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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And on Twitter, in Oct 2021, he was getting stuck in to the "minority who refuse to get vaccinated". "Start with ‘no-jab means no dole and no parole’."

Screenshot of tweet by Winston Peters, 04 Oct 2021. In it, he says:

"Kiwis want their freedom back.
We’ve been let down by this govt’s lethargy and a minority who refuse to get vaccinated.
People need certainty and a plan - not uncertainty and spin.
Start with ‘no-jab means no dole and no parole’.
We’ve had enough of the hand-wringing."

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Too little, too late www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Also, "Academic"? "His university"? "Researcher"? Really, Guardian? "Bigoted blogger" and "his employer" are right there.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

To be fair, there seems to be a plan to vaccinate mainland breeding hoiho against HPAI: www.penguinrescue.nz/weekly-updat... Their infographic includes this point: "Panic actions now would be disruptive and may not be necessary."

Penguin Rescue NZ's infographic about their Hoiho HPAI Vacination Plan.

Transcript:

"Hoiho HPAI Vaccination Plan

Protecting our yellow-eyed penguins for generation to come ❤️

HPAI has arrived in New Zealand

It has reached the North Island and is likely to spread.
Our goal: protect breeding adults before it reaches us.

Penguins worldwide have been severely affected. Vaccination is our best defence.

Our Strategy

1. At the nest

Late August: vaccinate birds as they return to breed.

2. Second dose

Repeat after ~1 month while birds are incubating.

3. If virus arrives sooner

Uplift & hold breeding birds safely until second dose can be given.

Penguin welfare

We will take the approach that causes the least disturbance while providing the best protection.

2 doses, 1 month apart for maximum effectiveness

Vet led: Pauline (trained vet) visits 23 August. She will train our team to deliver it.

Breeders only: ~60 breeding adults across our 3 colonies = ~120 vaccine doses required.

Why it matters: Adult survival comes first. Current chick survival is < 10%.

Timing & Outlook

Overseas experience: 3-4 months for HPAI to spread across a country.
If the virus stays away, we will vaccinate at the nest in a penguin-friendly way.
Panic actions now would be disruptive and may not be necessary.

Next steps:
Coordinate with Pauline and DOC
Prepare for 23 August visit
Monitor HPAI situation closely
Plan for both nest-based vaccination and emergency response
Communicate clearly and promptly

Strong korero, good plannning, healthy hoiho ❤️

Mana whenua | DOC | Penguin Rescue NZ | Our community"

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"Good, honest, straightforward, Christian vengeance" They're so vile. bsky.app/profile/luxj...

David Starkey and Nathan Cofnas, grinning and gloating

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It seems that 28300 submissions have been published on their website, & the select committee says that over 40,000 submissions were submitted, so they might've published about 70% of them so far. I imagine their progress will slow once all the easy ones are up. community.scoop.co.nz/2026/07/subm...

Screenshot from bills.parliament.nz indicating that 28300 submissions have been published on their website so far.

"Submissions and Advice

Displaying 1-10 of 28300"

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My submission was among those missing, so I sent them an email last week asking why. I got this response on Monday. (My submission hasn't shown up on their website yet.)

Screenshot of the email I received. It reads as follows:

Kia ora,

Thank you for getting in touch. The Social Services and Community Committee has not yet had the opportunity to review all submissions it received on the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill. If there is an issue with your submission, we will contact you. Otherwise, if you made a submission, you can expect your submission to be published in due course.

Committee Staff

Social Services and Community Committee

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Very cute. Amusing that Bluesky calls it "adult content", too

Screenshot of preceding skeet. Photos are hidden behind an "Adult Content" warning.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

You said that, yes. With my handle directly after it. Pretty clear you were implying that applied to me. And now you pretend you weren't, ha. You do realise people can look back and see that you're lying, don't you? Or should I say "being selective with the truth"? Muting you now.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This 2023 report includes a Southland electrical network diagram. It shows a third 220kv line leaving North Makerewa substation, but that goes east, a few km north of the Datagrid site. It also shows upgrades planned elsewhere in Southland, but not near the site. www.eeca.govt.nz/assets/EECA-...

Diagram of Southland electrical network (Figure 12 in linked report), showing planned upgrades and new facilities.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I agree, the 1GW figure seems to be aspirational, although the ministerial briefing notes you linked describe it as expected. And yes, a corner of the site is under two 220kv towers.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I didn't make this chart, but it isn't wrong. As for Hipkins, he has been taking advice from Starmer, & is clearly moving the Labour Party even further right. Look at the party list, for instance. Look at UK polls for where this could take Labour. Play people for fools at your peril.

