call your reps. This package was pushed through the house.
09.03.2026 21:12
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call your reps. This package was pushed through the house.
I've done a lot of lobbying and a lot of activism. It seems stupid, it seems pointless, it seems ineffectual, but phone calls are one of the few things that legislative offices really pay attention to as a barometer for public opinion.
Call early and call often.
You need to call your reps and demand that they OPPOSE:
-the KIDS Act
-KOSA
-the Screen Act
-Sammy's Law
-the App Store Accountability Act
And additionally, oppose:
-reforming/sunsetting Section 230
-online age verification/ID laws
www.congress.gov/members/find...
I know calling reps is very nerve racking. You're not sure what's the right thing to say, and tbh having a script thrown at me makes things just as nerve racking.
I called today, and I figured I'd write up a transcript of how my call went down. Hopefully it helps demystify the process
All these who voted "yes" you have a chance to either contact them to try to convince them that these laws don't work or also vote against them so they don't get re elected
The fight is so neck and neck that a few reps could make a difference
Yesterday, the KIDS Act has Passed the E&C, and soon will be pushing into the house! This is a combination of KOSA, SCREEN Act, App Store Accountability Act, and other bills into one package.
Contact your Reps, and tell them to OPPOSE these bills! Stay strong, and fight for your rights and privacy!
Everything you love being completely censored on the internet because the ones in control don't like seeing what they want to see on the internet is terrible and we need to keep making these calls and we need these bills to be killed off for good
DO NOT STOP CALLING! TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THIS!
Hidden at the end of this bill is its real purpose: defining trans existence as sexualized and a threat to children.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
"promise you won't laugh?"
*reveals comically large cake*
I hope journalists covering tech caught this. It was by far the most unexpected and newsworthy moment of the hearing today
"The KIDS Act is being used as a smokescreen for everything Big Tech lobbyist want, which is a national surveillance program where they can harvest the personal and private data of every American, with zero actual protections."
Politicians crying that they're just "protecting the children" while doing the exact opposite is nothing new, but if this becomes law it could effectively end the careers of some of you favorite queer creators (including mine!)
You better wake the fuck up now. If we don't make their lives ABSOLUTELY FUCKING MISERABLE, we're going be the ones who get shafted. And HARD.
You best believe that everything about the Internet we know is going to die and everything we know and love with it.
I've made my calls today. You need to.
The package of censorship and surveillance bills brought up in todays markup has been advanced
Continue to contact your representatives and demand this legislation be opposed. Tell your family and friends, explain how these bills are not what they appear, and ask them to join us in opposition!
Republicans are using kids as a smokescreen for what Big Tech lobbyists want: a national surveillance program to harvest our data with zero protections for people and their privacy.
We must fight this dangerous expansion of surveillance technology.
You should be able to criticize your government anonymously online.
Full stop.
"Age verification" legislation is just a pretty name for "forced online ID checks," meaning everything you post is associated with your government name
We have to stop this.
theintercept.com/2026/03/05/k...
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed the Kids Act, a mix of KOSA, Screen Act, and several other ID/facescan verification bills. There is still time before a final vote in the House, as well as a Senate version. Please use this link to call your Senators and Representatives to vote no.
You can use this tool to contact your lawmakers: badinternetbills.com
The KIDS Act (mass censorship and surveillance law that would eliminate anonymous internet use) is moving forward in the House, and the only opposition is from Democrats who claim it doesn't censor and surveil ENOUGH. When is the left going to wake tf up???
I wrote about the House hearing today, how Congress is trying to strip anonymity from the Internet, and the devastating effects that has for journalists, whistleblowers, LGBTQ ppl, immigrants, civil rights activists, abortion providers and anyone challenging power for @theintercept.com
The mind games have begun.
Does this dress make my ass look big?
Yeah, they're great!
Do you like it?
say when~
focused in
eyes on the prize huh?
this security's a joke
"oOOOoo
you wanna go to the circuuus~
oooOOOOOOOO"
A collection of bills are heading to the House for markup this thursday
Demand your representatives
-oppose KOSA
-oppose the App Store Accountability Act
-oppose The SCREEN Act
-oppose section 230 reform/sunsetting
-oppose/repeal online age verification and ID laws
punchbowl.news/article/tech...
picarto.tv/JoyDoink
flu gone but still full of mucus
still gotta get work done
