LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Journalist Mike Allen said the “Trump-induced funk” he’s seeing among long-time Washingtonians is like nothing he has seen, as insiders struggle to grapple with the new “normal” of the Trump administration. “I have noticed a growing number of longtime Washingtonians in a prolonged, deep Trump-induced funk,” Allen wrote in his Axios newsletter Thursday,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Paul Meekin “Excuse the mess, but we live here.” – Roseanne Barr The cancellation of ABC’s “Last Man Standing” delivered a shockwave in many circles, primarily because it was a popular show with good ratings and a well-intentioned messaged regarding politics and family values – leading many to believe the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Uber announced Tuesday it’s offering users information on public transportation services to make it easier to explore other travel options. “Keeping tabs on upcoming departure times for the train while in an Uber means toggling between apps,” reads an official blog post. “We want to make it easier…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Melinda Gates, philanthropist and wife of tech magnate Bill Gates, said Wednesday that she is proud of her son Rory for being a feminist. “He’s a great son and a great brother. He’s inherited his parents’ obsessive love of puzzles. But one of the things that makes me proudest is that Rory…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for a “lighthearted” interview with President Donald Trump, after facing outrage from the media for not treating the president more harshly. “They have a right to be mad,” Fallon told the New York Times Tuesday. “If I let anyone…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Conservative actor Tim Allen explained that he was “shocked” and “blindsided” that his home network cancelled his extremely popular show after six years. Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years. #lastmanstanding — Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) May 16, 2017 Earlier this month,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Nearly half of U.S. voters believe that President Donald Trump should be impeached, according to a poll published late Tuesday. Democratic-leaning polling firm Public Policy Polling revealed that 48 percent of voters think the president should be impeached. Forty-one percent of voters said they opposed a potential…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Comedian Bill Nye’s new Netflix TV show, “Bill Nye Saves the Earth,” was harshly criticized on Reddit Tuesday for being too mean and political. The post complains that Nye, who is well known for hosting a children’s TV show in the 1990s, left his objective “Science Guy”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “‘Hey, Joe, it’s me can you help me out?’ And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, ‘Are you stupid? Now we’re both down here.’ The friend says, ‘Yeah, but I’ve been down here before and I know the way out.’” – Leo McGary, The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock The National Science Foundation awarded a professor over $200,000 to research microaggressions. Specifically, her research seeks to identify how microagressions keep racial minorities from comprising a larger chunk of science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs, and it seeks ways to improve minority representation in these fields. Mary Atwater, a science and…