Sunday was graduation day for the pullets. On Saturday night I left the nursery open, and when I went into the henhouse on Sunday morning only one of them was still in there; after shooing her out I removed the chick feeder, water bottle, heat lamp and timer, so from now on they’ll come and go with the other chickens, on a natural daylight schedule. It’ll probably be a few weeks before they start to follow the flock, and they’ll generally keep to their own clique until they start laying sometime in July. I can’t yet tell whether the turkey is a tom or a hen, but she’s bolder than the others because despite being two weeks younger, she’s already noticeably larger. But in any case, by September the hens will all be one flock (plus the turkey), and on the first day of autumn the timer-controlled heat lamp will go back on, and the cycle will begin again.
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Old-style criminals ran their criminal activities as businesses; techies run their businesses as criminal enterprises.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-18T07:51:15.991Z
These things look like the wearer's head shrunk, which makes them a perfect visual metaphor for chatbot usage.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-21T03:54:52.643Z
"She swindled him out of the $40,000 he spent on her…"Make up you minds; either he spent it or she swindled him. Buyer's remorse does not a "swindle" make.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-23T03:32:42.585Z
In my youth, nobody used a word any harsher than "eccentric" to describe old ladies who refused to drive economy cars, insisted big tube radios sounded better than transistor radios, or was unimpressed with cinema special-effects spectacles.I hope to be afforded the same courtesy.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-23T17:07:28.260Z
Not crushing enough.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-24T17:45:48.193Z
"Sam Altman, the head (in the nautical sense) of OpenAI…"Please proceed.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-25T17:29:34.342Z
A sophomoric twit proposes a stupid thought experiment involving button-pushing. If more than 50% of people on social media respond, other sophomoric twits will continue to propose stupid thought experiments, but if less than 50% respond the fad will die. Do you participate?
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-26T16:31:10.502Z
I'm sick to death of hearing this nonsense about "girl dads" and "boy moms". How about just being parents who actually CARE about their children, regardless of gender? And I don't mean "help them achieve arbitrary standards of success" or "keep them physically 'safe' at the cost of personal growth".
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-27T17:44:27.936Z
I do not keep cursed objects in my home, and furthermore as a wise old crone who lives near a damp, creepy forest I advise y'all not to keep them in your homes, either.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-27T18:01:27.631Z
Dude looks like he just got a facefull of Joker toxin.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T03:59:39.099Z
A housecat is much smaller than a human, and absolutely cannot win in a fight with a determined human. But it doesn't need to; all it NEEDS to do is make grabbing it so painful and bloody that the human decides grabbing it isn't worthwhile.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T18:23:30.477Z
The Bluesky autocensor has labeled this "explicit or potentially disturbing". If you're disturbed by the Three Stooges' cartoon violence, I suggest you just mute or block me now, because it isn't going to get any better for you.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T18:04:59.499Z
I stopped considering myself a Christian about 50 years ago, and I am still nauseated by the level of blasphemy constantly pouring out of Gomorrah-on-the-Potomac.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-02T02:52:58.126Z
I propose we change the name from the Department of Justice to the Department of Vengeance, so as to more accurately describe its activities. If a hypothetical future regime somehow changes that in a way that will make abuse much harder*, we can consider changing it back.*This will never happen.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-03T17:54:28.666Z
Millennials and Gen Xers may recognize this song as the main title of "The Adventures of Pete & Pete". But what Polaris didn't dare tell Nickelodeon, for fear of losing the gig, is that the song is about the Kent State massacre. The titular "Sandy" is Sandra Lee Scheuer.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T16:59:54.865Z
It's true, I was there.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T04:03:23.278Z
A lot of people (ESPECIALLY in cities like Portland or Seattle) use the term "anarchist" as a synonym for "hooligan", when in actuality they're closer to antonyms. True anarchists have their own moral code which they firmly adhere to, for reasons which should be obvious.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-05T16:45:46.775Z
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-09T04:45:27.463Z
So the antecedent of "you" here is…countries? Or is he saying all "not stupid" countries should shoot at an individual, such as a US local cop, who shoots at me, Maggie McNeill? Or does he mean there should be a grand free-for-all in which all national militaries avenge all individual shootings?
