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Feb 14 2023
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Arkansas Proposes Requiring ID to Watch Porn Online
A new bill advancing through the Arkansas legislature aims to make it harder for people to access porn sites.
Senate Bill 66, the Protection of Minors from Distribution of Harmful Material Act, would require anyone in Arkansas to provide a "digitized identification card" before viewing a site that contains more than 33.33 percent of “harmful material.” That arbitrarily-defined number,
ViceMar 29 2020
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Joe Biden Said He Believes All Women. Does He Believe Tara Reade?
When it comes to #MeToo sexual misconduct issues, former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's presumptive 2020 presidential nominee, has made it no secret where he stands: automatically believe women.
"For a woman to come forward in the glaring lights of focus, nationally, you've got to start off with the presumption that at least the essence of what she's talking about is
ReasonMar 08 2023
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'Disrespect for the people.' Garland issues scathing report into LMPD practices
The U.S. Department of Justice released scathing findings Wednesday from its "pattern-or-practice” investigation into Louisville Metro Police on Wednesday. The department, for years, "has practiced an aggressive style of policing that it deploys selectively, especially against Black people, but also against vulnerable people throughout the city," U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said
The Courier-JournalFeb 28 2020
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Weinstein Convicted
“Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women… He was acquitted on the most serious charges, two counts of predatory sexual assault, each carrying a sentence of up to life in prison.” (AP News)
Both sides celebrate the verdict as a victory for the #MeToo movement:
“It took enormous courage for Miriam Haleyi, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra,
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Feb 14 2023
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Idaho House passes bill banning puberty blockers, transgender surgeries for minors
The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to ban providing puberty blockers, transgender surgeries, and other transgender-related procedures to children. The bill would criminalize doctors providing minors with puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or sexual reassignment surgeries. Offenders would be charged with a felony and could face up to 10 years in prison, according to
Washington ExaminerFeb 20 2023
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Marietta Daily JournalFeb 14 2023
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South Dakota bans sex change surgeries, puberty blockers for kids
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill into law that bans sex change surgeries and experimental puberty blockers for children and teens who struggle with their sexual identities and can be influenced into having irreversible procedures, such as chemical castration. Noem signed House Bill 1080, also known as the “Help Not Harm” bill, on Monday, days after the legislation was
The Christian PostFeb 13 2023
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Several Girls Were Inappropriately Touched By 12-Year-Old At Middle School Dance: Police
HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Numerous female middle school students reported being sexually assaulted by a boy at a middle school dance Thursday night at Aberdeen Middle School. The student they said is responsible for the assaults will not be charged in the incident, however. According to the Aberdeen Police Department, officers were called to the middle school around 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9. They
Patch.comMay 06 2020
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Betsy DeVos unveils rules bolstering rights of accused college rapists
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday unveiled new campus sexual assault rules that bolster the rights of accused rapists and reduce legal liabilities for colleges.
The dramatic shift — including giving accused sex attackers the right to cross-examine their alleged victims — rolls back zero tolerance policies that DeVos claims led to some students being railroaded.
“We can
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