If youre going to talk about someone at least dont say shit that can be fact checked in 4 seconds
He absolutely DOES mention the fact that he is black on his profile, here and elsewhere.
As for being a proshipper, all that has been shown for this from what ive seen is the Amanda/billy posts. This is NOT him being a proshipper.
Fictives within systems are not their âsourceâ. They are their own people and can and will have differences from âsourceâ. Including age. his art is not of CHARACTERS. It is not his fault you canât separate those two things, because they ARE separate.
Hey hereâs a thought maybe DONT enable your buddy and d ride them when they DO terrible shit ok?
Ok!
If you see this person do not engage and block them. Not only are they a proshipper but their horrifically racist as they have said the n word despite them not being black or mentioning being black
Not to mention they use their DID as an excuse for their horrific behavior but if anyone has DID pls tell me if their faking it or not Iâd love to know
Anyway in the slasher/horror fandom we donât do proshipping around here ESPECIALLY grown ass adults with MINORS or anyone barely legal no matter how old they are
Anyway block and report @seriousandclean
Based on this og post https://www.tumblr.com/peachyfuck18/719665716940488704/sam-carpenter-chibiusasailor-chibi-moon
I made a while back but now I decided to be more trans-inclusive and made Billy, Donnie and Patrick trans girls/women so enjoy!
Based on this og post https://www.tumblr.com/peachyfuck18/719665716940488704/sam-carpenter-chibiusasailor-chibi-moon
I made a while back but now I decided to be more trans-inclusive and made Billy, Donnie and Patrick trans girls/women so enjoy!
Be careful about calling roan stans pick mes. There is an anti-swiftie pro-roan blog who will accuse you of of cultural appropriation. (Youâre absolutely correct though.)
Not surprising I mean holy shit I meet annoying queers back in my day but cultural appropriation!? Yes River/Debbie whatever your name is Iâm suuuuuure youâre green bean casserole and meatloaf has sooooooo been culturally appropriatedâŠ.
Listen after Chappell Roan literally promoting AI âartâ Iâm just gonna say this; Chappell Roan fans have always given me queer Swifties vibes I mean think about it their parasocial as hell I mean if you do a comparison youâll find no difference between the two. The difference is one are just a bunch of straight cis white pick me women who still cry about their breakup from middle school the other are those lesbians/queer pick mes who get mad when anyone who isnât what they consider queer enough doesnât like them and wonât date them and they cry wondering why in the hell they donât want to date them
I remember I got attacked and sent death threats for calling her an industry plant when my god thatâs what she literally is. Sheâs literally the definition of one
Sheâs not ârevolutionaryâ or âradicalâ sheâs just another industry plant with too much money, no creativity whatsoever besides ripping off glam rock, Lady Gaga and Madonna and her songs are straight ass and wouldnât even be popular had it not been for some insufferable pick me queers using it to prove their âdifferentâ but doesnât want to support the visual artists who helped her get to where she was
Yes ok she âworked so hardâ as some of you fans claim but let me ask you just this once;
If she worked so hard and recognizes hardwork for artists then why does she have to use the easy way out instead of encouraging artists to work on their art?
Can you tell me that?
Also just fyi to make you Chappell fans mad
Good Luck Babe and You Belong to Me are the same pick mes anthems in different fonts
And yes her stans are gonna be blocked their so stupid they need to defend a millionaire anyways so itâs not worth arguing with them
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As a Muslim girl, I feel obligated to let people know what I think about Rick Riordanâs post about Samirah. Donât add on unless youâre a Muslim or Iraqi, because if you arenât you donât get to decide how Muslims should be represented.
Like many of my characters, Samirah was inspired by former students of mine. Over the course of my middle school teaching career, I worked with dozens of Muslim students and their families, representing the expanse of the Muslim world and both Shia and Sunni traditions. One of my most poignant memories about the September 11, 2001, attack of the World Trade Center was when a Muslima student burst into tears when she heard the news â not just because it was horrific, but also because she knew what it meant for her, her family, her faith. She had unwillingly become an ambassador to everyone she knew who, would have questions about how this attack happened and why the perpetrators called themselves âMuslim.â Her life had just become exponentially more difficult because of factors completely beyond her control. It was not right. It was not fair. And I wasnât sure how to comfort or support her.
