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Okay, I made this blog with the sole purpose of boosting signal boost posts, just to let everyone know in case. I don't really want to have these posts be the majority of posts on my main. I will fucking reblog posts multiple times.
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New York City's new mayor is unplugging a disastrous government chatbot that encouraged small business owners to break the law.
And the funniest part?
this framing really winds me up. no knock on mamdani, but a lot of these key changes are the result of a tremendous amount of unsung work by the DWCP and other agencies and lawmakers. he’s not flipping switches that other politicians have refused to touch, he’s arriving at the moment those switches are ready to flip.
there’s just something off about giving all the credit to a charismatic socialist and ignoring the collective work that made these things actually possible, y’know?
This is exactly what bothers me. Changes like this take hundreds of people and thousands of hours of work to pull off. Everyone wants to sneer at the idea that important things take time, effort, and money to implement, and use Mamdani as evidence that everyone who claims it can't be done in 5 minutes with some elbow grease is a scam artist and a liar, but it's flat out not true.
In Mamdani's own speech, he says:
"Under President Biden, the FTC took sweeping action to go after junk fees and they delivered change. Under Chair Leader Khan, they instituted a junk fees rule that they estimated would save Americans 53 million hours a year that they would otherwise spend searching for the true price that they would have to pay, or $11 billion in time savings over a decade. We are going to deliver similar action on behalf of the 8.5 million New Yorkers who call our city home."
Lawmakers and agencies have been working to eliminate junk fees since at LEAST 2023, when Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning junk fees in California. Biden then took up the work with the FTC, targeting hidden fees on live event tickets. Biden went on to work with the CFPB to remove junk fees on banks and credit cards. The CFPB is continuing this work, which you can learn more about over here.
Even with the Chatbot thing -- Mamdani didn't just turn it off. He (and especially his crew) worked up a report to show where funds were being wasted in city government, and then did a presentation on it where he pointed to the specific failure of the Chatbot. He still had to go through a process to prove why he was taking action, it just so happened that this was comparatively quick fix, on account of being one single program running on one single government website.
#stop ignoring the work #it has to get done #there is no loophole #there is no perfect person who can just make things happen #there are only people doing the work #and people continuing the work until it is done (via beezelbubbies)
Yes to all of this.
BUT, and this is important, there has to be a leader who wants to do the damn work and who wants these projects enacted.
Yes hundreds of people worked on these, but you wanna know why these things weren't happening under Mayor Adams? Because he didn't care. So he didn't order them to work on it. Because, and this is important, government employees arent going to work on a project unless ordered to. Especially when they've been assigned to work on something else.
Leadership matters. Anyone claiming otherwise hasn't been paying attention to the world the last few years.
I had a more sustinct version of this in one of my reblog tags, but basically yeah. People can do all the work they want, but when the person holding the reigns of the budget tells them the pound sand, that work comes to nothing but wasted effort. Both the hard effort of people on the ground floor and the coordination and cooperation from the people in power are needed for effective change. If one or the other is missing, we get what we've had the last couple decades: stagnation and regression.
Please for the love of all things good and true in the world, remember this!!! The progress DOES actually take time and budget! Drill it into your head as we go into the midterm election season!!! There are already people in the comments of this very post comparing Mamdani to encumbant Republicans because "he's just breaking things". That's not what is happening here!
Anyone who bleats about socialist Democrats being the same (or worse!) than conservative Republicans is either an idiot or a psyops. Block them, drown them out and remember that progress is a journey made one step at a time.
قائمةالحملات الموثقة والمعتمدة
هام: غزة – لأصحاب الحملات الموثقة والموجودين في قائمة انتظار التوثيق
هذا المنشور يتناول النقاط التالية:
1. طلبات التوثيق الجديدة: الآلية المتبعة للتوثيق السريع.
لضمان السرعة والسهولة في إضافة الحملات إلى قوائمنا، مع الحفاظ على المصداقية في التحقق، سنعتمد أسلوبًا جديدًا في التوثيق، كالآتي:
Do you want to be more politically active? Would you like to annoy your elected officials? Do you not know where to start?
Let me tell you about 5Calls.org!
5 Calls is a website that started up during the first Trump administration to give people a to-do list and scripts for contacting their elected officials about the progressive issues most important to them. It is still here, still kicking, and still providing the same service FOR FREE. I just used it this morning to demand my Senators block Block H.R. 9495, the non-profit killer bill. It takes literally five minutes to call both Senators and my Congresswoman (if I even have to call all three), and 50% of the time I end up leaving a voicemail. When I do talk to a staffer, they're always very nice!
This is an easy, fast, and achievable way to make your voice heard, and it DOES make a difference.
"But I have a shitty GOP Senator!" I hear you say, and I say CALL THEM ANYWAY. They're making your life worse! You should return the favor and annoy the living shit out of them! Remind them they do NOT have a mandate from the people for their cruelty, and/or bust out your acting chops to pretend to be a Republican and complain that bathroom bills are nanny-state nonsense.
