Idoya Munn
@idoyamunn.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, student. Ōtepoti. 🏳️🌈
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An illustration for our times
September 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
An illustration for our times
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I find the 'no such thing as transferable skills' narrative interesting because my entire working life has been based around using my transferable skills. (I was originally a dancer and the skills I learned have influenced everything else I've come to do, including writing and teaching.) Thread 🧵⬇️
September 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I find the 'no such thing as transferable skills' narrative interesting because my entire working life has been based around using my transferable skills. (I was originally a dancer and the skills I learned have influenced everything else I've come to do, including writing and teaching.) Thread 🧵⬇️
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Excessive inequality shortens life expectancy, increases infant mortality, corrodes social cohesion, amplifies violent crime, mental illness, domestic violence and child abuse, political instability and conflict risk. UBI directly reduces inequality [so] ... these other problems can be relieved.
What the Media Isn’t Telling You: Why Universal Basic Income Is the Answer to Poverty, Insecurity, and Inequality
Why Universal Basic Income can solve poverty, insecurity, and inequality—and why opponents fear its power to shift our economy.
www.scottsantens.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Excessive inequality shortens life expectancy, increases infant mortality, corrodes social cohesion, amplifies violent crime, mental illness, domestic violence and child abuse, political instability and conflict risk. UBI directly reduces inequality [so] ... these other problems can be relieved.
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These people won’t just sell the family silver, they’ll sell the air you breathe and the ground you stand on. They’ve already sold the bottling rights to the water that’s fit to drink, and the other water rights to farmers.
'the consultation document proposed making about five million hectares of #NZ #public conservation land available for exchange or disposal, if deemed "surplus" or to "support other government priorities" #nzpol #Conservation Land #mining #pollution
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Forest & Bird slams reform as 'conservation retreat', but minister defends economic push
The groups say the proposed law changes shift focus from protecting nature to exploiting it for commercial gain.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
These people won’t just sell the family silver, they’ll sell the air you breathe and the ground you stand on. They’ve already sold the bottling rights to the water that’s fit to drink, and the other water rights to farmers.
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Strap in e te whānau. Even IF we vote them out. We're stuck with this mess for a few years after I suspect. Pretty much every statistic will get worse, mental health, health system, houses, respiratory diseases, suicides, jobs, cost of kai.
We need to support each other as much as possible.
We need to support each other as much as possible.
June 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Strap in e te whānau. Even IF we vote them out. We're stuck with this mess for a few years after I suspect. Pretty much every statistic will get worse, mental health, health system, houses, respiratory diseases, suicides, jobs, cost of kai.
We need to support each other as much as possible.
We need to support each other as much as possible.
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Most of us in higher ed in the US are going to lose something over the next four years (opportunities, or funding, or time). But if we believe universities exist, in part, to preserve historical memory and create a space for dissent, our primary job right now is to fight and take the hit.
May 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Most of us in higher ed in the US are going to lose something over the next four years (opportunities, or funding, or time). But if we believe universities exist, in part, to preserve historical memory and create a space for dissent, our primary job right now is to fight and take the hit.
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From our Pacific team.
Budget 2025: NZ branded 'a fair-weather friend' after climate and aid funding cuts www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
Budget 2025: NZ branded 'a fair-weather friend' after climate and aid funding cuts www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
Budget 2025: NZ branded 'a fair-weather friend' after climate and aid funding cuts
But a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Aotearoa "is committed to doing its bit to help the Pacific meet its development needs".
www.rnz.co.nz
May 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
From our Pacific team.
Budget 2025: NZ branded 'a fair-weather friend' after climate and aid funding cuts www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
Budget 2025: NZ branded 'a fair-weather friend' after climate and aid funding cuts www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
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May 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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It is so clear this isn't a Prime Minister for New Zealand, rather, he is a PM for his wealthy (white) mates.
Husband agreeable with Hosking about the "maorification" of NZ was a real mask off moment.
Don't forget. Vote them out.
#Nzpol
Husband agreeable with Hosking about the "maorification" of NZ was a real mask off moment.
Don't forget. Vote them out.
#Nzpol
Imagine being Prime Minister of New Zealand and being so much more upset for a haka than homelessness, then feeding our tamariki slop, then removing equitable wages from our communities. We must be so proud New Zealand.
May 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
It is so clear this isn't a Prime Minister for New Zealand, rather, he is a PM for his wealthy (white) mates.
Husband agreeable with Hosking about the "maorification" of NZ was a real mask off moment.
Don't forget. Vote them out.
#Nzpol
Husband agreeable with Hosking about the "maorification" of NZ was a real mask off moment.
Don't forget. Vote them out.
#Nzpol
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The Regulatory Standards Bill has been a loaded gun from the start aimed straight at Te Tiriti.
Today, the govt pulled the trigger. It’s on the Order Paper.
