Another thing my husband told me about was more technical, it is a way to seriously f* up the Texas reporting agencies around this law. Essentially, it involves setting a VPN to Texas, then creating fake email accounts to spam the hotlines with fake reports. Maybe someone here with a strong tech background can give us a better step by step outline? I'm happy to do that on my free time. I love throwing monkey wrenches into theo-fascist cogs!
maybe like this?
Gonna be lit when every Texas Republican officeholder gets sued in some obscure county for procuring an abortion, given that the claimant is insulated from assessments of attorney's fees or costs.— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende)September 2, 2021
I think we may need a separate thread for Marsha!, Marsha!, Marsha! Texas!, Texas!, Texas!
Yes, thanks, huzzah!
I did try using a Dallas VPN, I think the tip line is still down...
ETA: That bot script only works on iPhones.
I just read that people were flooding the Texas reporting website with spam and that GoDaddy is dropping them as a client. This article says the Texas reporting would violate GoDaddy's privacy rights in the terms of service.
As if this week couldn't be anymore of a horrific dystopian novel, I now give you this bit of news.
Remington Arms subpoenaed the report cards, attendance and employment records for five children and four educators killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School as part of a lawsuit brought by the victims’ families.
We are talking about murdered kindergarten and firsts graders as well as their teachers.
The Sandy Hook families have been through so much, such tragedy from the shooting and vilification from the likes of Alex Jones and his followers.
Where is the What the F*** just happened thread...?
(No, don't create one. That just means more of this is going to happen and I seriously can't take it anymore).
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunmaker-subpoenas-report-cards-sandy-hook_n_613274e7e4b04778c004e66a
sigh...Remington, will they imply that little Bobby/Mary (made up names) deserved to be shot because he couldn't stay seated during reading group or used a naughty word on the playground? A how-low-can-they-go snapshot in time.
in welcome contrast, I remember a poignant story about Obama's visit to the grieving families. With complete authenticity, he was fully present with them, not only offering hugs but asking them to "tell me about your son, tell me about your daughter." He said it was the toughest day of his presidency.
I found this:
https://news.yahoo.com/obama-going-to-newtown-was-the-toughest-day-of-my-presidency-164748871.html
It is difficult to continually work to 'lift' the low energy in this country but this community is a beacon of light that inspires me to keep at it.
This is absolutely not surprising to me. Remington is like any other big business-profit before people. In the legal world, children have less value. They may have lost the vast majority of their lives-so in essence they've lost more than say an 80 year old in terms of time, experience & future income. However, the 80 year old has an established record of earnings, therefore they may get higher pecuniary damages in a law suit. Airlines, train operators, cruise ships, car manufacturers, etc., all try to limit damages in law suits and will employ all sorts of legal maneuvers to do so. Airlines & cruise lines are known to use antiquated laws designed to protect women & children when trying to decrease their liability. The Death On The High Seas Act was written in 1920 to insure that widows & dependant children got all of the future earnings of their husbands/fathers when they died in international waters. The act specifies that only dependants can make claims. So years later when cruising & air travel lost passengers, the company would then claim that the individual only had any worth if the had dependants. The unmarried & childless, or children had no value since only dependants could file claims. Thus the company would escape larger monetary losses. When transportation accidents happen, company staff are often asked to assist survivors or family members. They would ask such questions as "did they smoke, did they have any illness or take medications?" They claim these were questions to help in identifications, such as finding someone with cigarettes or meds on their person. In reality, the companies were preemptively collecting information to show that someone who smoked or was ill had a shorter lifespan, thus reducing the damages the company may have to pay. In wrongful death cases, how much of your life was stolen isn't a factor. Damages are based on how much potential income was lost. Therefore, reportcards may show which child was a slow learner, hence the intent to show the court they are worth lower damages because they probably wouldn't be doctors, lawyers, CEOs. They legal system only recognizes loss in monetary terms.
What I don't understand is every time there's a mass casualty shooting, guns sales go UP. When there's a mass shooting, and people get fired up about gun control, sales go UP. If Remington is having financial losses, that sounds like a "them" problem, or a problem stemming from the investigations and bankruptcy of their Big Daddy - the NRA, not a Sandy Hook one.
I also have to wonder if they are playing this for the Alex Jones/Q crowd who think Sandy Hook was fake; if the school and parents have to share documents, it will prove these children and teachers never existed in the first place.