Chart contrasting media portrayal of NZ political parties, on a left to right scale, with the reality.

For instance, Labour is portrayed as being between "leftish" and "radical", while in reality being between "conservative" and "reactionary".

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It seems to be getting mainstreamed, too youtu.be/MiGcn0sWMAQ

Screenshot of YouTube video with transcript, saying:

"something deeper like a health anxiety.
It could be a sign of social anxiety. It can also be a sign of uh pandemic related PTSD. In fact, some researchers call this emerging trend uh a part of uh what they call postpandemic safety behavior syndrome. It's not necessarily the"

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Huh, we have about 90 of them. Who knew? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meibomi...

Diagram showing an eyeball with an series of several long thin glands (meibomium glands), lined up perpendicular to the edge of the upper and lower eyelids.

Blue arrows presumably show the direction of meibum flow, along the glands and out onto the eye & eyelashes at the edge of each eyelid.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Only ripples on the harbour at the moment. I expect that will change soon enough. Stay safe!

A gap in the thick grey clouds lets sunlight fall onto glistening waters

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Google's Maps app is showing me the West Bank and Gaza today

Cropped screenshot from Google's Maps app. Shows bold labels for Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon, with lighter labels for the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

They found life expectancy decreased for those born 1970-1985 in the decade starting in 2010 (the dark area in the lower right corner of their Figure 1). So there was some decrease prior to Covid. 4/

Fig. 1. from source article. This shows decreased life expectancy in those born 1970-1985 from around 2012-2018 (the dark area in the lower right corner).

Their caption follows:
Lexis diagram of percentage change in all-cause mortality, 1979 to 2019. Data are from the Multiple Cause-of-Death Mortality Data from the National Vital Statistics System of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Human Cause of Death Data Series, a component of the Human Mortality Database (HMD) project. Percentage change calculated across calendar years at a given age.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

He's working up to it: www.usmint.gov/news/media-k...

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Yeah, not ideal that RNZ seems to be on X but not on Bluesky

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

ISW/CTP are producing twice-daily updates. Here is their latest: understandingwar.org/research/mid... It includes this map. However they also have an interactive map that covers a longer period and seems more up to date: arcg.is/mbjey2

A map of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, 6-7 March 2026.
From https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-evening-special-report-march-7-2026/

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Spring flowers! Thanks for sharing (but please take care of yourself too!) I love bumblebees 💙

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The girls' school was in the area outlined in yellow at the top of this satellite image. Source: www.npr.org/2026/03/04/n...

Screenshot from an NPR article, showing a satellite image from after the attack on a girls' school in Minab, Iran that reportedly killed more than 150 people.

It shows destroyed buildings within 3 adjacent outlined areas, labelled "Girls school", "Base", and "Clinic". The school and clinic were civilian facilities, reportedly walled off from the military base.

Source:
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5735801/satellite-imagery-shows-strike-that-destroyed-iranian-school-was-more-extensive-than-first-reported

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Yes, 184 is the total of the admissions values reported from 18 Jan - 16 Feb 2026 inclusive (which is a period of 30 days).

Spreadsheet showing the reported Covid hospital admissions in NZ from 18 Jan - 16 Feb 2026, with their total (184).

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Just to be clear about the timeframe involved, Google searches for "breakthrough infection" peaked in the second half of 2021: trends.google.com/trends/explo...

Screenshot of a Google Trends chart, showing that interest in "breakthrough infection" peaked in the second half of 2021.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

They would need to speed up, true, but they seem pretty clear about their end goal. www.facebook.com/story.php?st...

Screenshot of a Facebook post by the US Department of Homeland Security, saying:

"The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world."

The post includes an image of a car on a beach under palm trees. The following text is printed on the sky:

"America After 100 Million Deportations'

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I haven't found anything on more recent trends in health anxiety, but there has been a uptick in generalised anxiety since the Covid pandemic began. Source: ONS Annual Population Survey www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula... via PA and the Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Chart showing percentage of UK adults reporting high anxiety, from 2016 to early 2024.

This ranged from 18.9%-21.3% during the pre-pandemic years. It peaked above 25% early during the Covid pandemic, and has hovered around 23% since 2022.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

If you look at the reasons people gave for seeking assisted suicide in Western Australia, many of them seem at least to give cause to suspect coercion/neglect/inadequate care. And the proportions are huge. It doesn't seem like just a few isolated cases

Graph from the 2023-2024 Annual Report of Western Australia's Voluntary Assisted Dying Board, showing the proportion of patients giving each of various reasons for accessing voluntary assisted dying that year.

