LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Seattle is suing the Trump administration over its plan to withhold funds from sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The city filed a lawsuit in federal district court Wednesday aimed at declaring President Donald Trump’s executive order on stepped-up immigration enforcement unconstitutional. “Our lawsuit is…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Gay activists aren’t happy with the potential repeal of North Carolina’s bathroom law, believing it will still allow discrimination against the gay community. As North Carolina lawmakers gear up to repeal the law — which prohibits transgenders from using the bathroom of their choice — gay organizations have…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Billionaire Jeff Bezos gave a sneak peek of what the inside of his New Shepard crew capsule looks like. Bezos’ private rocket company Blue Origin plans to use the New Shepard rocket for suborbital space tourism. Blue Origin hasn’t yet announced when they hope to fly their first paying…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Former President George W. Bush had five hilarious choice words to describe President Donald Trump’s speech on Inauguration Day 2017: “That was some weird shit.” The scene for the speech was already interesting, given that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom Trump pledged to sic a “special…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A new children’s book will feature Santa Claus as a gay, black man with a white husband, according to a Wednesday reports. The picture book, titled “Santa’s Husband,” describes Santa’s relationship with his gay husband, reports Heat Street. According to the story line, both of them live…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell All evidence suggests that another North Korean nuclear test is coming soon, but this one may be different than the reclusive regime’s previous tests. Recent satellite imagery shows heightened activity around the North Portal of the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. Earlier this month, observers detected extensive tunneling…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Attempts by New York City to remove trash cans from subway stops in a bid to reduce trash and rats have officially failed, local Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials admitted Wednesday. MTA ended the 6-year-long program after two separate audits found it only increased the amount of garbage in stations and caused…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin Two anti-abortion activists / journalists were charged with over a dozen felonies in California following their undercover recording of Planned Parenthood officials, and other reproductive rights activists at 2014’s National Abortion Federation conference. The videos stirred up controversy and showed officials talking cavalierly regarding the sale of fetal tissue to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Islamic State terrorists are forcing male citizens of Raqqa to dress in terrorist garb, the Associated Press reports. The garb includes flowy pants and long shirts, a uniform worn by ISIS members both in Iraq and Syria. Forcing the men to wear the uniform will complicate efforts to distinguish…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman A writer’s strike could put the brakes on your favorite new television show after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) authorized its leadership to walk out if negotiations on a new contract are not successful. WGA-East, which represents TV and film writers east of the Mississippi River,…