LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Scientists claim they can make lasers exponentially more powerful by joining multiple beams together. A Macquarie University study found that researchers can combine laser beams using a diamond, which combines the power of multiple laser beams into a single intense beam that can be directed to the intended…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Blackwater founder Erik Prince established a back-channel for President-elect Donald Trump to communicate with a source close to Russian President Vladimir Putin in January, reports The Washington Post. The secret meeting between various U.S., European and Arab officials took place January in the Seychelles islands — about nine…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley A federal judge in Kentucky declined to dismiss a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for allegedly inciting violence against several protestors at a March 2016 campaign rally in Louisville, Ky. As the Associated Press explains, the action was brought by three demonstrators –Kashiya Nwanguma, Molly Shah and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Thousands of applications on Google’s Android operating system “collude” to share users’ phone data without consent, leaving phones vulnerable to hackers, according to a new study. “This is the first time we’ve found real-world evidence that apps are colluding with one another,” Gang Wang, an assistant professor…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke The Trump administration will keep in place a policy that allows immigrants to earn expedited U.S. citizenship by serving in the military, a Department of Defense (DOD) official confirmed to Fox News. A 2002 executive order issued by former President George W. Bush opened the door for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke GOP Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he believes former National Security Advisor Susan Rice should testify before Congress on her request to unmask the names of Trump transition officials collected during routine intelligence-gathering operations. Paul argued the situation should not be downplayed, saying reforms need to be made to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The President of Northern Arizona University, Rita Cheng, has sparked protests and a campus walkout by telling students they had to confront ideas they don’t like rather than hide from them in, reports Heat Street. RELATED: Professor Lowers Student’s Grade For Using The Word ‘Mankind’ According to Heat Street, the university’s Student…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield A Baton Rouge lawmaker thinks he can drum up enough support during the legislative session to stop handing out death sentences to convicted murderers and rapists in Louisiana, reports 710KEEL. Republican Senator Dan Claitor is optimistic that he can rally enough support to end the capital punishment through the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will likely be able to remain at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London after voters in Ecuador on Sunday narrowly elected ruling party candidate Lenín Moreno over conservative Guillermo Lasso, reports USA Today. USA Today explained the election results: Moreno, the political successor to President Rafael Correa,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield On Saturday evening, liberal protesters held a “Queer Dance Party for Climate Justice” in the ritzy Washington D.C., neighborhood of Kalorama, where Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner live, reports the Blaze. The event, however, was not only assumably unpleasant for the Kushner/Trump family, but it was evidently extremely…