LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Democrat Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon appeared on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” Tuesday night to discuss Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Wyden got into a heated exchange with Sessions during the hearing over whether or not Sessions violated his recusal from the Russia…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson French President Emmanuel Macron wants to end France’s 19-month state of emergency by effectively turning it into a permanent reality. France has been in a state of emergency since the Nov. 13, 2015 terror attack in Paris, which killed 130 people. Lawyers and activists now warn that a proposed…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill Writer and former Australian politician Kristina Keneally compared sexual abuse in the Catholic church to Islamic jihadi violence, calling the abuse “Catholic extremism.” Keneally, a practicing Catholic and ardent critic of the Catholic Church, wrote an article Tuesday for The Guardian, claiming that defining sexual abuse and the Catholic Church’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers Former President Bill Clinton sent out a fundraising email Tuesday morning saying that he would personally match any donation made to the Clinton Foundation, up to $100,000. Clinton is on the founder’s board of the Clinton Foundation and receives an average of $200,000 per speech. The Foundation usually covers…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kent Strobl Bank accounts are becoming larger as players become smaller. Seattle Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy and Dallas Cowboys guard Byron Bell received $55,000 and $150,000 bonuses, respectively, Monday for dropping pounds. Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe could also benefit from losing weight. He could receive $125,000…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Administrators at a Christian college in Indiana fired an employee and former student body president after he posed for a mock rap album cover, alleging that the picture was “racially insensitive,” even after one administrator “liked” the cover on Facebook. Grace College & Seminary fired Evan Kilgore…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield What’s the easiest way to gain access to technological information about someone? AppaWhat’s the easiest way to gain access to technological information about someone? Apparently offer them a free pizza. A report from MarketWatch explains: 74% of people in the U.S. believe it’s “very important” to be in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read An Islamic State spokesman called for its followers to engage in further attacks over the remainder of Ramadan in a recording released Monday. The message, released over the group’s Telegram messaging channel, is believed to be a recording of ISIS’s official spokesman Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer. It called…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe The Washington Post fact check team awarded President Donald Trump their “Gepetto Checkmark” which they reserve “for claims that are surprisingly correct” after Trump said that his cabinet’s confirmation approval process took a record breaking length of time during the first full cabinet meeting Tuesday. “The median wait…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Alexa Archambault A Vox article accuses millions of Americans of racism and selfishness due to their Google searches, despite any lack of context. Vox writer Seth Illing’s Tuesday piece titled “Persuasive proof that America is full of racist and selfish people” cites research conducted by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of…