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#SaveSpeech
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
October 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#SaveSpeech
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
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Yall have got to start spreading this like wildfire and start locking in
Otherwise if not, it will be too late and it’s goodbye to our internet safety and privacy forever
I am dead serious, please please PLEASE raise hell and spread awareness on this. Please don’t ignore this
Otherwise if not, it will be too late and it’s goodbye to our internet safety and privacy forever
I am dead serious, please please PLEASE raise hell and spread awareness on this. Please don’t ignore this
#SaveSpeech
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
October 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Yall have got to start spreading this like wildfire and start locking in
Otherwise if not, it will be too late and it’s goodbye to our internet safety and privacy forever
I am dead serious, please please PLEASE raise hell and spread awareness on this. Please don’t ignore this
Otherwise if not, it will be too late and it’s goodbye to our internet safety and privacy forever
I am dead serious, please please PLEASE raise hell and spread awareness on this. Please don’t ignore this
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KOSA just got a bunch of new cosponsors so, y'all, kindly tell them to knock it the fuck off.
Make this bill unpassable for the sake of keeping the open internet, enough of this censorship BS and "protect the children" excuses.
#savespeech #KOSA #stopkosa
www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...
Make this bill unpassable for the sake of keeping the open internet, enough of this censorship BS and "protect the children" excuses.
#savespeech #KOSA #stopkosa
www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
KOSA just got a bunch of new cosponsors so, y'all, kindly tell them to knock it the fuck off.
Make this bill unpassable for the sake of keeping the open internet, enough of this censorship BS and "protect the children" excuses.
#savespeech #KOSA #stopkosa
www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...
Make this bill unpassable for the sake of keeping the open internet, enough of this censorship BS and "protect the children" excuses.
#savespeech #KOSA #stopkosa
www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...
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🇩🇰 Denmark folks!
You can sign a petition to put a stop to this too.
It's a HUGE deal because it was the Danish presidency of the EU Council who pushed this to begin with.
If it reaches 50k (2.5k away!) it'll automatically go to the Danish Parliament for debate.
www.borgerforslag.dk/se-og-stoet-...
You can sign a petition to put a stop to this too.
It's a HUGE deal because it was the Danish presidency of the EU Council who pushed this to begin with.
If it reaches 50k (2.5k away!) it'll automatically go to the Danish Parliament for debate.
www.borgerforslag.dk/se-og-stoet-...
Nej til EU’s “Masseovervågning” beskyt vores privatliv, digitale sikkerhed og ytringsfrihed.
Vi beder Danmark om at stemme nej til EU’s “Chatkontrol” en lov, der pålægger masseovervågning af alle borgere ved at scanne private beskeder, e-mails
www.borgerforslag.dk
September 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🇩🇰 Denmark folks!
You can sign a petition to put a stop to this too.
It's a HUGE deal because it was the Danish presidency of the EU Council who pushed this to begin with.
If it reaches 50k (2.5k away!) it'll automatically go to the Danish Parliament for debate.
www.borgerforslag.dk/se-og-stoet-...
You can sign a petition to put a stop to this too.
It's a HUGE deal because it was the Danish presidency of the EU Council who pushed this to begin with.
If it reaches 50k (2.5k away!) it'll automatically go to the Danish Parliament for debate.
www.borgerforslag.dk/se-og-stoet-...
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A source familiar with internal workings at MasterCard notes the company is paying attention to calls around the payment processor issue. These calls continue to make the company uncomfortable internally
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A source familiar with internal workings at MasterCard notes the company is paying attention to calls around the payment processor issue. These calls continue to make the company uncomfortable internally
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#SaveSpeech
US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.
Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!
US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.
Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!
Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability
Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.
reclaimthenet.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#SaveSpeech
US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.
Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!
US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230.
Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!
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People who criticize transgender people say there are only two genders.
