it takes a lot to get me to willingly pick up the phone, but i just called my senators to urge them to vote no on #KOSA and you should too.
there are some script templates going around if you prefer to have a reference, here's one:
@molly0xfff I occasionally use an app called 5 calls. It provides prompts for and the numbers of your federal representatives.
Forgot: thanks for the reminder!
@molly0xfff thank you Molly. I’m calling my Maryland Senators now. I can’t believe one of them, Cardin, is actually a co-sponsor
Oh and this reminder. This garbage is written as a bill by Marsha Blackburn. Guess who hates Marsha Blackburn?
I can't bring myself to phone but I did fill out the @eff form for a second time (since my state has gotten a new Senator recently, anyway)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/dont-fall-latest-changes-dangerous-kids-online-safety-act
@molly0xfff I live in Florida, my senators don't listen to me.
@molly0xfff
Done. One message left on a machine, one just kind of telling a staffer broadly why I’m against it (not much feedback). Both Dems. Hopefully it has some impact.
@molly0xfff already called through Fight For The Future's campaign the other day. Glad to help make some noise! ✊
@molly0xfff Done - Sen King and Rep Pingree are on notice to vote on my behalf against KOSA.
Also, for anyone who doesn't like calls and would prefer writing, they pretty much all have online contact forms. You can find your senator's contact page from the link below, and write them a short note. https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
And it appears like Elizabeth Warren is a cosponsor. Yikes!
@jab01701mid sadly King is a co-sponsor (as is Collins) 😓
(still worth calling though!)
@pburkholder it's got a horrifying amount of support. nothing like "think of the children" moral panic to get people moving on a poorly designed bill.
