LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin Several years and half an ideology ago, I gave the ACLU $35 dollars. In return I received their e-mails and a fancy title I can’t remember. ‘Champion of Justice’, ‘Freedom Knight’ or some other name that was fun to say but really meant nothing. The last five e-mails…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “The Bohemian Grove (an elite, secrecy-filled gathering outside San Francisco), which I attend from time to time. It is the most f***y goddamned thing you could ever imagine…” – Richard Nixon In 1872, The All-Male Bohemian Club was born, consisting of journalists, musicians and artists. As time went…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Washington lawmakers plan to discuss legislation Thursday to privatize Evergreen State College, which dominated headlines recently for hosting an event segregating white and black students, as well as caving to protester demands. Republican State Rep. Matt Manweller is leading the effort to strip Evergreen State of $24…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr A Princeton professor and author of “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation,” said in a statement Wednesday that she has canceled her upcoming public appearances after receiving threats in reaction to inflammatory comments about President Donald Trump. The assistant professor of African American Studies, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, canceled her talks at Seattle’s Town Hall…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The cover page of the German newspaper Berliner Kurier said “Fuck You” to President Donald Trump Thursday. Hours after Trump announced his decision to pull out of the Paris agreement on climate change, the regional and daily tabloid printed a cover saying “Earth To Trump: Fuck You!” in a hybrid…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman A German court reportedly ruled Wednesday that parents of a deceased teenager do not have the right to access her Facebook account. The ruling overturns a lower court’s decision from two years ago, which Facebook originally appealed. The verdict of the Berlin appeals court somewhat showcases how much Germany errs on the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Democratic officials have vowed to implement the goals of the Paris climate agreement, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the accord Thursday. New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio vowed to issue an executive order soon to honor the goals of the Paris accord, which is…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Comedian Samantha Bee said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s infamous tweet that included new word “covfefe” was most likely caused by his over-excitement of using social media. “This is what happens when you’ve abstained from your phone for nine days, you ejaculate just like that,” the TV show host said on-air,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, is looking for a way to remotely guest host Sean Hannity’s radio program, after the Fox News anchor offered him the opportunity to participate. Assange tweeted Tuesday that people had suggested that he host his own weekly podcast from the Ecuador Embassy, where he has been sequestered since…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley A Montana Supreme Court justice cited Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ten Crack Commandments” in a ruling authorizing the prosecute a local drug dealer. “‘Don’t get high on your own supply’ is a long-established rule of the drug trade specifically because such conduct is inconsistent with the criminal objective of…