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Fisker Cars to be built in Finland, after taking a $529 million U.S. government backed loan
And the imbeciles are not happy. Fisker says that he could not find a plant in the U.S. to assemble his new flagship vehicle, so he went to Finland to build the car — creating 500 jobs in Finland. (source) Fisker says that once the $97,000 Fisker Karma takes hold, it will help move his plan for a lower cost sedan, which he plans to build in Delaware. What nobody is yelling about is why he couldn’t find a facility in the United States that was ready to go. We let most of our plants go to pot, our work-force
Defense attorneys hit Righthaven lawyer with sanctions motion
Vegas Inc details Randazza Legal Group’s latest attempt to seek sanctions against Righthaven after judges found it lacked standing in several copyright infringement cases. Vegas Inc reports: As Randazza Legal Group awaits word on the Hoehn fees or bond and prepares for another likely showdown over fees in its Righthaven cases in Colorado, the firm asked Jones on Tuesday to sanction Mangano by requiring him to pay $11,925 in NewsBlaze’s attorney’s fees that have accumulated since July 14. Read More…
Yay Democracy!!! Oh, um… oh… err…
Oh, um… oh shit… not THAT kind of Democracy… Tunisians revolt to throw off a repressive regime, and vote in an Islamist regime.
Sometimes the Internets are really mean…
And sometimes, they are a wellspring of awesome sweetness. See this reddit thread. Jesus fuck. I really did not want my faith in humanity restored today. Tough shit for me, I guess. H/T: Ken @ Popehat
Happy Halloweenie!
Up next from the “Chrissakes will you lighten up” department: It takes a special group of people to try to ruin Halloween. A handful of college students in Ohio (who have likely never had sex with a partner) are protesting certain Halloween costumes. Source. Their “I’m a culture, not a costume” ad campaign has a sufficiently forlorn looking collection of ethnically diverse students next to Halloween costumes that portray their particular ethnic background while holding a sign that says“This is not who I am and this is NOT OKAY”. There’s an asian chick in front of a geisha costume, a
Amazing Hooker Shape Shifts Into a Donkey!
We’ve all woken up in the morning with someone and thought “jesus, she looked a lot better in the dim lights and through the beer goggles.” The usual result? An uncomfortable bit of silence, an “I’ll call you later,” which never happens, and your buddies make fun of you a bit the next day. Therefore, we can all identify with poor Sunday Moyo. Well, maybe not entirely. Sunday Moyo, 28, was found by police officers performing a sex act on the donkey, who was lying on the ground tied to a tree, just after 4:00am local time, a court in
Nazi-named Kids Taken From Parents
Heath and Deborah Campbell named their kids Adolf Hitler Campbell, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie. They drew national attention when they asked a New Jersey ShopRite to prepare a swastika birthday cake. This, naturally, prompted the state to consider whether the Campbells were fit parents. An appeals court today held that they should not regain custody of their children. (source) No love for nazis around here, and I certainly do not think that reproduction should be a right. The Campbells, pretty clearly by my standards, would be good candidates for forced sterilization. Not because of their political views, but
The First Amendment is for Christians Only
Oh Flori-duh, you never fail to amuse. Clay County Pastor, Ron Baker of Russell Baptist Church in Green Cover Springs, FL holds weekly prayer sessions near the Clay Hill Elementary school’s flagpole. To make sure that everyone knows about it, the school principal, LArry Davis put out a newsletter supporting the prayer meetings. (source) That’s a no-brainer violation of the First Amendment. But principal Davis has a way around that. In his newsletter announcing the meetings, he wrote: “Pastor Steven Andrew states: ‘Our children need God back in schools,’ and he is calling Christians nationwide to bring back the Holy
PETA must be trolling us
Now I am convinced that PETA must be the most well-organized practical joke in the world. They are suing Sea World for violating the 13th Amendment. The theory? Keeping killer whales in captivity is slavery. (source) If this files, I’m bringing a THIRD Amendment complaint against the U.S. Government. After all, they quarter troops in the homes of squirrels, bears, and owls every time they set up camp in the woods. Ordinances that tell worthless trash fuckheads that their dogs need to shut the fuck up? That there must be a violation of the dog’s First Amendment rights. PETA’s campaign
Cum dilectione hominum et odio vitiorum
By Jay Wolman As the newest Satyriconista, with a practice of civil litigation and employment law in Boston, I thought I’d begin my first post with something high-brow. Everything sounds better in Latin. This was St. Augustine’s way of saying “Hate the player, not the game”. Fast forward 1500 years and the message remains relevant. David Madden, the now former mayor of Weymouth, Massachusetts, a small town about a half hour south of Boston, is the player. The public sector pension system is the game. He is getting a lot of flack for manipulating the system to his benefit. Unlike most
Marco Rubio, the Birthers, Batista, Castro, and a little Cuban History
At least we now know that the “birthers” are non-partisan. They are descending upon Marco Rubio. (source) Of course, the birthers are as stupid as ever. Rubio was clearly born in Flori-duh, and we still have “birthright citizenship.” End of that story. On the other hand, it seems that Marco Rubio has been a little less than forthcoming about when the Rubios got to the United States. (source) During his rise to political prominence, Sen. Marco Rubio frequently repeated a compelling version of his family’s history that had special resonance in South Florida. He was the “son of exiles,” he
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The Aroma of Tacoma Smells Like a Can of STFU.
