By Michael Bastasch Published: March 24, 2015 Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer repeated the claim that more than 7,000 Americans were killed by “climate change-fueled” natural disasters last year in an attempt to tie burning fossil fuels with extreme weather. The claim, however, is patently false, according to Politifact. It’s also a horribly misleading based…
by: Avens O’Brien They appear often as small italics at the top of articles, blog posts or other publications: Trigger warning: this post discusses abuse, or violence, or other traumatic events. A trigger warning. The term appears to come from “trauma trigger”, an idea sometimes used in therapy, often referencing post-traumatic stress disorder. The concept…
By Josh Fatzick With a severe shortage of drugs used for lethal injections in the United States, on Monday Utah became another of a handful of states to codify firing squads as an alternative method of executing inmates on death row. Utah’s Governor Gary Herbert signed a law allowing the state to use firing squads to execute an inmate…
Ask any parent what they would do if their child were trapped in a burning home and they would likely tell you that they would do anything to save their child, or die trying. That is exactly what step-father Ryan Miller was desperately trying to do before police forcibly prevented him by Tasing him, several times, while the child was remained inside…
What exactly is a minimum wage, and what does it mean for the future of jobs in America? To unions and activist groups, the minimum wage is a rallying cry around which the impoverished and economically illiterate organize. To the workers demanding an increased minimum wage, it represents hope for a brighter future. Unfortunately for…
#1. Whopper Cologne Since eating a Whopper isn’t horrible enough, now you can smell like it! This byproduct of beautiful capitalism is only available in Japan – which isn’t surprising to say the least.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Dat Ass Wykesha Reid, a 34-year-old Dallas woman, was found dead at the Deep Ellum Salon this past Thursday after receiving what family members said was her fourth black-market butt injection. Reid was a mother who worked at a nursing home, and according to the woman who raised her, Patricia…
A video is going viral of a mother forcefully having her daughter’s ears pierced. From the video: CHICAGO, IL – Should it be a girl’s choice to get her ear’s pierced? A pushy mom at a Chicago ear piercing establishment is going viral after a video hit Facebook. She caught on camera putting the little girl…
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Senator Ted Cruz announced his candidacy for president in 2016. Will his supporters come at a loss to Senator Rand Paul? Today’s Freedom Report podcast breaks down what challenges lay ahead for these two limited government candidates. Both have different strengths and weaknesses, but both carry the hearts and support from Tea Party loyalists in the…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos In an apparent effort to toughen up his image, Republican Sen. Rand Paul chose the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown to serve as a backdrop during his April presidential campaign announcement tour. Paul will make the first announcement in his home state of Kentucky April 7, then head to New Hampshire, South Carolina,…