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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Flag-state resource list for seasteaders

WORK IN PROGRESS.

Websites of companies that can help you register a vessel:

International Ship Registries (Worldwide) LLC

Offshore companies and yacht registrations

Other places to get information:

Guide to Ship Registries

List of flags of convenience (Wikipedia)

COMPARISON OF FLAG STATE LAWS ON ARMED GUARDS AND ARMS ON BOARD

Legality of cannabis by country


Prostitution law

Gambling law

State of World Liberty Index

5 MOST LIBERTARIAN COUNTRIES – WHAT IS THE MOST LIBERTARIAN COUNTRY?

Favorable laws for freedom-loving vessel owners:

Very basic ownership requirements.

Lax rules about firearms onboard.

Loose laws on "vices" (prostitution, gambling, drugs, etc).

Favorable conditions for lax enforcement on yachts and cruise ships (this is NOT a comprehensive list):

Poor countries with already weak law enforcement. Examples are:

Somalia.

Cambodia.

Honduras.

Burma/Myanmar.

Countries (especially island countries) with small populations. Examples are:

Tuvalu.

Landlocked countries. Examples are:

Bolivia.

Mongolia.

Moldova.

Or, obviously, a combination of these factors.

Sunday, April 21, 2019

The best articles that argue against involuntary circumcision, along with groups to support


Eric Clopper's presentation video Sex & Circumcision: An American Love Story by Eric Clopper is almost good enough. The dude is almost like the Ryan Dawson of circumcision.
I say "almost" because he doesn't go into the psychological effects of circumcision with the presentation.

Psychological and social effects of circumcision, mostly from Circumcision Resource Center:






Don't Touch My Son


The Rape of Innocence: female genital mutilation and circumcision in the USA
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How circumcision increases sexual infidelity:

Circumcised Penis Effect On Sex and Love Making/Circumcised Sex Lessens Feelings of Love for One's Partner

Marriage and Divorce Affected by Penis Circumcision/Circumcised Sex Can Deteriorate the Relationship


Physical damage from circumcision:

Gallery for the Global Survey of Circumcision Harm

Libertarianism and circumcision
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From other sites:

Male and Female Infant Circumcision: Which One is Worse?

Circumcision is Child Abuse: A Picture Essay

10 Common Myths About Circumcision

The Bioethics of the Circumcision of Male Children
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Circumcision Resource Center articles (my most recommended website):

Condensed arguments and responses:

Circumcision Pros and Cons

Health benefits myths:

Explaining Claims of Medical Benefits

Circumcision and HIV: Harm Outweighs “Benefit”

Circumcision and Male Infant Mortality

Historical Medical Claims About Circumcision

Ethics:

Circumcision, Ethics, and Medicine

Ethical Questions

More Ethical Questions About Circumcision


The Intactivism Pages (second most recommended website):

Circumcision and Urinary Tract Infection

Rebuttal to another biased study

Circumcision and Cancer

Circumcision and Sexually Transmitted Diseases


Alexithymia and Circumcision Trauma: A Preliminary Investigation

The Circumcision Complex
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Other sites, plus YouTube channels (work in progress):

Circumcision Diaries

Saving Our Sons

whatUneverknew

Doctors Opposing Circumcision

National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers

For Muslims:

Circumcision - Does the Qur'an Approve it?

HOW MALE CIRCUMCISION HARMS WOMEN


Links to groups:

Attorneys for the Rights of the Child | Safeguarding Children's Rights to Genital Integrity

Doctors Opposing Circumcision

Nurses for the Rights of the Child

Mothers Against Circumcision

Genital Autonomy America

Stop Infant Circumcision Society

NOHARMM | National Organization to Halt the Abuse and Routine Mutilation of Males

Intact America

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Tell Trump to NOT veto the Yemen bill! Here's what to do.


Withdrawal the U.S.'s support for Saudi Arabia's War on Yemen! 
Call 202-456-1111.
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