Dúghlas Mullin

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New Brunswick based photographer, living rural on the unceded land of the Mi'kmaq. Progressive politics with a people centred focus, Permaculture, and nature based spirituality. of Irish/Scottish descent. Trek > Doctor Who > Star Wars but nothing can take the sky from me. 'I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.' Lover of the colour pink. From  🇨🇦. Lived in 🇰🇪 and 🇰🇷. Fave place visited 🇧🇲.
My Linkshttps://linktr.ee/dughlas
My Photographyhttp://mullinstreamphotography.ca/
My Politicshttp://douglasmullin.ca/
My Bloghttp://black-capped.ca/
Show threadDúghlas MullinFeb 11, 2023
@jd if this is the borg ship from Picard, i'm okay with that. i might even not resist.
Dúghlas MullinJan 13, 2023

my report on Miramichi River Valley's first council meeting is now live on the MRV Review substack https://open.substack.com/pub/miramichirivervalleyreview/p/first-council-meeting-deputy-mayor #MiramichiRiverValley #NewBrunswick

photo by me of the new mayor chairing the first regular Council meeting

First council meeting; Deputy Mayor selected

On January 11, 2023, the Mayor and Council of Miramichi River Valley met for the first regular council meeting of the new rural community in the Council Chambers at the Blackville Community Center on 12 Bartholomew Road South. All were present, with Councillor Sheasgreen joining the meeting via live video.

Miramichi River Valley Review
Dúghlas MullinJan 2, 2023
@matt appreciate the suggestion.
Dúghlas MullinJan 2, 2023

my 2023 goals - community

my first expression of those goals

https://miramichirivervalleyreview.substack.com/p/welcome-to-miramichi-river-valley

#newbrunswick #miramichirivervalley

Welcome to Miramichi River Valley

January 1, 2023 is the start of a New Year. It is also the establishment day for the rural community of Miramichi River Valley. From the About page on the new website, “Established on January 1, 2023, the Rural Community of Miramichi River Valley includes the former Village of Blackville and the Local Service Districts of Blackville, Renous-Quarryville, North Esk, South Esk, Derby and Sunny Corner. It is governed by an elected council made up of a mayor and six councillors.”

Miramichi River Valley Review
Show threadDúghlas MullinDec 19, 2022
@markdykeman thanks. it does remind me of a grimoire, the magican's book of spells.
Show threadDúghlas MullinDec 19, 2022
@markdykeman what is a commonplacebook?
Dúghlas MullinDec 14, 2022
Nowhere GirlDec 11, 2022

I'm still on Twitter because it's where a lot of Black people I follow are and many have no plans to leave because alternatives all seem semi-hostile as well.

And whenever Black people raise this point on Mastodon, about its pervasive whiteness, there's always at least one person oozing white condescension at them about it, making their point for them.

White people need to learn to shut the fuck up and listen.

Dúghlas MullinDec 5, 2022
RoDec 4, 2022
This is an exciting time for the fedi, man.

Yes, some are stuck in the past and will cling to their bigotry to retain whatever fictional ownership they think they have.

But the rest of us are talking. We're figuring it out. We're learning how to make our networks and community better in real-time.

Yeah, it's messy, but real progress often is.

In the last couple of weeks, I've had more meaningful conversations about the future of the fediverse as the defacto network for anyone than I have in the previous years I've been in the fedi combined.

This is the fun part—this is where we create.
Dúghlas MullinDec 5, 2022

Accessiblity on social media is much more than simply alt text for images. It's placing hashtags at the end. It's making sure your videos have captions. It's about thinking about visual contrast.

Here is an article that gives more details. https://publish.illinois.edu/accessibility-training/2019/11/05/best-practices-for-social-media-accessibility/

#accessible #AltText #CamelCase #Captions

Best Practices for Social Media Accessibility – Accessibility for Online Teaching and Learning

Dúghlas MullinDec 5, 2022
Molly Cantrell-Kraig 🍷Dec 2, 2022

I can’t find the original toot that mentioned this, but here’s a reminder: please put all hashtags at the end instead of interspersing them in the body of your message. When alt readers process the sequence of “hashtag topic” it’s a mashup that creates a barrier to communication.

#alt_text #blindness #CamelCase #FediTips #Accessibility #readers #FediHelp #MastodonNewbieTips #NewbieHashTagger #HashtagTrick