Things You Might Have Missed
How much do I love the goth who foreclosed on Wells Fargo? (HT @womanistmusings).
Did you know that there is a mountain vault full of potatoes?
In Israel news – The U.S. has once again vetoed a UN resolution against Israel. (And can I just add that I really want to smack Susan Rice in this video.) Chinese laborers in Israel are barred from having sex. And British author Ian McEwan slammed Israeli government policies in front of Shimon Peres and a bunch of other Israeli elites and government officials.
I’m sure you are all keeping up with the protests in Wisconsin and all over the Middle East, but did you know that a teacher protest in Honduras was violently repressed? Things are getting worse down there.
The Corrections Corporation of America spent $4.4 million lobbying our government for tougher immigration policies so that they could fill up their private prisons with immigrants. In related news, the Obama administration continues its record number of detentions and deportations.
This is one of those battles that I have a really hard time with. I know how desperately these people need assistance in order to take care of their grandkids. There are some neighborhoods that are decimated by the prison industrial complex (and violence and poverty). But how many liberals will support a little band-aid like this and then ignore the fundamental criminal justice system issues that caused the problem to begin with? You get to feel good for helping grandma, but don’t take responsibility for putting her kid in prison for nothing?
In happier news, another business was taken over by the workers.
I really loved some of the people in this video. Random Arizonans confronted a (faux) racist douchebag, even offering to help Latinos avoid la migra. It’s a bit contrived and yet kinda awesome.
Holy Crap. Can you believe this guy is facing twenty years in jail for a prank YouTube video. Oh, but the poor children…
And in other news of our puritanical society, look at how many black women are being forced to register as sex offenders.
Finally, happy Lady Porn Day!! I would have put this post up several hours ago were it not for the fact that all the female pervs on the blogosphere are telling porn stories and posting links to their favorite porn sites. Rabbit Write is curating and explains the purpose here. Despite my agreement with Maymay that the “sex positive” community is offensively fixated on skinny white girls, some of the #LadyPornDay posts are great. I have been having a bit of a mid-life crisis and am inspired to know that there are women masturbating three times a day at almost 80 years old. (Not to worry. She is just talking about it. Visually safe for work.)
The first porn that I can remember watching was with my best friend. I think we were like 13. Her dad kept his collection poorly hidden in a bookcase. The movie was a nasty version of Alice on Wonderland (clearly kid friendly). We found it all quite amusing. I don’t actually have any favorite porn to share. I’m mostly too lazy to weed through the 99.9% crap in order to get to the good stuff. However, since I try to be educational here, I will link to this very informative tutorial on how to perform Cunnilingus. Not only is the instructor wise, she is friggin adorable. (Sooooooooo not safe for work, unless you work for a porn company, then go to town.) Please share widely. This is information that a lot of people really need to have.
