iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Do I know anyone on here who works with Te Kāika or knows someone who does? Any capacity, doesn’t have to be clinical.

Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I am ENTIRELY too perimenopausal today to receive ANY number of unexpected people on my patio, but two sets of door knockers in 15 might legitimately lead to violence

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Random kiwi: yeah they have really poor food regulations in the US 😏 Me: yes, it’s a trash ass country full of trash ass policies RK: 😳 Can people not tell I’m from the US or are they just surprised I know more about it than they do…?

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ōtepoti!! Happening today at 2!

WAI IS TAONGA
NOT A.I DATA

Support Indigenous
People's Water Rights!
Protect the wai.
You're either with
Earth,
or you're with A.I.
SARN MORE TA
Upcoming Event
Saturday 5th
SEPTEMBER 2pm - 3pm
Dunedin Octagon
Among our line-up of Community Speakers, will be DAVID EGGLETON, national Poet Laureate (2019-2022).
Please join us to add your voice to the stand for the whenua, the wai and every living thing.

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is the last thing I will say on AI today If AI spontaneously becomes sentient, why the fuck would we assume it would automatically become a cruel ruler? Why wouldn’t we assume it would be exploited by the same awful humans exploiting us now? Which is more likely, ya think??

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Didn’t TOP admit they would chuck out any and all campaign promises or policies just for a chance to be in coalition with National?

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Col @colnz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ōtepoti whānau this is today! It really is this simple

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ōtepoti!! Happening today at 2!

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Not to join today’s equivalent of “making your neighbor food is ableist” discourse… But I feel very confident I could draw an analogy that genAI in its current form is actually more akin to cigenderism and cis-supremacy, so it would actually on the wrong side of the human rights debate anyway

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“We, the undersigned, are calling on VC Hon Grant Robertson to ensure the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka becomes an Accredited Living Wage Employer.”

together.org.nz

Living Wage at University of Otago

Join us in building a better world

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Jane @janerefreshed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wānaka & Ōtepoti Public meetings with Hāhona Ormsby (Tāmaki Makaurau) from Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza (see posters below). Hāhona gives his direct experience of the brutal mistreatment of solidarity activists/humanitarians on the Global Sumud Flotilla trying to bring supplies to Gaza.🇵🇸

Meet Hāhona Tuesday 8 Sept 6pm, Burns 1 lecture theatre, University of Otago

Meet Hāhona Wed 9 Sept, 7pm, Wānaka Community Hub, 34 McDougall St, Wānaka.

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Oh Christ I just had to read an email of Otago staff responding to ACT’s garbage accusations about Māori and Pacific pathways to study medicine. I didn’t read the original garbage ass racist drivel and I still feel like I need to bleach my brain

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 04/09/2026

Amazing news, Otago Uni Bookshop has not only been saved, but by someone who really knows how to run a bloody good bookshop. www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

odt.co.nz

Dunedin's beloved University Book Shop saved from closure

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Watching now: Word Is Out (1977) on Kanopy I cannot encourage people enough to watch this. Seeing queer people who were born in the 1890s, people who came of age in the 50s, etc…it rewires your brain. In a really good way. We have always been here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Is...

en.wikipedia.org

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives - Wikipedia

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So now that lots of weather monitoring services have had their budgets slashed, and AI has been integrated into our apps and websites which give a false impression of confidence and accuracy… How will you engage with the natural world in this era of climate change?

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

For better or worse I have taken this bear into safe keeping. Couldn't handle the thought of him out there in the rain any longer. Please help.

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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Why does this matter? Because this ... bsky.app/profile/volt...

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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I just want to mention that the most densely populated area (ie most people living per sqkm) in Aotearoa New Zealand is completely encircled by motorways.

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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Glad to see mainstream coverage about this. Would love to see this pinned to the top of every outlets frontpage and with a link to check enrolment. that would be a HUGE checkmark for upholding democracy.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The people who warned everyone "too early" never get their due.

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In case anyone needed to be convinced these monstrosities were bad news

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KnitMeAThneed @thneed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

They are building a 280 megawatt data centre in Southland I hope the neighbours have got earplugs. #nz

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

As someone who worked at a wilderness survival training camp as a teen…”people gonna die*” *now even more than before, because AI is going to instil further overconfidence, which is the number one killer in outdoorsy situations.

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Under systems of intimidation and fear, seemingly impartial processes will tend to reward whoever is least targeted by censorship. When cohorts of leaders are filled with people who were lucky, clueless, or compliers, the fruit of intimidation can last a generation.”

