The apparent path of the sun reaches its southernmost point at 21:48 UTC today, making this the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest day of the year in the Southern. This is a time for remembrance, renewal and rebirth; I wish for all my readers the blessings of the season, and pray that all of you get all you hope for in the new year. Blessed Be!
Archive for December, 2022
Yule 2022
Posted in Holidays, tagged holidays, paganism on December 21, 2022| 1 Comment »
Diary #651
Posted in Diary, tagged disease, holidays, Presents on December 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It’s been a long time since I was as sick as I was last week; on the day my previous diary appeared, I was just finally feeling up to doing all my regular chores again, and my appetite didn’t fully return until a few days ago. It had me worried because on the last day of my toy drive I got a surge in donations that brought me to $1200, more than ever before, yet I wasn’t in shape to go shopping! Fortunately there’s a Target not far from the Olympia collection center, and I felt well enough Wednesday morning to make one last trip; my trunk was already full, and I topped off the back seat at Target before delivering everything to the collection center and returning home before dark. Since then, I’ve done a few small tasks on the new bathroom, but it’s so cold outside I’ve used my convalescence as an excuse to mostly just putter around inside, getting things cleaned up before the holiday. And in the long evenings, I’ve actually had time to do some pleasure-reading for the first time in I’m-ashamed-to-admit-how-long. Anyway, I’m looking forward to the holiday, and once again I want to thank all of my readers for your generosity, both on behalf of the kids and for the nerdy, thoughtful things y’all sent to me personally!
Links #650
Posted in Current Events, History, Links, Miscellaneous, Music, Obituary, Philosophy, Tyranny, tagged Alabama, animals, Believe Them, cops, Europe, Florida, hotels, I’m Sure You Feel Safer Now, internet, law, Never Call the Cops, politicians, Rome, slavery, Texas, video on December 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Is anybody out there? – “Metaverse gala” attendee
Not an especially seasonal selection, but it seemed the appropriate one for the death of its composer. The links above the video were provided by Ed Krayewski; Amy Alkon; Radley Balko; Cop Crisis (x2); Jesse Walker, Mike Siegel, and Ally Fogg; and Clarissa, in that order.
- The kids are alright.
- Chihuahua or muffin?
- I’m sure you feel safer now.
- Another cop demonstrating exactly what he is.
- Never call the cops for any reason whatsoever.
- R.I.P. Bob McGrath, Kirstie Alley, and Angelo Badalamenti.
- Why the US understanding of slavery must be confined to the US.
From the Archives
- Hundreds of hours & thousands of dollars wasted on political showboating.
- Biden tries to take the “sex trafficking” narrative back from the Trumpists.
- Prohibition never eradicates the banned thing; it just helps shady actors.
- Until there are criminal penalties for this, cops have no incentive to stop.
- New Zealand cops apparently lack sufficient reasons to brutalize people.
- More cops using non-consenting people as props in a propaganda show.
- The key to breaking these evil laws is recognizing them as punishment.
- “Signs of sex trafficking” have continued to proliferate to absurd levels.
- Remember, this is not slavery, but lucrative, flexible, voluntary work is.
- Backpage case judge claims the Backpage case “isn’t about Backpage”.
- “We simply can’t allow government officials to continue raping people.“
- The hotel industry is going to regret having collaborated with fanatics.
- The adventures of a fanatical, unhinged lawyer and his pet fantasist.
- Pretending to be a sex worker gets the attention without the stigma.
- Why are men with so much to lose so goddamned stupid about sex?
- Why are people shocked when men paid to behave violently, do so?
- Cops think they can never have enough pretexts to harass people.
- Kiran Deshmukh of the National Network of Sex Workers in India.
- Cops, odors, Pooh, Charley Pride, John le Carré, and much more.
- We aren’t living in a simulation; at least, not the kind you mean.
- “The line between legal and illegal sex should turn on consent.“
- The government’s latest sleazy trick: attacking with civil suits.
- A district court judge has to do SCOTUS’ job because it won’t.
- Arizona screws think they can cure mental illness by torture.
- Why end-to-end encryption is only the beginning of security.
- Still doubt that politicians are deranged megalomaniacs?
- FBI thugs are just federal cops, and behave accordingly.
- Providing some small help to needy kids in a lean year.
- “Lockdowns…mak[e] poor people an awful lot poorer“.
- Prohibitionists care only about “messages”, not facts.
- Cops, snakes, Mars, Anne Rice, and much more.
- Prohibitionists are targeting all online sex work.
- Your government refers to this as “correction”.
- Cops, farts, Caroll Spinney, and much more.
- But please, tell me more about the “wings”.
- We finally have all of our roofing materials.
- Spending the holidays with my best friend.
- A better toy drive than I initially expected.
- A tag just for cops caught with child porn.
- My previous columns for December 17th.
- Setting an example for his underlings.
- This subtitle is no exaggeration.
- I believe in Father Christmas.
- Rapist cops of the week.
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In the News (#1298)
Posted in Current Events, Miscellaneous, News, Tyranny, tagged California, Canada, child "protective" services, cops, Florida, genitalia, law, Leaving the 20th Century, Massachusetts, No Escape, prisons, rape, South Africa, The Cop Myth, The Last Shall Be First, To Molest and Rape, Torture Chamber, transgender, United Kingdom, Virginia, Without Let or Hindrance on December 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
There is no world in which we can say this is a good outcome.
– DoJ Inspector General
The Last Shall Be First (#904) 
How can people fail to grasp that bigotry is not a legal justification for sexual assault?
A woman who grabbed a transgender man’s genitals after demanding to know what sex he was has been convicted of sexual assault. Karen Waldron…claim[ed] she was just looking out for a friend who had “taken a shine” to the man. But Waldron…was ordered to pay her victim…£300 in compensation. She had approached him…[and] when…[she] grabbed his genitals and squeezed…he…told her that it was not appropriate.” Waldron replied “I don’t care”…
Canada often rewards its rapist cops with years-long paid vacations:
London [Ontario] police issued a public safety warning…about a [typical and representative cop] who spent two-thirds of his career [on paid vacation] before resigning last year…Steve Williams…already fac[es] eight charges for [rape and]…sexual assault [and is known for] choking [his victims]…William…[uses at least] a half-dozen [different] aliases t[o find victims] on dating and social media websites…[including] Will Stevenson, Will Stephens, Will S. Will, Where there is a Will there is a way and Will Si…Williams…was first [rewarded with a paid vacation] in November 2017…
If this passes, South Africa will become the third country to achieve decriminalization:
South Africa has said it will decriminalise sex work, hoping to tackle high levels of crime against women…“It is hoped that decriminalisation will minimise human rights violations against sex workers,” Justice Minister Ronald Lamola told a press briefing…“It would also mean better access to healthcare and … afford[ing] better protection for sex workers, better working conditions and less discrimination and stigma”…
The PREA is just feel-good nonsense as long as screws have absolute power over their victims:
The federal Bureau of Prison’s deeply flawed, backlogged system for investigating sexual assault fails to protect female inmates from rape while protecting [rapist] employees…[rapes are so pervasive at] FCI Dublin…in California, [that it’s known as “the rape club”…both the…warden and prison chaplain, among other employees, have been found guilty of [rape]…[at] FCC Coleman…in Florida…prison leadership created a “sanctuary” for guards who were known sexual predators. “The sexual abuse at these…prisons is rampant but goes largely unchecked as a result of cultural tolerance, orchestrated cover-ups and organizational reprisals of inmates who dare to complain”…Ostensibly, incarcerated people are protected from sexual assault by not only the Constitution and criminal law, but the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)…passed in 2003, [which] was supposed to create zero-tolerance policies for sexual abuse…However, in practice, PREA is toothless…Both Dublin and Coleman were found to be in compliance with PREA standards…
Without Let or Hindrance (#1282)
Some people still believe these sociopaths are motivated by a desire to “protect children”:
To varying degrees from state to state, low-income families…particularly Black, Hispanic and Native families…are inordinately subjected to child abuse investigations, says Anna Arons…[director of] the New York University School of Law…Family Defense Clinic… “statistics…estimate that 37 percent of all American children will be subjected to one of these investigations before they turn 18…That is a huge, kind of mind-boggling number that speaks to the scale of the system”…a vast, invasive surveillance apparatus is not necessary to keep children safe[, yet] “That experience is forced on millions of families around the country every year, and fewer than 20 percent of reports end up being substantiated”…In many jurisdictions…the case workers who handle child abuse investigations are trained by police, which shapes the way they approach their work…Many agencies will consider it a safety risk to the child if a parent objects to [being treated like a criminal or subjected to warrantless raids]…
