network, is retiring from his family's conglomerate, Koch Industries, and stepping down as chairman of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation." READ MORE Around 1,500 children who arrived at the border alone are unaccounted for, officials say. (photo: Loren Elliott/Reuters) UN Calls on US to Stop Separating Migrant Children From Parents Al Jazeera Excerpt: "The UN human rights office is calling on the administration of US President Donald Trump to 'immediately halt' its policy of separating children from their parents after crossing the US border with Mexico." READ MORE James Allsup. (image: Daily Beast) Charlottesville Hate Marcher Elected by Republican Party Kelly Weill, The Daily Beast Weill writes: "An affiliate of a 'pro-white' group who marched in Charlottesville last year was elected to a Republican Party post in Washington state last week, part of his campaign to take over the GOP for the alt-right." READ MORE People wait for news of friends and relatives in the Tunisian town of Sfax on Monday after the deadly sinking of a migrant boat off the Tunisian coast over the weekend. (photo: Sofienne Hamdaoui/Getty Images) More Than 100 Migrants Feared Dead in Capsizing off Tunisia Amy Held, NPR Held writes: "An overcrowded fishing boat, crammed with around 180 people, sank off the coast of Tunisia over the weekend, according to United Nations agencies. More than a hundred people, including children, are feared dead." READ MORE Ancient rock art in Utah. (photo: Jonathan Bailey) Trump's BLM Ready to Sacrifice Ancient Rock Art for Gas Drilling Sam Schipani, Sierra Club Schipani writes: "While the Ancestral Puebloan people of the Southwest were building citadels like Chaco Canyon, the Fremont people were carving mysterious petroglyphs depicting horned, broad-shouldered triangular men and sweeping carvings of desert snakes." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation