Notices by Fight for the Future (fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org)

RFK Jr. has proposed cutting healthcare costs by introducing “AI nurses,”- tech he has said is “as good as any doctor.”https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-rfk-jr-says-ai-nurse-that-diagnoses-as-good

As a tech justice + human rights org, what we’ve seen in RFK Jr. ’s confirmation hearings so far
has confirmed our worst fears.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/30/us/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-health

‼️NEW BLOG: "With the incoming administration’s aspirations to fascism, digital justice activists want the decentralized tech community to build liberatory tools for our collective safety. "
- @liaholland

https://tinyurl.com/bdhk2xrt

We signed onto a letter with NYCLU urging Governor Hochul, President Pro Tempore Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Hestie to stop mask ban legislation advancement in New York State. https://www.nyclu.org/resources/policy/testimonies/letter-urging-new-york-lawmakers-to-reject-a-state-mask-ban

Correction: the bill is not bipartisan. Still, an important step in the right the direction to stall this ban, which shouldnt be happening at all. All of Big Tech needs to be regulated- but a ban on TikTok isn't the answer.

Yesterday Sen. Markey spoke out in support of Creators and asked Congress to extend the TikTok ban deadline by 270 days. Markey also submitted a bipartisan brief to repeal the ban on first amendment grounds. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tiktok-ban-ed-markey-massachusetts/

As we continue to see sustained death + disablement due to COVID, the public health + disability justice implications of criminalizing mask-wearing are disastrous. Mask bans also violate our fundamental civil liberties.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/11/12/mask-bans-protest-surveillance

BREAKING: 750+ musicians are now calling on major labels to drop their $621 million lawsuit against @internetarchive — a suit that could destroy the entire nonprofit.

Letter sign ons remain open until Wednesday at https://SaveTheArchive.com

Big record labels claim to be helping musicians by destroying the @internetarchive !

We organized a letter with over 500 musicians who are speaking out about how this couldn't be further from the truth:

They're also demanding that the music industry realign their actions with the interests of working artists. Sign their open letter now to show your support!

https://www.savethearchive.com

Over 350 musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels drop a lawsuit aimed to destroy the Internet Archive.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tegan-sara-kathleen-hanna-internet-archive-lawsuit-letter-1235195841/

BREAKING: ❤️Fight Director @evangreer confronts Rep Mace (R-SC) on her anti-trans bigotry at Project Liberty Summit.

Statement here: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-11-21-transgender-digital-rights-activist-confronts-hate-monger-rep-nancy-mace-at-internet-summit/

BREAKING: ACTIVISM IS WORKING. DO NOT LET UP!!

Reps that voted for #HR9495 are getting so many calls that they're publicly withdrawing their support of the nonprofit-killer bill.

Don't let Dems pre-comply with fascism. Keep calling until the vote on Thursday 11/21: https://fftf.link/no9495

The House will vote TODAY at 4 PM to determine whether the incoming Trump administration will have the power to shut down non-profit organizations with no due process.

Tell your representatives to vote NO on this dangerous bill!

Link to call in tool is in our bio- ACT NOW!

The Crypto industry cheering for authoritarianism is peak irony and reflects a woeful disconnect from decentralization and open-source values.

https://www.wired.com/story/trump-crypto-support/

DO NOT GIVE US MONEY TODAY

You know who needs money way more than ultra-funded national organizations that are launching their pre-planned ad campaigns? Local, frontline organizations. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-11-06-rage-give-to-frontline-orgs-not-the-big-national-groups/

Frontline orgs are about to face an onslaught from the human impact of a second Trump administration. At Fight for the Future, we’ve thrown together a few of our favorites we want to shout out in this moment of rage.

AI tech is being used as a voter suppression tool to challenge voter registrations en masse.

https://www.404media.co/inside-the-plan-to-use-ai-to-purge-voter-rolls/

New surveillance tech from an Israeli AI company aims to root out retail industry ‘Sweethearting’- opening up the door for more customer profiling.

https://gizmodo.com/facial-recognition-that-tracks-suspicious-friendliness-is-coming-to-a-store-near-you-2000519190

Big pubs: Ban 500,000+ books from
@internetarchive !

Also Big pubs: Sue Florida for banning way fewer books than we literally just did!