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It’s actually “One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
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Hooooly shit. According to this writer, Xfinity is falsely impersonating its customers in order to post anti-net neutrality comments on the FCC website.
Try to even it out by visiting gofccyourself.com and hitting +EXPRESS and leaving a pro-net neutrality comment.
Comcastroturf.com explains to the public that “someone has submitted nearly half a million anti-net neutrality comments to the FCC, many of which appear to be completely fake — using stolen names and addresses,” and gives anyone an opportunity to check if their name is being used without their knowledge. Today, Fight for the Future released a statement to announce that Comcast’s attorneys had sent them a cease and desist order that insists the group “take all steps necessary to see that the Domain Name [Comcastroturf.com] is assigned to Comcast.”
My name was on there and I’ve never been a comcast customer…. you better check for your name!
wow, I was on there too, and same here, never been a comcast customer in my life. check and make sure! this is so gross
SIGNAL FUCKING BOOST. Fuck Comcast.
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guys i’ve found my new reaction image for literally every fucking piece of news that comes out of this godforsaken administration
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Get. On. This. Read the guidelines first, but do it.
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Super easy. Go for it.
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Due May 15 2017, at 11:59 PM ET
- Read and understand the regulatory document you are commenting on
- Feel free to reach out to the agency with questions
- Be concise but support your claims
- Base your justification on sound reasoning, scientific evidence, and/or how you will be impacted
- Address trade-offs and opposing views in your comment
- There is no minimum or maximum length for an effective comment
- The comment process is not a vote – one well supported comment is often more influential than a thousand form letters
YOU CAN COMMENT HERE. As of right now there’s only 10k. Public comments close May 26th (for Bear Ears, June 10th for the rest) so get on this shit while you can.
These are the places up for consideration:
Basin and Range Bears Ears Berryessa Snow Mountain Canyons of the Ancients Carrizo Plain Cascade Siskiyou Craters of the Moon Giant Sequoia Gold Butte Grand Canyon-Parashant Grand Staircase-Escalante Hanford Reach Ironwood Forest Mojave Trails Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Rio Grande del Norte Sand to Snow San Gabriel Mountains Sonoran Desert Upper Missouri River Vermilion Cliffs Katahadin Woods Marianas Trench Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Pacific Remote Islands Papahanaumokuakea Rose Atoll
COME ON PEOPLE. TELL THEM WHY THESE NATIONAL MONUMENTS MATTER TO YOU. If people can leave 50k comments about why the EPA should keep regulations, and crash the FCC’s website over net neutrality, you can bring it for our national monuments.
You can mail in comments here: Monument Review, MS-1530, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
In general making the offline effort has more impact than internet comments, so send something if you can
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Keep fighting, but take care of yourself first
USA followers, here is your daily reminder in this time of high political energy that it’s okay to take care of yourself. In fact, you must. Change is made by doing things, not by reading Tumblr posts and reacting to them emotionally. In fact, too much emotion can make us less able to act. So it’s okay to scroll past or blacklist important issues on your dash if you need to save your energy. Below are some tools people have designed to keep you informed and equip you for action without overwhelming you:
Daily Action Items for the Easily Overwhelmed
- MyCivicWorkout: Emails you everyday with one thing to do
- MegaVote: Emails you what your reps are about to vote on
- The 65: We’re His Problem Now: Website with daily action items
- Keep America Great With a Thing a Day: Website with daily action items
- @call-your-representatives: Tumblr blog for same
Other Solid Resources
- Call My Congress.com: A quick lookup to find out who your reps are
- Indivisible: A Practical Guide For Resisting the Trump Agenda: Good info about the most effective kinds of civic action
- Oh Crap! What Now?: A survival guide for living in Trump’s America
- How to call your reps when you have social anxiety: It’s hard, so here’s a helpful, compassionate guide
- How to throw a weekly anger party: Make calling your reps a group activity!
- Being disabled in activist communities: Someone saying a thing many folks need to hear
News/Info Sources That Don’t Suck
- Ballotpedia: The Wikipedia of American politics
- Politico: U.S. politics news (read sparingly if you get overwhelmed)
- Pro Publica: A nonprofit news outlet that does real investigative reporting
- PolitiFact: Kind of a Snopes.com for politics
Remember: put on your own oxygen mask before helping others, y’all.
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searching for that fine line between “i need to stay informed” and “i can’t take any more of this.”
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Obama right now.
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The Work That’s Left To Be Done To Ensure Full LGBT Equality
On Friday, the Supreme Court made history by ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, bringing marriage equality to the entire United States. Now, gay and lesbian couples can legally wed in every state in the country. An important reminder
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Marriage equality timeline! #equality
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Hiya friends!
I know many people are confused and irritated about all of the stuff on Tumblr today regarding “internet slowlanes” and net neutrality. What is it? Why do I have to look at that spinning circle of death?
Above is probably the best breakdown of the issue I’ve seen.
Take a second and watch. Take another second and contact your representatives. This shit is very real and very scary.
Knowledge is power.
The internet is power.
Don’t let them take your power away.
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Source: editorialcartoonists.com
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Maybe John Oliver has found his post–Daily Show niche: Explaining boring or uncomfortable subjects in a way that makes sense and makes you laugh.