But the soul has so much more individuality🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
No matter how much my activities are restricted, super Chiitan will continue to speak out until we live in a world where everyone can freely express their love and love each other♡
But the soul has so much more individuality🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
No matter how much my activities are restricted, super Chiitan will continue to speak out until we live in a world where everyone can freely express their love and love each other♡
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
People who criticize transgender people say there are only two genders.
But the soul has so much more individuality🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
No matter how much my activities are restricted, super Chiitan will continue to speak out until we live in a world where everyone can freely express their love and love each other♡
But the soul has so much more individuality🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
No matter how much my activities are restricted, super Chiitan will continue to speak out until we live in a world where everyone can freely express their love and love each other♡
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Chiitan loves all transgender people.
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🤍
↓
www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🤍
↓
www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...
September 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Chiitan loves all transgender people.
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🤍
↓
www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🤍
↓
www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...
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Michigan lawmakers are proposing a total porn ban
The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" H.B 4938 would prohibit the distribution of "real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory" depictions of sexual acts.
www.michiganvotes.org/legislators
www.congress.gov/members/find...
The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" H.B 4938 would prohibit the distribution of "real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory" depictions of sexual acts.
www.michiganvotes.org/legislators
www.congress.gov/members/find...
Total porn ban proposed by Michigan lawmakers
Some states have moved to require age verification to ensure only adults are watching porn, but no states have outright banned the viewing of pornographic material.
www.fox2detroit.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Michigan lawmakers are proposing a total porn ban
The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" H.B 4938 would prohibit the distribution of "real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory" depictions of sexual acts.
www.michiganvotes.org/legislators
www.congress.gov/members/find...
The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" H.B 4938 would prohibit the distribution of "real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory" depictions of sexual acts.
www.michiganvotes.org/legislators
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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#SaveSpeech
Extremely happy to confirm that Europe's 'Chat Control' has successfully been BLOCKED.
While there is a good chance this proposal may be brought up again in the future, for now folks, celebrate this dub!
fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states
Extremely happy to confirm that Europe's 'Chat Control' has successfully been BLOCKED.
While there is a good chance this proposal may be brought up again in the future, for now folks, celebrate this dub!
fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states
Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
fightchatcontrol.eu
September 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#SaveSpeech
Extremely happy to confirm that Europe's 'Chat Control' has successfully been BLOCKED.
While there is a good chance this proposal may be brought up again in the future, for now folks, celebrate this dub!
fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states
Extremely happy to confirm that Europe's 'Chat Control' has successfully been BLOCKED.
While there is a good chance this proposal may be brought up again in the future, for now folks, celebrate this dub!
fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states
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To be clear: i am not dooming. Dooming is to succumb to apathy and do nothing. I am simply being honest about the stakes.
Let your fear and anger fuel you rather than engender passivity.
This shit sucks. Its scary. But we CAN FIGHT THIS. but it means we have to do something!
Make your calls!
Let your fear and anger fuel you rather than engender passivity.
This shit sucks. Its scary. But we CAN FIGHT THIS. but it means we have to do something!
Make your calls!
September 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
To be clear: i am not dooming. Dooming is to succumb to apathy and do nothing. I am simply being honest about the stakes.
Let your fear and anger fuel you rather than engender passivity.
This shit sucks. Its scary. But we CAN FIGHT THIS. but it means we have to do something!
Make your calls!
Let your fear and anger fuel you rather than engender passivity.
This shit sucks. Its scary. But we CAN FIGHT THIS. but it means we have to do something!
Make your calls!
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These are the "high risk" payment processors actively advertising themselves as friendly towards adult content
There is no "oh just use [alternative]" to fall back on. There is no other service or platform to save us.
It is NOW. We either fend them off NOW or we are all fucked
There is no "oh just use [alternative]" to fall back on. There is no other service or platform to save us.
It is NOW. We either fend them off NOW or we are all fucked
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
These are the "high risk" payment processors actively advertising themselves as friendly towards adult content
There is no "oh just use [alternative]" to fall back on. There is no other service or platform to save us.
