Reposted by Milly Clint Fern @clintfern.bsky.social · 12hIf you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula 🦇 183
Reposted by Milly 𝕯𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖘™ @dallasbarnett.com · 2hHe was unaware, even then.rnz.co.nzFormer Air NZ boss Chris Luxon says military contract process was 'a mistake'Former Air New Zealand boss Chris Luxon admits not establishing a process in which the airline's chief executive would be told about all military contracts was a mistake. 031
Reposted by Milly Peter Green @petergreen.bsky.social · 3hWorth remembering that if it costs the government $4.5b to reverse the gender pay tax, then it costs the women affected $4.5b to leave it in place. 310163
Reposted by Milly Tiger Belle @thegreatbrendini.bsky.social · 14hUltimately the taxpayer (us) will pay for freezing of minimum wage and an exploitative “training” wage through higher WFF costs and the impacts of poverty on out communities. #nzpol 0134
Reposted by Milly Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The NZ Govt travels the world telling people how they take their climate commitments seriously. But at home they dismantle every policy that constrains emissions and subsidise more emissions. So we've joined international efforts to hold them to account. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...greenpeace.orgGreenpeace joins complaint to EU over NZ climate policy reversal - Greenpeace AotearoaThe complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'. 413545
Reposted by Milly Drew Anderson @andersonevolve.bsky.social · 16hA very talented former lab-mate of mine, Dr. Sarah Flanagan, is looking for a PhD student to work on adaptive management of some Antarctic penguins 🐧! Work would be out of the University of Canterbury and Sarah is one of the best people I know. Please spread the word.canterbury.ac.nzLeveraging lessons in international conservation from Antarctica to build adaptive management plans for taonga species in Aotearoa | UCThis project focuses on the conservation of two iconic penguin species, who live in two extremes: emperor penguins, the largest penguins who breed on the extreme cold, isolated ice in Antarctica; and ... 058
Reposted by Milly D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 14hNational f**ked the basics. #nzpol Fears Southland's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...rnz.co.nzFears Southland's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelledHealth New Zealand is transferring patients as far as Christchurch and offering $3000 a day to locums while Southland lacks a permanent full-time urologist, documents released under the Official Infor... 1236
Reposted by Milly Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When you have no concept of how people engage with music 5617806843
Reposted by Milly Kevin Hague @kevinhague.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Very important thread here from Sanjana. 03212
Reposted by Milly Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 146156435224
Reposted by Milly Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Todd McClay: “the court decisions could result in more discharges needing consents, more consent applications being declined, and consent conditions becoming more restrictive, reducing the ability to improve freshwater quality over time” (4/9/24). So less pollution makes it harder to clean up rivers 1115
Reposted by Milly Ryan @boynamedshit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Isn’t Swarbrick the only party leader that currently has a positive net favorability? Bit of an own goal to be flipping out going “can you imagine if this popular politician was an important minister?!” (Especially if you yourself are one of the most despised) #nzpol 1418
Reposted by Milly The Walking Blind @walkingblind.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“It also highlighted a weakened methane target, removal of agriculture from carbon pricing, reversal of the offshore oil and gas exploration ban, a $200 million Gas Security Fund and planned LNG import facility, and legislation preventing climate-related claims against major emitters.” #nzpolrnz.co.nzNZ accused of breaking climate change promise with EU, but Todd McClay rejects claimA Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis... 0187
Reposted by Milly ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Overseas Kiwis: enrol to vote if you're eligible. Deadline to enrol is mid to late Oct. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comA tight election looms in New Zealand. This time, overseas voters could be bad news for the big partiesMore than 100,000 have enrolled to vote from abroad in the November poll, and many are unhappy with how things look back home 26038
Reposted by Milly Br. Dr. Ken Homan, SJ @kenhomansj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When I taught at an all-boys prep school, we'd do an activity where I had them list every sexual term they could think of. They'd often laugh, as many were absurd things meant for Urban Dictionary. We'd then go through how many terms were violent (~85%) and how many were male-dominant (~90%). 232499
Reposted by Milly Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 29/09/2026Thanks to everyone who shared this quiz, it has well and truly escaped containment - over 1,000 submissions (8.13 average score, 14 scores of 15/15). 300 since midnight so we are now being seen overseas. This image was guessed by only 21.4% of people 1296
Reposted by Milly AJ Simpson/Crow’s Eye Images @crowseyeimages.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So happy to finally capture some good pictures of a kākā or three! They usually never stop moving! Taken at the Wellington Botanic Gardens 17th September. #nzbirds #wildlifephotography #newzealand #wellingtonnz 093
Reposted by Milly Magpie Said 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @magpiesaid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The chickens are coming home to roost. The gvt blocked Mike Smith's court case agst polluters like Fonterra & Z Energy. Now a group in the Netherlands is objecting bc we're not foll the EU trade deal conditions. newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/30/f...newsroom.co.nzFormal complaint that NZ climate backsliding breaches Europe trade dealThe Government's top law officer warned that if ministers blocked Mike Smith's Fonterra lawsuit, the next case would target the Crown directly. She's been proven right, reports Jonathan Milne. 032
