Cheryl
@cherylm1927.bsky.social
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Constant job rejection is soul destroying 😮💨
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Constant job rejection is soul destroying 😮💨
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Numbers are fun.
427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.
$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.
Or about $25.5k per student.
State schools are 9k per student.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.
$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.
Or about $25.5k per student.
State schools are 9k per student.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Charter School Agency reveals enrolment numbers after telling schools to keep figures under wraps
The number of enrolments had been kept under wraps after the agency told the privately-run, state-funded schools not to reveal their numbers while still setting up.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Numbers are fun.
427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.
$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.
Or about $25.5k per student.
State schools are 9k per student.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.
$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.
Or about $25.5k per student.
State schools are 9k per student.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Pleasure to pay the PledgeMe pledge for @siouxsiew.bsky.social 🩷 today #Science #Mātauranga #Kikorangi #Kōtahitangi #Hāpori
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Pleasure to pay the PledgeMe pledge for @siouxsiew.bsky.social 🩷 today #Science #Mātauranga #Kikorangi #Kōtahitangi #Hāpori
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Can you imagine the desperation of teachers trying to assist people to get to school, parents trying to manage their difficult lives, kids who are struggling with mental or physical health, all knowing that non-attendance means other kids literally don’t get fed? He’a a MONSTER.
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Can you imagine the desperation of teachers trying to assist people to get to school, parents trying to manage their difficult lives, kids who are struggling with mental or physical health, all knowing that non-attendance means other kids literally don’t get fed? He’a a MONSTER.
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"We were missing 12 whole nurses [over the day] and we only have 13 nurses on the morning shift altogether, so we were half staffed. It was absolutely nuts."
Remember there is no nursing shortage according then Minister Reti or TWO Commissioner Lester Levy.
Remember there is no nursing shortage according then Minister Reti or TWO Commissioner Lester Levy.
Nurses sick of being used as 'chess pieces' by Health NZ, in second week of work-to-rule strike
Nurses sick of being used as 'chess pieces' by Health NZ, in second week of work-to-rule strike
Nurses nationwide are refusing to work extra shifts or fill roster gaps, forcing hospital managers to cancel planned care and reduce ward beds.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 AM
"We were missing 12 whole nurses [over the day] and we only have 13 nurses on the morning shift altogether, so we were half staffed. It was absolutely nuts."
Remember there is no nursing shortage according then Minister Reti or TWO Commissioner Lester Levy.
Remember there is no nursing shortage according then Minister Reti or TWO Commissioner Lester Levy.
Cannot get a job - constantly put in applications - always ask for feedback when not selected (for interview even). I’m either over qualified and/or don’t know the right people - it’s soul destroying 😮💨
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Cannot get a job - constantly put in applications - always ask for feedback when not selected (for interview even). I’m either over qualified and/or don’t know the right people - it’s soul destroying 😮💨
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Austerity has a powerful impact on children’s mental health
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma.
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma.
Austerity has a powerful impact on children’s mental health
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma
centralbylines.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Austerity has a powerful impact on children’s mental health
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma.
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma.
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Maybe your #secretsantaAoNZ recipient hints at being a feline fancier.
Available online and at Whitcoulls , Paper Plus and gift stores nationwide
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Maybe your #secretsantaAoNZ recipient hints at being a feline fancier.
Available online and at Whitcoulls , Paper Plus and gift stores nationwide
cuddleUnit5.com
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November 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Gift idea for the cat lover in your life, my hilarious Cat Operator’s Manual (with free stickers!)
Maybe your #secretsantaAoNZ recipient hints at being a feline fancier.
Available online and at Whitcoulls , Paper Plus and gift stores nationwide
cuddleUnit5.com
Maybe your #secretsantaAoNZ recipient hints at being a feline fancier.
Available online and at Whitcoulls , Paper Plus and gift stores nationwide
cuddleUnit5.com
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Every single journalist or news outlet that uses or quotes the word "woke" without explaining what it means is facilitating and encouraging bigotry.
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Every single journalist or news outlet that uses or quotes the word "woke" without explaining what it means is facilitating and encouraging bigotry.
