A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.
We mustn’t let this war do so.
According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, more than 550 people have been killed in Iran since Saturday, when the U.S. and Israel began an intense bombing campaign and assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
This is a story about customer info hacked from a sex toy company. Plus, learn about the good work done by Internet of Dongs, a research collaboration that focuses on the security of sex toy users and vendors. futureofsex.net/uncategorize...
#PortlandArt Go see Christopher DeGon's solo show coming up at Blind Insect Gallery on Alberta from Feb. 26-Mar. 23. The images are intense and unforgettable, and you might even want to take one home! See his work also on Instagram @dystoplandia.
Continuing to write about sex tech, AI, and robots from a sexological vantage. Nice work if you can get it? futureofsex.net/uncategorize...
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Thrilled to be interviewed in the @eugeneweekly.com "Love in the Time of Protest" issue. Thanks to Eve Weston and the staff at EW! eugeneweekly.com/2026/02/05/t... #EugeneWeekly
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I've lost a dear friend and colleague on New Year's Day. Here is the obituary I wrote for him at Future of Sex.net. He was a writer and managing editor for the site. futureofsex.net/uncategorize...
First article of 2026 for FutureofSex. futureofsex.net/uncategorize...
I am sad to announce the sudden passing of the wonderful M. Christian on Jan. 1.
This show is going to be so good! Opening tomorrow for Christopher DeGon's solo show at Mint Gallery Records on N. Mississippi in #PDX #Portland The work will be up for a month! #PortlandArt
I'm reviving an older blog of mine, and will be adding new material. Come read! ladyofthelake.blog
#PortlandArt Don't miss this solo show by Chrisopher DeGon (@dystoplandia) at Mint Gallery Records. Opening Jan. 9, 5-8 PM. Be there! PNW
#USA is not at war with #Venezuela unless and until it is authorized by an act of Congress.
Until then, it is an unconstitutional action of 47 involving the DoD in an illegal move in Venezuela.
The people of USA have not authorized a war. Far from it.
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Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
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More young people are turning to AI chatbots for flirting, late-night talks, and “perfect” partners who never leave them on read. Cute trend or red flag? @armarshwriter.bsky.social weighs in on the risks, realities, and safer alternatives to AI chatbots here:
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@armarshwriter.bsky.social is back with this festively lighthearted look at how the season could do with some playfully erotic, AI company for @futureofsex.bsky.social
It's the Winter Solstice and catastrophic energy is beaming from the sun straight toward the Earth. Only the Hermits can stop it! Read this dazzling ebook Short Read and discover for yourself what love, luck, magic, and fate have in store for The Guild--and indeed, all of Earth. amzn.to/3tM7TgL
Signal boosting: Find truly amazing drawings, collages, and other art by Christopher DeGon on this instagram account. Give the gift of art--it keeps on giving! #PortlandOR #PortlandArtists www.instagram.com/dystoplandia/
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