Mike Stabile
@mikestabile.bsky.social
First Amendment rodeo clown. Policy Director at Free Speech Coalition, co-founder SWR Data, among other things. Personal account, all outrage / nonsense here is my own.
Ah, yes, the Book of Goon
God Wondering When Humans Will Realize Purpose Of Life Masturbating Continually https://theonion.com/god-wondering-when-humans-will-realize-purpose-of-life-masturbating-continually/
February 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Ah, yes, the Book of Goon
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The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
The mandates are impossible to make work ... but that's the point.
The VPN ban is enforced by civil and AG lawsuits. Compliance is impossible, meaning they can sue any site with "material harmful to minors" that accidentally accepts VPN traffic.
It's about creating liability.
The VPN ban is enforced by civil and AG lawsuits. Compliance is impossible, meaning they can sue any site with "material harmful to minors" that accidentally accepts VPN traffic.
It's about creating liability.
Unenforceable bill, idk if they’ll even do anything about it then.
February 18, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The mandates are impossible to make work ... but that's the point.
The VPN ban is enforced by civil and AG lawsuits. Compliance is impossible, meaning they can sue any site with "material harmful to minors" that accidentally accepts VPN traffic.
It's about creating liability.
The VPN ban is enforced by civil and AG lawsuits. Compliance is impossible, meaning they can sue any site with "material harmful to minors" that accidentally accepts VPN traffic.
It's about creating liability.
"Websites cannot reliably determine whether a VPN user is in Wisconsin. So, to avoid liability, websites are faced with an unfortunate choice: either resort to blocking IP addresses associated with VPNs, block all Wisconsin users’ access, or mandate nationwide restrictions just to avoid liability."
EFF to Wisconsin Legislature: VPN Bans Are Still a Terrible Idea
Wisconsin’s S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 is a spectacularly bad idea. It’s an age-verification bill that effectively bans VPN access to certain websites for Wisconsinites and censors lawful speech. We wrote ab...
www.eff.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM
"Websites cannot reliably determine whether a VPN user is in Wisconsin. So, to avoid liability, websites are faced with an unfortunate choice: either resort to blocking IP addresses associated with VPNs, block all Wisconsin users’ access, or mandate nationwide restrictions just to avoid liability."
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1. The President of the Heritage Foundation took to the influential PBD podcast today to announce his intent when it comes to transgender ADULT care: "You outlaw it."
He stated that the foundation is working precisely on a plan to ban all trans adult care.
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He stated that the foundation is working precisely on a plan to ban all trans adult care.
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"You Outlaw It": Heritage Foundation President Announces Intent To Outlaw All Trans Adult Care
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts indicated his organization's position on the PBD podcast.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
1. The President of the Heritage Foundation took to the influential PBD podcast today to announce his intent when it comes to transgender ADULT care: "You outlaw it."
He stated that the foundation is working precisely on a plan to ban all trans adult care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
He stated that the foundation is working precisely on a plan to ban all trans adult care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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I can tell you without any hesitation - all of these new pirate sites that are set up to monetize stolen content from independent content creators are ALL affiliates of one or more of these AI 'girlfriend' sites.
February 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I can tell you without any hesitation - all of these new pirate sites that are set up to monetize stolen content from independent content creators are ALL affiliates of one or more of these AI 'girlfriend' sites.
Get out the word to Wisconsin! Tomorrow the Senate attempts to ram through one of the most restrictive internet bills in the country.
AB 105 / SB 130 bans adults from using VPNs to access material "harmful to minors"
A massive attack on online privacy.
www.defendonlineprivacy.com/wi/action.php
AB 105 / SB 130 bans adults from using VPNs to access material "harmful to minors"
A massive attack on online privacy.
www.defendonlineprivacy.com/wi/action.php
Wisconsin is about to ban VPN use for "material harmful to minors," part of a larger bill age-verification bill.
The final vote is tomorrow.
If you're based in WI, or have fans or friends who are, have them contact their legislator NOW.
www.defendonlineprivacy.com/wi/action.php
The final vote is tomorrow.
If you're based in WI, or have fans or friends who are, have them contact their legislator NOW.
www.defendonlineprivacy.com/wi/action.php
February 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Get out the word to Wisconsin! Tomorrow the Senate attempts to ram through one of the most restrictive internet bills in the country.
AB 105 / SB 130 bans adults from using VPNs to access material "harmful to minors"
A massive attack on online privacy.
www.defendonlineprivacy.com/wi/action.php
AB 105 / SB 130 bans adults from using VPNs to access material "harmful to minors"
A massive attack on online privacy.
www.defendonlineprivacy.com/wi/action.php
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For years, human rights advocates have been warning that mandatory online ID checks are a death sentence for activists, journalists, and ordinary people resisting authoritarian regimes, for this exact reason.
