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1A: CLICK https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2074971464487284897 [1:02] and https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2075276393257001114 [:53] to hear Fort Worth cops threaten to ticket a retired law enforcement officer and Christian street preacher for saying things that offend other people.

According to one poster, the ticketing threats are based on Texas Penal Code – PENAL § 42.01 which makes it an offense to intentionally use abusive, profane, or vulgar language in a public place if that language by its very utterance “tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace.

The people being told to shut up or else were preaching that the Bible says homosexual behavior is a sin. I’m thinking the problem is that they were doing it at a pride parade. CLICK https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2075288062586671231 [2:13] to listen to the preacher talk with a cop about the legalities.

AI: [4:20] – Actor and SAG-AFTRA President Sean Austin testified before Congress about AI and intellectual property protections.

CATHOLIC: [6:28] – I had to google one of them. “Invalid refers to something that is not effective or does not confer the intended grace, while illicit means that an action is not lawful or permitted according to Church law. A sacrament can be valid but illicit if it is performed in a way that violates the established rules of the Church.”

DEI: The share of successful National Science Foundation grants containing DEI language has plummeted to its lowest point in more than 20 years, highlighting the success of the Trump administration’s crackdown on the woke agenda.

EU: Chat Control is a measure that grants tech companies the right to scan all your private communications, photos, and videos without a warrant. It’s allegedly about protecting kids from pedophiles and child abusers, but it’s more obviously a handy backdoor for those in power to identify and persecute political enemies.

Chat Control has been voted down several times in the EU Parliament. Supporters brought it up for yet another vote on the last day of the legislative session after many members who opposed it had left for summer vacation. They also changed the number of votes needed to pass it, then passed it.

FBI: Director Kash Patel announced that, under Trump, the fibbies have arrested 113 active spies from foreign nations and forced 62 removals of Chinese spies. The CCP’s theft of U.S. intellectual property has cost roughly $4,000 to $6,000 annually per American family of four after paying taxes.

GAY CRUISE: Some brainiac thought it would be a good idea to plan an all-gay cruise with stop in Muslim nations. Turkey and Egypt have both refused to allow the ship to dock, so they’re headed back to Europe.

ROWE and VANCE: [1:03:55] – Well worth your time! Definitely one of the most interesting interviews I’ve ever heard.

USPS: Heads up!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/Lutfiyeden/status/1669732760104075268 [:29] to see what Mama did when she finally found her wayward child.

CLICK https://x.com/Dailymeoww1/status/2075529311163908128 [:44] to see a window washer play with cats.

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