News & Media
Finally, someone writes something worthwhile about the Manti Te’o girlfriend saga
Gail Collins writes in “The Girl of My Dreams.” Right after Christmas, Te’o told his coach that a woman who sounded like the dead girlfriend had called him to say she wasn’t deceased after all. The coach told the higher ups, and Notre Dame hired an outside firm to investigate the case. When an exposé broke on the Web site Deadspin, the school’s athletic director, Jack Swarbrick, held a press conference to tearfully announce that the investigation showed that Te’o was the victim of a “very elaborate, sophisticated hoax perpetrated for reasons we can’t fully understand. But it had a
Carlos Miller – First Amendment Hero
If you don’t already know who Carlos Miller is, you should. You are more free because Miller won’t let newsgathering and photography die under the wheels of a paranoid nation, shrieking with fear at imaginary terrorists, and hiring policies in police departments that seem to favor people with personality disorders that would make Eric Cartman blush. Miller’s crusade began a few years ago, when he photographed some Miami-Dade officers standing around on the street. Arrested for his “crime,” Miller beat the rap. Then, he did it again, and was convicted, but won his case on appeal, despite representing himself. (source).
North Korea announces "Unicorns are Real!" Who are we to mock them?
You know that “axis of evil” state? The one we’re worried about attacking us? On Thursday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the North Korea’s government mouthpiece, said scientists “reconfirmed” the location of the burial site of the unicorn ridden by King Dongmyeong, the founding father of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD). (source) Of course, we mock it. But who are we to mock the North Koreans for claiming that their ancient king rode a unicorn? Do you remember which country this is? One where Roy Moore got reinstated as an Alabama Supreme Court justice. We
Vaginas are icky
Apparently… that’s why some plastic surgeons are offering “corrective” surgery to remove the yucky labia. (source)
Why the lunar landing could not have been faked
Not that any LS readers think it was… but, this is a pretty cool video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sGXTF6bs1IU#!]
His name is C. Dale Petersen
Compared to C. Dale Petersen, even Chuck Norris is a pussy…. Rocky Mountain Grizzly Bear Jackson Hole, Wyoming This bear was taken by world famous hunter and hunting guide C. Dale Petersen of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It is one of only two grizzlies known to have been killed “without” the use of modern weaponry. Verified by game biologists, Mr. Petersen killed this bear with his hands, and oddly enough, his teeth. It is known that this bear had been aggravated by a group of backpackers, shortly thereafter, Petersen, unaware of previous happenings, came upon the bear. A fight-to-the-death ensued. Petersen,
Porn's Most Powerful Players 2013
CNBC recently named attorney Marc J. Randazza one of Porn’s Most Powerful Player for 2013. The post states: Randazza is a first amendment attorney who has frequently defended the adult entertainment industry – especially in copyright infringement cases. Read More…
The Face of Revenge
The Colorado Springs Independent reports on revenge porn site Is Anybody Down. Attorney Marc Randazza has offered to help victims of the site pro bono. The article says of Randazza: As Randazza wrote on his blog, the issue here is consent. What Is Anybody Down? and sites like it profit from, he argues, is the exploitation of a person who has taken a photo of themselves in a sexual manner, to be shared with the person or persons of their choice. They didn’t take that picture for the entire world to see. Read More…
Finally, someone uses "IP Troll" properly
Lee Cheng, Chief Legal Officer of online retailer Newegg, said: “A troll is a type of entity that doesn’t sell a product, or transfer value of any sort. All they offer is the right to not be sued. It’s protection money. To put it bluntly, it’s extortion.” (source) Righthaven produced nothing but lawsuits. The term is properly applied to them. Porn companies, record companies, and other companies trying to stop infringement, or trying to recoup losses from infringement are not properly so-labeled.
First they came for the strip clubs
First they came for the strip clubs, and despite their First Amendment protected status, courts came up with all flavors of bullshit to justify zoning them out under the “adverse secondary effects” doctrine. Now, they’re coming for check cashing stores.
Updated: That "info" graphic about rape? Bend it over, slap its ass, and forcibly fuck it with facts
“I don’t know when, or where, but I can guarantee that every one of you will be raped.” -Deputy Trudy Wiegel, Reno 911 This “info” graphic is making the rounds. Too bad it is bullshit. Of course, it is not fashionable to ever pollute the “rape culture” discussion with facts. Facts are sexist. So Mark Bennett must be sexist, because he’s forcibly sodomizing the dumb piece of shit who put this “info” graphic together with a throbbing cock made of facts right over here. A 1996 study provides “Every year since 1989, in about 25 percent of the sexual assault
NY Highest Court Declines to Hear Appeal in "Gay Not Defamatory" Case
In June, we reported on a New York Appellate court decision that calling someone “gay” was no longer considered to be defamatory per se. (here). Reuters reports that New York’s highest court has declined to review the case, thus rendering the decision binding throughout the Empire State. (source) In Massachusetts, it’s not defamatory to call someone wicked queah neither. At least that’s what that wicked retahded Joey kid from Sumaville said.
Elijah Young: Mormon
And you thought Mormons weren’t cool. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JPmowMGU5R4#!]
Blogger: 'Time to shine a light on it'
CNN spoke to blogger Alexandria Goddard and her attorney, Marc Randazza, about the Steubenville rape controversy. Watch the interview….
They can forcibly jam a tube up your dick to make sure they get their DUI conviction
We used to have this thing called the Bill of Rights. If you think that George Bush and the PATRIOT Act were where we lost it, you’re wrong. War on drugs? Wrong again. It really started to go to hell when a bunch of mothers, looking for meaning in their kids’ tragic deaths, decided that they would shriek until the sound tore the very foundation of what this country is supposed to be about. And now, they can jam a tube up your dick, forcibly, to make sure they get a conviction for impaired driving. (Simple Justice)
Racist Bastards! (Or are they?)
Take a look at the signs above – found at a Delaware elementary school. If you’re reading this, chances are, your eye is drawn to the one in English. Nothing strange there, right? My Spanish isn’t great, but if you look at the other sign, it essentially says “You need a permit to play in this field, or you will be subject to police action.” Holy shit! A while back, we might have seen signs that say “Whites Only,” but here we have some sneaky and sniveling racism. Or do we? This photo has been making the rounds, as an
The First Amendment, sucking baby penis, and a suggestion for how to handle circumcision laws
I find the whole idea of mutilating a baby’s genitals to be pretty fucked up. Doing it because you think your imaginary friend wants you too is majorly fucked up. I don’t think too much of any supernatural being who actually cares about baby dick, but the Abrahamic notion of “God” is a being with serious psychological disorders. Some “ultra-Orthodox” sects of Judaism think that baby-dick-mutilation should come with an added garnish of crazy: They believe that when you hack off a piece of a little boy’s penis, you should then immediately suck his dick. Of course, anyone outside of
A fair counterpoint on the Steubenville Case
Rogier Van Bakel, as usual, makes you think (whether you agree with him or not), in this post: All Rape is Created Equal, Or is It? Just like he made anyone with a brain re-examine their thoughts about sex offenders in this one.