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25 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News I FOR ONE DO NOT WANT TO LOSE RSN AT THIS CRUCIAL TIME!! - I don't like getting solicitations for donations any more than anybody else does. Except that for RSN, this seems to be a very "necessary evil" for funding and continuing quality reading. BUT, RSN is one thing I am TOTALLY WILLING to contribute to! ...BTW, I'm retired, on a fixed income - and not all that much $$ income at that! So howzabout all you "readers" (but non-donors) become REAL SUPPORTERS - send RSN some $$$, PLEASE!! (I for one do NOT want to lose RSN at this crucial time!!) Thanx RSN! / Will, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: How Totally Out of Control Is Facebook? Read This  Sahil Chinoy, The New York Times Chinoy writes: "A review of hundreds of Facebook's patent applications reveals that the company has considered tracking almost every aspect of its users' li...

IMMIGRATION pressure continues — HEALEY’s ruling could slow marijuana industry — Progressive groups line up behind NEAL challenge 06/25/2018 07:21 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS . Welcome to the last week of June. IMMIGRATION STILL HOT TOPIC —  After a weekend of travel to the border, the immigration issue continues to draw attention from Massachusetts' current and would-be congressional leaders. Boston City Councilor  Ayanna Pressley , vying to unseat Rep.  Michael Capuano , this morning is calling for defunding and abolishing ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), the enforcement arm of the Trump administration's immigration policy. On Wednesday, Pressley plans to visit the ICE detention center in Boston. No children separated from their parents at the border are currently being held in Massachusetts, ac...

25 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO CONTINUE OUR WORK: Simply put, this is an organization that lives and dies with the support of its readership. We are asking for your support to continue our work. Thank you sincerely. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Giovanni Tiso | A Brief (Fascist) History of 'I Don't Care'  Giovanni Tiso, Overland Tiso writes: "This article was sparked by the jacket that Melania Trump wore as she traveled to a detention camp for migrant children, but my intent isn't to argue that she or her staff chose that jacket in order to send a coded message to the president's far-right followers." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Supreme Court Rejects 'Making a Murderer' Case The high court’s action has the effect of leaving in place Brendan Dassey’s sentence of life in prison with eligibility...  Read More JUDICIAL ETHICS   |   NEWS #Denied: US Supreme Court Won't Touch Dispute Over Tweeting Federal Judge By Marcia Coyle U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco told the U.S. Supreme Court justices that questions surrounding judges' use of...  Read More CRIMINAL APPEALS   |   NEWS Reed Smith Bolsters Readiness in Russia Case, Adding Appellate Duo By C. Ryan Barber Reed Smith appellate partners James Martin and Colin Wrabley are joining the firm's court work in a Russia-related case...  Read More CIVIL RIGHTS   |   NEWS Company Defends Firing Employee Who Flipped Off Trump's Motorcade By Erin Mulvaney "Akima is not a governmental entity—it is a private company," the company's lawyers at Virginia-ba...