my name is em. i am perisex and nonbinary and i am VEry queer and my pronouns are they/etc. i like blacksmithing, woodworking, knitting, typeography, keyboard instruments, choir, and flutes. i'm moderately okay at some of those. i'm really not good at people but i generally like them and want to talk to them. no minors pls.
Article 13 #CensorshipMachine, and Net Neutrality being under attack again.
Article 13 is BAD, folks. It seeks to tear apart the internet as we know it, just as those in the United States fear will happen with the retraction of Net Neutrality.
Do you like YouTube, AO3, Tumblr, Twitter, or art, writing and memes that are related to your personal interests in show, internet content, movies, bands etc? WELL, WAKE UP BECAUSE SOON THAT’S ALL GOING TO GO AWAY IF THOSE IN AND OUT OF EUROPE DO NOT TAKE A STAND. Creativity through the internet is in jeopardy, and we cannot sit around.
Contact your MEPs, speak up for what is right and what you believe in. The internet and how we use it is vital in this day and age. Do not let that right be taken away from you. Do not let them sector creativity and freedom.
To partake in the fight to save Net Neutrality, call your local congressperson(s) and let them know why it is so important.
To recap:
Net Neutrality: VERY GOOD AFFECTS THE UNITED STATES FOR NOW, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE THEY WILL GET MONEY HUNGRY FOR IF THIS DIES
Article 13 #CensorshipMachine: QUITE BAD AFFECTS DIRECTLY EUROPE FOR NOW, BUT THIS WILL LEAK INTO OTHER AREAS OBVIOUSLY
Without Net Neutrality, you will be legally charged to pay for your internet in an elimination way (i.e. “I need Google, but I want Tumblr this month too, so I guess no Twitter, Instagram or Reddit for me for the next while…”)
With Article 13 passing, it will be illegal for fanart, fanfiction, memes to be posted on the internet due to “copyright infringement laws.”ALL OF THIS WILL BE BANNED FOLKS. NO MORE FOR ANYONE.
In conclusion: I hope we all stand up to fight for freedom on the internet, and do not ignore the glaring issues as those higher up wish we would. Freedom for all on the internet is a right, not a privilege.
You know… in the darkest timeline I was not expecting megacorps like Starbucks to suddenly lead the way with inclusive shit like this. It gives me mental whiplash but this is fucking awesome. I know that facial feminisation costs a fucking fortune, and I’ve spent thousands of dollars on hair removal myself, so I know $$$ can be a major road block to people achieving the appearance they want.
Just a little larger than a quarter, the Oak Toad [Anaxyrus quercicus] is the smallest species of toad in North America. The largest of these toads grow no larger than 1.30 inches! They’re a common sight from Louisiana to Virginia. Males are smaller than females, with white bellies as opposed to speckled, and are capable of breeding at just a few months of age.
alternatively: you will be immortal(some restrictions apply), but a species far more advanced than you will think you’re fucking delicious boiled alive and covered in butter
