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So, OS-level age-gating is going federal, which will effectively kill your rights to device ownership and what's left of free speech and expression.

Enjoy your free speech while you still have it because this is a clear attempt to erase that right.

SOPA never died, it just went into hiding until time to reemerge, and now's that time, this is basically SOPA in a save the kids trenchcoat.

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 65 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

lol. americans don’t do shit

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 27 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

My guy, people have been out in the streets ripping people out of the hands of ice

I get its fun to be cynical in the current moment but americans have absolutely been doing shit. I know, because there are folks in my community organizing, and they're doing so in the image of other community organizing efforts across the country

If you're reading this go find a way to get involved IRL. Meet your neighbors. Join food not bombs or a soup kitchen. Get involved in ice watch. Find your local DSA or PSL chapter and see if they're people there and projects that you feel like you can build with. See if you have a local SRA chapter. See if your area has any tool libraries or community gardens you can participate in. Lots of states have a stop cop city, or stop detention centers project, go see if your area has one you can get involved with. People only do shit if people like YOU decide its worth doing

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 1 points 6 minutes ago

In the land of “stay strapped or get clapped” your idea of resistance is joining a soup kitchen or tool library lol

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Generally you’re correct, but the string of warehouse fires over the past week all across the country has me hopeful that folks are finally hitting the long long long long long overdue breaking point.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Fires? Plural?

I only know of the one.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I’ve seen a bunch of reports, none were live streamed so they haven’t broken through. Some are probably actually accidental but I doubt they all are, additionally the Molotovs thrown at Sam Altman house and a Tesla dealership. I believe I heard something about one at a Raytheon office.

There’s a lot of chaff I haven’t completely sorted through but again im hopeful