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Demanding people provide irl id and age verification is only step one for pieces of shit like Marsha blackburn. Once they have that in pocket they’ll make LGBTQ stuff 18+ only. And that’ll effectively make it illegal to be an LGBtQ kid on the internet.

Since everyone's talking about MarkWayne Mullin now, I've hated him since I heard this eugenicist comment he made a few months ago (didn't know who he was before then)

1:31 # announcements › Today, the full House Commerce Committee voted in favor of allowing the KIDS (the multi-bill package that includes KOSA and other bills) as well as the App Store Accountability Act out of Committee. This means the next step is a full House vote. We do not know when that is, but it could be any time. This is bad. I'm not going to lie to you guys. It's not the final vote, there are still multiple hurdles we have to go through before any law happens. But I won't lie, this is bad. First, I want to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to this fight, whether it's calls, faxes, spreading the word on social media, contacting influencers, etc. Every little action helps. We must go harder. We all know the risks of what happens if these laws pass. Mass censorship, surveillance, loss of community. But we can do it together, if everyone contributes. This is something where we need all hands on deck, where we need people to pay attention and not have this discord muted. It's not the end of the world right now, but we are one step closer to a de-anonymized internet. With all that said, rest now. Eat and sleep if you must. We need all the rest we can to continue this fight. I am so so proud of everyone who helped. Believe me. these things matter

Keep up with the pressure and keep trying

www.stopkosa.com

“she began leading a virtual church service on TikTok live for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses who can’t attend church services in person.

“having a space where we can be at church and not have to worry about making sure that everybody present has an N-95 (mask) on is great.”

Sadly this is a bi-partisan effort being led by the Democrats. We need to call ALL lawmakers and tell the Democrats (Warner, Blumenthal, etc) to stop voting for mass AI surveillance and censorship

she is absolutely not.

Markwayne Mullin, who only a couple of days ago, thought Iraq was Iran – and called a particular former Fox News anchor, "President Hegseth" (multiple times), has been named as Kristi Noem's replacement as the new Secretary of Homeland Security.

Happy Thursday, America.

House hearing on fake "kids safety" censorship bills happening right now. Call your lawmakers!!!!

badinternetbills.com

image of a website pop-up call button from BadInternetBills.com prompting action about age gating and censorship bills with slots to enter phone number and zip code.

🚨KOSA, app store restrictions and ID checks are expected to be reviewed by House Energy and Commerce Committee this week, bringing us that much closer to a censored Internet under the guise of “kids safety"!

We have to keep up the pressure against these bills! www.badinternetbills.com

He just promoted her.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

Update: In addition to calling your reps, contact members of the House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee because they're the ones voting tomorrow (March 5th)

KOSA and related bills are up for vote in the House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee on Thursday, and I wanted to make a thread on what YOU can do to stop it! If you aren't aware of what KOSA is, the EFF has a great article here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Thread below!

Bills like KOSA and more only become more dangerous

Demand your representatives
-oppose KOSA
-oppose the App Store Accountability Act
-oppose The SCREEN Act
-section 230 reform/sunsetting
-oppose/repeal online age verification and ID laws

www.congress.gov/members/find...

I also learned from interviewing @edwincpark.bsky.social that there's no guarantee that people who get Medicaid through SSI will be exempt from work requirements either. Like, these are people who have gone through a lot of paperwork for the government to see them as disabled enough.

Having suffered the pain of a tooth infection I can unequivocally say that this man died in absolute agony. The type of nerve pain that will have you screaming and wondering quite rightly if you’ve gone insane

This man was tortured through neglect, and everyone involved is an irredeemable monster

For a story in @thesicktimes.org, seeking organizers in any left movement work who’ve taken a break or fully stepped away from organizing sometime since 2020 due to Long COVID. They can be anonymous in the piece and may reach out directly at longdefeat.08 on Signal #LongCOVID #NEISvoid

Americans: We would probably have better health outcomes if you gave us free healthcare
RFK Jr: Actually the problem is Dunkin Donuts and vaccines

Update: In addition to calling your reps, contact members of the House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee because they're the ones voting tomorrow (March 5th)

Bad Internet Bills All of the bad internet bills. One website.

www.badinternetbills.com

If you'd like some more info on this legislation/a different script to use, @fightforthefuture.org has a great website about all of this!

3. Please share this with as many people as you can! These bills present a clear and present danger to the state of online freedom and user privacy, and must not be allowed to pass. I feel like every day I'm asking people to be aware of new horrors, but KOSA failed to pass once, it can fail again!

Hi, my name is [name]. I’m calling today to express my opposition to a number of bills relating to online child safety that are being voted on in the House Committee of Energy and Commerce this Thursday. These bills, which include H.R. 6484, the “Kids Online Safety Act,” H.R. 3149, the “App Store Accountability Act,” H.R. 6333, the “Parents over Platforms Act,” H.R. 1623, the “SCREEN” act, and other related bills that seek to enforce the usage of age assurance methods and allow for the moderation of constitutionally protected free speech on public platforms, are a clear and present danger to free speech and user privacy. Though the goal of these bills is laudable, protecting children should not require handing over personally identifiable information to big tech companies and allowing government lawyers to target politically unpopular speech. I am urging you to please vote NO on these bills. Thank you.

2. I've attached a script you can use to call/email the members of the committee. You *do not* have to be directly represented by them to call, so please call as many as you can! I've tried my best to make this as politically neutral as possible, but please feel free to change it as you see fit.

1. On Thursday, the Energy & Commerce Committee will vote on the bills to determine if they can be allowed to be debated on the House floor. If we can stop it here, then it never gets that debate. Here you can find a list of all the members of the Committee. energycommerce.house.gov/representati...

Cruelty and malice beyond measure.

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As @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social reminds us, we’re going to win.

Hey @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Resign

What's scary about this story is the surveillance it hints at. This trans woman had changed her name, legally, but chose not to change her gender marker. She was apparently flagged in the DMV system as trans and her license was invalidated under a law that supposedly only concerned gender markers.

“In the last year, it’s gotten a lot worse” A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers to Disability Benefits in 2025 - DREDF This report is based on interviews with 52 benefits professionals serving over 8,000 disability claimants nationwide. The independent research finds that recent Social Security Administration administ...

In this new report, @ksavin.bsky.social, and @calliefreitag.bsky.social and I explain how Trump 2.0 and DOGE built up new barriers to the already-difficult process of getting disability benefits.

Let's talk about what we found, and what we recommend to address the issues. 🧵

The first comic slide of “reasons to wear a mask 2026” depicts a person wearing a white mask who says “Hell yea!” Around them are bright pastel colors and cute but ominous looking SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Text reading “a lil manifesto about taking care of yourself and others- with over 50 citations! By Gillian Levine.”

This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine extends playful the Long COVID fest concept and depicts a hand holding a sheet from a music festival with facts about Long COVID facts and prevention, stating that everyone is vulnerable and that there is no cure, among other facts.

This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine shows ways to prevent COVID-19 and Long COVID, focusing on the importance of masking.

This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine playfully gives reasons of why to wear a mask using a Monopoly board. Each square represents a different reason to mask, from protecting yourself and others to protecting yourself from other airborne virus. Dice and game board pieces are scattered around.

Artist Gillian Levine recently wrote and illustrated a comic sharing reasons to continue masking in 2026. She kindly gave us permission to republish it.

😷 Read the full comic at The Sick Times: bit.ly/4rVqQdp