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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 17d

When youre writing letters or making phone calls to paypros/reps, its worth remembering that you dont have to stick to 1 style of formatting the info.

You dont gave to write a proper letter with an opening argument, main body and conclusion. You can write a numbered list or bullet points. Its fine!

Drazzie! ⭐ @pastelnoivern.bsky.social · 17d

Is it ok if when i write my letters i just write the talking points verbatim? I tried writing my own stuff in my own words but i got stuck and couldnt find the words... i can try again another day hoping itll be different but maybe its best to only do the bare minimum so i can mail them ASAP ?

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 17d

Another blow to chat control!

EU folks, contact your MEPs so we can block chat control! You have until the 14th of october!

Fight Chat Control @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social · 17d

🇸🇮 Slovenia OPPOSES Chat Control!

"Ministry of the Interior today announced today that it is committed to the right balance between the protection of children and the interference with fundamental rights, and cannot support the proposal [...] in its current form."

Source: n1info.si/novice/slove...

Slovenija vendarle sprejela odločitev o uredbi Chat Control

Notranje ministrstvo je danes sporočilo, da predloga evropske uredbe za boj proti spolnim zlorabam otrok (Chat control) v trenutni obliki ne podpira.

n1info.si

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 17d

if you are German, you really need to yell and scream at your MEPs about chat control! Germany has been flip flopping on chat control constantly. Their vote carries an enormous amount of weight on this issue!

we can win this, but we need to make our voices heard! contact your representatives!

Fight Chat Control @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social · 17d

IMPORTANT UPDATE:
 Denmark has scheduled a vote on Chat Control the 14th of October. Despite not wanting to break end-to-end encryption, 🇩🇪 Germany remains both UNDECIDED and critical to defeating the proposal.
 If you are German, contact your Bundestag members today via fightchatcontrol.de !

Screenshot of the Fight Chat Control website (https://fightchatcontrol.eu/) in German showing the Bundestag members. It is now possible to contact Bundestag members directly to express your concerns about Chat Control.

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🌟🎃 Spoopy Magician Tommo 🎃🌟 @tommothecabbit.bsky.social · 22d

If you're in Portland, I hope you stay safe out there.

Our president is such a insane madman who wants everyone to suffer.

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meliss-AAAAAHHH! @mel.bzky.team · 22d

the fucked up thing is that i believe with the force of 1000 suns that the right wing freaks in government will be defeated and sooner than any of us can think

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The Emperor's New Podcast @podcasttenp.bsky.social · 22d

it's important to stay up to date on the news, but especially on social media, all the bad stuff can become overwhelming

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🔞OnyxNuva🔞 @onyxnuva.bsky.social · 22d

Decided to do some edits to the script for US Politicians.

I've currently removed the Sammy Law(not as popular yet), the ACPA(only a draft), and the H.R.5300(no relevance and neutered, but keep an eye on it) to help narrow the scope of importance.

#savespeech #bskycensorship

Short Script:

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 22d

Pressure works!! Reactions to pressure are usually delayed because we can't always see what's happening behind the scenes. Keep calling your reps and working together ✨

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 22d

The 'Stop CSAM Act of 2025' has had its govtrack likelihood t
[to be enacted] drop from from 56% down to 46%!

Keep calling your representatives in both the house and senate and hammer how this is a surveillance/anti-encryption bill under the guise of "protecting children". Tell them to OPPOSE!

STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829)

A bill to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry.

www.govtrack.us

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 22d

It absolutely sucks watching America turn into a dystopian, authoritarian state in real time. Please stay safe out there.

I'm begging other countries to not make the same mistakes.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 22d

The 'Stop CSAM Act of 2025' has had its govtrack likelihood t
[to be enacted] drop from from 56% down to 46%!

Keep calling your representatives in both the house and senate and hammer how this is a surveillance/anti-encryption bill under the guise of "protecting children". Tell them to OPPOSE!

STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829)

A bill to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry.

www.govtrack.us

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 22d

Hot take, but activism shouldn't mean that you need to be a constant killjoy who hates fun.

Nobody is saying you have to be happy about the state of the world, but I don't think it helps anyone if you become the same miserable people that the right are.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 24d

Doomers in my replies will be hidden because that's where the energy should go-- privately into the void, instead of crabs-in-a-bucketing people protesting or are getting ready to join

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 24d

i am on my hands and knees actually begging people to stop doomposting on my posts/calls to action/infographics etc

not only is it bad for YOUR mental health, its bad for MY mental health, and worst of all it may scare off people who otherwise could have been moved to action.

