The US Conservative movement is in the grips of an intense pro-censorship frenzy, and the Project 2025 call to re-criminalize all porn is just the tip of the iceberg.

Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society spokespeople just had their big ideology prom:

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https://twitter.com/XBIZ/status/1811534998945853567

Stellar reporting by @onesarahjones for @intelligencer, nailing the larger context of the current US Conservative movement heading into the 2024 presidential elections.

Two words: Christian Nationalism
Two more words: FERTILITY FETISH (#cuminme)

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So this is very odd: two Republicans in Virginia are reviving an ancient obscenity law to challenge books they want to ban as "obscene."

It all comes down to ONE JUDGE who's going to make the decision.

Who?

This is where things get funky (see thread)....

https://twitter.com/XBIZ/status/1529920825125507073

Here's the post by Republican lawyer/politician/wannabe censor Timothy Anderson, bragging about the judge ruling his way.

None of the press reports name the judge who's GOING TO DECIDE WHAT BOOKS ARE "OBSCENE" IN ALL OF VIRGINIA.

A RETIRED judge:

facebook.com/virginialawoff…

Anyone else think it's highly unusual that the @nytimes' podcast literally designed to "SWAY" opinion recycled disgraced carpetbagger Nicholas Kristof as a valid commentator on social issues?

What kind of compromat does Kristof have on the NYT editors?

nytimes.com/2022/05/26/opi… @nytimes Also, hadn't he resigned? Why is he back? And why is he talking about gun control?

So many questions.

No, seriously, who own Nicholas Kristof and has been helping him "fail up" for decades?

This is one of the first official confirmations that the measure has as eventual targets not only “pornographic websites” — however politicians in power in specific districts would like to define that — but also any website (Twitter, Reddit) that tolerates explicit content:

https://twitter.com/XBIZ/status/1493378793305567234

Eradicating adult content from open platforms has been one of the core objectives of the leading religiously inspired, U.S.-based groups that are at the forefront of the War on Porn, including NCOSE and Exodus Cry and their mouthpieces.

So, why did some of the mainstream media surprisingly supported Sex Workers when they lost their OnlyFans earnings but DID NOT (AT ALL) when they lost their Pornhub earnings? THREAD

1. The mainstream media painted the OF story as "sex workers vs. banks/credit cards" (1/5) 2. Since December 2020 until now, the mainstream media painted the Pornhub story as "victims of abuse vs. evil porn corporation/men"

3. This contrast ignores the reality that BOTH stories are about religious anti-porn zealots trying to defund the adult industry and SWers. (2/5)

So, True Story time: a couple of nights ago I wanted to clear my hear from all the "religious fanatics are spreading propaganda" stuff that I get to cover daily so I said "I'll watch a dumb horror movie."

I put on "The Conjuring."

IT'S RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA FMLLLLLLLLLL Nobody fucking told meeeeeee:

www1.cbn.com/700club/screen…

All you need to know about an enormous segment of the U.S. "anti-trafficking" movement is that they've enabled INCREDIBLY corrupt vice cops to relabel themselves "anti-trafficking units" (or literally "SVU" like on TV!) so they can continue to torment consensual sex workers. Religious politicians pressure towns and states to hand over YOUR TAX DOLLARS to religiously inspired "anti-trafficking" groups that then provide "support" for these crooked cops.

Often in the form of a goody bags with a travel-size bottle of lotion and a few Bible tracts.

This kind of blatant "white-ism" is endemic to Argentine public discourse.

If you meet any Argentine who starts going on about how they are "more European," tell them to fuck off and walk away.

Also, gringos: "I wanna visit Buenos Aires because it's so European" — also racist.

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1403027967089991680

Argentine society is DEEPLY in denial about its shameful racism.

"Negro de mierda" (literally "shit n****") is a commonplace insult that has only recently started being socially shunned.

And, of course, critics of the term are accused of being "PC" and "woke" by the racists.

Proponents of the "Nordic Model" say they want to help sex workers.

Imagine if they did they the same claiming to "help musicians" (a thread):

- So, you can still be a musician. But we want to arrest anyone who may try to buy a ticket to your show or buy your album... (1/5) - Say what?

- Yes. We want them to be terrified to support you or your music. Also we wanna arrest anyone who might drive you to a gig, or help you with your music.

- How is that helping musi...

- It is. We mean well. (2/5)

For those who are asking: Twitter froze my account for 12 hours and penalized me with "a warning" because of my reporting on a religious organization (initials E.C.) who is behind the current anti-Pornhub campaign. (1/2)

Might this be my annotated copy of the (bonkers bananas) religious manifesto co-written by the founder of Exodus Cry explaining their real motives for trying to outlaw porn?

Might there be more about this coming soon? I think @NickKristof and Senator @JeffMerkley should have done their due diligence and read Benjamin Nolot’s “Babylon” before platforming their War on Porn messaging unfiltered...

If you don't think we are witnessing a WELL-FUNDED, 100% COORDINATED "War on Porn" being waged at the state and corporate level in the US, Canada, UK and Europe, please believe me when I tell you that I literally cannot keep up with covering the news because it's CONSTANT rn Please listen:

- The current War on Porn started in March when religious groups NCOSE and Exodus Cry abandoned their last strategy (to declare phony "public health crisis" around porn) and switched to "Section 230" and "Destroy Pornhub" ... (1/2)

The Dead is fucking perfect weekend morning music don't @ me

I'm back on my hippie shit obvs leave me alone

Train's "Hey Soul Sister" (a thread)

1/48 Your lipstick stains (2/48)