#call a representative

[fibermagpie]

On my list for calling every Republican Elected official I’ve got access to. Just because I don’t live in AZ anymore doesn’t mean I’m not still on their mailing list

Keep your messaging simple:

“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”

That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.

[onlytiktoks]

[technically-human]

This happened, it just wasn't relevant to the plot

[justamanlookingforham]

Protest.

Boycott.

Call.

tips for calling your government officials:

call after hours if you're afraid of having to talk to someone on the phone. it'll go to voicemail.

there are usually call scripts available for various issues, but you can always write your own script beforehand as well. just write down what you want to say, read it a few times, and then call and read it.

you don't have to give a big argument. just "this is wrong and i don't want you to support this" is fine. chances are, the gov't official isn't even gonna hear it, a staffer will. they're just gonna know you disagreed.

they ask that you leave your name and phone number in voicemails, but if you call a lot, they may blacklist you. as far as i know, it's perfectly okay to just not tell them any of that.

it's okay if you mess up. in my opinion, it's better if people who aren't articulate or stumble over their words a ton call in. that shows that regular, everyday people (who likely hate phone calls) are disagreeing with them.

if you're a jew and calling for them to stop the genocide in gaza, leverage that. i sure as hell am

if you're a christian and calling for them to stop the genocide in gaza, leverage that. especially in conservative states. pull out some bible verses. this might be hard if you didn't grow up in the south (specifically around passive aggressive people), but subtly(ish) imply that your gov't official is going to hell. for example, "almost 30,000 people dead... I can't imagine G-d turning a blind eye to anyone who is responsible for that many deaths, even if just in a small way."

if calling for KOSA, the key thing you want to point out is that the line between "protection" and "censorship" is thin. idk what you would say for a liberal/center-left gov't official (never had one of those before in my life), but for a conservative candidate, you're gonna want to say that 1) it can prevent free speech, 2) the liberals (maybe throw out joe biden's name) will definitely use this to skew discussions about the second amendment, abortion, the border, and other hot topics. i hate, hate using the the term "woke" outside of its original meaning within AAVE, but depending on your official that may be the move. and then 3) if someone more liberal than biden gets into office, we're screwed, 4) you don't want to be tracked and think that infringes on your rights to privacy, and/or 5) you don't trust "i won't let that happen"/"we can prevent that" because your official hasn't even solved [insert issue they campaigned on/often discussed but didn't absolve] or [insert smaller things, like getting enough fundings to fix roads].

call as much as you can. it helps more than you think. don't let the bystander effect kick in.

feel free to add your own

[xinnamonbun]

Stupid.

[lilislegacy]

i’m just gonna come out and say it

if luke comes back in a future book, i hope percy is taller than him now.

[artarchangel333]

UPDATE ON THE TAKEDOWN ACT 4/7/2025

I have been informed that the House is going to have a committee hearing (energy and commerce committee) on the Take It Down Act. This is a bill that Trump has pushed hard to get passed so that he can abuse it and use it to take down social media posts criticizing him. Its another mass censorship tool disguised as "protecting kids".

Fight for the Future has provided both an explanation for why this bill is extremely dangerous, as well as a call script and direct link to your lawmakers! They couldnt make it easier. Its here:

Here is a link to the committee members. It is a full committee hearing.

This is the number for energy and commerce (202) 225-3641 please call their secretary and tell them to spread the message to say no if your rep isn’t on the committee

If you’re not American tell your American friends to call that number

[lunar-orca]

human enas again

[phantasmatoucan]

"AND IM SORRY, TODAY I FINALLY UNDERSTAND, MY LOVE. YOU TOOK MY BREATH AWAY, I STOLE YOUR LIFE."

PIECE BASED ON THIS SONG:

THE LYRICS REMINDED ME A LOT OF OPPY [its in spanish so ill leave a translation of the specific part it reminds me of him]

" AND EVEN THOUGHT SHE HAS A PRETTY BASE IT KEEPS BEING A CAGE, A HOLE BUT I WANT HER, I WANT HER SO MUCH THAT I RISKED TAKING HER FROM THE FIELD. AND IM SORRY, TODAY I FINALLY UNDERSTAND, YOU TOOK MY BREATHE AWAY, I STOLE YOUR LIFE FROM YOU IM SORRY, TODAY I FINALLY UNDERSTAND, MY LOVE YOU TOOK MY BREATH AWAY, I STOLE YOUR LIFE FROM YOU"

