JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️⚧️ 🇳🇿
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Cui bono?
#unprecedentedTimes so now what?
Greenie vegan banshee, nutrivore, attachment parent of 2 teens, child of 2 countries
tech writer idling on 2-stroke engine.
Factivist -more fair than kind. Crops not corpses. She/her
#unprecedentedTimes so now what?
Greenie vegan banshee, nutrivore, attachment parent of 2 teens, child of 2 countries
tech writer idling on 2-stroke engine.
Factivist -more fair than kind. Crops not corpses. She/her
Pinned
Cui bono? #nzpol
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We are supposed to honour our agreements, and that's what a treaty is! - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
Protect Te Tiriti in Education
Aotearoa should be a place where everyone, regardless of their background, is respected and part of a vibrant connected community. Where everyone feels a sense of belonging and knows their children wi...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We are supposed to honour our agreements, and that's what a treaty is! - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
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We've been watching John Cambell's series on Destiny Church. We were inspired to donate to Rainbow Reading's Givealittle page to fund their lawsuit after Destiny ruined their business. You can help too. Here is the link:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/drag-q...
#nz #nzpol
givealittle.co.nz/cause/drag-q...
#nz #nzpol
Hold Brian Tamaki Accountable
Support Rainbow Storytime NZ: Holding Brian Tamaki & Destiny Church Accountable
givealittle.co.nz
October 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We've been watching John Cambell's series on Destiny Church. We were inspired to donate to Rainbow Reading's Givealittle page to fund their lawsuit after Destiny ruined their business. You can help too. Here is the link:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/drag-q...
#nz #nzpol
givealittle.co.nz/cause/drag-q...
#nz #nzpol
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Well, this story just got a lot fucking worse. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal full story about the downfall of deputy police boss.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Well, this story just got a lot fucking worse. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
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🧵Spotted on a Recent Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (19?) is studying a stationary display.
She bites her lip, looks at everything from one angle, then another.
Finally, after taking a deep breath, she picks up a pen.
Yes. This is the one for her.
Important decisions take time. (1)
A woman (19?) is studying a stationary display.
She bites her lip, looks at everything from one angle, then another.
Finally, after taking a deep breath, she picks up a pen.
Yes. This is the one for her.
Important decisions take time. (1)
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
🧵Spotted on a Recent Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (19?) is studying a stationary display.
She bites her lip, looks at everything from one angle, then another.
Finally, after taking a deep breath, she picks up a pen.
Yes. This is the one for her.
Important decisions take time. (1)
A woman (19?) is studying a stationary display.
She bites her lip, looks at everything from one angle, then another.
Finally, after taking a deep breath, she picks up a pen.
Yes. This is the one for her.
Important decisions take time. (1)
If National can do it, any party can.🙄
And at least TPM have good intentions and a conscience. #nzpol
And at least TPM have good intentions and a conscience. #nzpol
Comment: The Māori party will struggle to regain the trust of its constituents while its leaders refuse responsibility for the party's political crisis, writes Marc Daalder.
Once a rising political star, Te Pāti Māori collapses in on itself
newsroom.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If National can do it, any party can.🙄
And at least TPM have good intentions and a conscience. #nzpol
And at least TPM have good intentions and a conscience. #nzpol
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Christchurch's playground elephant: demure, unassuming, shaped like a friend
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Christchurch's playground elephant: demure, unassuming, shaped like a friend
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
Oamaru's playground elephant: ready for the next Punic war
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Why is Chris Bishop sending people speeding into a 'death trap'. When the Ōtaki to Levin highway was 100kmh many died; after the Ardern Govt reduced it to 80kmh no-one died, when Luxon Govt increased it back to 100kmh, the dying restarted. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
Why is Chris Bishop Sending People Speeding into a Death Trap? - Greenpeace Aotearoa
“It’s a death trap” said National Party Campaign Committee Chair and Transport Minister Chris Bishop, on September 23, 2025.
www.greenpeace.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Why is Chris Bishop sending people speeding into a 'death trap'. When the Ōtaki to Levin highway was 100kmh many died; after the Ardern Govt reduced it to 80kmh no-one died, when Luxon Govt increased it back to 100kmh, the dying restarted. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
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eVs aRe tOo eXpEnSiVE
#kikorangi
#kikorangi
NZ’s new cheapest electric car is a $30k wonder
BYD’s much anticipated fully electric Atto 1 is cheaper than a Toyota Yaris and has a 5-star safety rating.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
eVs aRe tOo eXpEnSiVE
#kikorangi
#kikorangi
What, months? Multiple concussions, seizures, surgery…
Tragic. Get real.
