Sallymander 🦎
@narwhallibrarian.bsky.social
Co-founder of Dark Times Academy @darktimesacademy.bsky.social
Pottery at tilburyavenue.felt.co.nz
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Pottery at tilburyavenue.felt.co.nz
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This one and NOAA really hit home.
There is no possible way Musk’s cadre of young’uns has the first clue about how complex either the aviation system or the climate system are. This is like handing a six year old the keys and saying, “You drive for a while, I’m going to take a nap in the back."
There is no possible way Musk’s cadre of young’uns has the first clue about how complex either the aviation system or the climate system are. This is like handing a six year old the keys and saying, “You drive for a while, I’m going to take a nap in the back."
For DECADES now we have inflated the egos of techbros into the sky & beyond.
We elevated them as geniuses & visionaries. It's our job now to deflate those egos & bring these jerks to heel. Knowing how to code or get VC funding does not mean you know anything IMPORTANT about how the world works
We elevated them as geniuses & visionaries. It's our job now to deflate those egos & bring these jerks to heel. Knowing how to code or get VC funding does not mean you know anything IMPORTANT about how the world works
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Woke up to tons of messages from scared Americans who are planning/ have already moved here to Aotearoa with their trans kids. As angry as the proposed puberty blocker ban makes me, I know kiwis won’t stand for this shit. First of all the ban violates both NZBORA and Human Rights Act- so I suspect
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Woke up to tons of messages from scared Americans who are planning/ have already moved here to Aotearoa with their trans kids. As angry as the proposed puberty blocker ban makes me, I know kiwis won’t stand for this shit. First of all the ban violates both NZBORA and Human Rights Act- so I suspect
An update to the article I shared yesterday.
Puberty blockers banned: The reality of raising a trans child in 2025
A parent shares their experience and fears as public submissions are sought on the use of puberty blockers for gender-affirming care.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
An update to the article I shared yesterday.
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The stopping of puberty blockers for our rangatahi is solely a POLITICAL move made by people uninformed and unqualified to make such a decision #nzpol
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The stopping of puberty blockers for our rangatahi is solely a POLITICAL move made by people uninformed and unqualified to make such a decision #nzpol
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November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Our most vulnerable young people are endangered by this Government's decision to restrict access to puberty blockers.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Our most vulnerable young people are endangered by this Government's decision to restrict access to puberty blockers.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
Wellington Pride Festival condemns this latest attack on the rainbow community by NZ First. We urge the Ministry of Health to listen to actual medical experts instead.
Given today's horrifying news, this piece on raising a transkid seems super topical . . .
‘She knew before she could read’: The reality of raising a trans child
A parent shares their experience and fears as public submissions are sought on the use of puberty blockers for gender-affirming care.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Given today's horrifying news, this piece on raising a transkid seems super topical . . .
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The NZ government take a big step down a dangerous path, one driven by eliminationist ideology and backed by blatant pseudoscience.
The Cass Review they cite has been widely debunked and the clinical trial they mention has been rightly blasted as unethical and unworkable. Fuck these clowns.
The Cass Review they cite has been widely debunked and the clinical trial they mention has been rightly blasted as unethical and unworkable. Fuck these clowns.
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The NZ government take a big step down a dangerous path, one driven by eliminationist ideology and backed by blatant pseudoscience.
The Cass Review they cite has been widely debunked and the clinical trial they mention has been rightly blasted as unethical and unworkable. Fuck these clowns.
The Cass Review they cite has been widely debunked and the clinical trial they mention has been rightly blasted as unethical and unworkable. Fuck these clowns.
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The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The Government is banning new patients from being prescribed the most common form of puberty blocker and is explicitly aligning NZ's future policy on this matter to the UK's. PR below.
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long shot maybe, but I've got a couple of second hand lego sets I'm looking to sell; all boxed up, piece count done, instruction manual included. Only downside is would need to be pick up from akl cbd.
Main one i'm trying to move is
www.lego.com/en-nz/produc...
lmk if you'd be interested!
Main one i'm trying to move is
www.lego.com/en-nz/produc...
lmk if you'd be interested!
Haunted House 10273 | LEGO® Icons | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop NZ
Enjoy a spine-tingling build
www.lego.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
long shot maybe, but I've got a couple of second hand lego sets I'm looking to sell; all boxed up, piece count done, instruction manual included. Only downside is would need to be pick up from akl cbd.
