September 2, 20232 yr Author We made the national news, yay? Quite a few national news outlets are reporting on it. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/federal-judge-strikes-texas-law-requiring-age-verification-102863573 Quote The state attorney general's office, which is defending the law, immediately filed notice of appeal to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Quote Judge Ezra also said the law, which was to take effect Friday, raises privacy concerns because a permissible age verification is using a traceable government-issued identification and the government has access to and is not required to delete the data. “People will be particularly concerned about accessing controversial speech when the state government can log and track that access,” Ezra wrote. “By verifying information through government identification, the law will allow the government to peer into the most intimate and personal aspects of people’s lives.” Judge was on the ball on this one Quote Ezra said Texas has a legitimate goal of protecting children from online sexual material, but noted other measures, including blocking and filtering software, exist. “These methods are more effective and less restrictive in terms of protecting minors from adult content,” Ezra wrote. Quote The judge also found the law unconstitutionally compels speech by requiring adult sites to post health warnings they dispute — that pornography is addictive, impairs mental development and increases the demand for prostitution, child exploitation and child sexual abuse images. “The disclosures state scientific findings as a matter of fact, when in reality, they range from heavily contested to unsupported by the evidence,” Ezra wrote. Chugging through other courts: Quote The Texas law carried fines of up to $10,000 per violation that could be raised to up to $250,000 per violation by a minor. Quote The Utah law was upheld by a federal judge who last month rejected a lawsuit challenging it. Arkansas' law, which would have required parental consent for children to create new social media accounts, was struck down by a federal judge Thursday and a lawsuit challenging the Louisiana law is pending. No, the department of Texas Health and Human Services did not actually study pornography or develop any findings that porn causes mental illness or increases prostitution, etc. https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/31/texas-cannot-yet-enforce-id-checks-on-porn-sites/ Quote The bill would also require that these websites display a “public health warning” in 14-point font or larger, which states that watching pornography can cause mental illness and increase the demand for prostitution and child sexual exploitation. “Although these warnings carry the label ‘Texas Health and Human Services,’ it appears that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has not made these findings or announcements,” wrote Judge Ezra.
September 2, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said: Now if she considers Captain and Tennille’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” as y’all’s song, you’re not getting out of the relationship intact. And some of you now have that Captain and Tennille song stuck in your head, Joke's on you I was born in the 90s.
September 22, 20232 yr 5th circuit court of appeals just overturned the injunction but fast tracked the case for oral argument. HB 1181 is in effect today
September 22, 20232 yr Author 39 minutes ago, HRSchenker said: HB 1181 is in effect today Well, may have some fun stories from older relatives in the next few days.
September 22, 20232 yr 45 minutes ago, HRSchenker said: 5th circuit court of appeals just overturned the injunction but fast tracked the case for oral argument. HB 1181 is in effect today Wait, do you have a link to this? I'm not seeing anything
September 22, 20232 yr 11 minutes ago, Foosters said: Wait, do you have a link to this? I'm not seeing anything https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/20/last-week-5th-circuit-said-govt-cant-pressure-websites-this-week-it-says-govt-mandated-health-messages-are-perfectly-fine/ Quote As the court clearly notes “this is compelled speech.” Anyway, with the court rejecting it, we figured there would be some time for it to go through the usual appeals process. But we did not count on good ol’ 5th Circuit Judge Andy Oldham. Because a three judge panel that includes Oldham reinstated the law, putting an “administrative stay” on the preliminary injunction that blocked the law in the first place. Once again, the ruling gives no details at all. It’s two sentences this time (up from one the last time), and just effectively removes the preliminary injunction, meaning that the law is immediately in effect. The only difference from last year’s similar nonsense is that the court says the appeal is “expedited” to the next available oral argument panel.
September 22, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, 0xdeadbeef said: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/20/last-week-5th-circuit-said-govt-cant-pressure-websites-this-week-it-says-govt-mandated-health-messages-are-perfectly-fine/ This has nothing to do with the ID thing this has to do with the sexual health warning not the same thing.
September 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, HRSchenker said: 5th circuit court of appeals just overturned the injunction but fast tracked the case for oral argument. HB 1181 is in effect today More like 5th circuit of losers.
September 22, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, Foosters said: Wait, do you have a link to this? I'm not seeing anything
September 22, 20232 yr Yeah pornhub.com pulls up just fine for me. This won't end well for the state.
September 22, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, immamac said: This has nothing to do with the ID thing this has to do with the sexual health warning not the same thing. Sorry, I don't think you read the whole article. The top part talks about last year tomfoolery, the bottom half talks about the new stay on the injunction that was issued days ago. Earlier this year, Texas passed a law requiring both age verification and a mandatory “health warning” message on all adult content websites. The Free Speech Coalition sued to stop the law going into effect (as it was scheduled to do on September 1st) and, as we reported, the court reasonably granted the injunction blocking the law, noting that it was pretty clearly a violation of the 1st Amendment for both the age verification bits and for the mandatory health warning, which forces adult websites to say that “Texas Health and Human Services” has claimed that pornography leads to eating disorders, impaired brain development and an increase in demand for child exploitation even though, as the judge blocking the law noted, Texas Health and Human Service’s department never found any such thing. As the court clearly notes “this is compelled speech.” Anyway, with the court rejecting it, we figured there would be some time for it to go through the usual appeals process. But we did not count on good ol’ 5th Circuit Judge Andy Oldham. Because a three judge panel that includes Oldham reinstated the law, putting an “administrative stay” on the preliminary injunction that blocked the law in the first place.