Forcibly associating online activity with your government name puts dissidents in danger.
Forcibly associating online activity with your government name puts dissidents in danger.
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
For years, human rights advocates have been warning that mandatory online ID checks are a death sentence for activists, journalists, and ordinary people resisting authoritarian regimes, for this exact reason.
Forcibly associating online activity with your government name puts dissidents in danger.
Forcibly associating online activity with your government name puts dissidents in danger.
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The Department of Homeland Security is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas demanding they unmask the people behind anti-ICE accounts.
This crackdown on speech shows EXACTLY why online age verification laws are so dangerous.
Here's why: 🧵
This crackdown on speech shows EXACTLY why online age verification laws are so dangerous.
Here's why: 🧵
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas demanding they unmask the people behind anti-ICE accounts.
This crackdown on speech shows EXACTLY why online age verification laws are so dangerous.
Here's why: 🧵
This crackdown on speech shows EXACTLY why online age verification laws are so dangerous.
Here's why: 🧵
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Fascinating how everyone is getting fired/resigning except American politicians
Billionaire Hyatt Hotels chairman Thomas Pritzker announced he is retiring following emails showing his relationship with sex predator Jeffrey Epstein
Hyatt Chairman Pritzker leaves board over Epstein ties
The 75-year-old billionaire heir said he would not seek reelection to the board at the annual stockholder meeting.
www.cnbc.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Fascinating how everyone is getting fired/resigning except American politicians
FFS.This was the same panic the adult industry had two years ago. AI has done many things, but has not resulted in widespread replacement of actual creators.
It turns out people like actual people. Which we could have told Hollywood, if they'd actually asked.
It turns out people like actual people. Which we could have told Hollywood, if they'd actually asked.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
FFS.This was the same panic the adult industry had two years ago. AI has done many things, but has not resulted in widespread replacement of actual creators.
It turns out people like actual people. Which we could have told Hollywood, if they'd actually asked.
It turns out people like actual people. Which we could have told Hollywood, if they'd actually asked.
Gavin Newsom is the Jeb! of 2028
I don’t understand the point of Gavin Newsom hypotheticals more than two years out from the next presidential election
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Gavin Newsom is the Jeb! of 2028
I remain convinced that age-gating social media is largely an effort to keep kids straight, cis and apolitical.
If you’re a Washingtonian, call your legislator.
If you’re a Washingtonian, call your legislator.
#waleg: the House still hasn't voted on HB 1834, which would require age verification for access to "addictive feeds" on social networks.
UPDATE 2/16: THEY ARE PULLING THE BILL AND WON'T TRY TO PASS IT THIS SESSION! WE WIN! THANKS EVERYBODY FOR YOUR ACTIVISM!
UPDATE 2/16: THEY ARE PULLING THE BILL AND WON'T TRY TO PASS IT THIS SESSION! WE WIN! THANKS EVERYBODY FOR YOUR ACTIVISM!
Oppose HB 1834 (new action): Keep the pressure on the House: NO to online ID checks and biometric scans
HB 1834's age-gating requirements are a huge privacy risk – and harmful to LGBTQ+, low-income, unhoused, and undocumented people. There's still a chance the House might pass this bad bill before the T...
www.takeaction.network
February 16, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I remain convinced that age-gating social media is largely an effort to keep kids straight, cis and apolitical.
If you’re a Washingtonian, call your legislator.
If you’re a Washingtonian, call your legislator.
The UK already has one of the most restrictive internet policies in the west. Starmer seeking broad, extra-parliamentary powers to crack down on VPNs and other access is a troubling sign.
Censorship is always fuels an appetite for more censorship.
Censorship is always fuels an appetite for more censorship.
UK's Starmer seeks greater powers to regulate online access
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek broader powers to regulate internet access, which he said on Sunday was needed to protect children from fast-changing digital risks.
www.reuters.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The UK already has one of the most restrictive internet policies in the west. Starmer seeking broad, extra-parliamentary powers to crack down on VPNs and other access is a troubling sign.
Censorship is always fuels an appetite for more censorship.
Censorship is always fuels an appetite for more censorship.
