It has to go through the legislative process. If they’re lucky, there might be a chance of this being rush through. Thankfully the votes around Biden’s nominees would slow down the bill, but I don’t know for how long. Fingers crossed.
The Earn It Act already has 19 co-sponsors in the senate: 10 Republicans, 9 Democrats. This might make it easier for the bill to pass in the near future. This will take a lot of strength to overcome this monster this time around. It’s going to be an uphill battle, but remember SOPA had 12 co-sponsors and it failed.
I am just tired (of Blumenthal’s “Think of the Children” S
I’m so sick of trying to help protect the internet from dying by a thousand cuts constantly. It’s been emotionally draining and negative on my mental state. And it’s because of these seemingly endless waves of moral panicking, generated by people like Blumenthal.
I think Blumenthal is more punchable than Manchin and Sinema, combined. Because of one thing: Blumenthal is wholeheartedly fake. He has the potential to be better than this, but he never does. He surrounds himself with fake moralizing campaigns and bad faith laws that do more harm than good to make it seem like he’s a paragon. It’s all about presentation, all ego, no substance.
I’m well aware that a lot of politicians are about perception, but Blumenthal takes it a whole, illogical new level. He wants to make it seem like he’s a paragon, but doesn’t think of the consequences. If he actually wanted to make things better, he shouldn’t have revived the Earn It act. Hell, he shouldn’t have been plastering his name on the bill in the first place.
If he’s supposed to be a Democrat, then he doesn’t represent me.
Honestly, every time I hear about Nintendo slip loose the hounds of war on fan creations, I envision that one scene from the Simpsons Movie when Mr. Burns summoned the hounds to chase out civilians.
Pointless tangent here, but why on God’s good graces would you want to rename the “Endless Frontier bill” into a hideously boring name like COMPETE? That original name is so badass that 18 Republican senators joined in and agreed. CUM-PETE sounds like it wants to regulate the Compost overlords.
This is also good argument against ending fillbusters and procedural hold.
How? What does this have to do with this article about Section 230? Plus this argument is rendered redundant due to the article’s changed context. But even then, your argument would still be shallow under the original article.
Otherwise, SOPA would have become law 10 years ago*
Except the fillibuster didn’t kill SOPA, hell it didn’t even reach either floor. SOPA died in the House Judiciary the moment the Great Blackout sapped all momentum in the bill’s passage. The filibuster had nothing to do with SOPA’s downfall and is just there to enable minority rule and make it impossible for necessary and helpful legislation to occur. Also Section 230 wouldn’t be affected under SOPA, it’s the DMCA that would.
That is why Sinema and Manchin are to be commended to resisting attempts to end the fillibuster
Ah yes, commend them for exing the desperately needed Voting rights and a mega-bill designed to improve welfare and childhood poverty. Those two greedbags shouldn’t be commended for anything.
Ending the fillibuster could be disastrus for the Internet*
Killing the filibuster might make passage of SOPA-esque bills easier, but it also for bills that help people. It’s a double-edged sword situation. Lastly, don’t mean to be petty, it’s “disastrous;” Not “ disastrus.”
The public is constantly put in the dark about this kind of thing. It’s not that the public have an low opinion on Section 230. It’s only because a minority of people actually know of Section 230’s existence. The beautiful simplicity of Section 230 is buried by pointless “debates” about whether toast should be buttered side up or down and yet the solution is always the same Nuclear Option. And that notion is always perpetuated by pretentious gaslighters that pretend that they know better, but don’t. People like Josh Hawley, Bluthmenthal, and you.
That’s the thing, it’s just that: rumors. Doesn’t mean that they aren’t going to try to put in the Shop Safe Act, but falling short to include it isn’t out of the realm of possibility either. The EFA isn’t a high priority right now and we don’t know when there will be a date for furthering the bill. Though the strong traction of IP reform is the only reason why it won’t be impossible.
I’m mentioning this because the EFA already passed through the senate before Shop Safe is being considered. 68-32. Congress is obligated to debate laws and versions introduced by House and Senate. I’m just mentioning a what-if scenario.
In a scenario where the House does manage to put SHOP Safe Act and votes on a version of the Endless Frontier Act that includes that, wouldn’t the senate have to vote for that version of the EFA?
