Madeleine🏺
@mfountain-nz.bsky.social
From Aotearoa NZ, currently living in London.
Lover of history, classics, archaeology, museums, the great outdoors, and the Oxford comma.
Lover of history, classics, archaeology, museums, the great outdoors, and the Oxford comma.
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Nation’s Catholic Friends Fielding Sudden Barrage of Texts About The Pope
February 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nation’s Catholic Friends Fielding Sudden Barrage of Texts About The Pope
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the past 3 weeks have felt increasingly like that terror scene where goodsir desperately tells silna “people are good!! this is not how englishmen behave!!” and then 15 minutes later the englishmen in question display even worse behavior
February 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
the past 3 weeks have felt increasingly like that terror scene where goodsir desperately tells silna “people are good!! this is not how englishmen behave!!” and then 15 minutes later the englishmen in question display even worse behavior
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Waitangi Day in Aotearoa New Zealand, the day in which we commemorate & celebrate the signing of Ti Tiriti between The Crown & Māori in 1840.
Ngai Tahu celebrations in Tāhuna Queenstown today. Non exhaustive photo essay
#WaitangiDay #Nikon #Photography
Toitū Te Tiriti
Ngai Tahu celebrations in Tāhuna Queenstown today. Non exhaustive photo essay
#WaitangiDay #Nikon #Photography
Toitū Te Tiriti
February 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Waitangi Day in Aotearoa New Zealand, the day in which we commemorate & celebrate the signing of Ti Tiriti between The Crown & Māori in 1840.
Ngai Tahu celebrations in Tāhuna Queenstown today. Non exhaustive photo essay
#WaitangiDay #Nikon #Photography
Toitū Te Tiriti
Ngai Tahu celebrations in Tāhuna Queenstown today. Non exhaustive photo essay
#WaitangiDay #Nikon #Photography
Toitū Te Tiriti
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Shed a tear for the old Auckland tram network. Just imagine.
January 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Shed a tear for the old Auckland tram network. Just imagine.
Today's Connections... ridiculous.
January 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's Connections... ridiculous.
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Streaming in 2010: You can watch an entire catalog of amazing movies and TV shows for a reasonable monthly fee
Streaming in 2025: our library is Batman movies and 28 seasons of a Tim Allen sitcom, it costs $159/month. We just destroyed the last piece of evidence that Mister Rogers ever existed
Streaming in 2025: our library is Batman movies and 28 seasons of a Tim Allen sitcom, it costs $159/month. We just destroyed the last piece of evidence that Mister Rogers ever existed
Scoop: Warner Bros. Discovery has quietly pulled "The West Wing" from its Max streamer as part of a cost-cutting move following a ROI evaluation. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/3C72V5Z
January 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Streaming in 2010: You can watch an entire catalog of amazing movies and TV shows for a reasonable monthly fee
Streaming in 2025: our library is Batman movies and 28 seasons of a Tim Allen sitcom, it costs $159/month. We just destroyed the last piece of evidence that Mister Rogers ever existed
Streaming in 2025: our library is Batman movies and 28 seasons of a Tim Allen sitcom, it costs $159/month. We just destroyed the last piece of evidence that Mister Rogers ever existed
It’s the 151st anniversary of the crew of the Surat partying way too hard on New Year’s Eve and seeing in the new year by crashing the ship into Aotearoa New Zealand, whereupon the drunk captain tried to shoot a passenger - my great-great-great-great-great grandfather. Happy New Year everyone.
January 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s the 151st anniversary of the crew of the Surat partying way too hard on New Year’s Eve and seeing in the new year by crashing the ship into Aotearoa New Zealand, whereupon the drunk captain tried to shoot a passenger - my great-great-great-great-great grandfather. Happy New Year everyone.
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I worked on BBC Horrible Histories, and wrote some of the Stupid Deaths sketches
Without doubt, my faves were Ancient Greek intellectuals: e.g, Empedocles who jumped in an active volcano trying to become a god…
Or Philitas of Kos who starved due to obsessively needing to correct grammar errors👇
Without doubt, my faves were Ancient Greek intellectuals: e.g, Empedocles who jumped in an active volcano trying to become a god…
Or Philitas of Kos who starved due to obsessively needing to correct grammar errors👇
December 24, 2024 at 12:17 AM
I worked on BBC Horrible Histories, and wrote some of the Stupid Deaths sketches
Without doubt, my faves were Ancient Greek intellectuals: e.g, Empedocles who jumped in an active volcano trying to become a god…
Or Philitas of Kos who starved due to obsessively needing to correct grammar errors👇
Without doubt, my faves were Ancient Greek intellectuals: e.g, Empedocles who jumped in an active volcano trying to become a god…
Or Philitas of Kos who starved due to obsessively needing to correct grammar errors👇
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This might be the most blatant attack on academic freedom and genuine free speech protections this country has seen in years. I've come to specialise in this godforsaken area, and yet I don't have any good words to express how dangerous this is because I'm so floored. www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/19/g...
