@nancylongnecker.bsky.social
Thank you #guyfrederick for this profile. It's the end of another era for me.
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Emeritus Professor Nancy Longnecker – a career communicating science
What began as a passion for plants led to a productive and fulfilling career in science communication for Emeritus Professor Nancy Longnecker.
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June 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Thank you #guyfrederick for this profile. It's the end of another era for me.
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The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
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There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
submit in NZ re puberty blockers for transgender kids to pbconsultation@health.govt.nz by 20 January. Submission could be simple email, i.e. I do not support any further restrictions on the use of puberty blockers for transgender children. For more, see: postingdad.medium.com/how-to-submi...
How To: Submit in favour of gender-affirming care.
A simple guide to avoid some suspicious survey framing.
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January 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
submit in NZ re puberty blockers for transgender kids to pbconsultation@health.govt.nz by 20 January. Submission could be simple email, i.e. I do not support any further restrictions on the use of puberty blockers for transgender children. For more, see: postingdad.medium.com/how-to-submi...
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New Study: although Matt Walsh once claimed that the number was "millions," fewer than 1,000 U.S. adolescents were treated for gender dysphoria with puberty blockers, and none under 12 received hormone therapy.
January 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New Study: although Matt Walsh once claimed that the number was "millions," fewer than 1,000 U.S. adolescents were treated for gender dysphoria with puberty blockers, and none under 12 received hormone therapy.
From Hera Lindsay Bird on The Spinoff, in relation to yet another NZ government cancellation of funding, this for the digitalisation project in Archives NZ. She has collected some funny historical examples. Some might see these as justification for cancellation. :/
January 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
From Hera Lindsay Bird on The Spinoff, in relation to yet another NZ government cancellation of funding, this for the digitalisation project in Archives NZ. She has collected some funny historical examples. Some might see these as justification for cancellation. :/
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“The report shows that New Zealand’s 311 wealthiest families pay just 8.9% of their income in tax – less than the rate paid by a minimum wage worker (10.5%) and less than half the rate paid by the average Kiwi (19.7%).”
#nzpol
#nzpol
New Zealand’s millionaires pay lower tax rates than cashiers – it’s time to fix the system | Max Rashbrooke
Inland Revenue report finds New Zealand’s 311 wealthiest families pay 8.9% of their income in tax, compared to 10.5% paid by minimum wage workers
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January 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“The report shows that New Zealand’s 311 wealthiest families pay just 8.9% of their income in tax – less than the rate paid by a minimum wage worker (10.5%) and less than half the rate paid by the average Kiwi (19.7%).”
#nzpol
#nzpol