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Palmy. Trans rights are human rights. Toitū te tiriti.

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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To every Australian banging on this morning on talkback radio about wanting ZERO migration, I concede. You can have it. As long as you are ok with the high chance of ZERO emergency medical care when you’re sick. ZERO aged care when you’re old. ZERO fresh food when you’re hungry.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This tiny fix solves a problem you never realized you had, and once you see it, it makes perfect sense.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Interesting and accessible counterpoint to the latest concern hype about AI by @leninology.bsky.social (And it has a good explanation of the functioning and limits of LLMs, for those curious.)
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Kill all humans | Richard Seymour
It seems a strange publicity gambit, to say our product could wipe out humanity. In the lingo of our evolving tech empire, though, this is e
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Numerous “good” tipping point are happening — and could help propel us into a better world. But we have to make wise choices. www.euronews.com/2026/09/12/r...
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The 5 positive tipping points that could ‘rapidly’ heal the world
“For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.”
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FionaA @falp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
sounds familiar. How Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden | Martin Gelin
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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is so incredibly addictive anyhumanever.com
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Any Human Ever
One life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived.
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 28/08/2026
I am currently recruiting for a 2-year postdoc/research fellow role at the University of Auckland here in New Zealand, focusing on auditory perception, hearing, and music in older adults, including people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias ~NZ$100k/yr, flexible start date, please apply!
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Postdoc in The Music Lab // Expression of interest
Note. The below text is a general overview of the sorts of postdocs we often recruit. We are currently recruiting candidates for a 2-year position focusing on auditory perception in aging populations,...
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Nyika @puzzledbyadream.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just to say, if you are a neurodivergent ECR or grad student in AoNZ and fancy collaborating on a social sciences paper about neurodivergence and time in the university, there’s still time to get involved. Long shot, I appreciate, going to tag this with #NZPol so some people see it.
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Robot Muldoom @robot-muldoom.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Since the coalition was elected, landlords have received benefits equivalent to more than 25 years of Treaty settlement redress. #nzpol
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Landlord tax break cost rose by $800m to $2.9b
National’s pre-election fiscal and tax plans costed the policy at $2.1b.
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David Slack @davidslack.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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? 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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FionaA @falp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Katriona's book, "Poor", is also a good read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Can anyone be too poor to buy a toothbrush? Yes – I know, because that was me | Katriona O'Sullivan
LBC’s Nick Ferrari can’t see what is stopping people buying a cheap toothbrush, but the grinding reality of living in poverty creates its own priorities, says psychologist, author and professor Dr Kat...
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is one of my biggest frustrations, especially when talking about technofascists. They really do want a feudal society! It’s not a metaphor!
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Simon Wilson @simonbwilson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In January I gave a talk at the Ōtaki Summer Camp, an annual gathering for young progressives. The organisers suggested the topic: the worst government of my lifetime. I had to think about that. Is it? Why? Here's the talk, at my Substack, Hopetown simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/everything...
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Everything everywhere all at once
How to deal with the worst government in my lifetime
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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Great to see that National support 30 weeks Paid Parental Leave. Especially after they voted against the introduction of PPL. Blocked the extension to 26 weeks for several years. Canceled 33 pay equity claims. And just this year, cut Best Start payments for the majority of new parents.
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🧬In 2001, a member of the National Academy of Sciences told my 400-person lecture to watch Jennifer Doudna, because she'd probably win a Nobel. What he didn't say: taxpayers were already paying for the work that would get her there. 🧵
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Dr Hu @huhana.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
So angry tonight, had media korero but sharing here why Wakari ward needs to be shut. open.substack.com/pub/huhanahi...
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Wakari Was Not an Isolated Failure, It is the Warning We Can No Longer Ignore
Dr Huhana Hickey
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Peter Dearden @peterkdearden.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
on the destruction of New Zealand Science open.substack.com/pub/peterkde...
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on the destruction of New Zealand Science
and earthquakes
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It's hard to convey just how monstrous the privatisation of children's care homes has become. Highly vulnerable children have been turned into cash machines, with devastating impacts on their wellbeing. Please sit down before reading this week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Horrific, unregulated, and very profitable. The companies making cash from England’s children in care | George Monbiot
Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/06/2026
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We illustrated their findings.
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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FionaA @falp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...
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Mom in the USA @mrs-e-m.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
A virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.
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Andrew Jull NZRN (he/him) @andrewjull.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I am trying to get in touch with the whānau of Dave Terangi, a Ngāpuhi fella who lived in Margaret St, Papakura. We did some research with Dave, and we know he has since died, but we would like to return a taonga. If anyone knows his whānau, pls DM me. Also Pls retweet (so to speak).
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US News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice @democracyblue.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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FionaA @falp.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
A research project for anyone providing care for someone with an illness, disability or frailty wahikorero.co.nz
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Sharing your stories | Wahi Korero
A safe and anonymous place where you can share your health-related stories to help improve health outcomes.
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Jjengar @jjengar.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Bluddy hell, I missed this. A quiet law change last year. “ironic that Public Trust is mandated by the Family Court to audit our statements, to ensure we haven’t ripped [the man] off. But in the process of this, we feel that he is now being ripped off by the system.” www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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She helped a vulnerable man manage his money – then came a $2400 bill that shocked her
The Government has quietly dropped a subsidy for costs associated with managing the affairs of vulnerable people, leaving some with large bills.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 24/04/2026
“We may not have gunshot wounds, but we have plenty of bungee-jumping accidents.” American doctors are trading the U.S. for a new life in New Zealand.