This isn’t just another bill. It’s part of a calculated assault.
#NZPol
Today, the govt pulled the trigger. It’s on the Order Paper.
This isn’t just another bill. It’s part of a calculated assault.
#NZPol
May 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The Regulatory Standards Bill has been a loaded gun from the start aimed straight at Te Tiriti.
Today, the govt pulled the trigger. It’s on the Order Paper.
This isn’t just another bill. It’s part of a calculated assault.
#NZPol
Today, the govt pulled the trigger. It’s on the Order Paper.
This isn’t just another bill. It’s part of a calculated assault.
#NZPol
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Are you passionate about showcasing the arts and uplifting community in Ōtepoti Dunedin? Do you see opportunities for urban revitalisation lurking in our city’s forgotten corners?
Apply here for a parttime position;
www.dunedindreambrokerage.nz/call-for-bro...
Apply here for a parttime position;
www.dunedindreambrokerage.nz/call-for-bro...
May 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Are you passionate about showcasing the arts and uplifting community in Ōtepoti Dunedin? Do you see opportunities for urban revitalisation lurking in our city’s forgotten corners?
Apply here for a parttime position;
www.dunedindreambrokerage.nz/call-for-bro...
Apply here for a parttime position;
www.dunedindreambrokerage.nz/call-for-bro...
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Earthlings!
Here's What Erica Stanford & Nicola Willis had to say about The Pay Equity Bill in 2017 being “shepherd” in by the government at the time.
Happy Mothers Day ❤
#nzpol #payequity #womensrights #economy #aotearoa #union #unemplyment #luxon #women
www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...
Here's What Erica Stanford & Nicola Willis had to say about The Pay Equity Bill in 2017 being “shepherd” in by the government at the time.
Happy Mothers Day ❤
#nzpol #payequity #womensrights #economy #aotearoa #union #unemplyment #luxon #women
www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...
May 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Earthlings!
Here's What Erica Stanford & Nicola Willis had to say about The Pay Equity Bill in 2017 being “shepherd” in by the government at the time.
Happy Mothers Day ❤
#nzpol #payequity #womensrights #economy #aotearoa #union #unemplyment #luxon #women
www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...
Here's What Erica Stanford & Nicola Willis had to say about The Pay Equity Bill in 2017 being “shepherd” in by the government at the time.
Happy Mothers Day ❤
#nzpol #payequity #womensrights #economy #aotearoa #union #unemplyment #luxon #women
www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...
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the new york article about AI cheats and the generation of moronic zoomers unfortunately vindicates classical education methods over so-called modern learning. back to oral and handwritten exams, socratic method, and a strict policy of no phones or laptops in the learning environment
May 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
the new york article about AI cheats and the generation of moronic zoomers unfortunately vindicates classical education methods over so-called modern learning. back to oral and handwritten exams, socratic method, and a strict policy of no phones or laptops in the learning environment
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Tax the fucking rich (it's now $12,000 a day for 82 thousand years & still not have enough money as Elon)
Tax the fucking rich (it's now $12,000 a day for 82 thousand years & still not have enough money as Elon)
May 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Tax the fucking rich (it's now $12,000 a day for 82 thousand years & still not have enough money as Elon)
Tax the fucking rich (it's now $12,000 a day for 82 thousand years & still not have enough money as Elon)
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Centrist parties are universally dedicated to this strategy of moving rightward to get more votes that at best does not work and at worst normalizes the right and makes them even more popular.
May 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Centrist parties are universally dedicated to this strategy of moving rightward to get more votes that at best does not work and at worst normalizes the right and makes them even more popular.
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Just a reminder that we have local body elections this year Aotearoa and they MATTER. ACT is going to be funding candidates like there is no tomorrow. (because they want to sell tomorrow btw)
Please update your voting registration. Your vote matters.
#NZPol
vote.nz/enrolling/en...
Please update your voting registration. Your vote matters.
#NZPol
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
April 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Just a reminder that we have local body elections this year Aotearoa and they MATTER. ACT is going to be funding candidates like there is no tomorrow. (because they want to sell tomorrow btw)
Please update your voting registration. Your vote matters.
#NZPol
vote.nz/enrolling/en...
Please update your voting registration. Your vote matters.
#NZPol
vote.nz/enrolling/en...
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I’m picturing a world in which students use AI to write their essays and AI marks them and everyone scores an A+ and nobody ever needs to learn to write or read.
What company* is running this marking?
What do they do with the kids’ data?
Do kids get to consent to their data being used that way?
*I’m assuming this isn’t AI developed in-house.
What do they do with the kids’ data?
Do kids get to consent to their data being used that way?
*I’m assuming this isn’t AI developed in-house.