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-09T17:26:29.171Z
"it is context window buffers""I thought a string of instructions could be my friend""Mensa"{insert "I am very smart" meme}
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-11T17:19:05.355Z
This looks worse than "Reptilicus".
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-12T17:34:06.980Z
My favorite subgenre of country is philosophical country, epitomized by songs written by Jimmy Webb.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-13T16:47:24.314Z
Roughly 1/3 of US voters are authoritarian.Roughly 1/3 are liberal.And the remaining 1/3 are spineless reeds who will bend with the political winds.The entire history of US politics, from the founding generation until now, is the struggle to capture the middle third.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-14T17:45:43.395Z
He also announced future initiatives to fight saline bags, stints, dental chairs, and MRI machines, but he's leaving the fights against vaccines and antibiotics to his buddy Frankennedy.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-05-16T17:31:42.572Z
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It’s a huge public safety risk. – Kyla Lee
I’m still not sure why squeaky rubber chickens have become musical instruments on YouTube, but this one from Creepy Stare Piano Guy (shared by Mike Siegel) is certainly the most elaborate one yet. Mike also provided the last link above the video; the others are from Wendy Lyon, Ryan Marino, T. Greg Doucette (x2), and Radley Balko, in that order.
- I’m sure you feel safer now.
- Fucking around and finding out.
- You can play the Trump video game!
- “Smart” devices aren’t, part umpty-eleven.
- Mad emperor creeps ever-deeper into dementia.
- This storyline was more believable when it was done on The X-Files.
From the Archives
- How long will airlines accept liability for government-brand racial profiling?
- Why are people shocked when men encouraged to behave violently do so?
- Sleeping with a cop is one of the most dangerous things a woman can do.
- Kinsey has always been a target for bluenoses, fanatics and other creeps.
- What kind of warped mind wants male cops barging into women’s rooms?
- Cops, artificial stupidity, Roger Corman, David Sanborn, and much more.
- Rural folks are less affected by surveillance than urbanites, but not safe.
- Georgia cops love destroying lives over racist “brat snatching” fantasies.
- Censors are angry they couldn’t force obedience by taking library funds.
- At least a few judges are willing to restrain other judges’ megalomania.
- The costs of society’s sick infatuation with incarceration are staggering.
- Now MAGA controls the “sex trafficking” narrative, expect more of this.
- A psychopathic wacko who even discomfits some“trafficking” fetishists.
- Redefining words is one of the oldest tricks in the politicians’ playbook.
- Fools refuse to grasp what a danger biometric identification actually is.
- The State tortures thousands of people for crossing an imaginary line.
- There can never be too many articles on sex workers for the disabled.
- One of the people the government empowers to police your sexuality.
- The inevitable result of giving sexual predators power over women.
- Making unconstitutional threats should be an impeachable offense.
- Cops, politicians, administrators, Tim Bachman, and much more.
- A new censorship regime has been imposed on British subjects.
- The people the government empowers to police your sexuality.
- A small victory for American ideals, but a victory nonetheless.
- In mass surveillance, fascism beats communism hands down.
- Government at every level crusades against Christian charity.
- Most Americans still believe France is a sex-positive society.
- When predators aren’t culled, they just keep on predating.
- Just another kind of federal cop, with behavior to match.
- Pigs in schools are a menace which should be abolished.
- The inevitable result of a blatantly-unconstitutional law.
- One “war” on consensual behavior is very like another.
- There are many ways for governments to rob citizens.
- It’s far too late to stuff this djinni back into its bottle.
- Children should be taught critical thinking in school.
- It’s about time somebody sane spoke up about this.
- A murderer is also a rapist. Gee, what a surprise.
- My tastes in TV shows often run to the eccentric.
- Confusing coverage of Belgian decriminalization.
- Government censors are growing ever bolder.
