Texas Professor Wears Combat Gear in Protest of Campus Carry
Charles Smith, a geography professor in Texas, donned a bulletproof vest and helmet for class to protest the state’s campus carry law.
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Man And Transgender Wife Sue Amazon Over Discrimination
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Grace Carr A man and his transgender wife filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that they were subjected to sexual harassment and discrimination during their year of work at an Amazon warehouse. Dane Lane and his trans wife, Allegra Schawe-Lane, filed their lawsuit with the U.S. District Court, in which they claim that they were…
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Trump Had A Folder Of Positive News About Himself Delivered Twice Daily
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Jack Crowe President Donald Trump receives a folder twice daily filled with positive news clippings, screen shots of complimentary cable news chyrons, and flattering tweets, White House sources say. Outgoing White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer originally devised the idea for a complimentary folder and former Chief of Staff Reince…
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CNBC Anchor Compares Rex Tillerson To Mother Of Dragons On ‘Game Of Thrones’
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Nick Givas Media Reporter CNBC’s “Power Lunch” co-anchor Brian Sullivan compared Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to a fictional mother of dragons Wednesday on “Morning Joe.” “Perhaps the Trump administration is getting its advice from ‘Game of Thrones,’” Sullivan said. “Remember the dragon episode last Sunday, ‘Fire and Fury’? It seemed like…
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McCain Thinks Trump Is Too Hawkish On North Korea
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Will Racke Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s threat against North Korea was a bit of bluster that fell short of the example set by previous American presidents. The Arizona Republican, one of Congress’ most vocal exponents of U.S. military power, told Phoenix radio station…
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North Korea Finally Frees Foreign Pastor After Years In Detention
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: RYAN PICKRELL China/Asia Pacific Repo North Korea has released a Korean-Canadian pastor after detaining him for several years. Hyeon Soo Lim was “released on sick bail” Wednesday for “humanitarian reasons,” according to North Korean state media. Lim was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against the state two years ago, and since…
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Evaluating President Trump’s Job Performance in a Sharply Divided America
According to an updated poll on political polarization released by the Pew Research Center, Americans are most divided by their generation, level of education, and political affiliation. The current state of politics in America has segregated everyone into two squabbling tribes: the Left and the Right. Each view the other with extreme suspicion and fear,…
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How To Market Your Small Business On A Tight Budget
Statistics predict that, when you’re starting a new business in the United States, there are good chances it will survive its first two years of operation – roughly two-thirds of business do. But as time goes by, the chances that you’ll have to close the business’ doors increase, and by year five roughly half…
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CNN Correspondent: Democrats In ‘Complete Disrepair And Disarray’
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Nick Givason CNN’s Senior White House Correspondent Jeff Zeleny said Tuesday that the Democratic Party has no bench and is in “complete disrepair and disarray.” “It’s a huge problem for Democrats, there is no bench for the party. So they can be laughing all they want about these poll number…
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Google CEO Right After Firing Engineer: ‘People Must Be Free To Express Dissent’
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Eric Lieberman A day after Google fired an employee who wrote a lengthy memo blasting the company’s diversity policies, CEO Sundar Pichai wrote his own missive Tuesday saying that “people must feel free to express dissent.” “First, let me say that we strongly support the right of Googlers…
