Oh Shit Right

oh shit right

IM A RUSSIAN I SHOULD DRINK/j

@glitchedlad

Why did i had this video open last night

was my 3am self trying to distill alcohol?

good skill to have

Part of a character sheet I made for a friend!

the kids online safety act passed the u.s. senate.

long story short (for anyone who hadn't heard of this before) the kids online safety act, aka kosa, is a bill that will censor online content and resources for lgbtq+ matters, reproductive healthcare, activism (INCLUDING PALESTINE AND LIKELY OTHER CRISES GOING ON LIKE IN CONGO OR SUDAN), mental health, etc. everywhere--its effects likely won't be contained to just america.

today, july 30th, 2024, the senate passed it 91-3. it has officially moved to the house of representatives.

is this a pretty massive setback? yes. do you have every right to be scared, sad, angry, or whatever else about this happening? absolutely. but should you give up hope completely? NO!

even though kosa passed the senate, the house is on break/august recess at the moment. we have around an entire month to get emails, calls, and faxes in to house reps, maybe more depending on when they decide to vote on it.

should it pass the house and get signed into law, we still have a whole 18 months before it actually goes into effect. this is plenty of time for digital rights orgs (e.g. fight for the future, the electronic frontier foundation) and other groups that oppose it to file a lawsuit against it. even if, worst-case scenario, it flies through the house immediately after the recess ends, we can still fight this up to march 2026.

so, yes, remember what's at stake here, but also remember that it's not over yet. we lost a battle, not the war.

below are some resources to learn more about kosa and how to contact your reps (first link) + a page that lets you directly contact progressive house reps, sign an open letter opposing the bill, and view others' testimonies against it (second link):

Google Docs

Resources For KOSA

Call Script on Page 2! Resources For Learning about KOSA 2023: KOSA bill itself: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1

FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT.

ABA Survivor here.

I got CPTSD from ABA alone. This is the reason why I don't remember from my childhood. It's been proven that it causes Trauma.

And to add I basically become a "People pleaser" where I basically don't argue at all and let my self be stomped over due to my ABA trauma. And if you still believe it's "Not traumatic" then read this. https://therapistndc.org/aba-therapy-and-ptsd/

Therapist Neurodiversity Collective

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Therapist Neurodiversity Collective advocates for trauma-informed, respectful, research-based alternatives to ABA behavior management.

Sorry if i overexplained

Every day we're learning more about autism, and every day more and more autistic people are being public about their autistic experiences. This is helping people recognize autism in themselves at much higher numbers than before.

More people getting diagnosed is a good thing, not a bad thing.

if you hate endo dont go on endo tags

simple as that

(from a endo)

waiting for the day when endos dont break dni

(im gonna be waiting forever)

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