Artificial intelligence exam-marking on the way for Year 10 writing tests
NZQA will use artificial intelligence for exam-marking for the first time next month.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I’m picturing a world in which students use AI to write their essays and AI marks them and everyone scores an A+ and nobody ever needs to learn to write or read.
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University in NZ was basically free until 1991.
Most of the people setting the policy and legislation on this issue received their degrees for free.
Most of the people setting the policy and legislation on this issue received their degrees for free.
Shifting the NZ free fees policy to year 3 is ‘common sense’ right? Well no. A new careful longitudinal study of low income students in NZ, shows that free education in year one was essential to enabling the first step to study. Other factors help to keep studying theconversation.com/tripped-at-t...
Tripped at the first hurdle: fees-free changes could put some students off tertiary study altogether
Students from poorer backgrounds already struggle with access to tertiary education. Moving the fees-free incentive from the first to last year of study may make it even harder.
theconversation.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
University in NZ was basically free until 1991.
Most of the people setting the policy and legislation on this issue received their degrees for free.
Most of the people setting the policy and legislation on this issue received their degrees for free.
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There’s an alt-rightish weirdo sociopath who goes by Vox Day who caught heat like 15 years ago for saying “we could logistically deport all the foreigners, look what the Nazis achieved with the Jews.” It was seen as transgressive even for performative online assholes.
Now it’s policy.
Now it’s policy.
“We need to get better at treating this like a business.”
ICE Director: Deportation Should Operate Like Amazon 'But With Human Beings'
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said at the order Security Expo that deportations should be carried out as efficiently as a business like Amazon.
www.rollingstone.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There’s an alt-rightish weirdo sociopath who goes by Vox Day who caught heat like 15 years ago for saying “we could logistically deport all the foreigners, look what the Nazis achieved with the Jews.” It was seen as transgressive even for performative online assholes.
Now it’s policy.
Now it’s policy.
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I'd say there is a balance to be struck between being rightly highly sceptical of the current gen of AI and knowing & understanding it enough to be versant in it.
1. The majority of current AI noise is hype
2. Most of that hype doesn't understand the technology, particularly its limits
3. LLMs ...
1. The majority of current AI noise is hype
2. Most of that hype doesn't understand the technology, particularly its limits
3. LLMs ...
I need people who are much much smarter than me to reassure me that my anti-AI stance isn’t just me turning into an anti-technology pig headed boomer because I hate it and I’m starting to feel like it’s going to be career limiting.
April 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I'd say there is a balance to be struck between being rightly highly sceptical of the current gen of AI and knowing & understanding it enough to be versant in it.
1. The majority of current AI noise is hype
2. Most of that hype doesn't understand the technology, particularly its limits
3. LLMs ...
1. The majority of current AI noise is hype
2. Most of that hype doesn't understand the technology, particularly its limits
3. LLMs ...
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Industrial hemp should be an 'agricultural crop' not a 'drug', says grower
#nzpol
#nzpol
Industrial hemp should be an 'agricultural crop' not a 'drug', says grower
The industrial hemp sector is feeling unified and buoyant by a long-awaited regulatory review that it hopes will see more farmers adopt the crop and unlock its economic, social and environmental poten...
www.rnz.co.nz
April 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Industrial hemp should be an 'agricultural crop' not a 'drug', says grower
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Holy hell, the kicker on this NYer article about the Irish potato famine www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
April 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Holy hell, the kicker on this NYer article about the Irish potato famine www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Five years ago today New Zealand entered Level 4 lockdown. We stayed there until April, then Level 3 until May, then at Level 2 until June. There was no vaccine, we collectively stamped out a virus that could have killed thousands - as it did overseas. This should be celebrated as a collective win.
March 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Five years ago today New Zealand entered Level 4 lockdown. We stayed there until April, then Level 3 until May, then at Level 2 until June. There was no vaccine, we collectively stamped out a virus that could have killed thousands - as it did overseas. This should be celebrated as a collective win.
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NATIONAL FAKING NEWS:
Nats: “New cost of living support coming for 1.5M Over-65 New Zealanders.”
Us: This increase happens automatically every year, by law, as an adjustment to superannuation.
Would they pay it if they didn’t need to? No. #nzpol
Nats: “New cost of living support coming for 1.5M Over-65 New Zealanders.”
Us: This increase happens automatically every year, by law, as an adjustment to superannuation.
Would they pay it if they didn’t need to? No. #nzpol
March 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NATIONAL FAKING NEWS:
Nats: “New cost of living support coming for 1.5M Over-65 New Zealanders.”
Us: This increase happens automatically every year, by law, as an adjustment to superannuation.
Would they pay it if they didn’t need to? No. #nzpol
Nats: “New cost of living support coming for 1.5M Over-65 New Zealanders.”
Us: This increase happens automatically every year, by law, as an adjustment to superannuation.
Would they pay it if they didn’t need to? No. #nzpol