A.J. Ponder
@ponderbooks.com
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Here is the theory behind the Regulatory Standards Act (the primacy of private property) explained in real-world practise #nzpol doctorow.medium.com/for-profit-h...
For-profit healthcare is the problem, not (just) private equity
Competition can’t to solve the hospice problem.
doctorow.medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Here is the theory behind the Regulatory Standards Act (the primacy of private property) explained in real-world practise #nzpol doctorow.medium.com/for-profit-h...
Herbert had blood all down his chest, and we thought it was a nosebleed—but no, he's been in a fight and lost a bit of his tongue.
His fur still hasn't grown out after his enucleation surgery and he's already getting into trouble.
His fur still hasn't grown out after his enucleation surgery and he's already getting into trouble.
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Herbert had blood all down his chest, and we thought it was a nosebleed—but no, he's been in a fight and lost a bit of his tongue.
His fur still hasn't grown out after his enucleation surgery and he's already getting into trouble.
His fur still hasn't grown out after his enucleation surgery and he's already getting into trouble.
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
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Come create your graphic novel, picture book, animation, video game, boardgame, TTRPG, larp, visual novel, fictional world (or other weird & wonderful thing) with us! Apply (by Dec. 1) for the MFA in Visual Narrative at Victoria University of Wellington:
visualnarrativelab.nz/study-with-us
visualnarrativelab.nz/study-with-us
October 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Come create your graphic novel, picture book, animation, video game, boardgame, TTRPG, larp, visual novel, fictional world (or other weird & wonderful thing) with us! Apply (by Dec. 1) for the MFA in Visual Narrative at Victoria University of Wellington:
visualnarrativelab.nz/study-with-us
visualnarrativelab.nz/study-with-us
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The Write Stuff is back!
This week featuring multi-genre author Tina-Marie Miller. Join us for this fascinating interview as we chat about her favourite authors, her latest project and the joys of M&S jaffa cakes!
📚💙📚💙📚💙
open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
This week featuring multi-genre author Tina-Marie Miller. Join us for this fascinating interview as we chat about her favourite authors, her latest project and the joys of M&S jaffa cakes!
📚💙📚💙📚💙
open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
The Write Stuff Featuring Multi-Genre Author Tina-Marie Miller
Interviews with Amazing Authors!
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The Write Stuff is back!
This week featuring multi-genre author Tina-Marie Miller. Join us for this fascinating interview as we chat about her favourite authors, her latest project and the joys of M&S jaffa cakes!
📚💙📚💙📚💙
open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
This week featuring multi-genre author Tina-Marie Miller. Join us for this fascinating interview as we chat about her favourite authors, her latest project and the joys of M&S jaffa cakes!
📚💙📚💙📚💙
open.substack.com/pub/lawrence...
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PLEASE read this and get your submission in to the fast-track farce:
www.kasm.org.nz/makeasubmiss...
Here in Taranaki, Pātea, Whanganui, coastal Manawatū, and Horowhenua need all your voices ✊🏼
#nzpol
www.kasm.org.nz/makeasubmiss...
Here in Taranaki, Pātea, Whanganui, coastal Manawatū, and Horowhenua need all your voices ✊🏼
#nzpol
Fast Track Amendment Bill 2025 — Make a submission | KASM
The Fast Track Amendment Bill hands more power to Ministers, cuts review time to 60 days, and weakens public input. Make your submission by 2 pm, Monday 17 November.
www.kasm.org.nz
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
PLEASE read this and get your submission in to the fast-track farce:
www.kasm.org.nz/makeasubmiss...
Here in Taranaki, Pātea, Whanganui, coastal Manawatū, and Horowhenua need all your voices ✊🏼
#nzpol
www.kasm.org.nz/makeasubmiss...
Here in Taranaki, Pātea, Whanganui, coastal Manawatū, and Horowhenua need all your voices ✊🏼
#nzpol
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If anyone is interested … ‘my’ old bill, the Companies (Address information) Amendment Bill is in the House right now for its third reading.
Thank you so much to Hon Dr Deborah Russell @beefaerie.bsky.social for working so long and hard to get the bill to this stage.
Now, PASS!!! 🤞🏼
#nzpol
Thank you so much to Hon Dr Deborah Russell @beefaerie.bsky.social for working so long and hard to get the bill to this stage.