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An Arizona Republican wanting to make it a felony to expose minors to books that depict "ultimate sexual acts" does it exactly that, publicly reading an explicit passage about lesbian sex ... poorly
"The diddlo glistened with her spit"
"The diddlo glistened with her spit"
February 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
An Arizona Republican wanting to make it a felony to expose minors to books that depict "ultimate sexual acts" does it exactly that, publicly reading an explicit passage about lesbian sex ... poorly
"The diddlo glistened with her spit"
"The diddlo glistened with her spit"
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turns out the discord situation is worse! the company that will be doing the age verifications with IDs is Persona, a peter thiel aligned company
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
turns out the discord situation is worse! the company that will be doing the age verifications with IDs is Persona, a peter thiel aligned company
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
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B/c I love the late Maya Angelou, I want to make an announcement: Maya Angelou did sex work. She never hid it, nor did she allow herself to feel shame b/c of it. Her sex-working past isn't anti-Black. But the erasure of her past due to respectability politics certainly is.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
B/c I love the late Maya Angelou, I want to make an announcement: Maya Angelou did sex work. She never hid it, nor did she allow herself to feel shame b/c of it. Her sex-working past isn't anti-Black. But the erasure of her past due to respectability politics certainly is.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
DHS is demanding tech platforms identify people behind accounts that document ICE or criticize the government.
EFF and ACLU are calling on the platforms to resist complying while court challenges play out.
EFF and ACLU are calling on the platforms to resist complying while court challenges play out.
We (@eff.org & @aclu-norcal.bsky.social) have asked several techcos to closely scrutinize and resist compliance with administrative subpoenas from ICE, CBP, and other DHS components. DHS is using these subpoenas to punish those exercising their First Amendment rights. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Open Letter to Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS Subpoenas
EFF is calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting DHS lawless administrative subpoenas for user data.
www.eff.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:11 AM
DHS is demanding tech platforms identify people behind accounts that document ICE or criticize the government.
EFF and ACLU are calling on the platforms to resist complying while court challenges play out.
EFF and ACLU are calling on the platforms to resist complying while court challenges play out.
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🌟 Sex workers at Sheri’s Ranch, a legal brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, are unionizing with the Communications Workers of America @cwaunion.bsky.social
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
Sex workers at Pahrump brothel are unionizing, alleging unfair contracts and conditions - The Nevada Independent
In the last week, the brothel has fired three workers who challenged a new contract that they say is unfair. Lawyers have filed an injunction with the federal labor board.
thenevadaindependent.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:33 AM
🌟 Sex workers at Sheri’s Ranch, a legal brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, are unionizing with the Communications Workers of America @cwaunion.bsky.social
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
Last week, management fired several pro-union workers—including the union’s primary organizer, Jupiter Jetson
thenevadaindependent.com/article/sex-...
“Sales of BBW-SSBBW content are up more than 42% since the popularisation of drugs like Ozempic. The rise of adult creator content has brought an increased celebration of different types of bodies, even if mainstream culture may be focused more narrowly.”
‘I can’t even be bothered to masturbate’: Ozempic and the death of desire
It feels like there is more pressure than ever to be thin, and it’s tanking our self-esteem. Is it also taking a toll on our intimate relationships and libido?
www.dazeddigital.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM
“Sales of BBW-SSBBW content are up more than 42% since the popularisation of drugs like Ozempic. The rise of adult creator content has brought an increased celebration of different types of bodies, even if mainstream culture may be focused more narrowly.”
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Since Joseph Gordon-Levitt began his campaign to repeal (aka "amend") Section 230, the core of The Heritage Foundation and Morality in Media's tech policy agenda, I think it's worth remembering what other celebs are supporting this reactionary cause.
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Since Joseph Gordon-Levitt began his campaign to repeal (aka "amend") Section 230, the core of The Heritage Foundation and Morality in Media's tech policy agenda, I think it's worth remembering what other celebs are supporting this reactionary cause.
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SWR's @melrose.bsky.social and @mikestabile.bsky.social sat down with @hansbuetow.bsky.social at Never Post to talk about what really draws fans — authenticity and intimacy.
🆕 Never Post! Pornhub Goes SFW
HELLO TO ALL! We've got an SFW episode for your ears. Today, Senior Producer Hans Buetow digs into the data from the 2025 Pornhub Year-in-Review, and wonders aloud to sexual wellness educator Courney ...
www.neverpo.st
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
SWR's @melrose.bsky.social and @mikestabile.bsky.social sat down with @hansbuetow.bsky.social at Never Post to talk about what really draws fans — authenticity and intimacy.
"Many rely on anonymity to speak freely. LGBTQ+ youth, survivors of abuse, political dissidents, and countless others use aliases to explore identity, find support, and build community. When you’re worried that what you say can be traced back to your govt ID, you speak differently—or not at all."
Age verification is here, and it's reshaping the internet -- now it's hit Discord. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent
Discord has begun rolling out mandatory age verification and the internet is, understandably, freaking out. We’ve written extensively about why age verification mandates are a censorship and
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
"Many rely on anonymity to speak freely. LGBTQ+ youth, survivors of abuse, political dissidents, and countless others use aliases to explore identity, find support, and build community. When you’re worried that what you say can be traced back to your govt ID, you speak differently—or not at all."