News & Media
Say what you want about North Korea
But its propaganda arm seems to have hit it right on the head in this film about American celebrity and consumerism. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irw7SRv-l44] H/T: Rushie UPDATE: It seems that I was
An excuse to dip your testicles in someone's drink
You can taste with your balls! (Source) [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vrmZAXezkhA]
In Which I Learn Enterprise Rent-a-Car is Unethical
I rented a car from Enterprise. DC issued a speeding ticket to that vehicle, claiming it was going 43 mph in a 30 mph zone. Fine: $110. Because it is
You get the journalism you deserve, Boston
I’m usually pretty proud to be from Massachusetts. Cradle of Liberty, great education system, almost no country music… Massachusetts is supposed to be one of the places that helps pull
"The Irrationality of Giving Up This Much Liberty to Fight Terror"
Conor Friersdorf breaks it down here. It does make you wonder why we’ll cast the Constitution aside to prevent a statistically insignificant event, meanwhile we’ll let far greater (and preventable)
"Your Papers Please" hits Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan went for a walk in Long Branch, New Jersey. An old white guy walking around a hispanic neighborhood looked “suspicious,” so a cop demanded to see his ID.
Stupid Comments Should Not Result in Charges
Heard of Justin Carter? (See, e.g., http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/03/tech/social-media/facebook-teen-jail) Apparently, he made a stupid sarcastic comment attempting to joke about shooting up some kids and eating their hearts. It isn’t a real threat
What do you get a 100 year old woman for her birthday?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV-M-83Yr4k#at=63]
Las Vegas City Life: "Free Speech Just Got Freer in Nevada"
Las Vegas City Life coverage on Nevada’s new anti-SLAPP law, here.
Germany limits piracy penalties
Germany has limited individual piracy penalties to about $1,300 a pop. (source). On one side, I think that’s a reasonable penalty for stealing a song or a movie. On the
Kids these days…. (students destroy NSA recruiters)
This audio is 12 minutes long. I usually don’t have 12 spare minutes to listen to audio recordings unless someone is paying me to do so. I got sucked into
Third Amendment Case in Nevada! (updated)
A federal lawsuit filed against the Henderson, NV police department raises Third Amendment issues! How exciting! In the case, Anthony Mitchell and his family sued the City of Henderson and
Las Vegas CityLife on the New Nevada Anti SLAPP Statute
Getting the word out.
Remember the good ol days?
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0wL9Li0f1Po]
This should not be news…
But it is… its news that a member of congress swore in without using a religious text… she used the Constitution. (source) What a novel idea.
Tits in the Mosque
To protest in favor of women’s rights and against Sharia, three women went into a mosque, in Stockholm, and shed their clothing. (source) In the immortal words of André Vippolis,
Virginia Gov. Candidate Wants Oral and Anal Sex Ban Revived
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, (and the GOP nominee for governor) has his panties in a wad because the Fourth Circuit held that Virginia’s laws prohibiting oral and anal sex
Fourth Circuit Delivers First Amendment Ass-Kicking
This is not a Star Trek order. There are no pithy jokes here. There is, however, a shocking exposé of just how insidious the government can be in coercing silence
Nevada's New Anti-SLAPP Law
You may have noticed that the writing has been a bit slow as of late. Well, one of the things that has been taking our attention away has been an