Question: Imagine a scenario where the House does manage to jam SHOP SAFE Act into the Innovative and Competitive Act, wouldn’t that mean that the Senate would have to vote for that version of the ICA? Wouldn’t that cause some Senators (like Ron Wyden) to turn on the ICA?
It is astonishing that certain House members are considering how incorporating SHOP SAFE into something so essential as the ICA. It’s not just Anti-Competive and Anti-Innovative, it’s also deeply Anti-Economic.
But has anyone feel that the quality of news has gotten worse for the past year? And no, not just with the right-wing media, that was always on the decline, but with left-leaning media sources as well. Washington Post and CNN are probably exemplar in the most frustrating decline, with the increasingly over reliance on sensationalism, pathos, fearmongering, and a tone deaf incorporation of a fairness doctrine that feels more like self-defeating bothsidesism. It feels like fact and truth are being taken out of the driver’s seat and in its place are anecdotal and emotional appeals.
Look, I’m not saying that either Washington Post or CNN are becoming as reliable as Fox News, but I feel that they are on that trajectory. Plus, Jeff Bezos owning the former of the examples doesn’t help.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
It has to go through the legislative process. If they’re lucky, there might be a chance of this being rush through. Thankfully the votes around Biden’s nominees would slow down the bill, but I don’t know for how long. Fingers crossed.
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Re:
The Earn It Act already has 19 co-sponsors in the senate: 10 Republicans, 9 Democrats. This might make it easier for the bill to pass in the near future. This will take a lot of strength to overcome this monster this time around. It’s going to be an uphill battle, but remember SOPA had 12 co-sponsors and it failed.
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I am just tired (of Blumenthal’s “Think of the Children” S
I’m so sick of trying to help protect the internet from dying by a thousand cuts constantly. It’s been emotionally draining and negative on my mental state. And it’s because of these seemingly endless waves of moral panicking, generated by people like Blumenthal.
I think Blumenthal is more punchable than Manchin and Sinema, combined. Because of one thing: Blumenthal is wholeheartedly fake. He has the potential to be better than this, but he never does. He surrounds himself with fake moralizing campaigns and bad faith laws that do more harm than good to make it seem like he’s a paragon. It’s all about presentation, all ego, no substance.
I’m well aware that a lot of politicians are about perception, but Blumenthal takes it a whole, illogical new level. He wants to make it seem like he’s a paragon, but doesn’t think of the consequences. If he actually wanted to make things better, he shouldn’t have revived the Earn It act. Hell, he shouldn’t have been plastering his name on the bill in the first place.
If he’s supposed to be a Democrat, then he doesn’t represent me.
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Inslee: “I’m going to arrest every politician that lies. Proceeds to throw himself into jail.
On the post: Nintendo Sics Lawyers To Take Down Fan-Made FPS 'Pokemon' Game Footage
Honestly, every time I hear about Nintendo slip loose the hounds of war on fan creations, I envision that one scene from the Simpsons Movie when Mr. Burns summoned the hounds to chase out civilians.
Nintendo, Nintendon’t treat your fans this way.
On the post: House Introduces 'Innovation' Act That Will Kill Innovation
Pointless tangent here, but why on God’s good graces would you want to rename the “Endless Frontier bill” into a hideously boring name like COMPETE? That original name is so badass that 18 Republican senators joined in and agreed. CUM-PETE sounds like it wants to regulate the Compost overlords.
On the post: House Introduces 'Innovation' Act That Will Kill Innovation
But Mike, the proposal is nearly 3,000 pages long. Therefore that means that this bill is good by default. Because quantity over quality. 🙄
On the post: New Bill Claims To Ban 'Surveillance Advertising,' But Doesn't Actually Do It
Never underestimate the power of proofreading. It can save lifes.
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Re: 🤦♂️ Where to start?
This is also good argument against ending fillbusters and procedural hold.
How? What does this have to do with this article about Section 230? Plus this argument is rendered redundant due to the article’s changed context. But even then, your argument would still be shallow under the original article.
