KateMcK
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KateMcK
@kmckegg.bsky.social
Nerd, evaluator, Tangata Tiriti, gardener, grandmother
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If you actually wanted to protect women you'd be spending zero energy trying to define us and one thousand energy trying to eradicate intimate partner violence. #nzpol
April 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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200 scientists at Callaghan just got told their jobs are to be disestablished on 30 June, not being transferred to new Public Research Organisations.
#braindrain #nzpol #shitgovt
January 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Was that really a nazi salute by Musk? You bet it was.
January 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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"But the most disturbing thing...is most Canadians and most people in the world don't know that story ... people are going to be talking about it now. Hopefully, it will empower the survivors to tell their story."

Oscar best documentary nomination for Sugarcane!! 🙌🏻

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Film on legacy of residential schools in Canada nominated for best documentary at 2025 Oscars | CBC News
A film detailing the legacy of residential schools in Canada has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards.
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Alternative headline
"Poor people are being taxed at a rate rich people would not tolerate"

www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
How your tax rate could reach 80% - or more
Many thousands of taxpayers are paying effective tax rates of 50 percent or higher, a new paper shows.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
open.substack.com/pub/mountain...

A calculated move to weaken, even undermine the Tribunal’s ability to serve Māori.
Clearing the Decks: Government replaces half of the Waitangi Tribunal
This Friday afternoon, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka announced an overhaul of the Waitangi Tribunal.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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The submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill closed last night. My Stuff #cartoon today #nzpol #TreatyPrinciplesBill #ToitūTeTiriti
January 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-...

Free to read, this NZ Geo article is a fantastic summary of our complex recycling landscape.

#zerowaste
#resourcerecovery
The great recycling delusion
At best, our recycling system is deeply inefficient. Some argue it’s also a deliberate deception—an industry ploy to stop consumers thinking too hard about buying stuff in the first place. But one sma...
www.nzgeo.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM