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I propose November 1st as resurgence day. Halloween ends, and we all pick up the phones again. MasterCard and Visa, bare minimum, once per day. Every day. All of us. They are only hiring the usual number of holiday workers, this would frighten credit card companies. “It’s not going away”
A source familiar w/ internal workings at MasterCard notes the company does not plan to recruit additional call center workers for the Christmas season, as MasterCard does not expect higher call volume than usual. A resurgence of calls re censorship during the busy season would be huge strategically
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I propose November 1st as resurgence day. Halloween ends, and we all pick up the phones again. MasterCard and Visa, bare minimum, once per day. Every day. All of us. They are only hiring the usual number of holiday workers, this would frighten credit card companies. “It’s not going away”
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The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump.
Join us.
Join us.
September 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump.
Join us.
Join us.
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Oh, oh I -like- this.
If you want to switch gears on hassling the Payment Processors, take a page out of the (American) insurance industry by being a 'diligent customer' and calling the company ahead of time to confirm Prior Authorization. Be polite, but very confused when they insist you stop. 😇
If you want to switch gears on hassling the Payment Processors, take a page out of the (American) insurance industry by being a 'diligent customer' and calling the company ahead of time to confirm Prior Authorization. Be polite, but very confused when they insist you stop. 😇
Make sure to call Visa before making any purchase and ask if it would bring them disrepute, just to be safe.
August 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Oh, oh I -like- this.
If you want to switch gears on hassling the Payment Processors, take a page out of the (American) insurance industry by being a 'diligent customer' and calling the company ahead of time to confirm Prior Authorization. Be polite, but very confused when they insist you stop. 😇
If you want to switch gears on hassling the Payment Processors, take a page out of the (American) insurance industry by being a 'diligent customer' and calling the company ahead of time to confirm Prior Authorization. Be polite, but very confused when they insist you stop. 😇
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This is so important…
Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles.
In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected.
REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency.
@governor.ca.gov
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Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles.
In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected.
REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency.
@governor.ca.gov
🧵
August 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is so important…
Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles.
In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected.
REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency.
@governor.ca.gov
🧵
Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles.
In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected.
REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency.
@governor.ca.gov
🧵
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Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verificat
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verificat
August 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verificat
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verification to YouTube
Don’t upload your ID or selfie for age verificat
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I'm seeing less posts about the Visa and Mastercard situation and I want to make it plain as day. You need to keep calling and bothering them, and losing them money.
Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.
Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.
Spoke with an anon source who had an interesting insight into Visa policy. Per a convo with their bank on the Steam/itchio situation today, Visa put new restrictions into place due to a new "government policy." The exact phrase used by Visa. No specific country was listed as the source of the policy
August 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I'm seeing less posts about the Visa and Mastercard situation and I want to make it plain as day. You need to keep calling and bothering them, and losing them money.
Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.
Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.
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VISA and MASTERCARD are now refusing all calls related to their policy changes. So call up as a concerned shareholder, prepared to short-sell their shares to reduce financial harm and loss to their portfolios.
They're trying to ignore us. Don't let them.
Evangelical Censorship is death to progress
They're trying to ignore us. Don't let them.
Evangelical Censorship is death to progress
"As a shareholder, I am gravely concerned with the financial irresponsibility of cutting off a legal stream of revenue based on the actions of one small group of activists. If action is not taken to remedy this, I may be forced to sell my shares while they still have value."
August 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
VISA and MASTERCARD are now refusing all calls related to their policy changes. So call up as a concerned shareholder, prepared to short-sell their shares to reduce financial harm and loss to their portfolios.
They're trying to ignore us. Don't let them.
Evangelical Censorship is death to progress
They're trying to ignore us. Don't let them.
Evangelical Censorship is death to progress
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It's like a virus. If they put out a statement at 2 weeks and we stop, then the next time they censor even more, we'll have to call 4 weeks to get them to even make a statement.
The fight won't be easier to win a year from now. We just have to be relentless, we can't give them a recovery period.
The fight won't be easier to win a year from now. We just have to be relentless, we can't give them a recovery period.
I'm seeing less posts about the Visa and Mastercard situation and I want to make it plain as day. You need to keep calling and bothering them, and losing them money.
Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.
Because if we lose this, they are going to cut more and more from what's available until you can only buy what they approve of.
Spoke with an anon source who had an interesting insight into Visa policy. Per a convo with their bank on the Steam/itchio situation today, Visa put new restrictions into place due to a new "government policy." The exact phrase used by Visa. No specific country was listed as the source of the policy
August 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's like a virus. If they put out a statement at 2 weeks and we stop, then the next time they censor even more, we'll have to call 4 weeks to get them to even make a statement.
The fight won't be easier to win a year from now. We just have to be relentless, we can't give them a recovery period.
