15-year-old Erik Finman is very grateful to his older brother for turning him on to Bitcoin back in 2012. When his grandma gave him $1,000 gift, he turned around and purchased the digital cryptocurrency which he later sold for a whopping $100,000. Finman only started with 0.2 Bitcoins, but he managed to sell when the…
A new political action committee called Liberty In Pink is on the scene, and they’re on a mission to find female candidates for public office. Executive Director Melissa Denker says that the organization isn’t just looking for anyone though. Liberty In Pink is targeting their approach to find ladies who want to run for…
By Blake Neff Are problems ranging from the VA scandal to the Bowe Bergdhal swap starting to take their toll on President Obama? A new Gallup poll finds that personal disapproval of the president is at an all-time high, with 52 percent of U.S. adults holding a negative view of Obama. Just 47 percent had a positive…
By Jonah Bennett A study recently released by the Institute for Justice (IJ), a non-profit legal firm, challenges the common perception that food trucks are unclean and unsafe, reports Watchdog. Launched as part of IJ’s National Street Vending initiative, the study examined over 260,000 food-safety inspection reports from seven major American cities. According to the author of…
SACRAMENTO, CA – 10-year-old Tanishq Abraham received his high school diploma on Sunday, becoming one of the youngest students to ever graduate from high school. Abraham received his diploma at a private ceremony according to News10.net. “It wasn’t like easy but it was not that hard either,” said Abraham. “The way my brain works is…
BOSTON, MA – Residents of Boston are being urged to lock their doors against a home invader who doesn’t steal anything… other than their dignity. The bizarre series of invasions involve an unknown assailant who breaks into homes and tickles the residents before fleeing unmolested. The tickler struck again this past Tuesday, claiming another victim…
“I was immediately blackballed,” Fiasco said. “I lost a lot of friends… Board members of my foundation [Lupe Fiasco Foundation] stepped down. I lost a lot of sponsorships. I had people threaten me.” Those are the words of rapper Lupe Fiasco in an interview with Katie Couric. The controversial artist opened up about his troubles…
Libertarian host who inspired Vegas killers: They were ‘victims,’ murdering cops saves lives (via Raw Story ) A libertarian gun activist — who was convicted on weapons charges after he carried a loaded shotgun in downtown Washington, D.C. — this week defended two people who recently went on a shooting rampage in Las Vegas, killing…
The Freedom Report podcast today looks at the developing crisis in Iraq as ISIS fighters position themselves to overthrow the U.S. installed government in Baghdad. ISIS fighters have already captured Mosul, the second largest city in the nation, and Washington D.C. is promising weapons and aid to the beleaguered government of Nouri al Maliki. ISIS…
A parking business in Seattle, Washington is responding to the new forced hike in minimum wage to $15 an hour by implementing a “living wage surchage” to its customers’ bills. The MasterPark at Sea-Tac International Airport instituted the additional 99-cents-per day fee as a way to show the public the effects of voting a higher…