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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts) Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:12 PM Nov 2017

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The real Internet may die on Dec 14th, 2017 unless you act now

The Trump administration is trying to kill the only media that have consistently held him to account, independent media, and much more. Now they are about to ensure that in order to report broadly, you may need big bucks to do so, this unless you act now. This affects us all.

https://egbertowillies.com/2017/11/21/internet-death-december-2017/

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The real Internet may die on Dec 14th, 2017 unless you act now (Original Post) egbertowillies Nov 2017 OP

republicans pissing on the Internet Achilleaze Nov 2017 #1

You'd think they'd run out of urine... defacto7 Nov 2017 #3

K&R for the importance of open access to information defacto7 Nov 2017 #2

Glad to hear that I can stop them! FiveGoodMen Nov 2017 #4

K&R for visibility. lunamagica Nov 2017 #5

Probably a dumb question, but Mme. Defarge Nov 2017 #6

Don't think libraries have the funds dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #7

Oh, well, Mme. Defarge Nov 2017 #8

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

1. republicans pissing on the Internet

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:14 PM

Nov 2017

like they piss on everything...

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

3. You'd think they'd run out of urine...

Reply to Achilleaze (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:15 PM

Nov 2017

But no, they have plenty more.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

2. K&R for the importance of open access to information

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:14 PM

Nov 2017

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

4. Glad to hear that I can stop them!

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:27 PM

Nov 2017

What were the steps to do that again?

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

5. K&R for visibility.

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:31 PM

Nov 2017

Mme. Defarge

(8,023 posts)

6. Probably a dumb question, but

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:32 PM

Nov 2017

could public libraries become internet service providers?

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

7. Don't think libraries have the funds

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:48 PM

Nov 2017

Huge bucks to maintain current infrastructure, much less expanding it.

Mme. Defarge

(8,023 posts)

8. Oh, well,

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 06:47 PM

Nov 2017

thanks!

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