The more of us that do this, the more effective it is. I put it on my to-do list for every morning and those staffers are going to learn my name and zip code by the end of the week.
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
Btw, 5 Calls has a $100,000 goal to bring it to a state level, it's almost at $37,000 as I type this, so go donate to that if you can!
Hey horny writer lil heads up for you guys, the “ai” google is forcing into docs to “scan for grammar errors” has been proved to also be scanning for spicy content and multiple ppl have already got notifs saying like “we’re sorry, there was a system error and some of your work was lost” and it was only the horny stuff so uh
Pleeeeease back up your files !!!! Don’t lose your horny to a robot, that’s Doc’s job, not Docs’…
hello horny writers of tumblr this is your shine to try out ellipsus instead of google docs. it's completely free and the team behind it have a very strong stance against the use of AI in creative spaces. I haven't been using it long but it works beautifully.
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The Adult Content Creator Network
A non-profit like The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) (AO3) is forming to protect people who create adult content, both professionally and hobbyist (fanfiction 100% falls under that umbrella) and those who consume said content.
While their focus is on commercial expression in particular, you know that them going after adult content for sale means they will eventually target non-commercial adult content as well. Hell, we've already seen that happen here on dear old tumblr!
They're going to need our support, and if we want to help ensure an internet that supports more mature artistic expression, it needs some help. I just came across them, but take a look at their words for yourself:
I am not affiliated in any way, just saw they needed the signal boost. Link is here
Please reblog to spread the word
As a head's up, their phonelines are swarmed, but you can also send emails:
b2b.mastercard.com/contact-us/
If their phones are swarmed, send an email.
Then call again later until you reach a real person. If their phones are tied up for days? Try again for days. Large companies hope that backlash dies down over time, so it's important that you ensure they don't see an end in sight.
Collective Shout only succeeded because they were fucking annoying, like most anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups. If you want to get payment processors to back down off this puritanical hate bullshit, you have to be more annoying than the opposition.
From the comments
General rule is just a quick description of what you're calling about, and why. Don't identify yourself, and be polite/formal.
"Hi, I'm calling to protest [insert company here]'s/your company's decision to pressure other platforms into censoring adult content. This unfairly affects sex workers, the queer community, and removes business from both you and the platforms in question. Thank you for your time." [End call]
Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It mu
Call the numbers. Sign the petition.
visa website
mastercard website
for scrolling to the bottom and 'contacting' there, if email is more your thing.
Call script because phone calls are harder to ignore than emails:
"Hi, I'm calling to tell you that the reports you received of sexually abusive content on Steam and itch.io are fraudulent and were made by religious extremist groups.
As a [insert company] customer I'm expressing my discontent and requesting that you rescind your demands to these platforms."
send letters and postcards too.
Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It mu
Call the numbers. Sign the petition.
visa website
mastercard website
for scrolling to the bottom and 'contacting' there, if email is more your thing.
Call script because phone calls are harder to ignore than emails:
"Hi, I'm calling to tell you that the reports you received of sexually abusive content on Steam and itch.io are fraudulent and were made by religious extremist groups.
As a [insert company] customer I'm expressing my discontent and requesting that you rescind your demands to these platforms."
Here's my script, if anyone wants to adapt it for their own purposes:
Hello, I'm writing to file a formal complaint with respect to Visa's new decision to restrict cardholders' ability to make purchases on the basis of the political opinions of extremist groups based in the United States. This is a decision that impacts both US citizens and citizens of all other countries that make use of Visa's services or which utilize platforms that accept Visa as a method of payment. In the event that a Visa cardholder uses their funds to make illegal purchases, or in the event that a platform that accepts Visa as a payment method is allowing the upload and/or distribution of illegal materials, this is a matter between law enforcement and the individual or platform in question, to be pursued in a court of law in the country in which the law was violated, following due legal process. It is not within Visa's purview to restrict its consumers' abilty to make purchases on the basis of political opinion, and to do so is both innapropriate and unprofessional. As a Visa customer, I would ask that Visa repeal this decision immediately and furthermore issue a public statement of apology to all of its consumers, both nationally and internationally, to be made available in all languages in which Visa provides services and support.
Thank you.
there's this new bill now, h.r. 1319. to keep it short, it basically makes it, so everyone who works, never gets paid, along with no healthcare in sight.
they're deliberately making it, so everyone in the us will die. doesn't really matter who it is, they'll kill anyone, regardless of who they hate.
it gotten passed the house floor committee, and it's about to get a floor vote soon. call your house representatives to reject this bill.
and as for the last post, here's some numbers to contact who's responsible for this (there is no number for collective shout, they started doing this whole thing in the first place):
Fully serious here. I am absolutely begging you guys to make as much noise as possible. My livelihood is at stake. We as a community have t
please be nice. especially to itch. i understand that they did bend the knee, and all that, i get it, but they only responded like that, because if they didn't, they'll lose money, and would probably be suspended. i could be wrong, though. either way, this is a straight up mess, but i hope that things will get better soon, but i doubt it.
