becauseweknowthem:

Honestly?

The FCC is going to vote to overturn Net Neutrality. 

Keep calling. Keep trying. 

But be braced for that to fail. 

Ajit Pai doesn’t care what the people have to say about this. 

But.

Congress is going to be the group that pays for this when it happens. 

We’ll all know Ajit Pai’s name, and we’ll curse him when we hear it, but it’s Congress that holds all our hopes right now. 

They’re the ones that will be voted out of office for not voting for a bill to restore net neutrality. They’re the ones that will have to answer to constituents. They’re the ones that both have the ability and the possibility of doing something to counteract the vote by the FCC.

So.

Call the FCC, leave comments, attend protests – all of that is good. 

But call your Congressional reps. Call your senators. Call your governors. Let them know that you’re watching, and that you expect them to step up if the FCC decides to do this. 

And on December 14th, after the FCC votes, call them all again, and ask what they’re going to do now. 

I’m still curious how all of this began.  

I know why it’s happening, of course, we all should: it’s to silence people and limit their ability to participate in democracy.  But they couldn’t sell it that way, could they? 

So what was their excuse? Did they even bother with one? Did they even try to drum up some report, some statistics that repealing Net Neutrality was ‘good’ for everyone?  Did they hold ‘town halls?’  Did they let the public comment on it? What information have they given to your representatives?  Where is the documentation?  Why were one million IDs stolen to support it?  

They’re not even bothering to hide what they’re doing.  It’s a power grab plain and simple.  Put pressure on your reps.  After the Alabama election, they can see there is power out there they should be fearful of.  Remind them of it.  Every day if necessary.  

Remind ISPs if they even think about acting on the repeal, they’ll pay for it, not you.  

Patreon got its arse handed to it and backed down. Own your voice, be as powerful as you are and stand up.  It’s only freedom, right?  

Why Star Wars Should Avoid a Kylo-Rey Romance

gayjamz:

“When you look at the individual components of Rey’s character, it’s a surprise to see how rarely women like her appear in major movies like this: She’s scrappy, independent but works well with others, struggling with a mysterious past and conflicted about her future, she refuses to give into bullies, and she does it all without a hint of a romantic subplot. Her journey is never sidelined to make way for a male character’s, nor is she set up as the ultimate prize to for a male victor. In an industry where female leads have to fight for a fair chance and are written off as box office poison by archaic executives, Rey’s success is a major milestone for audiences and creators alike, and she did it all without a boyfriend-in-waiting.”

*Possible spoiler*

If they’re not siblings, this isn’t Star Wars.   

Why Star Wars Should Avoid a Kylo-Rey Romance

brainstatic:

Jurassic World did the Avatar thing where it made a gajillion dollars and left no cultural footprint whatsoever. Name your favorite Jurassic World character. What was your favorite line. It evaporated despite everyone seeing it.

And they’re going to do it again.

bogleech:

fullhalalalchemist:

If net neutrality dies we aren’t getting it back. I just hope you guys know that. This government never fixes it’s mistakes until decades later if at all, and especially under Trump, they won’t ever fix their mistakes.

The BEST thing you can do is to call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121. Call three times, because you have two senators and one House representative.

Congress has oversight over the FCC, and they have stopped their votes before. Its vital you call them now, go to their local offices now (chances are there is one right next to you), and pressure them to take action. To actually go over there and stop them. To bring up all the lies the FCC is saying about net neutrality, about how they’re ignoring the lawsuit against them. WE ONLY HAVE 6 DAYS!!.

Wait do people NOT all 100% realize this?

Any lightening or loosening to corporate regulation, any change in law that gives them more freedom to do things their way and make more money, is historically permanent. It gets treated as the new precedent and standard and therefore unfair to take away ever again.

Net Neutrality

styro:

CONGRATULATIONS, everybody! We only have 10 days to fight the FCC & the repeal of #NetNeutrality!

Thanks to John Oliver there’s a SUPER easy way to do this
Do you enjoy Netflix? Do you find yourself spending too much time on FB? If net neutrality goes away, our Internet bills go up and we give power to companies like Comcast and Spectrum.

Here’s what you can do – takes less than a minute:
1. Go to gofccyourself.com
(the shortcut John Oliver made to the hard-to-find FCC comment page)
2. Click on the 17-108 link (Restoring Internet Freedom)
2. Click on “express”
3. Be sure to hit “ENTER” after you put in your name & info so it registers.
4. In the comment section write, “I strongly support net neutrality backed by Title 2 oversight of ISPs.”
5. Click to submit, done. – Make sure you hit submit at the end!
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