Mandy
@bookishmpg.bsky.social
Research librarian, former genetic researcher, reader, cats cats cats, Ōtepoti, Aotearoa, She/her, no TERFs. "...a radical sense of empathy" - Clint Smith. Was @sciencegal_NZ on the Bad Place.
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OECD urges New Zealand to hold new elections.
(It's callled the 'Dallas' model, where everything turns out to be a bad dream)...
(It's callled the 'Dallas' model, where everything turns out to be a bad dream)...
I don't think anyone is surprised about this. 🐹
It's still a serious indictment though.
It's still a serious indictment though.
OECD urges NZ to tame its corporate lobbyists
According to an OECD report released today, New Zealand needs to tame its corporate lobbying industry. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has ranked New Zealand as t...
democracyproject.substack.com
July 26, 2024 at 1:59 AM
OECD urges New Zealand to hold new elections.
(It's callled the 'Dallas' model, where everything turns out to be a bad dream)...
(It's callled the 'Dallas' model, where everything turns out to be a bad dream)...
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Everyone needs an editor
June 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Everyone needs an editor
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I just want to gut punch every pundit and finance bro describing this Budget as "boring". So sorry this Fuck You Budget that will cause real and lasting harm to so many was insufficiently amusing. #nzpol
Gladiator Russell Crowe GIF
media.tenor.com
May 30, 2024 at 4:30 AM
I just want to gut punch every pundit and finance bro describing this Budget as "boring". So sorry this Fuck You Budget that will cause real and lasting harm to so many was insufficiently amusing. #nzpol
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I just saw this. Uhhhhhhh wtf www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED24...
May 25, 2024 at 1:50 AM
I just saw this. Uhhhhhhh wtf www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED24...
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Word of the day: kakistocracy (/kækɪˈstɒkrəsi/, /kækɪsˈtɒ-/).
A kakistocracy is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
A kakistocracy is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
May 16, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Word of the day: kakistocracy (/kækɪˈstɒkrəsi/, /kækɪsˈtɒ-/).
A kakistocracy is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
A kakistocracy is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
Photos by my husband from Sutton Lake near Middlemarch, Central Otago last night #Auroraaustralis
May 11, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Photos by my husband from Sutton Lake near Middlemarch, Central Otago last night #Auroraaustralis
My read list so far for 2024. Currently reading Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore by Emma Southon.
May 5, 2024 at 9:10 AM
My read list so far for 2024. Currently reading Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore by Emma Southon.
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Just going to leave this here, given the full frontal bullshit spouted by our minister of education this week, which are nothing more than taking points drilled into her by the NZ Initiative.
The Sciences of Learning and the Practice of Teaching
A crib sheet highlighting some areas of contention and misunderstanding about learning, the practice of teaching and purposes of education.
www.guyclaxton.net
May 3, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Just going to leave this here, given the full frontal bullshit spouted by our minister of education this week, which are nothing more than taking points drilled into her by the NZ Initiative.
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The woman who got a dodgy drug testing company to make misleading claims about meth use so that she could kick people out of state houses is now in charge of Pharmac. We are fucked.
Look who gets to push through Act's weakening of Pharmac
Former Deputy PM Paula Bennett appointed Pharmac board chair
The former National MP "brings a wealth of experience" to the role, David Seymour says.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 27, 2024 at 10:38 PM
The woman who got a dodgy drug testing company to make misleading claims about meth use so that she could kick people out of state houses is now in charge of Pharmac. We are fucked.
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Remember the RW playbook:
1) Degrade the public health service
2) Announce its failure
3) Explain privatization will fix it
4) Sell it to their friends (and Cigareti himself)
5) Profit off your suffering
#nzpol
1) Degrade the public health service
2) Announce its failure
3) Explain privatization will fix it
4) Sell it to their friends (and Cigareti himself)
5) Profit off your suffering
#nzpol
Hospitals asked to save total of $105 million by July.
Dr Shane Reti lied to NZ.
There is no way hospitals can save this money without people not getting operations, bumped from lists to see consultants, not employing needed staff, and more to degrade our system.
www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/26/h...
Dr Shane Reti lied to NZ.
There is no way hospitals can save this money without people not getting operations, bumped from lists to see consultants, not employing needed staff, and more to degrade our system.
www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/26/h...
