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19 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News BROTHER (OR SISTER) CAN YOU SPARE A DONATION? One thing you can say for the wing-nuts, they do support their causes. We are going to try to build a funding model that puts us in a competitive position with the so-called conservative oracles. Get behind us with a donation, you'll be impressed by what we do with it. Thanks for the opportunity. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Valerie Plame | I Was Outed as a CIA Officer. But Pardoning Scooter Libby Hurts All of Us.  Valerie Plame, The Washington Post Plame writes: "Donald Trump is not known for nuance, and so the timing of his pardon of former vice president Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury more than a decade ago, aroused suspicions." READ MORE Michael Cohen abandoned the suits as he continues to fight to recover doc...

15 April 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News SORRY, BUT WE HAVE TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT FUNDING - Fundraising is the least satisfying and most arduous part of what we do. No funding, no RSN. Accordingly, we will dedicate whatever resources needed to get the job done. In earnest. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | Trump's Scooter Libby Pardon Is a Signal in More Ways Than One  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "At the end of another eventful Infrastructure Week, we have Scooter Libby pardoned by the president*, possibly for Obstruction-Signaling purposes." READ MORE Senator Chris Murphy. (photo: Pete Marovich/AP) US Strikes Just Prolong Syrians' Misery Luis Sanchez, The Hill Sanchez writes: "Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said on Saturday that President Trump's decision to send missile strikes against Syrian chemical weapons facilities are not en...

14 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WHY THE DRAMA ON FUNDRAISING? For Reader Supported News to function we need about 700 donations @ $30. At this point for April we have about 160 of those. It isn't rocket science, it's just fundraising. To finish we need 550 donations at $30. 550 people come to RSN every 30 minutes. Fundraising drives do not need to be this difficult. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Robert Reich | This Might Be the Charge That Leads to Trump's Impeachment  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page Reich writes: "Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing a report on Trump's repeated attempts to obstruct justice in the Russia investigation, according to NBC News." READ MORE President Trump receiving a briefing on Monday from military leaders at the White House. (photo: Tom Brenner/NYT) THIS SAYS IT ALL:  "...No lesson of history i...