Maureen Flatley
@mosy48.bsky.social
Aging housewife. Troublemaker.
I'm just going to leave this here....becuase I agree w/ it completely. Everyone needs to stop blaming a wide range of societal factors on technology. It's lazy and it's wrong.
www.thefp.com/p/stop-tryin...
www.thefp.com/p/stop-tryin...
Stop Trying to Ban Teens from the Internet
Australia’s under-16 social media ban is based on bad data and worse logic.
www.thefp.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I'm just going to leave this here....becuase I agree w/ it completely. Everyone needs to stop blaming a wide range of societal factors on technology. It's lazy and it's wrong.
www.thefp.com/p/stop-tryin...
www.thefp.com/p/stop-tryin...
That few, if any, senior Democrats in the Senate are listening to one of the smartest & most senior Dems in Congress is jaw dropping. In decades of watching Congress attempt to do dumb things, this move is in a class by itself. Ignoring @wyden.senate.gov warnings is the ultimate fool's errand.
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
That few, if any, senior Democrats in the Senate are listening to one of the smartest & most senior Dems in Congress is jaw dropping. In decades of watching Congress attempt to do dumb things, this move is in a class by itself. Ignoring @wyden.senate.gov warnings is the ultimate fool's errand.
Somehow I don't think teenagers on social media is the problem, Australia-wise.
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Somehow I don't think teenagers on social media is the problem, Australia-wise.
The Ramparts....at The Stag's Head....covering the ultimate Irish Xmas song....Nollaig Shona, y'all.
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youtu.be/TBwkdDXHOH4?...
Fairytale Of New York - The Ramparts
YouTube video by The Ramparts
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Ramparts....at The Stag's Head....covering the ultimate Irish Xmas song....Nollaig Shona, y'all.
youtu.be/TBwkdDXHOH4?...
youtu.be/TBwkdDXHOH4?...
@legalminimum.bsky.social I'm just going to leave this here because I'm pretty sure something will happen today to make us need it: youtu.be/RoUAp9HCUv0?...
Jiminy Glick Interviews Bill Hader
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
@legalminimum.bsky.social I'm just going to leave this here because I'm pretty sure something will happen today to make us need it: youtu.be/RoUAp9HCUv0?...
Years ago many of the same people pushing liability for social media voted to immunize gun manufacturers from claims. Guns kill many more kids than social media. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/12...
Guns are the leading cause of death for American children. What to know
In 2021, gun violence replaced car crashes as the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. It has remained since then.
healthjournalism.org
December 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Years ago many of the same people pushing liability for social media voted to immunize gun manufacturers from claims. Guns kill many more kids than social media. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/12...
Being opposed to KOSA is not being "for" Big Tech.....it's about being opposed to predators and being for kids. Letting predators & drug dealers roam around is reckless & irresponsible. Start there.
I know it's very unpopular On Here to suggest that law enforcement should handle anything, but my friend @mosy48.bsky.social is entirely correct in this article. KOSA and similar statutes are pointing at the wrong thing. Many people On Here also believe that, of course.
The Online Safety Discussion Fractures the Constitution, Censors Dissent, And Lets Criminals Roam Free - James Madison Institute
Concerned Members of Congress and state legislators around the country are grappling with how to make the internet...
jamesmadison.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Being opposed to KOSA is not being "for" Big Tech.....it's about being opposed to predators and being for kids. Letting predators & drug dealers roam around is reckless & irresponsible. Start there.
To all the Dems who are sucking up to Marsha Blackburn might want to listen to the OG Dem @wyden.senate.gov on these issues. The devil actually is in the details. @warren.senate.gov www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Wyden Objects to Bill That Would Threaten Encryption, Calls for New Resources to Crack Down on Predators Online | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
To all the Dems who are sucking up to Marsha Blackburn might want to listen to the OG Dem @wyden.senate.gov on these issues. The devil actually is in the details. @warren.senate.gov www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
The buck most definitely stops at the kitchen table when it comes to online child safety.....this from an actual young person, the always insightful David McGarry: spectator.org/parents-have...
