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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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We’re hiring!

Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.

Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Yeah, a six week paid vacation while people lose their means of income alongside their ability to pay for food and health care tends to not produce great results for society.
Lindsey Graham is talking to fellow Republicans about another reconciliation bill
Lindsey Graham is talking to fellow Republicans about another reconciliation bill
“We could do some things on health care,” the Senate Budget chair said. “We can do some things on policy, taxes and spending.” Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham said Thursday he is meeting with fellow Republicans about making a new run at passing a party-line policy bill in the coming months. “I want us to look at what a reconciliation package, a new one, would look like,” Graham said in a brief interview. “We could do some things on health care. We can do some things on policy, taxes and spending.” As Budget Committee chair, the South Carolina Republican in essence quarterbacks the party-line reconciliation process that would allow the Senate GOP to skirt a Democratic filibuster. His panel is responsible for crafting the budget resolution that unlocks the subsequent policy legislation that can pass with a simple majority. Graham’s comments after Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told reporters Wednesday that Graham was convening a meeting of Budget Committee Republicans. Graham confirmed he is meeting with fellow GOP senators. Passing another reconciliation bill after this summer’s megabill would be a heavy lift, and there’s plenty of skepticism that there’s enough of an appetite inside the slim House and Senate GOP majorities to get a bill across the finish line. But Graham said he mentioned the idea to President Donald Trump and there’s a “growing desire” within the conference to act. Trump is currently pushing senators to kill the filibuster rule that requires 60 votes for most bills; Senate GOP leaders say there is not enough support to do so, leaving reconciliation as Republicans’ best alternative to pass their partisan priorities. Lead Art: Sen. Lindsey Graham arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Oct. 7, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
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November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history
Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Everyone knows that Meta is basically single-handedly behind the "do age verification in the app store" push, right?

Government mandated online age verification is dangerous, doesn't work, and poses a massive threat to human rights and free expression no matter where/how it's done. Full stop.
October 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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⭐️There Is A Light (I Am Love)⭐️
I love drawing her sm
#HazbinHotel #HazbinHotelFanart #HazbinHotelVaggie #Vaggie #Hellaverse #Vivziepop
October 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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the main bluesky account is so funny. they're always ignoring how mad everyone is about moderation decisions at all times and trying to pretend everything's awesome and chill by reposting random people who are like "If there's one thing we all love here on Bluesky, it's Posting"
October 17, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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I think about this post a lot because I think it sums up a solid 60% of Fiction Discourse, especially when mixed in with 'well, /I/ know bad things are bad, but what if other people Take It Seriously?'
October 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Time is up. I gave Speaker Mike Johnson two days to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Arizona's 7th congressional district 813,000 Arizonans are now being taxed without representation. I have lawyers downstairs right now drafting litigation.

youtu.be/9OBdjsGntQI?...
AG Mayes Demands Speaker Johnson Swear In Adelita Grijalva | The Lead with Jake Tapper CNN
YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office
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October 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Update Bestiary

#art #bestiary #drawing
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The best resource I found so far is this tracker site: action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verifica...

I've been needing to think recently about Geo-Gating my nudes blog, because AV services are HELLA expensive and a public website like a blog has NO WAY to comply: introvertnudist.com/geo-gate

2/2
Age Verification Bills – Action Center
action.freespeechcoalition.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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The worst part of these (US) age verification bills is, there's so many of them in different states and it's hard to keep track of which ones are the most serious (to just block completely).

Texas once had especially harsh fines, but nowadays maybe not so much? 1/2 🧵

bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky
A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.
bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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"Imagine if Texas had a database of everyone who looked at LGBTQ resources, or looked up how to get an out-of-state abortion. Imagine if ICE had information about which users could not provide a form of ID. Anonymity is going to die if we allow age verification to become the future of the internet.”
'Anonymity Online Is Going to Die': What Age-Verification Laws Could Look Like in the U.S.
As controversy around the U.K.’s Online Safety Act continues, experts warn about similar legislation thriving in the U.S.
www.rollingstone.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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age verification
This was my first computer
September 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Texas has been on this Age Verification shit and its spreading to other red states. This is proof.
Deeply disturbing. Missouri is implementing age verification for 18+ sites through its AG. No vote, no legislation, just the Attorney General implementing the policy and forcing AV on its residents

