Notices by Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu), page 5

Hilarious how so many of these weirdo right-wing conspiracy theorists present themselves as the plucky underdogs speaking the unspeakable, supposedly in the face of opposing oppressive might...while siding with one of the richest men in the world and one of the most powerful politicians in the world. I guess they don't feel the boot on their throat if it's already inside it after being licked. Joke's on them. Choke on them.

@witchescauldron @onepict @perpetrator @freetechproject An important question! It took many years, but here I arrived at a possible way for us grass rootsy DIY crews to join together and finally reach beyond the age-old silos, learning from those mistakes with a clear media model for change: https://www.mediaactivist.com/manifesto/

@onepict @perpetrator Ooh well said! It's the kind of thing I'd like @freetechproject to be doing much more about too.

@onepict @perpetrator Sounds like a challenge - but a worthwhile one! So the aim is to develop a FOSS community locally? If so, I agree that installfests can be effective, especially if it's publicised on the basis of things like avoiding the annoying elements of proprietary software, open source culture, and potentially expanding the lifespan of a device with different operating systems.

@az @nosat @riotmuffin Someone didn't bother to read, then. Shame -- they could've saved themselves some excruciating embarrassment.

@sal @riotmuffin @az That's a good question. Need to figure a way to do that!

15 Corporations Used Trump Tax Cuts to Pump $839B Into Buybacks and Dividends https://truthout.org/articles/15-corporations-used-trump-tax-cuts-to-pump-839b-into-buybacks-and-dividends/

@elexia @az @riotmuffin That'd be awesome!

@az @riotmuffin Thanks for donating to @sheffieldmaskbloc and getting a hard copy!

"We’ve all seen politicians pushing the line...that what democracy really means is putting a cross in a box and shutting up for the next four to five years. And it’s an obviously silly argument, even to non-anarchists." Milkshake Farage is a courtroom crybaby: https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/10/23/milkshake-farage-is-a-courtroom-crybaby/

Why are the Central Park Five suing Donald Trump? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/22/why-are-the-central-park-five-suing-donald-trump

Naomi Klein: A “Trauma Industry” Has Emerged in Israel to Justify Gaza Genocide https://truthout.org/video/naomi-klein-a-trauma-industry-has-emerged-in-israel-to-justify-gaza-genocide/

Pro-Palestine Students Face Expulsion for Using a Bullhorn https://theintercept.com/2024/10/22/swarthmore-protest-palestine-expulsion-bullhorn/

@frankcat Very well could be.

"You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back! Give us what you stole from us! ...Our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people. You destroyed our land! ...This is not your land!" King Charles heckled by Indigenous lawmaker Lidia Thorpe on Australia visit: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/21/king-charles-heckled-by-indigenous-lawmaker-on-australia-visit

@inquiline No luck as yet!

@durian @elie @RadicalGraffiti Yeah, I did a double-take haha.

@toba It's true that casting a vote is a quick and easy act, but the careerist professional politicians are banking on us continuing to legitimise their bullshit "democracy" by doing so, and the "lesser of evils" is a terrible and immoral argument based on emotional blackmail while the planet's being destroyed. Some of the most marginalised communities have been the ones who have made the biggest changes - the principle of such community activism is "from each according to their ability, to each according to their need." I offer a much more in-depth analysis of all this here: https://www.mediaactivist.com/manifesto/

@elie @RadicalGraffiti Oh yes you're right! Here's the original (it was flipped)

@simon_brooke Thank you! (It's a bit of a beast, for sure!)