Brian, Chris and Andy focused on concerns about new age verification / internet censorship laws in the UK and their potential impact on internet freedom and free speech. The guys then touched on the National Guard deployment in Washington D.C., Northern Virginia schools pushing back on the Trump Administration’s pressure on transgender policy, and more.

Relevant links to today’s episode:

• ⁠10 Examples of Absurd Fallout From the U.K.'s Online Safety Act⁠
• ⁠The Age-Gated Internet Is Here⁠
• ⁠The Anti-Porn Crusade Comes for Online Games⁠
• ⁠Why U.S. politicians are up in arms about new internet rules in Britain⁠
• ⁠Porn site traffic plummets as UK age verification rules enforced⁠
• ⁠Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout⁠
• ⁠West Virginia National Guard to deploy to DC to support Trump's federal takeover⁠
• ⁠Republican-led states to send hundreds more National Guard troops to D.C.⁠
• ⁠Republican Governors Send National Guard to D.C.⁠
• ⁠Education Dept. says it’ll pull funding from five Virginia districts over gender policies⁠
• ⁠Northern Virginia school districts defy Education Department request to change bathroom policies⁠
• ⁠‘The Breakfast Club’ To Return To Theaters For 40th Anniversary; The John Hughes teen-movie classic will be rereleased in September⁠
• ⁠Clue Will Return To Theaters, Each Screening Gets One Of Three Endings⁠

We’re all over Bluesky!

• CLPVA on Bluesky: ⁠@clpvirginia.org⁠
• Liberal Party USA on Bluesky: ⁠@liberalpartyusa.bsky.social⁠
• Brian on Bluesky: ⁠@biodoss.bsky.social⁠
• Chris on Bluesky: ⁠@frashure.bsky.social⁠
• Andy on Bluesky: ⁠@andyjabbour.bsky.social⁠

More:

• Classical Liberal Party of Virginia Open markets. Open minds. Free people. ⁠https://clpvirginia.org⁠
• Liberal Party USA: ⁠⁠https://www.liberalpartyusa.org⁠⁠
• Facebook: ⁠Classical Liberal Party of Virginia⁠
• Instagram: ⁠classicalliberalpartyva⁠
• X, formerly Twitter: ⁠@clpvirginia⁠
• Chris Frashure: ⁠The Open Mode⁠
• ⁠Andy’s writing on Medium