Notices by Ariel Kroon (arielkroon@wandering.shop)

Me after reading international news: "what rough beast, its hour come at last, slouches toward Bethlehem to be born?"

Not to be dramatic, or anything.

(Quote from The Second Coming bc I'm a nerd like that)

Tired of activists saying they first got involved with the #climate movement because of having kids or grandkids. It's giving the same energy as a father who suddenly becomes a #feminist because he is a #girldad. Not saying that's bad, btw, we need all the hearts and minds compassionate enough to change broken systems, but it insinuates that the childless (and youth themselves!) don't have a reason for caring for the #earth. Not everything is about your genetic legacy, Brandon. /rant over

Anyone got any links to good #murderbotDiaries thinkpieces? And not based on the show either - I haven't watched it yet. Just basic literary analysis.

I can go searching but reccs tend to be much much preferable to internet search results these days.

Hey all, if you're interested in learning more about renewables, check out this free webinar about heat pumps, geothermal energy, biomass and more on Jan 29. I'm not affiliated at all, just wanted to get the word out because education is neat.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/renewables-101-heat-pumps-geo-exchange-wastewater-energy-biomass-more-registration-1974988156742

#renewables #Renewables101 #geothermal #education #webinar #HeatPumps #Biomass #Learning

Morning mood.

Hi friends. Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica *hard* last month; my neighbour just shared with me that her mother and sister, who were evacuated before landfall, haven't been heard from since :( Melissa devastated her home community of Wakefield, but the ForUsGirls organization is organizing relief efforts in our community and across Canada (and the US). If you have anything to spare, please consider helping out: https://forusgirls.org/f/stand-with-jamaica-%E2%80%94-hurricane-melissa-relief-appeal

#Jamaica #HurricaneRelief #ForUsGirls #ClimateDisaster #Boost

@seanbala I have an existing bsky account and I wanted to be able to hook up this masto account with bsky, but it seems that's not possible...

People who use a bridge between Mastodon and #Bluesky, what service do you use, and what are your thoughts on using it?

Filling out my deets for https://www.canadianbreadsettlement.ca/ with some vicious satisfaction. Like yeah, I'll prolly only get comped less than $25 but this is most likely the closest I can get to smacking the BOD of Loblaws and Weston in the face with a mackerel like in that old comedy sketch.

#PriceFixing #ClassAction #WestonBread #Loblaws #PeoplePower #Canada

Tomato hornworms are basically aliens, also thicker than my finger and I cannot handle it.

#insects #gardening #TomatoHornworm

Friends, I'm putting together a short little article about the environmental (and other) costs of #AI. What are the articles/papers/headlines in general about this issue that have made the most impact on you? Do you recommend any specific studies? I'd like this article to be very informative with lots of places for folks to go to learn more if needed.

@derek Oh that looks like such a lovely work station!

Anyone have any leads on a retailer of acorn flour in Canada? Like, we have so many oak trees, and I know it was a traditional ingredient for people here. It seems kinda bonkers that the only non-American retailer that I can find is Turkish.

#acorn #AcornFlour #TraditionalFoods #flour #glutenfreeFlour #baking
#oakTrees #oak #trees #HelpMeFindThis

Just a friendly request for my followers and friends to CW posts related to current US politics.

Last time Trump was elected, I ended up having a nervous breakdown because of the bad news firehose and, while I am now off of Twitter (and about to delete FB and Insta), I fear for my mental health and the mental health of countless others (esp young people) over the next few years if history repeats itself (and it looks like it will)...

#AmericanPolitics #USPolitics #USPoli #mentalhealth

Trying to sign in to the #pixelfed app on Android and having a heck of a time getting past the login authorization screen. Any tips? #pixelfedapp #androidapp #android #applogin

In climate conversations lately I feel a bit like Arwen in her first appearance in Fellowship of the Ring, telling Frodo not to give in to the spreading evil infection of the Morgul blade as she works furiously with Aragorn and Sam to make a poultice out of kingsfoil.

Trying to tell people in the midst of climate catastrophe not to give in to despair and doomerism because it will consume their soul as I get my friends and their friends to apply plants to stop the poison... #ClimateDespair

Remember that this is super shitty but there are people out there who know how to use the "magic" of the natural world to mitigate the worst effects of #doomerism enough to get you to a safe place (might be mental, might be physical), where you can recover to the point where you *might* actually decide to tackle the crisis head-on and do the hardest thing in the world.

On that note, have some #solarpunk resources: https://solarpunkpresents.com/2023/02/23/what-is-solarpunk-to-you-anyway/

A bit I didn't include at the end of my #LotR / #climate analogy is that Frodo (or your average person living through #ClimateCollapse) doesn't succumb to the Morgul blade (#doomerism) but he's never the same even after bringing the Ring to Mordor.

Dude has major PTSD, has Seen Things, and can't enjoy life the way he used to. He even tells Sam that he's saved the Shire, but not for him.

Things will never be the same, even after the day has been saved. But things will *be*. And that matters.

This is not the first time I have wanted such a thing as a healthy foods snack cafe; instead of muffins they'd have like, apple slices and crackers with peanut butter; instead of croissants they'd have like, grapes or something.

Hey all, I'm on PixelFed - come join me if you haven't already, and if you're already there, give me a shout at https://pixelfed.social/saintsally

#PixelFed