LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jonah Bennett President Donald Trump has officially signed a directive Friday banning transgender recruits from the military. The memo also prohibits the Pentagon from spending resources on gender transition treatments, CNN reports. It’s unclear how currently serving transgenders will be treated, as the memo asks the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security “to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Rob Shimshock Police arrested a 16-year-old black student that knocked over and punched a Milwaukee teacher repeatedly in a video released Tuesday. The altercation occurred in Milwaukee’s South Division High School just one week into the start of the school year, according to WTMJ. WATCH: “Somebody didn’t teach your child enough…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Amber Randall A woman brutally beat up an allegedly pregnant woman because she made racist comments about Haitian people in a hotel lobby, according to a viral video. The fight started when Collen Dagg, a white woman, overheard an unidentified white woman make racially charged comments about Haitians, according to a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Phillip Stucky Former Gov. John Kasich of Ohio is open to the possibility of running with Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper for the presidency in 2020, according to a Friday report from Axios. Both Kasich and Hickenlooper have a history of speaking at conferences on their views on health care, and they plan to…
I’ve written versions of this essay for − literally − decades. Predating the War in Afghanistan, the entirely notional War Against Terrorism, and 9-11. War is a problematic thing. There are a zillion ways to fight wars stupidly and ineffectively, only a few ways to fight them properly. US foreign policy has embarked on a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Jennifer Fisher Protesters gathered in St Luis on Wednesday night to hold what has been described as a vigil, demonstration, and protest by different news organizations to remember the life of Kiwi Herring, 30, who was killed after allegedly stabbing a police officer. The officers were responding to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Phillip Stucky Twitter users across the country are using the hashtag #HillarysNextBookTitle to guess what the former secretary of state’s next book will be called after her latest book, “What Happened,” was published in July. Democrats and Republicans alike joined the fun. @France4Hillary suggested “The Rightful President” as a potential…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Many Americans are aware of the effort to remove Confederate monuments across America. Whether one believes the effort is a justified action or misguided iconoclasm, there is no question the debate has opened old wounds. There are valid reasons why one may not one wish to have in their city…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Nick Givas MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin called Confederate statues a “big middle finger” to “people who look like me” during a Wednesday “MSNBC Live” segment. “A lot of folks fail to recognize, and maybe they just don’t know that the bulk of these statues, they weren’t put up in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: MONT BELVIEU, Texas – Local mother Jessica Oates is fired up after her 4-year-old son, who has never had a haircut, was sent home from school over his long hair. Oates told KTRK she is fighting with her son’s school over her sons locks and she won’t back down. Oates…