elmer j skunk the 23nd
@skunkers.bsky.social
i do the art and the gaming, a literal skunk and pan
18+, MINORS DNI, BLOCKED ON SIGHT
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/skunkoo
18+, MINORS DNI, BLOCKED ON SIGHT
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/skunkoo
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
So many lawmakers are completely out of touch with how the internet actually works.
We prepped a page with resources and FAQ’s on Section 230 and why tampering with it is a bad idea.
They would do well to read it. www.whatissection230.org
We prepped a page with resources and FAQ’s on Section 230 and why tampering with it is a bad idea.
They would do well to read it. www.whatissection230.org
What is Section 230
www.whatissection230.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So many lawmakers are completely out of touch with how the internet actually works.
We prepped a page with resources and FAQ’s on Section 230 and why tampering with it is a bad idea.
They would do well to read it. www.whatissection230.org
We prepped a page with resources and FAQ’s on Section 230 and why tampering with it is a bad idea.
They would do well to read it. www.whatissection230.org
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
This isn't final, still in the notice & comment stage. But if it goes through, even as someone whose job depends on people attending events here, I would urge folks not to enter the US. Send a comment TODAY yelling at these assholes not to do this!
(PDF in thread has full info incl how to comment)
(PDF in thread has full info incl how to comment)
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This isn't final, still in the notice & comment stage. But if it goes through, even as someone whose job depends on people attending events here, I would urge folks not to enter the US. Send a comment TODAY yelling at these assholes not to do this!
(PDF in thread has full info incl how to comment)
(PDF in thread has full info incl how to comment)
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
call your representatives and senators! 5calls.org and sign the petition! badinternetbills.com but do not doom and gloom we can still win we gotta fighting to make sure our online spaces remain safe!
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
call your representatives and senators! 5calls.org and sign the petition! badinternetbills.com but do not doom and gloom we can still win we gotta fighting to make sure our online spaces remain safe!
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
this is VERY important to the future of all queer lives, if you do anything today let it be this. dont wait until its too late
while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
this is VERY important to the future of all queer lives, if you do anything today let it be this. dont wait until its too late
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
Repealing Section 230 would chill free speech by allowing platforms, not users, to be held responsible for what its users say. Platforms will become much more censorious over what its users can post. This is extremely bad
They're trying to rush it. Call your reps, don't let them
They're trying to rush it. Call your reps, don't let them
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Repealing Section 230 would chill free speech by allowing platforms, not users, to be held responsible for what its users say. Platforms will become much more censorious over what its users can post. This is extremely bad
They're trying to rush it. Call your reps, don't let them
They're trying to rush it. Call your reps, don't let them
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
Especially your province's *senators*, given that the House of Commons has passed it.
There's a list at sencanada.ca/en/senators/; read up on them to figure out what angles might make the most sense for persuading them. Given that senators are appointed, though. "your vote" isn't relevant here.
There's a list at sencanada.ca/en/senators/; read up on them to figure out what angles might make the most sense for persuading them. Given that senators are appointed, though. "your vote" isn't relevant here.
December 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Especially your province's *senators*, given that the House of Commons has passed it.
There's a list at sencanada.ca/en/senators/; read up on them to figure out what angles might make the most sense for persuading them. Given that senators are appointed, though. "your vote" isn't relevant here.
There's a list at sencanada.ca/en/senators/; read up on them to figure out what angles might make the most sense for persuading them. Given that senators are appointed, though. "your vote" isn't relevant here.
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
You need to contact your representative and demand that Section 230 be protected, not repealed, NOW.
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You need to contact your representative and demand that Section 230 be protected, not repealed, NOW.
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
I've also been thinking about the double standards of the sex and gore in the Divinity trailer vs all the indie devs getting obliterated. Everyone should have this creative freedom, not just the big guys. It's blatant wallet-favoritism
December 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I've also been thinking about the double standards of the sex and gore in the Divinity trailer vs all the indie devs getting obliterated. Everyone should have this creative freedom, not just the big guys. It's blatant wallet-favoritism
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
Do this as well. I did it and it was quick and easy. You can do this too.
alongside calling, EFF also has a site that lets you email your representatives and demand they protect section 230!
act.eff.org/action/onlin...
act.eff.org/action/onlin...
Online Speech Protections For Everyone Are In Danger
Some members of Congress want to delete Section 230, the key law underpinning free speech online. Even though this law has protected millions of Americans’ right to speak out and organize for decades,...
act.eff.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Do this as well. I did it and it was quick and easy. You can do this too.
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By the by, both Oregon senators almost never have a real person pick up are mostly a message box so if you're got phone anxiety they are REALLY EASY to call. PLEASE CALL THEM. Ask them to protect Section 230 and oppose Kosa. ESPECIALLY SUZANNE who keeps giving me a canned email response about it.
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
By the by, both Oregon senators almost never have a real person pick up are mostly a message box so if you're got phone anxiety they are REALLY EASY to call. PLEASE CALL THEM. Ask them to protect Section 230 and oppose Kosa. ESPECIALLY SUZANNE who keeps giving me a canned email response about it.
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
And thats honestly the goal i have with my posting and organizing
I want people loudly countering these anti-privacy narratives, because the louder we are the harder it is for their long game to pay off
I want people loudly countering these anti-privacy narratives, because the louder we are the harder it is for their long game to pay off
December 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
And thats honestly the goal i have with my posting and organizing
I want people loudly countering these anti-privacy narratives, because the louder we are the harder it is for their long game to pay off
I want people loudly countering these anti-privacy narratives, because the louder we are the harder it is for their long game to pay off
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
Its really important imo for citizens to push back when some senator starts mouthing off about how section 230 needs repealing, or other blatantly bad ideas
But its also good to have perspective re: the actual chances of a particular gambit going through!
But its also good to have perspective re: the actual chances of a particular gambit going through!
Now, before everybody panics and runs around like headless chickens, they have yet to introduce the bill, and Graham and Whitehouse have tried to pass this before and failed. The previous versions have never made it past the introduction stage.
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Its really important imo for citizens to push back when some senator starts mouthing off about how section 230 needs repealing, or other blatantly bad ideas
But its also good to have perspective re: the actual chances of a particular gambit going through!
But its also good to have perspective re: the actual chances of a particular gambit going through!
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
Kill the Game Awards Thread in your head
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Kill the Game Awards Thread in your head
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
bill C-12 has been pushed out of the House and into the Senate as of today
If you are a Canadian citizen/resident, PLEASE contact your representatives and demand they oppose the bills below, including Bill C-12!
If you are a Canadian citizen/resident, PLEASE contact your representatives and demand they oppose the bills below, including Bill C-12!
#SaveSpeech
if you're Canadian, you may have heard about a handful of bills that have free speech and anti-surveillance orgs worried, so ive made a cheat sheet of info about what makes each one worrying! We need to block these bills!
please contact your reps!
oncanadaproject.ca/findyourrep
if you're Canadian, you may have heard about a handful of bills that have free speech and anti-surveillance orgs worried, so ive made a cheat sheet of info about what makes each one worrying! We need to block these bills!
please contact your reps!
oncanadaproject.ca/findyourrep
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
bill C-12 has been pushed out of the House and into the Senate as of today
If you are a Canadian citizen/resident, PLEASE contact your representatives and demand they oppose the bills below, including Bill C-12!
If you are a Canadian citizen/resident, PLEASE contact your representatives and demand they oppose the bills below, including Bill C-12!
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
I would never give ANY government all this information, let alone the Trump regime.
USA visa requirements
If you think you can just delete social media before visiting the USA read this 👇🏼 from Arnaud Bertrand
If you think you can just delete social media before visiting the USA read this 👇🏼 from Arnaud Bertrand
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I would never give ANY government all this information, let alone the Trump regime.
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
#savespeech #stopKOSA
Hearing some doom and gloom around this so I'm gonna clarofy a few things:
- The package passed on the sub-committee, NOT the full committee. Its not going to the House yet.
- KOSA passed 13-10, COPPA 2.0 passed 14-10. All Dems voted no, for good and bad reasons.
(Cont. Below
Hearing some doom and gloom around this so I'm gonna clarofy a few things:
- The package passed on the sub-committee, NOT the full committee. Its not going to the House yet.
- KOSA passed 13-10, COPPA 2.0 passed 14-10. All Dems voted no, for good and bad reasons.
(Cont. Below
#savespeech #stopKOSA
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
ATTENTION! The House of Energy and Commerce has pushed a package of(now 18) "child safety" bills to a subcommittee markup.
This means the bills will be likely voted on to go to a FULL committee markup, which sends it out to the House.
Call the Committee. Tell them to vote NO
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
#savespeech #stopKOSA
Hearing some doom and gloom around this so I'm gonna clarofy a few things:
- The package passed on the sub-committee, NOT the full committee. Its not going to the House yet.
- KOSA passed 13-10, COPPA 2.0 passed 14-10. All Dems voted no, for good and bad reasons.
(Cont. Below
Hearing some doom and gloom around this so I'm gonna clarofy a few things:
- The package passed on the sub-committee, NOT the full committee. Its not going to the House yet.
