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@jmk15.bsky.social
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I'm a retired New Zealand teacher/facilitator with a passion for inquiry-based learning & learning with digital tech. Also love Lego, gardening and Dr Who. She/her.

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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bliss!
Google calendar notification "You have no events scheduled today".
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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chlöe Swarbrick gives an almighty summation of the current governing coalition’s record. Her speech, given as parliament closes for the election, also outlines why the @greens.org.nz need to lead the next government… the video is well worth your time. #nzpol
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My picks. All in some degree of trouble so they could use the support. Who will you vote for? www.birdoftheyear.org.nz
My picks for AoNZ Bird of the Year 2026: Northern New Zealand dotterel,  Kākāpō, Little penguin, Kōkako and Yellow-eyed penguin.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I first saw RHPS when I was at Teachers College in about 1976. Later went to a couple of midnight showings at the Hollywood Cinema in Avondale, dressed as Magenta. Saw the stage show twice. Have watched the film too many times to count. Could say I'm a bit of a fan. youtube.com/shorts/K7Ftz...
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Kicked Out! Tim Curry’s “Rocky Horror” Screening Disaster
YouTube video by Clue Doc
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Whakamataku - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @whakamataku.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly dying before Trump & Winston is clear proof that there is no God so we better fucking look after one another. It’s what Dolly did and it’s what she would have wanted for us. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #nzpol
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Dolly Parton: Get Down Off The Cross, Honey
Alt: Dolly Parton: Get Down Off The Cross, Honey
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's getting to the stage where we need Labour to rule out going in coalition with National! #nzpol #partyvotegreens
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Mark S @fff182.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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The Orville - 9 to 5 scene
YouTube video by Ganymede23
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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 21/08/2026
I made this for a friend but it’s worth sharing, printing or saving to your phone so you can get the QR code in front of someone
THEY
WILL
VOTE.
C O U N T 0 1 O N T H E M :
YOUR LANDLORD + YOUR BOSS
0 2 DESTINY CHURCH + MAGA KIWIS
0 3 ANTI-ABORTION LOBBYISTS
0 4 BITCOIN BROS WHO THINK WOMEN ARE PROPERTY
0 5 YOUR RACIST UNCLE
WILL YOU?
ENROL / CHECK / UPDATE
DEADLINE / MIDNIGHT
SUN 25 OCT
2026 SCAN TO ENROL
NOT ENROLLED BY THEN? NO VOTE.
VOTE.NZ/ENROL ELECTION DAY / SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2026
REMIND YOUR FRIENDS
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Andrew Dickson @andrewdickson13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What possible reason could there be to push infectious kids into packed classrooms? I have the Official Information Act (OIA) records which show how political obsession with attendance targets, pushed via the Ministry of Education and David Seymour, overrode basic public health precautions. /5
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Grumpy @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Winston Peters is a racist, a transphobe, a homophobe, and sexist. Any one who votes for NZF is ⬆️ Any political party that is happy to form a government with Peters, also ⬆️ It's as simple as that.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Definitely recommend watching this. Funny and informative. Plus crafts and a cute cat.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sign the petition: Press Pause On New AI Data Centres action.greens.org.nz/pause_ai_dat... Huge downsides to these and very few benefits. Even if you ignore the whole A.I. itself problems.
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Press Pause On New AI Data Centres
The Green Party is calling for a one-year pause on the construction of new AI data centres, so we have time to develop clear rules to make sure that the needs of people and planet are put first.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 19/06/2026
everlee is free - please RT, all the details here: www.webworm.co/everleeisfree/
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Everlee Is Free
Webworm can report that Everlee Wihongi is finally free.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 10/06/2026
a few hours ago, a judge in wisconsin ruled that everlee wihongi's 2014 marijuana charge has been vacated. this means ICE now have *zero* legal grounds to keep her detained. please RT, and thanks for carting about this story: www.webworm.co/hugewin/
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A Huge Win For Everlee
David Farrier reports Everlee Wihongi's 2014 marijuana charge has been vacated and she may be freed from her ICE prison as early as next week.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Beautiful video. I have some pins I got from @silkehartung.bsky.social for this reason. .
