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Diary #853

My birthday got quieter and smaller after Grace died, and quieter still after Yellowbird’s recent passing.  But Chekhov still insisted on getting me a cake and a gift, and he and Jae and I had pizza and watched Bela Lugosi movies, and he stayed in his cottage overnight.  Though I understand what he’s going through to some degree, he has it worse because in my case, Grace lived in my house and I could simply avoid dealing with her things; they’re still in her room or on her desk, and I don’t touch anything unless I have to.  But in his case, he has to do the difficult work of clearing her house and getting it ready for sale, and regardless of how much friends can help the bulk of the stress will be on him.  So for right now I’m going to try to get him to spend as much time at Sunset as possible so he isn’t surrounded constantly by reminders, while also giving him the space to grieve in whatever way feels right to him.

Links #852

When I came out of my mom’s vagina, they put a cowboy hat on me.  –  Clint Patterson

I picked this song as John Anderson’s sendoff because I used to sing a parody of it called “Weeblin'” to amuse Grace after she declared that as she put on weight she felt like a weeble.  The links above the video were provided by Franklin Harris, IncarcerNation (x2), Charles Hill, Mike Masnick, Jesse Walker, and Jessica Pishko, in that order.

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Day of the Dead 2026

I do not weep because my best friend died; I weep because I have to go on living without her. –  “Day of the Dead 2025”

Every year on this day I remind my readers about the inevitability and goodness of Death, and the passing of my beloved friend Grace has not changed that.  Unlike the powerful and privileged men who embrace childish fantasies about life extension or even immortality to assuage their fear of the dark, sane, mature minds do not whine and stomp their feet in protest of the fact that all who are born must die; rather, they grieve those loved ones they have lost and prepare as best they can (spiritually, emotionally, and practically) for the day when they, too, must depart this plane to make room for the uncountable numbers who have yet to arrive.

Halloween 2026

Happy Halloween, dear readers, and Blessed Be!

Back Issue #160

Human beings don’t exist to serve you, to be “empowered” by you, or to be defined in relation to you.  –  “Up for Grabs”





In the News (#1684)

[Prisons] cannot…legitimately deny people critical healthcare. – Aditi Shah

The Mob Rules (#1559)

Forced-birth fanatics are now actively empowering abusive men:

An Arizona judge awarded $67,000 in damages to a man who sued for wrongful death of an embryo after his ex-wife had a wanted abortion…[pretending] the clinic and its doctors…didn’t [say all the magic words and perform all the sacred dances required by] the state’s [anti-autonomy] law…[even though she] signed four consent documents…[if] the [decision stands], “it would establish a dangerous precedent in Arizona concerning embryonic personhood”…

The Last Shall Be First (#1633)

Judges need to start presenting a united front against monarchical diktats:

The Supreme Court [has] rejected…[the] Trump…[regime’s attempt] to [torture]…transgender people in federal prisons [by forcibly detransitioning them]…in part because the administration lack[s] evidence that…[being trans is innate]ly [a] security concern…Thomas…and…Alito…[predictably] dissented…Trump[‘s henchlawyers pretend]…that the…2026 policy was not an extension of changes made to comply with Trump’s 2025 [anti-trans diktat], but reflected [prison bureaucrats’] independent judgment [that they know more about medicine than doctors do.  However]…the…court re[cognized the obvious fact] that…the 2026 policy was reverse-engineered to implement the [diktat]…

Moloch (#1643)

Pigs in schools are a menace which should be abolished:

An analysis by The New York Times and the San Antonio Express-News reported that, as the number of [pigs lurking] in Texas [schools] grew, children…ages 10 to 13 were [arrested] more than 47,000 times since 2014…[with corresponding] educational, emotional, and financial [damage to] students and their families…The findings mirror other recent studies.  A report…by the…ACLU…of Iowa found that…[pigs lurking] in Iowa schools…[spent] most [of their time persecuting students for] vaping…A…2020 [study] found that…[as the number of pigs lurking in schools rose] the number of Florida school arrests—which had been declining for years—suddenly started to rise.  There was also a sharp increase in [cop violence] against students…Another study…in California…found that increasing the number of [pigs lurking in schools] led to both immediate and persistent increases in [cop violence]…and the number of suspensions and expulsions of students…

Mad Libs (#1652)

