Albany Ledger, Missouri, September 9, 1898

Asheville Citizen-Times, North Carolina, September 29, 1889

Things I Love, part one

I love history. I think it’s important to understand and remember the past because history is what made the human race the human race. I love planet Earth. I think everyone should see the world because no two places are the same, just like the people in these places. No place is just like your place, and no one is just like you. I love people. I think human beings are fascinating. Every brain works and thinks differently. The human consciousness is incredibly interesting. Sometimes two people’s consciousness will clash and fight, sometimes they will decide they like the company of each other, and sometimes they fall in love with each other and feel lost without the other. I love my faith. I think it is impossible to understand the concepts above without believing that something created it on purpose. The history of the universe didn't just happen. Earth didn't just poof into existence. The human brain would not be as detailed and intricate and amazing if a higher power was not responsible. My faith makes the world make sense to me. I may not share the same beliefs with everyone, and that’s ok. It works for some people, but not everyone, and that’s ok. Another thing I love: peace. The ability to coexist nonviolently with others is a beautiful gift that few possess.

These are some of the things I love.

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🚨 The internet needs you 🚨

You’re up again, Tumblr. 

Back in 2015 you demanded that the FCC adopt strict net neutrality rules and establish a free and open internet. And you won. 

That should’ve been the end of it. But apparently not.

The new head of the FCC wants to undo the net neutrality protections you fought so hard for.

His proposed changes open the door to your web traffic being slowed down, or even blocked altogether. You could be forced to pay extra to use your favorite apps. You could even be prevented from getting news from the sources you trust.

Title II protects consumers and democracy by ensuring all voices can be heard.

You know the drill. Here’s what to do:

The FCC is taking comments from the public, and dearfcc.org is making it as simple as possible for you to make your voice heard.

Go there now 👉 dearfcc.org ✌️

You’ll just need to provide a name, an address, and then say a little bit about why rolling back Title II protections is a bad idea. If you’re not quite sure what to write, here’s something to get you started:

I’m writing to urge you to keep our Open Internet rules based on Title II in place. Without them, we could lose the internet as we know it.

The proposed changes to FCC rules would allow fast lanes for sites that pay, and force everyone else into slow lanes. We’ve already seen access to streaming services like Netflix, popular games like League of Legends, and communication platforms like FaceTime slowed down, or even blocked. Conditions like this hurt businesses large and small, and penalize the users who patronize them. 

The changes also open the door to unfair taxes on internet users, and could also make it harder for blogs, nonprofits, artists, and others who can’t pay up to have their voices heard.

Please leave the existing net neutrality rules based on Title II in place.

Thank you!

If you need more ammo, feel free to quote these experts from our net neutrality Issue Time. TechCrunch and Battle for the Net also have some good starters.

Everyone is counting on everyone else here. Do your part and tell the FCC to keep a free and open internet under Title II. 

It had to be done.

Ludwig Willem Reymert Wenckebach (1860-1937), “In De Muizenwereld” by Agatha Snellen, 1894  Source

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A: Yes

I’ve read a ton of books in my day (BOOKWORMZ 4 LIFE), and out of all of them, if I had to make a list of 10 books that I considered “most important,” this book would be in it. 

READ. THIS. BOOK.

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West