LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Brown University is putting on a play concerning Islamophobia, “institutional bias,” and “media spin” as they pertain to Arab males. Written by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Brown’s production of the satirical play “Invasion!” is produced by Sock & Buskin, a student-faculty group at Brown, and by the Brown…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Democrat Misty K. Snow, the first transgender female to run for Senate in 2016, announced she is planning to run for Utah’s 2nd congressional district Wednesday. Utah Sen. Mike Lee defeated Snow by a landslide, beating his opponent by a 41.1 percent margin. While Snow didn’t win a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Publius It has been a fantastic week for public relations nightmares. First, Pepsi tried (and failed) to use social activism to sell a second-rate cola. Then, United Airlines violently removed a passenger from an aircraft to accommodate a non-paying United employee. Next, Sean Spicer did what he did best:…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch The organization behind the “March for Science” tweeted the Trump administration’s bombing Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan is “an example of how science is weaponized against marginalized people.” The march’s Twitter account sent out the tweet lamenting the bombing in reply to a post by activist Zellie…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen The giant bomb U.S. forces dropped Thursday on an ISIS training camp in Afghanistan did not cost $314 million to develop, or $16 million per unit as reported by multiple news outlets. (RELATED: US Drops ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ On ISIS In Afghanistan) Every news report about cost…
NBC News is reporting that US officials may potentially launch a first strike against North Korea if Pyongyang goes ahead with a planned nuclear test this weekend. US forces deployed in the region have prepped two destroyers which are armed with Tomahawk missiles, and are within 300 miles of the nuclear test site. North Korea responded…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin The trailer for the Netflix adaptation of 2014’s “Dear White People” has dropped… and it’s pretty funny. For the uninformed, “Dear White People” is about several African-American college students who are busy trying to find their personhood while reconciling what society – white and black, expects of them….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield In a shocking, yet not so shocking, form of reverse sexism and oppression, a Huffington Post blogger is begging the question: Is it time to deny white men the right to vote? Shelley Garland, an MA philosophy student and self proclaimed feminist (see: Social Justice Warrior) who you can typically find…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The director of the CIA claimed Thursday that Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange are acting as a hostile foreign intelligence agency that jeopardizes U.S. national security. Mike Pompeo said it was time to “call out” Wikileaks for what it actually is: a “non-state, hostile intelligence service” that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A university employee recently demanded a student remove a President Donald Trump sign in his dorm window, but the college ultimately upheld the student’s freedom of expression Wednesday. “I am asking that you remove the sign within 24 hours,” said Dylan Lloyd, community director at the University…