When a headline claims “AI can…”, the truth is, “No, it can’t”:

[Quack]s have developed a…[computer algorithm] that [they claim] can predict a cancer patient’s chances of survival from a single photograph of their face.  [What] the…system…[actually does is] estimate biological age and directly [correlate that with] survival outcomes…[under the theory that] people’s biological age estimates are closely linked to their physical health, which could reflect their ability to survive certain treatments…

Served Cold (#1664)

Nobody bothered to investigate this scam until it became explicitly linked with Trumpism:

…so-called “anti-trafficking” groups…are antithetical to…human rights…citing “tough on crime”…mantras characteristic of…[authoritarian] and [Trumpist] groups…Missouri and Utah are…two leading hubs [promoting]…a blend of modern white slavery myths and…Christian nationalis[m]…all tied, directly or indirectly, to…Tim Ballard and the [profiteering organization] he formed, Operation Underground Railroad (OUR), which [has] rebranded to [“]Our Rescue[“]…Ballard is still the subject of a lawsuit [due to rampant sexual] abuse [of employees] and trafficking [of the foreign minors he pretended he was “rescuing”], which…is [why]…“Our Rescue”…publicly distanced itself from…Ballard…[but the new head is Trump henchman] Derek Benner, the former…[head of] ICE…[and the organization collaborates with…the…Human Trafficking Training Center (HTTC)…[founded by] Dan Nash…[an infamously-corrupt] Missouri State [pig whose career]…shows a blatant disregard for civil rights…HTTC was awarded a total of $264,037 in recent years to [instruct cops on “rescue” copaganda.  Another conspirator is Alison]…Phillips[, a corrupt Missouri politician who] led…[pogroms against Asian-owned businesses] and…has longstanding ties to [pro-censorship and]…anti-[civil rights cults including]…Exodus Cry…

Panopticon (#1679)

The only way to stop the panopticon is to tear it up by its roots:

A [typical and representative] Savannah [Georgia sow] gave her [ICE goon] husband…access to the [cop shop]’s Flock license plate reader system, which he used to [targe]t hundreds of [human beings for having brown skin.  Collusion with ICE is against]…Savannah [cop shop policy, so it fired Amber] Harpe…who was [caught]…after an internal audit flagged an unusually high volume of searches through [her] account between January and July 2026…[the government tried to hide the goon] husband’s name…[but it is] Tyler Harpe…

Some readers may remember when cops were colluding to circumvent legal restrictions on facial recognition.

Stalkers in Blue (#1679)

Cops will abuse warrantless surveillance for as long as it exists:

A[n] Indiana [cop named]…James Heneghan…was arrested [on October 15 for stalking]…intimidation…and fraud.  He…[was reported by] a family member…[whose] kids [he had threatened, who told cops]…he…had been using [Flock] to…stalk…people and confront them in public…[the victims] includ[ed] ex-girlfriends, his wife…a man his wife knew…the husband of one of his ex-girlfriends…[and] his ex-girlfriend’s [teen offspring]…

 

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Diary #852

Our outside cat, Rocky, died early Sunday morning; when I went out the back door about nine he was lying on the mat, and though he was cold he was not stiff.  He’d been very thin for some time, but was still active and happy, and killed at least two rats in the past week that I know of; it’s possible such a fight may have contributed to his demise because there were signs of some kind of scuffle on both his body and in the area.  He was native to Sunset; when we first started moving here in the summer of 2017 he was already here, though fairly young.  And though he wanted more than anything else to be an inside cat (and viewed any open door as an invitation), unfortunately he had never learned to use a litterbox and steadfastly resisted all attempts to train him over the past several years.  At first, that wasn’t really a problem because he simply did his business outside somewhere, but once the atrium roof and walls went up in ’22 he started spending most of his time in the atrium, and over the past two years he started leaving his poop in places I found inconvenient, which meant I had to get toilet paper and pick it up at least twice a day.  And though I swore at him and kept trying (without success) to encourage him to use the litterbox, I wasn’t going to banish him from the atrium because I guess I’m a softie where animals are concerned.  So he’s now buried in our little pet cemetery alongside Annie, Aeryn, and Jae’s cat Max, and I’m going to miss the little guy despite his bad habits.

