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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: JACK CROWE Political Reporter Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign memoir includes a questionable interpretation of the central lesson of George Orwell’s novel “1984,” namely that individuals should trust those in positions of authority. Clinton’s memoir “What Happened,” released Tuesday, suggests the goal of the government-sanctioned torture featured…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: After a series of provocative actions by North Korea, last month China (who for decades has protected the North Korean regime) signed onto aggressive sanctions to curb their behavior, and have actually been following through. Yesterday, the Security Council again voted for even more, including a 30% reduction in fuel…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Eric Lieberman Thanks to a unique computer program, people affected by the massive Equifax breach can sue the credit assessment company by clicking a button. The DoNotPay chatbot was originally developed by Joshua Browder to assist people in fighting parking tickets in various state and local jurisdictions across the country….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Rob Shimshock A high school teacher is on paid leave after administering a sex and drugs quiz ranking students according to their habits. The unidentified Utah teacher at Roy High School scored students with labels like “pure as Ivory soap and maybe a fruitcake” and “hopeless and condemned” based on…
Amber Randall Amazon reviewers jumped at the chance to rip apart former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s memoir on the election Tuesday. Clinton’s new book, “What Happened” came out Tuesday and Amazon readers were quick to make fun of Clinton’s attempt to explain why she lost the 2016 election. Most of the reviewers gave her…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Amber Randall Kmart decided to market its plus-size clothing as “fabulously sized” in an effort to promote body positivity, the corporation announced Monday. Kmart, which includes 735 stores in the United States, will remove all plus-size labels from clothing, underwear, and swimwear larger than a size 12 and replace it…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Michael Bastasch GOP Texas Rep. Lamar Smith is demanding the Energy Department (DOE) turn over documents related to the agency paying for a government engineer’s law degree that was completely unrelated to his job. Smith wants to make sure more DOE employees aren’t having taxpayers foot the bill for college…
Over the weekend, two members of the Florida Air National Guard, deployed to Orlando, chose not to postpone their wedding, but rather to move it from the beach to a warehouse. The couple, Senior Airmen Lauren Durham and Michael Davis, had intended on an idyllic beach wedding in their home state. Hurricane Irma had other…
Wants to remove “sidekick status” from Congress by Darrell England Rand Paul is once again trying to restore checks and balances in government, this time by wanting to sunset the 2001 and 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force. He states, “Congress has no greater responsibility than defending our country, and the Founders entrusted…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Eric Lieberman The Spanish government reportedly fined Facebook $1.4 million for collecting data on people’s religious beliefs and ideology. The Spanish Data Protection Agency (DPA) says Facebook has been violating the country’s privacy rules, which forbids the stockpiling of certain personal information without explicit consent, according to TechCrunch. The social media company…