The University of Arkansas School of Law promoted a free “name and gender correction” pro bono session on Thursday that involved law students helping out. The law school said the event would provide “free legal assistance” to people who wanted to change their legal name and gender designation. Trans-identifying people often legally change their name and gender on their government documents — a man who identifies as a woman might change his gender to “female” and his name to “Sarah,” which would show up on his driver’s license, for example. The event was scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Fayetteville Public Library and was hosted by Legal Aid of Arkansas, a nonprofit that provides free legal aid to low-income people. “Volunteer law students and local attorneys will provide free legal assistance to those seeking name or gender marker changes. This event is open to the public,” the school posted on Facebook. (Facebook) In the comments of the post, people expressed interest in taking advantage of the free legal services. “What all is required for a name or gender change? I would love to come and change my name,” someone commented. “I was wondering the same thing,” wrote someone else. The law school said the event was part of “Pro Bono Week.” Law students often offer their services for free to people who cannot afford representation because it gives the students real-world experience practicing law. The University of Arkansas School of Law celebrates students who do many hours of pro bono work. On Wednesday, students who had completed the most pro bono hours were treated to “Dessert with the Dean” to “celebrate their contributions to the law school and the community,” the school posted on Facebook. Arkansas is one of the country’s more conservative states — about 42% of adults identify as conservative, according to Pew Research. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 The University of Arkansas is the state’s flagship school, and it receives hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in state and federal funding every year. Tuition is nearly $40,000 a year for an out-of-state student and nearly $18,000 a year for an Arkansas resident. Gender ideology exploded as a controversial issue several years ago and it has continued to loom large this election cycle. Conservatives have pushed back on medicalizing children with gender dysphoria with drugs like puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones or surgeries like double mastectomies and genital surgeries. At least 24 states, including Arkansas, have banned these treatments for minors. Arkansas’ ban on gender procedures for minors was struck down by a federal judge last year.

Best friends Timon and Pumbaa are a couple of Disney’s most beloved characters from The Lion King, but there’s no way that these creatures would get along in real life, right? Well, that’s where you’d be wrong! Someone caught some amazing footage of a warthog and a meerkat playing together, and it’s the most adorable thing you’ve ever seen. These two really do look like the real-life versions of their cartoon counterparts! In the precious clip, the stocky warthog can be seen rolling around in the grass with his meerkat companion. Both of them seem to be having the best time. At one point, “Pumbaa” actually allows “Timon” to sit on his back. These animals really look like they trust one another! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paul Avellino l The Garden Guinea (@avellinofarms) What makes this hilarious footage even better is that Hakuna Matata, the Disney characters’ signature song, is playing throughout. After watching the real-life Timon and Pumbaa play outside, we honestly believe they have no worries! This video has received over a million views online. Commenters were shocked to see the familiar-looking warthog and meerkat in the flesh. “Is this the live action film of The Lion King?” joked one user. Another exclaimed, “They exist!” Is it normal for warthogs and meerkats to be friends? Interestingly enough, Natural Habitat Adventures tells us that warthogs and meerkats aren’t usually the best of friends. Although they’re not necessarily sworn enemies, they’re not typically spotted together in the wild. It sounds like it’s quite an anomaly that the two animals in the video above have such a friendly relationship. Although meerkats and warthogs don’t spend much time with one another in nature, rehabilitation can apparently bring them together. Namibian farmer Ruben Lambrechts cares for many different creatures, including a few “Timons” and “Pumbaas” of his own. He shares tons of videos of his rehab patients on social media, and they seem to get along pretty well. @rubennamibia I adore my Animal Family! #farmlife #animallover #baboon #warthog #meerkat ♬ Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars Whatever circumstances brought the two animals in the first video together, we’d still like to believe they really are the real-life Timon and Pumbaa! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Real-Life Timon & Pumbaa Caught On Camera Playing Together appeared first on InspireMore.

