Why do women always have to suffer in films!!! I need a sunshine lollipops rainbows everywhere type of woman film!!! And I need it to be taken seriously!!!! A well directed and well written happy film!!!
And maybe she can also be smart?? And not make the world's most stupidest and dumbest decisions??? And her joy and whimsy is not due to complete luck??? Is that even possible???
That one old, heavy CRT TV that you take extra care to place on a table or shelf that doesn't wobble, all the way to the back of the wall, away from the edges to ensure it doesn't fall. "there we go..."
I'm sure the TV feels so safe, and cared for.
On December 2nd, 2025, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce will be holding a hearing to discuss and alter a bundle of 19 bills aimed at "children's safety." Largely, these bills are counterintuitive, and will put children and other vulnerable Americans in more danger than they currently face online.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with th
Below the cut, I will include a script that can double as an email template, for constituents of these House Representatives to use in contacting their Reps and demanding that they voice concerns about privacy, security, and safety at this hearing. I will also be including a full list of the members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, with applicable contact information.
Posted November 30th, 2025
Because of the large scope of the subject matter being covered at this hearing, I had to format the script/template a little bit different than normal. If you would prefer to leave your calls as voicemail, you'll probably need to do one paragraph at a time. I have set this up so that you can use the introduction and the first paragraph with each additional paragraph. If you're emailing or calling during business hours, you can string the entire thing together into a single message.
Script/Template:
[If calling] Hello, my name is [blank] and I am a constituent calling from [address]. [If you want to hear back from their office, you may also provide your email address. Not all offices will email you back]
I am reaching out today to share some concerns about legislation being discussed at the December 2nd Committee of Energy and Commerce "Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online" meeting. I hope that [Representative blank] will consider my input as a constituent during this meeting and the changes they are discussing to these bills.
[My first concern/A concern I have] regarding these bills is the fact that many of them affect the safety and privacy of all Americans. Several of these bills push for age verification for all users, to ensure that no minors are accessing services or applications that politicians feel may be inappropriate. In practice, this has been disastrous for other countries that have implemented similar measures. The UK passed the Online Safety Act earlier this year, and already millions of UK citizens have had their private information and government issued IDs leaked onto the dark web by data breeches and the illegal selling of data collected for age verification processes. This is all in spite of the UK's Online Safety Act featuring similar provisions to the ones shown in summaries of the bills being discussed in this hearing. Provisions that, supposedly, protect the safety and privacy of any information submitted by users. It is nearly impossible to create a service that can accurately identify the age of users without opening up the possibility of catastrophic data breeches. As such, legislation that demands age verification beyond a user-selected check-box is not possible to implement without infringing on the safety and privacy of everyone involved.
[My second concern/A concern I have] regarding these bills is the fact that many of them are vague in a manner that may lead to infringement of Americans' first amendment rights. A long-standing debate in American legislature has been whether obscene content can be protected by first amendment rights, and by extention what the definition of obscenity even is. Legally, there isn't a concretely applicable definition of obscenity laid out in the law of the United States. Sure, there is a definition given, but in practice that definition is decided on in a case by case basis that makes it virtually worthless. This extends to the legal definition of pornographic. By some stricter definitions anatomy textbooks, tame romance novels favored by conservatives, museum art pieces, and even the bible itself could fall under legal definitions for obscenity and pornography. Given this uncertainty, I feel like it hardly makes any sense to try create to aws that single out pornographic websites vs other websites. Especially when the legislation in question would bar minors from accessing resources through such sources and would simultaneously require any user to turn over sensitive data that would be at risk of a major breech. In places like the UK, these bans on "pornographic" websites have led to music sites, sites with reading resources for high school assignments, and sites like Wikipedia being barred for anyone who cannot legally prove they are old enough to access pornography.
[My third concern/A concern I have] regarding these bills is the fact that almost all of them will actually put the most vulnerable children in our society at risk of furthered and more intense abuse. Countless studies, including ones run by the US government, have shown that well over half (usually the numbers show that over 75%) of children who suffer from abuse, including sexual abuse, face it at the hands of parents, guardians, members of their household, members of their clergy, or other trusted adults like teachers or medical providers. While it would be negligent to ignore the instances of children being abused and groomed by other relations, the fact that roughly three quarters of instances of children being sexually abused are done by the people responsible for their care cannot be ignored in the making of legislation like this. We live in a time where it is increasingly difficult for children to traverse the world outside of their homes. Loitering laws, strict curfews, the closing of public spaces like parks and recreational areas, and a cost of living crisis all mean that children of this day and age are being slowly confined to their homes. The internet offers a valuable tool for them to access community, knowledge, resources, and help when something is awry at home. The majority of these bills make it easier, or in some cases mandatory, for children to be locked out of online spaces. There are no longer child friendly forums and websites for children, preteens, and teens to turn to. They do not have places to safely and legally congregate with their peers in their communities. This trend in legislation is, effectively, locking victims in with their abusers. It is taking their escape routes and their access to lifelines and throwing them in the trash.
