Anyway, having actually, you know, read the bill: There's nothing bespoke about the age verification requirement. Any of the meaning extant systems and PH already uses such in Louisiana. The only problem piece for me is that "prurient interest" is... real broad
March 15, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Anyway, having actually, you know, read the bill: There's nothing bespoke about the age verification requirement. Any of the meaning extant systems and PH already uses such in Louisiana. The only problem piece for me is that "prurient interest" is... real broad
My other hot take on this is that the feds could make all this go away with little-to-no tightening of border controls but they won't because it would require structural changes in federal bureaucracies and inconvenience non-border states
January 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM
My other hot take on this is that the feds could make all this go away with little-to-no tightening of border controls but they won't because it would require structural changes in federal bureaucracies and inconvenience non-border states
He's also adept at dodging. Just an incredible ability to avoid taking hits for things that would (sometimes fairly sometimes unfairly) sink other governors.
But these political instincts are purely about staying in office, they aren't being used to *do* anything. Usually the opposite.
January 25, 2024 at 5:29 PM
He's also adept at dodging. Just an incredible ability to avoid taking hits for things that would (sometimes fairly sometimes unfairly) sink other governors.
But these political instincts are purely about staying in office, they aren't being used to *do* anything. Usually the opposite.
(also he plays nice with Paxton and West and with e.g. Phelan at the same time. He just has good instincts for navigating Republican politics and will happily adopt any position or posture needed for his purposes)
January 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM
(also he plays nice with Paxton and West and with e.g. Phelan at the same time. He just has good instincts for navigating Republican politics and will happily adopt any position or posture needed for his purposes)
Most Texas voters are, on some level, upset about some aspect of the border/immigration so he can safely throw in fully with the MAGAs on it without seriously injuring his prospects elsewhere. Then he turns around and does normiecon stuff and voila, nobody happy, everyone content
January 25, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Most Texas voters are, on some level, upset about some aspect of the border/immigration so he can safely throw in fully with the MAGAs on it without seriously injuring his prospects elsewhere. Then he turns around and does normiecon stuff and voila, nobody happy, everyone content
E.g. Bsky is all left wing, Mastodon is... well very bad apparently, Threads was all brands, and Truth Social requires you to burn the word TRUMP onto your eyeballs in order to log in
January 19, 2024 at 10:03 PM
E.g. Bsky is all left wing, Mastodon is... well very bad apparently, Threads was all brands, and Truth Social requires you to burn the word TRUMP onto your eyeballs in order to log in