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Love my badges from Poco Moto @silkehartung.bsky.social. Such quick delivery and love the personal touches. Now to decide which badge to wear today.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...
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E Tū E Kī: They Don’t Speak for Us - Block the Definition of Woman Bill
The Government is progressing a Bill through Parliament that aims to limit the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex New Zealanders in the name of cis women, by defining “man” and “woman” (a...
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I first saw the Topp Twins live at Nambassa in 1981 & several times after that. I have Twinset & Pearls on vinyl. Spending time today listening to my favourites like Milestones, Paradise, Friday Night Get Up & of course Untouchable Girls. Losing Jools is a huge loss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULLn...
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The Topp Twins - 15 - Untouchable Girls.avi
YouTube video by kiwiauldphart
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Lies!
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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Helping Nicola Willis: How to tell a social housing tenant apart from a Lotto winner
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Helping Nicola Willis: How to tell a social housing tenant apart from a Lotto winner
The finance minister compared the two, but keen observers will pick up on some contrasts....
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Silke @silkehartung.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The people in charge of our country don't have our best interests in mind. They're the actual scum of humanity.
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Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 17/05/2026
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Silke @silkehartung.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Until the end of May, I'll donate all money made from selling these earrings to @siouxsiew.bsky.social's menstrual cup research project. pocomoto.co.nz/product/hear...
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Heart Of Glass Earrings (3 Styles To Choose From!) - Poco Moto
Heart of Glass earrings are inspired by the song, of course! They're dark and mildly gothy, but would pass through most office settings without being too...
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 11/05/2026
new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...
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Everlee Has Disappeared
Everlee Wihongi was transferred by ICE to the notorious "Camp East Montana" at Fort Bliss, Texas. Then she disappeared.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Sobering reading. Report finds exactly what some of us have thought were the likely scenarios. We need to elect a government that takes this seriously and is prepared to do something about it. And that isn't anyone in the current Coalition of Chaos. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/07/l...
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Landmark report finds climate harming NZ now, will worsen with inaction
A major new report on the risks climate change poses to New Zealand has found targeted action now could avert the worst impacts, Marc Daalder reports
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crypticpinecone.bsky.social @crypticpinecone.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Some reporters seem to think that uncritically parroting the lies of politicians makes them unbiased. But when you give an easily disprovable lie equal weight to the truth, you are in fact taking a side.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 29/04/2026
everlee wihongi, the new zealander kidnapped by ICE, has just had her first appearance in front of a judge (please RT and share): www.webworm.co/betty2/
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Everlee Will Remain Locked Up For Another Month
Everlee Wihongi has appeared in court, only to be sent back to ICE detention until at least June 10. David Farrier of Webworm talks to her mother Betty about the news.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
From the 'Science of Discworld' which I highly recommend.
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NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Interesting that Nicola Willis thinks #PayEquity is “gold-plated”. They clearly don’t value women’s contribution to NZ’s workforce 😒😒😒 #nzpol #RNZ
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Green Party NZ's Steve Abel reacts as NZ government approves mining in UNESCO World Heritage Sites "This is among our most precious ecology and magnificent landscapes that are recognised globally. Even John Key ruled out mining in Te Wāhipounamu in 2012" www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I just voted! Vote for NZ's Fungus of the Year 2025: interactives.landcareresearch.co.nz/foty/
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Vote for NZ's Fungus of the Year 2026 - Interactives | Bioeconomy Science Institute (Manaaki Whenua Group)
Vote for your favourite fungus, or maybe vote for a fungus that is threatened, or culturally important, or edible, or (on the negative side) one that’s causing an important disease.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Coincidences are weird. Just finished reading 'Livid' by Patricia Cornwell, now reading 'Blitz' by Daniel O'Malley. (Very minor spoiler ahead). Both have characters wearing Faraday suits.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President [or PM] should on no account be allowed to do the job." Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
This post is one of the reasons I love Bluesky! Worth reading the whole thing. I learned a surprising amount about what is grown in greenhouses in Antarctica.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Nikki Hessell @nikkihessell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Toitū Te Tiriti
A photo looking out at the harbour at dawn from the bridge at Waitangi, with the tino rangatiratanga flag flying
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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The pay equity changes push rural services closer to the brink
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The pay equity changes push rural services closer to the brink
The government has presented the Equal Pay Amendment Act as a tidy administrative reset. Rural workers say the opposite is true....
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Lettuce love the Vegepod. Salads sorted! #NZgardens #kai
Lush lettuce fill a Vegepod.
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Terry Bellamak @tbellamak.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
At least SOMEONE has a bit of moral clarity. #nzpol
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US attack on Venezuela clearly illegal under UN charter - Helen Clark
The former PM says there is a case for Nicolás Maduro to appear before a criminal court, but the attack wasn't legal.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 17/12/2025
webworm has been watching doug charm US news outlets all year with his terminal cancer diagnosis & heartwarming mission to "serve" - leading to $230,000 for his gofundme. but there is more to doug, who is now in australia, before he treats NZ to his presence (please RT): www.webworm.co/bewareofdoug/
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Beware of Doug
Doug Ruch of Dying To Serve says he has terminal cancer, but David Farrier's Webworm finds zero proof & a history of dodgy fundraisers and schemes.
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 09/12/2025
overnight, australia became the first idiotic country to ban social media for anyone under 16 years old, and new zealand's education minister has confirmed NZ intends to be the second idiotic country before the next election. @dylanreeve.com looks at why this is DUMB: www.webworm.co/socialmediaban/
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Banning Social Media For Kids Is So F--king Dumb
David Farrier's Webworm: Australia becomes the first country to ban social media for under-16s, and New Zealand's Education Minister has confirmed that Aotearoa intends to be the second. Dylan Reeve r...
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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 08/12/2025
i'll always shamelessly plug webworm as i'm very passionate about it. 5+ years of writing this thing & i feel proud of the stuff we've published as a 100% reader supported outlet. here are 12 pieces from 2025 that sum up the webworm year (with bonus guinea pig). pls RT: www.webworm.co/top13webworms
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12 Webworms, 1 Guinea Pig
Top 12 Webworms of 2025 & one panicked guinea pig.
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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
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The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
A survey of trans youth highlights the enormous value of puberty blockers – and the strong need for continued access to them....
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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Today, 144 years ago, 1600 Crown troops invaded a pacifist settlement that was the centre of resistance against British colonialism. The leaders were arrested, the settlement sacked, the people violated. For many in Aotearoa, November 5th is Parihaka Day, or Te Rā o te Pāhua: The Day of Plunder.
A black and white photograph of a settlement, Parihaka, with a great snow capped mountain (Taranaki Maunga) in the background
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Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · 04/11/2025
Utterly shameful the Ministry of Education is still calling the curriculum Te Mātaiaho, a name gifted to them by Wayne Nata to help capture the central place of Te Tiriti in it.
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
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Ira @ira.bailey.nz · 28/10/2025
Now if you haven’t read it, my friend Jessie researched and wrote a fantastic deep dive into the white supremacist roots of this endeavour in great detail, which was published a few days ago. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
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The imported ideology behind education reform | E-Tangata
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JMK @jmk15.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
"Let’s stop mistaking white-coated research for truth, or charisma for credibility. Let’s listen to the voices in the room that too often go unheard — and more importantly, let’s ask why those voices didn’t show up in the first place." www.engaginglearningvoices.com/post/what-ac...
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What Actually Happened on the Curriculum Roadshow? A Knowledge-Rich Love Story
by ELV​​We’ve all been waiting, haven’t we? For someone — anyone — from Camp Roadshow to step forward and tell us what really went on. Not the soundbites, not the policy gloss, but the actual story be...
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