LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A black Mississippi high school graduate sued her school district this week after being forced to share valedictorian status with a white student who had a lower GPA. Jasmine Shephard, a 2016 graduate of Cleveland High School, filed the lawsuit against her Mississippi school district, The Washington Post reported Friday. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Chief Justice John Roberts, who just two years ago blasted the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage as a usurpation of democratic governance, seems to have embraced the Court’s marriage equality holding in significant part. The dissenters in contentious 5-4 decisions often try to keep such…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Earlier this week, at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump said to donors attending a private fundraiser for his re-election campaign in 2020, that it could be fun to sue CNN, reports the Intercept. In the audio from the Intercept, Trump can be heard calling CNN reporters and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Boston police officer received a six-month suspension without pay Thursday after he filmed a video that declared “black people have met their match.” Boston Police Department officer Joseph DeAngelo Jr. made a “spoof” video that featured a fellow officer, a dog and a black woman, reports USA Today. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Social media companies will face fines of up to 50 million euros ($57 million) in Germany if they fail to delete “hate speech” in a timely manner. The German parliament approved the measure Friday after a longstanding debate on the effects of racism and hatred online. Critics…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Friday, asserting “Morning Joe” is “fake news.” Watched low rated @Morning_Joe for first time in long time. FAKE NEWS. He called me to stop a National Enquirer article. I said no! Bad…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Host of the Fox Business show “Mornings With Maria” Maria Bartiromo interviewed John Podesta Wednesday, saying she believed that his ties to Russia are even greater than those of President Donald Trump’s. Podesta’s emails were hacked during the 2016 presidential race when he was the campaign manager of former…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Kimberly Guilfoyle dispelled rumors that she may replace Sean Spicer as White House Press Secretary, announcing Thursday that she will remain at Fox News to continue as co-host of “The Five” after signing a long-term deal to stay at the network. Guilfoyle was rumored to be next in line to take over as press secretary…
By Paul Meekin “Yep… Inside each and every one of us is one true authentic swing… Somethin’ we was born with… Somethin’ that’s ours and ours alone… Somethin’ that can’t be taught to ya or learned… Somethin’ that got to be remembered… Over time the world can, rob us of that swing… It get…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By David Sivak As part of a segment last week on political violence, NPR interviewed a senior fellow at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) who claimed right-wing extremists have committed 74 percent of murders carried out by domestic extremists in the last 10 years. He used this statistic as evidence that…