Players sacrificed for $ports 😪
Tragic. Get real.
Players sacrificed for $ports 😪
Tongan coach Kristian Woolf has remained in Auckland at Eli Katoa’s hospital bedside, vowing not to return home until he’s confident his player will make a full recovery.
Tongan star remains in hospital as coach continues bedside vigil
Tongan coach Kristian Woolf has remained in Auckland at Eli Katoa’s hospital bedside, vowing not to return home until he’s confident his player will make a full recovery.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What, months? Multiple concussions, seizures, surgery…
Tragic. Get real.
Players sacrificed for $ports 😪
Tragic. Get real.
Players sacrificed for $ports 😪
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I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
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“NZ’s far-right coalition govt, elected in 2023, had no intention of resolving the crisis in essential services. Instead, it launched a radical program of austerity, imposing enormous public service cuts to fund billions of $$$ in tax breaks for landlords, tobacco companies, & big business.” #nzpol
Mega Strike in New Zealand Demands Funding for Public Services, Raises
New Zealand’s streets filled with nurses, doctors, teachers, health care assistants, public workers, and firefighters on October 23 in a massive one-day strike demanding that the government fully fund...
labornotes.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“NZ’s far-right coalition govt, elected in 2023, had no intention of resolving the crisis in essential services. Instead, it launched a radical program of austerity, imposing enormous public service cuts to fund billions of $$$ in tax breaks for landlords, tobacco companies, & big business.” #nzpol
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Oh the government hasn't fixed the economy? You mean...
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Oh the government hasn't fixed the economy? You mean...
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This! All of this!!
"We should all be the same under the same law" they cry as if they're trying to maintain something and not start something.
Māori WEREN'T treated the same, under the same law, by that same institution, who had the idea to write out a treaty...
THAT'S THE FUCKING POINT.
#nzpol
"We should all be the same under the same law" they cry as if they're trying to maintain something and not start something.
Māori WEREN'T treated the same, under the same law, by that same institution, who had the idea to write out a treaty...
THAT'S THE FUCKING POINT.
#nzpol
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This! All of this!!
"We should all be the same under the same law" they cry as if they're trying to maintain something and not start something.
Māori WEREN'T treated the same, under the same law, by that same institution, who had the idea to write out a treaty...
THAT'S THE FUCKING POINT.
#nzpol
"We should all be the same under the same law" they cry as if they're trying to maintain something and not start something.
Māori WEREN'T treated the same, under the same law, by that same institution, who had the idea to write out a treaty...
THAT'S THE FUCKING POINT.
#nzpol
"Fight or flight, right? We all have it,"
"Obviously, I'm a little bit biased; l'm a paediatrician and I work in healthcare. so that's my worldview. But whether we want young people to die or not isn't a partisan issue."
This government shows it IS a partisan issue. 😪
Vibes over lives #nzpol
"Obviously, I'm a little bit biased; l'm a paediatrician and I work in healthcare. so that's my worldview. But whether we want young people to die or not isn't a partisan issue."
This government shows it IS a partisan issue. 😪
Vibes over lives #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Ignoring advice, reacting instead of listening where else have we seen that this election cycle.
#nzpol #drivered #nzpolice
Ignoring advice, reacting instead of listening where else have we seen that this election cycle.
#nzpol #drivered #nzpolice
He was 15 when he died in a car crash. The rules said police could chase. Should they?
A new study finds when police loosened pursuit rules, crashes rose sharply.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Fight or flight, right? We all have it,"
"Obviously, I'm a little bit biased; l'm a paediatrician and I work in healthcare. so that's my worldview. But whether we want young people to die or not isn't a partisan issue."
This government shows it IS a partisan issue. 😪
Vibes over lives #nzpol
"Obviously, I'm a little bit biased; l'm a paediatrician and I work in healthcare. so that's my worldview. But whether we want young people to die or not isn't a partisan issue."
This government shows it IS a partisan issue. 😪
Vibes over lives #nzpol
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An awful, awful example of what happens when you use AI scribe systems in healthcare without any meaningful form of redress for their erroneous output.