Reposted by Milly Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/20265 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables 783507877
Reposted by Milly Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m seeing a lot of posts about talking to your sons in light of the Cornell article. And yes. Talk to your sons. Here are some things you should say, based on anti-violence research about what they need to hear: 81147537
Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I love how many Kowhai are flowering in Jville at the moment 🌱 0121
Reposted by Milly Matt Kavanagh @mattkavanagh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My neighbor told me his AI company keep eating all his investors’ capital so I asked how much capital he has and he said he just goes to the market and gets more capital so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding institutional investors to AI then his CFO started crying. 310845
Reposted by Milly Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Netanyahu made a trip to UAE yesterday, pleading with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to publicly deny Haaretz and NYT reporting that he personally warned him, 10 days before October 7, 2023, that Hamas was planning a major attack. The UAE refused. apnews.com/article/isra... 801216593
Reposted by Milly Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Simeon sneakily changed the finance to lower interest-only repayments, then a lump sum in the future for another government to take care of. #NzPol 14424
Reposted by Milly Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What a shame, and a significant loss. She's a wonderful journalist, and this is the worst possible time for voices like hers to be made redundant. #nzpol 1012133
Reposted by Milly Les Edwards @makolesedwards.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You & your friends, family & whānau need to be enrolled with the correct details by 4 October to receive an EasyVote card. This information on the electoral rolls as at 4 October is used to send out EasyVote cards & print the electoral rolls. Please share! #nzpol vote.nz 01517
Reposted by Milly Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 29/09/2026"So, what's your company valuation?" "2 trillion dollars" "What are you basing it on?" "We lost 42 billion dollars last year" bsky.app/profile/edzi... 914337
Reposted by Milly Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Along with others, I've had a bit to say about Simeon Brown's deranged 2024 Transport GPS. But this is actually shocking. It was altered *after the consultation period* to make the books look better – in a way that wrecks the National Land Transport Fund. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/09/29/t...greaterauckland.org.nzTransport borrowing comes back to bite - Greater AucklandToday, Treasury is releasing the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (or PREFU) ahead of the election. So I figured it was worth looking at a significant recent change to the way transport expendi... 911063
Reposted by Milly Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#NZpol Saw this excellent quote-reply to Simeon Brown’s latest attack on Labour. Worth sharing. 514673
Reposted by Milly juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Some "fire lilies" are now flowering in the area burned 2 months ago: Leucojum valentinum & Narcissus obsoletus (Amaryllidaceae). As you can see, they are hysteranthous (ie, produce flowers before their leaves). #IFValldUixó 🧪🌍🔥🌱🍁🪴🌿 #PlantSci botany wildfire 14810
Reposted by Milly Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ugh. “I think what sticks in my craw about this the most is the fact that Meta has ensured that you do not get the option to opt out. No matter who you are, Meta has found a way to harvest your data.” Still a bit curious how Muse gets past what protections set by Apple that ought to be in place. 142
Reposted by Milly Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Erica Stanford's Education Ministry banned "Aotearoa" from new education curriculum Same Minister banned books with 7 Māori words, like "kai", as too complex for kids to understand Insanity and notice how subdued the headlines are #nzpol #kiwirnz.co.nzMāori words in curriculum shouldn't be controversial, principals sayPrincipals and a Māori language advocate are angry and disappointed by the Education Ministry's treatment of te reo Māori and the secrecy that has surrounded it. 88236
Reposted by Milly Jill Pantozzi @jillpantozzi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Last month, a Google alert directed me to an interview I did with cartoonist Matt Furie—creator of Pepe the Frog…only I haven’t done any interview and I’d never even met Furie. So I clicked. "None of this is true": AI, content farms, and one completely made-up article. bsky.app/profile/then... 12709372
Reposted by Milly John Pickering @kiwiskinz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mōrena. May your day be as beautiful as the one that greeted me this morning. #Christchurch #NZ 191
Reposted by Milly In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Steve and Brad are waiting to get served at the bar. 1647744
Reposted by Milly Tim @timward2014.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When you ask the question if there is any evidence that the “market” has ever fixed any problem caused by the “market”: #nzpol 0268
Reposted by Milly Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026US social media companies are interfering in the Brazilian elections in favour of the Far Right’s Flávio Bolsonaro. Meta is the latest. It’s just blocked the campaign account of President Lula in the final stretch of the election.elespectador.comMeta restringe la cuenta de Lula y su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjeraDe cara a las elecciones en Brasil, Lula enfrenta a Meta por restringir su cuenta mientras su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjera. 431012651
Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Loving seeing this plant outside my cousin’s house down the street on my morning walk to the bus 🌱 2300
Reposted by Milly Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026They lie because they think it doesn't mean anything, it's just a game, it's just a job, it's basically a joke, totally meaningless and everyone knows it haha no need to be serious or sad about a soul rotting away 26613
Milly @millycenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If I wasn’t an avowed atheist I’d be wondering if this was some kind of message 030
