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Stop me if you’ve heard the one about the Ukrainian beauty queen who volunteered to fight the invading Russian forces. If you’ve been on social media these past few weeks, you’ve probably seen the striking photo of the woman clad in tactical gear and holding a rifle. “We are living in a materiel world, and I’m a materiel girl,” the stunner says to the viewer through her steely glare. Or the one about the Japanese ambassador to Ukraine kitted out in his ancestor’s samurai gear and ready to defend his adopted homeland? You’ve surely heard about the “Ghost of Kyiv,” a Ukrainian fighter pilot who has been terrorizing his Russian counterparts, accomplishing the feat — uncommon in contemporary air combat — of becoming an ace.

If you have the misfortune of being Very Online, you likely scrolled past apoplexy from social libertarians this weekend following news of the letter from GOP lawmakers to Attorney General William Barr regarding porn prosecution. For those lucky enough to be out of the loop, four Republicans wrote a letter exhorting Barr to prioritize the prosecution of obscene pornography. They argue that the proliferation and ease of access to porn coincides with increases in violence toward women, human trafficking and child pornography. They also mention the writ large consequences of pornography for children, who are becoming exposed to it online at ever younger ages. Barr enforced obscenity laws that still exist today while serving as George H.W.

This week, Pornhub launched a campaign to raise awareness about plastic pollution: a porn video set on a dirty, plastic bottle-littered beach. Titled 'The Dirtiest Porn Ever,' the porn giant has promised to donate a portion of the money from views to an ocean cleanup charity ⁠— incentivizing people into watching porn. As if people don’t watch enough already. It’s not the first time that a pornography company has attempted to brand itself as virtuous. Pornhub even has an entire charity page on its website called Pornhub Cares. Saving the bees, conserving endangered pandas, helping women pursue an education, and planting trees are just a handful of campaigns that Pornhub has run over the past few years.