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If the SEC is Looking at Porn While Everything Crashes and Burns, Your Lawmakers Are Looking at Porn on Your Dime, Too

• May 4, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Class, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "The Isthmus", "The Miami Herald", Abortion Bill, Anti-Abortion Bill, Autoeroticism, Bored, Boredom, Bradenton FL, Breasts, Business Relationship, Darkened Room, Daylight, Florida, Internet, Laptop, Laptop Computer, Midterm Elections, Porn, Senator Dan Gelber, Senator Mike Bennett, Sex, Stag Party, State Senator, State-Issued Property, Sunshine State News, The Capitol Times, Virtue, Wisconsin Lawmakers, Wisconsin State Senate

Nushawn Williams, Who Knowingly Infected 13 Women and Girls with HIV and Had Unprotected Sex With Other Unsuspecting Women and Girls, May Not Get Out of Jail Soon After All

• May 1, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, HIV Positive, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, AIDS, Blacks, Charming, Children, Cocaine, Common Sense, Crack, Crack Dealer, Crack-Addicted, Drug Dealer, Drugs, Emotional Problems, Emotionally Abused, Emotionally Insecure, HIV Positive, Nina Williams, Nushawn Williams, Poor, Prison Sentence, Psychiatric Facility, Re-Offending, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex-Obsessed, Shyteek Johnson, State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, State Senator Cathy Young, The HIV Predator, The Nineties, The Supreme Court of New York, Violent, Virtue

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How Republicans Are Weaponizing Critical Race Theory Ahead of Midterms October 22, 2021
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The Guardian, UK

Indian supreme court orders inquiry into state’s use of Pegasus spyware October 27, 2021
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Biden’s $500m Saudi deal contradicts policy on ‘offensive’ weapons, critics say October 27, 2021
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Budget 2021 live: Sunak reduces universal credit taper and cuts air passenger, fuel and alcohol duties October 27, 2021
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Freight traffic between Great Britain and Dublin drops by a fifth October 27, 2021
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Serving Met police officer charged with rape October 27, 2021
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Northern Ireland Office may directly instruct trusts to offer abortion services October 27, 2021
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Southern Italy braced for rare Mediterranean hurricane October 27, 2021
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Israel set to approve 3,000 new settler homes in West Bank October 27, 2021
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The BBC

Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro over Covid handling October 27, 2021
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Hong Kong passes new film censorship law October 27, 2021
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