As my mother @carol_leigh is being prepared for sainthood, I would like to remind the world that she stripped out of an American flag and burned it while nude. Just saying.
@Vimeo I am now getting messages that “we were unable to verify your account” and to contact support for help. I’ve done everything I was supposed to do in good faith. Pls help so my video can return to streaming. Or I will seek out another service provider. Let me know.
Tried @vimeo support and then tried reaching out here. Still no answer as to how to complete the verification to continue using the service. Tried again, no luck. it’s due in 2.5 hours. Oh well. Guess it’s not going to work out, if I can’t get it done, I’ll find another platform
@Vimeo I am unable to verify my account for On Demand use in EU. My business name on PayPal is not displayed as I go through the verification process but a dead name of an individual. I contacted support, they did not answer the q, answered off topic. working all week on this
A statement from journalist Michael Lacey, made just before the start of the #Backpage sentencing hearing, which ended today with Lacey being sentenced to 60 months in prison and a $3M fine for being the co-owner of a classified listings site:
FOR OVER 50 YEARS JIM LARKIN WAS MY FRIEND AND BUSINESS PARTNER. HIS SUICIDE IS THE TRAGEDY OF THIS PROSECUTION.
LARKIN CONSULTED WITH THE NATION’S FINEST FIRST AMENDMENT ATTORNEYS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF BACKPAGE AND I BELIEVE HE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE ADVICE OF THE LAWYERS. THAT’S JUST WHO JIM WAS. LAW ENFORCEMENT TESTIFIED IN COURT THAT THEY COULD NOT ARREST ANYONE BASED UPON THE ADS IN BACKPAGE.
NONETHELESS, WITHIN THE 30 MILLION ADS ANNUALLY ,THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH STORIES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAR WITHOUT HEARTACHE. IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT I MADE NO DECISIONS REGARDING BACKPAGE. IT WAS A BUSINESS AND I DID NOT WORK IN BUSINESS.
I RAN THE JOURNALISTS AND EDITORS. I WROTE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COLUMNS AND ARTICLES. OUR WRITERS WON MORE THAN 3800 AWARDS INCLUDING A PULITZER. MUCH HAS BEEN MADE THAT I OPENED A TRUST IN EUROPE FOR MY CHILDREN. THESE FUNDS WERE TRANSFERRED AT THE SUGGESTION OF ATTORNEYS WHEN FBI AGENTS INTIMIDATED AMERICAN BANKERS FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH ME.
I WAS FOUND GUILTY ON ONE COUNT OF CONCEALMENT. THIS IS SIMPLY A MISTAKE. NOTHING WAS CONCEALED. MY LAWYERS FILED A NOTICE ( AN FBAR ) ANNUALLY WITH THE SAME FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOW PROSECUTING ME. THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN THE ACCOUNT AND WHERE THE ACCOUNT IS.
I HAVE KNOWN FELLOW DEFENDANTS SCOTT SPEAR AND JED BRUNST FOR DECADES AND KNOW THEM TO BE BOTH HONEST AND HONORABLE . THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THEM ARE ASTONISHING AND FLAT WRONG.
— MICHAEL LACEY, FORMER EXECUTIVE EDITOR, VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA, AUGUST 27, 2024
I’m very good at reading fine print. I canceled @amazon Prime & @PrimeVideo very recently. Completely canceled. Then @amazon charged me again. Called customer service & got every excuse in the FTC complaint about how I didn’t cancel. Read this for laughs: https://t.co/v9MqxLYdW7
So… like someone who can’t accept your “no” @amazon and @PrimeVideo charged me. I called and they said I never canceled anything. They tried every trick listed on the phone. Too bad. I got all the screenshots. This FTC lawsuit is so real: https://t.co/A1rO7Zf4Xi
So… like someone who can’t accept your “no” @amazon and @PrimeVideo charged me. I called and they said I never canceled anything. They tried every trick listed on the phone. Too bad. I got all the screenshots. This FTC lawsuit is so real: https://t.co/A1rO7Zf4Xi
Goodbye @PrimeVideo $2.99 per month plus the Amazon Fee. No. Lord of the Rings was good, yes. Everything else is trash. And goodbye @amazon overall. Thanks for pushing me to make a good decision. It is so hard to find a good product on @amazon at all. I only use it for costumes.
Brilliant news for sex workers. It took decades but decriminalisation is on the final stretch in Queensland.
Decriminalisation of sex work has been policy in some Australian states for near three decades. Because it works! For sex workers and the wider community. Thank you 👇
Reiterating a prior thought for today. Are you still asking permission for "Nothing About Us Without Us"? Let them know "Without Sex Workers, you got nothing." It feels scary at first to say that, asking for too much, then you realize this is where we should all be.