a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 21/09/2026People are more excited for a military coup than It Happening? hm 010
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 14/09/2026At this point Tim Jagi has not worked for ACT for almost as long as he did work for ACT. He also didn't commit his offending while he worked for them. At this point, repeatedly insisting on the association makes it look like people care more about scoring political points than about his victims. 110
Reposted by a birdalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"books should start with action" "the first pages must introduce the protagonist" "world building should be invisible" hush child ms. robin mckinley is speaking 36973169
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 09/09/2026trying so hard to get to three servings of dairy a day bc I'd like to keep my own teeth and bones and also ensure baby has good teeth and bones but it is definitely leading to slightly perverse outcomes like "drinking more caffeine". 230
Reposted by a birdGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 08/09/2026I have received news of a perfectly named cafe located on the waterfront of Nova Scotia's capital, if you know what I mean 49760242
Reposted by a birdHalotolerant @halotolerant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026if you'll be my bodyguard, i can be your long lost pal youtu.be/jmPEeCohTXYyoutu.beYou Can Call MeYouTube video by sdwolfpup 02913
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My friends and I were JOKING about how funny it would be if Paul Gross was cast as Roger Crowell and how much he would enjoy it. This is HILARIOUS 190
Reposted by a birdFT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are. 100268196331
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I'm reading Imperial Purple by Gillian Bradshaw, which has the distinction of being the first non-re-read non-romance I've been able to manage all pregnancy. It's really compelling so far but I am concerned about whether everyone's going to make it out alive, haha. 1122
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I'm an expert hand weaver in the Byzantine Empire! Pretty good (substantial improvement on "professional ice hockey player) 020
Reposted by a birdUniversity of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka @universityofotago.bsky.social · 18/08/2026A new Otago study shows young people who have lived in public housing for at least 10 years are significantly less likely to commit crimes or to become victims of crime than their peers in the general population. Read more here ⬇️otago.ac.nzYoung people in public housing less likely to be involved in crimeYoung people who have lived in public housing for at least 10 years are significantly less likely to commit crimes or to become victims of crime than their peers in the general population, a study by ... 02513
Reposted by a birdSeasonalPun @pixelfish.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Also the recorder is a legit instrument dating back to medieval times. It’s relatively easy to make, portable, and doesn’t break easily. 633583
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Aro Cafe for several years did, at brunch, a veeeery slightly sweetened risotto with stewed rhubarb. I can't explain why it compelled me so much or why I still think about it all the time but I really do 010
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Okay weird question. I want to shop for a dress that is completely work inappropriate and I'd like to do it in NZ. Any suggestions for plus sizes? My only ideas were Zebranos but everything is relentlessly work appropriate and Ruby but it looks like their gowns don't go to my size 200
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"being infants" After that one grandfather was a civil engineer and a moderator in the Presbytarian, one did all sort of stuff including boxing, boxing judging (at the Commonwealth Games), and nebulous real estate/building stuff I didn't understand as a child and also a professional philanderer. 120
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Also can we all just be clear that her book was a bestseller ages ago? 030
Reposted by a birdsoleil ✵ #1 fingolfan @skywardstruck.bsky.social · 26/07/2026i hate how much people care about their ships being "canon" now. spirk fans didn't publish zines full of fanfics in the 70s only for modern fandom to grovel at the knees of corporations and beg for things to be canon. use your imaginations, don't allow billionaires to think for you. 2540712007
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18? BY A SQUEAKstatic.klipy.comDevil Wears Prada CarbsAlt: gif from The Devil Wears Prada featuring Emily Blunt in hospital looking beat up and eating, saying "You eat carbs, for Christ's sake" 130
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I can't quote tweet that paul f tomkins post but MY dumb take is there is some stupid conspicuous consumption stuff that goes back around to fun and I think a postmix soft drink machine in your house counts as one of them, and ALSO it makes sense to stock it with the drinks you actually like 120
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Nurse practitioner in an ED (likely lethal disaster), nurse educator in an HDU (likely lethal disaster), software developer in the public service (at least this disaster wouldn't be lethal) 110
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I have some health stuff going on that has resulted in me cooking more than I have for ages, which is good for lots of reasons I guess but also I am STARVING and my soup is still AT LEAST TEN MINUTES AWAY 250
