Somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even. – Kenny Rogers
Country music legend Kenny Rogers died late last week after a long, successful career which started as a doo-wop singer in the late ’50s; this was his most famous song, but he was known for many which told the stories of hard-luck characters (such as “Lucille” and “The Coward of the County”), plus his duets with Dolly Parton. The links above were provided by Dave Krueger, Brooke Magnanti, Zuri Davis, Mistress Matisse, Phoenix Calida, and Furrygirl, in that order.
- But for video.
- R.I.P. Stuart Gordon.
- Just protecting and serving.
- Talk about being in a bubble…
- US politicians really believe they rule the world.
- Politicians won’t forgive property taxes, but want landlords to forgive rent.
From the Archives
- Cop complains that he can’t arrest those who aren’t doing anything illegal.
- The New York Times discovers what the marginalized have always known.
- It’s dangerous to be a woman who knows sexual secrets of powerful men.
- Trumpists & anti-Trumpists fight to control the “sex trafficking” narrative.
- There’s a concise word for “sexually assaulted an incapacitated woman”.
- Politicians claim magic posters “fight” a repeatedly-debunked “problem”.
- More on Seattle’s scheme to sell human lives to a sociopathic billionaire.
- From a man who imagines condoms to be weapons of mass destruction.
- How long it will be before the US abandons its “re-education” programs?
- Remember this when racists try to blame migration on African religions.
- Anti-trans bigots keep sexually assaulting trans people in public toilets.
- Massage parlors are popular pogrom targets; they’re low-hanging fruit.
- PREA is worthless while screws have absolute power over their victims.
- Regular reminder that Grady Judd is a loathsome excuse for a human.
- So many “artists” feel no compunction against exploiting sex workers.
- The hilarity of cops trying to regain control of a runaway moral panic.
- Bullshit-free headline: “How UN Staff are Helping Local Economies”.
- Fact: 3-year-old suspiciously vanishes. Conclusion: sex trafficking!
- Persecution of sex workers invariably affects other women as well.
- Captain Save-a-ho is going to “fight” our work by walking around.
- This hodgepodge tries to fit in every single “sex trafficking” trope.
- It’s the same everywhere our work is even partially criminalized.
- Thought blaming whores for epidemics was a thing of the past?
- The fallout will continue while this horrific law remains in force.
- Prohibitionist group laments the shutdown of a gang of rapists.
- In mass surveillance, fascism beats communism hands down.
- I’m glad to see Bruckert has expanded her study into a book.
- If the people won’t support your crusade, just overrule them.
- At least Wyoming had the sense to vote this nonsense down.
- The real story here is that she was threatened with violence.
- Creepy fascist surveillance of hotel guests is growing worse.
- A retrospective of my blogging from March 2015 and 2016.
- No woman can now be safe from sexually-aggressive cops.
- Appeasing prohibitionists results in exploitation of women.
- Magical anti-pimp posters have their origins in puritanism.
- STOP CEDING GROUND TO FUCKING PROHIBITIONISTS!
- It’s been a long time since we’ve seen anything like this.
- They’re like anti-vaxxers who actively spread contagion.
- The UK’s long-deferred surveillance/censorship scheme.
- Why do men want to put stupid gadgets on their dicks?
- Are providers ever jealous or possessive of clients?
- Cops, censorship, Rube Goldberg and much more.
- How you can see The War on Whores for yourself.
- Want more proof that we’re past the watershed?
- The Canadian premiere of The War on Whores.
- Cops, cats, chickens, fascism and much more.
- Farm machinery still causes “sex trafficking”!
- Recycling the same bogeyman tale for years.
- Imagine this actually going to trial in the US.
- A fundraiser to promote The War on Whores.
- Caty Simon on overlapping prohibitions.
- Rapist cops don’t only target women.
- What “safe harbor” laws actually do.
- But they’re “rescuing sex slaves”!
- A rare victory for sex workers.
- This is called “democracy”.
- Rapist cops of the week.
- SAVE THE TOASTERS!
- A very uneven week.
