Some Saturday Things

 There is some slight hypocrisy by the GOP when it comes to Afghanistan:

_____

The idea of men, no matter what they call themselves, in women's prisons is too outrageous and horrifying to contemplate, but here we are:

_____

Good news if this actually comes to pass.

There is no such thing as a "sex worker."  These are prostitutes.

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is one of the groups celebrating the decision by OnlyFans to bar sexually explicit content from its site.

Dawn Hawkins, chief executive of the organization, said in a statement that the move comes after a year of advocacy from her group and others that pushed OnlyFans and Pornhub to verify age and consent for everyone shown in videos.

“With the refusal of the payment industry to continue as partners unless they change, OnlyFans is finally being seen for what it is — a website set up solely to profit from the exploitation of vulnerable persons who then pay the high price of psychological, emotional, and physical harm that the sex industry imparts,” Hawkins said.

_____

Too much irony to note in the death today of right-wing talk show host Phil Valentine, who preached against COVID-19 but himself succumbed to the disease.  He was sick for weeks before he died today:

He called the illness an "interesting experience" and said he would fill listeners in when he was back on the air. "I'm hoping that will be tomorrow, but I may take a day off just as a precaution. It'll be a game time decision," he wrote.

A few weeks later, the radio station shared an update on their Facebook page from Valentine's family, who said his condition had worsened.

"Phil contracted the Covid virus a little over a week ago & has since been hospitalized & is in very serious condition, suffering from Covid Pneumonia and the attendant side effects," the post said. "He is in the hospital in the critical care unit breathing with assistance but is NOT on a ventilator. We'd ask that everyone please refrain from contacting him while he is in the hospital."

He was 61 years old. _____