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I have had some health stuff this month that unfortunately has me well behind my goal but pls support people like jon and my friends Liz www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/... and Jess www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/...sweatwithpride.comElizabeth Wiltshire • Sweat with PrideI’m taking on Sweat with Pride this June to raise money for our Rainbow communities! 💦🌈 Our schools, workplaces, and doctors’ offices are still not safe places for many Rainbow New Zealanders and it’s... 031
Reposted by a birdMark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 15/06/2026At this point, I genuinely believe the entire public is being actively gaslit by both the media, and Esther Ghey herself, into forgetting that Brianna Ghey was murdered, by people she knew from school, in real life, who were partly influenced by transphobia, fuelled by the media and politicians. 6646261317
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I'm reading this fic and they don't enjoy fanon typical characterisation of Shane, which is fine and which they describe as projecting which it's not *not*, but then they also set their fic in like ... some kind of AU where no detail is right for the show or the books and Shane also hates his mom 100
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Hi friends, I'm also doing Sweat with Pride again this year ar and it's donation match day so if you feel like taking money from a bank, consider www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/...sweatwithpride.comTui Head • Sweat with PrideI’m taking on Sweat with Pride this June to raise money for our Rainbow communities! 💦🌈 Our schools, workplaces, and doctors’ offices are still not safe places for many Rainbow New Zealanders and it’s... 051
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The blood test place has quite a good take a numbered card, scan its barcode, go into a queue but it bothers me that the cards aren't in order. I have no idea how far away I am from being poked and I have a meeting in 30 minutes 110
Reposted by a birdSlow BOO!s Dave @wellingtonskeleton.space · 24/05/2026Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a Hard-Boiled Egg! 1156
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 17/05/2026@dimsie.bsky.social I feel confident you will love this as much as I do www.loweandco.nz/properties/1...loweandco.nz158 The Esplanade, Island Bay, Wellington City, Wellington 6023House for sale, 158 The Esplanade, Island Bay, Wellington City, Wellington 6023, with 2 beds and 1 bath, 555m². Enquiries Over $845,000 220
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Lately I can't sleep past about 5.30 regardless of what time I go to bed and this morning I decided to get up and start work and gosh it's a productive two hours when nobody else is logged on 020
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I thought I was rooting for MPP to get a cup for the PWHL playoffs but Fanuza Kadirova won my heart in that series vs the Fleet so now I'm both kind of happy about any possible outcome and also kind of sad. I really wanted the Charge to tie it up so that OT goal was crushing although also v good 160
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This guy who I really admire as a knitter posted some project notes for some hats he made with some whacky finishing techniques (you basically knit a super long stockinette tube, then reverse the stockinette for the crown, and then you fold the tube up and graft it to itself twice) 110
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Holds up (Fleet/Victoire just went to triple overtime in an 0-0 game) 040
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I'm so obsessed with spinning right now that I just came home, spun a bit, ate dinner, tidied my living room, put the rubbish out, folded some washing, had sex, went to bed, and now I'm lying in bed like "I could get up and do some more spinning it's not even that late" 120
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 03/05/2026I finished a couple of knitting projects this week! Both in handspun. The satisfaction is off the charts ngl 2110
Reposted by a birdLew @lewsos.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Yes, giving $ to former MPs and James Cameron and &c is repugnant. But those guys can avoid any plausible means testing if they choose But means testing will result in a certain number of poor people getting nothing because they didn't tick the right box. Ask any beneficiary 1214
Reposted by a birdalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/04/2026when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters 163184455688
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Had a really good knitting/crafty weekend (finished other than wet setting, my long draw sample spins, finished my handspun vest, restarted for the third time and finally successfully a handspun scarf) and now I'm at my desk just massively resenting that I have to work for a living 180
Reposted by a birdCat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Auden’s Musée des Beaux Artes 15352128
Reposted by a birdAccented Cinema @accentedcinema.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026) 167159124779
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 12/04/2026bang pd: so bts are going to become more mature and leave behind kpop choreography bts: no we're not x.com/_BTSMoments_...x.com 100
Reposted by a birdEmily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 11/04/2026What a great photo just added on the NASA Johnson Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2... 154112321784
a bird @prosthemadera.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Controversial opinion PWHL goalkeeping should be worse 100
