Politics/Religion Consolidated Megathread Extravaganza

[Brent]

I enjoyed watching the niggeRs chimp out on the Tn House floor this morning! Surprised they didnt start flinging their shit everywhere!! 

They would have but a Republican was smart enough to throw them a bunch of bananas.

[Thiel]

If they dont, can I fly you to Iran for free? 

My Jo Jo is scared to fly.

[DKG]

My Jo Jo is scared to fly.

I don't think that's the reason. He would not be able to login to forums for eight hours.

[DKG]

The 2026 local election results are all in, bringing what is set to be an historic slate of results to the United Kingdom's political landscape.

It was a disastrous night for the Labour Party, which has suffered one of its worst-ever election performance across England, Scotland and Wales.

With most of the results in, Sir Keir Starmer's party has lost almost over half of the councils it was defending going into the contests, breaking the record it set at the last round of local elections only a year ago.

Standing in stark contrast is Reform UK – once again the big winner from the night – which has now secured 1,431 seats after entering the competition having to defend only three.

Nigel Farage's party builds on the success it found last year, marking back-to-back record-breaking victories. In 2025, Reform won 677 council seats, taking nearly exactly double at this week's competition.

[Oliver the Second]

With most of the results in, Sir Keir Starmer's party has lost almost over half of the councils it was defending going into the contests, breaking the record it set at the last round of local elections only a year ago.

Standing in stark contrast is Reform UK – once again the big winner from the night – which has now secured 1,431 seats after entering the competition having to defend only three.

Make England Great Again !!!   

[Brent]

Red MEGA hats across Britain.

[Herman]

The 2026 local election results are all in, bringing what is set to be an historic slate of results to the United Kingdom's political landscape.

It was a disastrous night for the Labour Party, which has suffered one of its worst-ever election performance across England, Scotland and Wales.

With most of the results in, Sir Keir Starmer's party has lost almost over half of the councils it was defending going into the contests, breaking the record it set at the last round of local elections only a year ago.

Standing in stark contrast is Reform UK – once again the big winner from the night – which has now secured 1,431 seats after entering the competition having to defend only three.

Nigel Farage's party builds on the success it found last year, marking back-to-back record-breaking victories. In 2025, Reform won 677 council seats, taking nearly exactly double at this week's competition.

Starmer is the worst pm Britain has had since the seventies. And that is saying something because the last few prime ministers have been horrible, both Conservative and Labour.

Farage could become pm in 2028. Help could be on the way.

[Thiel]

Starmer is the worst pm Britain has had since the seventies. And that is saying something because the last few prime ministers have been horrible, both Conservative and Labour.

Farage could become pm in 2028. Help could be on the way.

Did you see some of the parties who not only were on ballots but actually wonj council seats? Islamic parties!

I believe a silent majority of English voters have had enough of illegal immigration. I hope Mr. Farage can translate that into a historic election victory in the next general.

[Herman]

The 'Parents Decide Act' is less about protecting kids than government control over your devices.
Politicians are progressively pushing for harsher age verification legislation. Some lawmakers think certain apps should require an ID to sign in, while others want to limit the reach of AI chatbots under the guise of child protection.

Now, a new bill proposed by Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer (N.J.) would require operating system developers — including Apple, Google, and Microsoft — to verify the ages of their users when setting up a new device.

This is the Parents Decide Act
The new bill, unassumingly named the Parents Decide Act, includes several key requirements that all platform holders would have to recognize if the bill passes. These include:

Strict guidelines that state OS platform holders must verify the age of every user when they set up a new device. The bill is clear that it's not enough to have users self-report their date of birth and age; hard-proof verification is required.
Custom content controls that let parents set age-appropriate parameters on their children's devices. This includes the ability to limit access to social media, apps, and even AI platforms.
A pathway to ensure that all apps installed on a device are tuned to adhere to the custom controls in the previous point. No workarounds or exceptions will be allowed.
A trusted multi-platform standard that bans children from accessing what the government labels "harmful" or "explicit" content on any device made by any OEM on any software platform. On the surface, this can include adult content and conversations with AI chatbots, although "harmful" or "hateful" speech has taken on different meanings to the left over the years, usually to describe speech that doesn't align with their views.

To be clear, the Parents Decide Act would require these protections to be built directly into the software of every device — it would become a core feature within iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS. There are questions as to how the government would enforce the bill on open-source Linux, but it will certainly try.

The quiet part of the bill
The piece that's missing from the bill announcement is how platform holders will verify the ages of their users. At this time, a government-issued ID is the only valid method on the table. Essentially, the government is asking Big Tech platform holders to create a system that stores and verifies the digital IDs of their users — a database filled with users' names, dates of birth, heights, weights, and, of course, a recent photo.

Of course, there's a reason Rep. Gottheimer doesn't outright admit that a valid ID is necessary to make the Parents Decide Act work. That would expose the absolute hypocrisy of the left that wants to leave voting rights open to noncitizens but limit the access of digital technology and the internet to everyday Americans unwilling to give their ID to Big Tech or the government.

[Herman]