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Opal - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉

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Libraries, UBI, infrastructure, civics, and citizens' assemblies. (Yes, I know the banner is AI, I just find it hilarious it was on the cover of The Economist)

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Opal - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @opaltiger.bsky.social · 4m
I wish our esteemed elders would use alt text. @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Judith and her servant with the head of Holofernes (1621/1624), by Artemisia Gentileschi but attributed to Orazio Gentileschi.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 31m
Without disregarding that there are real executive/cognitive challenge tasks, both this and the OP's example are functions of the US health care system deliberately offloading that work onto patients/payers in the interest of profit
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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 3h
It's weird how the federal government is constantly being hacked after DOGE gutted the government's cybersecurity agencies.
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 1h
Logistics can be annoying, awkward conversations are not fun for anyone, and sometimes it's tough to ask for help or advice, but figuring out a path forward through all of these is what women (especially mothers) have to do all the time anyway. There's just more writing about how many men don't.
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Opal - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @opaltiger.bsky.social · 3h
Our very own Stephen Miller. #nzpol
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Opal - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @opaltiger.bsky.social · 4h
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula 🦇
Catherine Deneuve in The Hunger 1983 wearing an incredible form-fitting plunging sequin Yves St Laurent dress and smoking a cigarette.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h
Other candidate headlines: *Up Schmitt's Creek *Schmitting the Bed *Hearing Turns into a Schmittshow
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 13h
CHAOS IN LIVERPOOL Here’s a whole minute of Mersey Police struggling to contain peaceful signholders, mostly pensioners, who police suspect of committing terrorism offences. They’ve lost. It’s over. This law is unenforceable. @labouruk.bsky.social - Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. (27/09/26)
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 18h
A lot of panic and hand waving from right-coded political people about the prospect of Chlöe Swarbrick as Minister of Finance... Honestly can't see any reason why. Why would they suggest Nicola Willis is somehow uniquely better suited? Chlöe is clearly very smart and well informed. It's silly.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 19h
You've probably interacted with an LLM, the AI programs behind everything from ChatGPT to customer service chats. But as LLMs become widespread, it's important to remember their limitations, faults, and dangers. And while they produce human-like writing, LLMs are not human.
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Physgal ⚛️ @physgal.bsky.social · 20h
Just needs alt-text:
How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE* 

sexual violence centre cork 

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS 

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE. 

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM. 

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU. 

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.
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Opal - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @opaltiger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not necessarily a Labour stan, but Nanaia Mahuta was one of the best Minister of Foreign Affairs we have had. TPUs use of her image to their nefarious ends is disgusting.
6 times the Taxpayers Union used Nanaia Mahuta's image to spread misinformation about 3 Waters, using photo choice, design and editing to amplify negative messaging. Each poster features Nanaia Mahuta and text as follows.

SCRAP THREE WATERS REFORM
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TAXPAYERS UNION

Keep water services locally- controlled
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TAXPAYERS UNION

SCRAP THREE WATERS REFORM
Sign here
TAXPAYERS UNION

SAY NO TO CO-GOVERNED WATER SERVICES
Sign the petition
TAXPAYERS UNION

No three waters reform without consultation
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TAXPAYERS UNION

