Pornhub is already gone in Texas, Oklahoma and Utah. The remaining sites in these states are essentially operating illegally. Zero outcry.
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It is easy to just get around it with a VPN? Seems like this should be a bigger story.
Yes it is easy to get around it with a vpn.
The law in these states requires the sites to have you upload your id and create an account to verify age. Pornhub said fu we arenât doing that and you get a landing page explaining why you cant have pornhub anymore. As near as I can tell every other porn site on the planet is just operating illegally in these states.
I think youâve nailed one of the big reasons why Trump typically runs ahead of down ballot Republicans and why Dems seem to be more successful in the Midterm years. The Republican party may have restrictive policies, but Trump doesnât seem like the guy who wants to stop your fun. Heâs the guy who bangs pornstars while libs sue him for not filing the correct papework for the hush money. Heâs the guy who takes the private jet to the UFC and then crushes Big Macs while liberals are talking about the sacrifices that have to be made to limit climate change. Heâs the guy that can chat about cocaine with Theo Von while Kamala needs a committee to decide if itâs ok to sit down with Rogan. Heâs the guy who was telling everyone to open things up and get the economy going again while the libs were telling everyone to stay home during Covid.
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Nailed it.
As always perception is more important than reality and I agree with you. I know a lot of people here disagree with me but Trump is a generational political talent on par with Obama. He knows exactly what his base want and feeds it to them non-stop.
The UFC thing is a good example. I was at a bar in OKC last Saturday night that happened to be showing the fights. Watching a huge percentage of the bar be super excited when Trump did his entrance walk to his seat honestly rattled me a bit. But it dawned on me Trumpers love Trump. And not just the crazy ones that wear the tacky hats and shirts. They love the antics. They love most of the things we make fun of and hate. They love how he triggers the libs like no one else and has beaten the RINOs into submission. No one loved Kamala. We liked her sure. But Trump has somehow navigated his way to a two term presidency. He wasnât lucky. In fact you could argue he got unlucky with the pandemic happening in an election year. I would argue people love him now more than ever and the opposition he is facing is at an all time low.
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I would say Trump got extremely lucky in 2016 going up against a historically unelectable opponent and barely winning while not getting the popular vote. In 2024 he clearly crushed it against a legitimate opponent. People hate immigrants and inflation, and they love the reality TV buffonery.
Did he crush this time around? It seems far from a landslide.
I guess itâs a close margin on the popular vote (+1.6%), so maybe not crushing it.
Right, which is why I extended into 2021.
Trump never met with Biden once from election night to inauguration day, right?
Trumpâs superpower has always been shamelessness.
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Right. However, the President shouldnât be basing his actions on what Trump did.
Good point. He should definitely take photos in the rose garden with âan existential threat to US democracyâ
Keep up the good work iron. Norms are surly about to save us all.
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I honestly DGAF if Biden wants to keep up peaceful transition norms or not. It doesnât matter. Itâs probably the right move to cave on stuff like that as itâs all just pageantry and doesnât matter in the end. Will it prevent further escalation of our partisan polarization? Probably not. But shunning Trump definitely wonât.
Guy of color on the bus raving that the Democratic party had zero straight men and made it their mission to sissify the men of the US. Heâs a proud Trump supporter who declares the US is now a conservative country.
Sounds like a typical Fox viewer but with weaker impulse control.
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The issue of what âmasculinityâ means to various people, and how that has impacted American politics, is something I intend to think about when I have the strength.
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I am being told some sites are checking ids. Like x hamster.
It means being willing to âthrow downâ under certain circumstances. Reasonable men can disagree on when one should âthrow downâ but if you have never âthrown downâ in your life then you are definitely a âsissy.â
Trump almost got shot in the head and responded by fist pumping âfight, fight, fight.â That shows âbig balls.â
For the record, I used to âthrow downâ back in elementary school so not a complete sissy.
Just a couple of weeks ago I found out that the very first person with whom I ever threw down - in a Home Ec class in 7th grade - passed away.