Cath
@pianokit.bsky.social
Diagnostic EM scientist, chorister, book lover, aimless wanderer. Cishet she/her
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This is so, so sad and enraging, and also, RNZ fucked up so bad. Unbelievably harmful and unethical journalism on the part of Ruth Hill, what is going onnnn with our state broadcaster and basic quality control?
June 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is so, so sad and enraging, and also, RNZ fucked up so bad. Unbelievably harmful and unethical journalism on the part of Ruth Hill, what is going onnnn with our state broadcaster and basic quality control?
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Went exploring the neighbourhood today.
November 24, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Went exploring the neighbourhood today.
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the reason this guy runs the internet is basically nobody else is even capable of doing "your shoes were so fugly I called the FBI" and have it be a factual statement
November 23, 2024 at 5:56 PM
the reason this guy runs the internet is basically nobody else is even capable of doing "your shoes were so fugly I called the FBI" and have it be a factual statement
Check this drone footage out! Awesome stuff!
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Check this drone footage out! Awesome stuff!
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Keep your friend's clothes but keep your enemy's toaster
November 15, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Keep your friend's clothes but keep your enemy's toaster
I just signed - will you join me? our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
November 18, 2024 at 8:24 AM
I just signed - will you join me? our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
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good for him! work-life balance is so important
November 18, 2024 at 2:58 AM
good for him! work-life balance is so important
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So we're explicitly, well back to the Victorian era of deserving poor and illnesses that garner the most empathy being funded.
Workhouses for the everybody else, I imagine - but under the guise of 'personal improvement programmes'.
Workhouses for the everybody else, I imagine - but under the guise of 'personal improvement programmes'.
I’m so triggered by this article. his is precisely what the Islamic Women's Council of NZ flagged in our RCOI submission. Govt kept sending us to trusts for funding, only to hear: these are govt responsibilities & the govt's "shirking" its duties to you. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
Minister calls for philanthropists to co-fund new social investment approach
Willis spoke alongside new Social Investment Agency chief executive Andrew Coster.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 18, 2024 at 12:31 AM
So we're explicitly, well back to the Victorian era of deserving poor and illnesses that garner the most empathy being funded.
Workhouses for the everybody else, I imagine - but under the guise of 'personal improvement programmes'.
Workhouses for the everybody else, I imagine - but under the guise of 'personal improvement programmes'.
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The Treaty principles bill is normative; ie, it purports to say what ACT thinks the meaning of te Tiriti *should* be in their eyes, eg formal equality etc. However, leaves te Tiriti / the Treaty and its meaning intact, thereby creating constitutional incongruity.
November 17, 2024 at 11:18 PM
The Treaty principles bill is normative; ie, it purports to say what ACT thinks the meaning of te Tiriti *should* be in their eyes, eg formal equality etc. However, leaves te Tiriti / the Treaty and its meaning intact, thereby creating constitutional incongruity.
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I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
November 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
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Same as masking, social distancing, et fucking cetera. The outcome of a successful mitigation is impossible to differentiate from an unneeded one.
Until it's too late.
Until it's too late.
November 15, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Same as masking, social distancing, et fucking cetera. The outcome of a successful mitigation is impossible to differentiate from an unneeded one.
Until it's too late.
Until it's too late.
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I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
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Hi Aotearoa Bluesky, I know there's a ton of petitions flying around, but, this one needs our attention. Shared on Twitter. No billionaires or millionaires sanctioned for tax avoidance but our vulnerable whānau & community are being attacked.
petitions.parliament.nz/e8e83093-d19...
Please sign!
petitions.parliament.nz/e8e83093-d19...
Please sign!
December 1, 2023 at 2:47 AM
Hi Aotearoa Bluesky, I know there's a ton of petitions flying around, but, this one needs our attention. Shared on Twitter. No billionaires or millionaires sanctioned for tax avoidance but our vulnerable whānau & community are being attacked.
petitions.parliament.nz/e8e83093-d19...
Please sign!
petitions.parliament.nz/e8e83093-d19...
Please sign!
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Rocket lab launch from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand while the stars leaves trails in the background as the planet turns.
August 17, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Rocket lab launch from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand while the stars leaves trails in the background as the planet turns.
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From Gordon Campbell:
“When people are chronically experiencing worse social outcomes & lower life expectancy due to the colour of their skin, that’s racism. But the targeting of measures to redress those wrongs is not racism – it is justice, long overdue.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL24...
“When people are chronically experiencing worse social outcomes & lower life expectancy due to the colour of their skin, that’s racism. But the targeting of measures to redress those wrongs is not racism – it is justice, long overdue.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL24...
