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  View in browser   BY  LISA KASHINSKY WHAT THEY’RE SAYING —   A civil rights firm representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard has  filed a federal class action lawsuit  accusing Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis of orchestrating an “illegal scheme” to lure the mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers to Massachusetts through “false promises and misrepresentations.” The Lawyers for Civil Rights suit,  brought on behalf of the migrants and Alianza Americas, a network of advocacy organizations for Latino immigrant communities, represents the first legal action against the Florida governor since the migrants landed in Massachusetts last Wednesday. It follows a Texas sheriff announcing on Monday that his office would be investigating what he called an “abuse of human rights.” GOP Gov. Charlie Baker said on Tuesday that he’s “very glad”  that Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar — a Democrat whose district includes San Antonio, where the migrants now in Massac...

    19 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR DONATIONS — Some of our donors are doing the best that they can but overall we are down 35% from one month ago. For RSN that’s a huge chunk of our already very limited budget. At this point we are just trying to limit loses and keep it as close as possible. Take a moment to chip-in and sustain this organization you come to. That way it will be here when you come back. Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation!   Robert Reich | Trump's Latest Threat Is a Doozy Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Substack Reich writes: "Trump’s latest threat requires four responses." And what we must do about it Y esterday, Donald Trump  threatened  that if he is indicted on a charge of mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House, there would be “problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before,” adding “I don’t th...