Youâre saying that you based Samirah off middle school students. Students who are scrutinized by others because of their religion and desperate to fit in. When I was in seventh grade, I did my best to act like everyone else and not be alienated. Middle school students are not a reliable source. Also, why would you bring up 9/11 in the first paragraph? You literally said that you associate that traumatic event with Muslims.
During the following years, I tried to be especially attuned to the needs of my Muslim students. I dealt with 9/11 the same way I deal with most things: by reading and learning more. When I taught world religions in social studies, I would talk to my Muslim students about Islam to make sure I was representing their experience correctly. They taught me quite a bit, which eventually contributed to my depiction of Samirah al-Abbas. As always, though, where I have made mistakes in my understanding, those mistakes are wholly on me.
One again, these are middle school students. They arenât the most reliable source, especially since Iâm pretty sure at that age most of them donât know as much about Islam as adults. I used to go to my mom a lot with questions about Islam.
What did I read for research? I have read five different English interpretations of the Qurâan. (I understand the message is inseparable from the original Arabic, so it cannot be considered âtranslatedâ). I have read the entirety of the Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim hadith collections. Iâve read three biographies of Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) and well over a dozen books about the history of Islam and modern Islam. I took a six-week course in Arabic. (I was not very good at it, but I found it fascinating). I fasted the month of Ramadan in solidarity with my students. I even memorized some of the surahs in Arabic because I found the poetry beautiful. (Theyâre a little rusty now, Iâll admit, but I can still recite al-FÄtihah from memory.) I also read some anti-Islamic screeds written in the aftermath of 9/11 so I would understand what those commenters were saying about the religion, and indirectly, about my students. I get mad when people attack my students.
The fact that you can recite Surah Al-Fatihah doesnât change the fact that you are still an outsider. Youâre a white man, and you canât claim to understand the Quran and Islam without consulting other Muslims or scholars.
When preparing to write Samirahâs background, I drew on all of this, but also read many stories on Iraqi traditions and customs in particular and the experiences of immigrant families who came to the U.S. I figured out how Samirahâs history would intertwine with the Norse world through the medieval writer Ahmad ibn Fadhlan, her distant ancestor and one of the first outsiders to describe the Vikings in writing. Â I knew Samirah would be a ferocious brave fighter who always stood for what was right. She would be an excellent student who had dreams of being an aviator. She would have a complicated personal situation to wrestle with, in that sheâs a practicing Muslim who finds out Valhalla is a real place. Odin and Thor and Loki are still around. How do you reconcile that with your faith? Not only that, but her mom had a romance with Loki, who is her dad. Yikes.
You - a white man - donât have the right to try and convey a Muslimâs struggle without even getting a Muslim to read over it and give you feedback. You have no way of knowing if itâs accurate or not.
(Side note: in your Piper article, you admitted you didnât use sensitivity readers when writing her. You even tried to justify is by saying you hadnât even heard of the term in 2009, but the Magnus Chase books were started in 2015. Couldnât you have used sensitivity readers then?)
Thankfully, the feedback from Muslim readers over the years to Samirah al-Abbas has been overwhelmingly positive. I have gotten so many letters and messages online from young fans, talking about how much it meant to them to see a hijabi character portrayed in a positive light in a âmainstreamâ novel.
Youâve gotten positive feedback because weâre desperate for representation. I was 11 when I first read about Sam and I was so happy to finally see a Muslim character! And now when I reread it, I canât believe how badly you represented us.
Some readers had questions, sure! The big mistake I will totally own, and which I have apologized for many times, was my statement that during the fasting hours of Ramadan, bathing (i.e. total immersion in water) was to be avoided. This was advice I had read on a Shia website when I myself was preparing to fast Ramadan. It is advice I followed for the entire month. Whoops! The intent behind that advice, as I understood it, was that if you totally immersed yourself during daylight hours, you might inadvertently get some water between your lips and invalidate your fast. But, as I have since learned, that was simply one teacherâs personal opinion, not a widespread practice. We have corrected this detail (which involved the deletion of one line) in future editions, but as I mentioned in my last post, you will still find it in copies since the vast majority of books are from the first printing.
