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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I wrote this back in '22 and it's still so very relevant to today's #politics, #environmentalism & #solarpunk - the #discourse that I see here & other places online about alternatives to the status quo. arielkroon.ca/blog/2022/11/14/Savio… I'm still […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Hey so if one of your beefs with #immigrants / #refugees is that they don't attempt to integrate into the #culture of your country, maybe ask yourself what you are doing personally to help that happen? Culture's a two-way street, friend. You gotta have teachers if you want students to be able […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Application for a pitch session at Can*Con was approved! But I have to catch a train at that exact time, sadness. I'll publish this thesis one day... #SFFH #CanCon #thesis @academicchatter #dissertation #academia #phd #sciencefiction #CanadianSF #CanadianScienceFiction #postapocalyptic

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Looking forward to going to Can*Con this year! Come see me moderating "Being Outside Rome During the Fall" on Saturday Oct. 17 at 11:30 - if that's a bit too early (or depressing), I'm also moderating a panel later that afternoon at 4pm - "Worldbuilding Focus: Park Politics". You can check out […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

There's an orange alert out for severe thunderstorms this evening - high winds, damaging hail, 50mm+ rain and chance of a tornado. Really wish I had storm shutters about now... What do you do to protect your domicile from violent weather? Any tips? #ONstorm #climatedisaster #climatecrisis […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

Hey friends, if you are of the Christian spiritual persuasion, background, or have friends who are, + they are passionate/you want them to care about the environment/Indigenous rights, this would be a great webinar to suggest to them […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

It's Tree of the Year nomination time in #WaterlooRegion until the end of June! You can submit your nominations for a tree that you think should be Tree of the Year here: reepgreen.ca/tree-trust/#elementor-… & then all region residents can vote on it, & the winner […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026

Hey friends, my garden just got its own #Instagram! It's very empty right now, but we're hoping to post lots of nice pictures and cool gardening tips and info about plants and insects soon! If you have Insta, give us a follow @comeunityrootsgc @waterlooregion #VictoriaPark #WillowRiverPark […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026

Today's neat thing: the Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce recently submitted a proposal to the Major Projects Office to include care as a nation-building project and for #care to be included as #infrastructure. They're having a town hall on May 28 & I'm dying a bit inside because it's at the […]

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Solarpunk is a subgenre of science fiction that challenges the apocalyptic scripts of capitalist realism and opens radical possibilities. Our podcast of the week explores the past and future of the idea. With @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy et al. on @thefirethesetimes.com buff.ly/Y5P1qjG

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Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG @fullyautomatedrpg.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

What treat is this in my podcast feed?? A new #solarpunk panel on @firethesetimes@bird.makeup podcast?! Returning to the podcast for a threquel it's @firethesetimes@mastodon.social ; @arielkroon ; @hydroponictrash ; Luka Dowell of @solarpunkcast ... Damn. I'm gonna need a cup of tea for this […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026

I know this is propaganda curated from only the good news to make the Region of Waterloo look its very best but I gotta say, the 2025 RoW Yearbook really does instill a sense of civic pride & a feeling of momentum. www.rowyearbook.ca Not featured: the tireless work of activists & […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 11/04/2026

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 […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

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.

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 17/03/2026

Just had a wonderful, enriching conversation with another independent scholar in ecocriticism, and she mentioned that while she had looked for Canadian alt-ac or independent scholarly networks, she hadn't been able to find any. @academicchatter @academics @CouragePhD @academicsunite anyone have […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2026

Hey #Ontario friends, take this chance to do something nice for the environment that is simple and fast! Right here is a petition to look into alternatives to road salt, which is toxic and polluting the Great Lakes. Given current #water issues, this is pretty important, I think […]

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The Icarian @theicarian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2026

We should pass a woman's Heartbeat law: if a woman has a heartbeat you can't tell her what to do with her goddamn body, ever.

