Jay Baker 📼 @mediaactivist@mastodon.online

Ten years ago, on the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, I recorded a vlog that ended up being shown in school classrooms. Ten years on, I feel it's still pertinent. Check it out: https://kolektiva.media/w/4ZzZnKsBSD9xFUQK1YxKMv #911 #NeverForget #FreePalestine #Chile #Allende

"On August 1, MTV turned 40 years old...We’ve discovered a video that is the entire first two hours of MTV from August 1, 1981...The first video famously played on the channel was The Buggles’ 'Video Killed the Radio Star'" - https://nerdist.com/article/first-two-hours-of-mtv-broadcast-1981/

And another thing. All outcasts into some random obscure quirky interests: do me a favour and start social conversations on that geeky shit with the presupposition that everyone else is interested in it. You know -- like people do when bringing up patriarchal Eng-er-lund to us.

People project their own values onto successes even in defiance of reality. The same folks co-opting millionaire England players as "leftist" icons will have to reconcile the team meeting with Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson and royals for tea, honours, photo ops.. Don't @ me.

What Should Queer Representation in the MCU Even Look Like?
https://nerdist.com/article/what-shoud-queer-representation-in-mcu-look-like/

A Florida Pastor Who Said God Made COVID To Purge Sin Off The Planet Was Hospitalised With COVID
https://junkee.com/florida-pastor-covid-sin/299350

Oohh...You know what? I have an "old" but decent phone - and just discovered the amazing non-profit, free and open source @e_mydata; going to try and test drive it this weekend if I can match it up (which I'm excited about!) Check them out! I'll report back on my experience ASAP. #eOS #FOSS #deGoogle #freesoftware #opensource

"(In) a line from the movie How to Get Ahead in Advertising...a character explains: 'Everything is high in something. And if it’s not, it’s low in something else.' (That explains popcorn packaging declaring it 'gluten free,' for example.)"
https://fair.org/home/the-goal-of-these-ads-is-to-distract-from-their-actual-business-model/

NYC Anarchist Film Festival: Call for Contributions
https://itsgoingdown.org/nyc-anarchist-film-festival-call-for-contributions/

I'm a fairly average #Linux user who loathes Google and Apple, looking to switch up my smartphone in the coming months. My main apps are F-Droid stuff alongside ProtonMail, Signal, NordVPN etc. Fancy my chances on a #Pinephone? I only want to use one phone, am broke, but passionate about #FOSS and the Pine64 ethos. Open to suggestions, advice, reviews, recommendations, and ideas! Thanks!

The transfer of wealth...

The $149 Smartphone That Could Bring The Linux Mobile Ecosystem to Life
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7e77y/the-dollar149-smartphone-that-could-bring-the-linux-mobile-ecosystem-to-life

LGBTQ+ Cartoon Characters Are Vital For Today's Queer Youth - Nerdist
https://nerdist.com/article/lgbtq-cartoon-characters-today-important-queer-youth/