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Burned-Out Doctors Are Leaving the U.S. for a Remote Town in New Zealand
Timaru has become a magnet for medical workers fed up with the American healthcare system and seeking better work-life balance.
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Mike Brock 🇺🇸 @brockm.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The AI market is a bubble despite the technology being real and transformative. Let me explain!
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The Capital is Misaligned and the Crash is Coming
My strong disagreement with the sentiment on Wall Street.
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Theta Salmon @thetasalmon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Here we go. The stealth ending of public health… #nzpol
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grim meredith 🎃💨 @meredith.is.vgay.fyi · 02/04/2026
been sitting at NZ$667 of $999 for a couple days now, please help me keep the momentum going! reposts are a HUGE help and hey, if you’ve got a spare dollar or two to send my way, i’d be grateful for that too — no amount is too small! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #transcrowdfund
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rebecca needs their own transport!
rebecca is chronically ill and needs an e-scooter for transport!
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The Hera Lindsay Bird Tweet referenced by Nomnomnom de Plume‬
The famous Hera Lindsay Bird Tweet
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FionaA @falp.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Can we do this in NZ with Nact flyers?
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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
A year ago, ministers met to consider tightening NZ’s pay equity law. Their decisions went further than officials had advised, hardening the policy to the point some groups were cut out from ever making a claim. Why? And on what evidence? They won’t show us. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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How a crucial 45-minute meeting between ministers took pay equity claims away from tens of thousands of women
In a crucial 45 minute meeting, ministers decided to go beyond official proposals, making it even harder for 180,000 workers to ask for pay equity.
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Sage Anastasi @sageanastasi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Whānau, remember how the far-right tried to take over Internet NZ last year and we kicked their butts? They haven't learned, and they're trying to do it again this year. Register by March 31st ($21 for a year) so you can vote in the AGM and send them packing again. members.internetnz.nz
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Join InternetNZ | internetnz
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FionaA @falp.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Labour’s Send reforms get this right: disabled children in mainstream schools is transformative for everyone | Frances Ryan
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Josh | writer, painter, tinkerer @tworuru.com · 16/02/2026
It gives me the opposite of great pleasure to point out that every (fairly obvious to anyone who was watching) prediction I made in this doom-laden piece has come extremely true www.tworuru.com/bad-newslett...
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The Party That Can’t And The Party That Won’t
Approximately every three years I indulge in a bit of political punditry, which is about as much as I can stand. It’s nearly that time again, which is my opportunity to do something pundits almost nev...
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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
It’s taken me a while to tease out my thoughts on this. Which reflects the mess that inclusive education is in, the failure of respective ministries and governments to insist that schools and school communities lift their game, and the individualising of blame. open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
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Specialist schools, exclusion, and education
Individualising blame and systemic ableism
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it. Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned. rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i... 🧵
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Is our Government Complicit in Genocide?
The Genocide Convention imposes obligations on states and individuals not just to punish the crime of genocide but to actively prevent it. Two years into the war in Gaza and over 20 months since th…
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Allison @handle.invalid · 05/02/2026
What white supremacists sometimes argue are the benefits of colonisation is essentially connection with the wider world and access to a global pool of knowledge and production. And it’s like, mutual benefit of expanding that did not require the sublimation, abuse, theft, murder, genocide etc
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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass. It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved. I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it. Please share this...(1)
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Dr Tara McAllister @taramcallister.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero
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Ciara 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Oh hey, wanna win one of my biggest, best pieces of work? A cross stitch that took almost a year to complete, hundreds of hours of cross-eye inducing hyper focus… ? I’ll ship anywhere. If so, tip me before Monday here: ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch #craft #embroidery #creators
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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
A very cute but forlorn looking brown and white puppy with big eyes and floppy ears, sitting on a forest themed blanket. Facebook post message: “Central PA Humane Society: Susan from Accounting is a 4 month old female.
We were told she is a Beagle/Australian shepherd mix”
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KoBettyAhau ♥️🤍🖤 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kobettyahau.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Please help if you can afforedbit
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Ciara 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Mōrena Bluesky. Please please help. I’d love to make it to 120 supporters, I’m currently at 25. I really need this, I really need as many people’s help as possible. #Kikorangi #CrossStitch #nzpol ko-fi.com/ciaraaxstitch
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Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
OIA emails show coordinated campaign between PSC and Ministers. #NzPol @tworuru.com
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What the hell is going on between the Coalition Government and the Public Service Commission?
It's not normal for public servants and the Government to collude against unions like this.
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Ciara 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Thanks to the 16 amazeballs humans who have supported me so far. It’s been a good first day, I really hope this works. No subscribers, but I wasn’t sure anyone would anyway… I’m excited to see who gets her though! Sharing is definitely caring, quote tweets would be awesome. #Kikorangi #CrossStitch
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Ciara 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 @ciaraarmstrong.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Please please please share widely & often this week. 🫶🏼💗 If this works, I will do this with all my girls from now on. So no one has to come up with a big lump sum, & everyone gets a chance to have one. #Kikorangi #CrossStitch #nzpol #NZ
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FionaA @falp.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Too right! "Speaking to Stuff, Bridges referenced talks he has had with international businesspeople who see New Zealanders as “lifestylers,” more interested in their work-life balance than in growing the economy."
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
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Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
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