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    03 October 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News   FOCUS: Aretha Franklin Was Tracked by the FBI for 40 Years. Here’s What's In Her File Jenn Dize and Afeni Evans, Rolling Stone Excerpt: "The agency tried — and failed — for decades to tie the Queen of Soul to 'extremists.'" The agency tried — and failed — for decades to tie the Queen of Soul to "extremists" F rom 1967 to 2007, the Federal Bureau of Investigation methodically collected information about Aretha Franklin using false phone calls, surveillance, infiltration, and highly-placed sources, according to the documents obtained in September by  Rolling Stone . Franklin’s FBI file —  first requested  in via the Freedom of Information Act on Aug. 17, 2018 — is  270 pages  long, peppered with phrases like “Black extremists,” “pro-communist,” “hate America,” “radical,” “racial violence,” and “militant Black power” and overflowing with suspicion about the singer, her work, and the ...

    12 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News 55 DONORS KEEPING RSN AFLOAT: 55 donors are what is keeping RSN alive this month. 55 donors, out of over two hundred and twenty thousand visitors, have stepped up and made a contribution. That’s it, that’s what’s keeping the process going. Who will join them now? Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation!   David A. Graham | Trump Is Caught in a Double Bind David A. Graham, The Atlantic Graham writes: "The former president’s winning strategy is also a losing one." The former president’s winning strategy is also a losing one. A fter seven-plus years of performing the same act, Donald Trump is finding it harder and harder to surprise his audience. But despite his  noted laziness , he sure is trying. Last week, he used his Truth Social site to share (or “ReTruth,” in the platform’s tortured jargon) a  series of messages  promoting the  QAnon-conspiracy universe ...