McCallahan(They/Them)
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@elfrootplug
just here to repost 😌 content warning: this is a Solas thirst account 18+ only age: 27
someone made a $200 donation to my ko-fi, waited until i paid medical bills with it and thanked them, then refunded the transaction which left my account in a negative balance (that i now have no money to pay with). i’m so fucked, i don’t know what to do 😭
I don't think people understand how bad the drought has gotten here in North Carolina. One of WRAL reporters took this picture at Falls Lake, which is the main drinking water source for the city of Raleigh. #ncwx
JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran to shift all schools nationwide to virtual learning starting April 21st.
Destroying the @InternetArchive's @WayBackMachine would be the equivalent of the burning of the Library of Alexandria - one of the worst losses of knowledge in history. Media giants are now threatening to do this. We can't let this happen. Pass it on.
BREAKING: Louisiana has advanced one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country. It would force homeless people to choose between jail and involuntary treatment, make them pay for it, and if they can't pay, force them to perform unpaid labor. housingnothandcuffs.org/2026/04/16/sta…
🚨Republicans just voted 50-49 to hand the Boundary Waters to a foreign mining company that will pollute its headwaters & ship every last mineral to China. Now it goes to Trump's desk, who has financial ties to the billionaire behind the deal. They're not even pretending anymore.
On Monday the Trump admin will launch the tariff refund system for the $166 billion in tariffs they illegally collected. And all of that money will go to companies. 56,497 importers are set to get refunds so far, with no requirement they pass that money along to customers.
Hit me with the harshest reality truth.
“Why did she freak out, all she had to do was comply.”
BREAKING: The Senate just passed the legislation allowing the devastation of the Boundary Waters. The motion passed 50-49, and now goes to Donald Trump’s desk. The way Republicans passed this bill that prevents future administrations from issuing protections for Superior National Forest, so this pristine land will be exploited in perpetuity unless Congress intervenes to reverse this decision. The state of Minnesota can still block the Chilean mining corporation from operating in Superior National Forest and protect the Boundary Waters from pollution.
The full text for HR 8250, the proposed Federal law which would require all Operating Systems to implement Age Verification, has just been made publicly available. It is short, poorly written, clearly not at all thought out, and almost entirely devoid of specifics. Some key points: - The bill does not specify how age verification would work at all. It states that the Federal Trade Commission would have 180 days to specify the exact mechanism and requirements for Age Verification within the Operating Systems. - The Federal Trade Commission would also specify data storage protection requirements as well as requirements for how the Operating System must provide access to collected user data. - This bill would apply to ALL Operating Systems. Everything from Windows to Linux to embedded systems. Yes, even to a smart refrigerator. The “Operating System” definition is incredibly broad. - The law will be considered in effect 1 year from the date it is enacted. - Violations of the law will be handled under the Federal Trade Commission Act. - It is given the “Short Title” of “Parents Decide Act”. congress.gov/bill/119th-con…