- KOSA passed 13-10, COPPA 2.0 passed 14-10. All Dems voted no, for good and bad reasons.
(Cont. Below
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
#savespeech #stopKOSA
- There's no direct date this year when it will be voted on. That said There's a "full committee member day" today so be aware of it.
- Panicking & dooming HELPS NO ONE. Your calls had an effect, so you need to KEEP CALLING. WE WILL WIN.
www.badinternetbills.com
- There's no direct date this year when it will be voted on. That said There's a "full committee member day" today so be aware of it.
- Panicking & dooming HELPS NO ONE. Your calls had an effect, so you need to KEEP CALLING. WE WILL WIN.
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
#savespeech #stopKOSA
- There's no direct date this year when it will be voted on. That said There's a "full committee member day" today so be aware of it.
- Panicking & dooming HELPS NO ONE. Your calls had an effect, so you need to KEEP CALLING. WE WILL WIN.
www.badinternetbills.com
- There's no direct date this year when it will be voted on. That said There's a "full committee member day" today so be aware of it.
- Panicking & dooming HELPS NO ONE. Your calls had an effect, so you need to KEEP CALLING. WE WILL WIN.
www.badinternetbills.com
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December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
In the UK I can’t even read DMs unless I give them my passport and a video of my face.
This happened almost overnight! Don’t take this for granted, America!
This happened almost overnight! Don’t take this for granted, America!
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In the UK I can’t even read DMs unless I give them my passport and a video of my face.
This happened almost overnight! Don’t take this for granted, America!
This happened almost overnight! Don’t take this for granted, America!
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
There is no "safe" place for niche kinks or darker content until paypros change their policies. This is why the call/letter campaign is so important-- sites like Patreon, Itchio, Steam, etc, have to bend the knee because they companies are SO HUGE and control the entire money flow. It's a mess.
None of us are going to be able to create freely until those guys are brought to heel
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
There is no "safe" place for niche kinks or darker content until paypros change their policies. This is why the call/letter campaign is so important-- sites like Patreon, Itchio, Steam, etc, have to bend the knee because they companies are SO HUGE and control the entire money flow. It's a mess.
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
Hey if youre considering watching the game awards, your time would be better spent making some phone calls that may actually help things
🚨 URGENT!!!!!! Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY 🚨
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Hey if youre considering watching the game awards, your time would be better spent making some phone calls that may actually help things
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
These laws are to censor LGBTQ voices off the internet. The co-sponsor of KOSA, just one of the 18 censorship/surveillance laws, said we need to pass it to protect kids from “the transgender in society”. These laws will remove ALL anonymity from the internet endangering activists, journalists,etc
KOSA Won’t Just Silence LGBTQ Voices; It Will Also Be Used To Hide Abortion Info From The Internet
We’ve highlighted in great detail how KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act), sponsored by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn, which currently has an astounding 46 cosponsors, will be used…
www.techdirt.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
These laws are to censor LGBTQ voices off the internet. The co-sponsor of KOSA, just one of the 18 censorship/surveillance laws, said we need to pass it to protect kids from “the transgender in society”. These laws will remove ALL anonymity from the internet endangering activists, journalists,etc
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
I cannot begin to explain how dire and urgent this is. They’re trying to pass the most expansive censorship and surveillance laws we have seen in our lifetimes under the radar, and the MSM is going along with it, boosting these laws and villainizing trans ppl, abortion activists etc. CALL TODAY!!!!
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I cannot begin to explain how dire and urgent this is. They’re trying to pass the most expansive censorship and surveillance laws we have seen in our lifetimes under the radar, and the MSM is going along with it, boosting these laws and villainizing trans ppl, abortion activists etc. CALL TODAY!!!!
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
I made a bunch of calls about KOSA et al! you should too!
use the link below and tell your representatives to oppose bad internet bills!
use the link below and tell your representatives to oppose bad internet bills!
December 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I made a bunch of calls about KOSA et al! you should too!
use the link below and tell your representatives to oppose bad internet bills!
use the link below and tell your representatives to oppose bad internet bills!
Reposted by elmer j skunk the 23nd
This is a very divided vote. It means we've been encouraging dissent. It now goes to the full committee. Please keep calling and urging your reps to reject it
KOSA passed out of the subcommittee in the House on 13-10 vote. Meaning that they are FINALLY listening to some opposition. But not enough to prevent the other age verification bills from passing, let alone this.
They MUST listen to opposition. Losing this fight is NOT an option.
They MUST listen to opposition. Losing this fight is NOT an option.
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is a very divided vote. It means we've been encouraging dissent. It now goes to the full committee. Please keep calling and urging your reps to reject it