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 01/09/2026

#OtD 1 Sept 1949 trans revolutionary Leslie Feinberg was born. Ze worked in factories before writing powerfully about LGBT+ issues and publishing hir first novel, Stone Butch Blues, in 1993. Hir last words: "Remember me as a revolutionary communist" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8159...

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The US is a hellscape, and should be boycotted

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 01/09/2026

It's hard to fight for a sustainable planet when you're fighting day after day to sustain YOURSELF. Meanwhile, billionaires profit from climate destruction. Economic security and wealth taxes are key to climate strategy. UBI and M4A would give people more freedom to think and act on climate change.

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ōtepoti Dunedin’s 30-year draft vision for walking, biking and wheeling will be presented at Council tomorrow. “It sets out a long-term approach to make it safer and easier for people to move around the city, while improving community outcomes.” www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

In 2007 I worked at the last independent video store in my hometown in Texas. Everyone there slung weed out of their cars to pay bills because we got minimum wage ($5.70/hr). We had VHS, DVD, & an 18+ section behind swinging saloon doors.

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Hākui K (she/her) @haakuik.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

By Gautami Reddy, link in first comment 💞

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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

how to install bisexual lighting

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Winter Energy Payment Youth unemployment benefits 24 hour wait time at Wellington Hospital Move on orders Gutting of pay equity Power bills Food bills Every policy change put through under urgency without listening to lived experience, experts or common sense

noelcasler

If you made my grandma stand outside in a line in
AZ for hours to find out why her Social Security check hadn't come and then told her to 'come back tomorrow' or figure it out online. I would spend the rest of my days making sure the political party that caused it became extinct.

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MetService NZ @metservice.com · 30/08/2026

❄️ Snow is on the horizon. Snow is expected to fall throughout the southern regions of the country. 🌨️ Snow levels are forecast to lower to near sea level across Southland, Clutha and Dunedin tomorrow night. 🚗 If you’re travelling, keep an eye on the latest forecasts at metservice.com

Graph showing snow accumulations for the southern parts of New Zealand between midnight tonight and midnight Tuesday.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/08/2026

I recommend thoughtfully populating an RSS reader with newsletters you’d like to keep up with, and yes this works for substacks

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Here’s the archived link, so you don’t have to log in to read about how stupid and bad all this tech is: archive.ph/hj0Lv

archive.ph

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Speaking of which, many people who impose A.I. on schools and workplaces tend to swat away all objections by insisting that we just need to use (or teach) it "responsibly" or "ethically." Here are some responses to that defense: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...

tinyurl.com

Six Problems With Talking About the “Ethical” or “Responsible” Use of “AI”

How to move away from the untenable, uncomfortable middle ground By Emily M. Bender and Decca Muldowney A dancing ledge, as viewed from above. Image: Will...

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Loglady Marmalade (Coleen) @coldbean.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Katrina Eve PTSD greetings to all who observe

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

while what vestiges of academic freedom and free speech remain, you can read the original article courtesy of University of California Santa Barbara here: marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/nie...

marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu

Jewish physician who was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment because he had been asked by a Nazi to write a memorandum on the Jewish question and send it to Hitler

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Niemöller was asked by his concentration camp cellmate why he had ever supported Hitler and the Nazis. Reportedly, this is what he had to say for himself:

Screenshot from Niemöller's Wikipedia entry, which reads:

"I find myself wondering about that too. I wonder about it as much as I regret it. Still, it is true that Hitler betrayed me. I had an audience with him, as a representative of the Protestant Church, shortly before he became Chancellor, in 1932. Hitler promised me on his word of honor, to protect the Church, and not to issue any anti-Church laws. He also agreed not to allow pogroms against the Jews, assuring me as follows: "There will be restrictions against the Jews, but there will be no ghettos, no pogroms, in Germany."

I really believed, given the widespread anti-Semitism in Germany, at that time – that Jews should avoid aspiring to Government positions or seats in the Reichstag. There were many Jews, especially among the Zionists, who took a similar stand. Hitler's assurance satisfied me at the time. On the other hand, I hated the growing atheistic movement, which was fostered and promoted by the Social Democrats and the Communists. Their hostility toward the Church made me pin my hopes on Hitler for a while."

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Great read about communicating uncertainty in research findings!

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 27/08/2026

While Kennedy in Samoa, he met with anti-vaccine activists. Months later, measles broke out, sickening thousands. In the end, 83 people died, mostly children under five. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate

Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 27/08/2026

”woke 1” is an anti-Black phrase and the fact that a Black politician is claiming it as his coinage just tells you about him and his political fungibility

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The footage of the Nepal is truely mind bending. I have no words. None of us are prepared for that scale of natural disaster.

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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This reel includes helicopter flyover footage of what's left of the torn up glacier. #Nepal

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