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A sketch patch of a nekomimi witch doing various things, casting a spell, and looking cute.
more doodling, and messing with stylistic stuff
One day I'll be able to simply not rebleat some dire fuckin' shit and all of my feed will just be cool art and funny videos and fat fuckin' asscheeks and not
~ALL OF THIS~
And you need to call yer representatives to complain directly TO THEM that I cannot yet do that.
Like I've been callin' at least one person five days a week and blastin' out emails daily since this whole Collective Shout censorship shit kicked off, and I DESPISE DOING BOTH. If I can commit to this, so can y'all.
I hate sharing/talking about this shit SO MUCH i utterly resent how much energy ive has to devote to this horseshit
But still we gotta continue. God damn it.
Getting to feel hopeless w/ all the news and seeing so many ppl on here talking about 'what's the point of calling' and 'well everyone else is calling so *I* don't have to call' whenever this stuff happens.
Please take it seriously. Call paypros. Call your reps. We need help NOW.
Hey, alongside contacting your representatives, this seems like another thing worth putting a bit of your time into and sharing around. If we could get "reputational risk" taken off the table, even in this current climate, that could create a chilling effect on these kinds of policies
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...
A reminder to call your reps today! KOSA has been sandwiched into the KIDS Act and is still a huge censorship threat. You can use this tool- it takes just a few minutes:
www.badinternetbills.com
Calling took me less than 2 minutes
I was drawing titties.
I'd rather do it in the chance that something good might happen than throw my hands up and preemptively give up. Miss me with that doomer shit, respectfully.
Please be advised. Some of these people WILL try to argue with you. Do not let them. Tell them in no uncertain terms, you do not care what the argument FOR these bills is. βI am already aware of the counter arguments and still disagree in every regard, please just do your job and take my statement.β
for anyone looking: if your reps are republican and/or are already voting for, make sure to let them know why it's bad for republicans too
cite the usual free speech concerns, mention how liberals can sue websites to censor right leaning content online, play to their concerns
Mind you their offices get calls about all kinds of things from immigration policy to potholes.
Just because Bluesky keeps screaming about it on your feed doesn't mean they know about it. Everyone has to pitch in for it to actually make a blip on the radar!
I like to ask them if they're aware of the laws in question to see if it's on their radar.
There's been times where the office rep HAS heard of laws like KOSA, but sometimes they respond as though it's the first time they heard about in. Which is where YOU come in.
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
please to not give in to despair. if you want to start somewhere you can help, a donation to Doctors Without Borders is a great place to start
To everyone who wants to raise awareness and get people to take action against censorship and bills that take away our rights, I want to say this very emphatically:
Include. Resources.
Because yelling is infinitely more useful when you're also showing people the next steps they can take
ah nice, we're right in this guy's portfolio next to "we're definitely solving racism this time" and "how about AI raises your kids?"
What bothers me the most though is how this will once again divide up people and information just like Twitter did
Sane people don't want to be on platforms that embrace exploitative features, so we split and split until communication becomes ineffective. And, that pattern is deeply concerning
This isn't a surprise, btw. I was hesitant to setup here in the first place specifically because the founders were in this sphere, but so it goes that creators need a place to settle, we bring traffic to these platforms, and we end up being exploited all over again anyway
> a/i banner
> partner of an a/i company
> typical, vague rambling about the challenges of modern improvement and growth without actually saying anything of substance
This ain't my first rodeo. Bookmark this post now because this place is only going to become infested with a/i from here on out
Can a lady who's built like BG3 Karlach fanart come sit on me, feed me breakfast in bed, get a little too worked up over it, and then cuddle me like a teddy bear between her biceps and abs
THIS. If youβre in central Glasgow tonight please close your windows; if you have to be out please wear the best mask you have available. If you can smell it, youβre at risk.
In other news, I existed in such a crippling state of stress yesterday that I guess my weekend only consists of a Sunday
You should hammer all these reps who voted yes on the KIDS Act.
Additionally, keep contacting your other reps as well
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!
USA folk, you need to annoy these assholes as much as you can. this bill is not to protect children. they want to erase transgender people from public life and classify them as degenerate content in the internet. we will not be seen or heard. they want our *existence* to be a sex offense.
It needs to go through Rules and Committees before the House which will be around the end of the year.
Please STILL contact your Reps to shut down this horrific censorship bill for your freedom matters.
Everyone else ouside the US, PLEASE SHARE!
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It means there's the Rules and Committees offices that will question the bill creators and what their reasoning is to put the bill forward to the House.
And AOC has sounded the alarm, that way most voters are going to oppose it.
KOSA's a massive censorship bill.
We must all fight it.
#TransRights
Sad it's only four countries that are against this, but glad Italy's speaking up about it at least. Wish the Czech Republic, Poland and my own country the Netherlands were a little louder about it too.
Keep contacting your MEPS: fightchatcontrol.eu
#SaveSpeech