[enemymine2000]

Time to do the thing, USAmericans: The bill claims to want to protect children from the dangers of the internet (pornography - but remember that's how the book bans started too, they will classify anything pornography that doesn't fit their narrow view of the world, like LGBTQIA+ or interracial content). But by doing so, it will force sites to implement surveillance tech. So imagine, down the line, AO3 with some kind of age verification and tracking system. Only if you're 18 or older you can enter the site or see certain contents. A tracking system records what you read, when you read it. Yeah, that pretty much would kill that site. Even true porn sites - don't you think, that some things are not a matter for the government to rule over? Shouldn't it remain in the purview of parents and guardians? To explain, to regulate, to educate? (But then the parents in the USA are kept so busy being worker bees for the ultra rich, how could they do that, when they barely have time to sleep? - Maybe everything is a class issue at the end of the day and your system needs an overhaul.) The bill even mentions that under Section 2 point 4, but in like a "the parents are not doing enough blocking"-way. So, yeah, do your thing with the calling and texting and mailing your reps and stuff. (And get yourself a VPN with servers outside of the 14 eyes countries, so they can't subpoena data.)

[warning-heckboop]

One of these days I'll finish my Great Molasses Flood themed fakemon designs and it will be so over for you all

[kurbiismind]

Oh hey, Oldth day

also I don't think I've shown off this moth here so here's some doodles of them. Their name is Heather :›

The other creature in these is Willow, owned by @pigedoodles

[staring-at-a-blank-pagee]

IMPORTANT: KOSA MASTERPOST

Please, don't just scroll past! Share, reblog, and check out the content on these links! I will be adding things as I find (so make sure you reblog the original post, you can do this by clicking on my name and going to the pinned post which is this!!) and/or as the situation changes, and if there are resources you want to see added, send them to me.

LATEST UPDATES: HERE (as of 5/1/24)

INFORMATION

What happens if KOSA passes?

What's at stake?

KOSA isn't designed to help kids.

How will KOSA passing affect you?

KOSA is a privacy nightmare.

Banning kids from social media isn't the answer.

American Action Forum

90+ LGBTQ organizations oppose KOSA

Popular Apps affected by KOSA

Rally for the Internet Archive

KOSA changes don't make it less dangerous

Senate Schedule

Current KOSA status (sign up to get alerts from this if you're able!)

KOSA will actively target trans and LGBTQ+ content

The TikTok ban isn't about China, it's the fact that it's largely pro-palestine and has other content the government doesn't want us talking about.

KOSA applies to EVERYONE here.

Israel is revealed to be behind the infamous Tiktok ban

Read the bill itself

Call Script for KOSA

An actually helpful alternative

RESOURCES

Huge list of resources

Tell Congress

Tell Lizzo

Linktree

Bad Internet Bills

StopKOSA.com

Petition - we need 35k signatures and we're almost there!

Contact list

Fight for the future

Speak out against KOSA

Censorship won't make kids safe

Internet red alert

EFF Action Center

More Petitions List (check and sign as many as you can!)

Fight against the TikTok ban as well

Another petition - 123,000/130,000 signatures

Share your story of how social media has helped you

Help keep the ACP alive

Another masterpost

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU FIND MORE RESOURCES?

The Stop Internet Censorship discord server has a ton of useful resources that I pulled from some of to make this post, even. Following and looking at tags like #stop kosa will help make sure you stay informed and they stay trending, as well.

EVERYTHING HELPS!! Let's make sure this bill doesn't pass! Reblogs > likes!!

last updated: 8:18 pm EST, 5/9/24

[neat-deadandlive-things]

My wonderful mother has only been retired for 0.6 seconds and she's already:

Painted a cross walk as a volunteer.

Called the town to ask what tree along the river path smells like grape slushy (it's not someone vaping I already checked).

Called the town to ask who would be legally responsible if her lawn mower spat a rock at a car parked on the property that she technically has to maintain but the town can use for overflow parking. (This hasn't happened, she's just worried about the hypothetical).

I will probably update with more Extremely Retired Behaviour.

[remindertoclick]

This is your reminder to Click for Palestine today!

And donate directly to UNRWA you have the means!

[thebellekeys]

fuck billionaires always includes fuck taylor swift, fuck beyonce, fuck the kardashians, fuck rihanna, fuck jay z, fuck jk rowling, and fuck oprah btw