# Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 12, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166 "2024-11-12T19:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 187
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3721 "2025-06-27T19:22:21Z")
The Supreme Court just let Texas’ porn law requiring verification stand. To prevent minors from accessing pornography, sites are now required to verify age with each sign on. While this is terrible for health care and LGTBQ youth, not to mention a terrible security risk for users, the consequences are already occurring. Pornhub is stating that it may no longer offer services in Texas since the verification process is too onerous. Too bad, Texans. No porn for you! ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3722 "2025-06-27T19:24:00Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > In 2017, Noviello and his father were convicted in Volusia County, Florida, of racketeering and selling drugs, including hydrocodone and oxycodone, and he was sentenced to 12 months in prison (of which he served 125 days before being released for good behavior) Okay, I’ll cop to it, we didn’t send you our best there. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3723 "2025-06-27T19:24:24Z")
It took me a couple of hours to set up a VPN at home for my kids when they were in school overseas, so they could get US Netflix. Are any VPN companies public? Seems like a good trade right now. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3724 "2025-06-27T19:24:50Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > The Supreme Court just let Texas’ porn law requiring verification stand. To prevent minors from accessing pornography, sites are now required to verify age with each sign on. While this is terrible for health care and LGTBQ youth, not to mention a terrible security risk for users, the consequences are already occurring. Pornhub is stating that it may no longer offer services in Texas since the verification process is too onerous. > Too bad, Texans. No porn for you! Now let me talk about the sponsor of today’s post, NordVPN! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3725 "2025-06-27T19:26:26Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Pornhub is stating that it may no longer offer services in Texas since the verification process is too onerous. A similar thing happened in Kansas, and Pornhub is no longer available in my home state. That’s too bad, because Pornhub is by far and away the best free porn site on the internet. That’s what I’ve been told, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3726 "2025-06-27T19:26:42Z")
I wonder if minors can access NordVPN ( and other VPN sites). ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3727 "2025-06-27T19:26:42Z")
I’ve been told that search engines like, for example, Bing, will play Pornhub videos on their site directly. I wonder how that would work. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3728 "2025-06-27T19:32:37Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Are any VPN companies public? > **[VPN Stocks List 2025 - Best Publicly Traded Companies](https://bullishbears.com/vpn-stocks/)** > > This VPN stocks list includes companies such as 1. Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), 2. CZscaler (NASDAQ: ZS), and 3. Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). > **[The 12 Best Food Stocks To Buy For A Full Portfolio](https://www.thestockdork.com/vpn-stocks/)** > > This article highlights some of the best VPN stocks to consider adding to your portfolio. | CHKP | Check Point Soft. | | --- | --- | | CSCO | Cisco Systems | | FTNT | Fortinet | | JNPR | Juniper Networks | | PANW | Palo Alto Networks | | ZS | Zscaler | ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3729 "2025-06-27T21:02:41Z")
North Carolina is also on the list of “nanny states” so I can’t access PornHub. I did just get an offer of three free months of Avast SecureLine VPN along with my upcoming renewal of Avast Premium Security. Maybe I’ll take advantage of it. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3730 "2025-06-27T21:08:56Z")
That’s the VPN that I use. I have no complaints. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3731 "2025-06-27T21:26:32Z")
Fret not, Texans. In the words of James Whitcomb Riley Greenleaf Whittier: “Home is where the inflatable sex doll is.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3732 "2025-06-27T21:45:31Z")
You don’t think that’s full of hot air? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3733 "2025-06-27T22:04:45Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Okay, I’ll cop to it, we didn’t send you our best there. He was released after 1/3 of his sentence for “good behavior”. Sounds like a typical Canadian to me! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3734 "2025-06-28T01:27:17Z")
Pointless early deaths make me sad. Abundance of MAGAts, of all kinds, makes me sad. Which to choose, which to choose. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3735 "2025-06-28T05:36:59Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > While this is terrible for health care and LGTBQ youth, not to mention a terrible security risk for users, the consequences are already occurring. I don’t understand this. What do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3736 "2025-06-28T06:49:34Z")
Terrible for health care and LGBTQ youth because information about sexuality, STDs etc can now be restricted to those over 18 by labeling it pornography. A security risk because having to prove your age means exposing personal data to the internet. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3737 "2025-06-28T14:48:48Z")
What’s funny is that I bet the knowledge of and ability to use a VPN is inversely correlated with age, down to a point. You think the average 13 year old doesn’t know how to use a VPN? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3738 "2025-06-28T15:38:04Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > You think the average 13 year old doesn’t know how to use a VPN? Can the average 13 YO pay for a VPN? (or are there ‘free’ ones?) ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3739 "2025-06-28T17:43:15Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Pornhub is by far and away the best free porn site on the internet In more ways than just having the best free content. Pornhub and other Aylo owned sites have been the most responsible sites in ensuring that the media they host only contain models who are willing participants and are of age. They’ve been proactive at removing media that does not meet their standards. Pornhub is following the law, and denying access to those states that require age verification. People aren’t getting VPNs to access Pornhub, they’re going to other porn sites that don’t care about following the law. Along with allowing access from anyone, they also are willing to host pirated videos, private sex tapes, and similar. So the consequence of these laws is to drive people away from the responsible actors and towards the bad actors. All of that is actually beside the point, though. The purpose of these laws is not to protect children, it is to ban porn. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3740 "2025-06-28T18:13:50Z")
Honestly, I don’t know what they cost or if there are free ones. However, it isn’t hard to imagine them getting their parents to pay for one, especially if they convince them they’re important for security or for getting more content on Netflix. And anyway, if there’s a way around the age verification they’ll figure it out long before the parents know they’ve done so. I certainly found ways to access beer, cigarettes, and porn when I was a kid in the 80s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=188)