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The word “man” in song titles has inspired some of the most memorable tracks across different genres and eras, each using it to bring out unique angles on human experience. From Billy Joel’s heartfelt storytelling in Piano Man to David Bowie’s mysterious reflections in The Man Who Sold the World, every song on this list highlights a different take on what it means to be a “man.” There’s the enduring wisdom of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Simple Man, the raw force of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man, and the wanderer’s spirit in the Allman Brothers Band’s Ramblin’ Man. Each song here—from Chicago’s powerhouse The post 10 Best Songs With The Word ‘Man’ In The Title appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. It seems every election cycle needs a bogeyman, and for Senator Mark Warner, that bogeyman is Russian disinformation. Fresh off Capitol Hill, Warner’s latest initiative is to investigate how major internet domain companies—yes, the middlemen who register web addresses—might play a role in spreading disinformation. The target list reads like a Who’s Who of the digital backstage: Cloudflare, GoDaddy, NameCheap, NameSilo, Newfold, and Verisign. But behind the supposedly patriotic mission to “protect democracy” lies a question worth asking: is Warner protecting discourse, or prepping a Trojan horse to squelch online dissent? We obtained a copy of Senator Warner’s letter to domain companies for you here. Warner’s strategy is unique in its ambition, not in its tactics. By moving his focus to the core of internet infrastructure—domain registrars—he’s essentially skipping over social media and diving into the plumbing of the web itself. It’s a bold move. After all, every website starts with a domain name, right? And if we control the names, we can theoretically control the whole game. Yet it’s hard not to notice that Warner’s targets aren’t purveyors of propaganda; they’re providers of services as basic to the internet as electricity is to a house. In fairness, no one denies that the Department of Justice’s findings reveal some troubling realities, if true. Fake outlets are indeed masquerading as legitimate news sources, with some impersonating heavy hitters like the Washington Post and Fox News. The Department of Justice even flagged sites mimicking official government pages in countries like France and Germany, reportedly linking these decoys back to the Russian government. But what Warner and his allies are suggesting is that if disinformation exists, the buck should stop at the domain registrars—even though they might be as in the dark as the rest of us. The implied responsibility stretches as far as anonymity in domain purchasing and the use of cryptocurrencies. An anonymous domain purchase apparently becomes a suspect act, rather than a basic right in a world where privacy increasingly feels like an endangered species. Warner’s fixation on crypto transactions and anonymous domains is a convenient bridge to legislative oversight. But should the use of cryptocurrency or private domain registrations be automatically linked to malicious intent? If so, where does that leave all the individuals, journalists, and even corporations that use these tools precisely because they offer protection against prying eyes? Are they guilty by association? Warner’s approach smacks of casting a suspicious eye on the very idea of privacy, branding it as a gateway drug to corruption and chaos. Moving Up the Stack – And Into the Gray Area The senator’s push for more “oversight” and “accountability” sounds benign until you realize it includes proposing legislative actions targeting how domains are registered. The problem with “oversight” of this kind is that it quickly turns into a game of gatekeeping. Who decides when privacy becomes a cover for nefarious intentions? And if this gatekeeping becomes normalized, what’s to stop other forms of expression from being scrutinized and ultimately stifled? Warner’s office is taking what feels like the classic Washington approach—expanding a legitimate problem to justify sweeping new powers. The fact that the domain companies have, so far, not publicly responded to Warner’s inquiries is no doubt unnerving for them. Should they acknowledge responsibility for bad actors? If they admit any level of complicity, the floodgates open to a future where the government can lean on domain providers to police any content it finds objectionable. Should they push back, they risk public backlash painted in the colors of “failing to protect democracy.” Warner isn’t backing down, making it clear that his vision of the future includes tighter controls on the “wild west” of the internet. As Warner pushes Congress toward what he calls a “balanced” stance on speech, it’s worth remembering that every new level of oversight is another precedent. If domain registrars become the first layer of censorship, where does it end? Today it’s anonymous domains and cryptic currency. Tomorrow, perhaps, it’s political dissenters and media critics, all kept in line by digital censors masquerading as infrastructure companies. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Slippery Slope to Censorship: Senator Warner’s Push to Police Web Infrastructure For Disinformation appeared first on Reclaim The Net.