Dispatches from Whore Nation:

Baddies organize a rally ahead of the super bowl to disrupt and debunk propaganda about sex workers and to stop the raids

“If speaking out against fascism damages your brand, that means your brand is fascism” -Steve Hofstetter, Comedian

Meow Townies, we are all shaken by the murders of queer woman and mother, Rene Nicole Good and ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal goons. This sick, illegal and shocking behavior is coming straight from the top, and when I say top I mean top of the trash heap: Stephen Miller, Just Dumb Vance, Krispy Gnome and Demented Trump.

Massive protests and strikes are the correct response and my hope is that we take a note from MN and organize, strategize and continue to extend our help and good will for the courageous people doing the damn thing.

Do you live outside the Twin Cities but want to help? Follow Tricia Towey, a kind teacher in the Twin Cities doing helpful, conversational little videos. They have an especially clear and helpful linktree on their biolink offering easy ways you can donate and contribute directly by stocking food banks, delivering toilet paper to people, and donating to free legal support for immigrants.

Other ways to get involved: Subscribe to Jess Craven’s newsletter Chop Wood, Carry Water for an easy checklist. You can do her action items from literally anywhere. It’s really important to continue to boycott Trump-anies who are funding fascism, staging ice raids, and who are complicit in the murdering of protestors by their deafening silence.

Now for the weekend edition of Whore Nation:

All sex workers have the right to work safely with dignity, free from police harassment.

It’s Superbowl time and you know what that means: Same lies, different day.

ICE is coming to Santa Clara to arrest sex workers in the guise of “saving the children” again. This stupid story has been debunked with data, but is still being used to deploy ICE and Homeland Security in order to terrorize, frighten and arrest people in the hopes of ultimately shutting down speech, but these tactics have the opposite result. No matter how mad MAGA gets, we are madder, and we are getting louder.

Year after year, we see the media parrot false, insidious talking points provided by law enforcement and faith-based groups who are only dedicated to criminalizing sex workers in the hopes of eradicating the adult industry altogether—specifically targeting immigrants, Black women, trans women and people of color. Join us and speak out for sex worker rights this weekend and show up to rally Monday, Feb 2 from 3pm-5pm and STOP THE RAIDS.

Here is information coming from Santa Clara regarding plans to deploy ICE at the super bowl to terrorize sex workers:

https://sanjosespotlight.com/will-santa-clara-county-arrest-ice-agents-at-super-bowl/

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/super-bowl-ice-trump-21321255.php

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-council-ice-super-bowl-21320703.php

Stop the Raids, an organization made of several legendary sex worker-centered orgs are planning some community events and a rally. If you are a member of the erotic community in or near the Bay Area, please come! And invite your friends to join us! DM me on Instagram: @antoniacrane for the address.