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KOSA IS MOVING FORWARD IN THE HOUSE!

It's part of a package called the KIDS Act, filled with digital ID and age verification and censorship!

MAKE THOSE PHONES RING!! CALL YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES ALL WEEK

202-224-3121 i HIGHLY encourage everyone to read the bills in the KIDS Act, because you will be doing more than 95% of people who read and introduce these bills

Dear Representative [Name],

I am writing to express my strong opposition to H.R. 8250 (The "Parents Decide Act"). As your constituent and a concerned citizen, I believe this bill introduces unprecedented risks to digital privacy and security.

Specifically, I am alarmed by:

SEC. 2(a)(1)(B): Requiring age verification to even use an operating system creates a mandatory "hardware lockout" that ends anonymous computing and forces users to hand over sensitive identification data to major corporations just to power on their devices.

SEC. 2(a)(3): Mandating that OS providers create a system for all app developers to access verification data is a massive security vulnerability. This effectively creates a centralized API of user identities accessible to thousands of third-party developers, many of whom may lack adequate data protection.

This bill does not protect children; it creates a centralized surveillance infrastructure at the OS level. I urge you to protect the privacy of your constituents and vote NO on H.R. 8250.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

Given that, in the wake of this mandatory identification policy, my country seems to be moving to hand over its citizens biometric data, like fingerprints, Face ID files, and identification documents, over to the USA and to ICE to maintain the visa free travel (ESTA) we have, I strongly urge any US resident to send these emails, or make calls.

But if you can’t do that, the most powerful thing you can do is spread the word. Tell your friends, family, coworkers, anyone who can help.

My reach will likely be small, and so I don’t know if this will mean very much in the grand scheme of things, but I cannot stand to see this tracking happen to another population as it did to mine.

And if you think it won’t affect you, it will. All anonymity goes out the window when your accounts can be linked via your personal ID

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Aloha everyone, Hawaii needs your help.

I don't know if much news has made it to the mainland, but Hawaii has been hit by two large storms one after the other, that have dumped massive amounts of rain and left many areas with catastrophic floods. Houses have been ripped up and floated away, wastewater systems overwhelmed, power outages, falling rocks and trees, and the Wahiawa Dam has been hovering near max capacity, putting downstream rural towns (Waialua and Haleiwa on the north shore of Oahu) on mandatory evacuation alert.

Please donate to these relief organizations if you can, and share this post!

The Lahui Foundation are boots-on-the-ground working at evac shelters right now. They're asking for physical items but they're accepting monetary donations too.

Hawaii Community Foundation is a legit organization that has given significant donations to assist in the recovery from the 2023 Maui fires. Their Stronger Hawaii Fund has been activated to respond to the recent flooding.

The Hawaii Food Bank serves Oahu and Kauai, in partnership with the Maui Food Bank and The Food Basket, which serves Hawaii Island (the Big Island). These guys are also doing emergency food distributions right now.

Aloha United Way is another reputable non-profit organization that has been helping out during this severe weather and was providing lots of recovery efforts during and after the Maui fires.

Hawaii Farmers Union is another boots-on-the-ground nonprofit that's assisting in flood recovery. Waialua and Haleiwa are just two of multiple rural agricultural towns facing significant farm damage.

The situation is still evolving- there may be more rain incoming, and evacuation/clean-up efforts are still underway. I'll continue to update this post if need be, but these organizations will remain great ones to donate to and keep an eye on in the coming days. You can follow Hawaii News Now and KHON2 News for more information!