On Tuesday, April 3rd, Austin Petersen tweeted out that both his personal and public Facebook pages were put on a 3-day ban due to “graphic violence.” What is Facebook referring to you may ask? Well, on Austin’s personal page, he made a comment referring to some shooting and the government getting their gun-grabbing hands all…
Anders Hagstrom The Chinese government reportedly banned or penalized 20 popular video games Wednesday, with industry giants like Fortnite and World of Warcraft among them. China’s Online Games Ethics Committee (OGEC) reportedly began evaluating a list of 20 games in early December, requesting that 11 make changes before being sold in China and outright banned…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Amidst the turmoil happening in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro appears to be cracking down on those who oppose him. Venezuelan opposition leader and two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said on Friday he has been banned from holding political office for 15 years, amid what critics say is a crackdown…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Passengers on foreign airlines headed to the United States from 10 airports in eight majority-Muslim countries have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cellphone under a new flight restriction enacted on Tuesday by the Trump administration, reports the New York Times (NYT). Reportedly, officials have said…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza U.S. District Court Judge James Robart issued a block on President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. Politico reports that the judge ruled in favor of the attorneys general of Washington state and Minnesota, who had filed a lawsuit looking to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Democrats are trying an emotional appeal to gain support in their fight against President Donald Trump’s so-called “Muslim ban.” WATCH: Trump signed an executive order Friday suspending all refugee admissions from any country for 120 days, and a 90-day moratorium on U.S. entry of any citizen from seven Middle Eastern…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Iraq’s parliament passed a reciprocal ban on visas for U.S. citizens Monday, two lawmakers told The Associated Press. The description of the ban as reciprocal indicates that the ban on U.S. visas will remain in place, as long as the Trump administration prohibits Iraqi citizens from entering the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Lawmakers in a southern California city are taking steps to ban recreational marijuana sales in their community, despite voters across the state approving legalization on Election Day. The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved a measure aimed at banning any form of legal marijuana in the city….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Google booted 200 publishers from its advertising network partly due to the outcry of fake news spreading throughout the Internet. Google announced Wednesday that it reviewed 550 sites in roughly two months, and took action against 340 of them for violating policies. Two-hundred publishers were kicked out…
by JP Carroll The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is walking back a proposed ban of Kratom, a plant found in energy drinks and tea that helps fight opioid addiction. DEA reversed its decision to ban Kratom, according to the Federal Register Thursday, after filing a notice of intent Aug. 31 to temporarily ban plant sales. Had the DEA left its notice…