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    I hope this gets thrown out swiftly. FFS what is wrong with these people?

    As if the internet was not full of porn and horrible stuff FREELY available to everyone who can click “I am 18”.

    But no, free acces to educational resources, that’s where the line should be drawn. God forbid kids get access to books for free.

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      They’re trying to shut down porn on the Internet, too. Didn’t Texas already effectively ban it because you have to provide ID verification now?

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        Texas “effectively” banned non abusive porn. You think that those abuse and rape porn sites care about yet another law broken? And that it effectively keeps people in Texas from seeing any of it?

        The only thing banning porn does is benefit abusers.

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          The ban is yet another example of how out of touch the geriatrics are with technology. The only companies that would ever comply with the ban are American based websites that fear the reach of a u.s. government. In other words, that ban has about as much chance of actually banning porn as I do of stopping rain by yelling at the clouds. All it does is push people to weird foreign/non regulated sites with the weirdest shit imaginable on it. It’s literally doing the exact opposite of what’s intended.

          Not to mention it is 100% avoidable if you just have a VPN…

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            I wonder when it will get to the point where these states mandate whitelists of websites at the ISP level. . I’m sure that’s in Project 2025 somewhere.

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          Also it’s a good way to not support US based porn. Russian sites don’t give a shit how old you are.

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        I’m in Utah and I need a VPN to access porn sites. Even if the nation implements id verification requirements for viewing it, I’ll just set my VPN to Canada or something. It’s stupid

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          Bro no you don’t. I live in Salt Lake City and watch porn all the time, no VPN. The PornHub universe has pulled themselves from the state, but there is so much more than them.

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        fwiw, I ive in fucking Texas and have not hit any ID requirements or even the ‘i am 18 or older’ button.

        I am not using a VPN.

        Maybe it’s not implemented yet. I do not know.

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    Ryan Walters

    Office of the Secretary of Education

    State of Oklahoma

    Oklahoma State Board of Education:

    In light of recent events involving Norman High School English Teacher Summer Boismier, I am asking the Oklahoma State Board of Education to revoke her teaching certificate immediately.

    Upon review of the situation, the teacher resigned rather than face removal. There is no place for a teacher with a liberal political agenda in the classroom. Ms. Boismier’s providing access to banned and pornographic material to students is unacceptable and we must ensure she doesn’t go to another district and do the same thing. This action must be dealt with swiftly and with respect to all our kids and parents.

    Teachers are one of our state’s greatest assets and it is unfortunate that one of them has caused such harm and shame for the entire profession. This type of behavior will not be tolerated in Oklahoma and I speak for parents across the state who are demanding swift and immediate action.

    Kids first,

    Ry Walter

    Ryan Walters

    Oklahoma Secretary of Education

    I want to punch this guy in the face so much. Kids first…

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      Ms. Boismier’s providing access to banned and pornographic material to students is unacceptable and we must ensure she doesn’t go to another district and do the same thing.

      Meanwhile cops get caught doing actual bad shit and just resign and go to the next county.

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        Meanwhile priests get caught molesting children and don’t have to resign because the church silently moves them to another parish hoping nobody else finds out.

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      the teacher resigned rather than face removal

      This gets awkward if you don’t immediately recognize ‘face’ as the verb here.

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      I want to punch this guy in the face so much.

      Waiting for the reactionary who blinks straight passed the OK Sec of Ed trying to financially ruin a teacher for handing out digital library cards and accuses liberals of advocating violence.

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      Jesus Christ that is a person that shouldn’t be anywhere near kids. How do we get him rightfully fired and blacklisted from being around children?

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        I run for the position but how do I get the support down here? Or hell this teacher should run I do anything to help get someone elected that cares about kids.

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      This guy looks EXACTLY like one would imagine a thirty-something, poorly educated, American fascist would look.

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      Dude as someone from Oklahoma I 100% agree he needs to be removed from our state. Me and wife voted his against him but apparently to many hear agree with him or don’t fucking vote in midterms.

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      I rarely look at the text of legislative bills, but how does some of this language wind up in binding laws?

      “Harmful to minors” includes in its meaning the quality of any material or of any performance or of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, when it: (a) Appeals to the prurient interest of minors as judged by the average person, applying contemporary community standards;

      Who the fuck is the “average person”? What the fuck are “contemporary community standards”? Realistically, I know it’s on purpose to give the courts leeway to apply the law loosely, but it’s still outrageous.

      §18-1513

      §18-1514

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        “average person” and “contemporary community standards” are in tons of court decisions. It’s not a simple definition, but any lawyer or judge in the US will be familiar with it.

        The legalese phrases don’t bother me, it’s the declaration that anything that might arouse a teenager is harmful to them. That’s a fight against basic puberty biology they are going to lose, but hurt a lot of people in the battle.

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    This country is a nightmare. Just reinforces my desire to not have children. Not that I can afford them anyways.

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        This my attempt to walk the line between advocating for violence, and expressing my belief that the world would be a better place without these fucks in it. I don’t want someone to go out and kill them, I’d rather nature expedites their life cycle. But if some loony toons 2a nut job comes unhinged, I won’t shed tears.

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          I wouldn’t advocate for violence, either, but a lot of these types of fucks came a long way by simplifying the use of violence as a proper means vs use of violence as a way to devolve, then complicating it with their own definitions of violence to bring it back with suitable terms for themselves.

          See the latest Trump example and how there is the term “political violence” is applied vs how they apply every day to regular citizens.

          I wish any kind of, possibly the worst kind of, violence be upon these types of backwards fucks that become an obstacle against education, progress, and unity.

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            We didn’t fight the Nazi’s with harsh language. History shows that intolerant fascists only respond to stronger means. 30-06 and higher worked last time.

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    No book should be banned except The Art of the Deal for being completely useless and teaching you nothing about deal making.

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    Desisitization, we do a lot of dumb shit here. Fun fact, you don’t need a concealed carry license here. If you can legally own a firearm(meaning you are not a convicted felon) then you can legally concealed carry with no training, registration, or any additional background check or anything.