In 2011, in Tucson, Gabrielle Giffords and a whole passel of others were shot; several died. The perpetrator was a liberal, “progressive” [ironic term] nutjob who had been dutifully listening to the idiotic rhetoric and conspiracy theories of his political partisanship. His political partisanship consisted of marginalized notions held by almost no one outside of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin People’s real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you’re not sure what you really want or what you even really need. – Tracy Chapman It’s been revealed (allegedly) that 66 year old James T. Hodgkinson is the man who shot House Majority Whip…
Saagar Enjeti on June 14, 2017 A gunman opened fire on the Republican baseball practice Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va., wounding Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise. Alexandria police say they have the suspect in custody and confirmed the incident. Scalise was reportedly shot in the hip and is expected to survive. #BREAKING Shooting at Congressional…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman A group of Michigan business professionals is drafting 36-year-old Detroit businessman and Iraq War veteran John E. James to run as a Republican in Michigan’s 2018 U.S. Senate race. James, president of James Group International, the parent company for several chain management and logistics companies, is considering the 2018 bid…
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 Will Racke A teenage girl from Chicago has been charged with the gruesome slaying of an Uber driver, whom she allegedly stabbed to death with a knife and machete she stole from Walmart just minutes before the unprovoked attack. Eliza Wasni, 16, was charged Wednesday afternoon with the murder…
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…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Brian Nichols In another move of sure ineptitude, United Airlines has once again ruined the travel experience of one of their customers. This time, however, the customer (or should we say, customers) didn’t even make it to the flight. According to a report by the Watertown Daily Times, United Airlines…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Grace Carr One hundred and twenty naked women participated in a flash mob Tuesday to protest gender-based violence in Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires. Displaying a banner reading “Femicide is Genocide,” the mass of women gathered in front of parliament, the presidential palace Casa Rosada, and Argentina’s highest court, reported The New Yorker. They…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr A Florida circuit court judge ruled Tuesday that a Hollywood man must serve 180 days in jail for refusing to give up his iPhone password to police. Christopher Wheeler was arrested and charged with child abuse in March, and detectives believe his phone contains images of the child’s injuries,…