Parents Have Everything They Need to Keep Their Children Safe Online – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
The politically engaged members of Generation Z have undertaken to instruct the nation as to the proper regulation of technologies such as smartphones, social media, and artificial intelligence. Some ...
spectator.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The buck most definitely stops at the kitchen table when it comes to online child safety.....this from an actual young person, the always insightful David McGarry: spectator.org/parents-have...
& let's not forget that she is partnering w/ the heart of darkness legislatively Marsha Blackburn who was instrumental in the vote to immunize gun mfgs from civil liability when school shootings became prevalent. She should not even be having coffee w/ this people.
December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
& let's not forget that she is partnering w/ the heart of darkness legislatively Marsha Blackburn who was instrumental in the vote to immunize gun mfgs from civil liability when school shootings became prevalent. She should not even be having coffee w/ this people.
if this child had become addicted to drugs he would be in foster care. This kind of claim gives ambulance chasing a bad name.
I stop reading w/ the line "he began playing video games at 3 years old"..........this is a ridiculous, specious claim that ignores their state child welfare statute. www.aboutlawsuits.com/roblox-minec... @legalminimum.bsky.social @rszasz.saxonco.com
Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite Designed to Cause Video Game Addiction, Lawsuit Alleges
Mother's video game addiction lawsuit claims Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite were specifically designed to addict young children with zero regard for the mental health damage that could follow.
www.aboutlawsuits.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
if this child had become addicted to drugs he would be in foster care. This kind of claim gives ambulance chasing a bad name.
I stop reading w/ the line "he began playing video games at 3 years old"..........this is a ridiculous, specious claim that ignores their state child welfare statute. www.aboutlawsuits.com/roblox-minec... @legalminimum.bsky.social @rszasz.saxonco.com
Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite Designed to Cause Video Game Addiction, Lawsuit Alleges
Mother's video game addiction lawsuit claims Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite were specifically designed to addict young children with zero regard for the mental health damage that could follow.
www.aboutlawsuits.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I stop reading w/ the line "he began playing video games at 3 years old"..........this is a ridiculous, specious claim that ignores their state child welfare statute. www.aboutlawsuits.com/roblox-minec... @legalminimum.bsky.social @rszasz.saxonco.com
@warren.senate.gov writing from the North Shore to express extreme disappointment that you would ally yourself w/ the former Morality in Media (now NCOSE) to promote censorship & homophobia. This is not the answer to protect kids. dcjournal.com/congress-is-...
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@warren.senate.gov writing from the North Shore to express extreme disappointment that you would ally yourself w/ the former Morality in Media (now NCOSE) to promote censorship & homophobia. This is not the answer to protect kids. dcjournal.com/congress-is-...
If a 5yo is on a platform like this it's not tech problem it's a parenting problem. FL's child welfare statute would consider this child endangerment IRL. It's time to connect the dots. The Roblox cases are becoming extremely disturbing as younger plaintiffs appear. But not for reasons you think.
Republican Florida AG James Uthmeier says his office is issuing criminal subpoenas to Roblox Corp, calling the video gaming platform a “breeding ground for predators” that puts children at risk.
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If a 5yo is on a platform like this it's not tech problem it's a parenting problem. FL's child welfare statute would consider this child endangerment IRL. It's time to connect the dots. The Roblox cases are becoming extremely disturbing as younger plaintiffs appear. But not for reasons you think.
Republican Florida AG James Uthmeier says his office is issuing criminal subpoenas to Roblox Corp, calling the video gaming platform a “breeding ground for predators” that puts children at risk.
Florida attorney general issues subpoenas to Roblox over child safety
Roblox faces mounting scrutiny in the U.S., with multiple lawsuits, including by the Louisiana attorney general and an earlier case in San Francisco.
nbcnews.to
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If a 5yo is on a platform like this it's not tech problem it's a parenting problem. FL's child welfare statute would consider this child endangerment IRL. It's time to connect the dots. The Roblox cases are becoming extremely disturbing as younger plaintiffs appear. But not for reasons you think.