September 22, 20232 yr It's also illegal to sell dildos to a party of women in Texas - this law even if it stays won't be enforceable because they'd get fucked to oblivion on enforcing it.
September 22, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, immamac said: It's also illegal to sell dildos to a party of women in Texas - this law even if it stays won't be enforceable because they'd get fucked to oblivion on enforcing it. It's illegal to sell/distribute dildos in Texas period. To a party of men, women, aliens, dogs or cats, or to just one. But the best part is, if you possess more than six dildos there is a presumption of intent to distribute.
September 22, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: It's illegal to sell/distribute dildos in Texas period. To a party of men, women, aliens, dogs or cats, or to just one. But the best part is, if you possess more than six dildos there is a presumption of intent to distribute. Even @NowThis doesn’t need more than 6 dildos
September 22, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: Even @NowThis doesn’t need more than 6 dildos That's right. That's why my practice is, when we are going to upgrade one of our current dildos, we pick one to toss out, so we do not exceed the 5 dildo cap. I mean....that's what my friend does. That's what he told me once. And no, I don't have a good reason to explain why we were talking about dildos. We just, uh, were....it was a real wandering conversation. Yeah, that's what happened......Goddammit, where's the edit button?
September 22, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said: There goes Brisket talking about dildos again. FIFY
September 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, TonyTexas said: Even @NowThis doesn’t need more than 6 dildos Hey, some people are very OCD, and there are 7 days in a week.
September 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, TonyTexas said: Even @NowThis doesn’t need more than 6 dildos Just when you think you've got a guy pegged...
September 22, 20232 yr 36 minutes ago, 0xdeadbeef said: Hey, some people are very OCD, and there are 7 days in a week. Seriously! Wash your dildos every time you use one.
September 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: That's right. That's why my practice is, when we are going to upgrade one of our current dildos, we pick one to toss out, so we do not exceed the 5 dildo cap. I mean....that's what my friend does. That's what he told me once. And no, I don't have a good reason to explain why we were talking about dildos. We just, uh, were....it was a real wandering conversation. Yeah, that's what happened......Goddammit, where's the edit button? More than six. Six is the cap, which actually makes sense. You want to leave one nostril unimpeded so as not to interfere with breathing (unless that's your thing). Edited September 22, 20232 yr by dcbc
September 22, 20232 yr While we’re talking here, is there an acceptable limit on the number of butt plugs one should own? Seems like 15 should be fine. I mean, hypothetically.
September 22, 20232 yr Author 10 minutes ago, South Austin said: While we’re talking here, is there an acceptable limit on the number of butt plugs one should own? Seems like 15 should be fine. I mean, hypothetically. Somebody needs butt plugs? When they are banned in 2025, they are going to be valuable, so you should stock up now and I might know a guy.
September 22, 20232 yr 17 minutes ago, South Austin said: While we’re talking here, is there an acceptable limit on the number of butt plugs one should own? Seems like 15 should be fine. I mean, hypothetically. Seems like one ought to be enough. But some people love a challenge.
September 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, safe sex said: Seriously! Wash your dildos every time you use one. And even more importantly, if you're using someone ELSE'S dildo, DEFINITELY wash it. Both before (for safety) and after (as a courtesy). Hygiene and manners, people.
September 22, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: And even more importantly, if you're using someone ELSE'S dildo, DEFINITELY wash it. Both before (for safety) and after (as a courtesy). Hygiene and manners, people.
September 22, 20232 yr Seriously! Wash your dildos every time you use one.User name checks out Somebody needs butt plugs? When they are banned in 2025, they are going to be valuable, so you should stock up now and I might know a guy. I too am investing in buttplug futures
September 22, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, deft said: User name checks out I too am investing in buttplug futures At this point, I'm looking at becoming a contraband smuggler to future Texas to supply all the things that are banned/will be banned. Porn. Books. Women's clothing that doesn't come from the LDS sister-wives catalog. You know, really anything that doesn't make an appearance in A Handmaid's Tale.
September 23, 20232 yr The 5th and 9th circuits enjoy going toe to toe every year to determine who can stretch reason the most to justify insane politically based jurisprudence. This is nothing new, but the scary thing now is the lack of a balancing force in the higher court.