Cops hiding evidence are described as murderer’s “co-workers”:
Co-workers of Austin Lee Edwards, the Virginia [cop] who [murder]ed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old [California] girl he “catfished” online, removed a sheriff’s truck and a black trash bag from Edwards’ property the night before it was officially searched…Two deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office…arrived [just a few hours after]…the [murder]s…[without permission from] Smyth County (Virginia)…[where] the house [is located]…Washington County Sheriff’s Office had [no] warrant for Edwards’ property, [and]…there are few — if any — legitimate reasons for [cops]…from a different county to go onto a property before an official search…
For a change, this one really was “former”:
A former [Florida] police chief was arrested…[for] the [aggravated rape] of a minor…William Ray Pruitt…[raped] a 14-year-old girl…while using a[n unidentified] deadly weapon…Pruitt…[w]as Center Hill Police Chief from March 1998 to Sept. 1999…
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December 17th, 2022
Posted in Perception, The Dark Side, Tyranny, tagged activism, holidays, The Red Umbrella on December 17, 2022| 2 Comments »
Annex 92
Posted in Diary, tagged Sunset on December 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Here at last is a photo of the almost-complete shower. As you can see, everything is coated with the same color Durabak as the bathroom floor; the grab bars have been installed, as have the rain shower head and drain fixture (above and below frame, respectively). Unfortunately, it still won’t be useable until the new water heater is connected to the propane tank, and I have no way to know how long that will be because propane companies seem to consider incompetence and complete failure to reply to customer inquiries in anything remotely resembling a timely fashion to be intrinsic parts of their business model. In the meantime, I need to install insulated ceiling panels in both the shower and bathroom area, as it’s presently far too cold to use them at this time of year. But once the wood-burning stove is installed in the atrium (realistically, after Christmas) and the insulated ceiling in the bathroom (possibly already done by the time you read this), it should be a lot warmer in there. And even warmer once we can get the damned propane company to act like a real business.
Imaginary Dualities
Posted in Perception, Philosophy, The Dark Side, tagged agency denial, cops, language, left-right myth, Madonna/whore, prohibitionist myths, rape, screening, streetwalkers on December 15, 2022| 3 Comments »
I don’t think it’s controversial (it certainly shouldn’t be) to say that street workers suffer far more violence than sex workers with higher screening barriers. It’s not like every damned study ever done on the subject hasn’t said the same thing. If this is in any way controversial to some people, I’d say it derives from the modern infatuation with Manicheanism. Far too many moderns want to believe that all of society can be neatly divided into sheep and goats, “workers” and “capitalists”, renters and landlords, oppressors and oppressed, white and POC, old and young, straight and queer, etc, etc, ad nauseam. So when people laboring under that grievous cognitive error see a statement like “x is safer than y”, they read it as “X is completely safe and Y unrelentingly dangerous”. But of course, that’s no more true than any of the others; we don’t live in a Hollywood black hat/white hat world. The first time I was ever raped on the job, it was by a businessman in a 5-star hotel, but that doesn’t change the fact that on average, I was safer from violence by clients, cops, and criminals than my sisters on the streets. The chance of a suburban kid being killed by cops firing wildly into her parents’ house is dramatically less than that of an inner-city kid suffering that fate, but it still isn’t zero. And of course the same can be said for all those other imaginary dualities. Sex workers who should certainly understand the wrongness of Madonna vs whore will nonetheless subscribe to the equally absurd renters vs landlords or labor vs management dichotomies if they find it politically convenient to do so, even while simultaneously condemning the state’s pretense that sex workers can be cleanly divided by a bright, clear line from “pimps” (despite the fact that this notion is a littermate of the Marxist labor vs management divide).