Includes 35% saying "burden on family/friends/caregivers", 53% "inadequate pain control", 65% "losing autonomy"

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Also zero mention of Covid when they discuss this graph, despite them noting that the recent sharp increase in people being out of work due to long-term illness will be economically problematic. (That increase has mainly happened since the Covid pandemic began.)

Graph showing the number of working-age people out of work due to long-term illness and on NHS waiting lists (the latter indexed to 100 at its low point in 2009) over time, from 1993 to 2023.

Both curves go up sharply from 2020 onwards. The chart has a two-tone background that seems to emphasize this.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The article itself actually seems okay. It includes a graphic that shows a well-fitted FFP2 mask. The second headline image is poor, yes. And the headline uses needlessly confusing terms like "respirator". I suspect the headline text & photos were chosen by someone other than the article's author.

A diagram from the Guardian's article, showing a well-fitted ear-loop FFP2 respirator. It includes the text "Tight fit over nose and mouth", with an arrow pointing from this phrase to the edge of the mask above the cheekbone.

The screenshot also includes this text surrounding the graphic:

"The FFP2 respirator is a tight-fitting mask, which creates a facial seal and filters both inflow and outflow of air

Removes 94% of all particles that are 0.3 microns in diameter or larger

Designed to protect the wearer up to the safety rating of the mask

Guardian graphic"

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Yes, very nice. A tree that doesn't like hitchhikers. Here's a different tree with a similar idea.

Plane tree limb, hosting a few small tufts of lichen where its bark has been slower to slough off

Detail of plane tree bark, with older patches being darker/browner

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

And it continues to get worse. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

Graph showing payouts to shareholders of large US healthcare corporations from 2001 to 2022, split into dividends and share buybacks.

Total payouts roughly tripled over those two decades, going from $54 billion to over $170 billion.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

This beggars belief, especially when 35% of eligible patients mention being a burden on family, friends, or caregivers, or being concerned about being a burden. 3/

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I think I see how it might have happened. You can set the declared language of your post by clicking on the language name, bottom right. And once you set it for one post, it remembers & assumes you want your next post to be in that language too. Maybe you set it to Japanese by mistake, 3-4 days ago?

Screenshot of Bluesky reply pop-up, with the language selection list opened up

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

By the way, Bluesky tells me you're speaking Japanese. Weird.

Screenshot of Bluesky app showing me replying to the original post, with a message from Bluesky saying:
"The post you're replying to was marked as being written in Japanese by its author. Would you like to reply in Japanese?"

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

"Labour leader Chris Hipkins said he agrees with the rates cap in principle, but questioned how councils would still be able to pay what's expected of them". So he did say he agrees with it in principle. Combined with the rest, though, it's wishy-washy nonsense. On brand for Hipkins.

Screenshot for Post article:

'Labour leader Chris Hipkins said he agrees with the rates cap in principle, but questioned how councils would still be able to pay what's expected of them - their infrastructure, water, roads, parks, pools, libraries and so on - with it in place.

He said the frustration and concern around projects such as Wellington City Council's $2.3 million "disco toilets" was disproportionate to their cost, as such "frivolous projects" only make up a "tiny proportion" of total council expenditure.

"If you look at where the money's actually going, it's going into roads, it's going into rubbish, it's going into pipes, it's going into infrastructure," Hipkins said.

"Where are the councils going to find that money now?" '

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Good point. However we are not "post Covid" – the Covid pandemic is still ongoing. Labour dealt with the pandemic's emergency phase. This graph shows estimated daily US Covid infections from 2020 to 2025. NZ was much lower for the pandemic's first two years, but would now have a similar pattern.

Graph of estimated daily Covid infections in the US, from March 2020 to September 2025.

Shows recurring waves of infection roughly once or twice a year, throughout this period.

By X user @JPWeiland.
https://x.com/JPWeiland/status/1972491584282497245

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Here's one of the bird feeders mentioned, in operation.

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

They're getting longer here Spring has arrived :)

A shiny blue beetle (steelblue ladybird) walks along the edge of a leaf

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tuffrings.bsky.social @tuffrings.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

148 child deaths in the UK by mid Feb 2022, according to this tweet of hers: x.com/TigressEllie...

Tweet by @TigressEllie on 12 Feb 2022:

"Sadly 😢 DHSC/ Gov.uk report the death of another child with Covid on 5th February, a little girl 0-4

England 136
Scotland 7
Wales 3
NI 2

UK Child Covid Deaths 148

#coronavirus #COVID19 #SARSCoV2"

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