#american freedom

[lowkeypoemsmith]

It’s not a war.

Then what is it?

A bloodbath, a con

to crush walls flat,

to extinguish people

for land, for coins,

for crooked power.

Poem 14

Process: Remix

Source: Neil Gaiman. American Gods. New York: New York, 2001. 514-516, 531-532.

#found poem #found poetry #american gods #american freedom #free palestine

[carissa3mae]

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

247 years ago today, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress. Two days before the 4th, on July 2nd, 1776, Congress declared that the United Colonies were free and independent states by way of a document called the Lee Resolution. Over the next two days, Congress made a few changes to the Resolution, and the final document was finished and approved on July 4th. John Adams said of this:

"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. [...] It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shews, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more."

Americans decided to celebrate this occasion on the day the Declaration was approved, rather than when it was adopted.

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[thegoodmorningman]

Freedom is Weird, man

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[wolfspaw]

#The United States of America #American flag #American freedom #eagle

[hussyknee]

#this is like 9/11 all over again #gaza genocide #tw murder #tw death #ethnic cleansing #palestinian genocide #genocide joe #state terrorism #islamphobia #arab americans #media suppression #freedom of speech #human rights #us politics #white supremacy #journalism #free palestine #fascism #authoritarianism #knee of huss

[greyken73]

freedom

how can people not see that certain public efficials have committed treason against this country and do not hold them accountable for there actions it seems like they was raised to vote only democrat even if they selling us out and destroying the country so china and other countries can move in and take over they just do not what to admit that the ones we vote in and the ones pulling there strings have betrayed all of us look at the bidens so corrupt it is un belevable they have all betrayed the us but they still vote for them it is time to wake up and actually forget they parties and be american defend this country against foriegn interference and election interference

#america #political #government #laws #united states #american freedom

[scripture-pictures]

#cry #isaiah #saturday #sabbath #american freedom #daily bread #nightly bread #god is love #bible #tree of life

[commonsensecommentary]

We must loudly, plainly, and continually assert the importance of freedom of speech if we hope to hold onto our freedom. It’s just that simple, folks!

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[verywellgoods]

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[titleknown]

So, while I've talked about this in other posts, I figured I may as well compile it in one post with this nifty propaganda poster (more on that later)

Long story short, they're bringing back KOSA/the Kids Online Safety Act in the US Senate, and they're going to mark it up next Thursday as of the time of this post (4/23/2023).

If you don’t know, long story short KOSA is a bill that’s ostensibly one of those “Protect the Children” bills, but what it’s actually going to do is more or less require you to scan your fucking face every time you want to go on a website; or give away similarly privacy-violating information like your drivers’ license or credit card info. 

Either that or force them to censor anything that could even remotely be considered not “kid friendly.” Not to mention fundies are openly saying they’re gonna use this to hurt trans kids. Which is, uh, real fucking bad. 

As per usual, I urge you to contact your congresscritters, and especially those on the Commerce Committee, who'll likely be the ones marking it up.

Those senators are:

Maria Cantwell, Washington, Chair

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota

Brian Schatz, Hawaii

Ed Markey, Massachusetts

Gary Peters, Michigan

Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin

Tammy Duckworth, Illinois

Jon Tester, Montana

Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona

Jacky Rosen, Nevada

Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico

John Hickenlooper, Colorado

Raphael Warnock, Georgia

Peter Welch, Vermont

Ted Cruz, Texas, Ranking Member

John Thune, South Dakota

Roger Wicker, Mississippi

Deb Fischer, Nebraska

Jerry Moran, Kansas

Dan Sullivan, Alaska

Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee

Todd Young, Indiana

Ted Budd, North Carolina

Eric Schmitt, Missouri

J.D. Vance, Ohio

Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia

Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming

Again, it doesn't work unless you do it en-masse, so make sure to call ASAP and tell them to kill this bill, and if they actually want a bill to allow/get sites to protect kids, the Federal Fair Access To Banking Act would be far better.

Also, this poster is officially, for the sake of spreading it, under a CC0 license. Feel free to spread it, remix it, add links to the bottom, edit it to be about the other bad internet bills they're pushing, use it as a meme format, do what you will but for gods' sake get the word out!

Also, shoutout to @o-hybridity for coming up with the slogan for the poster, couldn't have done it without 'em!

#poster #cc0 #creative commons #internet censorship #internet freedom #us politics #american politics #KOSA #kids online safety act #censorship #scary

[caseysbell]

https://link.medium.com/nUrzG7YMMtb

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[lowkeypoemsmith]

I guess it’s true

that gangsters run all,

tragedy a part of the fabric.

Don’t be grateful for the least.

Wake up. Pay attention.

Meet you on the street.

Poem 11

Process: Erasure

Source: Neil Gaiman. American Gods. New York: New York, 2001. 251-252.

#found poem #found poetry #american gods #american freedom #protest

[happytxcowman]

Just Vote!

#trump 2024 #american #freedom #gop #republicans

[reality-detective]

Hands up , pray and protect those brave patriots standing up for all of us. 🙏🇺🇲

Truckers have organized a convoy headed for Texas. 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think about it #think for yourselves #think for yourself #do your homework #do some research #do your own research #ask yourself questions #question everything #news #trucker convoy #texas #americans #fight for freedom

[wolfspaw]

#American flag #American freedom #eagle

[creature-wizard]

i'm confused .. isn't protecting kids under 18 from online harm a good thing? why everyone is against it?

Here's the thing about most bills that would supposedly "protect children" - they're not actually about protecting children. They're about targeting and censoring marginalized people.

Like... I dunno if you've noticed, but conservatives have been labeling queer people as a threat to children since like... forever. They claim queerness is a kink and anyone who exposes a child to it is a groomer and pedophile.

Pass a bill like this, and you get Conservative McFucko declaring that queer content is a threat to children, and poof! Suddenly websites that offer support and assistance to queer children are now age-restricted. Sites that feature queer art, stories, etc., are age-restricted.

It's not about "protecting" the children. It never was. It's about controlling them and suppressing various marginalized people. "We must protect the children!" is and always has been a manipulation tactic to get people to support absolute bullshit.

And another problem with KOSA is the fact that forcing everyone to use a digital ID for every "adult" site creates a huge security/privacy risk, making the Internet even less secure than it is now.

I hope this helps.

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