The fight won't be easier to win a year from now. We just have to be relentless, we can't give them a recovery period.
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As a DC resident I'm firmly in favor of a jury strike during this occupation. If you're on grand jury duty, refuse to indict. If you're on trial jury, refuse to convict.
August 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
As a DC resident I'm firmly in favor of a jury strike during this occupation. If you're on grand jury duty, refuse to indict. If you're on trial jury, refuse to convict.
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if you wanna cancel your sub you can download your playlists as .mp3 files using spotDL 😉
Spotify is now instituting face scans and ID checks ... to listen to music.
Porn was only ever the excuse. The only thing that surprises me is how quickly the government surveillance mandate has spread to absolutely every service we use.
www.404media.co/spotify-uk-a...
Porn was only ever the excuse. The only thing that surprises me is how quickly the government surveillance mandate has spread to absolutely every service we use.
www.404media.co/spotify-uk-a...
Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content
Submit to biometric face scanning or risk your account being deleted, Spotify says, following the enactment of the UK's Online Safety Act.
www.404media.co
July 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
if you wanna cancel your sub you can download your playlists as .mp3 files using spotDL 😉
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Something we discovered during our fruitful zap session today- I've added it to the initiative page.
cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...
cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Something we discovered during our fruitful zap session today- I've added it to the initiative page.
cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...
cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...
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OK THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT when i said it didn't matter much unless it escaped gaming media containment
which it's now doing
so let's keep the pressure up
which it's now doing
so let's keep the pressure up
July 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
OK THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT when i said it didn't matter much unless it escaped gaming media containment
which it's now doing
so let's keep the pressure up
which it's now doing
so let's keep the pressure up
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Visa is easy but you have to trick the phone tree with Mastercard
1. select option that you have a card
2. select option to for account info
3. press a few random buttons when asked to give ur card, wait until it transfers you to an agent
4. Request to file a complaint abt discriminatory practices
1. select option that you have a card
2. select option to for account info
3. press a few random buttons when asked to give ur card, wait until it transfers you to an agent
4. Request to file a complaint abt discriminatory practices
I got through to Mastercard and the supervisor I spoke to said they're actually aware of this, they've received multiple calls and it's been escalated to their global HQ and they're awaiting a response. KEEP CALLING!!
July 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Visa is easy but you have to trick the phone tree with Mastercard
1. select option that you have a card
2. select option to for account info
3. press a few random buttons when asked to give ur card, wait until it transfers you to an agent
4. Request to file a complaint abt discriminatory practices
1. select option that you have a card
2. select option to for account info
3. press a few random buttons when asked to give ur card, wait until it transfers you to an agent
4. Request to file a complaint abt discriminatory practices
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It's heartening to see Big Names speak out about this issue, I think it's something artists and creatives from all genres and levels of notoriety can unite on automaton-media.com/en/news/nier...
“It’s a security hole that endangers democracy itself.” NieR creator speaks out against payment processors pressuring Japanese adult content platforms - AUTOMATON WEST
NieR creator Yoko Taro comments on the series of instances of Japanese adult platforms being pressured by credit card payment processors.
automaton-media.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's heartening to see Big Names speak out about this issue, I think it's something artists and creatives from all genres and levels of notoriety can unite on automaton-media.com/en/news/nier...
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boosting this again because I'm seeing Stripe is literally trying to make people pay them to access their business contact information?? As if it's supposed to be a secret how to call Stripe?
Stripe especially is important to get a hold of right now and they're not making it easy! www.bbb.org/us/ca/south-...
July 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
boosting this again because I'm seeing Stripe is literally trying to make people pay them to access their business contact information?? As if it's supposed to be a secret how to call Stripe?
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If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
June 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
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Remember folks, never, ever, do any of this. 😎
June 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Remember folks, never, ever, do any of this. 😎
Please take some time today to contact your reps. Anything helps. It doesn't have to be a call (leaving a voice-mail is good too)
www.stopkosa.com
www.stopkosa.com
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
www.stopkosa.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Please take some time today to contact your reps. Anything helps. It doesn't have to be a call (leaving a voice-mail is good too)
www.stopkosa.com
www.stopkosa.com
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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Now are we ready to engage the process written into our Constitution for confronting and removing dictators? Turns out, the majority of voters are. Memo on new polling:
drive.google.com/file/d/1RJkj...
drive.google.com/file/d/1RJkj...
[Public] Flash Finding - Majority of Voters Support Impeachment - RC & ASO Memo.pdf
drive.google.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Now are we ready to engage the process written into our Constitution for confronting and removing dictators? Turns out, the majority of voters are. Memo on new polling:
drive.google.com/file/d/1RJkj...
drive.google.com/file/d/1RJkj...