Guys, Please Be Careful To Vet That What You Choose To Signal Boost Is Actually Accurate. I’m Seeing

Guys, please be careful to vet that what you choose to signal boost is actually accurate. I’m seeing a lot of well-intentioned posts today about Net Neutrality that are likely to do just as much harm as good due to misinformation in them.

For instance, we are not all suddenly shouting that the sky is falling because the FCC has PASSED the bill abolishing Net Neutrality and the changes are to be put in place some time this month. As claimed by one post I just saw with over 5,000 notes already. This is simply, unequivocally NOT true, and it can actually get in the way of the call to action that very post made, asking people to call and email their congressmen, because a lot of people who see that might think “what’s the point, if its already passed?”

It hasn’t. Chairman Ajit Pai of the FCC unveiled in April his proposed plan to strike back the Net Neutrality regulations Obama’s administration passed in 2015, and which have since 2015 been upheld by the courts in the face of Republican opposition’s attempts to claim they overreached. What has people shouting the sky is falling NOW is because yesterday (November 21st) is when the date of the official vote on this proposed plan was announced. That date is December 14th.

Which means there IS still time to affect the outcome of the vote. People are pessimistic about the chances of this vote because the FCC board is held by a Republican majority at the moment, but make the passing of this bill seem toxic enough to other Republican interests and there is still a chance to keep it from passing.

Which is still a hell of a lot better than assuming the bill has already passed and that there’s really no point.

We have until December 14th to kick up enough of a fuss that the Republicans on the FCC board think twice about voting for this bill. And even after that, there are still legal recourses. The courts have refused to uphold other bills Trump’s administration has attempted to pass as overreaching, unconstitutional, and/or in opposition of the true will of the people - just as the Republicans attempted to do back in 2015 when the FCC under Obama passed the Net Neutrality laws in the first place.

This does not mean be complacent. This does not mean assume enough other people will raise enough of a fuss without adding your voice to the mix. It simply means THERE IS STILL TIME TO ACT. The sky may be falling, but until it finishes falling, there’s still a chance to catch it instead.

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fearfulsapphic

8 years ago

Chad Dylan Parker is just a wannabe Chad Dylan Cooper pass it on

socks on Christmas

8 year old me: what the fuck I said I wanted toys

me now: *crying* thank you.. thank you sweet christ my feet are always so cold.. so very very cold

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fearfulsapphic

6 years ago

women who perform sexual acts on underage boys deserve to be thrown under the prison never to see the light of day again right next to the men who perform sexual acts on underage girls

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6 years ago

Report user aliiii38bcn

Could everyone do me a favor and report tumblr user aliiii38bcn? They only reblog pictures of small children and porn. They reblogged my daughter’s picture inbetween porn. I asked them to remove her picture and they blocked me and didn’t take it down. Please help.

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fearfulsapphic

8 years ago

Muk and Grimer look like theyre on LSD in their Aloha Forms

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fearfulsapphic

10 years ago

Zodiac Family

♈ Cousin Aries: The competitive one who has to win all the games, drink the most alcohol, and win the backyard Cricket game. The cousin who skydives and base jumps and has bright red hair and most of the family is kind of intimidated by them

♉ Aunt Taurus: Will be the one cooking the food, baking the cookies and giving everyone the thoughtful gifts; they take lots of photos of their family. As soon as dissent breaks out they go and lie in the hammock til everyone leaves

♊ Twin Cousins Gemini: Will arrive late on all occasions, dominates the conversation; and you're not sure who will show up ... the family comedic hippie, or the stylish intellect among some, when the conversation gets boring they can't take their eyes off their phones

♌ Mother Cancer: Is the nurturer, the family centre, the one who people go to in their troubles, for unconditional love, wisdom, and the sixth sense motherly instinct. She frequently volunteers to take care of the babies, has a special bond with each of the family members

♋ Uncle Leo: Is always bragging about his wife and kids, showing off pictures of their house and children, always giving the largest and most extravagant thought out gifts, the booming laugh is louder than any voice

♍ Cousin Virgo: Is the overachiever in school, seems like the perfect student, but also seems somewhat detached from his family, parents especially. Makes witty remarks but too often keeps these to himself

♎ Libra Daughter: Is class dux, on all the school committees, has a tonne of friends, on edge out of fear of a massive family fight, makes time to talk to everyone

♏ Aunt Scorpio: Is that aunt you always suspected was a witch, into natural medicine, spells, religion, life, death and rebirth. No one really knows anything about her, smells like incense

♐ Sagittarius brother: Arrives home from his time spent on an Indian pilgrimage to learn about the culture just in time. Is the one who brings his dog, beer, and organises the games, sports, and music

♑ Father Capricorn: Sits at the head of the table looking proudly over his family, the successful businessman, brings the finances, the loyalty, the discipline and the attentiveness, his family want to impress him

♒ Aunt Aquarius: Is that strange, nonsensical aunt that rambles on about conspiracies, planning for the global breakdown and her eccentric ideas

♓ Grandma Pisces: Is the one you go to for their wisdom, for unconditional support, for nonjudgmental ears and amazing insight, sixth sense intuition, the 'go to' person for the family

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fearfulsapphic

7 years ago