My latest piece: Our Blessed Rebel Queen, Carrie Fisher
done in watercolour and ink.
Carrie Fisher has always been a great inspiration to me. As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety, I wanted to create a piece to bring me and comfort and strength. To look upon Space Mom and say “yes, I can face today.”
This isn’t art-related, but this is EXTREMELY SERIOUS IF YOU LIVE IN THE US. The following message is pasted from Reddit user DrDreamtime. I did not write this, but it
contains all the most important information you should know. It should be spread as far and wide as possible.
For
those that do not know or understand what net neutrality is and would
rather see a video instead of a LOT of text, here is a good video by John Oliver on Net Neutrality.
Please take the time to at least do the first easy step, either of the two options work and take very little time.
If
this fails, the possibility of actually having to pay more to access
reddit, facebook, and any other website or face massive loading speed
increases or even a straight out site-block by your ISP.
You need to contact your representatives and senators about Net Neutrality even if they already support it, but especially if they don’t.
Remember
that this very thread is only possible because of a free and open
internet; kill net neutrality and threads like this might be a thing of
the past.
Text RESIST to 50409
to get help from RESIST Bot. It helps you find your reps, write letters
to them, and sends them faxes FOR FREE. Everyone who cares about Net
Neutrality should take 5 minutes to write to your representatives, once a
week (or a day). Be heard.
The harder, but still very easy way:
Step 1: Find out who your Representative and Senator is/are.
FaxZero has a system set up allowing you to fax your Representatives and Senators
for free! (Faxes are good if you can’t get through on the phone lines,
or just if you want congressional staffers to listen to fax machine
noises until Net Neutrality is safe.)
Step 3: Call, write, or fax to express your feelings on this.
A
lot of people are nervous about calling their elected officials for the
first time, maybe you don’t know what to say, or how to say it, or even
who you’ll be talking to, so here’s what you’ll need to know.
There’s
a 75% chance your call will be answered by a Secretary who is
specifically there to listen to your concerns, there’s a 25% chance your
call will be bumped into a voicemail box which is specifically there to
listen to your concerns, there is a ~0% chance you’ll find yourself on
the phone with your Senator or Representative.
You may be asked for your name and address or zip code, it’s okay not to tell them if you don’t want to, but the information is useful for your elected officials. I usually just give my first name, zip code, and the name of my town.
Don’t
worry about a script, don’t worry about being eloquent, you’re not
writing Shakespeare here, you’re a concerned citizen voicing their
frustrations, fears, and hopes. “I’m really scared of Ajit Pai’s plans
to roll back net neutrality, a free and open internet is important to me
because [Your reason here. Some suggestions: An open internet is
important to democracy/I worry what Donald Trump might do with more
power/Cable bills are already too high/etc.]. Please tell [Senator or
Representative] that I support a free and open internet, I support Net
Neutrality, and I vote.” The only hard and
fast rule is that you need to be polite; these folks are getting dozens,
if not hundreds of calls a day, they don’t need you bitching and
swearing at them for something they have no control over. Be passionate,
but be polite.
Reminder: Only call YOUR OWN elected officials!
Calling Mitch McConnell from sunny Florida won’t do anyone any good,
and might actually harm the cause. Only call your own elected officials,
period.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS, CHANCES ARE YOU GO ON THE INTERNET EVERYDAY. THE FCC IS NOW PLANNING ON REPEALING NET NEUTRALITY. THIS MEANS THAT POPULAR WEBSITES WILL RUN SLOWLY UNTIL YOU PAY AN EXTRA FEE. WE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF USING WEBSITES AND RESEARCHING FOR FREE.
TEXT ‘RESIST’ AT 50409 AND TELL YOUR SENATORS THAT NET NEUTRALITY NEEDS TO STAY.
Seriously. Resistbot is great. Text it. It lets you write a letter it then faxes to the offices of your congresspeople and senators. If you keep getting told that ‘messages are full’ when you try to call on the phone, try Resistbot.
