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Dear Feminists, Please Stop Marrying Up

By Kitty Testa Politico recently ran a story lauding the fact that women are now captains of the war industry. How women took over the military industrial complex details how the five biggest defense contractors, as well as top arms negotiators in the U.S. government, are all women. With Gina Haspel heading up the CIA,…

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Patreon Purge: Bankers are the Global Speech Police

By Kitty Testa 2018 has been a dismal year for free speech. In fact it’s been like a good old-fashioned purge. One of the latest victims is Carl Benjamin, aka Sargon of Akkad, whose Patreon account was terminated earlier this month for ironically using a prohibited word in a video on another channel that was…

No One Is Obligated to Find You Sexy
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No One Is Obligated to Find You Sexy

Imagine for a moment if a group of less-than-athletic men held a protest against the NFL accusing professional football of being non-inclusive, demanding that all body types be represented among their players. Imagine a horde of former American Idol contestants protesting the show’s 2019 return, decrying the on-camera humiliation they endured in their auditions. “They…

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Mueller Target Fights Back, Accuses Him of Treason

Eighteen months into Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Donald Trump to influence the U.S. presidential election, the probe has produced several indictments and induced several guilty pleas. Paul Manafort was convicted of tax fraud and bank fraud this past September for incidents unrelated to the 2016 campaign. George Papadopoulos and General…

Julian Assange is Right: Bitcoin is the Real Occupy Wall Street

Julian Assange is Right: Bitcoin is the Real Occupy Wall Street

By Kitty Testa In mid-September 2011, protestors gathered in New York City’s Zuccotti Park to voice their objections to income inequality, the influence of corporations on government policy, and corruption in the financial sector. It was called Occupy Wall Street.  The protest occurred the same year that home foreclosures peaked in the US, and student…

Financial Blacklisting of WikiLeaks Backfires Stupendously

By Kitty Testa On October 14, 2010, the British internet payment company, Moneybookers, suspended the account of WikiLeaks. Less than two months later, PayPal also suspended WikiLeaks’ donation account, citing a violation of acceptable use. Visa Europe suspended payments to WikiLeaks the same day, after Mastercard had already done so. WikiLeaks was very quickly cut…

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Crony Capitalist of the Month: The Fanjul Sugar Barons

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written By Kitty Testa Fall is in the air here in the Midwest, a favorite time for many. The leaves are turning yellow, orange and red. We’re into sweater-weather evenings with bonfires and s’mores, and the store shelves are being stocked with Halloween candy… What!?! $4 a pound for Snickers?…