What's "IRL," Really?
As evidenced by the WTO protests, Occupy and the Arab Spring, the term "IRL" was inaccurate and ableist. The battle for "The People's Tech" is real – and I hope you'll join me in fighting it.
MediaActivist.com
The website of media activist Jay Baker
Latest posts
Bluesky Vision
Psst, can you get me an invite code? Everyone wants to be part of the Next Big Thing that's just like the last one. That may not bode well.
Fear Makes the Wolf Look Bigger
The enemy is smaller than we think – just amplified.
The Spectre of Starmer Keeps Haunting Me
The sinister and cynical careerist who seems to have haunted me for years is about to make the UK even more vulnerable to fascist takeover.
Recovering From Shock: Antifascist Struggle in an Ongoing Pandemic
How the shock of the pandemic, and its mishandling, has for too long been exploited by right-wing interests.
Twitter isn't a Tool Any More. We're the Tools for Using It.
We probably shouldn't have been surprised by Twitter following Facebook into the toxic sludge of social media. It's almost as if discourse centralised in one place owned by billionaires might be a bad idea.
I'm Coming Out (to Pyro and Entrance Music)
What does pro wrestling have to do with sexuality or gender identity? You’d be surprised.
The Worst Virus Still Remains
To tackle the pandemic, what’s really needed is a “Zero Capitalism” strategy.
Tolerance for Trolls and Haters?
It might take 5 minutes to read and this took little more than that to write – and haters are worth about just that much time in my life.
Adulthood Adventures Away from Anarchism
When I first became an adult, I wore the proverbial mask of the anarchist as a way of surviving - then I was an anarchist wearing a mask to hide it in order to “survive.”
Beyond State Socialism
The failures of both Bernie and Corbynism, perhaps more than ever before, leave us looking beyond state socialism for solutions. But if voting only takes a few minutes, is it still worth doing?
Solidarity Soccer Versus Thatcherite Football: Lessons from Six Years of Coaching and COVID-19
I coached a left-wing association football club for six years. COVID-19 has shined a light on its realities.
No Embraces, No Fanfare, No Rallies: Sir Keir Starmer Wouldn't Have it Any Other Way
Far from receiving a grassroots mandate as media pundits might have us believe, newly-elected Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s horrific track record shows how he represents the establishment.
Up the Left Wing (15/02/20)
From my column as Head Coach for women's football club AFC Unity at afcunity.org (now archived here ) It’s pleasing to look back on the last entry to this column and see that our aims and hopes for this season are being realised –
We're in the Endgame Now
Now they can “Get Brexit Done,” the Conservatives have few cards left to play, and power is ours for the taking.