It is NOW. We either fend them off NOW or we are all fucked
There is no "oh just use [alternative]" to fall back on. There is no other service or platform to save us.
It is NOW. We either fend them off NOW or we are all fucked
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I simply cannot stress it enough.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.
September 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I simply cannot stress it enough.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
You cannot sit this out.
They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised.
Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
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Credit card companies’ censorship of video games is thriving on people’s lack of awareness, Japanese politician says
"You can’t tell who's regulating what, or for what purpose. Most people don’t perceive how serious a threat that is"
automaton-media.com/en/news/cred...
"You can’t tell who's regulating what, or for what purpose. Most people don’t perceive how serious a threat that is"
automaton-media.com/en/news/cred...
Credit card companies’ censorship of video games is thriving on people’s lack of awareness, Japanese politician says - AUTOMATON WEST
Former Japanese assemblyman offers analysis of the deliberately "invisible" mechanism of censorship by credit card companies.
automaton-media.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Credit card companies’ censorship of video games is thriving on people’s lack of awareness, Japanese politician says
"You can’t tell who's regulating what, or for what purpose. Most people don’t perceive how serious a threat that is"
automaton-media.com/en/news/cred...
"You can’t tell who's regulating what, or for what purpose. Most people don’t perceive how serious a threat that is"
automaton-media.com/en/news/cred...
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Visa hit me with the "we've given you everything, so we're hanging up now"
But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent.
Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck.
Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.
But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent.
Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck.
Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.
September 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Visa hit me with the "we've given you everything, so we're hanging up now"
But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent.
Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck.
Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.
But you know what? I just redialed and spent more time on the phone with a different agent.
Payment Processors do not want to hear our opinions, but they're out of luck.
Keep calling, and tell them you're not backing down.
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CANADA, UK, AUSTRALIA!! y'all all have official petitions targetting paypros censorship!
IF YOU LIVE IN THESE COUNTRIES, SHARE THESE AROUND AND SIGN THEM ASAP. And verify by email!
CAN
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
AUS
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
IF YOU LIVE IN THESE COUNTRIES, SHARE THESE AROUND AND SIGN THEM ASAP. And verify by email!
CAN
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
AUS
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Petition e-6695 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
September 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
CANADA, UK, AUSTRALIA!! y'all all have official petitions targetting paypros censorship!
IF YOU LIVE IN THESE COUNTRIES, SHARE THESE AROUND AND SIGN THEM ASAP. And verify by email!
CAN
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
AUS
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
IF YOU LIVE IN THESE COUNTRIES, SHARE THESE AROUND AND SIGN THEM ASAP. And verify by email!
CAN
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
AUS
www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
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New: I looked at 90 porn sites to test the new age-verification law rewriting the web. The ones following the rules, and scanning visitors' faces, are crumbling, while the lawbreakers are doubling or tripling their traffic. One of many unintended consequences for an experimental tech wapo.st/47QuttW
‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences
The new age-verification laws in the United States and United Kingdom have brought some surprising downsides, including soaring traffic to seedy parts of the web.
wapo.st
August 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
New: I looked at 90 porn sites to test the new age-verification law rewriting the web. The ones following the rules, and scanning visitors' faces, are crumbling, while the lawbreakers are doubling or tripling their traffic. One of many unintended consequences for an experimental tech wapo.st/47QuttW
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Valve is no longer accepting Early Access games with sexually explicit content. The renewed pressure on adult games is part of a chain of demands that payment processors put through to storefronts like @itch.io, but resistance has risen. @dammitbird.bsky.social
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...
September 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Valve is no longer accepting Early Access games with sexually explicit content. The renewed pressure on adult games is part of a chain of demands that payment processors put through to storefronts like @itch.io, but resistance has risen. @dammitbird.bsky.social
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...
