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Barb

@barbsgarden.bsky.social
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Love my dogs & cats, craft beer fan, home brewer, avid reader & gardener. Based in Tasman region NZ. she/her Toitu te Tiriti

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Dr Lucy Stewart @lcsnz.bsky.social · 14h
Not recovering from cancer fast enough? Maybe if your benefit gets cut you'll work harder on that! Good god.
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Nats: Cancer patients on Jobseeker benefit could face sanctions
Nats: Cancer patients on Jobseeker benefit could face sanctionsNational's promising new hardline rules for beneficiaries, including payment rate cuts for those who've been on welfare for more two year...
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Gene Brown @mrgbrown.bsky.social · 21h
Midtown Manhattan Widow Reflection
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Look what I picked from the garden today! Very excited
3 long stalks of asparagus!
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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SINEAD O'CONNOR THE LION AND THE COBRA
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is for @gailsimone.bsky.social
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Woke up to this view.
View across a paddock to the hills in Tasman. An inversion cloud sits above the grass creating a stripe effect
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Innovation & cooperation. A partnership between Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua & Tararua District Council. The Council will buy electricity at a discounted rate to help power the wastewater treatment plant, & surplus power will go back into the grid." www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-m...
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Profits from iwi-led solar project tagged for families experiencing energy hardship
A floating solar project has transformed a Dannevirke wastewater treatment pond into a source of clean energy, with profit from the electricity generated going to whānau the Tararua community experien...
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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 29/09/2026
#nzpol ✅✅
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Big vase needs flowers with long stem. These won't last but they are pretty
A large vase sits on a table with a black and red turkish tablecloth.  The vase contains branches cut from flowering crab apple
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The year is 2026 and research has just now started on what the ovary do after menopause. It is not a dead organ. Removing ovaries even after menopause may not be advisable except for women at an increased risk of ovarian cancer. www.wired.com/story/ovary-...
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The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why
A growing body of research is putting the ovary in a new light, not as an egg factory with an expiration date, but as an organ that shapes women’s health long after the fertile years have passed.
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most riveting thing I've seen all week
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Amped Up @ampedup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/24-... Turns out the "tax bad" rhetoric isn't selling so well this year #tax #nzpol
A graph of Ipsos poll results, showing results for the question "Do you support the introduction of a wealth tax", with 64% yes, 26% no, 10% don't know
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Matt @kiwimatt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Only 10 bills skipped select committee this term, if you arbitrarily exclude all the other ones" 10 bills skipping select committee in one term would be a lot of that *was* the total! Trying to downplay it makes it look even worse!
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am betting the money for signs against 3 waters came from TPU.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
saw this on Instagram and it so perfectly encapsulated my rage
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being so fr when I say that transmisogyny has put feminism back like 50 years

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what i thought we had distanced ourselves from was the reduction of women to vaginas and wombs and the ability to bear children. i thought we had progressed past 'dresses are for women and pants are for men. i thought we progressed past the idea that someone is less of a woman if she does not adhere strictly to beauty standards. i thought we progressed past the idea that naturally being comfortable adhering to highly feminine standards is vulgar. but i (sarcastically) guess no one could have predicted that trans-exclusive feminism would be the downfall of all the progress we've made
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I've just checked the tube of wasabi in my fridge. It's actually wasabi and now I want sushi
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Repost: Things you should know but didn't know you needed to know before knowing: A nasothek is a collection of the broken noses of statues and busts. Now you know.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Once again, I have checked out a book from the library that I have already read. I wish the library website could tell me these things when I place them on hold. Something like "you read this book in 2022. Are you sure you want to read it again?" Sucks not remembering things!
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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Scrolling through my photos from our trip looking for something specific. I didn't find what I was looking for but this shot stood out to me. June 2026 Dubrovnik Croatia
View from the top of the stairway in Dubrovnik Croatia Old Town. There are 3-story buildings on either side of a very steep stairs with tourists walking down.
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Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Found elsewhere, worth a share here. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ
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Dr Ben Wolfe @benwolfevision.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tell. Me. About. Your. Books. I probably won't know about them otherwise.
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hmm... building an ever larger treasure trove of shares, equity, bonds, etc. Is 'forced investment / saving' the answer to our problems? Let's have a look. First, the whole 'investing in NZ' thing is rather misleading - the big gains come from investing in *offshore* shares. [🧵 1/n]
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Deborah Russell MP @beefaerie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Excellent idea! cityalelink.co.nz
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City Ale Link | Auckland beer by train
Auckland beer by train. Pick up a free passport, visit five independent Auckland venues, collect a stamp at each and unlock perks at every stop.
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Dr Alma Rae @almahawes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is what privatised health care does, and what NACT want for Aotearoa.
Comparison of Canadian and US health data.
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David Eccles 🌻🇵🇸7x🩹🛡️ @gringene.org · 07/09/2026
Go full Mamdani! 💚 Vote Green 💚 --- If Kiwimart has waiting queues that are "kilometres long" (i.e. people are prepared to wait that long), that would suggest substantial demand that isn't being captured by goods and services provided by existing supermarkets.
Winston Peters: The Greens new policy of Nationalising Private Supermarkets is textbook communism by stealth.

