Cartoonist A.F. Branco hits it big
on September 03, 2018
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Do something
on August 26, 2018
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After my October 12, 2017, post Legal Insurrection is 9 years old, and filled with dread, a reader emailed me, seeking advice on what he could do to "advance freedom":
Ding! 600,000th Legal Insurrection Comment
on August 21, 2018
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Just before Midnight (Eastern) on Monday, August 20, 2018, Legal Insurrection registered its 600,000th comment.
Drumroll please. And the winner is:
Kathleen Breitman on the battle for Tezos – “I’m doing it as an act of love for my husband”
on July 24, 2018
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A little over a year ago former Legal Insurrection author and Cornell undergrad Kathleen (McCaffrey) Breitman wrote about her experience co-founding, with her husband Arthur, the blockchain platform Tezos, Dear Legal Insurrection readers, remember me?
Neo-Neocon’s 5th Anniversary at Legal Insurrection
on July 19, 2018
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On July 19, 2013, Neo-Neocon posted for the first time at Legal Insurrection, Obama’s identification with Trayvon Martin. Over 200 posts later, here we are at her 5th Anniversary.
I'm not sure how we connected, probably as a result of her involvement as a Tea Party blogger at her own website, Neo-Neocon.
#DearJeffBezos: We request @Amazon donate the money it took from us to struggling WaPo employees
on June 17, 2018
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When Amazon s***canned us from the Amazon Associates program, it made a point to tell us it was holding back and would not pay us any money we had accumulated as referral fees:
"... Amazon will not pay you any outstanding advertising fees related to your account ...."I don't know how much Amazon took from us, because by the time I received Amazon's notice that we were terminated, the data was wiped clean as to unpaid earnings when I logged in. It's probably not a Yuge amount, certainly not in comparison to Amazon's capitalization and Jeff Bezo's net worth.
All Hail the King Harv’s Imperial Coffees (Updated)
on June 06, 2018
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I have been known to be drink $4 Ithaca lattes, if visiting Legal Insurrection readers pay.
So when reader David threw a pity party for me after Amazon dumped us, and offered to send me some coffee from his family business, I was like: If you insist.
Andrew Branca – 5th Anniversary at Legal Insurrection
on June 05, 2018
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On June 5, 2013, Legal Insurrection commenter Andrew Branca came on board at my request to help cover the upcoming trial of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin.
Andrew's his first post here, Getting to Murder 2: Finding George Zimmerman’s “Depraved Mind”, evolved into the best coverage of the Zimmerman trial anywhere.
I just ordered from Walmart.com, and it felt Amaz-ing
on May 29, 2018
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Not for nothing, there is life after Amazon.
Walmart.com isn't quite up to Amazon's website ease of use, depth of user reviews, or breadth of product, but it's getting a lot better. And the price is the price and the shipping (or free shipping) is what it is. Do a test at Amazon, price products using Prime for "free" two-day shipping, then price the products without Prime with regular shipping.
Amazon demonetizes conservative website (us) [Updated]
on May 23, 2018
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For as long as I can remember, Legal Insurrection has participated in Amazon Associates, a way for websites to earn fees when readers shop at Amazon.com via links from our website.
It was an important source of revenue to us, and paid for some of the operating expenses readers never see.
How Some of Us at LI (Readers, too) Celebrate Culture
on May 12, 2018
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Today is Cultural Appreciation Day here at Legal Insurrection. While some yammer on about 'cultural appropriation' (if such a thing does exist, it's certainly not bad), we've decided to share how we celebrate various cultures.
A few writers and readers have shared your stories. Leslie is all over Culture Appreciation Day and I refer you to her other posts here and here.
Wanna Join Us for Cultural Appreciation Day on May 12?
on May 04, 2018
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Saturday, May 12 is the first official Cultural Appreciation Day here at Legal Insurrection.
If you've followed the news lately (and we assume that if you're a regular reader, you do), you've been MADE aware that something as innocuous as a thrift store prom purchase triggers half the internet. The social justice warriors beam in from social justice utopia to be judgy, vile, and completely ignorant bullies over something they call "cultural appropriation."
Did RedState really purge anti-Trump authors?
on April 27, 2018
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This is tough.
The conservative blogging world is a small place, so I have good friends who were recently blindsided by the layoffs at RedState, and many who still have a job. My thoughts are with them all. Neither side of this situation is easy.
Friday, news broke that RedState, owned by Salem Media, the same outfit that owns sites like Townhall and HotAir, endured massive layoffs.
Eeyores and concern trolls out in force after Omnibus crap sandwich
on March 24, 2018
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In the early days of Legal Insurrection, particularly after Obama's 2008 victory at least through the 2010 midterms, I often saw the word "eeyore" used to describe those in the conservative blogosphere whose main role in life was to spread gloom.
I also learned about a few types of common blog trolls:
YouTube censors our video showing “Palestinian child exploitation for the cameras” (Update)
on March 17, 2018
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Ever since YouTube without any warning took down Legal Insurrection's YouTube account in January 2017, I've been well aware of the power liberal-leaning high tech oligopolies have over our ability to communicate with each other. The account was restored after a fairly massive news coverage of the takedown.
That wake up call has come into further focus in the past year, after repeated instances of non-liberal voices being stifled and shut down in a variety of social media locations.
Where am I
on March 04, 2018
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Been off the grid mostly the past few days, without electricity after the Nor'easter that hit the Northeast, but particularly Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Not only did we lose electricity for several days, but we also lost our favorite tree, an old Apple tree at our shore. It had lost a lot of its branches, but it made a great silhouette. We had an arborist trim it to keep it healthy last fall.
David Gerstman – 5th Anniversary at Legal Insurrection
on February 21, 2018
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Five years ago today David Gerstman published his first post at Legal Insurrection.
There was a background to how he landed here, and David told that story in his first post, I said, “Hi.” She said, “Yeah, I guess I am.”
You will notice no difference here now that Google Chrome blocks annoying ads
on February 18, 2018
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We never have used pop-ups, pop-unders, pop-overs, autoplay audio ads, or any of the other type of ads that take over the screen to one degree or another. Particularly infuriating are the pop-up/over ads that have an "X" that makes you think you are getting rid of it, but in fact you are clicking on it.
Forsaking such annoying ads had its cost since they were the most lucrative. That's a point I made during our semi-annual fundraisers in explaining the importance of reader donations. (See what I did there?)
