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A federal judge in Texas struck down a 2023 state law Tuesday that sought to restrict drag shows, ruling it was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner, a Reagan appointee, said the measure, known as Texas Senate Bill 12, improperly restricted speech, violating the First Amendment of the Constitution. The ruling prevents state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for the Senate, from enforcing the law and denies his motion for a new trial. In the ruling, Hittner also had advice for “those who find such activities as described in this case offensive.” “The solution is relatively simple ... just don’t go,” he wrote. Paxton’s office did not immediately reply to a request for comment Tuesday night. The state law would fine business owners who were found to be in violation up to $10,000 for hosting events, while performers could be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, which could result in up to one year of jail time. The statute, which has been the source of a yearslong legal battle, has made its way to Hittner’s courtroom before. Hittner first deemed it unconstitutional and a violation of the First Amendment in 2023, but the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals returned it to him in November, lifting a pause on the law and giving him specific instructions about how to reassess it. Texas is among a handful of states that have passed legislation to restrict drag shows. In his ruling, Hittner mentioned Dolly Parton, whose death was announced Tuesday, and criticized the law’s definition of banning performances that “[appeal] to the prurient interest,” citing people who would chastise Parton “as a voluptuous sex symbol because of her big hair, flamboyant clothes and breast exposure.” “There are ‘erotic’ elements in countless popular performances that could be subject to both civil and criminal penalties under S.B. 12,” he wrote. One of the plaintiffs in the case, a drag queen who performs under the name Brigitte Bandit, impersonates Parton in her performances. Bandit celebrated the ruling on social media Tuesday, posting a screenshot of the decision and captioning it, “Drag is free speech, b----.” She announced she would also perform as Parton, who gave her a rhinestone guitar as a gift in 2023, at an Austin bar Saturday in her honor. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-strikes-texas-ban-drag-shows-tells-people-offended-just-dont-go-rcna594448

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Further proof America is run by Zionists. Because imagine making them a terrorist organisation just because they don’t want racist nazis committing genocide

Literally so tired of these stupid old white men in leadership roles living out wartime fantasies because they're so old and almost dead. Go play world of warcraft or some other war video game and quit ruining the real world.

Even a broken clock loves Dolly Parton

Guess who's also 80...? It better be him next!

Tim Curry was 80, Dolly Parton was also 80, ISTG somebody better protect Cher on this dire times, since she is also 80 this year

Girl take her place instead idk

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I just put in my daily 5 SOAW streams and just now realised something. The woman is Gaga She's pining for the next version of herself that she'll become, and mourns the previous 'shapes' of herself that came before. Even though they brought her a lot of tor-cha. The moment she finds god in the shape of a woman, is the moment when Stefani conceives the new iteration of Gaga that she wants to be. The "old desire" is for her to pick the 'Gaga' mantle back up. "See me to my grave cuz I found God" = "I'm ready to leave my old self behind because inspiration has struck me". And she's hurting in her soul when the Lady is gone, because those are the moments when she isn't feeling creative. But at the same time, her beauty comes with a bite: being Gaga brings a lot of passion but also a lot of strife. It's that dichotomy that makes it "a little fun". It both fits the Mayhem-era narrative as well as the themes of TDWP2, where Andy has to come to peace with the exciting, glamorous, intoxicating yet scary sides of her life. She keeps coming back for more. The lyrics also apply to (fashion) designers and their muses. I will not accept any criticism to this theory, thank you.

I just...I simply can't deal with so much loss. Not to make it about other things, but I feel like we've lost so much due to so much evil in this world, and to see our heroes fading and passing while corruption and evil thrives in spite of it all...at times, it's too much to bear.

Today is the day when Summerboy became the 5th track overall and the first non-single track from The Fame that has surpassed 100 million streams

god I love when people can talk plainly, without hyperbole, fear mongering, slippery-slopism, or unnecessary extrapolating. don’t get me wrong, I appreciate nuance, circumstance, and thinking critically about the future, but THIS circumstance is just that simple

COLLAB CONFIRMED!!!!!!

...allegedly Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his feud with Canadian leaders, suggesting the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as tensions between the two countries rise amid an ongoing trade war. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. In a subsequent post, the president posted an image of a map with “Lake Ontario” crossed out and the words “Lake America” — spelled out in gold lettering — with an American flag. Trump’s “Lake America” jab comes a day after he warned Canada of “far WORSE” consequences if its leaders do not “fall in line,” following the collapse of trade talks between the two countries. X

Parting gift from Miss Dolly to the community

Me drastically scrolling to find “(with Lady Gaga)”

At least a million of those streams are from me. I've risked my life on many occasions to do the little claps along with the song while driving

Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes. It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials, triggering an outbreak which was first detected in July. Traps have been installed at the airport and mosquitoes captured will be analysed in a laboratory to determine their species and origin. The outbreak is being investigated by the Frankfurt Public Health Department. Six male airport workers in different jobs and different areas of the airport were infected, and officials are analysing blood samples to determine if they were infected by one mosquito or six different mosquitoes.

You know who else is 80?

A song that I think almost perfectly captures her generosity of spirit and the essence of so much of her strength as an individual: a belief in the dignity of every person and our power to help others recognize their intrinsic worth.

I mean GGD has an Israeli mod, me, does that makes all of u zionists? The mossad planted me here to control the zionist narrative of GGD, which I’m failing miserably, ham israel hai and all that bitches

The one thing I'll agree with of this orange man

the hit that never was. Summerboy is my favorite song from TF

Meta Platforms, opens new tab agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the U.S. that the company designed those platforms to addict children, ‌misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children's personal data. Meta will impose daily usage limits and restrict nighttime usage by children who use Facebook and Instagram, and enhance measures to prevent childrenfrom accessing age-restricted content. x

The wording on this website this week has been something

I also have some new nudes in my photo gallery

The fact that he tried to give her the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice and she turned it down both times. A woman of integrity

I hope Gaga follows in her footsteps and gives us a massive 20th anniversary of The Fame with a deluxe featuring some of those pre-fame songs Interscope got the masters to when she was signed.

This time last year I wasn't around ggd but I was just as Gaga obsessed as I am now Made this fanzine for a little art project with a few Gaga stickers my friends had gotten me for my birthday, but limited it to main albums only because of A4 paper reasons. Believe it or not I've been planning the updated, all eras version of this since the very sketch but college is trying to murder me, so here's to baby steps!

What do the crocodiles have to do with this album??

Well so much for the rumour of Gaga being on a Get Me Bodied remix RIP. Also £110 is insane for a deluxe edition vinyl

It was fought by a Dolly Parton impersonator queen who Dolly gifted a guitar too 😭 her last parting gift to the community in the south

WTF!!! My tears trail still wet for Dolly and now this?!! I hate this timeline we're in rn Rest In Love

Literally, when world war 3 breaks out we should all collectively round them up, put them in a locked room and let them settle their differences themselves

I love how it’s like the inverse of Mayhem.

I Want Your Love the Tom Ford fashion film version

Also He's only doing this cuz he's a closet case. Bet he did it to impress Mamdani

Oh so he can do something right

Such a devastating loss. She’s one of those people you just kinda thought would be around forever.

This one was pretty great

I paid $6 at the gas pump yesterday, diva. Quit the stunts and end the war NOW.

First she imitates Britney. Now this icon? She’s gone too far.