PLEASE STOP IT.

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Eroticannon @eroticannonball.bsky.social · 24d

Doomerism is fed shit. Hope and action terrify them.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 24d

i am on my hands and knees actually begging people to stop doomposting on my posts/calls to action/infographics etc

not only is it bad for YOUR mental health, its bad for MY mental health, and worst of all it may scare off people who otherwise could have been moved to action.

PLEASE STOP IT.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 24d

I had no interest in using TikTok when it was used owned by the authoritarian Chinese government and I have no interest in it now that its owned by the authoritarian American government.

But it is very concerning that basically all of social media is owned by right-wing billionaires.

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A Bat Named Alice 🔞 @witchybat.bsky.social · 25d

Key words : " For Profit "

If you see those words attached to ANYTHING , assume they're nothing but soulless scumsucking Fucking Parasitic Bottom Feeders.

That assumption will be correct. Always.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 25d

You NEED to call your reps and tell them this shit fucking sucks! They literally want to big-brother style waych you at all times, zero privacy, to "protect children"

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 25d

For-profit age-verification providers are now pushing for "continuous biometric monitoring" — AI scans of your face, your voice, your behavior — while you're online to protect children.

Every session. Every website. Every keystroke. Monitored and recorded.

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Tiger99 🔞 @thatguytiger99.bsky.social · 25d

#SaveSpeech US peeps, we need to keep hammering our reps to vote no on these bills and demand they start going after the Paypros, and raising this as a 1st Amendment fight! Mention what happened to Jimmy Kimmel and how we clearly can't trust this administration not to abuse these laws.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

#SaveSpeech

Ive updated this infographic with additional bill info, issues, etc

Find your federal and state reps below and make your voices heard!

www.congress.gov/members/find...

www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 25d

If you're ever feeling down about yourself, remember this.

In 10+ years all the YouTube chuds never accomplished anything they wanted while in the span of a weekend, you and people like you helped get a multi-billion dollar studio to listen and reverse a shitty decision.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 25d

The government is susceptible to revolt from its own base on the grounds of protecting free speech. Even Ted Cruz spoke out against the Kimmel mess
www.google.com/amp/s/www.nb...

Quote from the linked article: “I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying we’re going to decide what speech we like and what we don’t, and we’re going to threaten to take you off air if we don’t like what you’re saying,” Cruz said on his podcast, "Verdict with Ted Cruz."

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 25d

if you're in Denmark, remember that you have a govt petition you can sign targeting chat control!

Iwanko 🔞 STOP ALL porn bans! @rockywanker.bsky.social · 25d

🇩🇰 Denmark folks!
You can sign a petition to put a stop to this too.

It's a HUGE deal because it was the Danish presidency of the EU Council who pushed this to begin with.
If it reaches 50k (2.5k away!) it'll automatically go to the Danish Parliament for debate.

www.borgerforslag.dk/se-og-stoet-...

Nej til EU’s “Masseovervågning” beskyt vores privatliv, digitale sikkerhed og ytringsfrihed.

Vi beder Danmark om at stemme nej til EU’s “Chatkontrol” en lov, der pålægger masseovervågning af alle borgere ved at scanne private beskeder, e-mails

www.borgerforslag.dk

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 26d

Sometimes I wish I could reach into my screen and slap people through the internet.

Like people who say we shouldn't watch ANYTHING that the studios produce, but then offer no credible alternative.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 26d

Choosing to be constantly miserable does not make you interesting, edgy, or "better" at activism than anyone else. It's not going to make people take you more seriously. You're just an asshole who hates fun and joy.

All you do is drag other people down with you.

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AyyTeeThreeDee 🔰🔞 @ayytee3d.art · 27d

My hot take is that some people are too quick to jump ship or give up hope due to the TOS changes

It should absolutely be fought, I've sent emails and feedback already, but what matters is if it is enforced. Twitter has had similar rules and we know that shit don't matter.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 27d

as silly as Jimmy Kimmel of all people getting some folks to dip their toes into direct action, this is an opportunity we can take advantage of.

have some family you want to reach re: censorship online, and you see them responding positively to the kimmel situation? Use this as an opening!

Zach Hazard Vaupen @emo-sludge.com · 27d

I think if Jimmy Kimmel getting his stupid show back is enough to make people feel empowered to fight back against this administration (and maybe even fascism at large 👀) then that’s a good thing.

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WereBen! 🎃💀🐺 @benimated.bsky.social · 27d

We will win.

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