Hands off our three waters
Sign the petition
TAXPAYERS UNION
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
NEWS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveils what his administration calls the nation’s first municipal strategy to combat antisemitism, including major new investments in hate-crime prevention, synagogue security, Holocaust education and Jewish institutions.
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Mamdani Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Plan to Fight Antisemitism in NYC
The mayor is pouring millions into hate-crime prevention, synagogue security and Jewish institutions.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 29/09/2026
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Heated Rivalry production company launches real-life Irina Foundation to support inclusivity in sports and arts
Created by Accent Aigu Entertainment co-founders Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady, new fund is based on Shane and Ilya’s fictional charity
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Ash⁷ @arajellybean.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh my God. They made it a real thing. Excuse me while I cry. #HeatedRivalry
ACCENT AIGU ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES THE IRINA FOUNDATION 
TORONTO, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 
Accent Aigu Entertainment (AAE), producer of Heated Rivalry, has launched the Irina Foundation, a private independent fund dedicated to championing inclusivity and mental well-being through participation in sports and the arts, with a focus on LGBTQIA2S+ and underserved communities. By supporting organizations that create these spaces, the Foundation aims to help individuals build meaningful connections while fostering stronger, more connected communities around them. 
Kate Spade New York will serve as the Foundation's inaugural donor, with Harry's joining as an early supporter. 
The Foundation builds on AAE's ongoing philanthropic efforts over the last year. The Foundation's name is inspired by the foundation created by Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in Rachel Reid's Game Changer series.
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Erin 🏳️‍⚧️ @queerjoy.nz · 28/09/2026
The lunchslop will haunt my dreams.
An image selection catpcha complete with "I'm not a robot" box.
It says "select all squares with Rustic Potatoes", and an array of nine not very appetising school lunch pictures is below. Some of these do in fact contain Rustic Potatoes.
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You can NEVER appease the Far Right. When you do they consume the host until too late. Just ask Chamberlain in his folly with Herr Hitler There is only one method in dealing with the Far Right. And it is always eradication from get go
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
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District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
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Chris Slane @slanecartoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NACT1st has deliberately allowed our healthcare sector to become understaffed. . #NZpol #Listener #cartoon
Patient: "I WAS FORCED TO GO TO WORK EVEN WHEN I WAS SICK."
Cartoon depicts a scene in a crowded hospital where a nurse is pushing a very sick patient. Both appear ill.

Patient: "I WAS FORCED TO GO TO WORK EVEN WHEN I WAS SICK."
Nurse: "SAME."

Refers to a RNZ report : "Some nurses working in the emergency department at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital say they have been asked to come to work despite calling in sick.
They say they have repeatedly raised concerns with management about the pressure on staff over the past two months, but little has changed."

