Apache land could be given away to a foreign mining company after the House approved a bill that would allow Resolution Copper to acquire land in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona in exchange for parcels scattered around the state. Resolution Copper plans a massive deep underground copper mine using a technique called block caving and the leader of the …
Rolling Stone UVA Rape Fail & Feminist Truthiness with Charles C. Johnson
Rolling Stone’s UVA fraternity rape story has ruffled a lot of feathers–none more so than Charles C. Johnson, who took to Twitter to name the accuser and publish photos of her. With backlash against Johnson, false accusers, feminists, “men’s rights” activists, and Rolling Stone achieving a critical mass, we talk with Johnson about the sexual political controversy. New journalism, political …
Christopher Lee’s Very Metal Christmas
Christopher Lee has released a heavy metal Christmas song entitled “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing”. This is Lee’s third heavy metal Christmas single. In 2012, Lee released A Heavy Metal Christmas, made up of interpretations of The Little Drummer Boy and Silent Night, while last year’s follow-up, A Heavy Metal Christmas Too, featured the single Jingle Hell. The 92-year-old actor is …
Face-Sitting Porn Protest Outside UK Parliament
A UK porn ban is being protested this week by hundreds who gathered to simulate face-sitting and other sex acts outside Parliament. The new censorship rules ban certain acts like spanking, face-sitting and female ejaculation from UK created paid-for porn watched online. We take a look at the mass #PornProtest, in this Lip News clip with Elliot Hill and Mark …
Tamir Rice – Police Shooting’s Young Victim
Tamir Rice was shot dead by Cleveland police, and his family has hired attorney Benjamin Crump to file a civil case against the officers and the city of Cleveland. We discuss Crump’s history being a lawyer for Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown’s family, and also the threshold for federal prosecution against the police officers if a state criminal case is …
Elizabeth Warren Warns of Government Shutdown
Senator Elizabeth Warren commented on the threat of a government shutdown due to hidden provisions that were snuck into a $1.01 trillion dollar must-pass Budget Bill urging House Democrats to withhold their support from the measure. One provision in the spending bill would repeal an aspect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street limitations, which Warren warned would roll back protections that …
Harvard Professor Goes To War With Chinese Restaurant
Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman was overcharged four dollars for his Chinese food takeout order and went to battle with the restaurant, Sichuan Garden, over the mixup. The owner of the family-owned business Ran Duan, explained via an email exchange with Edelman that the mistake was due to out-of-date menus. Edelman didn’t accept the excuse and continued to threaten …