If Men Were Angels

They’re not even all “youth pastors”:

A [typical and representative Christian] pastor [named]…Benjamin Garate…was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 21…[for] child [sexual] abuse and another sex crime…the board members of Calvary Chapel Montrose [frantically tried to distance themselves from Garate, pretending they don’t teach children to blindly submit to “authority”]…

To Molest and Rape

Raping a victim on camera in the cop shop requires incredibly bad judgment:

A [Missouri cop] was arrested [on October 14 for rap]ing a handcuffed woman [on camera] in…[the cop shop]…Torre’ R. Dyson…responded to a domestic disturbance in…[which] the victim’s boyfriend had called…to…have [her forcibly] removed from [his] home…Dyson [arrested her] while she was wearing only a night gown….then took [her] to the Riverview [cop shop without telling anyone.  He tried to get her to have sex with him, but when she refused he raped her]…then…[threw] her [out in the street, still in her nightgown]…without booking…[or] charging her…he…the[n]…boasted about [rap]ing…[her] to his superiors [and when she reported him] the[y found the rape was on surveillance video]…

To Molest and Rape (#1301)

Rapist cops are a menace to everyone around them:

A [typical and representative Alabama cop named]…Seth Kimbrough was arrested after…a…Grand Jury Indictment [on multiple charges].  Kimbrough [groped and molested] a woman while [wearing his magical clown costume, but after his victim reported him to his herd he began shooting]…at…her…[apartment and neighboring] dwellings…at [least three] time[s]…Kimbrough posted $15,000 bond [and is now at large and should be considered armed and dangerous]…

To Molest and Rape (#1644)

Hey, female cops; how’s that collaboration with the police state working out?

[NYPD sow] Maria A. Delacruz…[is suing the cop shop and many of its denizens for]…sexual [harassment]…and [other abuse.  It started when a boss hog named]…Amanjeet S. Sandhu…[picked] her as his driver and assistant…[because] he wanted her to…[fuck] her…[he repeatedly made] sexually explicit remarks about her “big Dominican booty”…breasts…masturbation and [similar topics], attempt[ed] to kiss her, and sen[t her porn.  When she]…rejected hi[m he started]…rumors [that she had not, opening her up to similar demands from other pigs who wanted some as well]…supervisory personnel…treated the rumors as an accepted [practice] of the [pig herd]…Delacruz accepted a transfer to [another] district…under [boss hog] Tamecca Greene…[who demanded] Delacruz [never discuss the harassment with anyone.  She started using Delacruz as]…office [maid]…and [personal secretary]…and [required her to cover up for] Greene [while she]…was absent from…work…Greene…asserted that Delacruz [“]belonged to her[“] and…interfered with her [personal life in various bizarre ways]…

To Molest and Rape (#1657)

When will the mainstream media admit that pigs in schools are a menace?

A [typical and representative Indiana cop named] Joshua Senseney[, who was paid to lurk in schools in order to spy on, harass, and intimidate students, was convicted for molesting]…several teen boys…[He groomed them via sexual] texts [which he later claimed] were meant to be “jokes” and “nothing more”…

To Molest and Rape (#1681)

In which cops refer to child molestation as “correction”:

[A Louisiana screw named] William Dennis Boyd…[has been] arrest[ed]…for [molesting and raping children at least twice.] Boyd[‘s boss hog]…Toney Edwards[, used the opportunity to swagger and boast, as is typical when one off their rapist herd is unmasked]…

Links #851

Our texts sound like a clan [sic] rally.  –  a cop, of course

Here’a a seasonal “Silly Symphonies” cartoon from 1929; the links above it were provided by Franklin Harris, Nun Ya, IncarcerNation (x3), Tracy Quan, and Reason, in that order.

From the Archives

I find paywalls distasteful, and so many people find this blog valuable as a resource I just can’t bring myself to install one.  Furthermore, I find ad delivery services (whose content I have no say over) even more distasteful.  But as I’m now semi-retired from sex work, I can’t self-sponsor this blog by myself any longer.  So if you value my writing enough that you would pay to see it if it were paywalled, please consider subscribing; there are four different levels to fit all budgets.  Or if that doesn’t work for you, please consider showing your generosity with a one-time donation; you can Paypal to maggiemcneill@earthlink.net or else email me at the same address to make other arrangements.  Thanks so much!