Okay so Iâm not a Shia Muslim so I donât think I have enough knowledge on this subject but I would recommend reading this
Another question was about Samirahâs wearing of the hijab. To some readers, she seemed cavalier about when she would take it off and how she would wear it. Itâs not my place to be prescriptive about proper hijab-wearing. As any Muslim knows, the custom and practice varies greatly from one country to another, and from one individual to another. I can, however, describe what I have seen in the U.S., and Samirahâs wearing of the hijab reflects the practice of some of my own students, so it seemed to be within the realm of reason for a third-generation Iraqi-American Muslima. Samirah would wear hijab most of the time â in public, at school, at mosque. She would probably but not always wear it in Valhalla, as she views this as her home, and the fallen warriors as her own kin. This is described in the Magnus Chase books. I also admit I just loved the idea of a Muslima whose hijab is a magic item that can camouflage her in times of need.
Once again, your students are in middle school. Stop justifying what you wrote by saying you based Sam off students who are still in middle school.
Another thing - Thereâs no reasoning behind who Sam shows her hair to. One day sheâll cover it up around others and the next sheâll show her hair to the same people. Yes, people do this, my cousin, for example, but you need to explain it. You canât just stick it in there and not expand on her reasoning.
By saying that she wears her hijab most of the time, youâre portraying Sam as a hijabi, but then you say that she doesnât wear it in Valhalla because she views it as her home, and the fallen warriors (aka her best friends, some acquaintances/co-workers, and a bunch of strangers) as her kin just because theyâre fallen warriors. Thatâs not how it works. If youâre a hijabi, you wear your hijab around everyone except for a certain group of people. Is it really so necessary to show what her hair looks like to the audience? Why canât you just leave her hair alone?
Also, @kazbrekkerrsâ made a good point about how the purpose of the hijab is to hide her hair, which you take away from her, but then you conveniently use it to hide her from the eyes of otherâs for plotâŠokay. Sure. No irony there at all.
As for her betrothal to Amir Fadhlan, only recently have I gotten any questions about this. My understanding from my readings, and from what I have been told by Muslims I know, is that arranged marriages are still quite common in many Muslim countries (not just Muslim countries, of course) and that these matches are sometimes negotiated by the families when the bride-to-be and groom-to-be are quite young. Prior to writing Magnus Chase, one of the complaints I often heard or read from Muslims is how Westerners tend to judge this custom and look down on it because it does not accord with Western ideas. Of course, arranged marriages carry the potential for abuse, especially if there is an age differential or the woman is not consulted. Child marriages are a huge problem. The arrangement of betrothals years in advance of the marriage, however, is an ancient custom in many cultures, and those people I know who were married in this way have shared with me how glad they were to have done it and how they believe the practice is unfairly villainized.
Okay, first of all - Sam was betrothed when she was 12, which as completely wrong religiously. It doesnât matter what country you come from, thatâs not how it works. A marriage in Islam can not happen unless both people consent, and 12 is not a good age for that. Even if you didnât want to be married youâd say yes because you donât want to displease anyone and because you probably think the adults know more about this than you.
My idea with Samirah was to flip the stereotype of the terrible abusive arranged match on its head, and show how it was possible that two people who actually love each other dearly might find happiness through this traditional custom when they have families that listen to their concerns and honor their wishes, and want them to be happy. Amir and Samirah are very distant cousins, yes. This, too, is hardly unusual in many cultures. They will not actually marry until they are both adults. But they have been betrothed since childhood, and respect and love each other. If that were not the case, my sense is that Samirah would only have to say something to her grandparents, and the match would be cancelled. Again, most of the comments I have received from Muslim readers have been to thank me for presenting traditional customs in a positive rather than a negative light, not judging them by Western standards. In no way do I condone child marriage, and that (to my mind) is not anywhere implied in the Magnus Chase books.
Stop. Stop. As a white man you have no right to try and âflipâ the stereotype. You have no idea what that situation is like and more than that, you just contributed to the stereotype that all Muslims have arranged marriages.
