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Woodhull’s FOSTA Challenge Lays Bare DOJ’s Lies in Lacey/Larkin Case

Stephen Lemons/January 17, 2023March 30, 2023 /Leave a comment

The U.S. Department of Justice’s duplicity knows no bounds when it comes to the prosecution of veteran newspapermen Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin under the U.S. Travel Act, a Kennedy-era law intended to target organized crime. Case in point: the…

clumsily Photoshopped image of U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, wearing a pink pussy hat

Backpage, News, Section 230, Sex Work

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill Refuses to Explain Split with Women’s March Over Sex Workers’ Rights

Stephen Lemons/April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 /Leave a comment

You’re unlikely to find a photo online of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill sporting a pussy hat (oh, how we tried!), but the Missouri Democrat, who’s seeking a third term, has done her best to harness the energy of the January…

Photoshopped image depicting U.S. Senator Ron Wyden in a dirtpile in front of a bulldozer being driven by Frankenstein. (Really.)

Censorship, First Amendment, News, Section 230, Sex Trafficking, Sex Work

‘Unconstitutional’ Anti-Sex-Trafficking Bill Breezes Through U.S. Senate En Route to White House

Stephen Lemons/March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 /Leave a comment

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden pretty much threw himself in front of the proposed Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) on Wednesday, offering a lonely but impassioned speech on the Senate floor in opposition to the legislation, which seeks to make online adult…