Not sure how many more work rejections I can take 😮💨
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Not sure how many more work rejections I can take 😮💨
Starting to seriously regret coming to Dunedin. And I don’t usually do regrets. 😑
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Starting to seriously regret coming to Dunedin. And I don’t usually do regrets. 😑
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This is the new image I meant to put as main pic. It shows the change in Thiel's holdings. Those letters NVDA stand for Nvidia and the words next to it are self-explanatory "SOLD ALL".
Thiel, the closest thing that Silicon Valley has to a bond villain, has pumped & dumped. So...what happens next?!?
Thiel, the closest thing that Silicon Valley has to a bond villain, has pumped & dumped. So...what happens next?!?
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is the new image I meant to put as main pic. It shows the change in Thiel's holdings. Those letters NVDA stand for Nvidia and the words next to it are self-explanatory "SOLD ALL".
Thiel, the closest thing that Silicon Valley has to a bond villain, has pumped & dumped. So...what happens next?!?
Thiel, the closest thing that Silicon Valley has to a bond villain, has pumped & dumped. So...what happens next?!?
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Well at least if the AI bubble pops there's some counter-cyclical assets like crypto that don't follow equitie--
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
Crypto market sheds $1.2tn as traders shun speculative assets
Bitcoin drops 28% in six weeks as broader reversal in digital assets followed by slide in Asian equities
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Well at least if the AI bubble pops there's some counter-cyclical assets like crypto that don't follow equitie--
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
www.ft.com/content/6b17...
I really would like to get a permanent job. 😮💨
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I really would like to get a permanent job. 😮💨
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Gosh. Story has gone from 0 to 60 in the UK. Is leading BBC News this morning.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Gosh. Story has gone from 0 to 60 in the UK. Is leading BBC News this morning.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ChatGPT just makes up so much stuff that it’s easier just to do things myself 🥴
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
ChatGPT just makes up so much stuff that it’s easier just to do things myself 🥴
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You can't make this up. Like, literally.
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
You can't make this up. Like, literally.
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Erica Stanford wants to link your child’s academic performance to their teacher’s ability to make their mortgage payments.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Erica Stanford wants to link your child’s academic performance to their teacher’s ability to make their mortgage payments.
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Big Tech is so unregulated. If any other industry was creating products so faulty and so destructive, various agencies would be under pressure to rain down hell. But not with social media or AI. Laws around under 16s regulate US not THEM. They need to be regulated. It’s insane behavior.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Big Tech is so unregulated. If any other industry was creating products so faulty and so destructive, various agencies would be under pressure to rain down hell. But not with social media or AI. Laws around under 16s regulate US not THEM. They need to be regulated. It’s insane behavior.
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It was lovely to chat with @skepchick.org about my case and my crowdfunding campaign. It’s a looooong interview so maybe bookmark it for the weekend 😂
Dr. Siouxsie Wiles saved lives during the pandemic by educating the public about what was happening. During that time, she withstood relentless harassment from conspiracy theorists & went to court to force employers to protect people like her. Here's her story! 🧪 www.patreon.com/posts/142933...
This Scientist Saved Lives During COVID. Now She Needs Your Help | Rebecca Watson
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November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It was lovely to chat with @skepchick.org about my case and my crowdfunding campaign. It’s a looooong interview so maybe bookmark it for the weekend 😂
Fuck it’s really difficult to have any kind of optimism or hope. 😮💨
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Fuck it’s really difficult to have any kind of optimism or hope. 😮💨
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A good time to remember that in addition to being a liberal value that most of us actually agree on accross the political spectrum, "free speech" is also the weakest defense of an argument, if you have to resort to "it's not illegal to say this" what you're saying probably has little value
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A good time to remember that in addition to being a liberal value that most of us actually agree on accross the political spectrum, "free speech" is also the weakest defense of an argument, if you have to resort to "it's not illegal to say this" what you're saying probably has little value
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TYVM, almost halfway! 🌼
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
TYVM, almost halfway! 🌼
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I mean what’s a little plea deal on a Thursday afternoon
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I mean what’s a little plea deal on a Thursday afternoon