And also - âtheyâll only be married when they turn 18âł. Nobody gets married that young anymore. Itâs literally unheard of by now, except in places where they literally marry off toddlers. People usually get betrothed when theyâre in their twenties.
âTheyâve been betrothed since childhoodâ - exactly. They were both too young to really consent, and the fact that a white man - who, no matter how much research heâs done, remains an outsider to my religion - is trying to tell me that thatâs okay is terrible.
Finally, recently someone on Twitter decided to screenshot a passage out-of-context from Ship of the Deadwhere Magnus hears Samirah use the phrase âAllahu Akbar,â and the only context he has ever heard it in before was in news reports when some Western reporter would be talking about a terrorist attack. Here is the passage in full:
Samirah: âMy dad may have power over me because heâs my dad. But heâs not the biggest power. Allahu akbar.â
I knew that term, but Iâd never heard Sam use it before. Iâll admit it gave me an instinctive jolt in the gut. The news media loved to talk about how terrorists would say that right before they did something horrible and blew people up. I wasnât going to mention that to Sam. I imagined she was painfully aware.
She couldnât walk the streets of Boston in her hijab most days without somebody screaming at her to go home, and (if she was in a bad mood) sheâd scream back, âIâm from Dorchester!â
âYeah,â I said. âThat means God is great, right?â
Sam shook her head. âThatâs a slightly inaccurate translation. It means God is greater.â
âThan what?â
âEverything. The whole point of saying it is to remind yourself that God is greater than whatever you are facingâyour fears, your problems, your thirst, your hunger, your anger.
337-338
To me, this is Samirah educating Magnus, and through him the readers, about what this phrase actually means and the religious significance it carries. I think the expression is beautiful and profound. However, like a lot of Americans, Magnus has grown up only hearing about it in a negative context from the news. For him to think: âI had never heard that phrase, and it carried absolutely no negative connotations!â would be silly and unrealistic. This is a teachable moment between two characters, two friends who respect each other despite how different they are. Magnus learns something beautiful and true about Samirahâs religion, and hopefully so do the readers. If that strikes you as Islamophobic in its full context, or if Samirah seems like a hurtful stereotype ⊠all I can say is I strongly disagree.
I actually donât have a problem with this. The reasoning behind it, in my opinion, is fine, and I liked this moment in the books a lot (then again, I might be wrong, so feel free to correct me, but only if youâre also a Muslim). That last line, thoughâŠyou shouldnât have written that. You donât get to decide if something is Islamophobic or not, Rick.
Anyways, this is messy and and probably doesnât make sense but Iâm tired and canât be bothered to add more or elaborate on any of these points. Obviously, I donât speak for every single Muslim, but these are my opinions. Once again, feel free to add on or correct me, but only if youâre a Muslim as well.
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Now that Mortal Kombat just basically is adding new characters like Ghostface I want to see one more character on that fucking game and no itâs not whatever youâre thinking.
Cause you know who would be the most OP character in Mortal Kombat?
Usagi Tsukino aka Sailor Moon aka the most OP character in all of fiction history
But why her you might ask? Well not only is Usagi literally so OP she literally became queen of the goddamn 30th century but also have you seen the anime!? And no not that horrific racist ass ear grating DIC dub I mean the og Japanese version or the Viz dub like superior fans I mean think about how funny it is that some characters really think that their gonna beat this little 14-15 yr old girl fighting with pigtails and a sailor dress only to immediately hear and see the following attacks
âMoon Tiara Action!â
âMoon Princess Halation!â
âMoon Spiral Heart Attack!â
âRainbow Moon Heartache!â
And meanwhile after the opponents get absolutely nuked Usagi would justâŠ.immediately befriend them like âoh sorry Ghostface wanna get ice cream I know a place!â Or âSorry Kitana want a have a girls shopping trip!â
And best of all I wanna see the worst of the worst get utterly horrified by the fact they got their ass beat by a magical girl like tell me you wouldnât want to see scene of Homelander just questioning everything when he literally just got his bones broken my a giant heart from a magic wand or Omni Man finding out he ainât shit in a world of magical girls
But also I want other characters questioning everything like âwhat the fuck you mean a talking cat gave you your powers?â Or âWait youâre a princess on the moon and now youâre going to be the immortal Queen of Earth how the fuck does that make any sense?â And even the big question âHow the hell has no one put two and two together to see that Chibiusa is LITERALLY just your future daughter and better yet WHY did your future come to the past?â
And yes Stephanie Sheh weâll need you to voice Miss Usagi here
So anyway thoughts?
