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atomheartbevo

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  1. Sounds like the natives were getting restless.
  2. It is. Read the law: Sec. 545.453. OPERATOR OF AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) When an automated driving system installed on a motor vehicle is engaged: (1) the owner of the automated driving system is considered the operator of the automated motor vehicle solely for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws, regardless of whether the person is physically present in the vehicle while the vehicle is operating; and (2) the automated driving system is considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle. Regarding ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, some claim it’s real, citing farm attacks and ‘Kill the Boer’ as evidence. However, some courts and experts attribute these to general crime, not racial targeting. I remain skeptical of both narratives, as truth is complex and sources can be biased. Distrust in mainstream denials of targeted violence is warranted, and you would be wise to follow voices like Musk who are highlighting the ongoing concerns.
  3. Amen, Gameboys are reliable as hell.
  4. What the fuck does that even mean? Does that mean they are trained to use the weird door release mechanism to retrieve the occupants if they get stuck in the car? Does that mean they are trained to handle a Tesla catching on fire if it's in a crash? Does that mean they have Tesla's legal team on auto-dial?
  5. Let me tell you about one of my favorite animated shows of all time.
  6. Why didn't they send them to Austin? Or Louisiana? Seems like local pols would be cheaper to buy off in the short term.
  7. When you think about how much time he spent on website comments defending his games or going after Chris Roberts/Star Citizen, just the sheer amount of time he spent on website comments, you have to wonder what his Surly handle is.
  8. Only when they made them water resistant and you could take them in the shower...
  9. STAAR test going away, replaced by three smaller tests throughout the year. https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-house-moves-to-eliminate-staar-test-change-school-accountability-system/
  10. All of that and it's an attack on the LBGTQ crowd, and it's another step towards an attempt at regulating the internet. Remember, the Speaker of the House and his 17-year-old son are each other's porn accountability buddies. These people are weird as fuck.
  11. What if we started a porn company where every photo and every video showed guns. Everything from a little .38 up to .50. All of our videos take place in and around gun stores, hunting stands, firing ranges, etc. And then when they try to block us or shut us down, we go out there and say Mike Lee doesn't like guns.
  12. Austin ISD texted that they sent out an email about school consolidation. Austin ISD School Consolidations | Austin ISD
  13. She can’t marry Han if she’s dead.
  14. How about just printing out large posters of Melania Trump posing nude with that other woman and displaying them in court? It's pretty wild that they are going to try and criminalize all porn and adult content in one go, (down to things like Game of Thrones) - I figured we would have gotten a nation-wide version of the Texas age ID bill where people had to present their IDs in some form to view porn/get put on a government list first. But nope, going right for the sources.
  15. There's nothing slow about it, and this legislation will pass. It'll stop plenty of tech-ignorant people, but I'm assuming the VPNs will be blasting ads all over the place (more than they do now). Right now the legislation is just aimed at producers of porn, and their hosting companies.
  16. Nope, apparently, it's a pretty common thing to happen, according to the internet.
  17. In a move that surprises nobody, the Incel King of Free Speech cannot be criticized by Tesla employees After Tesla Employees Signed Letter Asking Elon Musk to Resign, at Least One Has Been Fired Tesla Employees Against Elon
  18. And by the way, the definition of what they consider to be obscene covers a shitload of your typical R-rated movies and TV shows.
  19. We knew they were going to make a run at all porn - it's what all of this was leading up to, to see how much people would tolerate in terms of barriers put in place against porn. I remember people saying that Texas wouldn't try and block porn, and well, they did with the age verification bullshit (really just a way to get a list of everybody trying to access porn). Stock up on your porn, I expect this to move through pretty fast. This was a centerpiece for a lot of the Project 2025 people. Lee Bill Establishes Obscenity Definition Across States - Mike Lee US Senator fo... U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act today to clarify the legal definition of “obscenity” for all states, making the transmission of obscene content across state lines more easily prosecuted. U.S. Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) is the bill’s co-lead in the House of Representatives. “Obscenity isn’t protected by the First Amendment, but hazy and unenforceable legal definitions have allowed extreme pornography to saturate American society and reach countless children,” said Senator Mike Lee. “Our bill updates the legal definition of obscenity for the internet age so this content can be taken down and its peddlers prosecuted.” “The Interstate Obscenity Definition Act equips law enforcement with the tools they need to target and remove obscene material from the internet, which is alarmingly destructive and far outside the bounds of protected free speech under the Constitution. I’m proud to lead this effort in the House with Senator Lee to safeguard American families and ensure this dangerous material is kept out of our homes and off our screens.” – Representative Mary Miller The Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) clarifies the definition of obscenity across all states and provides updated descriptions suited to modern content. The new definition removes dependence on ever-changing and elusive public opinion, replacing ambiguity with practical standards to make obscenity identifiable. This change will prevent obscene material such as pornography from evading prosecution by relying on the legal confusion of differing standards between states. Under IODA, law enforcement will be empowered to identify and prevent obscenity from being transmitted across state lines. Obscenity is already unprotected speech under the First Amendment, but its current definition makes it difficult to assess and prosecute. The current legal definition of obscenity was taken from a Supreme Court case argued in 1973. Its standards are subjective and vague, making it difficult to apply with certainty to any given material. Using a pre-internet standard for modern times presents serious challenges – particularly when states use differing definitions for “obscenity” – and allows criminals to evade prosecution. The Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA): Defines “obscenity” within the Communications Act of 1934 as content that: taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion, depicts, describes or represents actual or simulated sexual acts with the objective intent to arouse, titillate, or gratify the sexual desires of a person, and, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Strengthens the existing general prohibition on obscenity in the Communications Act (47 U.S.C 223(a)) by removing the “intent” requirement that only prohibits the transmission of obscenity for the purposes abusing, threatening, or harassing a person. EXCLUSIVE: New GOP Bill Seeks To Take Sledgehammer To Online Porn Industry | The Daily Caller Congressional Republicans will introduce legislation Thursday that would severely crack down on internet pornography and potentially deal a major blow to the online porn industry. Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Republican Illinois Rep. Mary Miller’s Interstate Obscenity Definition Act would create a national definition of obscenity under the Communications Act of 1934 and amend the Supreme Court’s 1973 “Miller Test” for determining what qualifies as obscene, according to background on the bill exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The bill would pave the way for the prosecution of obscene content disseminated across state lines or from foreign countries and open the door to federal restrictions or bans regarding online porn
  20. So the Chinese kids I’m paying $0.50 an hour, 18 hours a day, to farm stuff in World of Warcraft - surely I don’t have to pay tariffs on that shit since Trump is currently not aware of Azeroth?
  21. What about those of us with middle-schoolers, who will proceed to try and dismantle everything and rebuild it the way they want it?
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