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staff:

🚨 The internet needs you 🚨

You’re up again, Tumblr. 

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.

Go there now 👉 dearfcc.org ✌️

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 existing net neutrality rules based on Title II in place.

Thank you!

If you need more ammo, feel free to quote these experts from our net neutrality Issue Time. TechCrunch and Battle for the Net also have some good starters.

Everyone is counting on everyone else here. Do your part and tell the FCC to keep a free and open internet under Title II. 

Source: staff

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Enter the year you were born on the gif area and post what you get.

Fuck. I feel old

it all makes sense.

Man that’s fucking lame

It is my birthday after all so here we go

Source: spectorsblog

My cat tried to mug me.

She laid on my wallet and when I tried to grab it from her, she dug her claws into it and wouldn’t give it back. This naturally resulted in us rough housing while I yelled “Where’s my money, kitty?! Where’s my money?!” 

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thank you.

tension in the goth girls fandom

As someone who was really into Goth once…

Some Goths will go full vampire/monstergirl look. Some Goths will go dark clothes and thick eyeliner only. Some of them have corporate jobs that prevent them from dressing like it’s Halloween 24/7. Some have makeup allergies. Some don’t want piercings or tattoos for whatever reason (including age).

Goth is a big umbrella with a lot of different looks. I saw once someone who dresses like the girl on the right say that “there is no wrong way to do goth”. So…

I’ve seen the original post multiple times on Tumblr, Instagram and Facebook but this is the first version that doesn’t make me annoyed.

The “fake goff vs tru gothicc” attitude doesn’t get anyone anywhere and gives an incorrect impression of the subculture to begin with.

Fashion might be the most visible part of goth but it is just that: one part of it. Dress in black, dress in pastels, wear corsets, wear dungarees, wear makeup, don’t wear make-up, look scary, look cute, have a colourful mohawk, have natural hair… It might not all be equally represented but it’s all welcome.

You don’t have to dress goth to be goth!!

Some of the most hardcore goths you could ever meet- you have already met, and you just didn’t know it.

The only fake goths are the adversarial dick heads who try to gate-keep and act as if there are rules- and they are blessedly rare- as a subculture of misfits well accustomed to bullying – we look out for each other with open minds and open arms. 

Gatekeeping is just ridiculous. Besides, we all know what real Goths look like.

Source: gaga-gothic