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 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 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…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “Landlord Real Estate Tycoon” is a perfect game for the Liberty-minded Capitalist on the go. Here’s how it works; after getting started with a set amount of money and some ‘coins’, the game pulls up a list of locations in a couple of block radius of your area….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas At least one national media contributor thinks professional singer Ariana Grande, not Secretary of Defense (DOD) Jim Mattis, is the leader America needs to win the war on terror. The Nation contributor and University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole published an article Wednesday centered on Grande and how the Department…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman The nation’s largest local television station operator is on the verge of closing a $3.9 billion deal to purchase Tribune Media, in a move that could transform conservative television news. Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which already owns 173 stations, announced the purchase May 8. Tribune owns or operates 42 television…