Notices by Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)

@coop You're...awesome!

@susankayequinn Oh wow I'm almost embarrassed to admit I never noticed that until now! Brilliant.

A surprising number of people had heard of solarpunk!
The movement is growing!

But most had not read any: there just aren't that many stories out there (which is why I started the podcast,to collect a list of recommended #solarpunk reads).
#climate #green #fiction
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https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/

I've stopped migrating everything to my own GoToSocial account, which I'll keep for the future and maybe use as broadcast-only for now, but in the meantime you may wish to follow me back on this account as this is where I'll be more (inter)active -- apologies if we lost connection!

@danirabbit I've made it clear in the past that not only was I attracted to elementary OS as a great operating system, but what really clinched it was these values. I've donated and bought merch and will continue to do so. For every one of those asking for refunds, there will be many more like me. Keep up the great work!

Cautious optimism is justified. I wrote this last summer, about how the threats may appear greater than they are, largely due to amplification by the establishment media: https://silencebreaker.mediaactivist.com/fear-makes-the-wolf-look-bigger/

"In France, Italy and Slovenia, far-right parties failed to convert momentum into decisive victories, but analysts warn against drawing long-term conclusions." https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/24/after-setbacks-across-europe-is-the-populist-far-right-losing-ground

At this point I am beyond convinced that everyone talking about filter bubbles and echo chambers is simply concern trolling and is following some nefarious agenda

Like me, you may not entirely agree with every point in this article, but it should be applauded for raising questions about the potential of the Fediverse.

@novafuture https://mastodon.social/@novafuture/116295976892908620

Media must reconsider its approach to engaging with people with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress or trauma, who are often being re-traumatised by talking to the media about deeply personal experiences, a new report has found. https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/media-must-reconsider-its-approach-to-engaging-with-people-with-lived-experience-says-report/

@kbm0 @Jeffrey It's a pleasure, and apologies for the confusion!

@kbm0 @Jeffrey Hi. It wasn't carelessness or deliberately exclusionary; the link to England was because of grant funding restrictions at start-up, but delivery beyond grant-funded activities would be across the UK and beyond, and what little in-person delivery there may be would be Covid-safer. Anyway, it's been amended to avoid any confusion. Thanks!

@Jeffrey Yeah, forget that. That was just in terms of specific grant funding on the community side, but the consultancy side will be UK- or even world-wide.

This probably won't surprise you but "happiness efficiency increases with better working conditions, social support, access to natural capital, and less materialistic attitudes." https://www.nature.com/articles/s44458-026-00059-1

I remember when I was younger, so many people I knew used things like the Egyptian pyramids as evidence of aliens having come to earth, supposedly because humans at that time surely weren't capable of such engineering feats -- and then you grow up and realise they meant non-white humans. Yes, it was rooted in racism (as are many conspiracy theories): many white folks would've rather have come up with outlandish science fiction than come to terms with and recognise science fact in Africa. Here's an article "hot off the press" bringing to light evidence of that Egyptian engineers might have used complex hydraulic systems to create pyramids: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70875632/ancient-egyptian-pyramid-hydraulic-system-discovered/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fenvironment

This kind of sad reality of the (albeit predictably) betrayed "MAGA" base makes me think of that scene in American History X, where history teacher Bob Sweeney (Avery Brooks) says to former neo Nazi Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton): "There was a moment, like this, when I used to blame everything and everyone... for all the pain and suffering and vile things that happened to me, that I saw happen to my people. Used to blame everybody. Blamed white people, blamed society, blamed God. I didn't get no answers 'cause I was asking the wrong questions. You have to ask the right questions." "Like what?" "Has anything you've done made your life better?"

"US households paid $1,000 more for the same goods over the past year, with lower-income families hit the hardest." Trump’s tariffs one year on: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/2/trumps-tariffs-one-year-on-how-americans-are-paying-the-price

@jeridansky Just as the brilliant Mutu Network was born in France, the French have yet again applied those similar principles of federated networks to mask blocs. I think @sheffieldmaskbloc - and many others in the British Isles - could be having more success or stability with such solidarity.

Today marks 15 years of elementary OS! 🎉 🎂 🎈

Is this the picture of success? Is this a good way to handle a pandemic?

https://wwater.ca/