| |

Sexism, Male Intolerance, and Female Empowerment in 2017 Political Discourse

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Loveshe On June 9th, 2017, Harry Potter novelist J.K. Rowling began a 14-tweet rant expressing her disgust for liberal men, “whose mask slips every time a woman displeases them.” Her fury was sparked after a man she previously followed on Twitter described United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Theresa May as…

British Candidate Mouths ‘Terrorist Sympathizer’ During Opponent’s Victory Speech

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) candidate Keith Fraser mouthed the words “terrorist sympathizer” behind Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s back during Corbyn’s general election victory speech Thursday in Islington North. Fraser won just 413 votes in the run for the London seat compared to Corbyn’s 40,086 votes, in what…

Brexit In Jeopardy After May’s Election Disaster

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage warned Friday that a second Brexit referendum could happen if Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party gets to form a government. Prime Minister Theresa May called the snap election to strengthen her government and secure a good Brexit deal with the European…

Theresa May Says She Won’t Resign, Seeks Minority Gov’t

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The Conservative Party will seek to form a minority government with the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday. May suffered a big blow in Thursday’s election, losing the party’s absolute majority. Despite calls for her resignation, May vows to stay…

| | |

Pair To Be Charged With Hate Crime For Burning Koran.

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Paul Meekin According to the Daily Mail, two people, a 45 year old man and woman, were arrested “on suspicion of racial hatred” for videos they produced that depicted the burning of the Koran. The Daily Mail describes the video as a man looking for kindling to start a fire, ‘happens…

|

UK Prime Minister: No More ‘Safe Space’ For Terrorism

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Islamic extremist ideology cannot be allowed to have a “safe space” on the internet in which to grow, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday. “We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed,” said May in a statement. “Yet that is precisely what…

| |

France’s Macron Tells Trump That Paris Deal Will Not Be ‘Renegotiated’

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White France’s President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that his country has no interest in taking up the Trump administration’s offer of renegotiating the terms of the Paris climate deal. Macron told President Donald Trump that France will keep open lines of communication with Washington, D.C., but the country will no…

Tillerson Apologizes To Britain After Intel Agencies Leak Manchester Bombing Details

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson apologized to the United Kingdom Friday after details of the Manchester bombing were leaked to U.S. media outlets. “We take full responsibility for that and we regret that that happened,” Tillerson said in a joint appearance with U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. He continued, “This special…

UK Gov’t Former Top Lawyer Wonders If Britain Is Too Mean To Muslims Following Manchester Attack

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr The UK’s former top prosecutor Ken Macdonald told BuzzFeed News Thursday the government needs to rethink one of its main strategies to combat violent extremism following Friday’s general election. A strategy known as Prevent is criticized by Muslims as discriminatory because it allegedly strips the demographic of rights. After the Manchester…

| |

UK Stops Sharing Intel About Manchester Attack With US After Leaks

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson British police have stopped sharing information about the Manchester Arena bombing investigation with the U.S. after leaks to the media, the BBC reported Thursday. Home Secretary Amber Rudd warned the U.S. Wednesday about “irritating” leaks despite assurances from American officials. Images from the attack appeared in The New…