By Jeff Minick First, some random observations: A devout priest I know, around age 50, was hospitalized for COVID-19. He received treatment and is now recovering. On Tuesday, April 21, a mother in Meridian, Idaho was arrested for taking down police tape and signage forbidding entrance to a park playground and allowing her children to play on…
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, governments the world over are ramping up social controls and enforcing all kinds of “public safety” laws. Vocal support of the measures is one thing; the state using its monopoly on power to enforce them by any means necessary is another. Although many of us might be staying…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Cory Wolfe A British court has awarded a man with Down syndrome almost $13,000 after the government banned his wife from having sex with him, alleging that he could not give consent to have sex. Prior to the ban, the man, who remained unidentified, enjoyed “normal conjugal relations”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jonah Bennett Whistleblowers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) held an event Friday in Missouri, urging VA Secretary David Shulkin to save local whistleblower Dr. Dale Klein from being fired, but the VA has not agreed to extend the stay order protecting him. Top whistleblowers Brandon Coleman, Germaine Clarno…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Well, this shouldn’t be terribly surprising, yet it’s still a shame. New Pew research has revealed that a large amount of police officers (close to one third) are actually just as against pot laws as American citizens are continuously growing to be. Despite this, as a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck WARNING: The following details of the story and the video itself are extremely violent. Cop Block reports: Sgt. Anthony Grasso, Officer Edward Conner, and Officer John Moccio have been fired from the Agawam Police Department. The violent trio first made headlines last year when news broke…
by Micah J. Fleck The Young Turks is a well-known YouTube and Televised political news show with an historically liberal bent. And during Obama’s presidency, not much complaining came from their desks (aside from TYT show runner and creator Cenk Uyger at times) regarding how much executive power Obama was being allowed to obtain. This…
by Micah J. Fleck In July of this past year, a Texas cop paralyzed a man by shooting him in the spine. According to the officer at the time, the victim was posing a “threat” despite the curious location at which he was shot. Now, in the wake of newly revealed dashcam footage from the…
by Micah J. Fleck According to a new report from The Washington Post, the domestic data gathered through the NSA is being planned as groundwork for new tighter domestic policing that has absolutely nothing to do with terrorism. Should we really be surprised, though? After all, this was predicted by many. But not enough people…
by Micah J. Fleck Two former Chris Christie associates have been convicted for their roles in the “Bridgegate” lane closure scandal, according to new reports. The conviction came on Friday after a six week trial period. The report went further: Bridget Kelly, the governor’s former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Baroni, former deputy executive…