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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Dr. Esther Boise Van Deman was the first female Roman field archaeologist. In 1907, she revolutionized the field by realizing changing brick & ancient concrete styles could date ruins. Her framework remains the standard for dating Roman monuments today.️ She was born #OTD in 1862. #WomenInSTEM

A formal sepia-toned studio portrait of Dr. Esther Boise Van Deman (1862–1937), the first woman to specialize in Roman field archaeology and the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Latin from the University of Chicago. Dr. Van Deman is seated, facing forward with her body turned slightly to the left. She gazes directly at the camera with a calm, intelligent, and subtly pleasant expression. Her graying hair is swept upward and meticulously styled into a soft, rolled pompadour bun pinned at the top of her head. She wears an elegant, dark, patterned brocade or jacquard jacket over a lighter silk blouse. The neckline and front cuffs of the outfit are heavily adorned with intricate, wide white lace trimming that adds a formal, dignified texture to her attire. Her right arm curves gently across her lap, showing a hint of lace at the wrist. The lighting is soft and directional, illuminating the side of her face and chest while casting the background into a deep, warm, dark vignette. The composition is balanced and classic, projecting a mood of scholarly authority, refinement, and historic achievement befitting a trailblazer in scientific archaeology.

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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 14h

The Needle of Etretat, Low Tide - 1883 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…

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Michel Mulipola @bloodysamoan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

STOP. DROP. ENROL! STOP what you're doing DROP into www.vote.nz ENROL TODAY! or help ENROL your friends and family 18-24yo rangatahi of Māngere are sitting at 45.16% enrolment rate. That's over 5000 rangatahi still not enrolled

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do any of my Otautahi friends want an unregistered MetroCard with $17 on it? A new card system is being introduced in November, so this one is only valid until 23/11.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Scientist, inventor & women's rights campaigner Eunice Foote died #OTD in 1888. She was the first to demonstrate the greenhouse effect (heat-absorbing properties) of carbon dioxide (CO2), laying the scientific groundwork for #climatechange research. #WomenInSTEM

A warm-toned, sepia-style artistic illustration depicting Eunice Newton Foote, a 19th-century American scientist, viewed from behind in a softly lit laboratory setting. She stands facing away from the viewer, her back to us, wearing a period-appropriate mid-19th-century dress with puffed short sleeves, an off-the-shoulder neckline, and a full skirt. Her dark hair is styled in an elegant updo with soft curls and a decorative comb or ribbon at the back. She holds an open scientific notebook or paper in both hands at chest height, reading it attentively. The background shows a detailed Victorian-era lab interior with wooden shelves, glass apparatus including tall cylinders and tubes, a bell jar, a thermometer or barometer-like instrument, and other scientific equipment on tables and walls, evoking a sense of quiet discovery and early experimental science. Drawing by Carlyn Iverson, NOAA.

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El Howieson @elhowieson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

💯💯💯💯

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Potato checking in 🤣 🤣

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I honestly don't think I can stomach watching any political debates at this point. The bickering, snark and personal attacks are tiresome and distracting from the economic and social nightmare we are all living through. I want to see policy, that's all.

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Ka pū te ruha - Toitū Te Tiriti @kaputeruha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This comment sums it up for me. What good is an economy that crushes its own citizens while lining the pockets of a privileged few? #nzpol

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you're interested in hearing more about the Denniston Mine and Bathurst Resources, there's an online meeting on 21 October to discuss it. 👇👇👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/eaf079...

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Geophysicist & space physicist Marcia Neugebauer made the first direct solar wind measurements via instruments on the Mariner 2 spacecraft. She developed instruments used on Earth-orbiting satellites, Apollo lunar experiments & the Giotto mission to Halley’s Comet. Born #OTD in 1932. #WomenInSTEM

A black-and-white historical photograph of pioneering geophysicist and space physicist Marcia Neugebauer (born September 27, 1932) working at her desk during the mid-20th century. Sitting in an office setting, she leans forward slightly over her desk, looking directly at the camera with a calm, intelligent, and focused expression. She has short, bobbed light hair and wears a short-sleeved, collared white button-up blouse adorned with subtle vertical embroidered details down the front. In her right hand, she holds a pencil over large documents and charts with plotted scientific data curves spread out on the desk before her. To her right sits a large, vintage mechanical calculating machine with columns of buttons, characteristic of the 1960s computing era. The background features window blinds and office storage, creating an environment of rigorous research. The image captures the historical significance of a trailblazing woman in STEM whose work with these charts and calculations would confirm the existence of the solar wind via the Mariner 2 spacecraft.

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Formula 1 @f1tv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A half century of race starts for Liam Lawson 👏👏 #F1 #AzerbaijanGP

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Mary Allen Wilkes is a pioneering computer scientist, logic designer, and attorney. She is celebrated for writing the foundational system software for the LINC (1960s), which is widely recognized as the world's first personal computer. She was born #OTD in 1937 & is 89 today. #WomenInSTEM #CompSci

Photograph of Mary Allen Wilkes (born 1937), the pioneering computer scientist, logic designer, and attorney renowned for writing the foundational operating system software for the LINC, the world's first personal computer. She is shown from the chest up, facing slightly to her right with an open, engaging expression and a warm smile. She has short, styled white hair and wears thin, round wire-rimmed spectacles. Her attire features a layered ensemble: a dark grey or taupe turtleneck sweater paired with an open black cardigan jacket. She wears a prominent, tiered statement necklace consisting of three nested strands of oblong black, grey, and cream beads.The backdrop is an understated, minimalist office or lecture setting with pale beige walls and a dark vertical partition line visible on the left. In the lower right corner, the glossy edge of a modern laptop screen is partially visible, hinting at a professional presentation or speaking engagement. The overall composition is clean and centered, creating an approachable, intellectually distinguished mood that underscores her lasting historical significance as an elder stateswoman of computer science and law.

