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Texas fracker turned escort says repression allowed business to flourish 7 mars 2026 à 12:00

Texas fracker turned escort says repression allowed business to flourish

7 mars 2026 à 12:00

Mickey says his stint as a handyman transformed into a lucrative sex business due to the region’s ‘self-denial’

A western Texas fracker starring in a podcast about how his attempted moonlighting as a handyman turned into lucrative sex work largely solicited by distracted oil industry professionals’ housewives says he believes his region’s repressive sexual attitudes gave his side gig an opening to flourish.

“There’s an inherent kind of self-denial,” the subject of The Handyman of West Texas, identified only as Mickey, said in a recent interview. “We all have these thoughts. But we lie to ourselves and try to conform to … how you’re supposed to be repressing your own pleasure.”

The Guardian
Louisiana mayor convicted of raping 16-year-old boy at her home while still in office 4 mars 2026 à 10:00

Louisiana mayor convicted of raping 16-year-old boy at her home while still in office

The Guardian

Par : Ramon Antonio Vargas

4 mars 2026 à 10:00

Misty Roberts, 43, faces sentences of up to 10 and seven years in prison after July 2024 sexual assault at pool party

The former mayor of a Louisiana city has been convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy during a party at her house while she was still in office.

Misty Roberts, 43, faces sentences of up to 10 and seven years in prison after a jury in the municipality of DeRidder on Tuesday found her guilty of two felonies: carnal knowledge of a juvenile – or statutory rape – as well as indecent behavior with a minor.

The Guardian
Third victim dies as Austin bar shooting investigated as potential terrorism act 3 mars 2026 à 21:13

Third victim dies as Austin bar shooting investigated as potential terrorism act

The Guardian

Par : Ramon Antonio Vargas

3 mars 2026 à 21:13

Jorge Pederson, 30, had been on life support after weekend attack which left more than a dozen others wounded

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A Minnesota-based mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter has been named as the third victim to die in the recent mass shooting at an Austin bar being investigated as a potential act of terrorism in retaliation for US airstrikes in Iran.

The death of 30-year-old Jorge Pederson was announced by the Austin police department on Monday evening. Police told NBC News that Pederson had been on life support after the attack, which left more than a dozen others wounded and ended with officers fatally shooting the gunman.

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