Main one i'm trying to move is
www.lego.com/en-nz/produc...
lmk if you'd be interested!
Main one i'm trying to move is
www.lego.com/en-nz/produc...
lmk if you'd be interested!
Ohhhhh that rain is really getting intense up here in northern Auckland.
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Ohhhhh that rain is really getting intense up here in northern Auckland.
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
My Lady of Shallot and Wollerton Okd Hall have their first blooms! They smell divine 🌹
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My Lady of Shallot and Wollerton Okd Hall have their first blooms! They smell divine 🌹
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For those with an interest in NZ's Open Government Partnership national action planning, feedback is being sought before Nov 28th:
www.publicservice.govt.nz/system/open-...
www.publicservice.govt.nz/system/open-...
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
For those with an interest in NZ's Open Government Partnership national action planning, feedback is being sought before Nov 28th:
www.publicservice.govt.nz/system/open-...
www.publicservice.govt.nz/system/open-...
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I have a cheaper — and more privacy-friendly — solution: shut down the IDI.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Stats NZ: Grinding gears in data's 'big machine'
The Integrated Data Infrastructure system - run by Stats NZ - is hard to use and badly in need of an upgrade, say experts who rely on the data.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I have a cheaper — and more privacy-friendly — solution: shut down the IDI.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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The broad mainstream concensus is generally that Occupy was an embarrassing failure, but you can trace a ton of language, tactics, protest ideas and political figures (for good and ill!) out of that movement and into subsequent fights
I've listened to several podcasts and read several articles on why people are souring on capitalism and they all don't mention Occupy which is weird to me because of nothing else they mainstreamed a lot of the language we use today. And it was a genuinely big deal at the time.
November 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The broad mainstream concensus is generally that Occupy was an embarrassing failure, but you can trace a ton of language, tactics, protest ideas and political figures (for good and ill!) out of that movement and into subsequent fights
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RIP Alice Wong, author, #HumanRights activist, disabled warrior and fierce with it! Farewell @sfdirewolf.bsky.social
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If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Disability advocate Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’
The activist, who received a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds hope in sci-fi
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
RIP Alice Wong, author, #HumanRights activist, disabled warrior and fierce with it! Farewell @sfdirewolf.bsky.social
😢
If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
😢
If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
🏆
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Necromancy as a Service
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Necromancy as a Service
There's a reason necromancy is considered evil.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
There's a reason necromancy is considered evil.
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In 2011 a brilliant young programmer called Aaron Swartz had hell rained upon him by the US government when he tried to crack this system open. We remember. I remember.
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
In 2011 a brilliant young programmer called Aaron Swartz had hell rained upon him by the US government when he tried to crack this system open. We remember. I remember.
Checked out the news very briefly and then backed away.
No thank you 💗
No thank you 💗
a cartoon of homer simpson standing in the grass with the words well then written above him
Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in the grass with the words well then written above him
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Checked out the news very briefly and then backed away.
No thank you 💗
No thank you 💗
If you see this, post a bird 🐧
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
If you see this, post a bird 🐧
Really hope some of you are planning to buy some pots because I just dropped $700 on glaze materials.
Should have married a tin man.Or at least one who owned a tin mine. Or been born into a tin family.
Should have married a tin man.Or at least one who owned a tin mine. Or been born into a tin family.
a statue of a man wearing a tin man outfit
Alt: a statue of a man wearing a tin man outfit. He's crying because he knows some poor tin addicted potter is going to come and dismantle him and melt him down.
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Really hope some of you are planning to buy some pots because I just dropped $700 on glaze materials.
Should have married a tin man.Or at least one who owned a tin mine. Or been born into a tin family.
Should have married a tin man.Or at least one who owned a tin mine. Or been born into a tin family.
Look, I found something on the internet that isn't totally cursed and awful.
Frog bakes an apple pie for Toad 🍎🥧 #knittedfrog #miniature #frogandtoad #baking
YouTube video by India Rose Crawford
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Look, I found something on the internet that isn't totally cursed and awful.
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Test tiles arrived!
Which means . . . GLAZE WEEKEND
So many choices!
Which means . . . GLAZE WEEKEND
So many choices!
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Test tiles arrived!
Which means . . . GLAZE WEEKEND
So many choices!
Which means . . . GLAZE WEEKEND
So many choices!