The Greens have gone full Mamdani and the waiting queues will be kilometres long....
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com
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Space Academy (Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Aotearoa/NZ) @spaceacademy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Join us for an incredible night in the name of encouraging the good folk of Ōtautahi to enrol to vote in this years general election Pickle Darling, FERBY, Velveteen & Model Home all gift a set for of top notch tunes. Entry by enrolment - there will be a non-partisan support crew to help 4/10 🗳️
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Highlander: There Can Be Only One
Alt: Highlander: There Can Be Only One
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Leopards eating face.....
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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DINOSAUR JR WITHOUT A SOUND
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I turned 60 today. Happy birthday kebab to me (we are in Istanbul)
Adana kebab including rice and salad.The Blue Mosque  from the terrace of the restaurant.  The turrets are lit up in the early evening dusk
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I got 9/10 on What kind of train wreck are we talking about? www.davidslack.net/borrow-story/
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Trainwreck debt quiz
Christopher Luxon is forever talking about the colossal economic train wreck the last government left and this gets repeated as certain fact. But what are the actual numbers?
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today, Ukraine marks its 35th Independence Day amidst full-scale war, continuing to stand up for its freedom. Immense gratitude to those fighting on the front lines and those who gave their lives. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!
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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Been Discourse over the past week on whether people should shout more or less about their own books On Here. I'll sidestep that discourse by shouting about *other people*'s books I think are at the v least great fun & think didn't get enough attention. 1 like=1 book w >100 GR ratings & >33 reviews
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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The basic problem with the Government’s strategy, and Labour’s, because they’re basically the same.
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Just passed this sign outside a pub in Krakow Poland
A black board on an easel sits in a dark doorway. On it is written "FUCK COVID PUTIN and TRUMP"
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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Bookmail! For the uninitiated, that's Antara ibn Shaddad on the cover. @rachelschine.bsky.social
Rachel Shine's Black Knights

Showing man on horse with finger in the air
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
At some point someone has to stand up and go "Ok everyone shut the fuck up. You all didn't want Three Waters, so you've got this now. This is what you voted for. It's going to be expensive because Things Cost Money, and you've all underpaid for decades because of political cowardice".
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helen varley jamieson @helenvarley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
it's a paywalled article, should be reported more widely - Upston knew about the issue back in june but didn't act.
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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 19/08/2026
Libraries are the last proof that the richest things in life are free.
Photo by Talha Resitoglu. A library reading room seen from the rear. A barrel-vaulted ceiling opens to a long skylight of pale glass. Tiered wooden shelves hold books along two galleries, with a stained glass window, a round clock, and carved lions on marble at the right. Below, people read and work at long tables, laptops and bottles beside them. A white-haired man in a pale shirt sits nearest, turned away. Red and cream patterned carpet covers the floor.
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
fantastic bill introduced by the Greens and would be a quick way to give NZers price relief in lieu of the more extensive work needed to disestablish the duopoly i hope Greens are planning to push this over the next couple weeks and into the election as a key vote winner during this economic crisis
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Greens propose outlawing supermarket duopoly ‘price gouging’
The Green Party has introduced a bill aiming to outlaw what it calls “price gouging” by the supermarket duopoly.
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Another book to add to my list #pukapuka
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We are in an IMAX theater in Warsaw to watch, what i hope, is the Odessey in English with Polish subtitles. Im a bit worried it will be dubbed in Polish
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 10/08/2026
🏺 Should probably revisit this piece at some point, but for now you can still read my article on video games, side quests, and archaeology for free online here! epoiesen.carleton.ca/2024/05/20/s...
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Side Quest Added: Video Game Mechanics and the Potential for Pseudoarchaeology | Epoiesen: A Journal for Creative Engagement in History and Archaeology
On 'archaeology' as a sidequest mechanic in videogames.
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Barb @barbsgarden.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I'm in a craft beer pub in Warsaw Poland called Jabeerwocky. The beer selection is great but I expected more references to the poem. Give me my vorpal sword
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