www.komu.com/news/state/n...
New Missouri AG announces age verification requirement for explicit sites
Missouri will require pornographic websites to verify users' ages to prevent minors from accessing explicit content.
www.komu.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Texas is the dumbest state with the dumbest lawmakers passing the dumbest laws in the country. Given the world we live in, that’s an amazing accomplishment. Here, Texas wants to screw user privacy with age verification in the App Store, only they’ve no idea how.
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Oh. I don't really like this. I'm getting a bad feeling from this.
October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Apple Details App Store Changes to Comply With Texas Age Verification Law
Apple Details App Store Changes to Comply With Texas Age Verification Law
Apple today outlined changes that it is making to the App Store for users and developers located in Texas to comply with the state's ‌App Store‌ Accountability Act (SB2420). Starting on January 1, 2026, Apple users located in Texas will need to confirm whether they are 18 years or older when creating an Apple account. Apple Accounts for users under 18 will be required to join a Family Sharing group, and parents will need to provide consent for all ‌App Store‌ downloads, app purchases, and in-app transactions. Developers will also need to make changes to their apps to comply with the law. To assist developers, Apple plans to update the Declared Age Range API to provide the required age categories for new account users in Texas. Apple is also creating APIs that will let developers invoke a system experience to allow the user to request that parental consent be re-obtained. Parents will also be able to revoke consent to prevent a minor from using an app. Apple has been fighting against age assurance requirements in Texas and other states like Utah and Louisiana, because of the data collection required to determine user age. Apple says that SB2420 will force users to share personally identifiable information to download apps. While we share the goal of strengthening kids' online safety, we are concerned that SB2420 impacts the privacy of users by requiring the collection of sensitive, personally identifiable information to download any app, even if a user simply wants to check the weather or sports scores. Apple will continue to provide parents and developers with industry-leading tools that help enhance child safety while safeguarding privacy within the constraints of the law. Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly contacted Texas Governor Greg Abbott to ask him to veto the legislation, but Abbott was not persuaded and he signed the act into law in May. In an attempt to head off child protection laws that vary from state to state, Apple introduced new child safety measures at the beginning of 2025. Apple created an updated age rating system, added a simpler way for parents to set up child accounts, made changes to what kids see on the ‌App Store‌, and developed the Declared Age Range API to provide a privacy-focused way for developers to confirm the age range of app users. Apple's Declared Age Range API prevents apps from having specific information about children, such as their date of birth. Apple has continually said that it does not want to collect information like date of birth at the ‌App Store‌ level because all users would need to hand over that information regardless of whether they want to use an age limited app. SB2420 requires app store platforms to "use a commercially reasonable method of verification" to determine a user's age during account creation. Texas does not define what a commercially reasonable method of verification entails, and Apple hasn't specified how age verification will work.Tag: App Store This article, "Apple Details App Store Changes to Comply With Texas Age Verification Law" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
www.macrumors.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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🚨 Texas is trying to destroy app privacy for everyone.

Starting 2026: Texas law requires age verification for all app downloads. Want to check the weather? Hand over "sensitive, personally identifiable information."

Apple and Google are complying, but calling it out as bad.
October 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Many citizens are seeing these 'inconveniences' as just another silly bureaucratic action that makes no sense. In reality, it is an incremental imposition imposed by power hungry people in govt. It is just a small step in their drive to sleep-walk people into accepting dictatorial govt.
October 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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WHERE WILL THIS INSANITY END?
youtube.com/watch?v=jP-k...
Texas Will Require Your ID to Download Weather Apps. Yes, Really.
YouTube video by Techlore
youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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I put on my tech reporter hat and wrote about Texas' other age- verification law, SB 2420. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the law will require age verification on app marketplaces. Apple and Google have both released guidance on the law, despite concerns over user privacy: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
The new Texas law that Apple and Google aren't happy about
Apple and Google say Texas' new law may risk user privacy—but they'll comply anyway.
www.chron.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM