a snippet of good news from an otherwise concerning ongoing push for KOSA (more details in full thread). i'm not even in USA but i'm so grateful that @fightforthefuture.org (and @evangreer.bsky.social) have been taking names and kicking ass on this for a damn decade. your work matters for us all ❤️‍🔥

Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · 10h ago

Here's some more good news from today's hearing: it seems like the SCREEN ACT totally failed. This was one of the most dangerous bills being considered: it would have created an Internet-wide ID check regime that would be a censorship and surveillance nightmare for marginalized communities.

When calling, emphasize the overreach that this gives the tech industry and how it gives them an excuse to collect even more sensitive data. Some of these people think they're holding big tech accountable. Emphasize to them that they're not. We've beat SCREEN for now, but this is still an issue.

Fight for the Future@fightforthefuture.org · 6d ago

‼️ALERT: KOSA is moving next week to the Senate Commerce Committee for markup! Call your reps today, again tomorrow, and all weekend leaving messages opposing this dangerous censorship bill. www.badinternetbills.com

Can’t find a showtime for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma but AMC is all too happy to give me times for that tee-hee fascist lite “sex only one day a year” piece of shit movie One Night Only. I will be personally interrogating everyone involved as to why this is the case. With fire

This is Massive Attack's response to what happened in Singapore, posted on their Instagram page. Good on them.

Kirsten Han 韩俐颖@kirstenhan.com · 5d ago

Massive Attack has been banned from Singapore after they held up a Palestinian flag during their concert here last week. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I really don’t like Practical Magic much, and the sequel looks like dookie from the trailers, but Lee Pace is in it. A terrible dilemma.

Ah, this warms the cockles of my cold, dead heart. Wait til you see the price a TERF had to pay for lying about a trans woman. "...also be required to publish a court-approved apology that must remain pinned on their social media channels for three months" www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/an-a...

An anti-trans activist lied about a trans athlete injuring cis women. Now she has to pay the price. - LGBTQ Nation

Kirralie Smith admitted in court she didn't have any evidence to back up her claim about a trans woman injuring two cis women.

lgbtqnation.com

never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close.

I guess I need to (finally) watch Penguindrum huh

as I detail in my book Sexed Up, what is deemed "sexual" (or not) is entirely based on perception & interpretation, not the act in question itself. & it invariably targets women & other marginalized groups: juliaserano.com/sexedup.html

Mrs PJ Haverstock@mrspjhaverstock.bsky.social · 5d ago

Yes, this is 100% about censorship in general, and the current anti-sexual weirdness that’s going on. But a paragraph near the end of the article is especially telling… ASMR is primarily created by women. Women doing anything will always be perceived by some as inherently sexual (excerpt in comms)

Yes, this is 100% about censorship in general, and the current anti-sexual weirdness that’s going on. But a paragraph near the end of the article is especially telling… ASMR is primarily created by women. Women doing anything will always be perceived by some as inherently sexual (excerpt in comms)

Sam Cole@samleecole.bsky.social · 5d ago

a bunch of popular ASMR artists lost their channels forever this week, after YouTube cited them for violating terms against "sexually gratifying" content: www.404media.co/youtube-asmr...

I am making it a habit to always look for the labor story behind these nasty scandals. The consumers are almost never the only ones being harmed.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

futurism.com

I’ve been watching Brooklyn 99 and the logical conclusion of my dormant lust for Andy Samberg being reawakened has occurred

IGN@ign.com · 6d ago

Hideaki Anno’s iconic anime masterpiece Neon Genesis Evangelion is officially coming to the Criterion Channel this September. https://bit.ly/3TuAlnB

Any time any Democrat mentions the word "bipartisan" as a laudable goal it makes me want to throw them out of office and replace them with someone who will tell people the truth: that Republicans are a deranged militant conspiracy cult treating half of America like an occupied territory

Would like to see this on every social media website, and I’m glad we’re calling it what it is now

Tits McGee@scientits.bsky.social · 7d ago

Oh my God, this is not a drill - LinkedIn has added 'seems like AI slop' as an option on posts Genuinely thought it was a joke until I clicked on a few posts

🚨 Senate Commerce Committee has just announced a markup on KOSA and other kids safety bills next week 🚨 So if you're in the US, now's a very good time to call your Senators! @fightforthefuture.org's Bad Internet Bills page makes it easy ... www.badinternetbills.com

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

badinternetbills.com

Blake C. Stacey@blakestacey.myatproto.social · last wk.

Punchbowl reporting that the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a mark-up for #KOSA next week, citing "a person familiar". Nothing on the Committee website itself yet. punchbowl.news/article/tech... #SaveSpeech

KOSA's not the only bill they're marking up. The SCREEN Act is also on the agenda. Here's @fightforthefuture.org's action on that www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...

Stop the SCREEN Act

fightforthefuture.org

The orange cat and the tuxedo cat that hang around my apartment complex are having a stare-off

poop is the money of the butt (i have a shirt of this at drewtoothpaste.com)

If your pet takes your chair while you’re working from home, that means they have your job now. Your dog is a paralegal. Your cat processes class action claims. Direct all communications to them.

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · last wk.

A new petition encourages you to power down your PS5 for a week to protest Sony's all-digital future. https://bit.ly/3TCPnrm

I hope Crash has fun at The Abbey

Generic NewWave Band@polarcartoons.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Comic I made when I was in grade school

one of the most important things you need to do when developing a new product, especially in tech, is sit down and think about how it can be misused by bad actors and nowadays it sure seems like the bad actors are less “people to be guarded against” and more “the target customer base”

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · last wk.

FWIW, Meta was fully aware of how these glasses would primarily be used. The glasses were designed to erase consent, and that is why they exist. Anything that they do that suggests they want to ameliorate this use is an attempt to win the PR battle and manipulate public opinion.

This anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, remember that many people with disabilities are paid below minimum wage and many can’t get married because they risk losing their SSI benefits. SSI recipients cannot have more than $2,000 in their bank account.

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

The girls are fighting

its a shame that white boys who cant get girlfriends in high school get into andrew tate and school shootings now. you're meant to get into sonic the hedgehog or they might be giants

the whole ecosystem is beyond fucked. family member asked me about the mamdani 'little italy' scandal. i asked them where they heard about it. we tracked down the source: some random instagram page of a youtube right wing talk host. the whole saga began with rufo/fox news

Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 2w ago

I am absolutely begging Democratic politicians to make media reform a centerpiece of their policy platforms