Bart Janssen
@bjjanssen.bsky.social
Husband, Plant developmental biologist, property of one cat, WoW player, wine drinker
@bjjanssen@mastodon.nz
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/y9reuqeb
ORCID 0000-0002-5871-2831
@bjjanssen@mastodon.nz
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/y9reuqeb
ORCID 0000-0002-5871-2831
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The left need to get comfortable with taking a flamethrower to the rights absolute bull shit
Nact had no second thoughts ending everything including contracts
Nact had no second thoughts ending everything including contracts
February 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The left need to get comfortable with taking a flamethrower to the rights absolute bull shit
Nact had no second thoughts ending everything including contracts
Nact had no second thoughts ending everything including contracts
Just imagine if the only photo they ever used for Mr Seymour was him twerking
These are conscious choices made by editors and they are not without agenda
These are conscious choices made by editors and they are not without agenda
Photograph selection once again suggests that the political economy behind local media is terrified of the Greens #nzpol
Opposition parties slam 'secret' critical minerals talks
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Just imagine if the only photo they ever used for Mr Seymour was him twerking
These are conscious choices made by editors and they are not without agenda
These are conscious choices made by editors and they are not without agenda
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Photograph selection once again suggests that the political economy behind local media is terrified of the Greens #nzpol
Opposition parties slam 'secret' critical minerals talks
Opposition parties slam 'secret' critical minerals talks
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said discussions were happening "largely in secret and on terms dictated by the United States".
www.rnz.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Photograph selection once again suggests that the political economy behind local media is terrified of the Greens #nzpol
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The current reforms of the research system are now on track for another failure. They double down on mistakes that undermine long-term growth, well being & safety. We must ask for accountability and transparency about three key issues as we go into the election year.
scientists.org.nz/news/13593197
scientists.org.nz/news/13593197
February 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The current reforms of the research system are now on track for another failure. They double down on mistakes that undermine long-term growth, well being & safety. We must ask for accountability and transparency about three key issues as we go into the election year.
scientists.org.nz/news/13593197
scientists.org.nz/news/13593197
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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Some NZ journalists are still writing about increasing storms but not providing any context: ‘as our climate changes’
I’d say it’s just an omission were it not for a comment by a radio panelist last week that she’d never heard a reported connection between more extreme storm events & climate change
I’d say it’s just an omission were it not for a comment by a radio panelist last week that she’d never heard a reported connection between more extreme storm events & climate change
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Some NZ journalists are still writing about increasing storms but not providing any context: ‘as our climate changes’
I’d say it’s just an omission were it not for a comment by a radio panelist last week that she’d never heard a reported connection between more extreme storm events & climate change
I’d say it’s just an omission were it not for a comment by a radio panelist last week that she’d never heard a reported connection between more extreme storm events & climate change
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Slane sums it up.
Luxon’s lot is leaving us badly exposed.
Luxon’s lot is leaving us badly exposed.
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Slane sums it up.
Luxon’s lot is leaving us badly exposed.
Luxon’s lot is leaving us badly exposed.
See AI or ML doesn't have to be shit
The largest randomized trial of medical A.I.
—Over 100,000 women in Sweden
—radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up
—AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and
—Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
—Over 100,000 women in Sweden
—radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up
—AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and
—Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 AM
See AI or ML doesn't have to be shit
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The largest randomized trial of medical A.I.
—Over 100,000 women in Sweden
—radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up
—AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and
—Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
—Over 100,000 women in Sweden
—radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up
—AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and
—Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 29, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The largest randomized trial of medical A.I.
—Over 100,000 women in Sweden
—radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up
—AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and
—Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
—Over 100,000 women in Sweden
—radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up
—AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and
—Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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New Mata doco from Mihi Forbes and Annabelle Lee looking at the influences that shaped David Seymour. Pretty concerning for the health of NZ democracy and future. youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y?...
Mata Reports | ACT: The Foreign Influences That Have Shaped David Seymour's Political Agenda | RNZ
YouTube video by RNZ
youtu.be
June 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New Mata doco from Mihi Forbes and Annabelle Lee looking at the influences that shaped David Seymour. Pretty concerning for the health of NZ democracy and future. youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y?...
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We had a $6B climate resilience fund and Nationals squandered it all on tax cuts for their mates so now we get boxes of KFC after weather events instead of properly funded supports and help.
Yay for us I guess??
Yay for us I guess??
Leaders should absolutely show up, but disaster response isn’t a photo op or should be trivialised. Watching our Prime Minister hand out boxes of KFC to impacted communities was peak cringe IMO. We need serious, systems-level action and that 6b resilience fund like yesterday.
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
We had a $6B climate resilience fund and Nationals squandered it all on tax cuts for their mates so now we get boxes of KFC after weather events instead of properly funded supports and help.
Yay for us I guess??
Yay for us I guess??
