i cannot wait until congress goes on holiday and i can finally RELAX. i have about 20 million hours of stardew valley to catch up on
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
i cannot wait until congress goes on holiday and i can finally RELAX. i have about 20 million hours of stardew valley to catch up on
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RED ALERT
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
RED ALERT
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
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I'll add that as someone who not that long ago spent many frantic nights looking for information on sleep training, feeding, etc etc--by far the most valuable internet resource was reddit, the only place with human advice. Everything else is basically useless at this point.
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'll add that as someone who not that long ago spent many frantic nights looking for information on sleep training, feeding, etc etc--by far the most valuable internet resource was reddit, the only place with human advice. Everything else is basically useless at this point.
So funny thing about Sam Altman and children-
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
So funny thing about Sam Altman and children-
i hate how much time i'm being forced to use to fight mass censorship policy that is SUPPORTED by the democrats 🙃🙃🙃 would be really nice if we had an opposition party
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
i hate how much time i'm being forced to use to fight mass censorship policy that is SUPPORTED by the democrats 🙃🙃🙃 would be really nice if we had an opposition party
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Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
RED ALERT
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
RED ALERT
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
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Social media bans, cyberbullying, text bullying, crank calls, poison pen letters
Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day
And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them
Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day
And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Social media bans, cyberbullying, text bullying, crank calls, poison pen letters
Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day
And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them
Every generation we have a massive panic about kids having harmful or abusive interactions via the new media of the day
And we never ever EVER acknowledge the underlying attitudes and culture driving them
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Banning children from social media really means a push for adult digital ID. Tech giants failed at their first generation ‘real names policies’. This time, they‘ve outsourced the work to corporate-supporting politicians and useful idiots.
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Banning children from social media really means a push for adult digital ID. Tech giants failed at their first generation ‘real names policies’. This time, they‘ve outsourced the work to corporate-supporting politicians and useful idiots.
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it is genuinely tragic to me seeing people not able to be outside and enjoy crisp cold months with snow everywhere. i get the opposite of seasonal depression this time of year
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
it is genuinely tragic to me seeing people not able to be outside and enjoy crisp cold months with snow everywhere. i get the opposite of seasonal depression this time of year
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Sex workers have been saying this would happen for literally YEARS. We've been yelling it as loud as we could. What would the world look like if we were actually listened to?
Y'all, I was in Mississippi today for my nephews J-State graduation and got this when I opened Blue Sky
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Sex workers have been saying this would happen for literally YEARS. We've been yelling it as loud as we could. What would the world look like if we were actually listened to?
Jonathan Haidt you will start coughing in three days
@mmasnick.bsky.social The AG of Hawaii is suing TikTok and citing Jonathan Haidt.
Just in case you still felt joy in your life....
ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/u...
Just in case you still felt joy in your life....
ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/u...
ag.hawaii.gov
December 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Jonathan Haidt you will start coughing in three days
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But age-gating laws are about much more than restricting porn- Republican lawmakers are using the infrastructural power of the Internet to build a surveillance & censorship machine.
www.techpolicy.press/papers-pleas...
www.techpolicy.press/papers-pleas...
Papers, Please? The Republican Plan to Wall Off the Internet | TechPolicy.Press
We desperately need lawmakers to see ID check bills for what they really are: a right-wing information power grab, writes Anna Bonesteel.
www.techpolicy.press
December 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
But age-gating laws are about much more than restricting porn- Republican lawmakers are using the infrastructural power of the Internet to build a surveillance & censorship machine.
www.techpolicy.press/papers-pleas...
www.techpolicy.press/papers-pleas...
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Like all of you, as a queer NSFW writer I am so SICK of having to worry every single damn day about boomers and septuagenarians in Congress writing laws about things they do not understand, weaponizing "protect the children" to erase our safe haven like AO3 and watch us suffer! #stopkosa #savespeech
"Many states have done what Congress refuses to: pass meaningful laws that increase privacy and protect rights... Preemption undoes all that work. It lowers the ceiling for privacy and protections, rather than raising the floor." [email protected] www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Statement: Fight for the Future opposes federal preemption of state privacy & digital safety laws
The following statement can be attributed to Matt Lane (he/him), Senior Policy Counsel at Fight for the Future: Bills like KOSA have unnecessarily divided advocates for Big Tech accountability. While ...