Hospitals asked to save total of $105 million by July
Te Whatu Ora released the figures on Friday afternoon after a series of leaks about which health districts faced what targets.
www.1news.co.nz
April 26, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Remember the RW playbook:
1) Degrade the public health service
2) Announce its failure
3) Explain privatization will fix it
4) Sell it to their friends (and Cigareti himself)
5) Profit off your suffering
#nzpol
1) Degrade the public health service
2) Announce its failure
3) Explain privatization will fix it
4) Sell it to their friends (and Cigareti himself)
5) Profit off your suffering
#nzpol
Bit sad. Today is my daughter's 16th birthday. And I'm isolating with Covid. No birthday hugs. The fam has headed out for a special dinner, as they should. I'm just sad I can't go too. I was feeling so sick yesterday but was able to start antivirals last night, and already feeling so much better.
April 27, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Bit sad. Today is my daughter's 16th birthday. And I'm isolating with Covid. No birthday hugs. The fam has headed out for a special dinner, as they should. I'm just sad I can't go too. I was feeling so sick yesterday but was able to start antivirals last night, and already feeling so much better.
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My husband took a quick pic with a mega lens. Doesn't really do the colour justice though.
April 25, 2024 at 8:43 AM
My husband took a quick pic with a mega lens. Doesn't really do the colour justice though.
Repost with a banger picture of your cat. #AotearoaPets
April 25, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Repost with a banger picture of your cat. #AotearoaPets
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Repost with a banger picture of your cat. #AotearoaPets
April 25, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Repost with a banger picture of your cat. #AotearoaPets
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People who took seriously the idea that our country is a meritocracy that rewards the smartest and hardest workers, discovered this isn't the case, but because they were never exposed to political education, fail to ID the actual culprits, and fall into reactionary resentment instead
April 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM
People who took seriously the idea that our country is a meritocracy that rewards the smartest and hardest workers, discovered this isn't the case, but because they were never exposed to political education, fail to ID the actual culprits, and fall into reactionary resentment instead
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Hey. Did you know confidence in the Government just collapsed? And by more than it collapsed under Labour during the late 2021 lockdowns in Auckland. Especially among women. thekaka.substack.com/p/confidence...
April 3, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Hey. Did you know confidence in the Government just collapsed? And by more than it collapsed under Labour during the late 2021 lockdowns in Auckland. Especially among women. thekaka.substack.com/p/confidence...
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40 year-old childless man knows better than you what is good for your kids.
School lunch - parents responsibility
Sick kid - David will tell you how long they can stay home
School lunch - parents responsibility
Sick kid - David will tell you how long they can stay home
Truancy: David Seymour says Government to give public health advice around sending sick children to school | Newshub
www.newshub.co.nz
April 3, 2024 at 5:21 AM
40 year-old childless man knows better than you what is good for your kids.
School lunch - parents responsibility
Sick kid - David will tell you how long they can stay home
School lunch - parents responsibility
Sick kid - David will tell you how long they can stay home
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So today we’ve had:
The govt voting for a version of a bill amendment they didn’t mean to vote for
A minister walking back an announcement cause his plans weren’t legal
A local council complaining about lack of funding for water infrastructure because Three Waters is no more
The govt voting for a version of a bill amendment they didn’t mean to vote for
A minister walking back an announcement cause his plans weren’t legal
A local council complaining about lack of funding for water infrastructure because Three Waters is no more
March 15, 2024 at 5:01 AM
So today we’ve had:
The govt voting for a version of a bill amendment they didn’t mean to vote for
A minister walking back an announcement cause his plans weren’t legal
A local council complaining about lack of funding for water infrastructure because Three Waters is no more
The govt voting for a version of a bill amendment they didn’t mean to vote for
A minister walking back an announcement cause his plans weren’t legal
A local council complaining about lack of funding for water infrastructure because Three Waters is no more
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When I visit schools I get hugs and kisses and applause, and one time a little girl crocheted me an octopus.
Mind you, I've never stolen anyone's fucking lunch.
Mind you, I've never stolen anyone's fucking lunch.
March 14, 2024 at 6:24 AM
When I visit schools I get hugs and kisses and applause, and one time a little girl crocheted me an octopus.
Mind you, I've never stolen anyone's fucking lunch.
Mind you, I've never stolen anyone's fucking lunch.
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So I try to post an image from a Palestinian artist at least once a day. This was today's offering by Rawan Anani called “Hunger Pain - Gaza” (2024.)
March 12, 2024 at 3:27 AM
So I try to post an image from a Palestinian artist at least once a day. This was today's offering by Rawan Anani called “Hunger Pain - Gaza” (2024.)
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Yesterday literal card-carrying nazis infiltrated a children's library event because it involved a trans person, today the deputy PM created a pile-on demanding a wahine lose her academic position for criticising the govt. I am begging people to realise how quickly this gets even worse.
March 6, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Yesterday literal card-carrying nazis infiltrated a children's library event because it involved a trans person, today the deputy PM created a pile-on demanding a wahine lose her academic position for criticising the govt. I am begging people to realise how quickly this gets even worse.