I apologize to all the high school students out there for not taking a stand on gun violence when I myself was in high school. We had, in a sense, the same fears you did. In the aftermath of Columbine, of Virginia Tech, we had the knowledge that this could happen again. We had escape plans in our heads if not in our school handbooks. We contemplated the danger but felt powerless to stop it.
You have realized your own power. You are not afraid to use it.
For each and every young person that did this I am so freaking proud of you. You all are so young and already you show this much courage, this much will to fight. Keep it up you beautiful souls. Many of us hear you and we stand with you.
Back in 2015 you demanded that the FCC adopt strict net neutrality rules and establish a free and open internet. And you won.
That should’ve been the end of it. But apparently not.
The new head of the FCC wants to undo the net neutrality protections you fought so hard for.
His proposed changes open the door to your web traffic being slowed down, or even blocked altogether. You could be forced to pay extra to use your favorite apps. You could even be prevented from getting news from the sources you trust.
Title II protects consumers and democracy by ensuring all voices can be heard.
You know the drill. Here’s what to do:
The FCC is taking comments from the public, and dearfcc.org is making it as simple as possible for you to make your voice heard.
You’ll just need to provide a name, an address, and then say a little bit about why rolling back Title II protections is a bad idea. If you’re not quite sure what to write, here’s something to get you started:
I’m writing to urge you to keep our Open Internet rules based on Title II in place. Without them, we could lose the internet as we know it.
The proposed changes to FCC rules would allow fast lanes for sites that pay, and force everyone else into slow lanes. We’ve already seen access to streaming services like Netflix, popular games like League of Legends, and communication platforms like FaceTime slowed down, or even blocked. Conditions like this hurt businesses large and small, and penalize the users who patronize them.
The changes also open the door to unfair taxes on internet users, and could also make it harder for blogs, nonprofits, artists, and others who can’t pay up to have their voices heard.
Please leave the existing net neutrality rules based on Title II in place.
why don’t we talk about thousands of people all over the country protesting in russia today? they’re protesting against medvedev and putin’s corruption (for the second time this year, because they still didn’t get the answers). they’re tired. they just want to see their country free from these toxic people. they want to live in a happy country.
they want answers
they are not their government
(russian constitution – she died for your sins)
hey, tumblr, why don’t we talk about this for a while?
couple other photos i haven’t seen circulated on here:
teenage girls are being arrested and god knows what else, for taking part in anti-corruption protests, in one of the most corrupt and dangerous countries for political dissidents (see: boris nemtsov, vladimir kara-murza, all the times alexei navalny has been arrested and detained including during yesterday’s protests)… let’s not just let this slip by.
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