- When ambulance-chasers run the hospitals.
- A great deal has changed in fourteen years.
- Where all of my marble statues came from.
- All cops will have these within a few years.
- Only decriminalization is decriminalization.
- Your “leaders” refer to this as “correction”.
- Court rules that illegal searches are legal.
- Cops, artificial stupidity, and much more.
- Preachers are like cops in many ways.
- An appearance of the aurora borealis.
- Mary Shelley’s Throwback Thursday.
- Creating a vestibule in my annex.
- Blood of Throwback Thursday.
- Zuckerberg is out of his mind.
- Rapist cop of the week.
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I thought I was going to die. – Pedro Cantú Ríos
When will amateur women learn cops are dangerous sex predators?
San Francisco prosecutors [let]…four Baltimore [cops who raped a San Francisco woman skate without charges. All four rapists were rewarded]…by the Baltimore Police Department [with paid vacations] since November of last year…[for] the…September 2024 [rape by pigs]…Jai Etwaroo…Juan Rivas, Angel Villaronga
and Jahmoor Acosta…The woman…[foolishly] met up with the [predato]rs…[via] social media….went out for drinks, [was roofied by one of them and gang-raped]…she woke up…naked the next day alongside one of the [rapist pigs] in a [strange] hotel room, bewildered and unable to remember what had happened. All of the [cops ignored her and left]…
As Mistress Matisse has said many times, there is no safe way to choke someone:
In recent years, choking during sex has become much more common, especially among younger adults in the United States…31.9 percent of women ages 18-24 reported ever being choked during sex…40.6 percent of women ages 25-29 reported the same…[but] only 5 percent of women in their 50s reported this experience…many young people are exposed to rough sex—including choking—through…Pornography…Social media…[and other] online content…[but] have little formal education about sexual safety, consent, or kink practices…A recent study…found that [near point convergence, a simple test used to detect mild brain injuries such as concussions]…increased after sex in general but that the increase was significantly larger after sex involving choking. In simple terms, participants showed more signs of mild neurological impairment after being choked…these effects can last for days or weeks….
Another predictable impact of “fetal personhood” dogma on fertility procedures:
Last August, a married couple went before a [Florida] court in…a routine surrogacy case. The couple, two men living in France, had contracted with a Florida woman…to carry their child. As her due date approached, the fathers-to-be petitioned for early parental rights. While the judge did grant the order, h[e also]…opin[ed]…that surrogacy [should] be unconstitutional….[barfed “]personhood[” in the plaintiffs’ faces, and tipped off Florida’s psychopathic anti-queer]…Attorney General James Uthmeier[, who immediately] began pushing to intervene in the case…[pretend]ing that surrogacy is akin to slavery…This is not the first time [the deranged] Uthmeier…has injected himself into a[n]…uncontested court case. His office’s involvement in a 17-year-old’s request for an abortion last spring further whittled down Florida’s abortion access…and…[now] seems…interested in securing a court opinion limiting reproductive technology …in…[order to] limit Floridians’ access not only to surrogacy but to things like the use of sperm donors and…in-vitro fertilization…[he also wants to be able to inflict] child support [on sperm donors]…
This is what Pentecostals call “holiness”:
Daniel Savala, a [typical and representative]…Assemblies of God…minist[er who was allowed to run loose by his superiors] for years despite repeated warnings about his predatory behavior, [has] pleaded guilty…to…sexually abus[ing] boys…[and] sentenced to 30 years in prison without the possibility of parole…The…case…began in 2023 after revelations that leaders in the Chi Alpha campus ministry repeatedly [refus]ed to [stop] Savala, allowing him to continue m[olest]ing teens and young men for years…in Texas — even after a 2012 child sex abuse conviction in Alaska. Instead…Chi Alpha…called him…“the holiest man alive” and sent scores of students to his Houston home for [sexual assault]…
…Seattle [cop shops and fascist collaborators] are [attempt]ing…to [revive the moribund “]human trafficking[” hysteria, specifically the “gypsy whores” myth]…ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup…the Seattle [cop shop], the Port of Seattle, and the [prohibitionist, pro-censorship fascist organization] Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking…pr[esented] a [tired rehash of decade-old prohibitionist propaganda, including]…the [ever-popular]…signs of exploitation [idiocy]…
