By Kitty Testa In a self-enrichment scheme worthy of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the organizer of the private Facebook group Pantsuit Nation is planning to release a book this coming May. 33-year old Libby Chamberlain will use posts from the private Facebook group as source material for her literary offering, basically plagiarizing the stories of Clinton…
By Michael Bastasch Environmentalist worry over President-elect Donald Trump reached new heights when activists set up an anonymous hotline for government climate scientists to report “political meddling” by the incoming administration. Bloomberg reports “outside scientists are setting up an anonymous hotline for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s employees to report political meddling” over fears…
By I AnCap It’s no secret that TLR’s own Eric July has a successful street metal band, BackWordz. He’s been plugged by Fronzilla, collaborated with Craig Mabbit of Escape the Fate, and even plans to tour the country. In addition to his work with the rest of his band, Eric sometimes releases standalone rap tracks….
By Kody Fairfield On December 13, 2003, United States troops apprehended Saddam Hussein, and set forth a catalyst of actions of which our foreign policy heads are still dealing with today. Hussein, the former iron-fisted (see: dictator) President of Iraq, was accused of being in possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). It is for this reason that…
By Eric Lieberman A high-level staff member at Oracle, a huge computer technology corporation, announced his resignation Monday after co-CEO Safra Catz agreed to join the Trump transition team earlier in December. President-elect Donald Trump hosted several tech leaders for a meeting at Trump Tower in New York a week ago, and Catz seemed one…
By Blake Neff A New York man’s legal defense for murdering a UPS driver is apparently to claim he thought he was brutally killing president-elect Donald Trump instead. Justin Barkley, a 38-year-old Ithaca man, is charged with second-degree murder for the shooting death of William Schumacher in a Wal-Mart parking lot Dec. 8. But during Barkley’s arraignment hearing Monday, during…
By Kathryn Watson When President-elect Donald Trump takes office Jan. 20, he will have plenty of targets for cutting wasteful government spending — like the $400,000 taxpayers spent studying glaciers through the lens of feminism. Americans believe the federal government wastes 51 cents on the dollar, and while the federal government has no concrete estimate…
by Ian Tartt Most people are familiar with Kentucky Fried Chicken, or KFC as it’s commonly known. But few today are aware of the story of the man behind the restaurant: Colonel Harland Sanders. Born in Indiana in 1890, Sanders was the oldest of three. After his father’s death, Sanders began looking after his younger…
by Amber Randall A burger joint issued a quick apology after Colorado police officers were forced to listen to an anti-cop song on repeat. An Aurora police officer ate dinner at Smashburger while an employee allegedly played N.W.A’s “Fuck Tha Police” over and over again, reports AOL News. The Brotherhood for the Fallen Aurora, a…
By Brett Chandrasekhar As the electoral college officially voted on Monday, one delegate went against the grain and cast his vote for former Congressman Ron Paul. This was Bill Greene, a delegate from Texas. The Statesman first identified Greene, and later claims online stated the same thing. In response to the overwhelming reaction, Greene turned…