In the News (#1297)
Posted in Current Events, Miscellaneous, News, Tyranny, tagged Banishment, California, censorship, cops, Georgia, homosexuality, I’m Sure You Feel Safer Now, If Men Were Angels, Indonesia, Iowa, LGBT rights, No Escape, Oklahoma, Only Rights Can Stop the Wrongs, prisons, racism, rape, sex offender registry, Texas, The Cop Myth, To Molest and Rape, Torture Chamber on December 14, 2022| Leave a Comment »
To deny [a dying man permission to be with his daughter] is heartless, cruel, and inhumane. – Sandy Rozek
The daughter of a bedridden, dying 79-year-old man asked for permission to care for him at home. This request was denied by the city council of Shenandoah, since the man is on the sex offender registry. Registrants must live at least 1,000 feet from playgrounds. The daughter’s home is 894 feet from a toddler park…the Texas bill regarding registries seems to require that towns “establish procedures for a registered sex offender to apply for an exemption from the ordinance,” that option was not provided in Shenandoah. The chief of police, Troye Dunlap, [said]…”My opinion is no exceptions should be made…If something were to happen, then it falls on me.” The possibility of something
happening seems remote, since the man…is confined to his bed and receiving end-of-life care…
Even the use of the distancing “former” is the same as for rapist cops:
A [typical and representative] Des Moines…youth pastor is charged with giving alcohol to minors [in order to] sexually assault…them. Caleb Toney [molested at least] five…boys…in [this]…manner…
Only Rights Can Stop the Wrongs (#786)
Indonesian fanatics have been trying to impose this evil scheme for years:
Indonesia has passed a new criminal code that outlaws sex outside of marriage [and] defamation of the president, and expands its laws against blasphemy. The new laws, which apply to foreigners in the country as well…[will be used] to [target sexual minorities, especially sex workers]…and religious minorities. Critics also say the new laws could damage Indonesia’s [attempts to pretend to be] a tolerant and secular nation. In 2019, the Indonesian government tried to pass a similar draft law, but it was shelved by President Joko Widodo after protests from young people [because] the law [blatantly violates] civil liberties…
Your “leaders” refer to this as “correction”:
An Oklahoma [screw]…was caught using white supremacist gangs to go after Black inmates…Matthew Ware…was sentenced to [a mere] 46 months…in prison. It’s unclear if the prison will be the one where he worked, however…
It’s rare that a rapist cop is stopped after only one victim:
A [typical and representative] Atlanta [cop] who was…a serial rapist…was found guilty…and sentenced to 50 years in prison…Lionel Dely…[raped] a mass[euse after vomiting the word]…investigation [at]…her…[it later came out] that Dely had [raped] three other [women previously]…Though Dely was not charged in those cases, the three victims testified against him at trial. Police [thought it was very important to tell reporters]…that Dely [did not have permission to rape]…the victim…
He wasn’t a “former” warden when he raped three women:
A federal jury convicted [boss screw] Ray J. Garcia of [raping]…three female victims who were [condemned to the hell-hole Garcia was supposed to be managing. As is typical of government press releases, prosecutors and other “officials” stood around congratulating themselves to an almost comical extent, but did point out that]…Garcia…fostered [such] a culture of abuse at FCI Dublin [that it was nicknamed “The Rape Club”]…
Fewer fatal police shootings are recorded by the federal government every year, despite [a collective pretense of increased] scrutiny of police use of force…Even though federal records indicate that fatal shootings by police have been declining nationwide since 2015, The Washington Post’s Fatal Force database shows the opposite is true: [cops] have [wantonly murdered] more people every year, reaching a record high in 2021 with 1,047 deaths. The FBI database contains only about one-third of the 7,000 fatal police shootings during this time — down from half when The Post first started tracking…Fatal shootings by [cops] in at least 2,250 [cop shops] are missing from the past seven years of federal records…The excluded data has created a misleading government picture of police use of force, [intentionally] complicating efforts at accountability…
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!
Diary #650
Posted in Diary, tagged disease on December 13, 2022| 1 Comment »
I have an exceptionally robust immune system; I very rarely get sick, and even when I do I tend to throw it off in about 24 hours. So it’s always extremely annoying to me to succumb to anything more serious. Last week, I went to Seattle for my regular every-three-week visit, and I must’ve picked up a flu bug along with the toys I bought at Wal-mart for my toy drive. I woke up a week ago today with a mild cough, and on the way home I started feeling achy and chilly. By the time I was about half an hour from home I realized I was running a fever, and unloading the car really tired me out; I couldn’t eat more than half of my soup, and that night I woke up every 30 or 45 minutes all damned night long. The next day I was weak as a kitten and felt like complete shit, and my sleep that night was, if anything, even worse than the night before. From Thursday on I slowly improved each day, and on Saturday I finally managed to get a proper night’s sleep; I felt good enough on Sunday to vacuum and mop, which turned out to have been overdoing it a bit because a mere hour’s light housework made me feel as though I’d been at it all afternoon. It wasn’t until yesterday that I felt normal again, though I’m not going to push myself too hard this week. Still, at least it didn’t result in dizziness and nausea, as illness so often does for me; I remained clearheaded enough to write, and the enforced inactivity gave me time to do some pleasure reading for the first time in quite a while.
Last Chance for 2022!
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged activism, holidays, Presents, Toys for Tots on December 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
If you’ve been putting off donating to my toy drive this year, this is your wake-up call! TODAY is the last day for donations; the collection center only accepts them through the 17th (one week before Christmas Eve), and I need at least a few days to buy them and get them to Olympia before then (especially because it’s been unusually snowy already this month). Please help me to make this a merry Christmas for children who might otherwise have nothing; every $100 buys five to ten toys (like most things, they’re far more expensive than they used to be), so a successful drive brings joy to dozens of children. But I can’t do it alone; please help top off my toy-buying account for this final shopping trip this season!
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