The individual cannot bargain with the State. The State recognizes no coinage but power: and it issues the coins itself. – Ursula K. Leguin
Prince was a far more accomplished and talented musician than even most of his fans realized, and behind the flamboyant stage persona was a very real, generous and complex person. This video, shared with me by Ivan Dragomiloff, is footage of the artist in 1990, guiding his band through a rehearsal of Gershwin’s “Summertime”. The links above it were provided by Clarissa, Conner Habib, Radley Balko, Tushy Galore, Popehat, Tim Cushing, and Kat Murti, in that order.
- SHAZAM!
- R.I.P. Ursula K. LeGuin.
- Not a police state, no sirree!
- Just another day in a police state.
- Who could ever have predicted this?
- A horror movie for every day of the year.
- Government is just a word for the things we choose to do together.
From the Archives
- “Circuits”, highways & the inability of adult women to drive or book hotels.
- The idea that women have free will is incomprehensible to prohibitionists.
- Bollywood is pretty sex work-friendly even if the Indian government isn’t.
- Only very rare “perfect victims” are aided by so-called “safe harbor” laws.
- Bureaucrat imagines he can stop people from seeing porn he doesn’t like.
- Overblown, sensationalized interview with retired madam Jami Rodman.
- They wouldn’t have to “hide” if sex work were decriminalized in Victoria.
- “Feminists” were happy when sex worker rights was the forbidden topic.
- What kind of idiot believes it really takes 20 cops to inspect a strip club?
- Tucson’s claim for a “sex trafficking magnet” is jaw-droppingly absurd.
- All prohibitionists are liars, but Irish ones may be the most egregious.
- The Pope continues to recklessly promote “sex trafficking” hysteria.
- Ruchira Gupta wants women like me banned from ever having sex.
- If he had simply paid to enact this fantasy, he’d still have a career.
- Cops need far fewer excuses to force interaction with sex workers.
- Dysphemisms and gawking abound in UK articles about sex work.
- Even cops who pay whores may use threats to obtain compliance.
- Noah Berlatsky on Swanee Hunt’s HackTrafficking4Good scheme.
- Landlady railroaded for allowing whores to work on her property.
- Cops, steakification, John Hurt, time, politicians and much more.
- Mistress Matisse weighs in on the Trump golden shower report.
- The “misogyny” explanation for police brutality is pure bullshit.
- “How Laws Regulating Sex Work Ignore Workers Themselves”.
- Swanee Hunt tricks young people into aiding the police state.
- Politician tries to advance surveillance state via magic words.
- Would stopping masturbation help with my sexual problems?
- In which the word “children” is defined as “people under 26”.
- Don’t they know sex ray contamination can last for decades?
- Hanging out & having fun with beautiful, awesome whores.
- Cops, laws, math, masturbation, Star Wars & much more.
- This is the typical “Super Bowl sex trafficking” story now.
- Another monster who thinks other people are disposable.
- In case you wonder just how dedicated to this blog I am.
- Melissa Ditmore on Russia’s terrible anti-whore policies.
- Liz Brown on the incredible ignorance of prohibitionists.
- How much longer can this absurd melodrama continue?
- “Sex trafficking” laws keep getting broader and scarier.
- Yet another ridiculous “sex trafficking” fakumentary.
- Penthouse is not shutting down its print magazine.
- The “anti-trafficking hair color” idiots are still at it.
- Here’s what “regulated” sex work really looks like.
- I’m not sure which aspect of this is the stupidest.
- Repeatedly refuting this bullshit gets exhausting.
- Yet another dumb “awareness-raising” stunt.
- It’s good to see them feeding on each other.
- Noah Berlatsky on underage sex workers.
- An anti-porn propaganda film from 1962.
- Man who robbed sex worker imprisoned.
- A “stalemate” over mandatory condoms.
- The broadest “gypsy whore” claim ever.
- One of the most vile rapist cops of all.
- January 2013 and 2014 in retrospect.
- Lots of interviews and a lovely party.
- Whores are as eternal as the sea.
- Fellow librarians: this is bullshit.
- Prohibitionists call this “rescue”.
- Two thousand signatures.
- Rapist cops of the week.
- My tits turn sweet 16.
- Yawning.