Except the fillibuster didn’t kill SOPA, hell it didn’t even reach either floor. SOPA died in the House Judiciary the moment the Great Blackout sapped all momentum in the bill’s passage. The filibuster had nothing to do with SOPA’s downfall and is just there to enable minority rule and make it impossible for necessary and helpful legislation to occur. Also Section 230 wouldn’t be affected under SOPA, it’s the DMCA that would.
That is why Sinema and Manchin are to be commended to resisting attempts to end the fillibuster
Ah yes, commend them for exing the desperately needed Voting rights and a mega-bill designed to improve welfare and childhood poverty. Those two greedbags shouldn’t be commended for anything.
Killing the filibuster might make passage of SOPA-esque bills easier, but it also for bills that help people. It’s a double-edged sword situation. Lastly, don’t mean to be petty, it’s “disastrous;” Not “ disastrus.”
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Re: Aligned Interests
Koby… why are you like this?
The public is constantly put in the dark about this kind of thing. It’s not that the public have an low opinion on Section 230. It’s only because a minority of people actually know of Section 230’s existence. The beautiful simplicity of Section 230 is buried by pointless “debates” about whether toast should be buttered side up or down and yet the solution is always the same Nuclear Option. And that notion is always perpetuated by pretentious gaslighters that pretend that they know better, but don’t. People like Josh Hawley, Bluthmenthal, and you.
On the post: [UPDATE] Elizabeth Warren Is NOT Cosponsoring A Bill To Repeal 230
Honestly this clip sums it up beautifully:
https://youtu.be/PcR_wdAMkOs
On the post: How To Destroy Innovation And Competition: Putting SHOP SAFE Act Into Innovation And Competition Act
Re: Re: Re: This doesn’t make sense politically
That’s the thing, it’s just that: rumors. Doesn’t mean that they aren’t going to try to put in the Shop Safe Act, but falling short to include it isn’t out of the realm of possibility either. The EFA isn’t a high priority right now and we don’t know when there will be a date for furthering the bill. Though the strong traction of IP reform is the only reason why it won’t be impossible.
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I’m mentioning this because the EFA already passed through the senate before Shop Safe is being considered. 68-32. Congress is obligated to debate laws and versions introduced by House and Senate. I’m just mentioning a what-if scenario.
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Re: Re: This doesn’t make sense politically
Let me rephrase that.
In a scenario where the House does manage to put SHOP Safe Act and votes on a version of the Endless Frontier Act that includes that, wouldn’t the senate have to vote for that version of the EFA?
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This doesn’t make sense politically
Question: Imagine a scenario where the House does manage to jam SHOP SAFE Act into the Innovative and Competitive Act, wouldn’t that mean that the Senate would have to vote for that version of the ICA? Wouldn’t that cause some Senators (like Ron Wyden) to turn on the ICA?
It is astonishing that certain House members are considering how incorporating SHOP SAFE into something so essential as the ICA. It’s not just Anti-Competive and Anti-Innovative, it’s also deeply Anti-Economic.
On the post: State Department Report Repeats Talking Points From Group Who Wants To Ban All Porn
More like the National Center of Sexual Kink-shaming.
On the post: Beware The CopyLEFT Trolls
We also need to be wary of the Alt-Copyright, or the Copycenter, or the copymoderate, or the copmunist.
On the post: CNN Goes Full Moral Panic About Kids And Social Media
Re: Digital Addiction
What, you mean kids like you?
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Here’s a Hot Take
But has anyone feel that the quality of news has gotten worse for the past year? And no, not just with the right-wing media, that was always on the decline, but with left-leaning media sources as well. Washington Post and CNN are probably exemplar in the most frustrating decline, with the increasingly over reliance on sensationalism, pathos, fearmongering, and a tone deaf incorporation of a fairness doctrine that feels more like self-defeating bothsidesism. It feels like fact and truth are being taken out of the driver’s seat and in its place are anecdotal and emotional appeals.
Look, I’m not saying that either Washington Post or CNN are becoming as reliable as Fox News, but I feel that they are on that trajectory. Plus, Jeff Bezos owning the former of the examples doesn’t help.
On the post: Josh Hawley Thinks We Should Break Up Twitter Because He Doesn't Like The Company's Editorial Choices
Some things never change
Grass is green,
water is wet,
the sun is a deadly laser,
and Josh Hawley still is an irredeemable, pompous, and sanctimonious douchebag.
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