If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. A major technology association is suing the State of Texas over a new law that threatens both privacy and free expression. The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 2420, which is set to take effect on January 1, 2026. We obtained a copy of the lawsuit for you here. The group argues that the law forces both app stores and developers to impose invasive ID age checks, obtain parental consent, and label content in state-approved ways that violate the First Amendment. Under SB 2420, anyone with an app store account would need to complete an age-verification process before downloading or updating applications. If an app store determines that a user is under 18, that user would be blocked from downloading most apps or making in-app purchases unless a parent gives consent and assumes control of the account. Minors who cannot link their profiles to a parent or guardian would lose access to app store content entirely. App developers would also face new rules. They must classify their apps into multiple age categories and provide written explanations for each rating. Every update, feature addition, or design change would require written notice to the app store. CCIA says these mandates compel developers to describe their products in ways dictated by the state and pressure companies to collect personal data that users should not have to disclose. Stephanie Joyce, CCIA’s Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff, and Director of the CCIA Litigation Center, stated: “We support online protections for younger internet users, and those protections should not come at the expense of free expression and personal privacy. This Texas law violates the First Amendment by restricting app stores from offering lawful content, preventing users from seeing that content, and compelling app developers to speak of their offerings in a way pleasing to the state. “That is why we are asking the court to strike down this law and to block it from being enforced while we demonstrate how severely it violates the US Constitution. “In addition to the constitutional problems, this law places burdens on app stores, developers, minors, and parents that are completely disproportionate to any harm policymakers were attempting to remedy.” The bill’s author, Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, has said the intent of SB 2420 is to protect young people from harmful online content. In her statement of intent, Paxton described how “unlike brick and mortar stores, which must verify a consumer’s age before the purchase of age-restricted products such as alcohol and cigarettes, minors are currently able to navigate through the digital world without such parameters.” She added that the bill “simply provides additional framework, transparency, and enforcement to protect the children of Texas.” The law directs app stores such as Apple and Google to use “a commercially reasonable method” to verify the ages of users. The two tech giants say they are going to implement the features, but stressed that such laws harm user privacy. It also permits software to access stored verification documents, which must then be deleted once age is confirmed. Parents could file lawsuits if companies violate the law, while the Texas Attorney General could investigate alleged deceptive trade practices. CCIA’s complaint calls SB 2420 a “misguided attempt to protect minors.” The filing argues that “our Constitution forbids this. None of our laws require businesses to ‘card’ people before they can enter bookstores and shopping malls. The First Amendment prohibits such oppressive laws as much in cyberspace as it does in the physical world.” If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Texas Is Sued Over Digital ID Age Verification Bill appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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Patel to Antifa: Game On, Terrorists

These “unseen” asteroids could be very, very dangerous.

In just a few million years, their genome was chopped down from 3.3 billion base pairs to just 1.7 billion.

If so, it could finally explain the mystery right at the heart of the myth.

It deposits “ink” over the area like a really high-tech band-aid.

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A Democrat governor who called Republicans “Nazis” and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “Gestapo” accused the White House of hate speech Thursday. Responding to a social media post of comments by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) accused the administration of inciting hate: “The White House says outrageous things to make you hate your neighbor. “Your neighbor isn’t the problem. The White House is.” But, the Democrat’s own rhetoric in recent months has often been extremely outrageous and hate-inciting, comparing Republicans and law enforcement to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. “I’m glad Governor Walz agrees that it’s time to tone down the violent rhetoric,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) posted in June, sharing video of comments by Walz on three separate occasions in 2025 (May 17, May 31, June 14). “Comparing ICE agents to Nazi Germany’s Gestapo and encouraging your party to ‘bully the s**t’ out of your political opponents directly contributes to tragedies like [the shooting] we saw in Minnesota today,” Biggs wrote, introducing the video clips of Gov. Walz calling for Democrats to “bully,” “push back” and be “meaner” and “more fierce”: “Donald Trump’s modern-day Gestapo is scooping folks up off the streets.” “Because I called Donald Trump a wanna-be dictator, it’s because he is. It’s because he is.” “Maybe, it’s time for us to be a little meaner. Maybe, it’s time for us to be a little more fierce.” “When it’s a dolt like Donald Trump, you bully the s**t of him back. You push back.”   I’m glad Governor Walz agrees that it’s time to tone down the violent rhetoric. Comparing ICE agents to Nazi Germany’s Gestapo and encouraging your party to “bully the s**t” out of your political opponents directly contributes to tragedies like we saw in Minnesota today. pic.twitter.com/7CxmpEMuUB — Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) June 14, 2025   Department for Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that Walz's “Gestapo” comments were "sickening," and claimed similar rhetoric and demonization of ICE officers has led to a 413% increase in assaults on immigration officers. In February, Gov. Walz was caught on camera accusing Republicans of being “fascists and Nazis” who are “stealing” the U.S.: "I see the pundits on TV — 'What's wrong with the Democratic Party?' What's wrong is our country is being stolen by fascists and Nazis." Gov. Walz refused to apologize for the remark. In October, then-Vice Presidential Candidate Walz compared Republican Candidate Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally to a 1939 Nazi Party rally at the same venue, as The Hill reported: “Donald Trump’s got this big rally going at Madison Square Garden,” Walz said at an event in Henderson, Nev. “There’s a direct parallel to a big rally that happened in the mid-1930s at Madison Square Garden. “An American Nazi Party held a rally at Madison Square Garden in February 1939 that lured 20,000 supporters to the iconic New York City landmark. “‘And don’t think that he doesn’t know for one second exactly what they’re doing there,’ Walz said.” And, in January, Gov. Walz accused Elon Musk, who was then heading the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOE), of giving a Nazi salute during a speech. "My heart goes out to you," Musk told his audience while extending his right arm to them. Gov. Walz’s post on Thursday was a response to video of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying “The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

On October 12, Los Angeles-based YouTube media company Jubilee dropped an episode of its popular series “Surrounded,” where 20 progressive Christians formed a ring around a single conservative Christian opponent. Over the course of nearly two hours, the surrounders competed for a chance to sit in the hot seat, where each contestant had a short window of time to debate the lone dissenter over a range of controversial issues.To be in the eye of the storm — literally hemmed in by opponents who outnumber you 20 to one — is not for the weak of heart. It takes grit, self-control, an armory of rhetorical skills, and extensive expertise to stand a chance of holding your own.But for Blaze Media’s very own Allie Beth Stuckey, host of the compelling podcast “Relatable,” it was just another day of dismantling progressive “Christian” narratives. In an hour and 40 minutes, the “Toxic Empathy” author put on a clinic of what it looks like to crush liberal Christian arguments without ever forsaking the kindness Jesus calls us to. With surgical precision, Allie graciously picked apart argument after argument over marriage, gender, abortion, empathy, and the compatibility of progressivism and Christianity. See on Instagram See on Instagram Using a wide range of scripture from both the Old and New Testaments, Allie made an iron case for conservative Christianity: God, the creator of the universe, gets the final say on everything. The Christian, regardless of his or her emotions or natural-born proclivities, is called to submit to God’s ways, trusting that He alone is perfect in love.Allie condemned the progressive Christian tendency to read the Bible through the lens of “what can I get away with?” and encouraged reading scripture in search of “what God calls good.” Reading the Bible to glorify God, she argued, yields conservative convictions: Marriage unites one man and one woman, gender is fixed, abortion is a moral evil, and love speaks truth (1 Corinthians 13:6)The episode has gone viral — already over 1.5 million views on YouTube. The conservative Christian world, which is experiencing revival after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, has been in awe of Allie’s performance, specifically her articulate defense of traditional Christian values and ability to engage respectfully with opposing viewpoints while maintaining her convictions.Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck said of Allie’s “Surrounded” appearance: "She's so happy. She's great." — (@) Daily Wire host Matt Walsh echoed Glenn’s praise, claiming “God has clearly called [Allie] to do what she's doing.”But Allie’s Jubilee appearance isn’t just a how-to course on debunking “Christian” progressivism. It embodies the question all conservative Christians must answer, especially given the moment we’re living in: Are we going to sit on the sidelines, hoping the lost find their way, or are we going to enter the fray armed with biblical truth?Conservative media outlets have noted the importance of Allie’s Jubilee episode as a fire-starter for hesitant Christians who feel unequipped or unsure about engaging in theological debates.Patriot Powered News Network praised Allie for doing what most of us wish we had the courage to do: “She stood resolute in her faith and made the left’s muddled theology look exactly like the moral confusion it is.”Allie’s masterful skill in gracious apologetics was coached by none other than Charlie Kirk himself, whom Allie praised as “an incredible debater” on a recent episode of “Relatable,” where she recapped her Jubilee experience. A week before he was assassinated, Charlie urged Allie to agree to the debate, and he also taught her key strategies, like challenging opponents' claims with questions such as "Is that biblical?" and "By what standard do you believe that?"Even though filming couldn’t have been scheduled for a worse time — just days after Charlie was murdered — Allie, committed to honoring God and her friend, bravely entered the “Surrounded” arena armed with the truth of scripture and a deep knowing that it “never returns void,” as she so often reminds her “Relatable” audience.In an X post following the recording of “Surrounded,” Allie wrote, “I’ve seen a lot of people say this was different than other Jubilee debates. Everyone felt that in the moment — even the producers, who are progressive, said so. You’ll just have to believe me when I tell you the Holy Spirit was there.”Her words are a reminder that we are not called to be self-reliant truth-tellers. The indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit is what empowers us to go forth boldly, bringing light where there is darkness.The question is: Will we pick up the baton?Last weekend, the 6,700 women who attended Allie’s Share the Arrows conference said yes to that question, committing to bold and courageous witness in their spheres. The rest of the conservative Christian world’s reaction to Allie’s Jubilee appearance suggests that they’re ready to step up to the plate, too.In her closing speech at Share the Arrows, Allie urged, “We do what God calls us to do, even when it’s painful, even when it’s unpopular, even when it’s scary, even when it requires sacrifice, even when we lose friends and we lose family and we lose jobs.”That charge, rooted in sacrifice and truth, captures the heart of a movement ready to rise.Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture, news, and theology from a Christian, conservative perspective, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.