Daddy, I love you so much that I want to cut your head off and carry it around so I can see your face whenever I want. – Unnamed child
There was an unusual degree of backlash against the police/nanny state this week; unfortunately, it was more like thrashing about a bit in a fitful sleep than actually waking up, considering that 80% of Americans think that it’s perfectly OK for the government to restrict civil liberties for “safety”, and 26% think they haven’t been restricted enough yet. And though one of the week’s top stories should have been a former FBI agent’s revelation that the US government now records every single domestic telephone call without bothering to get a warrant, I’ll bet this was the first most of you even heard of it. There, I figured I’d get the worst of it out of the way up front; most of the rest aren’t quite so bad. Jesse Walker was our top contributor this week; you can thank him for the first video and all the links above it. The second video was provided by Nick Tolman, and the first three links between the two by my cat, Wendy Lyon and Luscious Lani (in that order). The next three were supplied by Grace (except for “AIDS patients” via Women With a Vision), and the rest by Brooke Magnanti (“Google”), Teller (“conjoined twins”), Walter Olson (“poor pets”), Kevin Wilson (“Muppets”), EconJeff (“porn law”), Scott Greenfield (“stop & frisk”), and Lenore Skenazy (“tools”).
- Best “selfie” of all time.
- Songs that sound like other songs.
- A collection of quotes to feed your paedophobia.
- Faux superheroes vs. faux anarchist clowns armed with silly string.
- Scientists support girl charged with felony for a mishandled experiment by “tweeting” about all the stuff they’ve blown up.
- Australian Cat Ladies buy abandoned fundamentalist site; hijinks ensue.
- The newsworthy part is that he was actually held accountable.
- Artist draws himself in 100 different animation styles.
- Welcome to our world, drivers and AIDS patients.
- Never do business with a cop, either.
- Paging the Doctor!
- Let me Google that for you.
- Chemical-free chemistry sets.
- 23-year-old conjoined twins are becoming teachers.
- Florida court declares it’s a felony for poor people to own pets.
- Peanuts recalled because bag lacks the words “contains peanuts”.
- Which Muppet would be most likely to successfully assassinate Hitler?
- What’s the difference between a porn magazine editor and a criminal law attorney?
- NYPD officials say they instituted “stop and frisk” program to discourage cops from laziness.
- Teacher suspended, charged with “possessing a weapon” for showing ordinary tools to students.
From the Archives
- Congresscritters challenge the ruling striking down the “anti-prostitution pledge”, while others toothlessly attempt to censor Backpage.
- Reading Pennsylvania sex work articles is like looking into a dirty toilet.
- Lawyer proposes decriminalization of drugs and prostitution in Detroit.
- Humorless neofeminists crucify a respected surgeon over a silly joke.
- The sleazy deal to impose the Swedish Model on Western Australia.
- Do you advocate that escorts adhere strictly to a referral system?
- I decide that the outing of anti-whore politicians is commendable.
- Lawheads love classifying various activities as “legal” or “illegal”.
- Reporter thinks that a cop raping a hooker is a rare occurrence.
- Real-life superheroes offer to protect working girls in New York.
- Cops in riot gear and masks save Houston from evil harlots.
- This is sleazy even by Ashley Madison’s abysmal standards.
- An early draft of one of my favorite books is auctioned off.
- Another serial killer targeting whores, this time in Detroit.
- A biography of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the “D.C. Madam”.
- My previous columns for May Day, May Eve and Floralia.
- Octomom says a masturbation video isn’t “really” porn.
- And all it took was triple jeopardy and lying to the jury.
- Drug decriminalization actually decreases usage rates.
- How can I make sure that a lady doesn’t have a pimp?
- Do you mind editing or deleting reader comments?
- Sadistic freak arrested after torturing sex worker.
- Never call the cops for any reason whatsoever.
- Arthur Huntington, AKA Agent Cheapskate.
- The FDA claims wet-nursing is dangerous.
- Genesis, Pretty Baby and Looney Tunes.
- Why “safe harbor” laws don’t work.
- CNN claims fat is like heroin.
- Politician. Whores. Yawn.
- Wet shelters.