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being gay and/or trans is so fucking cool and fun and yes, it is also difficult and challenging but primarily, it is so fucking awesome and they’ll do whatever they can to
stop other people self-actualizing enough to figure out how sick it is
stop other people self-actualizing enough to figure out how sick it is
US government orders 46 states to destroy trans education materials
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
US government orders states to destroy trans education materials
The US government has ordered 46 states and territories to destroy education materials referencing trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
being gay and/or trans is so fucking cool and fun and yes, it is also difficult and challenging but primarily, it is so fucking awesome and they’ll do whatever they can to
stop other people self-actualizing enough to figure out how sick it is
stop other people self-actualizing enough to figure out how sick it is
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#SaveSpeech
The FSC has a website for tracking online ID Bills.
action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verifica...
These are all states with ID laws introduced (but not enacted) and the bill numbers
tell your state reps to vote NO
www.usa.gov/state-governor
www.congress.gov/state-legisl...
The FSC has a website for tracking online ID Bills.
action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verifica...
These are all states with ID laws introduced (but not enacted) and the bill numbers
tell your state reps to vote NO
www.usa.gov/state-governor
www.congress.gov/state-legisl...
August 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#SaveSpeech
The FSC has a website for tracking online ID Bills.
action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verifica...
These are all states with ID laws introduced (but not enacted) and the bill numbers
tell your state reps to vote NO
www.usa.gov/state-governor
www.congress.gov/state-legisl...
The FSC has a website for tracking online ID Bills.
action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verifica...
These are all states with ID laws introduced (but not enacted) and the bill numbers
tell your state reps to vote NO
www.usa.gov/state-governor
www.congress.gov/state-legisl...
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Word on the Hill is that House GOP leaders are moving on from the sweeping and controversial Kids Online Safety Act, or at least no longer prioritizing it.
That has opened the gates for narrower safety bills, such as "Sammy's Law," which I wrote about today: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That has opened the gates for narrower safety bills, such as "Sammy's Law," which I wrote about today: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | ‘Sammy’s Law’ would help parents monitor kids online. It’s gaining steam.
The parents of a teen fentanyl poisoning victim are finding allies in Congress for a bill intended to save others from the same fate.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Word on the Hill is that House GOP leaders are moving on from the sweeping and controversial Kids Online Safety Act, or at least no longer prioritizing it.
That has opened the gates for narrower safety bills, such as "Sammy's Law," which I wrote about today: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
That has opened the gates for narrower safety bills, such as "Sammy's Law," which I wrote about today: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Visa won't log your complaints unless you ask for a complaint number. You also should state that the canned response does nothing for your confidence in there company or statement. Found that to help me today.
August 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Visa won't log your complaints unless you ask for a complaint number. You also should state that the canned response does nothing for your confidence in there company or statement. Found that to help me today.
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Stripe says it’s accepting payments for LGBTQ content
JVA site starts working with Visa again
Mastercard reportedly panicking and making Riot moderate messages
The tide is turning
We are going to win this
Keep calling
Keep writing
Keep fighting
You can do this
JVA site starts working with Visa again
Mastercard reportedly panicking and making Riot moderate messages
The tide is turning
We are going to win this
Keep calling
Keep writing
Keep fighting
You can do this
August 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Stripe says it’s accepting payments for LGBTQ content
JVA site starts working with Visa again
Mastercard reportedly panicking and making Riot moderate messages
The tide is turning
We are going to win this
Keep calling
Keep writing
Keep fighting
You can do this
JVA site starts working with Visa again
Mastercard reportedly panicking and making Riot moderate messages
The tide is turning
We are going to win this
Keep calling
Keep writing
Keep fighting
You can do this
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You can also look up your reps on 5calls.org
You can just leave a message saying "I'm (name), a constituent from (city), and I want you to say no to (list the acts)".
You can just leave a message saying "I'm (name), a constituent from (city), and I want you to say no to (list the acts)".
August 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
You can also look up your reps on 5calls.org
You can just leave a message saying "I'm (name), a constituent from (city), and I want you to say no to (list the acts)".
You can just leave a message saying "I'm (name), a constituent from (city), and I want you to say no to (list the acts)".