Twitter, Trafficking, and Section 230

A talk about the unpalatable.

By and

It’s a lighting-round AO! David and Sarah start with updates on the Loudoun County scandals, the travails of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, and the sanctioning of Stop the Steal lawyers. They then turn to the least palatable of topics and discuss Section 230 and social media’s liability (or lack thereof) in the spread of child pornography.

Show Notes:

–Challenges to Biden’s student loan forgiveness reach SCOTUS

–The 10th Circuit sanctions Stop the Steal lawyers

Start a Free Trial
Get every newsletter and all of The Dispatch. Support quality, fact-based journalism. Get Started ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT? SIGN IN
By and
Comments (130)
Join The Dispatch to participate in the comments.
 
  1. Avatar photo
    MattA

    I literally laughed out loud when Sarah said “Mama Tried”. I was in the middle of a crowded store so it was a little embarrassing (a liquor store, ironically. Christmas shopping, I swear).

    Everyone beat me to “Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys”. But if he likes songs about Mama, he will love “the perfect country song” by David Allan Coe.

    Collapse
    1. Avatar photo
      MattA

      I don’t see these listed so I will also add “Cowboys Like Us” by George Strait and “Rodeo” by Garth Brooks.

      Collapse
  2. Kevingray671

    "There's an enormous amount of intensity set against the backdrop of an enormous amount of ignorance." Adding that to my "Quotable French" list.

    Collapse
  3. Darrellhanson2

    In response to Sarah's request for suggestions of songs with the word "cowboy" in them, I want to second the suggestion of "Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys." Some may question whether it would be appropriate to encourage a preschooler to sing about how "cowboys like...little warm puppies and children and girls of the night," but I think it would be adorable.

    Collapse
  4. Mike Dennis

    To add to your Cowboy song playlist:

    Randy Travis's tribute to his grandfather "He Walked on Water"

    "Said he was a cowboy when he was young He could handle a rope and he was good with a gun And my mama's daddy was his oldest son And I thought that he walked on water"

    Collapse
  5. Michael.Mcchesney

    According to the "Woke," it is hate speech to so much as infer that that there is a difference between a trans woman and a biological woman. So much for following the science. My personal opinion is that the decent polite thing to do is to treat a trans person as the gender they identify as, UNLESS there is a good reason not to treat them that way. One good reason is that trans women generally have athletic advantages over biological women and should therefore not be allowed to compete in women's sports. Or at the very least they shouldn't be able to be the winner of an athletic event where they have an unfair advantage. In other words, let Lia Thomas swim if she wants to, but she should not be allowed to be the winner. Men and women will run in the same marathon, but there is a Men's winner and a Woman's Winner. If trans women are going to compete in women's sports, they can come in first in the Trans category and let a biological woman win in the women's category.

    A few years ago, I read that California had passed a regulation that trans students had it to be treated as their preferred gender for all school activities. I've really wondered why some clever 14-year-old boy hasn't tried to lawyer his way into changing (and maybe even showering) with female students in the girl's locker room. Let's call the boy David. First of all, he could inform the school that he identified as a female. But self identifying as a trans girl would not require him to change the way he dressed. He could keep his hair short. He would not have to wear makeup or jewelry. If the principal questioned whether David was really trans or just trying to get to watch the girls changing, David would have every right (in CA at least) to take offense as that principal would be denying David's "truth." Maybe David identifies as a very butch lesbian? Giving him a private area to shower and change would make him feel different from the other girls! The school administators can't do that, Can they?

    Now as a former high school teacher, my opinion is that trans students above all must be treated with compassion, understanding, and respect. The school should make accommodations for a trans students, but they should not be required to pretend there is no difference between a trans girl and a biological girl. Female students (or their parents) may be uncomfortable sharing a locker room or even a restroom with a biological male. Personally, I think the controversy over trans women using ladies rooms is way overblown. On the other hand, there was that sexual assault by a trans student in a girls restroom in Virginia. But I think there is an easy answer. Most schools I've attended or taught at had single occupancy faculty restrooms. I think a reasonable accommodation would be to provide trans students keys for the faculty restrooms. It should also be possible to find trans students a private area to change and if necessary shower. Will that serve to remind a trans student that they aren't like the other boys or girls? Probably. But the thing is they are different. At least until they've had transition surgery, I can think of something else that would remind them they were different multiple times a day. That should be the case with nearly every high school student as I think it would be wrong to allow surgery before they turn 18.

    The gay community finally won acceptance for same sex marriage because the reality was that there were no compelling reason to deny them the same right to marry the person they love that a straight person has. Denying reality is not the way for the trans community to win acceptance. Most everyone that isn't woke is going to reject the idea that identifying as trans is all it takes to change your sex. Treat trans people as the gender that they identify as when and where appropriate, and make reasonable accommodations when necessary.Expand full comment

    Collapse
  6. Avatar photo
    O.W.L.

    "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"
    "I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BkgEXRf9SDnwu78sU7AmT?si=07a64c3ca80a405e

    Collapse
  7. Avatar photo
    Gondorr

    “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys” by Willie Nelson (which seems rather on point for Sarah)

    Collapse
    1. Michael.Mcchesney

      Last week Sarah said something about not knowing where the Brisket learned about cowboys. If he's anything like my young nephew Jack, he has watched multiple Toy Story movies multiple times. Woody is Jack's favorite (Toy Story) character. His favorite Disney character was probably Maui. Maybe Sarah should be grateful she doesn't have to find songs about demigods.

      Collapse
  8. J.Bullard1

    A couple of cowboy-like tunes from my youth that I played a lot were John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” and “Grandma’s Featherbed”. No cowboy mentions, but fun tunes.

    Collapse
  9. Scott Skelton

    Seems worth our time: https://harvardlawreview.org/2022/11/the-imperial-supreme-court/

    Collapse
    1. Avatar photo
      Witt Case

      Interesting take. Can't say I disagree with all of it.

      Collapse
  10. Phillyex1

    Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

    Collapse
Load More