The only difference between this and the typical US prison is the total lack of due process:
…on…at least 780 [occasions in the past year, ICE goons have beaten or gassed]…immigrant [victims]…of the Trump [regime, according to]…ICE records [leaked by] a government employee [who could no longer ignore his conscience]…the “Daily Detainee Assault Report”…summarize[s] every incident in which [goons assaulted helpless victims]…at 98 [dungeons and concentration camps. The goons routinely]…punch…kick…ta[ckle, choke]…and [torture by] restraint…[in addition to using] Tasers and pepper spray…[on victim]s who [dare to] ask…for things to which they are legally entitled, including food and water, medical care and personal belongings…
I don’t generally wish for anyone to go to prison, but I make exceptions for fascists:
French prosecutors are seeking [criminal] charges against Elon Musk and [Twitter]…for child sexual abuse images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by [Musk’s erratic chatbot, MechaHitler]…
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For most of my life, my writing process was more like gestation than construction; an essay or story would grow in my head until I put it on paper fully-formed. When a high-school English teacher wanted us to include a “jot outline” of rough ideas along with the essay, I would do the outline after I finished (sometimes as late as the beginning of class) because writing down half-formed notions was simply not part of my writing process, and even in university I typically wrote my term papers at the (manual) typewriter, and the only necessary revisions could be accomplished with Liquid Paper. When I got my first computer in the spring of 1989 this process became even quicker and more seamless, because with a word processor I could revise without even leaving a detectable trace. And while this may sound wonderful to those of you who struggle to write, it meant I never developed the cognitive tools to write anything more than a few thousand words long, just as I never developed the cognitive tools to gain understanding of any topic I couldn’t master by simply paying attention to the book or teacher.
It has certainly not escaped the notice of my long-term readers that most of my fiction is in the short-short category (< 2000 words), with only occasional forays into the full-length short story category (< 10,000 words). So last summer, when I wanted to tell a story that needed more time and space for character and setting development, I needed to learn a new skill: actually plotting a story rather than simply shouting “Eureka!”, reaching up to grasp the light bulb over my head, and quickly inserting it into a document. Most of the work was still done in my head, and my first two novellas were written all out of sequence, with each scene or section written as it developed in my mind, then put together in proper sequence and polished. And what I learned from that process made me confident enough to embark on a still-larger project, a short novel (in the 45,000 word range) set in the spring of 1925 and tentatively entitled The Big Boom. So far, I’ve finished the first draft of the prologue and first three chapters, and yesterday I started chapter four (which will trigger some additions to chapter one). This story seems to be developing more in sequence than the other two, though it may not continue in that wise; still, given that “Hellhound” was written in sequence to a greater degree than “Until the End of Days“, who knows? I’m taking my time and enjoying the process, and I hope y’all will enjoy the result.
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Calling the name on government records “real”, rather than the name by which people are widely known, the name they chose for themselves and built a career on, is a sickening obeisance to the State. – “What is Real?”
True principles and valid ethics don’t depend on the gut-level preferences of any one person. – “Under the Sun”
My lifelong practice of burning my candle at both ends has resulted in my brain aging far more than those of people who haven’t been running theirs on “high” since the Nixon era.
– “More Often Nowadays”
Catholic education has traditionally put such a strong emphasis on critical thinking skills that some wit once pointed out that the Church was its own worst enemy because it provided children with the tools that undermine faith.