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I would also like to know this!

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Another broken tooth, this time bottom front snapped off down the middle. It never ends 😭 😭 😭

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KoBettyAhau ♥️🤍🖤 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kobettyahau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just saw this on LinkedIn - I'm completely floored 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

As most of you know, I lost both my parents to dementia related illness. I've always supported dementia charities because of this, and next month I'm taking part in a fundraiser called Move for Dementia. I'm hoping to raise $500, so any small $ amount is appreciated 😊

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Beckie's Dementia Fundraiser in Move for Dementia 2026

Hi there I am trying to fundraise $500 to help Alzheimers New Zealand. I lost both my parents to dementia so this cause is really important to me. Any money you can give (no matter how large or smal...

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Sophie these days @spiderandme.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There seems to be a cone of silence around climate change in the AoNZ media. All the better to spread misinformation and denial. Here's a piece on the looming El Nino. It's Australian but still relevant for us. #climatecrisis #biodiversitycrisis #nzpol

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ebba Lund (b. #OTD in 1923) was an extraordinary Danish chemical engineer, microbiologist & virologist who lived two distinct lives. Before becoming a towering figure in European #science, she was a fearless #WWII resistance fighter who personally saved hundreds of lives. 🧵 #WomenInSTEM

A close-up, black-and-white Photograph of Ebba Lund (1923–1999), the heroic Danish World War II resistance fighter, chemical engineer, and pioneering microbiologist. Lund is framed centrally against a dark, indistinct background. Her face is illuminated by a warm, genuine smile. Her short, textured, light hair is styled in a casual, piecey crop with soft bangs sweeping across her forehead. She is dressed in a cozy, dark-toned high-neck sweater or turtleneck layered under a thick, textured, knit or crocheted outer garment. The tight composition focuses entirely on her expressive, joyful face, evoking an intimate, friendly, and deeply resilient mood. This portrait carries profound historical significance; it presents the approachable visage of the legendary "Girl with the Red Beret" before pioneering crucial scientific frameworks in environmental virology to track and curb global polio epidemics.

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laragreaves.bsky.social @laragreaves.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've been again exploring ways to make public information and data a bit more accessible. Enrolment and turnout is a big issue this election and a lot of organisations have been working to get as many people enrolled as possible. #nzpol So we made: vote.inzight.co.nz

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Voting and enrolment rights in New Zealand

Enrolment and voting information for people in various situations in New Zealand.

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good report from neurologist. My leg strength & balance has improved, & my brain looks healthy. No signs of Parkinson's, dementia or MS. the likely cause of my ataxia has been determined, which I'll go into later. My dedication to physio is a big factor in my improvement. Stable is good 😊

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here we go again, imagine doing this to a grieving person!

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Organisations like TU and FSU are quite successful in shifting our collective focus away from the outsized influence of the very wealthy and in normalising the selfishness and greed of the very rich” - Dr Bex #nzpol drbex.substack.com/p/nicky-hage...

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Nicky Hager’s Dirty Work

The launch of Nicky Hager’s latest book, Dirty Work, was all across social media and news outlets last night.

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tomorrow I'm seeing my neurologist at Wellington Hospital. His team has been decimated courtesy of the current government, so I have a fixed specialist now. Fortunately for me, he also happens to be head of the movement disorders team.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave

My cat The Bear (RIP) in 2014ish, in a box on which I have written HOTEL CATIFORNIA. The Bear, who liked boxes a lot, was one of the stars of my books The Good, The Bad & The Furry (2013) and Close Encounters Of The Furred Kind (2015) but I think the best thing I ever wrote about him -and his compatriots - was in the final section of my book, Ring The Hill (2019), which isn't a cat-themed book, though - like all my books - does have cats in it.

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Ling Yee 令怡 @bigduckling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NZ Initiative's open letter to "all political parties of New Zealand" ridiculed National, Labour, Greens, NZF, and... no one else. ACT magically gets a free pass. Read between the lines what you will, about the allegiance of NZ Initiative. #nzpol

Open letter of NZ Initiative name-checking National, Labour, Greens, and NZF campaign slogan for criticism. No mention of ACT's campaign slogan.

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I feel seen 😬 😬 😬

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thread on Nicky Hager's new book 👇👇👇

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Waiting for an election panel to start at VUW. Tamatha, Ayesha Verrall, Andy Foster and Tim Costley. Paddy Gower is the chair. Met Paddy briefly. I hope Tamatha slays them!

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

who else has got tickets to Race of Champions at Henry Stadium in January? I'm going on the 9th. Excited much 😁😁😁

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David/Trout 2.0 @trout61.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have tried not buying snacks. It doesn't work.

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 21/09/2026

Comment: National and Labour are scrambling with reactive cost-of-living policies while the Greens advance a coherent systemic alternative, writes Rob Campbell 👉 newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/21/n...

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 22/09/2026

never underestimate the power of Cat Scorn

post not found notification above my reply of three cats on a roof staring at the viewer in disgust

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New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union @nzpfu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"INTENTIONALLY MISLEADING" That isn't our phrase—that is an official finding of the Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry into FENZ leadership. Time is up for excuses. Tomorrow, 50,000 voices land on Parliament's doorstep. #NZPol

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Beckie @fitkiwi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yesterday, 21 Sept, was World Alzheimer's Day. I'd really like to get close to $500 if possible. We need to continue the research into the causes & treatments that will slow down progression. Many of you know what I lived through, losing both my parents to dementia. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The ultra-Far Right/neo-Nazis are joining forces in Europe, which should worry anyone with even a passing acquaintance with history. Germany’s AfD and Italy’s Future Nationale have announced a partnership. Everything old is new again.

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