We complain a lot here, be it about policies being enacted (or in the case of our rare right wing visitors, about (heaven forbid) the existence of dissent thereto 
). That certainly includes me. Mocking and excoriating this administration's general policy direction and attitude is something I find easy and often fun and cathartic too. Thought I'd do something different for a change of pace here though because no, I don't actually disapprove of just everything that's being done in Washington right now, believe it or not. I supported the Laken Riley Act, for example, and was glad that it passed and that not every Democrat voted against it. Well there's also another piece of legislation Congress just passed that I'm happy about. It's called the Take It Down Act.
Publicly championed by everyone from Taylor Swift to Melania Trump, the Take It Down Act criminalizes the non-consensual creation and publication of pornographic images and video, as in to say content like A.I.-created deepfake and so-called "revenge" porn, much of which gets shared with the victim's full name, contact information, and/or home address such as to guarantee stalking and harassment and maximize the possibility of violence of them. In other words, it bars you from becoming what the industry calls a "sex worker" without your knowledge, consent, or compensation. The bill, satisfyingly co-sponsored by the unlikely combination of Amy Klobuchar and Ted Cruz, passed the Senate by unanimous consent and recently passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 409 to 2 and now heads to the president's desk. He has pledged to sign it. All I can say is that it's about damn time!!
Well, just thought I'd highlight something I feel is good that's being done in Washington. It's not too much in the grand scheme of things, but I just highlight it mostly for the edification of our rare conservative visitors who may mistakenly think at this point that my opposition to the current policy direction of my country lacks nuance.
