Valerie Sonn

What did Mr. Kirk legalize, exactly? He did not seem to like non-white women like me.

Two pictures of crowded Times Square ca. 1972, filled with adult theaters and dating services.

According to one of my adult humorist friends on X, this is "The Real Freedom Fest" (Times Square around 1970). Enjoy! #XBIZ

Welcome back to plague and polio I guess

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer - defector.com/how-the-fuck...

Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.

Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law
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QT this post with someone you wish was still alive

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in our garden this afternoon

#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbirds #nature #photography #nikond500

Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility The rest of the world is not following the US government’s dangerous path, and will stick with the technology that helped the world out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nature on the irresponsiblity of blocking research on mRNA. In addition to its use in the development of Covid & other vaccines, mRNA research is showing potential for treating cancers, autoimmune diseases & inherited conditions such as sickle cell disease.
#Medsky
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Even the old Wordpad.exe on Windows 10 has quietly integrated "Search with Bing" leaving me uncertain about trusting it.

BREAKING: 15 homes just burned to ash in San Diego after a plane dropped out the sky like it’s a third-world country. People died.

But don’t worry—your tax dollars are still funding Trump’s golfing trips, not regulating aviation.

Are we fucking great yet?
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This is a very sympathetic article from, surprisingly, the Washington Post.

The trans Americans turning to guns for protection “Trans people have every reason to be afraid,” said one trans woman who went out and bought a gun after President Donald Trump was elected.

[Firearms] The trans Americans turning to guns for protection www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...

For new followers, here's a few posts about me and what I do.

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Beautiful still night 🙂

We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t count on it anymore. What can we count on? A mask!

Texas measles outbreak is up to 124 cases & US just had their first measles death in ten years.

RFK Jr is spinning this as “not unusual”, but it absolutely is.

Sadly it may not be unusual in the years to come. Get your vaccines. Wear a mask.

An N95 or better offers excellent measles protection:

Note the quotes: 'Many Republicans in Congress say “able-bodied” adults could get coverage from a job or by purchasing insurance on their own.' For Medicaid purposes, "able-bodied" means ANYONE not yet receiving SSI or SSDI, not the public's idea of "able-bodied" he-men gracing romance-novel covers.

GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk - KFF Health News Congressional Republicans are pushing plans that could make deep cuts to Medicaid to finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and other priorities. At stake is coverage for millions of low-income Ame...

GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Well, he found a way to smooth things over with the police unions

>[Atty. Lawrence] Walters predicts that efforts to enforce federal obscenity statutes would prove a daunting challenge “unless the prosecuted content is exceedingly fringe in nature,” as the Supreme Court has demonstrated no propensity toward changing the [current definition of obscenity].

What Changes in DC Could Mean for the Adult Industry On November 5, 2024, American voters were called to the polls. The results of that election revealed an unquestionably uncomfortable truth for everyone, regardless of party or ideology: the “united” p...

What Changes in DC Could Mean for the Adult Industry [detailed analysis] 🔞 www.xbiz.com/news/286650/...

The Social Security cap on salaries for 2025 will be $176,100. Someone making $50,000 a year pays on that full amount or $6,200 & someone making $5M a year would "owe" $620,000 but only pay the cap. Lifting the cap and barring the use of Social Security funds for other gov. expenses will save SS.

This is what we need in our tiny towns to help people access basic services: food, health, and social #basicincomeaustralia

I'm suddenly at 13,000 followers, which is an unbelievable honor because it's the most I've ever had on here. It still blows my mind that all of you are here to read my silly words. For new followers, here's a thread about me and what I do.

Thanks, likewise 😊

As one of my friends on X lamented, why don't they ever cut war, prisons, or cops, instead of shredding science funding and the already-inadequate economic safety net?

Sharing because this is the first time I've seen a Bluesky share button on any news website.

Amazon Has Overhauled Its Drone Delivery. Will the Public Welcome It? A recent visit to the company’s overhauled drone delivery program in Arizona left me impressed by the drones, but skeptical that the public will welcome them.

Are Amazon’s Drones Finally Ready for Prime Time? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/t...

Knight Insitute, ACLU, EFF Urge Supreme Court to Block TikTok Ban

“It would do lasting damage to the First Amendment and our democracy if the Supreme Court let the TikTok ban go into effect even temporarily,” @jameeljaffer.bsky.social.

Full statement at the link:
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