Aotearoa David
@aotearoadavid.bsky.social
Scientist. PhD Molecular genetics and Microbiology. Refugee from Thatcher back in the 80’s. I fled to Aotearoa/New Zealand and never went back. Aging grumpy lefty atheist. Pronouns… whatever 🇳🇿🇵🇸
It’s because it’s RNZ “News”.
September 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It’s because it’s RNZ “News”.
Yes but muscle relaxers can help you unclench your buttocks.
September 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Yes but muscle relaxers can help you unclench your buttocks.
And they are all people who have never suffered a chronic illness and believe it is down to their own brilliance rather than luck. Self righteous bastards.
August 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
And they are all people who have never suffered a chronic illness and believe it is down to their own brilliance rather than luck. Self righteous bastards.
Do it. I chose to 41 years ago. Never looked back.
July 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Do it. I chose to 41 years ago. Never looked back.
I remember when the Independent was launched. I thought we were to have a new quality paper. Boy nudged brother. FFS.
June 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I remember when the Independent was launched. I thought we were to have a new quality paper. Boy nudged brother. FFS.
And this is news because….?
June 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
And this is news because….?
Who are The Crusaders?
June 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Who are The Crusaders?
He doesn’t sound like the sharpest knife in the drawer.
June 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
He doesn’t sound like the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Need to show faces and publish their names.
June 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Need to show faces and publish their names.
Count me in, although expect me to throw stampy tanties at any mention of Seymour.
May 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Count me in, although expect me to throw stampy tanties at any mention of Seymour.
No mention of concentration, how it compares with background or how far it needs to disperse to reach that background. The elephant in the room was the chemical, physical and biological waste washed into the sea as the tsunami swept 8 km inland and covered 560 sq km. Nobody ever talks about that.
May 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
No mention of concentration, how it compares with background or how far it needs to disperse to reach that background. The elephant in the room was the chemical, physical and biological waste washed into the sea as the tsunami swept 8 km inland and covered 560 sq km. Nobody ever talks about that.
I write in purple prose and make no apologies.
May 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I write in purple prose and make no apologies.
Does that mean the Brits who have settled (uninvited) all over the world for the last 250 years will finally adapt to the indigenous languages and cultures? Or are we ok because we are white?
May 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Does that mean the Brits who have settled (uninvited) all over the world for the last 250 years will finally adapt to the indigenous languages and cultures? Or are we ok because we are white?
That’s why you should use a median and not an average. A median gives you a typical wage.
May 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
That’s why you should use a median and not an average. A median gives you a typical wage.
You’ve named three of mine. I lived in Sheffield during the miner’s strike and devastation of the steel industry. So add Thatch to the list. But I can think of a few more in my new place of domicile but I have to be careful of being a whinging pom
May 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You’ve named three of mine. I lived in Sheffield during the miner’s strike and devastation of the steel industry. So add Thatch to the list. But I can think of a few more in my new place of domicile but I have to be careful of being a whinging pom
Being born around the corner from Withins - the supposed inspiration of Wuthering Heights, I should prefer that book. But it was too grim. Even grimmer than a mad wife burning to death in an attic while the swain of the novel has his eyes burnt out. And that dear folks, was a happy ending.
May 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Being born around the corner from Withins - the supposed inspiration of Wuthering Heights, I should prefer that book. But it was too grim. Even grimmer than a mad wife burning to death in an attic while the swain of the novel has his eyes burnt out. And that dear folks, was a happy ending.
Of all the Brontë books, Jane Eyre is my favourite.
May 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Of all the Brontë books, Jane Eyre is my favourite.
Perhaps Labour could stop supporting the sale of weapons to genocidal players in the Middle East. That will reduce the number of asylum seekers.
May 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Perhaps Labour could stop supporting the sale of weapons to genocidal players in the Middle East. That will reduce the number of asylum seekers.
What, not even Rich Tea?
May 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
What, not even Rich Tea?
Thank you for making me aware of this genetic disease.
May 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Thank you for making me aware of this genetic disease.
Vote Reform and realign your chakras.
April 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Vote Reform and realign your chakras.