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things I would do if you're a nsfw/kink creative now because I've been eerily prescient about every single wave:
a) get a personal site with your own domain you own. now. not a carrd or third party squarespace. not next week. now. get it online with ugly-ass html but get your links there.
b) if you have the money: join one or multiple of eff.org / cbldf.org / freespeechcoalition.com
partly because they're actively fighting this, partly because they have members-only Lawyers You Might Need. Hint. Hint. Canary.
c) Write Down Those Lawyer Contact Numbers in meatspace. phone number of a real human being especially on paper, On You.
I have been in contact with lawyers for a few months now as my doujin circle knows. this should be telling you Many Things.
d) www.ecrater.com is where i'm going to be tentatively testing a shop because i like the fact you can *not* have payment processes and order digital/physical products via purely mail order.
(... be prepared for this to fall through too in the next 1-6 months.)
e) friends and followers of nsfw artists who earn most of their income through it: now's the time to support them. they're going to need the grace and financial flexibility especially mental health wise. domain/shop transfer/refund/therapy bills ain't free.
check in on them, and often.
f) get a VPN, use it daily to acclimatize, have them on your hard drive, several VPN's preferable. this is for the age verification laws coming. Start reading up on secure, privacy-focused infrastructure (prioritize email > website > shop in that order).
eff.org has a *ton* of resources.
g) prepare for discord and tumblr to be hit in the next wave. have alternatives *and actively start using them* if they're mission critical platforms for you.
I've played with matrix though I quite fancy IRC. if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I say these things not to fearmonger but to give yourself the maximum amount of time to prepare. the pendulum *will* swing back. it did with the 80's moral panic. it will for this too.
you just have to outlast the bastards.
I typed up something really quick to air out my frustration with Mastercard and Visa for their interference with Steam and Itch.io. Feel free to use it and/or make it your own(I also ask that you do not use any AI to alter this text).
Dear [MasterCard/Visa],
Recently, you've placed pressure on independent marketplaces Steam and itch.io at the behest of conservative religious and anti-lgbtqia groups. This level of censorship concerning what people, people that place their hard earned money in your hands, use their money for is an overstep of your role as a payment processesor. By capitulating to these groups, you are compounding the pressures of an already facistic climate. You endanger the livelihoods of many marginalized groups. End this blatant overreach of power and reinstate these storefronts' ability to perform as originally intended, without fear of financial destabilization.
[Salutations,
Your Name]
I also urge you to call the customer service lines of both Mastercard and Visa and be loud about it!
Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It mu
Call the numbers. Sign the petition.
visa website
mastercard website
for scrolling to the bottom and 'contacting' there, if email is more your thing.
Call script because phone calls are harder to ignore than emails:
"Hi, I'm calling to tell you that the reports you received of sexually abusive content on Steam and itch.io are fraudulent and were made by religious extremist groups.
As a [insert company] customer I'm expressing my discontent and requesting that you rescind your demands to these platforms."
Visa would like to be sent emails instead of receiving phone calls. [email protected] However I would advice everyone who can to still call the hotlines - because they'd rather receive emails. We are not here to politely ask for changes. We need to overwhelm them with calls. E-Mails can just be thrown into the spam folder, they can filter buzzwords. Emails are easy to ignore. Phone calls are not. Be annoying, be a nuisance.
ATTENTION UK MOOTS AND FOLLOWERS!
[ pt: attention uk moots and followers! ]
please sign the petition below to stop the bullshit “Online Safety” act. this post (embedded link: https://www.tumblr.com/spinnysocks/789152953351192576?source=share) has the basic info.
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
if you can, share with everyone you know who is a UK resident. this affects us all. if you're not a UK resident, please share this if possible! /srs
40k signatures!!!! :D
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ATTENTION UK MOOTS AND FOLLOWERS!
[ pt: attention uk moots and followers! ]
please sign the petition below to stop the bullshit “Online Safety” act. this post (embedded link: https://www.tumblr.com/spinnysocks/789152953351192576?source=share) has the basic info.
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
if you can, share with everyone you know who is a UK resident. this affects us all. if you're not a UK resident, please share this if possible! /srs
They're nearly at 12k, guys! We can do it!
Holy Shit, nearly at 30k signatures! I'm so happy!
ATTENTION UK MOOTS AND FOLLOWERS!
[ pt: attention uk moots and followers! ]
please sign the petition below to stop the bullshit “Online Safety” act. this post (embedded link: https://www.tumblr.com/spinnysocks/789152953351192576?source=share) has the basic info.
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
if you can, share with everyone you know who is a UK resident. this affects us all. if you're not a UK resident, please share this if possible! /srs