Setting a "compliance" policy that doesn't allow clinical staff to change AI generated fields without intervention is definitely a money decision.
Setting a "compliance" policy that doesn't allow clinical staff to change AI generated fields without intervention is definitely a money decision.
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
An awful, awful example of what happens when you use AI scribe systems in healthcare without any meaningful form of redress for their erroneous output.
Setting a "compliance" policy that doesn't allow clinical staff to change AI generated fields without intervention is definitely a money decision.
Setting a "compliance" policy that doesn't allow clinical staff to change AI generated fields without intervention is definitely a money decision.
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DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
But no Climate Minister responsibility risk model about emissions and the #ClimateCrisis, eh Slimey Twatts? #nzpol
Over the next decade NZ will transition to a “personal responsibility” risk model when it comes to buying and protecting property, Simon Watts told a private insurance event.
Climate minister: Post-disaster full value property buyouts will one day be a thing of the past
Over the next decade NZ will transition to a “personal responsibility” risk model when it comes to buying and protecting property, Simon Watts told a private insurance event.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
But no Climate Minister responsibility risk model about emissions and the #ClimateCrisis, eh Slimey Twatts? #nzpol
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I've summarized the truth about Loeb's 10 "anomalies" about 3I/ATLAS in one post.
Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained
Avi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft. He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft ...
sites.psu.edu
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I've summarized the truth about Loeb's 10 "anomalies" about 3I/ATLAS in one post.
Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
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Palmer asks Parliament: What’s the rush?
‘That is not a democratic process, that is a shambles,’ former PM says of truncated debates on vital legislation
#nzpol
‘That is not a democratic process, that is a shambles,’ former PM says of truncated debates on vital legislation
#nzpol
Palmer asks Parliament: What's the rush?
The overuse of urgency and insufficient scrutiny of new laws are hurting Parliament's public reputation, ex-PM says
newsroom.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Palmer asks Parliament: What’s the rush?
‘That is not a democratic process, that is a shambles,’ former PM says of truncated debates on vital legislation
#nzpol
‘That is not a democratic process, that is a shambles,’ former PM says of truncated debates on vital legislation
#nzpol
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It’s also a mistake politicians make. It’s actually a very common human mistake: to try and change the minds of people who dislike you, rather than focus on those who already love you.
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It’s also a mistake politicians make. It’s actually a very common human mistake: to try and change the minds of people who dislike you, rather than focus on those who already love you.
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Hello lovely people. Thanks so much for your wonderful support in buying direct copies of Tiny Moments of Joy. I'm overwhelmed in the best of ways by your lovely generosity. Raising my first cup of tea of the day in your honour!
(Books going to Kiwi homes today! More in alt text.)
(Books going to Kiwi homes today! More in alt text.)
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hello lovely people. Thanks so much for your wonderful support in buying direct copies of Tiny Moments of Joy. I'm overwhelmed in the best of ways by your lovely generosity. Raising my first cup of tea of the day in your honour!
(Books going to Kiwi homes today! More in alt text.)
(Books going to Kiwi homes today! More in alt text.)
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If you find a toutouwai/North Island Robin, it *will* try to stare you down and it *will* be adorable. 🪶
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3ZO8piRi1/
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3ZO8piRi1/
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
If you find a toutouwai/North Island Robin, it *will* try to stare you down and it *will* be adorable. 🪶
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3ZO8piRi1/
www.instagram.com/p/DQ3ZO8piRi1/
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Humbled to have been elected a lifetime fellow of Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand (GFANZ) in recognition of my public education efforts around the facts of so-called de-extinction. Other fellows include the fantastic @siouxsiew.bsky.social genomics.nz/gfanz-fellows/ 1/2
GFANZ Fellows - Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand
Fellows of GFANZ These are the Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand Fellows. To be elected to Fellowship of the Society, one has to have made an outstanding contribution to the Society, or to the field o...
genomics.nz
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Humbled to have been elected a lifetime fellow of Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand (GFANZ) in recognition of my public education efforts around the facts of so-called de-extinction. Other fellows include the fantastic @siouxsiew.bsky.social genomics.nz/gfanz-fellows/ 1/2
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www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... I didn’t vote for him.
Mayor hits back at Wayne Brown over comments to send homeless there
Waikato District’s mayor Aksel Bech said it must be nice having a city so flash you can evict people for not matching the decor.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... I didn’t vote for him.