On When Racism Comes Disguised As Anti-racism
The meaning of the word “racism” is being deliberately blurred, for political reasons. Lets re-state the obvious: when people are chronically experiencing worse social outcomes and lower life expectan...
www.scoop.co.nz
April 15, 2024 at 2:03 AM
From Gordon Campbell:
“When people are chronically experiencing worse social outcomes & lower life expectancy due to the colour of their skin, that’s racism. But the targeting of measures to redress those wrongs is not racism – it is justice, long overdue.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL24...
“When people are chronically experiencing worse social outcomes & lower life expectancy due to the colour of their skin, that’s racism. But the targeting of measures to redress those wrongs is not racism – it is justice, long overdue.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL24...
The safety inspectors are on the job
January 12, 2024 at 9:44 PM
The safety inspectors are on the job
Max is helping me organise next month's bills.
December 30, 2023 at 1:57 AM
Max is helping me organise next month's bills.
The article posted here is fucking grim. Saying the quiet thing out loud. Completely unfiltered.
December 18, 2023 at 8:47 PM
The article posted here is fucking grim. Saying the quiet thing out loud. Completely unfiltered.
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NZ vaccine data theft
The latest from Steve Kirsch is him now asking for Slovakia’s "record level" data, but asking for it from Slovenia 🙄
It almost exemplifies his arrogance & stupidity 😞
Also, a guy who mirrored the data to NZ host Mega has had his account zapped 😀
Anyway, this from David -
The latest from Steve Kirsch is him now asking for Slovakia’s "record level" data, but asking for it from Slovenia 🙄
It almost exemplifies his arrogance & stupidity 😞
Also, a guy who mirrored the data to NZ host Mega has had his account zapped 😀
Anyway, this from David -
Steve Kirsch gave a talk using stolen “record-level data” from New Zealand to supposedly demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more than 13M people. His incompetence was so staggering that some antivaxxers thought the dataset release was a psyop.😂
sciencebasedmedicine.org/steve-kirsch...
sciencebasedmedicine.org/steve-kirsch...
Steve Kirsch’s “mother of all revelations” about the “deadliness” of COVID-19 vaccines goe...
On Thursday, Steve Kirsch gave his long-hyped talk about "record-level data" from New Zealand that supposedly demonstrates that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more than 10 million people worldwide. His...
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 5, 2023 at 7:00 AM
NZ vaccine data theft
The latest from Steve Kirsch is him now asking for Slovakia’s "record level" data, but asking for it from Slovenia 🙄
It almost exemplifies his arrogance & stupidity 😞
Also, a guy who mirrored the data to NZ host Mega has had his account zapped 😀
Anyway, this from David -
The latest from Steve Kirsch is him now asking for Slovakia’s "record level" data, but asking for it from Slovenia 🙄
It almost exemplifies his arrogance & stupidity 😞
Also, a guy who mirrored the data to NZ host Mega has had his account zapped 😀
Anyway, this from David -
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Steve Kirsch gave a talk using stolen “record-level data” from New Zealand to supposedly demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more than 13M people. His incompetence was so staggering that some antivaxxers thought the dataset release was a psyop.😂
sciencebasedmedicine.org/steve-kirsch...
sciencebasedmedicine.org/steve-kirsch...
Steve Kirsch’s “mother of all revelations” about the “deadliness” of COVID-19 vaccines goe...
On Thursday, Steve Kirsch gave his long-hyped talk about "record-level data" from New Zealand that supposedly demonstrates that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more than 10 million people worldwide. His...
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 4, 2023 at 10:06 PM
Steve Kirsch gave a talk using stolen “record-level data” from New Zealand to supposedly demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more than 13M people. His incompetence was so staggering that some antivaxxers thought the dataset release was a psyop.😂
sciencebasedmedicine.org/steve-kirsch...
sciencebasedmedicine.org/steve-kirsch...
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December 4, 2023 at 6:52 PM
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www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Just based on what I have heard about the data, because I have not looked at it, I reckon I have the technical skills to de-anonymise this data. I also have the ethical sense not to try.
But I am pretty skeptical that the "no names were in the file" is a strong defence
Just based on what I have heard about the data, because I have not looked at it, I reckon I have the technical skills to de-anonymise this data. I also have the ethical sense not to try.
But I am pretty skeptical that the "no names were in the file" is a strong defence
Man arrested over Te Whatu Ora vaccine data breach
Police have arrested a man accused of leaking large amounts of Te Whatu Ora vaccination data online.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 3, 2023 at 9:05 AM
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Just based on what I have heard about the data, because I have not looked at it, I reckon I have the technical skills to de-anonymise this data. I also have the ethical sense not to try.
But I am pretty skeptical that the "no names were in the file" is a strong defence
Just based on what I have heard about the data, because I have not looked at it, I reckon I have the technical skills to de-anonymise this data. I also have the ethical sense not to try.
But I am pretty skeptical that the "no names were in the file" is a strong defence