– “Just As Good“
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There’s no such thing as a single-purpose surveillance state. – J.D. Tuccille
“Promote” & “encourage” are authoritarian dysphemisms for “talk about”:
An adult model is facing up to a decade [in a cage] in Turkey after she allegedly spoke out in support of sex work on national TV, which is against the country’s strict [censorship] laws. Prosecutors claim Merve Taskin “encouraged prostitution” during a television appearance where she is said to have talked about the work she does behind a camera…on a programme hosted by Turkish media personality Hulya Avsar…Prosecutors claim that during the broadcast, Merve…[honestly] said that she could earn an entire month’s salary in one night…An indictment…alleges that her statements “promoted prostitution”…
Just another kind of cop, being a cop:
A U.S. Secret Service [spook] has been [rewarded with a paid vacation for following] a woman…to her hotel room in Miami and…masturbating [at] her…John Andrew Spillman…was…[caught in the act by] hotel security…[and was still at it] when [cops arrived to arrest]…him…Spillman…was in South Florida to [attend his master, the mad emperor]…
The state really does believe it owns every human being within its borders:
…Wyoming [politicians]…recently passed a[n unconstitutional] law to outlaw abortions once…fetal [cardiac myocyte activity can be detected by machines]…it is “clinically inaccurate” to describe what can be heard via an ultrasound during very early pregnancy as a heartbeat. Cardiac cells in an embryo may exhibit electrical activity that is detectable, but there are no cardiac valves that could generate the sound that people know as a heartbeat. The Wyoming law…which has now been…blocked [as unconstitutional like other recent attempts to reduce women to cattle, was justified by wannabe feudal lords as]…”sending a message“…that…young [women] are [chattel whose only function in life is to repeatedly spawn tax cattle]…for…the state…
Erosion of civil liberties only starts with “undesirables”; it never stops there:
…the U.S. is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tools that give [cops, spooks, and goons] easy access to the home and workplace addresses of American citizens, their social-media accounts, vehicle information, flight history, law-enforcement records and other personal information, as well as data to track their daily comings and goings…[all] in the name of border control. As of 2022…ICE…had scanned the driver’s license photos of 1 in 3 adults…had access to the driver’s license data of 3 in 4 adults…and…could locate 3 in 4 adults through their utility records…Palantir…provide[s]…the ability to track people’s movements with “near real-time visibility”…and…the Mobile Fortify app…[allows thugs] to identify anyone they happen to encounter…[especially] protesters…and…their associates…in direct violation of Carpenter v. United States…
The inevitable result of sexual predators being given power over women:
A[n] RCMP [cop] who took a sexualized photo of a…female prisoner and sent it to a[nother pig] using a work-issued cellphone…will not be fired [but instead merely told he was a naughty boy and should think about what he did]…Samuel Culic admitted…[that] the woman…[did not] consent…[but he thought it was his right to exploit her sexually because someone barfed “]outstanding warrant[” while he] was [in earshot]…The message [he sent his wanking pal] read “Haha hot little senorita in cells tonight. Straight from Mexico’…[and] the [other pig] responded [by oinking] “Niceeee hahaha”…
How exactly do people think a quadruple silent e would affect a word’s pronunciation?
A convenient way to cover up wanton murder:
On October 3…the Trump [regime] abruptly stopped paying…for medical care provided to…ICE [victims]…including “dialysis, prenatal care, oncology, [and] chemotherapy”…payments…were supposed to resume on April 30…but…did not resume. Instead, [the billing contractor now…claims [it may be] June…[before they even begin to] process…the…claims…A source…[reported] that this is false…[and] no claims are being processed…the [regime’s refusal to]…pay…for medical services…has c[aus]ed…a massive spike in [ICE victim] deaths and medical crises…From 2018 to 2024, the average number of people who died in ICE c[oncentration camps] annually was 8.9…in 2025, 33 people died [as prisoners of] ICE…[and] the trend is accelerating. In the first four months of 2026, 18 people have [already] died in [the camps]…since…October 3…[the death] rate [has increased to] 51.7 people annually…more than five times the death rate before [Trump reverted to his typical practice of not paying his bills]…
This needs to be banned worldwide, along with police use of the technology:
Maryland has become the first state in the US to ban surveillance pricing…[the practice of] rapidly chang[ing] the cost of products based on consumer data, including their location, internet search history and demographics…the [industry uses the euphemism “]dynamic pricing[” but no matter what the term it amounts to]…charging each person the most that they’re willing to pay…the Federal Trade Commission…has documented examples of surveillance pricing in stores selling clothing, beauty products, home goods and hardware…Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Illinois and New Jersey may likewise regulate…the [exploitative]…practice…un[fortunat]ely the…Maryland…law is riddled with industry carveouts that will [undermine its stated intent]…
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This has been a rather timid brood; though the turkey chick has been occasionally venturing out into the chicken yard since the first day I started opening the nursery in the daytime, it took over two weeks for the pullets to even begin venturing out at all. It was last Wednesday before I found them all out of the nursery for the first time, and the only reason they even went that far was that I moved their water bottle out. Then on Sunday I stopped refilling their bottle in the morning, forcing them to use the same water dispenser as the adult hens. I’ve also started to shoo them out of the nursery in the morning; they’re going to need to be out by Sunday, when they officially join the flock. The timer (which sounds unusually loud in this video) will be also put away then, to wait until the first day of autumn before it’s again put back in control of the heat lamp.
