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Charles Pierce | How Much More of Trump's Insanity Are We Willing to Take?

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12 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News POINTLESSLY AGONIZING FUNDRAISING. WHY? Folks, this is "Reader Supported News." It's who we are and what we do. The reason people trust us is because they know where our money comes from. Then they let us starve. This is what we do, be a part of it. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Charles Pierce | How Much More of Trump's Insanity Are We Willing to Take?    Charles Pierce, Esquire   Pierce writes: "I'm truly not sure how long the institutions of government can withstand this daily insanity."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Immigration & White Nationalists, White House Book, Labor & #MeToo....

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WHITE NATIONALISTS?   Isn't that a pretense? Aren't they NAZIS?  Weekly Alert: January 12, 2018 Here are the stories FAIR has been working on this week. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends and by sharing our stories on social media like  Facebook  and Twitter . Coverage of Iran Protests Illustrated With Protests Not in Iran––Organized by Fringe Cultists In Trump Era, ‘Both Sides’ on Immigration Includes White Nationalists Wolff’s Trump Book Highlights White House Press Corps’ Access Trap MSNBC Ignores Catastrophic US-Backed War in Yemen This week's episode of FAIR's radio show  CounterSpin : Jane McAlevey on #MeToo & Labor, Art Way on Pot Recriminalization Newly posted  CounterSpin  transcripts: ‘This Is Not a Time for False Equivalence’ ‘These Plainly Discriminatory Policies Are Really a Wholesale Attack on Immigrants’   FAIR’s ad-free, content-rich site is supported by c

Supreme Court Takes Up Dispute Over SEC Judges

TODAY'S TOP STORIES Supreme Court Takes Up Dispute Over SEC Judges The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted review in a case that could imperil thousands of commission proceedings and...  READ MORE » Justices, Adding 12 Cases, Will Rule on State Sales Taxes for Online Retailers A victory for the state could open a potential multibillion-dollar source of revenue for the states.  READ MORE » Marijuana Dispensary, Pointing to Jeff Sessions, Seeks Immunity in IRS Audit Case "If absolute immunity is not granted to the taxpayer, there will be a full claim of Fifth Amendment privilege," lawyers...  READ MORE » After Kozinski Scandal, Federal Judiciary to Review Courthouse Conduct Rules At the request of Chief Justice Roberts, James Duff, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, will...  READ MORE » Former OSHA Head Predicts Shift From Enforcement to Compliance Assistance Fisher Phillips partner Ed Foulke, a former OSHA head, predi

Matt Taibbi | The Short Attention Span Guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury'

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12 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News WAVING HANDS FOR DONATIONS: Super important to get these few donations in. The dollar figures are by no means daunting. Your donation has made the difference in building RSN from day one. Invest in freedom support RSN with a donation. Thank you sincerely. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Matt Taibbi | The Short Attention Span Guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury'    Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone   Taibbi writes: "There is considerable debate in the media world, on both the left and the right, about the value of this book. In the end, I think it's like a piece of moldy rye bread - you have to cut around the hairily sourced parts to keep from getting poisoned. But on a broad level, there is something to dig into."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Naomi Klein | NYC Is Taking a Game Changing First in Turning the World Right Side Up

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12 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News ATTENTION RSN FAITHFUL, FUNDRAISER IN PROGRESS! - Not getting any attention to the January fundraiser at all so far. Your attention - as in "yours" - would be fantastic. No interest at all in getting dire here. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Naomi Klein | NYC Is Taking a Game Changing First in Turning the World Right Side Up    Naomi Klein, Fossil Free   Excerpt: "I want to thank Mayor de Blasio for this historic announcement that New York is divesting from fossil fuels and suing five oil majors."   READ MORE Trump Referred to Haiti and African Nations as 'Shithole' Countries   Ali Vitali, Kasie Hunt and Frank Thorp V, NBC News   Excerpt: "President Donald Trump referred to Haiti and African nations as 'shithole countries' during a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House, a Democratic ai

Holy crap | Comeback kid | Glutton for punishment?

Subscribe   Archives   Twitter   Facebook   Instagram This email may be cut off by your email provider. To see today's full MASSterList, click "View entire message" at the bottom, or view the online version  here. By Jay Fitzgerald and Keith Regan 01/12/2018 Holy crap | Comeback kid | Glutton for punishment? Happening Today   Islamic Society, marijuana dispensary, medication disposal   -- Acting Senate President  Harriette Chandler  attends the Massachusetts Association of Residential Care Homes Forum, Dodge Park/Oasis Rest Home, 101 Randolph Rd., Worcester, 9 a.m. -- Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice  Ralph Gants  speaks to the I slamic Society of Boston Cultural Center  following the mosque's midday prayer service, 100 Malcolm X Blvd., Roxbury, 12:30 p.m. -- State Sen.  Patricia Jehlen  and Rep.  Mike Connolly  tour Revolutionary Clinics' Somerville medical  marijuana dispensary , 67 Broadway, Somerville, 1:30 p.m. -- Go