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to those who celebrate! đ
I really hate to do this, but KOSA, the bill that is a mass censorship and surveillance bill that will specifically censor all LGBT content online to "protect kids", is back.
KOSA advocates have brought in support from Elon Musk (I wish I was making this up) and are trying to get him to get Donald Trump to speak out in support of it. (And they lie and tell us it's not an anti-queer bill đ). The reason so is because the holdouts that are stopping this from passing are...republicans. It's GOP House leaders Steve Scalise and Mike Johnson. If they succeed and put this in an end of year spending bill, it will be near impossible to get it out and it will most likely be passed. Pro-KOSA advocates were on the hill today pushing hard to pass it. They have a lot of support behind them. There is only two weeks left in congress, so if they don't succeed, it's over.
The ONLY way this bill has stalled so much so far is because of calls driven to congress. It has worked and can still work. Please, spread this as much as you can and call House leadership and spread the word! You don't have to be from their district. You can pretend to be GOP. It doesn't matter, just call and voice your opposition. Trump and Musk clearly have a lot of sway over these people and I'm really scared they will succeed at the last minute!!
Here are their numbers: Scalise:Â 202-225-3015 Johnson:Â 202-225-2777
If you don't know what to say, use either call script! It takes less than a minute, I swear.
SOURCE:Â https://x.com/omaseddiq/status/1866621865793314845?t=9pJm-QRdqJg30E_rVuhINw&s=19
Okay, now that it's been a few days, and I've had time to process what's happened, it's time to dig into what to do next
Simply put, vote in your midterms. In 2026 33 senate seats will be up for grabs.
*All* house of representative seats will be up for grabs. All 435 of them. Do you know what Trump can do with a congress that's against him? Not much. In 2026 there will be an opportunity to shut this down and give him as much trouble as the republican congress gave Obama. A blue congress means no confirmation for supreme court appointments. It means possibility of impeachment *and* conviction. It means he can be taken out of office, it means that in two years, if enough people vote, he will be effectively shackled
You know what else happens in 2026? Local and state elections. Are you in a state that's dangerously conservative? You can change that. The fact is people don't turn out for mid term elections. They just don't. So even in red states, if enough liberals, progressives, and independents show up, there is an opportunity to take back your state governments.
But the work starts now. Get involved locally. Vote in city counsel elections. Vote for local judges. Vote for sheriff!! Did you know in most places, that's an elected position? You can choose who runs your law enforcement.
Vote for mayor, vote for governor, vote for state legislators. With this administration, the states will be the ones deciding things. Make sure you're creating a place you want to live in. You do have that power. There are several 'red' states that have a higher number of registered democrats than the number of people who voted for Trump. If those people vote in the midterms, then we have hope
This isn't about Harris or the national democratic party and what they've done wrong. This is about your local chapters, the people in *your* communities. This is about your future and the future of this country. Hope is not lost because there are still so many things we can do, and the midterms are the best shot we have at turning this around
I'm really happy there's so much positivity with the Harris-Walz campaign and yes people should be feeling a bit more relieved! But I'm concerned with the recent surge in support for Harris across the battleground states that people are now getting way too relaxed. I really don't want to sound negative here at all because this IS good news! But these polls are really not enough right now. They look better than before for sure but this is sadly still a TIGHT race. I know that sounds unbelievable given the circumstances but we got to take this seriously and get out and vote. Those few point differences Harris has in battleground states will ONLY matter if we vote. The battle has only just begun so don't go acting like we've already won the war.
no matter the outcome of this election: organize, build local community, build strength in masses. elections aren't the only time politics happen, it also happens on the streets, in the community and by mutually supporting each other.
the way forward is together. we build power from the ground up. in the US and everywhere else in the world.
a better world is possible and we can start building it now, by ourselves. anarchism starts in the now.
