Oh SNAP! New #solarpunk podcast alert!

I just started listening to "Resistance is Fertile" with @firethesetimes and Carla Joy Bergman and it is 🔥 !

@thestartrekpod.bsky.social

https://www.patreon.com/resistanceisfertile

#hopepunk #anarchism

@carkner
The Forward does remarkably good coverage.

Side note:
“these people and their f——- tree houses.”

Fuck him, and also that's admittedly funny as hell.

@michaelmagras

Thank you for sharing this, as I don't think I would've seen it otherwise.

When I read the headline, my brain immediately imagined it spoken by the NYTimes as a question, and made me chuckle

'Okay, guys? We've been meaning to look into this for a while now, but kept putting it off... so, um... like what is going on?'

I love this.

Congrats to everyone who helped #ZohranMamdani score a historic win!

Expect a huge flux of new folks into the #DSA, #WFP, et al.

We live in dark times, but if you're practiced in telling stories about the future you can see light shining through cracks. Let's do this!

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/zohran-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayor-primary-results/

#solarpunk #hopepunk

Here is a separate video of what I assume is simulated gameplay? Again, I have no idea if this is an actual project or just a demo, but I find it quite charming. I guess it's called Luma?

If anyone has more info, please share!

https://vimeo.com/1091226153

#solarpunk #gamedev

Check out this neat short animated film!

I think it's part of a student project to develop an adventure video game that looks like if you turned the "Dear Alice" Chobani commercial into a #solarpunk action #RPG ! I don't really know much about it, but it looks dope.

https://vimeo.com/1090839342

@dregntael
Ah. Thank you for the clarification. I need to exercise a bit more reading comprehension.

I'll contact them through Itch. Thanks for sharing anyway!

@imp3tuz
Do it! THROW THAT HAT!

@dregntael @alxd

I'm just digging into this now, but it looks dope!

We're gonna message you later with questions, I bet. I'm excited to learn more!

This seems like a very cool and useful guide to creating a #Solarpunk city for your #ttrpg setting. I like in particular how it focuses more on the structural aspects of a solarpunk society rather than the purely aesthetic parts.

https://daeres.itch.io/so-you-want-to-make-a-solarpunk-city

@alxd

@davidoclubb

Well don't be coy: drop us a link!

@OliviaVespera @alxd

I highly recommend "Murder in the Tool Library" by @AEMarling as an example. It's a thrilling murder mystery set in a solarpunk city, and I think it executes on that premise incredibly well.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-in-the-tool-library-a-e-marling/1144354144

Yishan Wong's 2025 #solarpunk #art contest is now open!

Everyone is encouraged to send in their submissions by email before August 20th! And be sure to share whatever you submit on Mastodon too! Woo!

https://medium.com/@yishan/solarpunk-art-contest-2025-7fa29f1bd5b9

@JugglingWithEggs
Sadly, it makes sense!

There are so many scams and predatory programs that no savvy person is going to readily jump into a really great offer from a stranger without a lot of healthy skepticism.

@oli I just looked up "set" and yeah that's no hyperbole. It definitely set straight that it's a set of words so large it'll set your hair on fire.

Check out this article about decarbonizing neighborhoods.

My favorite finding? It only works if the residents have existing social bonds.

If you haven't already, plan a block party. Whether fighting ice or climate collapse, the 1st step is a block party.
https://www.kqed.org/science/1997283/this-oakland-block-tried-to-quit-fossil-fuels-heres-what-they-learned

#solarpunk

~Direct Action tips!~

Operate collectively, at multiple levels:

Be in contact with at least one big group to coordinate with mass actions and maintain separate contact among close friends you personally know and trust.

#directaction #protest #antifascism

@emerald
> all time favorite
Geez, we're right here...

(I kid. I can't be mad. Eclipse Phase is amazing.)

Zohran Mamdani’s Messaging Machine Is a Model to Emulate

"What would the Bernie Sanders media empire look like if the socialist senator was young, a world citizen and polyglot with a handsome face and a sense of fun? One answer is Mamdani’s YouTube."

[Even if he doesn't win the mayoralty #ZohranMamdani will have taught some valuable lessons about communicating progressive values.]

#MamdaniForMayorNYC
#DontRankCuomo
#RankMamdaniFirst
#NYC

https://jacobin.com/2025/06/zohran-mamdani-social-media-bernie

Most RPGs have a lot of great community-made content. What are your favorite examples of how writers and publishers can organize and share community #ttrpg content?

I'll go first:
#EclipsePhase has a page for fan hacks of the game on their website.