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But looked at their shoes and mumbled when asked for an example
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 AM
But looked at their shoes and mumbled when asked for an example
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good riddance to Minister Judith Collins, who orchestrated the present gutting of New Zealand's science funding establishment
I've not seen or heard any coverage today that mentions this tiny detail, affecting 100s of millions of public dollars and endangering NZ's entire intellectual community
I've not seen or heard any coverage today that mentions this tiny detail, affecting 100s of millions of public dollars and endangering NZ's entire intellectual community
Judith Collins resigns after a near quarter century in politics
She has been in Parliament for more than 20 years, as the MP for Clevedon, and then Papakura.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
good riddance to Minister Judith Collins, who orchestrated the present gutting of New Zealand's science funding establishment
I've not seen or heard any coverage today that mentions this tiny detail, affecting 100s of millions of public dollars and endangering NZ's entire intellectual community
I've not seen or heard any coverage today that mentions this tiny detail, affecting 100s of millions of public dollars and endangering NZ's entire intellectual community
/sarc
Wait that can't be right?
Surely they mean he was a drag queen not a pastor
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Wait that can't be right?
Surely they mean he was a drag queen not a pastor
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How a St Bede's College priest was revealed as sexually abusing boys
Suppression has been lifted, allowing a former friar - who admitted indecent assault and sexual violation relating to four boys - to be named.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
/sarc
Wait that can't be right?
Surely they mean he was a drag queen not a pastor
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Wait that can't be right?
Surely they mean he was a drag queen not a pastor
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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If only the NZ news media gave as much oxygen to the Green Party as they do to Seymour and Peters... but I guess that isn't the RW way, is it?
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If only the NZ news media gave as much oxygen to the Green Party as they do to Seymour and Peters... but I guess that isn't the RW way, is it?
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My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
There's been loud voices in the media saying it's too soon to talk about the impacts of climate change... 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗦 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲?
#ClimateChange #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Caricature #Luxon
There's been loud voices in the media saying it's too soon to talk about the impacts of climate change... 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗦 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲?
#ClimateChange #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Caricature #Luxon
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
There's been loud voices in the media saying it's too soon to talk about the impacts of climate change... 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗦 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲?
#ClimateChange #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Caricature #Luxon
There's been loud voices in the media saying it's too soon to talk about the impacts of climate change... 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗦 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲?
#ClimateChange #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Caricature #Luxon
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Shouldn't Winston Peters stick to his own lane when it comes to discussions of worldwide health expertise and advocacy from WHO World Health Organization?
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'Unelected globalist bureaucrats' - Peters praises United States' WHO withdrawal
The United States has officially exited the WHO, a year since President Donald Trump gave notice via executive order.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Shouldn't Winston Peters stick to his own lane when it comes to discussions of worldwide health expertise and advocacy from WHO World Health Organization?
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Can we just once and for all say that if National had been the government (with NZ1st and ACT albeit smol versions) they would not have done exactly the same with Covid
They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine
They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Can we just once and for all say that if National had been the government (with NZ1st and ACT albeit smol versions) they would not have done exactly the same with Covid
They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine
They would have said "we can't lock down because the economy" then Covid-19 would have been everywhere before we had the vaccine
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This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 AM
This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.
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“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
- 1984, George Orwell
- 1984, George Orwell
January 23, 2026 at 3:50 AM
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
- 1984, George Orwell
- 1984, George Orwell
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#NZpol
I would hope this latest outburst makes it extremely clear that Peters, in raising this conspiracy theorist "reasoning" that threw him back into power in 2023, makes him NO DIFFERENT to the hideousness Stephen Miller/JD Vance/Trump spew up. It needs to be firmly excised out of the next Govt.
I would hope this latest outburst makes it extremely clear that Peters, in raising this conspiracy theorist "reasoning" that threw him back into power in 2023, makes him NO DIFFERENT to the hideousness Stephen Miller/JD Vance/Trump spew up. It needs to be firmly excised out of the next Govt.
The parable of the scorpion and the frog has been superseded by the parable of Winston Peters poisoning Aotearoa NZ until it dies, simply because he cannot help but support whomever seems most beneficial to him, rather than the people of New Zealand.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'Unelected globalist bureaucrats' - Peters praises United States' WHO withdrawal
The United States has officially exited the WHO, a year since President Donald Trump gave notice via executive order.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 AM
#NZpol
I would hope this latest outburst makes it extremely clear that Peters, in raising this conspiracy theorist "reasoning" that threw him back into power in 2023, makes him NO DIFFERENT to the hideousness Stephen Miller/JD Vance/Trump spew up. It needs to be firmly excised out of the next Govt.
I would hope this latest outburst makes it extremely clear that Peters, in raising this conspiracy theorist "reasoning" that threw him back into power in 2023, makes him NO DIFFERENT to the hideousness Stephen Miller/JD Vance/Trump spew up. It needs to be firmly excised out of the next Govt.