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Some people seem to have forgotten how bad a president Trump was, so I made a list of the worst things about the Trump presidency, in no particular order. Please share and add anything I missed.
Trump fueled division and sparked a record uptick in hate crimes.
Murder went way up under Trump. He presided over the largest ever single-year increase in homicides in 2020. A number of factors might have contributed to that, but a big one is âŠ
Gun sales broke records under Trump, who has bragged about how he âdid nothingâ to restrict guns as president in spite of how âŠ
Under Trump, America suffered more than 1,700 mass shootings.
When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Trump delayed $20 billion of aid and allowed Puerto Rico to be without power for 181 days.
According to Trumpâs former acting Homeland Security secretary, Trump proposed selling the entire island of Puerto Rico.
Trump said there were âvery fine peopleâ among the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville.
Trump allied himself with the Proud Boys, a violent hate group who helped orchestrate the January 6 Capitol attack.
Trump has been convicted of committing 34 felonies while in office. All of the criminally false business filings he was convicted of were committed while he was president.
Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices who he knew would overturn Roe v. Wade. As a result, 1 in 3 American women of childbearing age now lives under an abortion ban.
[NOTE: I tried to post the whole list, but it exceeded Tumblr's character limit! See this linked source post for all 101.]
There's so much more, from exchanging âlove lettersâ with North Koreaâs brutal dictator to late-night tweet binges.
I can understand why a lot of people want to block all this out of their memories. But we cannot afford to forget just how terrible Trumpâs time in the White House was for this nation.
And remember this, too: Trump would have done far worse but for people around him who refused to follow his orders. If he gets another shot at the White House, heâll make sure heâs surrounded by lapdogs who will do whatever he wants.
We sure as hell canât afford to put him back there.
â Robert Reich via Substack
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hi omg can i take insp from ur katharine isabelle myscene edit 4 a painting i love that whole post
Yeah sure I guessâŠ.
Now, this isn't something I usually post about from my silly goofy k1nk account (reminder to minors to not follow or scroll this acount).
But I have more followers on here than main, and this is extremely important. Like, scary shit.
This applies to everyone. If you're reading this? It's going to effect you.
I'm sure perhaps some of you have seen around about a this thing going around... KOSA, is one of the ways it's being referred to.
If this shit passes, lemme tell you...
LGBTQ+ adults and minors seeking help and community,
people looking for abortions,
people organizing protests,
anyone using their free speech to voice concerns about injustices,Â
even FAN ARTISTS...
Even people reading fan fiction...
And for the purposes of where I'm posting from... people sharing and enjoying their k1nks, wanting to post things with safety and privacy... smut artists and writers, people even LOOKING for smut...
It's all gone. No privacy.
Here is a website where you can sign a letter just by filling out a form, (it takes less than 30 seconds) and where you can call reps.
I HIGHLY suggest leaving calls if you're able, and if you have phone shyness, do this after 6pm, since it will leave messages instead.
I'm shy, but I did it!
Here's another letter to sign, takes less than 20 seconds.
Here is a form you can fill out sharing how the social media has POSITIVELY effected you.
Share all of this with as many people as you can. Our safety, freedom, joy, and protection online is at risk more than ever.
(Here is the thread where I found all of this information.)
KOSA update 7/25/24:
Well, unsurprisingly, KOSA passed the Senate procedural vote 86-1.
Proof:
Again, they still have to vote on the final passage & the House still has to vote on it as well.
So, focus on your House Representative now; Continue to call them & tell them to vote âNoâ to KOSA. Remember: There is more opposition to KOSA in the House.
Spread this around. Donât panic!
Keep calm & keep fighting!!
We need to be annoying the absolute shit out of our house reps between now, and whenever the vote is. Call and email every day you can.
I got permission from my mom and my grandma to use their email accounts so I can email my house rep not just once but 3 times a day.
If youâre not American, but still wanna know what you can do to help?
If you know ANYONE who lives in America or have American friends, tell them about this bill and share this info with them.
Remember the only reason the bill has taken so long to get this far and has already gotten stalled is because we keep fighting like hell to kill it.
Spread the word!