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2026

Disney asked "Andor" creator Tony Gilroy not to use the word "fascism" when he was promoting its second season. Now, he's saying it — and talking about how the show's storylines connect to current U.S. politics. "So you get out your 'Fascism for Dummies' book for the 15 things you do, and we […]

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 20/02/2026

1. My newest Anti-Trans Legal Risk Map is here. For trans adults, Kansas is the newest "Do Not Travel" warning, only the 3rd state to achieve that warning. For youth, a change to the map increases risk to Medium in many states. Nationwide risk remains extreme. Subscribe to support my journalism.

Adult Anti-Trans Legal Risk Assessment Map of the United States. Florida, Kansas, and Texas are marked "Do Not Travel" with dark crosshatched shading. Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming are dark red for "Worst Laws Passed." Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Montana, and South Carolina are orange for "High Risk Within 2 Years." Alaska, Kentucky, and North Carolina are salmon/pink for "Moderate Risk Within 2 Years." Arizona, Delaware, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and DC are light blue for "Low Risk Within 2 Years." California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington are teal for "Safest States With Strong Protections."

Youth Anti-Trans Legal Risk Assessment Map of the United States. Florida, Kansas, and Texas are marked "Do Not Travel" with dark crosshatched shading. The majority of states are dark red for "Worst Active Anti-trans Laws." Montana, Nebraska, Alaska, and several others are orange for "High Risk Within 2 Years." States including California, Colorado, New York, and other previously protective states are now light peach for "Moderate Risk Within 2 Years," reflecting the update that no state is considered low risk for transgender youth. No states appear in low-risk or protective categories.

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

Discovered boringnews.ca today, as it covers Waterloo (and Kitchener, but Waterloo is the city on the drop-down list). Straight facts, no opinions + possibly the most sensible use of "AI" (pretty sure it's a rebranded LLM) in journalism - it's a research assistant and story aggregator, that […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026

If your #solarpunk bookclub hasn't yet tackled "The #Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in #Capitalist Ruins," by Anna Tsing, I highly recommend that you do. Were I to teach a solarpunk course, I would most likely have excerpts of this on the syllabus. "Neither tales […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environ… "The World Happiness Report suggests young people have become Canada's #unhappiest age group, a complete reversal of long-standing […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026

Finally finally this article was published! amodern.net/article/a-voice-of-thei… It only took ....too many years. I started working on this when I was still a PhD student. Yay academic publishing timelines... That said, check it out. It's a deep dive into an episode of a campus […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 21/01/2026

I kind of hate everything about the WEF & to me, PM Carney is a huge disappointment on multiple fronts, BUT I kind of have to admit that this speech is kinda fire & I'm really glad someone pointed out that the emperor is wearing no clothes & nations need to get off their asses & do something […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2026

Looking for an egg-only CSA delivery in the KW area is a bust so far. I don't need veggies; I grow 'em. What I do need is eggs. And I don't have a car, so what I want is delivery. What's a woman gotta do to get some free-range fresh eggs around here that don't come with so many vegetables it […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2025

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 […]

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Jess👾 @jesstheunstill.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025

A lesser known Mastodon pro tip: Want to mute a conversation, but the mute conversation button isn't appearing on the post? The only way you can mute a conversation is on a post you have made in the conversation. But the secret part - Say you want to mute it without actually participating in […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 12/11/2025

You know what would be nice? If Canadian identity wasn't defined by hypermsculine white guy from a beer commercial. Just a thought.

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2025

Expected to see a lot more Guy Fawkes memes and references, perhaps I am showing my age and internet proclivities a little too openly... #RememberRemember #GuyFawkes #VforVendetta #IYKYK

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 02/11/2025

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 […]

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Ariel Kroon @arielkroon.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2022

#introduction times! Independent #scholar and aspiring #writer of Things. Did my #phd on #Canadian #postapocalytic #sciencefiction 1948-1989. Current research associate & writing consultant w the Social Innovation Research Group @ WLU, co-host of Solarpunk Presents podcast @solarpunkpresents […]

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