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@pineapplerhi.bsky.social
He/Him 35 years-old and an art appreciator and all that implies. This includes NSFW. Don't follow if you're a Minor or else!
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Tapping the sign because primaries are winding down and the general election is coming up. It sucks feeling like it means nothing but you can either try and maybe fail, or do nothing and suffer regardless, maybe worse.
If you are in the US and aren't already registered, now is the best time to before you forget and it's too late. The elections this year are going to be heavily scrutinized and the only way to silence the doubts of those calling foul play, is with overwhelming participation. www.vote.org
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Discord is absolutely lying about not holding your data and its been proven already cybersecuritynews.com/discord-data...
I will add pressure to this by saying that any company that claims to not hold onto your personal data after verifying you? They're lying. Ive been nitro free since the first time they tried this, voice how you feel with your wallet people. Make them really feel that squeeze.
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Almost every AI advocate that's sloughed their smelly carcasses into my mentions talk about how eager they are to see artists/writers/coders lose their jobs. And tbh thats been the point of this tech. To funnel money paid to skilled tradespeople to tech companies. Fuck AI and its advocates
This is the kind of thing I see that directly demonstrates WHY so many are against AI. The people pushing this cannot help but start with "THIS WILL DESTROY YOUR JOBS" while talking about tech built on theft that's also making everything unaffordable. Gee, how exciting.
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SCREEN Act, which would have required mandatory age-verification for sites (like this) that allow "material harmful to minors" failed to pass out of committee after thousands and thousands of people called their Senators. More work ahead!
The SCREEN Act just failed to pass in the Senate Commerce Committee! 🎉 Enormous thanks to the thousands (!!) of you who told your Senators to vote no! Your voice matters and you should feel good that you made a difference. Obviously, the fight isn't over, but this was an important victory.
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Replying to @fightforthefuture.org
Now is not the time to back down. We need an overwhelm of calls going in to lawmakers this week. Call and call again tomorrow! 📲 www.badinternetbills.com
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Replying to @mikestabile.bsky.social
What can you do? CALL. WRITE. SCREAM. The bill is up for a vote THIS WEDNESDAY. Call your Senator. Dem. Republican. Whomever. Right now, it's a solid R bill, but they're looking for Dems to take it across the finish line. Let them know how badly it stinks. www.defendonlineprivacy.com/screen/
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This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.
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KOSA and the SCREEN Act are going to be marked up inntge Senate Commerce Committee next week. Please contact your senators and demand they oppose these bills www.congress.gov/members/find... www.commerce.senate.gov/press/rep/re...
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#stopKOSA #NoToDigitalID #savespeech Unfortunate news: The markup is real www.commerce.senate.gov/meetings/exe... Significantly fewer shitty bills but not good. Keep calling reps & the CST committee - www.congress.gov/state-legisl... - 5calls.org/issue/age-ve... - badinternetbills.com
#stopKOSA #NoToDigitalID #savespeech Supposed KOSA News: Cruz drops plans to advance AI bills next week. Intends to mark up "kids’ online safety" bills next week. Unsure on a date www.politico.com/live-updates... YELL AT REPS. TELL THEM TO VOTE NO ON IT. www.congress.gov/state-legisl...
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Please call, there's two more stops in the senate, and they're rumoured in trying to aim for the 29th of this month for a markup!!
‼️ KOSA update: ICYMI Earlier this month, a bill package that incl this bill passed out of the House in a rushed vote. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... This is alarming BUT it isn't the end of the road. Here's what we know:
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Hey, a good way to celebrate Lindsey Graham kicking the bucket is to contact your senators about KOSA and the KIDS Act. Graham was a big proponent of these kinds of laws, as well as of gutting section 230.
The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...
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I know im goin on about this a lot but please contact your senators about opposing KOSA and the KIDS Act. Please make friends and family aware of how this will effect them and their privacy.
Okay, so I guess people in Texas can't use this app anymore. How many of my friends are going to disappear now? ☹️ Also, this isn't going to stop with Texas. If the KIDS Act or KOSA isn't stopped, this'll be your future, too:
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Call your senators and tell them oppose the KIDS Act and KOSA. These bills will ruin the internet
The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...
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This will get worse if KOSA and the KIDS Act pass. Go yell at your reps
Texas passed an age assurance law that requires Bluesky to verify the age of users. This law was paused by a judge and then unpaused by an appeals court, so we are preparing to comply. If you saw an age assurance notice today, that's why. Read about the law here: ccianet.org/news/2026/05...
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Discord just stop..already no one's going to give you the data, just stop...stop entirely. @discord.com no one's asking for this.
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You guys better contact reps. if this passes and any of you complain after not doing shit you can go to hell tbh if this passes the the internet is fucked
The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...
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The House has passed KOSA. It now heads to the Senate, where this version, at least, faces an uphill battle. That said, get on the horn and call your legislators. NOW.
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The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...
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Before anyone begins doomposting: There are still two stops it has to pass before it gets into law. And the senate doesn't like the House version of KOSA so there's a chance it doesn't pass. But don't just assume.
The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...
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the internet as we know it is in more danger than it ever has been, if you live in America please oppose KOSA. this is not a left or right issue, it is a humanity and free speech issue. www.stopkosa.com everyone will be hurt by KOSA if it becomes law. it is never about the children.
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Hey so this new KOSA/KIDS Act proposal has a little note in it that creates a whole new special Trump-appointed team to regulate the internet. So no more Congress votes. No more checks & balances. Just whoever the president picks to decide the future of YOUR internet. You aren’t mad enough.
NEWS: The leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will unveil a bipartisan deal Monday on guardrails for protecting kids against online harms, including a long-sought compromise on the Kids Online Safety Act. @benbrodydc.bsky.social has the details: punchbowl.news/article/tech...
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Don't panic. Keep calling your reps and tell them to vote No on KOSA.
#savespeech #stopkosa #notodigitalID Bad news: House committee to strike bipartisan KOSA deal punchbowl.news/article/tech... money.usnews.com/investing/ne... Good news: We now know, its only a committee markup for next week posdibly, & its late in session www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalO...