On a Hunt for 19th-Century Erotica, We Found Lesbians

If it wasn’t clear from the headline, this essay explores sexually explicit themes, and includes images that may not be fit for workplace viewing. Alexandra Vasti’s research anchors the first part of the piece, before passing the perspective to Raisa Rexer.

On a Hunt for 19th-Century Erotica, We Found Lesbians

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Pussy Riot co-founder denies vagina performance

Sorry! I can’t find the Vovan and Lexus prank, in English, so you get the following video of the tool:

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of the founders of the feminist punk band ‘Pussy Riot,’ has strongly denied allegations that she had ever inserted a dead chicken into her vagina as performance art.

Pussy Riot co-founder denies vagina performance

H/T: Unorthodox Truth

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‘Free Speech’ Fans Call for Censoring TikTok as Chinese Plot to Make Israel Look Bad

Axios (10/31/23) reported that in a two-week period, TikTok saw “nearly four times the number of views to TikTok posts using the hashtag #StandwithPalestine globally compared to posts using the hashtag #StandwithIsrael.” As a result, the conservative outrage machine kicked into high gear.

‘Free Speech’ Fans Call for Censoring TikTok as Chinese Plot to Make Israel Look Bad

Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network

The Meta unit’s systems for fostering communities have guided users to child-sex content; company says it is improving internal controls

Among other platforms popular with young people, Snapchat is used mainly for its direct messaging, so it doesn’t help create networks. And TikTok’s platform is one where “this type of content does not appear to proliferate,” the Stanford report said.

Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network