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Like all of you, as a queer NSFW writer I am so SICK of having to worry every single damn day about boomers and septuagenarians in Congress writing laws about things they do not understand, weaponizing "protect the children" to erase our safe haven like AO3 and watch us suffer! #stopkosa #savespeech
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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#SaveSpeech
The House Committee Meeting was heavily in favor of these various censorship/surveillance bills
We need now, more than ever, to counter the rhetoric that these bills are "popular" and demand our reps oppose them!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
The House Committee Meeting was heavily in favor of these various censorship/surveillance bills
We need now, more than ever, to counter the rhetoric that these bills are "popular" and demand our reps oppose them!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#SaveSpeech
The House Committee Meeting was heavily in favor of these various censorship/surveillance bills
We need now, more than ever, to counter the rhetoric that these bills are "popular" and demand our reps oppose them!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
The House Committee Meeting was heavily in favor of these various censorship/surveillance bills
We need now, more than ever, to counter the rhetoric that these bills are "popular" and demand our reps oppose them!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
Everyday I miss my cat
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Everyday I miss my cat
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the rich want us all to actually just live in complete hell
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
the rich want us all to actually just live in complete hell
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December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hey folks: this morning we're launching a monthlong fundraiser for @techdirt.com. Over the last year, we've been steadfast in not self-censoring, not capitulating, not sanewashing bullshit. But that's come at a cost. And we need help: rtb.techdirt.com/products/fri...
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Great @wired.com reporting on the growing movement against online "age verification" legislation
(aka government mandated ID checks and face scans to access apps, websites and information online)
Congrats to my colleague @sarahephilips.bsky.social leading work on this.
(aka government mandated ID checks and face scans to access apps, websites and information online)
Congrats to my colleague @sarahephilips.bsky.social leading work on this.
The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back
Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Great @wired.com reporting on the growing movement against online "age verification" legislation
(aka government mandated ID checks and face scans to access apps, websites and information online)
Congrats to my colleague @sarahephilips.bsky.social leading work on this.
(aka government mandated ID checks and face scans to access apps, websites and information online)
Congrats to my colleague @sarahephilips.bsky.social leading work on this.
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🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
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Some key takeaways from today’s hearing:
-Many acknowledged that Senate KOSA is a threat to free expression.
-Bills discussed have similar issues to KOSA, esp online ID checks.
-The bad idea that surveillance + censorship will keep kids safe online drove the discussion.
KEEP AT EM! ✊
-Many acknowledged that Senate KOSA is a threat to free expression.
-Bills discussed have similar issues to KOSA, esp online ID checks.
-The bad idea that surveillance + censorship will keep kids safe online drove the discussion.
KEEP AT EM! ✊
NEW: We hosted a live-stream of today's House Energy & Commerce committee hearing to provide commentary + analysis as Congress considers bills that would mandate online ID checks across the internet and censor very important resources for young people.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
Stop Online ID Checks Week of Action
Stop Online ID Checks WEEK OF ACTION December 1-5 WHAT TO DO
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Some key takeaways from today’s hearing:
-Many acknowledged that Senate KOSA is a threat to free expression.
-Bills discussed have similar issues to KOSA, esp online ID checks.
-The bad idea that surveillance + censorship will keep kids safe online drove the discussion.
KEEP AT EM! ✊
-Many acknowledged that Senate KOSA is a threat to free expression.
-Bills discussed have similar issues to KOSA, esp online ID checks.
-The bad idea that surveillance + censorship will keep kids safe online drove the discussion.
KEEP AT EM! ✊
they should invent a cigarette that doesn't kill you
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
they should invent a cigarette that doesn't kill you
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It’s Day 2 of our week of action against online ID checks + we need you to make some noise and call your reps letting them know censorship bills like KOSA + Online ID Checks are EXTREMELY unpopular & they are doomed to fail 💅
Call Now +1 248-331-8665 or use our call tool: www.badinternetbills.com
Call Now +1 248-331-8665 or use our call tool: www.badinternetbills.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s Day 2 of our week of action against online ID checks + we need you to make some noise and call your reps letting them know censorship bills like KOSA + Online ID Checks are EXTREMELY unpopular & they are doomed to fail 💅
Call Now +1 248-331-8665 or use our call tool: www.badinternetbills.com
Call Now +1 248-331-8665 or use our call tool: www.badinternetbills.com
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Everyone who does computer things knows KOSA would be a disaster and yet they keep trying
Y'all, we can't let this happen
Y'all, we can't let this happen
NOW: Congress is holding a hearing on 19(!) kids safety bills and several would age-gate/censor the internet, particularly for LGBTQ youth.
Our policy counsel + members of our team are live-streaming analysis and reactions, join us here! www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...
Our policy counsel + members of our team are live-streaming analysis and reactions, join us here! www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...
Bad Internet Bill Theater 3000: Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online
YouTube video by Fight for the Future
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Everyone who does computer things knows KOSA would be a disaster and yet they keep trying
Y'all, we can't let this happen
Y'all, we can't let this happen