This is the worst, and I know we're all going through it, so just even a quick reblog would help immensely😭🙏 ko-fi.com/milkcioccola... www.patreon.com/c/milkciocco...

"Utah’s bill ... certainly conjures up civil liberties concerns. Aside from the glaring privacy concerns related to age verification tech, Utah has no right to restrict the communications of a private company to its customers."

KOSA and COPPA 2.0 are shackles to a free and open internet Call your reps and senators to oppose both bills

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed the Kids Act, a mix of KOSA, Screen Act, and several other ID/facescan verification bills. There is still time before a final vote in the House, as well as a Senate version. Please use this link to call your Senators and Representatives to vote no.

#savespeech #kosa On the results of the markup today, I’m just straight up going to post this comment from r/politicaloptimism on it

Sure, we're in a "smut renaissance," but maybe you've noticed we're also in a Christian Nationalist censorship regime that is trying to restrict the internet. (Might be worth mentioning!) These aren't unrelated. As "hardcore" is demonized and erased, social acceptance of "softcore" rises.

Remember these kind of speeches when you think about what they have planned with laws like KOSA, COPPA, FOSTA/CESTA, BLOCKBEARD and similars This is the only world they wanna allow both on and offline It was never about protecting kids, only protecting the project of white supremacist and puritans

This is exactly right. Age verification / online ID check legislation literally forces companies to collect MORE data on children (and everyone else) not less. We desperately need privacy, antitrust, and algorithmic justice legislation. Not censorship bills like KOSA and expanded surveillance.

"The KIDS Act is being used as a smokescreen for everything Big Tech lobbyist want, which is a national surveillance program where they can harvest the personal and private data of every American, with zero actual protections."

371 security/ privacy academics, including a Turing Award winner, just issued a letter saying age verification laws are building global surveillance infrastructure. Every search, message, and article read would require ID verification. Democrats are working w/ Republicans to push these laws through

I wrote about the House hearing today, how Congress is trying to strip anonymity from the Internet, and the devastating effects that has for journalists, whistleblowers, LGBTQ ppl, immigrants, civil rights activists, abortion providers and anyone challenging power for @theintercept.com

"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history. It would allow for unprecedented levels of mass surveillance and censorship, endangering the most marginalized members of society."

Don't let them kill free speech, call your reps ahead of Thursday when bills including KOSA will be discussed again

UPDATE KOSA has been combined with the SCREEN Act to form the new KIDS Act We have less than 48 hours before this new bill goes to markup d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/H_R_7757_Kid... Please, contact your reps and say NO to the KIDS Act

the ways some sw fans speak about bo katan you would think.they hate her more than they hate Darth Maul Sidious Vader or Palpatine. like holy shit I did not know she was the true villain of Star Wars

Turnarounds + research for Medusa character concept! #conceptart #characterdesign

starting dark force Rising

Got to thinking about the dumb shit I liked as a teen. What is something you adored when you were a teen that you cringe at today. Mine included Kindred the Embraced and Poltergeist the Legacy. Please share your cringe @travis.social @servantand.bsky.social @ambassadorgkar.bsky.social

the Percy Jackson movies, The Twilight Saga, lore Olympus

a man telling a woman you should smile more should be a federal offense

So I had an idea earlier last week of a Star Wars AU set 1000 ABY The Galactic Alliance has broken apart, the Sith have returned, and the 2nd Galactic Republic is struggling with a brand new war But this time they habe allies in the Mandalorians to help fight this new threat! Welcome to 1000 ABY!

Under a new Georgia bill, librarians could be arrested for allowing a minor to read a book with LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/03/g...

Please don’t forget this specific bill started because a stupid Christian mom didn’t like her child having access to ANATOMY BOOKS.

I don't know who needs to hear this but Leia doesn't owe Anakin forgiveness

have multiple ships for a show but some of the fans of one of them are starting to make me not ship it anymore( Fallout TV show fans)

I prefer him as a hero personally but I have au's where Darth Maul is a goody two-shoes so I can't judge

if you support ice,Donald Trump or the Republican Party in any way shape or form I want you to block me.

Strength, solidarity and love to everybody in the Twin Cities - Minnesota is showing America exactly how to rise up and resist this fascist dictatorship, and your courage in the face of this nightmare is inspiring beyond words.

For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank! linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid

Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.

Darth Maul's new Apprentice is a lesbian I have seen it #StarWars #ShadowLord

decided to throw this list together because why not

“This is the first year in like a decade that I’ve had rejection responses from editors specifically citing that it’s difficult to place queer books in stores, and they’re being selective about acquiring queer stories” (Something something chilling effect.) thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite SW shows

The "internet safety" bills being rammed through Congress and state legislatures are this generations equivalent of the Patriot Act — a path for mass surveillance, censorship and surrendering of fundamental rights. It creates ICE for the internet.

I have an ongoing fundraiser, so if you can help, this is the place to do it --- but my thread will continue after this post gofund.me/cb716f73e

And let Ice melt in the same way now before the American people decide they are the true threat to their peace and loved ones

Deaf to the IDF, with an F. May you be struck deaf by your guns and bombs. May they never hear the voice of their loved ones again, while the children of Gaza learn to hear the sounds of birds again. Let the Palestinians mourn their losses and return to your families who you can still hug.

One of Ohio's most powerful anti-LGBTQ groups, the Center for Christian Virtue, got its start as an anti-porn group. Now, it's pushing for Christian fundamentalist policy at all levels. More need to be aware of the progression of repression. Fight censorship early (and often).

so in fire and Ash did we need the unnecessary beef between two women. "I would never disagree with my husband in front of that woman" and the fact that they were literally fighting until she was on her damn death bed

Hammam: My urgent appeal🚨 We in Gaza dreamed of having a tent to live in. Our tent was destroyed by the heavy rain & wind. We were flooded & are now homeless without a tent 📍We appeal to you to donate & support us so we can buy a tent that costs $100 Plz Give us hope⬇️Help chuffed.org/project/1580...

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only

Name a non-LotR character who could resist the One Ring

Dead Man Wake Up might not be as good a movie as the previous two Knives Out, but it speaks directly to the soul of every raised Christian person in America who isn't a racist misogynistic homophobic bigot. And I love it for thar

The same people who believe selling content on OnlyFans is a form of (self) sex trafficking have decided that Matt Gaetz paying a 17-year-old for sex is not. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/23/m...

whedon i hate you so goddamn much

my favorite pastime is shipping characters that have never met #rhaenyraTargaryen #GwayneHightower

absolutely amazing need to get back on Hero Forge it's been too long (it's been since yesterday lol)

Made a quick change to the color of his 2-handed nodachi called Blue Flame, and the pose I came up with is how he'd look when activating that sword's flames. In-game, it can be activated once per short rest for a minute and adds an extra D6 fire damage, and it'll increase by a D6 as he levels up.

You need to contact your representative and demand that Section 230 be protected, not repealed, NOW. www.congress.gov/members/find...