Also, if you have anxiety about speaking to people on the phone, Resistbot requires no human interaction. You write a letter via text, resistbot does the rest.
I just did mine!!! It took less than 3 minutes. seriously guys, taking 3-5 minutes out of your day to contact your senator or congressman for FREE can help save the internet.
Persephone: deep reds, glinting silvers, soft black leather, silken rose petals
Hestia: soft warm glow, cotton and lace, summer mornings, honey ginger tea
Aphrodite: glossy lips, shimmering skin, acetone, gasping for air
Eris: the electric shock you when you brush against someone, burning hair, the shine of stolen gold, matte black
Athena: dust clearing after a fight, dried blood, wet ink, the smell of old books
Artemis: feral wolves, sibling rivalry, shadows, bones stripped clean by time
Hera: grey roots, jewels at her throat, silk and diamonds, loyalty without thought
That’s what is going to happen if we let Ajit Pai, the FCC chairman, go through with repealing Title II (AKA Net Neutrality).
Simply put, without Net Neutrality, Internet Service Providers like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T will be able to “bundle” websites much like cable ON TOP OF paying for internet connection. “Want access to Netflix AND Tumblr? Get the Entertainment Package! $40 a month. What about Amazon and Ebay? Add an extra $20 a month to get the Shopping Package.”
Not only will they be able to bundle websites and charge more, they will also be able to censor and block websites that they don’t agree with entirely.
THIS WILL BE THE END OF INTERNET AS WE KNOW IT.
For business owners, it will be even worse. Ex: Comcast will ask Amazon to pay high fees to be available in a low-cost package, fees that websites like Poshmark or Etsy will not be able to pay. Therefore, only Fortune 500’s will be available to web users at a low cost. Say goodbye to Etsy (unless you’re willing to shell out $70 a month for the “All-Inclusive” package).
To learn about Net Neutrality, why it’s important, and/or want tools to help you fight for Net Neutrality, visit BattleForTheNet (https://www.battleforthenet.com)
There are five people deciding the future of the internet, three men (Rep) and two women (Dem). The two women have come out as No votes. We need only to convince ONE of the other members to flip to a NO vote to save Net Neutrality.
There are many ways you can help:
WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE A LAZY TUMBLR USER WITH ANXIETY WHO TRIES TO HELP WITH JUST REBLOGS / LIKES:
Here are 2 petitions to sign, one international and one exclusively US.
(After you sign make sure to verify via email, it may take up to 30 mins to receive the email).
Text “resist” to 504-09. It’s a bot that will send a formal email, fax, and letter to your representatives. It also finds your representatives for you. All you have to do is text it and it holds your hand the whole way.
HERE ARE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:
These are the emails of the 5 people on the FCC roster.
Blow up their inboxes!
Ajit Pai – Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov
Mignon Clyburn – Mignon.Clyburn@fcc.gov
Michael O’Rielly – Mike.O’Rielly@fcc.gov
Brendan Carr – Brendan.Carr@fcc.gov
Jessica Rosenworcel – Jessica.Rosenworcel@fcc.gov
You can support groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU and Free Press who are fighting to keep Net Neutrality:
Most importantly, VOTE. This should not be something that is so clearly split between the political parties as it affects all Americans, but unfortunately it is.
COPY PASTE, SHARE AND ACTUALLY E-MAIL THESE FOLKS:
These are the emails of the 5 people on the FCC roster. These are the five people deciding the future of the internet.
The two women have come out as No votes. We need only to convince ONE of the other members to flip to a No vote to save Net Neutrality. Blow up their inboxes!
Ajit Pai – Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov
Mignon Clyburn – Mignon.Clyburn@fcc.gov
Michael O’Rielly – Mike.O’Rielly@fcc.gov
Brendan Carr – Brendan.Carr@fcc.gov
Jessica Rosenworcel – Jessica.Rosenworcel@fcc.gov
Spread this comment around! We need to go straight to the source. Be civil, be concise, and make sure they understand that what they’re about to do is wholly undemocratic.
The Carving Witch 