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Shame on America
“Promise me you’ll protect me from the Americans” – Omar Khadr, captured at 15 years old and sent into “detention” at Guantanamo Bay for 13 years of confinement and torture.
Republican Presidential Hopeful – "Checks and Balances are Outdated"
Well, I can’t really tell what Ben Carson said, because the Associated Press seems to hire its “writers” from the reject pile at Thomas Coolely School of Law. But… the
Roca Labs is very very hurt (רוקה הוא מאוד נפגע מאוד)
More Roca Labs hilarity. It gets funnier. Full file here.
Gloucester Chief of Police Ends the Drug War
It isn’t very often that I take to this blog to praise the police. Well, when a cop does something that shows that he really does want to “protect and
Incitement
“If you protest, you’re just inciting the police to shoot you, so what do you expect?” Pretty stupid, huh? How about, “if you don’t want people to protest, then don’t
CNN Column: Garland Shootings
Killing someone you disagree with is not “wide open and robust debate.” See We don’t shoot people for bigoted views, at CNN.
The Raunchy Version of Louie Louie — Lyrics Are Public Domain?
I recently wrote about the two year FBI investigation into the song Louie Louie. Read it here. The short version, some blueballed fuckhead agents and uptight feminists lost their shit
Avijit Roy and Rafida Ahmed Bonya – These Are What Heroes Look Like
While this happened a few months ago, I happened to be pretty tied up at the time. I can not let any more time pass without a post honoring Avijit
Mike Tyson is Awesome
This is why Mike Tyson is always welcome around here. Tell it like it is, Mike. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RWo4FfH5Lk]
On the other hand, this is why The Battle of Baltimore is already lost
Because the fucking morons who have a chance to do anything about it are sucking the government’s dick by playing right into their hands. As long as we can divide
"Driving Drunk Woo!" – Don't do that
Florida Man, I have a wife for you. While she was driving drunk, on the way to an intersection where she would ultimately crash into a car and kill her
The Battle of Baltimore shows us why UDC is the "elite" school in DC
In the wake of the Michael Brown verdict and the Ferguson uprising, a number of “elite” law schools decided that their students could get a deferral on exams if they
What are the Lyrics to Louie Louie? The FBI figured it out, finally….
Would you believe that the FBI conducted a two year investigation into whether someone should go to jail for “Louie Louie.”? Yeah, the song. A threat to national security and
Pennsylvania's "Crime Victim Act" Struck Down on First Amendment Grounds
In 2014 Goddard College selected Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther, as a commencement speaker. He gave the speech via recorded playback, since he was in jail (and remains there
ROCA LABS public records
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m just gonna leave these right here for any of the people out there who have felt the victimizing thwack of Roca Labs’ censorious sting. You see,
Nous Restons Charlie
“We defend free speech above its contents” – PEN America in deciding to honor Charlie Hebdo. (source) Meanwhile a university canceled a Charlie Hebdo appearance for “security” reasons. (source) “If
Copyright Runs Amok in Comic Case
Horizon v. Marvel: Copyright in the Three-Point Landing? I love copyright law, usually. Why is it there? It is there to ensure that authors and artists can profit from their
Senate Bill 444 – Now With Video!
In Nevada, Senate Bill 444 stands to repeal all the effectiveness of the Nevada Anti-SLAPP Law. If you’ve read this blog at all in the past two weeks, you know
Nevada's Senate Bill 444 – it matters even to Non-Nevadans
In 2013, Nevada passed the best Anti-SLAPP law in the country. Under this law, NRS 41.660-670, when someone files a lawsuit designed to stifle First Amendment protected expression, that lawsuit
Yet ANOTHER editorial against SB444
The Las Vegas Review Journal points out that the polls are showing that Nevadans oppose Senate Bill 444 by more than 100 to 1. See Will Assembly serve the elite