REBLOG. DONâT JUST LIKE FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING
This is how the movie went, right?
Happy Friday 13th!
Just uh feel free to roast me if youâd like I know itâs stupid
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KOSA has a good chance of not passing! The Senate is only the first part, and even if The Senate doesnât pass the bill, itâll go to the house, which has even more opposition! Still, donât refuse to call, as your call may help oppose the bill! I cannot call, but please, pass on this message along with anything else you reblog regarding World/US events, it may save our fandoms!
So tonight i played borderlands 1 remaster past midnight, checked socials and... kosa has passed its senate committee vote with 86-1. Yes committee, not a full senate vote despite what i was lead to believe from the words of others. Apologies for that. So despite this news, there is still time to stop this, we just need to work hard to resist it.
The bill has not reached the finish line, it only a passed a checkpoint. We can still turn it around.
I'll see you all tomorrow..
Script can be used to fax (you can send a fax for free with this link) and email as well. Donât wait. Do this today!!!
Find your 2 senators numbers here (You can use this link to find senators to reach out to & if youâre not local to the US maybe reach out to the senators that need the most pressure.) If they are Democrats, use this call script. If they are Republicans, call Senate leader Chuck Schumer (202) 224-6542
BE POLITE. Call every day you can.
Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (Senate Majority Leader), (Call script for him specifically)
(202) 224-6542
(212) 486-4430
(607) 772-6792
AOC
(202)-225-3965
(718)-662-5970
Maxwell Frost
(202) 225-2176
(321) 388-9808
Ayanna Pressley
(202) 225-5111
(617) 850-0040
Ilhan Omar
(202) 225-4755
(202) 225-4755
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Hi, I am urging you to VOTE NO on KOSA, s.1409. Nearly 200 human rights and LGBT organizations total came out in an open letter opposing it in 2022 and 2023 because of how dangerous it is. The new language does NOT meet any concerns brought up, in fact many organizations were ignored. Major news have reported that this bill actively harms kids. When you look online through social media, you will find thousands of posts by Gen Z who are opposed to this bill. We do not want this.
The rewritten bill would still allow any state attorney general, and now the FTC, to sue any website for âharmfulâ content. When you have Republicans calling anything LGBT âsexual exploitationâ or anything about race âCRTâ to successfully ban books and teachers, then they will use any justification to censor the internet. The Missouri attorney general used âmental healthâ successfully to ban gender-affirming care with backed up research. Suicide rates will skyrocket for marginalized youth with this bill restricting content.
Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third party companies. Furthermore, updated language threatens encryption the same way the Earn It Act does. How is this protecting childrenâs privacy?
KOSA actively harms kids by taking away educational resources they need right now. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.
I am urging you to VOTE NO on KOSA, s.1409. This is a dangerous bill that will harm children. Many news organizations have reported that this bill actively harms kids by exposing their private data to strangers under the guise of protecting them. We need to hold Big Tech accountable, but KOSA is not the solution.
The rewritten bill would still allow any state attorney general, and even thr FTC, to sue any website for âharmfulâ content. Do we really want blue state lawyers deciding what can and canât be allowed online and continue to censor people? This is massive government overreach. We need a bill that actually protects people by creating better security measures instead of bringing about more censorship.
Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third party companies, which would put them in further danger. How is this protecting childrenâs privacy? What parent would want their childâs private data in the hands of strangers like this? KOSA is actively putting kids in danger. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.
Iâve said it repeatedly that you donât need to live in the US to reach out. Thereâs a website provided to find senators & their contact info so please use it and make the call. You can also use the link to send faxes. You can send it for free using this site.
KOSA will make things possible. Your social justice aims will mean nothing when the companies that own the websites that we use will be urged and pressured to censor what we post and what we see.
KOSA update 7/25/24:
Well, unsurprisingly, KOSA passed the Senate procedural vote 86-1.
Proof:
Again, they still have to vote on the final passage & the House still has to vote on it as well.
So, focus on your House Representative now; Continue to call them & tell them to vote âNoâ to KOSA. Remember: There is more opposition to KOSA in the House.
Spread this around. Donât panic!
Keep calm & keep fighting!!