A quotation from Twain

Laws are sand, customs are rock. Laws can be evaded and punishment escaped, but an openly transgressed custom brings sure punishment. The penalty may be unfair, unrighteous, illogical, and a cruelty; no mater, it will be inflicted, just the same.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident”

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Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-LA) vowed Wednesday to “exact #punishment” on “predators” in Congress following the resignations of Reps. Eric #Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony #Gonzales (R-TX) amid sexual misconduct scandals.

“The question is what more could the House do to protect staffers from predators. You didn’t say that, I said it,” the speaker said at a press conference. “Look, some of the allegations t... https://instagr.am/p/DXK_tx0hhaG/
voteinorout on Instagram: "Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-LA) vowed Wednesday to “exact #punishment” on “predators” in Congress following the resignations of Reps. Eric #Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony #Gonzales (R-TX) amid sexual misconduct scandals. “The question is what more could the House do to protect staffers from predators. You didn’t say that, I said it,” the speaker said at a press conference. “Look, some of the allegations that have been made, and apparently some of the facts that are coming out to verify those allegations, are shocking to us as they are to all of you, and they must be addressed.” The speaker said the House had “tightened up” ethics rules and that leadership would “continue to be as aggressive as possible” to ensure lawmakers comply with rules and laws. “We will bring exact punishment upon those who violate that sacred obligation they have to be a good steward and a boss over their staffs and to not use that position for that kind of terrible activity,” he said. “I don’t know what else to say about it other than it’s detestable.” The two lawmakers resigned from the House on Tuesday, avoiding potential attempts to expel them from Congress after Mr. Gonzales admitted to having an affair with a staffer, who later died by self-immolation, and numerous women accused Mr. Swalwell of sexual assault. Speaker Johnson also noted that the Ethics Committee would soon vote on a punishment for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) after finding her guilty of dozens of ethics violations, and said he supported her expulsion from the chamber. “I suspect that that may be expulsion. In my view, that would be appropriate there,” he said. “It is a rare penalty. It’s only happened so far six times since 1789, but these times call for desperate measures, right?” Watch more by tapping the link in our bio. #mikejohnson tonygonzalez ericswalwell cspan Follow @cspan for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson"

20 likes, 12 comments - voteinorout on April 15, 2026: "Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-LA) vowed Wednesday to “exact #punishment” on “predators” in Congress following the resignations of Reps. Eric #Swalwell (D-CA) and Tony #Gonzales (R-TX) amid sexual misconduct scandals. “The question is what more could the House do to protect staffers from predators. You didn’t say that, I said it,” the speaker said at a press conference. “Look, some of the allegations that have been made, and apparently some of the facts that are coming out to verify those allegations, are shocking to us as they are to all of you, and they must be addressed.” The speaker said the House had “tightened up” ethics rules and that leadership would “continue to be as aggressive as possible” to ensure lawmakers comply with rules and laws. “We will bring exact punishment upon those who violate that sacred obligation they have to be a good steward and a boss over their staffs and to not use that position for that kind of terrible activity,” he said. “I don’t know what else to say about it other than it’s detestable.” The two lawmakers resigned from the House on Tuesday, avoiding potential attempts to expel them from Congress after Mr. Gonzales admitted to having an affair with a staffer, who later died by self-immolation, and numerous women accused Mr. Swalwell of sexual assault. Speaker Johnson also noted that the Ethics Committee would soon vote on a punishment for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) after finding her guilty of dozens of ethics violations, and said he supported her expulsion from the chamber. “I suspect that that may be expulsion. In my view, that would be appropriate there,” he said. “It is a rare penalty. It’s only happened so far six times since 1789, but these times call for desperate measures, right?” Watch more by tapping the link in our bio. #mikejohnson tonygonzalez ericswalwell cspan Follow @cspan for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".

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Heidi would never admit to it, but ever since she saw Travis spanking another DSO, she couldn't stop thinking about getting in trouble enough to earn one from him. The bad part was that she couldn't stand the idea of getting in trouble and making him mad at her! For now she would have to just fantasize! 

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An old blog-post I was inspired to write after a conversation with someone here who will remain nameless unless they claim it ;)

Things that go bump in the night

"The silence in the room became glaringly loud, but he did not want to command her, he wanted her to break the moment for herself, without having to be guided or told by him."

Please heed the warning!

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Things that go Bump in the Night: She ties and face-fucks him and gets the punishment she wants | Going Down with Sundial

She comes to him in the night, ties him up and uses him. When she frees him, he takes over, asks her to fight while he subdues and fucks her.

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Dante and Virgil observing the fate of the Lustful (1444–1450), from Divine Comedy.

Source: British Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/aea2d82e-d06d-4825-84af-1227b906fe9a

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Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
The passage of the bill marked the culmination of a yearslong drive by the far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis.
#World #gaza #Israel #Palestinians
https://globalnews.ca/news/11752870/israel-death-penalty-palestinians/
Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
The passage of the bill marked the culmination of a yearslong drive by the far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis.
#World #gaza #Israel #Palestinians
https://globalnews.ca/news/11752870/israel-death-penalty-palestinians/