Notices by Jay Baker (they/he) (mediaactivist@kolektiva.social), page 20

Disney CEO Bob Iger called Hollywood strikers 'not realistic.' His critics are calling his $27 million pay package unrealistic.
https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-ceo-bob-iger-writers-strike-comments-criticism-salary-pay-2023-7 #Disney #WritersStrike #union #Hollywood

Also In-N-Out, did you know that transparent N95 masks exist? If you are so adamant that "smiles" are critical for your business, you can have smiles visible and still protect the health of your employees. I recommend purchasing from @ProjectN95: https://www.projectn95.org/products/clear-flat-fold-4190-020-40-n95-mask-m-l/

Bodily autonomy for everybody. Yes, that means EVERY BODY.

@str_pe Haha yes! They'll probably say it's "A New Same™ for a New Britain™!"

Greek Seas: Europe’s Largest Migrant Cemetery
https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/greek-seas-europes-largest-migrant-cemetery/ #migration #immigration #NoBorders #NoNations #StopDeportations #NoBordersNoNationsStopDeportations

"As we move closer to a probable 2024 general election, the current state of affairs sees the three main parties increasingly indistinguishable. Each offers only a mildly different serving of uninspiring neoliberal hellscape, with only your choice of authoritarian topping to set them apart."
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/22/bye-by-elections-hello-hope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bye-by-elections-hello-hope #anarchism

I'm getting too fucking old to be anything less than truly authentic and honest, and too wise to be embarrassed by it. So, frankly, this is how I feel: My heart warms by so many resilient amazing wonderful interesting kind principled people, all around - made so much clearer by the internet and especially online spaces like this (and people like you, most likely, if you're reading this) - despite the harsh cruelties of capitalism and power's abuses. And there's so much I want to do, in my communities - and at home too, for my partner and for myself - that, shit, there's never a chance to be bored...and despite (or because of) the fact there's so little time left in the grand scheme, I just get excited to be alive and humbled by the privileges I possess to still get to feel this way.

The more chaos & violence the fascist[GOP] causes or creates the expectation of, the greater the yearning for "stability" & "return to stasis" is built up in their followers, & the more likely they are to back the only ones they are told can restore order. Coincidentally /s/ that is *also* the biggest perpetrator of instability: the fascist.

[This also has its analog in abusive family systems. Cf. cycle of abuse.]

To recruit, the fascist needs online radicalization that can't be taken down.

@neil Ubuntu, around 2010, to be followed by Fedora, Mint, Manjaro, Arch, Manjaro (again), Elementary (briefly), and now Pop!_OS. Shit: that's, like, a distro hop every 18 months...

@autumn Their biggest fan present in the shot. (Sorry...)

@onepict @fsf @phpledge Well said!

Waffle House Workers Fed up With Violence, Demand Better Safety and Pay
https://www.businessinsider.com/waffle-house-workers-fed-up-violence-union-demand-safety-pay-2023-7 #WaffleHouse #union

Reddit takes over one of the biggest protesting subreddits - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/20/23802370/reddit-over-reopens-subreddit-protest-male-fashion-advice #Reddit

@chewie Haha love it!

@jkerrison Welcome! Great introduction, and love your bio too!

As I wrote in this blog post late last year, back on Twitter I had three times the amount of followers (over 3,000, in fact) and yet here on Mastodon (with "lesser" ratios) I have had so much more meaningful interactions that have provided support and even friendship which is a boost in terms of mental health -- and that's aside from the political principle of open source decentralisation! https://www.mediaactivist.com/2022/11/11/twitter-isnt-a-tool-any-more-were-the-tools-for-using-it/ #Fediverse #Mastodon #Twitter #SocialMedia

Hi @pixelfed and @dansup - big fan here! Sorry for adding to your notifications but wondering if I can delete my old #Pixelfed account to free up my handle to start from scratch signing up with my Mastodon account?

Leftist direct action thrillers: a new genre?
https://www.rs21.org.uk/2023/07/20/leftist-direct-action-thrillers-a-new-genre/

@stux @dansup Ooh I'd love to be able to grab such stickers! How?

The studios thought they could handle a strike. They might end up sparking a revolution - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-07-18/sag-aftra-strike-bob-iger-fran-drescher-barry-diller-david-zaslav-revolution #Hollywood #union #SAGAFTRA