Child exploitation takes a lot of forms. This is one of them.
This article opens with a 3-year-old forced to represent herself in court. We live in a fundamentally sick country.
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Child exploitation takes a lot of forms. This is one of them.
The person who gets this most effectively is @wyden.senate.gov who has crafted a bill - the Invest in Child Safety Act - that would right size funding, staffing and oversight.
My commentary on this week's House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing on child safety online. #stopchildpredators
Congress Is Rearranging Deck Chairs While Predators Walk Free – DC Journal - InsideSources
After watching the House Energy & Commerce hearing on “protecting kids online,” I was reminded that Congress is debating the wrong crisis.
dcjournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The person who gets this most effectively is @wyden.senate.gov who has crafted a bill - the Invest in Child Safety Act - that would right size funding, staffing and oversight.
@paultaske.bsky.social take note - a real expert's opinion, an actual victim.
the reality is if any of these politicians cared about the kids theyd call out the predators in their own ranks
like the reality is age verification and digital crackdowns are just... lazy, and they degrade digital spaces.
what they don't do is protect kids particularly well.
like the reality is age verification and digital crackdowns are just... lazy, and they degrade digital spaces.
what they don't do is protect kids particularly well.
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@paultaske.bsky.social take note - a real expert's opinion, an actual victim.
My commentary on this week's House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing on child safety online. #stopchildpredators
Congress Is Rearranging Deck Chairs While Predators Walk Free – DC Journal - InsideSources
After watching the House Energy & Commerce hearing on “protecting kids online,” I was reminded that Congress is debating the wrong crisis.
dcjournal.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My commentary on this week's House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing on child safety online. #stopchildpredators
@georgehahn.com apropos your Patreon today, would love it if you posted more instrumental playlists for work music? I have played your original No Words so many times Spotify thinks Jackie Gleason is my favorite artist! It's so perfect but would love more from your peerless taste!
September 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@georgehahn.com apropos your Patreon today, would love it if you posted more instrumental playlists for work music? I have played your original No Words so many times Spotify thinks Jackie Gleason is my favorite artist! It's so perfect but would love more from your peerless taste!
@mmasnick.bsky.social never fails us when it comes to focusing on the real issues & facts.
Though, over on X, they are going on and on about how leftists are the root of all the problems in the world, so I'm assuming these "stats" will ignore the overwhelming majority of right wing violence?
September 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@mmasnick.bsky.social never fails us when it comes to focusing on the real issues & facts.
The only person who has focused on this in any meaningful way is @wyden.senate.gov whose Invest in Child Safety Act should be the global model for how to protect kids.
The UK's Online Safety Act is a misguided effort to solve a problem they don't understand. The lack of focus on law enforcement ensures the digital crime wave will continue. This is a global crime problem. We have to treat it like one. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
The Online Safety Act censors dissent, while letting paedophiles roam free
Only a fraction of child-porn offences reported by tech firms are investigated
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The only person who has focused on this in any meaningful way is @wyden.senate.gov whose Invest in Child Safety Act should be the global model for how to protect kids.
The UK's Online Safety Act is a misguided effort to solve a problem they don't understand. The lack of focus on law enforcement ensures the digital crime wave will continue. This is a global crime problem. We have to treat it like one. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
The Online Safety Act censors dissent, while letting paedophiles roam free
Only a fraction of child-porn offences reported by tech firms are investigated
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The UK's Online Safety Act is a misguided effort to solve a problem they don't understand. The lack of focus on law enforcement ensures the digital crime wave will continue. This is a global crime problem. We have to treat it like one. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
What monumental cowardice.
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to ‘intervene’ in potential ICE detainments on campus
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to “intervene” in ICE detainments
A memo sent by the Office of General Council at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detain a community member on campus.
buff.ly
March 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
What monumental cowardice.