Show Notes
The most important first amendment issue of our time is Shrek’s penis. Back in June, Ohio journalists and friend of the show DJ Byrnes was arrested for sending a picture of Shrek’s penis to the fourth most powerful republican in the Ohio state legislature. If you want to listen to the whole story, go back a few weeks and listen, but to summarize it, he was unjustly arrested for a misdemeanor. What happened to him is unheard of. Earlier this month, DJ went to court. It seemed like an open and shut case of first amendment rights. The Ohio jury thought otherwise. It’s not their fault. The judge (who flew up from the free state of florida to oversee the case for some reason) instructed DJ’s lawyers that the first amendment did not apply and were not permitted to even utter the constitutional right as a part of their defense. DJ was found guilty of “telecommuncations harassment” and ordered to pay a fine of $200 plus court costs. His lawyers cost 1200 hour plus whatever other expenses the court deemed necessary. Now, this might seem silly, and it is. I watched the trial and having Shrek’s green penis on a powerpoint was very funny. But it is also alarming. This sets a worrying precedent—not that unsolicited dick pics are now illegal, which silver lining I guess right ladies?—but that the power of the court can be wielded in such a petty and unlawful way. DJ plans to appeal, and must certainly will win. The plaintiff actually committed witness tampering after the trial, which for some reason the judge also chose to not punish. There is a chance that this could go to the Supreme Court. Inshallah. This is charade is to punish DJ for his good work. I’m a big fan of what he does, and corrupt Ohioan politicians hate for it in turn. DJ is at the Ohio capital statehouse every day to hold what he calls those sweaty perverts, accountable for their wrongdoings and lies. DJ must not be silenced. It was actually DJ that broke the Vivek Ramasaway ad using his opponents estranged mother. We need more DJs. So pay close attention to this case and follow his work over at The Rooster.
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It frustrates me to no end that we only get a few days to talk about 9/11. Even fewer now that Charlie Kirk’s death is the day before. The 25th anniversary came and went everything stayed the same. I thought there would be at least something, it being a quarter century since the attacks. Like they would have saved the good stuff for a such an important number. But they did not. And so the ghosts of 9/11 linger. I didn’t use to believe in ghosts, but I’m not sure how else to explain the world we live in today. We are haunted by the cursed actions of our ruling elite. And until we reckon with our ghosts we will be weighed down by their constant presence a every day will be 9/11 like some kind of gruesome Groundhog Day. You'll see the ghosts everywhere you look. In ICE detention facilities, in Palestine, in a girl's school in Iran. I'm afraid that the way we treat 9/11 will be the same way we treat Palestine in a few short years. My documentary about the ghosts of 9/11 that haunt Florida will be out by Halloween. My excuse is that I want to extend the conversation beyond the date itself, but the truth is that I just didn't finish it yet. But that gives me time to make something even more special. Until then, I'll keep reminding everyone what day it is.