Govt proposes change to free speech rules for universities
The proposed changes will set clear expectations on how universities should approach freedom of speech issues.
www.1news.co.nz
December 19, 2024 at 11:49 PM
This might be the most blatant attack on academic freedom and genuine free speech protections this country has seen in years. I've come to specialise in this godforsaken area, and yet I don't have any good words to express how dangerous this is because I'm so floored. www.1news.co.nz/2024/12/19/g...
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Realistic Polar Express
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youtube.com/shorts/ud8Qo...
The other conductor on the polar express
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
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December 20, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Realistic Polar Express
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youtube.com/shorts/ud8Qo...
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'There will be deaths because of this' - Warning over Health NZ IT cuts
#nzpol
#nzpol
'There will be deaths because of this' - Warning over Health NZ IT cuts
A West Coast IT worker is warning patients will die as Health New Zealand aims to slash its data and digital staff.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 20, 2024 at 8:39 AM
'There will be deaths because of this' - Warning over Health NZ IT cuts
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Govt ends pilot programme for Māori and Pacific, sparking outrage
#nzpol
#nzpol
Govt ends pilot programme for Māori and Pacific, sparking outrage
Health leaders say the move is shocking, given the high bowel cancer death rates among Māori and Pacific communities.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 20, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Govt ends pilot programme for Māori and Pacific, sparking outrage
#nzpol
#nzpol
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"Siloing science journalism is dangerous because it leaves the public vulnerable to misinformation. ... It allows powerful actors to manipulate public understanding by filling the void left by a lack of evidence-based reporting." www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/scie... by @siricarpenter.bsky.social
Science journalism becomes plain old journalism
"For too long, science journalism has been treated as something distinct, something <em>extra</em> — the domain of specialists writing for audiences who are already deeply interested in and informed a...
www.niemanlab.org
December 19, 2024 at 3:50 PM
"Siloing science journalism is dangerous because it leaves the public vulnerable to misinformation. ... It allows powerful actors to manipulate public understanding by filling the void left by a lack of evidence-based reporting." www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/scie... by @siricarpenter.bsky.social
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Okay fully behind it now.
December 19, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Okay fully behind it now.
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People Watching: Misa Christmas tree farm, Mt Eden, Auckland, on a Saturday afternoon
December 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
People Watching: Misa Christmas tree farm, Mt Eden, Auckland, on a Saturday afternoon
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Al Jazeera condemns the targeted killing of journalist Ahmad Al-Louh by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.
December 16, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Al Jazeera condemns the targeted killing of journalist Ahmad Al-Louh by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.
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Since Adso in the book states that the events at the abbey take place "at the end of November" and "toward the end of the year of our Lord 1327", and occur over seven days, I'm wondering if we can consider The Name of the Rose (1986) a Christmas movie
December 15, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Since Adso in the book states that the events at the abbey take place "at the end of November" and "toward the end of the year of our Lord 1327", and occur over seven days, I'm wondering if we can consider The Name of the Rose (1986) a Christmas movie
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A brief history of celebrity cameos on Shortland Street
A brief history of celebrity cameos on Shortland Street
From Holmes to Sheeran, a look back at some of the more memorable visitors Ferndale has ever seen....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 12, 2024 at 2:01 PM
A brief history of celebrity cameos on Shortland Street
The pettiness, the comedic value, no one did it like him.
December 12, 2024 at 8:54 AM
The pettiness, the comedic value, no one did it like him.
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Meanwhile in Dunedin….🤣🦭
December 11, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Meanwhile in Dunedin….🤣🦭
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New Zealand fact that sounds made up: the drink that’s made of ice cream and soda is called a “spider”, when I was a kid I loved drinking spiders
December 9, 2024 at 12:29 AM
New Zealand fact that sounds made up: the drink that’s made of ice cream and soda is called a “spider”, when I was a kid I loved drinking spiders
Terror Camp 2024 over and done. Thanks to the team behind it, what an incredible conference @terrorcamp.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Terror Camp 2024 over and done. Thanks to the team behind it, what an incredible conference @terrorcamp.bsky.social
Julian Sancton at Terror Camp is a 10/10 keynote. Madhouse at the End of the Earth is such a great book and it’s amazing to hear what went into its writing, and get deeper into the story of the Belgica.
December 8, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Julian Sancton at Terror Camp is a 10/10 keynote. Madhouse at the End of the Earth is such a great book and it’s amazing to hear what went into its writing, and get deeper into the story of the Belgica.