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz_featured/1291868/middlemore-hospital-nurses-reportedly-asked-to-work-despite-calling-in-sick
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If these numbers were repeated on election night, The Greens would have 20 MPs. One of them would be New Zealands first Palestinian MP www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/28/p... Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Poll: Greens surge to best result ever as National, Labour slide further
The 1News Verian poll result would give the party 19 MPs if repeated in November’s election.
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Chris Slane @slanecartoon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No new taxes... #NZpol #Listener #cartoon
Luxon: "No new taxes"Cartoon depicts PM Luxon on an election podium in fron of an audience. Luxon: "No new taxes."
Various audience members heckle: 
"Or nurses
Or Police
Or Ferries
Or houses
Or equal pay
Or libraries
Or Bridges
Or ideas."
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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · 28/09/2026
Just a reminder that Ben Thomas is somehow a valuable part of the Spinoff's podcast network, which really should call into further question the Spinoff's editorial policies
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
smh.com.au
Jailing children fails on every measure. So why do we persist?
It costs $1.3m a year to keep a child in prison. And it doesn’t work.
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Justin Walsh @jstpwalsh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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A Tesla in a parking lot. Its California license plate reads "DELEUZE"
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026
The GFC, much like the AI bubble, was nothing to do with reality, but ever-twisting levels of speculation. Too much of our financial system is powered by number games dressed up as investment.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026
I’m increasingly of the belief that we’ve never truly left the Great Financial Crisis. Everything we’re dealing with today started there, and every excess and problem stems from the US government’s failure to contain or eradicate its causes.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026
AI has lost the Mandate of Heaven I’m afraid. WSJ saying it’s a “when” the ai bubble bursts. SNL dabbing on their biggest names for being weird. FT says 50% of chips sold in 2026 and 2027 have nowhere to go. Hundreds of billions short on revenue for even 10% ROIC. A disaster.
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘I lost my children, and I’m afraid of losing my baby again’: a day in the life of a pregnant woman in Gaza
Alaa lives in a tent pitched on the ruins of her house, which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike that killed all three of her children. In one month, she will give birth again
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Shiny stage moments don't work for generating major government commitments anymore The EU announces $810M "to help people affected by crisis in Africa". Sounds great! Small print: $430M of it is to tackle migration and support voluntary return www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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EU unlocks humanitarian aid for crises worldwide
EU allocates majority of aid to sub-Saharan Africa to fund actions related to migration, conflict and food insecurity.
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Freelance Fiends @freelancefiends.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Shout out to @scottsantens.com who i don't know but who wrote this essay that i connect deeply with and that you should read. It says so much about how our shared joy has been stolen from us and folks we could probably take it back if we remembered it more. www.scottsantens.com/the-angine-d...
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The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI
Why Angine de Poitrine's viral microtonal math rock KEXP session, Ireland's permanent basic income for artists, and Albert Einstein are three sides of the same human triangle Two guys in papier-mâc...
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Hager argues that just because politics, or parts of it, is riddled with corruption, hypocrisy & inflammatory appeals to fear and ignorance, it doesn’t follow that it should be. We shouldn’t leave it hidden in the murky depths. On the contrary, disinfecting sunshine is welcome & we need more of it”
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Dirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deserves
Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*. If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways
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Opal - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @opaltiger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NZ mentioned. Well music anyway. Aldous Harding song on Sharon Horgan's show Youth. Sharon Horgan has amazing taste.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 27/09/2026
The Kratzios/Koch/Thiel view that we are just going to fund tech work and individuals and work to divorce them from academic thinking is a recipe for destroying scientific innovation. What will be left is a limited form of applied science that never thinks big nor does anything high risk.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 27/09/2026
“Much of STEM has [a lot] in common with the humanities and social sciences.” This. I’d say scientific discovery has *everything* in common with scholarship in other fields. It’s why the Trump/Vought/ view that we can kill academia and still have science research is so totally wrong.
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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every time someone links to this film, I have to repost it. It's one of the most significant bits of British 20th century art. Everything about it is incredible. Groundbreaking music production by Daphne Oram. Amazing camera work by Wolfgang Suschitzky (who later filmed Get Carter).-
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
All the major social media platforms are refusing air the ads for Gibney's film about Musk. Thankfully, that doesn't prevent US from sharing the ad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It is my time. The time of the Petty Hate Machine
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NZ Police threatened witnesses that they would lose their kids if they didn’t lie in court. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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‘I have scars all over me from the guilt and shame’: Secret witness whose lies sent four people to prison speaks out
A woman at the heart of the ‘Gone Fishing’ murder case claims police threatened to take her daughter from her if she didn’t ‘play ball’.
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Cath S @cathsheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’ve been a librarian for 33 years this month. Part of my role is scanning the horizon for what’s coming our way, in every sense. i’ve been waiting for book challenges to become organised and more politicised. People, let me present likely instigators. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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The new education group that wants to represent parents' voices
A new advocacy group has launched with the aim of giving parents a more organised voice in New Zealand's ongoing debates around education. The Parents' Alliance says it wants to be evidence-based and ...
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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My general rule is that if it wouldn't sound smart coming out the might of your old roommate with a bong in his other, then you shouldn't trust it coming from a guy who just happened to be at the right place at the right time to make a bazillion dollars in 1999. Cartoon history and philosophy.
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Dougie @dougiethreelegs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BIIIIIGGGG GOOOMORNY STRETCH 😌
Dougie, the black and white three-legged none tail cat, is in bed with his mummy, and he's stretching his front paw up towards his mummy,  and he has a happy, sleepy little face
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
At yesterdays Hague Group meeting at the UN on defending international law, Diana Buttu listed how Israel has targeted & killed children, healthcare workers, journalists & aid workers. All war crimes.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
sammatey.substack.com
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Take five minutes to not destroy civilization
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 26/09/2026
Every single American voter is one tiny light. Together, we are bigger than the darkness, and more powerful than any voter suppression.
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Journalists are crowing 'what's new?!' because they have forgotten that there is a second draft of history, and don't seem to recognise that a book like this, is it. This govt has literally forced the TPU into the *school curriculum* in its ideological vandalism, well here's the primary reference.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Someone pointed out that any time a Republican accuses Dems of sexual deviancy, you know what they’re going to get caught doing themselves, which makes me think people should keep Tuberville away from any college football mascots. And just to be safe, Gritty.
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Flyers Gritty
Alt: Flyers mascot Gritty
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 25/09/2026
The afterword to Dirty Work gives an explanation for the poor media coverage, particularly at RNZ - Hager explicitly calls out their collusion with TPU et al and makes clear suggestions for RNZ to improve. Unsurprising but disappointing to see it fall on closed ears
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Opal - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @opaltiger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is very important for us to understand here in NZ also as it affects our infrastructure, environment and economy. #nzpol
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Opal - Toitū Te Tiriti 🍉 @opaltiger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a fantastic primer for those who are confused about what is happening with AI. If you can understand lightbulbs, you can understand what is happening with this. @simonbwilson.bsky.social
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AI Tech CEOs are Broke. So They Are Inventing Doomsday
YouTube video by Mide
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