reblog this post to help a child break the law

oh goddamn this whole page goes so hard actually, please go read it. what an impressive, visceral takedown of this dumb law

As of June 29, 2026 the law discussed here is a recently passed California state law (AB 1043) that requires age validation before using a computer connected to the internet. This is expected to happen at the operating system level, when you login to Windows, MacOS, Linux, etc.

Ageless Linux intends to force the issue before the California state supreme court, then ultimately (probably) the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). It's a stupid, dangerous law, voted into place by legislators who either don't understand the core issue OR knowingly voted for it because they're assholes.

California is an influential state in the US. Many laws & regulations passed there eventually trickle out to most states. That's why it's worrisome to see this kind of thing rammed through, and why it's important to fight it.

Also, it doesn't matter if you use Linux or not. Or whether you live in California or not. Visit their site, read the text, learn what's going on with access to computing in this hellscape timeline.

They used to say "complications from pneumonia" instead of AIDS.

I'm terrified of people even knowing it, because I know that some people will instantly lock that into their heads as my "real name" and eventually slip and say it instead

Something something that charlottan post about how even if people have only ever known you as the gender you transitioned to, they're still gonna think "oh they're just a boy that I need to remember to call a girl"

Most people won't slip up like that, the average cis person walks on eggshells so they don't accidentally reveal they're just humoring us out of a sense of obligation, they'll think about it and get even more anxious while doing that.

This reinforces the wall between them and any insight into the situation.

a wild strawman appears

does someone stand behind these people with a gun forcing them to type this shit where everyone can see it. what in the fuck is even going on

like IMAGINE just admitting this, under no duress

Yeah a comment like that goes in the tags, which are considered private. Fortunately that’s where it was

I get a notification for every note, including this one. They are very much not considered private, if anything you are sending them directly to me.

private area do not read

"the tags, which are considered private"

during my 2,000 years in military service upon the wartorn world of Bantok, we had a member of our unit named Private Tags who was so covered in skin tags you couldnt see his real face. Saying the tag arent private dishonors his memory in incomprhensibly vile ways, youre all going ot mega hell

ah PFC Tags. we miss him every day. war is hell

great post! funny how all the trans women are deleted

i think the wrist strap is what really pushes this over the edge for me. can't forget about the wrist strap.

It exists and it's called Portland, Oregon