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Robert Reich | We Must Never Normalize the Trump Presidency

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09 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS: Robert Reich | We Must Never Normalize the Trump Presidency    Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page   Reich writes: "We must not normalize the fact that the president and his family are personally profiting from foreign business deals while they serve in government."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

'Don't Talk,' and Other Advice for Trump From White-Collar Lawyers

TODAY'S TOP STORIES 'Don't Talk,' and Other Advice for Trump From White-Collar Lawyers Media reports Monday indicated President Donald Trump may sit down for a voluntary interview with the special counsel's...  READ MORE » Federal Circuit Opens Door to Timeliness Appeals in PTAB Cases "This is the first retrenchment on the PTAB's unfettered ability to do whatever it wants with institution," said Douglas...  READ MORE » Next Steps in the Federal Judiciary's #MeToo Moment More than 850 individuals have signed a letter detailing significant changes that are needed to address potential harassment...  READ MORE » Marcia Coyle on Supreme Court's Ohio Voter Purge Case Catch up on what's coming up at the U.S. Supreme Court.  READ MORE » Recent Acting OCC Chief Noreika Returns to Simpson Thacher “There are always inflection points for what you want to do with your life,” said Keith Noreika, formerly head of the...  REA

Victimization and Self-Determination

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09 January 18 Victimization and Self-Determination A powerful antidote for victimization is self-determination. A simple manifestation of self-determination is thinking for yourself. Right now the Main-Stream-Media is laying the groundwork for a normalization of the Trump Presidency. RSN will never buy into that. Honesty requires financial independence. That's easily achieved through public funding. Or not easily, depending. Here your contributions go directly into reporting the truth. We could use your help. Marc Ash Founder,  Reader Supported News Update My Monthly Donation Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter If you would prefer to send a check: Reader Supported News PO Box 2043 Citrus Hts, CA 95611

Bravo! Senator Feinstein Dumps Entire Fusion GPS Transcripts

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09 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News BREAKING: Feinstein Dumps Entire Fusion GPS Transcripts  Senator Dianne Feinstein. (photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) Tim Mak, NPR Mak writes: "The former British intelligence officer who authored the infamous Russia dossier wanted to show it to the FBI because he was concerned that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was being 'blackmailed.'" READ MORE he former British intelligence officer who  authored the infamous Russia dossier  wanted to show it to the FBI because he was concerned that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was being "blackmailed." Christopher Steele told the political research firm that hired him, Fusion GPS, that what he uncovered from Russian sources was serious enough to bring to the attention of U.S. law enforcement authorities, according to  a transcript released on Tuesday . The transcript, of an interview that

Paying For Travesties

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This is what Americans have allowed because of IGNORANCE and the Failures of Government to protect us.  Paying For Travesties in  Environmental Protection   —  by  Sally Dugman   — January 9, 2018 In the late 1980’s, I lived in a different town than my current one in MA, USA. Every now and then, maybe about once a week, an industrial plant about a mile from my home would sound a whistle. Then suddenly the air surrounding my home would be filled with something that smelled sickeningly sweet. It tasted, too, that way and made one feel dizzy, faint and nauseous. So I asked a friend, a chemist, about what would cause this physical reaction to me and my daughter, five years old at the time and playing outdoors, and me supervising her when the whistle would blow. He said that it was a benzene based product based on my description. Benzene can destroy lives. It is highly cancerous. If it doesn’t kill you, it can at least shorten your life and bring severe health issues

Ahed Tamimi Offers Israelis A Lesson Worthy Of Gandhi

Dear Friend, Sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi may not be what Israelis had in mind when, over many years, they criticised Palestinians for not producing a Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela. Eventually, colonised peoples bring to the fore a figure best suited to challenge the rotten values at the core of the society oppressing them. Ahed is well qualified for the task. The Trump administration announced Monday, Jan 8, that it will end “temporary protected status” (TPS) that was first granted to Salvadorans nearly two decades ago. Roughly 263,000 people from El Salvador are covered by the program, which allowed the immigrants to stay and work in the United States legally. Also more stories from around the world.  If you don't mind, and if you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word. It's time for humanity to come together as