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Anti-Censorship Win of the Day: In a major victory for the Internet, and major blow to its would-be censors, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), co-sponsor of SOPA’s sister bill PIPA, has officially withdrawn his support for the legislation.
“I have been a co-sponsor of the PROTECT IP Act because I believe it’s important to protect American ingenuity, ideas and jobs from being stolen through Internet piracy, much of it occurring overseas through rogue websites in China,” the Senator wrote in a post on his Facebook page. “However, we must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new technologies.”
In addition to withdrawing his support out of “concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet,” Sen. Rubio also urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “to abandon his plan to rush the bill to the floor.”
PIPA is currently slated to be voted on next Tuesday, January 24th.
[facebook / @marcorubio.]
UPDATE: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), another PIPA co-sponsor, has withdrawn his support for the bill. Earlier, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), took to Facebook to express reservations over SOPA.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly07sgE75O1qzpwi0o1_1280.jpg)
Anti-Censorship Win of the Day: In a major victory for the Internet, and major blow to its would-be censors, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), co-sponsor of SOPA’s sister bill PIPA, has officially withdrawn his support for the legislation.
“I have been a co-sponsor of the PROTECT IP Act because I believe it’s important to protect American ingenuity, ideas and jobs from being stolen through Internet piracy, much of it occurring overseas through rogue websites in China,” the Senator wrote in a post on his Facebook page. “However, we must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new technologies.”
In addition to withdrawing his support out of “concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet,” Sen. Rubio also urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “to abandon his plan to rush the bill to the floor.”
PIPA is currently slated to be voted on next Tuesday, January 24th.
[facebook / @marcorubio.]
UPDATE: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), another PIPA co-sponsor, has withdrawn his support for the bill. Earlier, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), took to Facebook to express reservations over SOPA.
#OccupyDC Metro Ride
This is simply us riding the metro during rush hour in suits with empty glasses of champagne and verve cliquot bottles. Plentiful and overt signs of parodied wealth. Eg: monocles, top hats. We dress as the 1% and ride with the 99%.
TODAY at 5:30pmOn October 5th, 2011, the %1 Metro Ride is meeting underground at Metro Center, at (inside or outside of the turnstiles if anyone’s metro-ing in) the 12th and G entrance gates below the street level. We’ll bring flyers from camp but please, print out your own as well (attached so you may print them) to keep on your person. There is a protest planned for the Newseum today which can be found here.Items to bring:
- Your finest finery: suits, dresses
- Champagne or wine bottles
- Glasses *clink*
- Wall street journals, financial times
- Pearls (touch the pearls, wave)
- Hats, like bowlers or top hats
- Pocket squares
- Slickee hair product
- A briefcase or folder for flyers would be great
Try not to bring:
- Actual wine or open liquid of any kind.
- Vestiges of your former 99% life. e.g. backpacks, signs,
- Facial hair (some are shaving at least)
Dino has agreed to video (in plain clothes) and Sariel informed us that the Washington Times may be there so just a heads up, we will keep it parodied, silly and lawful.
You are all incredible. And filthy rich.
I’m not going to be there, but this sound hilarious. Someone better take photos!
EDIT: This event is OVER. I’ll link to pictures when they turn up.