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One of my regular readers recently told me that an Asian masseuse he knows wanted to tell her story; since these women now bear the brunt of anti-sex worker police violence in the US, I was happy to provide her the opportunity. CiCi reads English well but is much more comfortable writing in Chinese, so I used Google translate to prepare the rough draft, then edited it and let her check it for accuracy prior to publication.
My name is CiCi Liu. I came to the United States from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China in 2010. After first arriving in Flushing, New York, and resting for a week, I found a job as a live-in nanny through a newspaper advertisement. I worked there for a year, but it was both stressful and boring, and I lacked freedom due to living with my employer 24/7. I wanted to change jobs and relax a bit, so I went back to the newspaper ads and found a job at a restaurant. But after working there for six months, I found it was not suitable for me; I was very tired and overworked, so I quit and rested for a few months before entering the massage industry through a friend’s introduction.
Initially, I had a lot of freedom, going into parks with my partner and using simple massage chairs we made ourselves to massage tourists, starting from the grass. Then every day from morning until midnight, I would go to the entrance of some bar and wait for customers to come out, trying to persuade them to buy massages from me; the results were pretty good, and I maintained this routine for several years. Unfortunately, this kind of massage work could only be done in the summer, so in the winter I did temporary jobs and odd jobs, but that wasn’t a real solution; I needed to find a stable job.
So it was back to the newspaper again, where I found a job posting for a massage place in a shopping mall, which I found quite suitable. I’m relatively quiet and prefer to give slow, gentle massages; the place had both chair back massages and mattress massages. Over a five-year period, I learned a lot of English and mastered massage techniques; I became much stronger, worked as a massage manager and massage instructor, and gained several years of experience. So I wanted to start my own business, but that presented many difficulties; then a friend asked me to help her with house massages, which I thought was a great opportunity.
In-room massage turned out to be the best for me; it’s quiet, slow, and I feel free. More importantly, it allows me to utilize my strengths. My massage skills are top-notch. I can control the entire process and know every acupoint on the body, so my clients feel very satisfied; many clients will extend the time again and again, and I can also meet their additional requests. No matter what kind of client they are, I will treat them all the same, like my own family, with care, patience, and sincerity, and they reward me accordingly. Every guest appreciates the cleanliness and hygiene of my environment; I use numerous small, warm towels to wipe the surfaces clean, and the sheets are changed daily. Guests can shower freely. When I’m working, I rarely answer the phone or send any messages; all my time is devoted to the customer receiving a massage. As a result, 80% of my guests return, and my diligent efforts have earned me the support and affection of many guests, for which I am deeply grateful. If you are in the Portland, Oregon area and would enjoy visiting me, you can email me at CiCithegoat@proton.me.
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100% organic GMO-free dog shit. – Beeple
I loved this song from the first time I heard it in the mid-1980s, so there was no way I was not going to use it as Coe’s sendoff. The links above it were provided by Kevin Wilson (x2); Jesse Walker and Franklin Harris; Nun Ya (x2); and Violet Blue, in that order.
