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we literally have just a few days to act. the senate is debating about putting KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act, into the omnibus spending bill. if it is added, it WILL pass. despite the title and content of the bill seeming to be about protecting kids, we know everytime someone claims they are "saving the children" they have more sinister goals
which is why Senator Blumenthal is working with one of the biggest transphobes in the senate, Marsha Blackburn, to force this bill through, and claiming they are listening to LGBT voices when they are blatantly ignoring us.
essentially this bill gives every state attorney generals the power to remove anything they deem 'harmful' to kids online. you can see how a state like Texas or Florida would run with that, yes? it also forces you to upload your government ID online to access the internet. the bill will create a 'commission' led by handpicked members of the govt to oversee what is and isn't allowed online. it will lead to mass censorship of anything related to race or LGBT content. in a post-Roe world too? say goodbye to any abortion/sex-related info.
they are doing a shit ton of PR for this, including claiming they are listening to LGBT voices. i mean just look.
two weeks ago, 90+ human rights, LGBT, and tech orgs signed onto an open letter telling Senators NOT to pass this bill. in response, over 230 orgs led by the American Psychological Association signed a letter urging senators to. it's really fucking bad. like i can't sleep because of this. i didn't expect this to happen. we really really need people to speak up.
if this bill goes through it will literally kill off the internet as we know it
the attached paragraphs are from the open letter and explain how KOSA has potential to cause major harm to already vaulnerable kids and teens
blumenthal has been using child mental health to push for this bill which i just find despicable considering the serious mental harm it could cause queer youth
Honestly I hope the rail workers strike and I hope it does disrupt my Christmas plans some because it’s a sign labor still has power. Strikes and protests that don’t actually inconvenience anyone are Pepsi ads not politics.
the "most pro-labor president in history" says christmas shopping is more important than sick leave for rail workers so he's forcing a deal thru that workers have rejected and forbidding them from striking
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