Back in 2009, Washington State Governor Christine Gregiore signed SB 5688, the so-called “Everything But Marriage” act. Source. Shortly thereafter, a group of concerned citizens calling themselves Protect Marriage Washington got enough signatures to place a referendum challenging the bill. Protecting marriage from what, exactly, remains a mystery but Imma call them “The Protectors” anyway. No word on if they have capes with an Xed-out picture of two guys holding hands. Anyway, shortly after Washington Secretary of State Gary Reed determined the signatures were valid, he received a public records request under Wash. Rev. Code §42.56.001 for the names and
Weddings and pole dancing don't really mix
Well, there’s nothing wrong per se with pole dancing at a wedding. But, this is definitely an example of doing it wrong. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SkKaMk7s1rA] H/T: Dan
Bigfoot Spotted Fighting for Free Speech at the New Hampshire Supreme Court
Back in March, I wrote a snippet about a guy who brought suit against the State of New Hampshire for its burdensome permit requirements for filming in Monadnock State Park. See Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The facts of the case are nothing short of awesome. September 6, 2009 dawned sunny and temperate in New Hampshire. Plaintiff, Jonathan Doyle, a sometimes landscaper, sometimes janitor, and full time free spirit, filmmaker and performance artist decided to take advantage of the day to engage in an art performance that he called Bigfoot on Mt. Monadnock. That morning the plaintiff purchased a gorilla
Was the Declaration of Independence Illegal?
The BBC reports on a debate held in Philadelphia between American lawyers and British barristers. (source) The American side of the debate: The Declaration is unquestionably “legal”. Under basic principles of “Natural Law”, government can only be by the consent of the people and there comes a point when allegiance is no longer required in face of tyranny. The legality of the Declaration and its validity is proven by subsequent independence movements which have been enforced by world opinion as right and just, based on the fundamental principles of equality and self-determination now reflected in the UN Charter.(source) And the
Christian Louboutin Shoes and "Aesthetic Functionality"
Christian Louboutin tried to distinguish its shoes from others by giving them a shiny red lacquered sole. The company takes the position that the red sole functions as a trademark — that it helps consumers know the source or origin of the shoes. In general, colors can be trademarks. See Qualitex v. Jacobson Products, 514 U.S. 159 (1995). Think of the Owens Corning fiberglass insulation’s iconic pink color, or the blue Tiffany boxes. Those colors are protected as trademarks, and no competitors may use them without running afoul of the Lanham Act. However, trademarks are about promoting competition – not
Who really got to North America "first"?
When Columbus got here, there were already people here. That didn’t fare well for them. But, who was here first? The Clovis people were here before what we regard as “Native Americans.” And now, we find that the Manis were here before the Clovis. So it seems that if you really trace who was here “first,” what we think of as “Native” Americans got here at least third. So what difference does it make? A lot. Okay, for me, it doesn’t make a hell of a lot of difference, aside from my annual rant against the crying about Columbus Day.