- Artificial stupidity in action.
- You might call this kamikaze origami.
- R.I.P. David Allan Coe and Ted Turner.
- When vultures become preservationists.
- “Never call the cops” still applies in the UK.
- Most of these are more human than the originals.
From the Archives
- The problem isn’t religion; it’s teaching kids to blindly submit to authority.
- Prohibition turns bodies into “crime scenes” which cops can violate at will.
- Both sides in the culture war have completely taken leave of their senses.
- Ambulance-chasers will target businesses thus until FOSTA is overturned.
- Cop and “church youth leader” is the molester equivalent of a full house.
- Boss cops consider bestiality a worse offense than molesting a teenager.
- Until this batshittery is ruled unconstitutional, it will keep getting worse.
- Alas, this only applies to those who don’t want to violently destroy lives.
- Websites targeted by censorship try to turn the mob back on politicians.
- This insanity will keep worsening until these maniacs are forced to stop.
- These attempts to destroy the internet are going to keep getting worse.
- Ballard’s downfall will be even sweeter if he takes a politician with him.
- It’s good someone else recognizes this grooming scheme for what it is.
- Your “leaders” sometimes label child molestation “community support”.
- Still think realistic porn cartoons are the worst use for this technology?
- The way to address politicians’ demands for website user surveillance.
- Australian prohibitionists won’t stop trying to impose this evil scheme.
- Politicians no longer care whether their new diktats are Constitutional.
- Prohibition can never succeed, regardless of the substance prohibited.
- Liz Brown with a deep dive on the tyrannical persecution of Backpage.
- The State tortures thousands of people for crossing an imaginary line.
- Why are ignoramuses convinced non-vanilla sex is a recent invention?
- He wasn’t a “former” cop when he molested a teen girl for two years.
- Another version of this story tried to gloss over his being a preacher.
- This should happen to every State tattle-site regardless of its target.
- This absurd specificity is increasingly popular with crypto-moralists.
- “During encounters with” sounds so much nicer than “while raping”.
- I’m guessing the “underage family member” was his stepdaughter.
- The “bathroom bill” political fad returns after a three-year hiatus.
- Journalists have “discovered” what I’ve been saying for 14 years.
- Serial lawsuit abuser Ken Paxton wants Texas kids’ teeth to rot.
- This is the kind of dangerous animal the State grants power to.
- In more civilized countries, employers can’t get away with this.
- It’s always really me, not an employee or computer program.
- “Youth group director” = “youth pastor” = preachy molester.
- Rapist politicians generally prefer to assault drunk women.
- The last time we saw this lawsuit, the number was 1500.
- It’s long past time to rethink the safety of the US mail.
- This is exactly what those who passed this bill wanted.
- Cops, artificial stupidity, Bernard Hill, and much more.
- I’ve never had pullets grow as quickly as this bunch.
- “Authorities” decided this girl’s fate against her will.
- Governments worldwide are emulating China’s evil.
- Cops, bananas, Gordon Lightfoot, and much more.
- Just another molester cop avoiding consequences.
- No religion has a monopoly on preachy molesters.
- Modern monogamy is becoming increasingly sick.
- Another sign that the moral panic is largely over.
- Merely the latest attempt to wreck the internet.
- Every experienced sex worker knows the signs.
- Your “leaders” want this to happen more often.
- Trying to hide another child rapist’s cophood.
- Amateurs are utterly obsessed with “pimps”.
- Dr Victoria Bateman on the nudity taboo.
- Cops, irony, Ruth Buzzi, and much more.
- Why does this story avoid the obvious?
- Yet another example of McNeill’s Law.
- Billy the Kid vs Throwback Thursday.
- So much for human uniqueness.
- Throwback Thursday Unbound.
- On the persistence of memory.
- Zuckerberg is out of his mind.
- A small shrine to Aphrodite.
- First day out of the nursery.
- Rapist cops of the week.
- My new cat, Lilith.
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