LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Steve Bannon, the former CEO of Breitbart and and current White House chief strategist, was removed from the National Security Council according to a senior White House official, reported The Hill. Bannon had been placed on the National Security Council in January, which was deemed a controversial move by many in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Elias J. Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) took aim at the government’s attempt to make tomatoes taste better. The National Science Foundation spent $1.5 million trying to improve the taste of the vegetable (technically a fruit as Paul notes) and the libertarian-leaning Republican blasted it in his Waste Report…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Elias J. Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) cosponsored the The Small Business Tax Equity Act which would require marijuana businesses in states where it is legalized to be taxed similar to other small businesses. It would also remove restrictions on marijuana businesses to claim tax credits and deductions. This…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) slammed President Donald Trump’s plan to prioritize job creation over climate change regulations on CNN. “[This plan is a] nonsensical, and stupid, and dangerous approach,” Mr. Sanders told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “It’s almost indescribable. Look, the scientific community is virtually unanimous. While…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Elias Atienza The police shooting of Julian Betton, a resident of Myrtle Beach, Florida, occurred last year when he allegedly tried selling $100 worth of pot to his friend who happened to be a police informer. In the incident police shot 57 bullets, 9 of which hit Benton. Radley Balko…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias James Atienza Recently, the Federal Trade Commission started off a massive lobby battle when they proposed changing rules to ease restrictions on individuals buying contacts over the internet. The FTC, according to The Hill, is trying to “level the playing field” for the estimated 41 million people who wear eye…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Elias Atienza Libertarian Republican Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) joined twenty other representatives in an effort to demilitarize the police. The bill, titled “Stop Militarizing Police Act” would restrict transfers of equipment from the Department of Defense to local law enforcement agencies. According to the bill, local law enforcement agencies…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Elias J. Atienza Tomi Lahren is a hypocrite. When she appeared on the View, a lot of people were shocked to hear that she was pro-choice despite a host of tweets from last year show common pro-life rhetoric. But it’s not exactly news for she’s been saying she’s pro-choice since…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort apparently faced a blackmail attempt, Politico reported. It was a text message sent to Manafort’s daughter, which appeared to be from Ukrainian parliamentarian Serhiy Leshchenko, trying to reach out to Manafort. The text message has poor grammar and spelling. Stannis Baratheon would not…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Alan Colmes, the liberal half of Hannity & Colmes and Fox News contributor, is dead at 66 due to unknown reasons. Colmes was described by Hannity as “one of the nicest, kindest, and most generous people” on a segment announcing Colmes’s death. Very sad to report our…