Lil' Miss Midi🍓

@midimayo.bsky.social

Illustration + Comics + Merch + Vtuber 💖 Sometimes 🔞 She/Her // please no reposts - icon by trevvinator IG / http://ko-fi.com/midimayo / http://midimayo.com / https://vgen.co/midimayo

Hey, folks. There's a @gofundme.com set up for artist Andy Fish, who is going through a very tough fight with two forms of cancer. He and his wife, cartoonist Veronica Fish (my Blackwood series cohorts) could use some help during this very tough time. I'm donating, hope you can. tinyurl.com/4wa86a6c

Donate to Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers, organized by Gina Gabianelli

Help Andy’s Fight Against Two Cancers Meet my cousin Andy Fish, father … Gina Gabianelli needs your support for Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers

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And for the really bad news? They've put a target on VPNs. Sites are required to identify (and age-verify) any US citizen, regardless of whether they're using a VPN. In fact, the default is to get the ID and biometrics of EVERYONE unless you can somehow prove their not a US citizen.

Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · 2d ago

"VPNs are a privacy and security tool used by millions of internet users every day, and their use should not be treated as suspect. It is particularly galling that the SCREEN Act forces users who intentionally take steps to protect their privacy to identify themselves."

The Trump admin has been trying to get its hands on everyone's data to help them go after immigrant communities, opponents, and dissenters. Now, the Senate might give them more power to spy on us, under the guise of stopping shoplifters. Congress must block CORCA.

Opinion | A new shoplifting bill obscures a dangerous loophole for ICE

CORCA empowers DHS to collect sensitive personal information from retail shoppers and share that information with agencies including ICE.

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