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Bernie Sanders: Trump Not Speaking Out Against Russia 'Is a Horror Show'

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20 February 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH DONATIONS FOLKS: We have our normal thirty thousand readers today, but we only have 20 donations. That simply will not work. We can do this but not without reasonable support. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Bernie Sanders: Trump Not Speaking Out Against Russia 'Is a Horror Show'  Brett Samuels, The Hill Samuels writes: "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday blasted President Trump for not taking action to protect the U.S. from Russian meddling in future elections, saying 'that we don't have a president speaking out on this issue is a horror show.'" READ MORE Robert Mueller. (photo: Scott Applewhite/AP) Mueller Probe: London-Based Son-in-Law of Russian Businessman to Plead Guilty to False Statements   Spencer S. Hsu and Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Th...

Charles Pierce | If the Russians Got Into Voting Machines, I Fear for the Republic

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08 February 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News AN EARLY THANK YOU, BUT STILL FAR TO GO: A quick heartfelt thank you to those who responded with contributions over the past 24 hours, your response got us an important jump start. We still have a long way to go. Those of you hanging back, please jump in and join those who have responded. This is your news source too, take it to heart. Thanks to all. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | If the Russians Got Into Voting Machines, I Fear for the Republic  Charles Pierce, Esquire   Pierce writes: "We are inching ever closer to the revelation that the actual vote totals were hacked - some very smart people are already there, by the way - and, once that happens, I don't know where we go from there."   READ MORE Trump Administration to Allow Lifetime Limits on Medicaid, Coverage for Thousands at Risk   Addy Baird, ThinkProgress ...

Why the 2018 Midterms Are So Vulnerable to Hackers

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29 December 17 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News WITH MANY SMALL DONATIONS, AND A PRECIOUS FEW LARGER ONES - We are making progress on the year-end funding-drive. A handful of people are keeping RSN going by stepping up with contributions. Don't let them stand alone. We need your help now. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Why the 2018 Midterms Are So Vulnerable to Hackers    Evan Osnos, The New Yorker   Osnos writes: "How much of an effect could Russian interference actually have in 2018? The effects could be meaningful, even if they never touch the tallies directly."   READ MORE   he first primary of the 2018 midterm elections, in Texas, is barely eight weeks away. It’s time to ask: Will the Russian government deploy “active measures” of the kind it used in 2016? Is it possible that a wave of disinformation on Facebook and Twitter could nudge the results of a tight congre...