So i just got tagged in this post that immidiately jumped out as a red flag, esp with mentions of ''banning all internet access for all children worldwide'' (literally how would they enforce that?) and encouraging people to click through to a tiktok link to find out more. So I did what any sensible person would do and did my own research:

The KOSA bill, as far as I can tell, is a bill that intends to make tech companies more liable for protecting children on their platforms. The people proposing it generally point at content that encourages eating disorders, suicide, etc. as their points of interest. While this sounds positive in theory, critics have pointed out that giving lawmakers the power to decide what counts as harmful content is too much. In the words of one opponent: "If an attorney general wants to argue that trans kids talking about going to a protest is making other kids depressed, they can do that."

There's more to it than that, but I'm not about to make this an essay. Here's a couple of news articles about the bill, all from May of 2023, and a link to the current bill itself. I can't find any reputable petitions against it, but considering it's being opposed by multiple sources, it's likely something the general public don't have to take immidiate action against yet. It's good to be aware of, tho, and if you're really concerned you can absolutely call your state congressmen about it.

Anyways why am I making a post about this? Because y'all have GOT to stop fearmongering every time a bill like this comes into play. It makes it a lot harder to find information and sends people into a panic because they think big bad government wants to take away their wattpad account.

No, they don't want to ban the internet. But they do want to be able to enforce the content viewable on internet, and that's the problem.

And also stop tagging every random user you can think of about it.

@varteeny1234

They should invent a way to shoot your shot that isn’t deeply profoundly humiliating for all involved

I love that this is literally the premise of Beau Is Afraid

I love that this is

literally the premise

of Beau Is Afraid

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

if we wanna save tumblr we just have to put on the biggest talent show this town’s ever seen

walter white wouldnt have killed all those people if he had decided to just put on the biggest talent show this town’s ever seen to raise the money instead of making meth

I’m watching that documentary “Before Stonewall” about gay history pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed psychologists, a police officer, and one “known homosexual”. The “known homosexual” is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.

So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there’s nothing wrong with him mentally and he’s never been arrested. When asked whether he’d take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether his family knows he’s gay, he says that they didn’t up until tonight, but he guesses they’re going to find out, and he’ll probably be fired from his job as well. So of course the host is like …why are you doing this interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says “I think that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself.”

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale’s boss did indeed recognize him from the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten a new job at a higher salary.

Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further. It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that, but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson’s disclosure had a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the U.S.

It appears that no one has made the connection between Dale Olson the publicity agent instrumental in the AIDS debate and Dale Olson the 22-year-old first openly gay man on TV. So I thought I’d make it. For Pride month, an unsung gay hero.

RATING: RELIABLE

you can listen to the clip of the 1954 interview here and find him on wikipedia here

Humans didn't make the big ben. Do you really think those dumbass Britains could make a clock that big? Those big gears are way too heavy, how'd they get those up there. No way. It was the beasts

couldn’t decide on just one of these, so have 6 of the same thing instead

i spent an insane amount of time trying to make that gif on my phone lmao please validate me 🥲

OK! OK!

REN + BIGB FUSION!!

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

I know we call things dystopian a lot but needing a VPN to access your local news on the online spaces you talk about your local news on is pretty dystopian.

im extremely devout but nobody can figure out what im worshipping

Holy shit he’s back

How the media depicts the Apollo 11 mission:

Actual quotes from the Apollo 11 mission:

also according to michael collins when the three of them were discussing what neil armstrong should say when he first stepped on the moon, collins suggested armstrong say “Oh, my God, what is that thing?”  and then scream and cut out his mic.

Everyone forgets Michael Collins and it’s fucking tragic.

I added the finishing touches to on my raptor piece 🦖🪡 by Bustedflush91

Welcome to the future, where you don’t own anything and the stuff you rent stops working once your phone has no signal.

App powered car? 🤦‍♀️

I wish people remembered the age old wisdom that if something doesn’t absolutely require an Internet connection to function, it shouldn’t be connected to the internet - same goes for apps.

WHY IS A CATFOOD DISPENSER CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET

Sometimes I’m glad that I’m too poor for my “cool future stuff” monkey brain to be set loose to buy stupid shit like this.

please please please do not buy into the Internet of Things. Digital displays for appliances are one thing, but you shouldn’t need the fucking internet to do your laundry or use the fridge.