Joe Boden
@joeboden66.bsky.social
Professor, University of Otago, New Zealand. USA expat. Posts about science, drug policy, politics, sport, and MUSIC.
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As the Aotearoa/NZ research system shifts around us, it's important to hear from the voices within, especially those who are the future of the system!
It has been an absolute privilege for the New Zealand Science Review to work with early career researchers (ECRs) to get their experiences on record
It has been an absolute privilege for the New Zealand Science Review to work with early career researchers (ECRs) to get their experiences on record
Early Career Voices from a Changing Research System
| New Zealand Science Review
doi.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
As the Aotearoa/NZ research system shifts around us, it's important to hear from the voices within, especially those who are the future of the system!
It has been an absolute privilege for the New Zealand Science Review to work with early career researchers (ECRs) to get their experiences on record
It has been an absolute privilege for the New Zealand Science Review to work with early career researchers (ECRs) to get their experiences on record
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How the Atlas Network is shaping your life, even if you've never heard of it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au
January 25, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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People have died because we continue to label these climate change events as just some “unseasonal weather”
The current government has wound back it’s policy commitments to addressing climate change.
More people will die due to their incompetence.
The current government has wound back it’s policy commitments to addressing climate change.
More people will die due to their incompetence.
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 AM
People have died because we continue to label these climate change events as just some “unseasonal weather”
The current government has wound back it’s policy commitments to addressing climate change.
More people will die due to their incompetence.
The current government has wound back it’s policy commitments to addressing climate change.
More people will die due to their incompetence.
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Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗
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Hey the voter suppression laws mean you can only vote up to twelve days before November 7 and have to be registered thirteen days before that. Twelve days before Nov 7 is 26 October. THAT IS LABOUR DAY. THE ELECTION VOTING STARTS ON LABOUR DAY.
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Hey the voter suppression laws mean you can only vote up to twelve days before November 7 and have to be registered thirteen days before that. Twelve days before Nov 7 is 26 October. THAT IS LABOUR DAY. THE ELECTION VOTING STARTS ON LABOUR DAY.
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Reminder: regime voter suppression means you need to enrol early. vote.nz/enrolling/en...
Enrol or update online
Enrol to vote or check and update your enrolment details. Get ready to have your say in New Zealand’s elections and referendums.
vote.nz
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Reminder: regime voter suppression means you need to enrol early. vote.nz/enrolling/en...
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there has never been a more fully globalist movement than the modern far right. a relatively small conspiracy in favor of racists, pedos, and criminals all over the world
French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — and details how he has used similar fascistic tactics to intimidate other judges around the world who rule against his alt-right friends.
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
there has never been a more fully globalist movement than the modern far right. a relatively small conspiracy in favor of racists, pedos, and criminals all over the world
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There are no words. Fly high Bobby, and thank you.
January 10, 2026 at 11:47 PM
There are no words. Fly high Bobby, and thank you.
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They won't have the numbers to occupy the nation and force everyone to comply, and that's why they're engaged in such an aggressive show of force. They're hoping we all get cowed into submission and do their work of suppression ourselves.
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
January 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
They won't have the numbers to occupy the nation and force everyone to comply, and that's why they're engaged in such an aggressive show of force. They're hoping we all get cowed into submission and do their work of suppression ourselves.
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
No data?
I've written multiple academic papers presenting said data. Not to mention many other researchers working in the same area.
I've written multiple academic papers presenting said data. Not to mention many other researchers working in the same area.
Dr. Oz claims there’s no data to support reducing alcohol consumption.
That’s not true.
www.vox.com/health/47472...
That’s not true.
www.vox.com/health/47472...
Dr. Oz claims there’s no data to support reducing alcohol consumption. That’s not true.
RFK Jr.’s new dietary guidelines ignore his own government’s findings on the harms of alcohol.
www.vox.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
No data?
I've written multiple academic papers presenting said data. Not to mention many other researchers working in the same area.
I've written multiple academic papers presenting said data. Not to mention many other researchers working in the same area.
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Every famous NZ police story is about how they bungled an investigation and/or planted evidence to convict the person they decided "done it". Every NZ "commissioner" seems to have committed at least some variety of sex crime in the 90s.
They'll LOVE making a gestapo.
They'll LOVE making a gestapo.
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Every famous NZ police story is about how they bungled an investigation and/or planted evidence to convict the person they decided "done it". Every NZ "commissioner" seems to have committed at least some variety of sex crime in the 90s.
They'll LOVE making a gestapo.
They'll LOVE making a gestapo.
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New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 AM
New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
Elon Musk’s X must be banned
Regulators need to stop cowering before the richest man in the world
disconnect.blog
January 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
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Ask your employer tomorrow why they operate an official account on the Twitter/X web service that built a child sexual assault materials generation machine & why they tacitly approve of pedophilia. Have your fellow employees ask the same question.
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Ask your employer tomorrow why they operate an official account on the Twitter/X web service that built a child sexual assault materials generation machine & why they tacitly approve of pedophilia. Have your fellow employees ask the same question.
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Nyika is one of many who we (that's we as in the country) are not paying properly while they do research for us (the country). It is nothing less than exploitation by the crown.
In 2026, this is my number 1 issue in the public research system to work on. Amplify if you will join in this mahi.
#NZPOL
In 2026, this is my number 1 issue in the public research system to work on. Amplify if you will join in this mahi.
#NZPOL
I mean, I should not complain about getting a stipend. But, also, everybody who does a PhD should get a stipend, and my stipend should be significantly higher, thanks.
December 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Nyika is one of many who we (that's we as in the country) are not paying properly while they do research for us (the country). It is nothing less than exploitation by the crown.
In 2026, this is my number 1 issue in the public research system to work on. Amplify if you will join in this mahi.
#NZPOL
In 2026, this is my number 1 issue in the public research system to work on. Amplify if you will join in this mahi.
#NZPOL
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"The war on drugs", being lost since 1980
#kikorangi
#kikorangi
NZ's cocaine capital revealed: New data shows the drug's use continues to soar
Cocaine consumption by Kiwis has jumped over the past 2-3 years.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"The war on drugs", being lost since 1980
#kikorangi
#kikorangi
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One of the funniest things ever. RIP Rob and Michelle Reiner.
There is so much for which to remember Rob Reiner. In my family, we have long treasured this one bit he did with Carroll O'Connor on "All in the Family." It has always made me laugh, no matter how many times I've watched it. And we all could use a good laugh these days
All in the Family - Sock and a Sock, Shoe and a Shoe
YouTube video by Scarlett OHara
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
One of the funniest things ever. RIP Rob and Michelle Reiner.
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This is organized fraud, it's not accidental. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly | PNAS
Science is characterized by collaboration and cooperation, but also by uncertainty,
competition, and inequality. While there has always been some c...
www.pnas.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is organized fraud, it's not accidental. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A bit on the nose, I think. 😆
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A bit on the nose, I think. 😆
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This is a must-read article by @gregsargent.bsky.social, from start to finish.
Greg starts by showing how ethnicity-based immigration laws excluded people like Miller’s Jewish ancestors, and how he nevertheless celebrates those restrictions (which came in 1924).
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Greg starts by showing how ethnicity-based immigration laws excluded people like Miller’s Jewish ancestors, and how he nevertheless celebrates those restrictions (which came in 1924).
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This is a must-read article by @gregsargent.bsky.social, from start to finish.
Greg starts by showing how ethnicity-based immigration laws excluded people like Miller’s Jewish ancestors, and how he nevertheless celebrates those restrictions (which came in 1924).
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Greg starts by showing how ethnicity-based immigration laws excluded people like Miller’s Jewish ancestors, and how he nevertheless celebrates those restrictions (which came in 1924).
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.