September 24, 20232 yr And even more importantly, if you're using someone ELSE'S dildo, DEFINITELY wash it. Both before (for safety) and after (as a courtesy). Hygiene and manners, people.The Wirecutter with a handy guide to cleaning your dildos:https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/guides/how-to-clean-sex-toys/
September 25, 20232 yr The dildo statute was struck down in 2008 by the 5th Circuit.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-ban-on-sex-toy-sales-overturned/#:~:text=The%205th%20U.S.%20Circuit%20Court,guaranteed%20by%20the%2014th%20Amendment.
September 25, 20232 yr On 9/24/2023 at 8:45 AM, elfenix said: The Wirecutter with a handy guide to cleaning your dildos: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/guides/how-to-clean-sex-toys/ protip: don't use wirecutters to clean your dildo
October 2, 20232 yr Welp, youporn is blocked on my phone, but not my laptop. Not sure why that's the case, because I don't have any kind of VPN on either of them.
October 4, 20232 yr On 10/2/2023 at 6:54 PM, HornOnTheBayou said: Welp, youporn is blocked on my phone, but not my laptop. Not sure why that's the case, because I don't have any kind of VPN on either of them. Did your parents change your screentime settings?
February 27, 20241 yr Author Texas going after Pornhub https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-attorney-general-sues-pornography-distributor-over-age-verification/ Quote Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the major pornography distribution company that owns Pornhub and other sites over their age verification measures. The suit, filed against Aylo Global Entertainment, claims the company violates HB 1181, which requires reasonable age verification measures to protect minors from being exposed to obscene materials, according to a release from Paxton’s office. Paxton is seeking an injunction against Aylo Global to require appropriate age verification safeguards and potentially millions of dollars in civil penalties, the release said. There will be more to come - the state is not happy everybody decided to ignore this law. So renew your VPN subscriptions in the future if he wins the case.
February 27, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said: Texas going after Pornhub https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-attorney-general-sues-pornography-distributor-over-age-verification/ There will be more to come - the state is not happy everybody decided to ignore this law. So renew your VPN subscriptions in the future if he wins the case. Texas is going full retrograde. You almost have to admire the commitment to the bit. Fuck the right to vote for minorities. Fuck women controlling their own bodies. Fight back against any attempt to decriminalize the devil's lettuce MARIJUANA. Ban porn. I'm expecting the AG's suit to enjoin any further playing of that goshdarned Rock and Roll "music" any moment now.
February 27, 20241 yr 20 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: Texas going after Pornhub https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-attorney-general-sues-pornography-distributor-over-age-verification/ There will be more to come - the state is not happy everybody decided to ignore this law. So renew your VPN subscriptions in the future if he wins the case. are they considering the ones on alcohol sites that ask you birthdate "reasonable age verification measures to protect minors" as well?? I'd think they would need to comply in same manner since serving same purpose.
February 27, 20241 yr 29 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Fight back against any attempt to decriminalize the devil's lettuce MARIJUANA Texas has done this in the most counterproductive (and most Texas) way possible. Delta 8 THC and Delta 9 THC are widely available and completely unregulated here. There is a proportional weight limit, but I don’t think there’s an absolute amount limit per serving. And you can buy that shit anywhere, including shady independent businesses whose employees are more likely to sell to minors compared to the regulated dispensaries that operate in legal states. So weed is nominally illegal here. But it’s functionally far more available, especially to children. Which is completely fucked up. Edited February 27, 20241 yr by BrickHorn
February 28, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, BrickHorn said: Texas has done this in the most counterproductive (and most Texas) way possible. Delta 8 THC and Delta 9 THC are widely available and completely unregulated here. There is a proportional weight limit, but I don’t think there’s an absolute amount limit per serving. And you can buy that shit anywhere, including shady independent businesses whose employees are more likely to sell to minors compared to the regulated dispensaries that operate in legal states. So weed is nominally illegal here. But it’s functionally far more available, especially to children. Which is completely fucked up. "Texas: which is completely fucked up." New state motto done -- send it to the printing presses for distribution.
February 28, 20241 yr 28 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Gonna check out pornhub right now, in honor of Ken Paxton... I never really considered the irony of his last name til now. He surely Paxverylittle.
February 28, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, Planet Houston said: I never really considered the irony of his last name til now. He surely Paxverylittle. I think this also tracks back to his supposed extramarital affair; you know he's always been accused of having a wandering eye...
February 28, 20241 yr Popular Post 49 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Gonna check out pornhub right now, in honor of Ken Paxton...
February 28, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, F250 said: A good rule of thumb - CECLC 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are all shit. CECLC 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 are pretty decent.
February 28, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Mrs Whiggins said: I think this also tracks back to his supposed extramarital affair; you know he's always been accused of having a wandering eye... My husband's cousin is a secret service agent and when Trump was in office, he got us passes to see Air Force One land when Trump was coming to Austin for something. We're in no way Trump fans, but thought it would be cool to see the plane come in and all that. What I remember most from this is Ken Paxton going through the crowd greeting attendees, and all I could think about was his lazy eye. I didn't know where to look. /csb
February 28, 20241 yr A good rule of thumb - CECLC 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are all shit. CECLC 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 are pretty decent.
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