[My fourth concern/A concern I have] regarding these bills is the fact that they ignore larger problems to focus solely on minors. Currently, the lack of legislation to limit harmful data collection, algorithmic social media, targeted advertising, and covert AI use affects everyone. While some people are more vulnerable, it would be far more beneficial to those people and to others to try and create legislation that tasks corporations with ending their predatory practices against all Americans, not just minors. If the unchecked and unadvertised use of AI, especially in settings where it is offering medical or life advice like therapy chatbots, were limited, then it would protect adults from the harm of that while also taking away the need to collect sensitive information to verify age. This would remove the risk of data breeches that age verification poses, by taking away the need for age verification all together. If the US implemented similar data protection laws to ones that exist in many European nations, it would limit the ability of social media platforms to use targeted advertising and algorithms to influence and manipulate users, both young and old. And, this would protect vulnerable groups aside from just minors.
[If leaving all information in one call or email] The legislation that the Representative is discussing at this meeting will affect all of their constituents. Thank you for hearing my input on these matters, and I hope the Representative will take my words into account.
[If calling] Thank you for your time and consideration. Have a good day.
End script.
Due to link limitations, I will be linking the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's page, rather than adding individual contact information for each Rep
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Members of the House Committee of Energy and Commerce are as follows:
Brett Guthrie, Republican representing Kentucky's 2nd District
Bob Latta, Republican representing Ohio's 5th District
Morgan Griffith, Republican representing Virginia's 9th District
Gus Bilirakis, Republican representing Florida's 12th District
Richard Hudson, Republican representing North Carolina's 9th District
Buddy Carter, Republican representing Georgia's 1st District
Gary Palmer, Republican representing Alabama's 6th District
Neal Dunn, M.D., Republican representing Florida's 2nd District
Dan Crenshaw, Republican representing Texas' 2nd District
John Joyce, Republican representing Pennsylvania's 13th District
Randy Weber, Republican representing Texas' 14th District
Rick Allen, Republican representing Georgia's 12th District
Troy Balderson, Republican representing Ohio's 12th District
Russ Fulcher, Republican representing Idaho's 1st District
August Pfluger, Republican representing Texas' 11th District
Diana Harshbarger, Republican representing Tennessee's 1st District
Mariannettee Miller-Meeks, Republican representing Iowa's 1st District
Kat Cammack, Republican representing Florida's 3rd District
Jay Obernolte, Republican representing California's 23rd District
John James, Republican representing Michigan's 10th District
Cliff Bentz, Republican representing Oregon's 2nd District
Erin Houchin, Republican representing Indiana's 9th District
Russell Fry, Republican representing South Carolina's 7th District
Laurel Lee, Republican representing Florida's 15th District
Nick Langworthy, Republican representing New York's 23rd District
Tom Kean, Republican representing New Jersey's 7th District
Michael Rulli, Republican representing Ohio's 6th District
Gabe Evans, Republican representing Colorado's 8th District
Craig Goldman, Republican representing Texas' 12th District
Julie Fedorchak, Republican representing North Dakota
Frank Pallone, Democrat representing New Jersey's 6th District
Diana Degette, Democrat representing Colorado's 1st District
Jan Schakowsky, Democrat representing Illinois' 9th District
Doris Matsui, Democrat representing California's 7th District
Kathy Castor, Democrat representing Florida's 14th District
Paul Tonko, Democrat representing New York's 20th District
Yvette Clarke, Democrat representing New York's 9th District
Raul Ruiz, Democrat representing California's 25th District
Scott Peters, Democrat representing California's 50th District
Debbie Dingell, Democrat representing Michigan's 6th District
Marc Veasey, Democrat representing Texas' 33 District
Robin Kelly, Democrat representing Illinois' 2nd District
Nanette Diaz Barragán, Democrat representing California's 44th District
Darren Soto, Democrat representing Florida's 9th District
Kim Schrier, Democrat representing Washington's 8th District
Lori Trahan, Democrat representing Massachusetts' 3rd District
Lizzie Fletcher, Democrat representing Texas' 7th District
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat representing New York's 14th District
Jake Auchincloss, Democrat representing Massachusetts' 4th District
Troy Carter, Democrat representing Louisiana's 2nd District
Rob Menendez, Democrat representing New Jersey's 8th District
Kevin Mullin, Democrat representing California's 15th District
Greg Landsman, Democrat representing Ohio's 1st District
Jennifer McClellan, Democrat representing Virginia's 4th District
