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The Legal Satyricon is "interesting"
By J. DeVoy, henchman to the Legal Satyricon If this happened on facebook, the post title would be “Jenna Haze ‘likes’ The Legal Satyricon,” but I’ll take what I can get. The first link resolves to Ynot.com, and the second to the Legal Satyricon post Anonymous, we respectfully dissent (a defense of Porn’s Antipiracy push). Like most things in life,
Music For One Apartment And Six Drummers
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SylGOskjWw] H/T: Rogier van Bakel
Buddhist Thais Love Christmas
It seems that Christmas is an increasingly popular holiday in Thailand, despite the fact that Thailand has managed to (for the most part) resist the infection of mass Christianity. All around Bangkok, giant neon snowflakes, chubby snowmen, and full-size reindeer sleighs are everywhere. “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “Jingle Bells” pipe nonstop from loudspeakers. Weeks before the holiday,
Making the first purchase doctrine work for porn
By J. DeVoy Wouldn’t it be a pleasant surprise if you got $100 in the mail any time someone bought that bookshelf you made in 1995 and sold at a furniture show? If the porn business plays its cards right, content producers may be able to reap the financial rewards of a similar situation. But, it likely will come at
So now they want to ban another plant
In the wake of the Miley Cyrus “controversy,” California State Assemblyman Anthony Adams is whining like a temperance movement whore to revive his failed attempt to ban salvia divinorum, commonly known as “salvia.” Adams needs to un-twist his gray and stained granny panties. First off, we don’t need another law banning another plant. Second, anyone who wants to ban salvia
Jag älskar Sverige!
Two bomb blasts rocked Stockholm yesterday. Just before the blasts, an email was sent to a Swedish news agency protesting the presence of Swedish troops in Afghanistan. (source) I used to walk down that street every day when I lived in Stockholm. I’m delighted to hear that the only person killed was the swine who set off the bombs. (source)
Write a poem, go to jail
by Charles Platt The text of the poem is circulating freely online, so, here it is: — THE SNIPER As the tyrant enters his cross hairs the breath he takes is deep His focus is square on the target as he begins to release A patriot for his people he knows this shot will cost his life But for his
Government official apologizes for TSA overzealousness — but that apology is not for you, nor will it ever be
Last week, Indian Envoy Meera Shankar got a dose of the “Post 9/11 America,” when she was felt up in a most undignified manner at the Jackson, Mississippi airport. Ms. Shankar was, to put it lightly, appalled. Poor Ms. Shankar thought that the whole thing was because she was in Mississippi. I could see why she might think that, but
Sherman Frederick, douchebag who backed Righthaven posts infringing material on his own blog
If you don’t already know what Righthaven is, go google it. I’ll wait. So Sherman Frederick is a certified douchebag who compared bloggers posting Las Vegas Review Journal Stories to someone stealing his corvette. I would link to the story, but I have pledged to not link to the Las Vegas Review Journal. Instead, here is an article by Wendy
"The last time I checked, we don’t operate like that here in America"
“The last time I checked, we don’t operate like that here in America.” That is what General Hugh Sheldon, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during parts of the Clinton and dipshit Bush administrations. In his recent memoir, he wrote about a particularly disturbing request made by a member of the Clinton cabinet: Early on in my
Pretty freakin awesome Wikileaks montage
Danny Ledone over at Digital Culture & Political Pornography posted an awesome Wikileaks montage. Even if you despise Julian Assange, you gotta give Ledone props for his video.
Go Bernie Go!
Bernie Sanders is filibustering the fucked up tax-cuts-for-billionaires bill. Thank you, Mr. Sanders, for being the only remaining member of the Senate who gives a shit about us. (Live here on Cspan)
Leave Miley Alone
So Miley Cyrus got caught smoking out of a bong. BFD. She’s 18. That is what 18 year olds do. Cyrus claims that the bong was loaded with salvia, not marijuana. The video, available on TMZ (if you give a shit about watching it) shows behavior consistent with that claim. Cyrus says that she’s having a “bit of a bad
"Life Saver" means something else…
Without discussing the merits or demerits of the death penalty, can we all agree that “life saver” is not the term you use to describe someone who supplies you with sodium thiopental? (Sodium thiopental is the drug you administer in a lethal injection execution). (source)
Best. Christmas. Song. Ever.
Holy shit, my awesomeness meter just broke. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysfQjKKi70] H/T: Wyatt W.
First Amendment Badass: Hossein Derakhshan
By J. DeVoy You may have never heard of Hossein Derakhshan or his more popular moniker, Hoder. More than a name, Hoder.com – now a parked GoDaddy page – was one man’s outlet for free speech in Iran, a country not given to free expression and individual liberty. Yesterday, Derakhshan was released on furlough from a 19.5-year sentence on an unprecedented
Update: Wikileaks, Lieberman, the New York Times, and the First Amendment
Update – I was interviewed on WTOP in Washington, DC, on this subject. (source)
Yale Law Journal Logo
By J. DeVoy Let’s see, a crocodile (or alligator) and what appear to be croquet wickets. Are we sure it’s not just a glorified Lacoste ad?
Wikileaks, The NYT, and the First Amendment
I was interviewed by Slate yesterday, for an article discussing why Joe Lieberman’s saber rattling about prosecuting the New York Times is an empty threat. The Brian Palmer article that came from that interview is here. My conclusion was that since the New York Times lawfully obtained the Wikileaks information, and it had no part in their procurement, there is
"The Cup Size Choir"
By Tatiana von Tauber Sexy. Fun. Brilliant. (Daily Mail article here.) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5wNafq4v-E]
