Howard County, Indiana is taking a step beyond the closing of non-essential like we’ve seen in many parts of the country. They have issued a proclamation banning the sale of non-essential items, even in essential stores that remain open. That includes books. Yes, books. According to NBC Affiliate WTHR in Indiana, non-essential items which have…
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…
Steve Birr A New York City judge presiding over the accused “Brooklyn Ripper’s” murder trial is facing criticism after being spotted sneaking hits from a vaping device on the bench. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice’s nicotine habit is apparently common knowledge in local legal circles. He is known to casually take pulls from his…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti A chemical weapons attack likely carried out by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday has reignited interest in why these weapons were banned in the first place. The first widespread use of chemical weapons dates to World War I when the Germans deployed chlorine gas. Both sides in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Black Lives Matter Philly banned white people from an upcoming event, claiming it is a “black only space.” The April 15 meeting plans to discuss projects and initiatives for the upcoming year and a place for people to “meet, strategize and organize.” While children are invited to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck After a week of uncertainty of Tomi Lahren’s ultimate fate at The Blaze after she was suspended by her boss Glenn Beck, The Independent is reporting that we finally have a ending to the Lahren vs. Beck saga. And it’s not such a happy ending for Lahren:…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Canadian university is under fire after it removed the weight scale at its gym last week. Carleton University replaced the scale with a sign explaining that the removal is “in keeping with current fitness and social trends,” reports Heat Street. Bruce Marshall, the manager of health and…
Jonah Bennett Facebook recently banned the profile of respected journalist and academic Jonathan Spyer for mentioning the threat radical Islam poses to Europe, then later reinstated his account without explanation. The Middle East analyst and senior research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center had written a brief post mentioning specific keywords such as “Islamist” and…
Blake Neff The father of a British schoolchild is complaining after his son’s school called the police when he visited the website of an anti-immigration political party. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is the U.K.’s main anti-immigration party, and collected just under 13 percent of the vote in the country’s 2015 election. It also…