TODAY'S TOP STORIES - November 10, 2017

Proof Trump's Supporters Will Stand Behind Him No Matter What

By Jacob Sugarman, AlterNet

A new dispatch from rural Pennsylvania tells you everything you need to know about the president's base. READ MORE»


Trump and His Allies Launch Obvious, Inept Assault on CNN

By Heather Digby Parton, Salon

Trump administration’s latest clumsy plot: Use the AT&T-Time Warner merger to attack CNN. As usual, it’s backfiring.  READ MORE»


We Are Now One State Closer to Having a Corporate-Dominated Constitutional Convention

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

With the addition of Wisconsin, right-wingers promoting a Constitutional Convention have 28 states; they only need six more. READ MORE»


Gen. Kelly's Civil War Story Derives From 19th-Century Pro-Slavery Evangelicalism

By Julie Ingersoll, Religion Dispatches

That evangelicalism is deeply implicated in white supremacy gets clearer by the day. READ MORE»


6 Activists Who Were Murdered for Trying to Protect the Planet

By Mary Mazzoni, AlterNet

2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental and indigenous activists. READ MORE»


Meet Clint Watts, a Dubious Russia Meddling 'Expert' Lobbying the U.S. Government to 'Quell Information Rebellions'

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet

With a sketchy past in the counterterror swamp, Watts has suggested media censorship as a remedy to Russian interference. READ MORE»


Noam Chomsky: Trump Believes Acts of Horrific Violence Make Him Presidential

By Emily C. Bell, AlterNet

The linguist calls the bombing of Syria a naked attempt to appease American audiences. READ MORE»


Tim Tebow Had a Chance to Speak Out Against White Supremacy—He Declined

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

The college football star reportedly turned down a request from his alma mater. READ MORE»


Joy Behar Takes a Perfect Dig at Taylor Swift for Her Silence on Trump

By Chris Sosa, AlterNet

The entire panel on "The View" roared in approval. READ MORE»


Fox News Is Now Smearing Sexual Assault Survivors to Protect Roy Moore

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

A legal analyst on the network claimed women make accusations for money. READ MORE»


Longtime Bodyguard Keith Schiller Reveals Russians Offered Trump 'Five Women' for Group Sex

By David Ferguson, Raw Story

Schiller was adamantly disputing salacious allegations from the infamous Trump dossier.  READ MORE»


Are the Syrian Kurds Next for Betrayal by the Trump Administration?

By David L. Phillips, AlterNet

Trump and his generals are fairweather friends to freedom fighters. READ MORE»


3 Harmful Myths About the Opioid Epidemic

By Jenny Chen, Futurity

These myths about opioids, addiction, and people with substance use disorders persist and may even prevent people from getting treatment, say experts. READ MORE»


Taylor Swift Slammed by ACLU for Threatening to Sue Blogger

By Joe Difazio, International Business Times

The pop star could have just publicly disavowed white nationalists a writer suggested she is apparently popular with. Instead, her lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter. READ MORE»


U.S. Now Stands Alone in Climate Denial as Syria Joins Paris Climate Accord

By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch

"Donald Trump has isolated the United States on the world stage in an embarrassing and dangerous position." READ MORE»


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