According to an affidavit written by a DPS special agent, Ozment allegedly called the Governor’s Office on the afternoon of July 25. DPS claims Ozment left the following voicemail (KXAN has redacted the profanity in the transcript provided by DPS):

“I don’t know which one of you sons of b—-es passed this motherf—ing bill to get this damn s— blocking my motherf—ing anime, but you whole a– motherf—ers need to unpass this s—. Y’all are f—ing ridiculous with your b—- a–es. My Google account says I’m f—ing over the age of 18, and your dumba– is passing these dumba– laws. I’m a f—ing stab every godd— one of you b—-es. Unlock my f—ing anime.”

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    Uncensored, not for the faint of heart;

    "I don’t know which one of you sons of buttermilk passed this mother-flapjacking bill to get this dang snickerdoodle blocking my mother-flapjacking anime, but you whole entire fudgemuffins need to unpass this snickerdoodle. Y’all are frickle-fracking ridiculous with your buttermilk gravy-boats. My Google account says I’m frickle-fracking over the age of 18, and your dumb-bumpkin is passing these dumb-bumpkin laws. I’m a frickle-fracking stab every gosh-diddly one of you buttermilks. Unlock my frickle-fracking anime.

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      Please put that in a spoiler! My son read that and now he’s sporting a mohawk and calling his mother and I the b word! We don’t want him saying that kind of language except on special occasions like when God allows us to eat pancakes (Lent). Now I have to explain cookies to him. Thanks a lot, maybe think of the fucking children next time.

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    Those who would give up essential anime to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither anime nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin, probably.

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      Ben Franklin’s Congressional Hentai Collection is a foundational part of US history

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    To those who didn’t read TFA: he wasn’t talking about anime like Boku no Hero Academia or Dragon Ball Z. He was talking about hentai.

    The article confirms that Crunchyroll and a couple other anime streamers are available in Texas.

    The guy was trying to access PornHub (or a site like it) to watch hentai, and that site simply blocks all Texans (and people from other countries and US states that have similar laws).

    As for those asking if it’s illegal: the US constitution does enshrine the freedom of speech, or rather, your government’s inability to pass laws restricting said freedom. However, there are still exceptions. You still can’t make threats to officials, or other things that can harm others.

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        It’s not about protecting anyone, it’s about surveillance and an ability to blackmail/threaten anyone who steps out of line.

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        I’m not surprised given Texas’s reputation. Big hats, big trucks, “don’t mess with Texas”… yeah how about I just skip Texas entirely next time I visit the States. I hear some parts of it are nice, though, but hot isn’t my thing.

        Carrying a sword openly sounds awesome in theory but terrible in practice.

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      FYI - it’s because he specifically said that he was going to stab them. That’s a very real threat and actionable, most people have access to knives.

      Now saying you’re going to cut their heads off with a guillotine? That’s protected by free speech, and you’d 100% be able to argue that in court because I guarantee you don’t have a guillotine or know how to build one (hopefully, maybe you do - in that case do not say this).

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    Goddamn, the bleeps make that annoying to read. My best guess:

    “I don’t know which one of you sons of bitches passed this motherfucking bill to get this damn shit blocking my motherfucking anime, but you whole ass motherfuckers need to unpass this shit. Y’all are fucking ridiculous with your bitch-asses. My Google account says I’m fucking over the age of 18, and your dumbass is passing these dumbass laws. I’m a fucking stab every goddamn one of you bitches. Unlock my fucking anime.”

    Not sure that the first “s–”= shit, but, whatever.

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    We really need to teach the general public about Tor.

    …or maybe not because that could cause governments to become a lot more interested in attempting to block or limit it too… :(

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    Somewhat valid, I hate having to switch between 8 different vpn tunnels to access a reddit thread

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    Just pirate it.

    I mean, the Supreme Court just legalized copying. Millions of rare and one-of-a-kind books are being bodily destroyed just so they can be scanned in, which is pretty much the same thing.

    If AI companies can steal content without repercussions, why not you?

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      I for one have been training a neural network using pirated content for years. It’s an in credibly efficient large language model that runs off very little power and fits comfortably in the space between my ears.

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    “faces one third-degree felony count of terroristic threat against a public servant“

    Did he break an actual law? It’s a rant yes, but a terrorist threat? I’d say no.

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      The second sentence from the last sounds like terroristic threats.

      Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer.

      Edit: typo