Now, PASS!!! 🤞🏼
#nzpol
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
If anyone is interested … ‘my’ old bill, the Companies (Address information) Amendment Bill is in the House right now for its third reading.
Thank you so much to Hon Dr Deborah Russell @beefaerie.bsky.social for working so long and hard to get the bill to this stage.
Now, PASS!!! 🤞🏼
#nzpol
Thank you so much to Hon Dr Deborah Russell @beefaerie.bsky.social for working so long and hard to get the bill to this stage.
Now, PASS!!! 🤞🏼
#nzpol
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Sweet baby Jesus www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ird...
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Sweet baby Jesus www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ird...
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Here's a Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol
#FightTheFastTrack
#FightTheFastTrack
Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide - Greenpeace Aotearoa
In a vicious escalation of the Government’s war on nature, the Government is proposing changes to the Fast Track Act that would make it even more dangerous and undemocratic.
www.greenpeace.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Here's a Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide via @greenpeace.org.nz #nzpol
#FightTheFastTrack
#FightTheFastTrack
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"Ah, Dracula! Tim Jones on poetry, squatting and being a creature of imagination":
flashfrontier.com/ah-dracula-t...
Thanks for this profile and interview, Flash Frontier! Check out the full October issue - there is a whole lot to read and see!
#books #nzbooks #poetry #nzpoetry #Aotearoa
flashfrontier.com/ah-dracula-t...
Thanks for this profile and interview, Flash Frontier! Check out the full October issue - there is a whole lot to read and see!
#books #nzbooks #poetry #nzpoetry #Aotearoa
Ah, Dracula! Tim Jones on poetry, squatting and being a creature of imagination | Flash Frontier
flashfrontier.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Submission time again, peeps. Flood the zone!
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
Submission Guide – Fast-track bill Amendments
The Government’s proposed amendments to the Fast-Track Act take an already dangerous and anti-democratic law and push it even further. These changes would hand more power to Ministers and big corporat...
350.org.nz
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Submission time again, peeps. Flood the zone!
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
350.org.nz/fast-track-r...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
OMG
Spotify
Is all in on ICE, Helsing, Trump...
Also he suggests this platform instead: www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover
www.instagram.com/p/DQG1P6PjYbj/
Spotify
Is all in on ICE, Helsing, Trump...
Also he suggests this platform instead: www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover
www.instagram.com/p/DQG1P6PjYbj/
undefined on Instagram: "jonwilksmusicThe Spotify problem is bigger than you think it is. I’ve been talking about this a lot on the road. I just wanted to s…"
jonwilksmusicThe Spotify problem is bigger than you think it is. I’ve been talking about this a lot on the road. I just wanted to sum it up more succinctly. Read @lizpelly’s excellent Mood Machine book, and have a listen to what @drownedinsound have been doing on their podcasts with @laurabird. They say it much better than I do. And if you want to support a better streaming platform, head for @qobuz. They seem to be transparent, they sound great, and they prioritise the music.View all 5,790 comments
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November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
OMG
Spotify
Is all in on ICE, Helsing, Trump...
Also he suggests this platform instead: www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover
www.instagram.com/p/DQG1P6PjYbj/
Spotify
Is all in on ICE, Helsing, Trump...
Also he suggests this platform instead: www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover
www.instagram.com/p/DQG1P6PjYbj/
What's the saying? When America Sneezes, the world catches a cold?
America's rot is everywhere.
America's rot is everywhere.
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
What's the saying? When America Sneezes, the world catches a cold?
America's rot is everywhere.
America's rot is everywhere.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
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A lot of health care is cheaper than the alternative. We just don’t want to admit that in the US because we want people desperate for health care.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A lot of health care is cheaper than the alternative. We just don’t want to admit that in the US because we want people desperate for health care.
Last day! NZ
Kia Ora Earthlings,
Sign the petition to withdraw the RSB. Today is the last day!
😊🙏 #nzpol #tetiriti
❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
Sign the petition to withdraw the RSB. Today is the last day!
😊🙏 #nzpol #tetiriti
❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
petitions.parliament.nz
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last day! NZ
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Steven Hammer, one of our regular collection users, co-developed a new #insect pinning block, with staff and volunteers from the museum.
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
Entoblock step
An improved pinning block for entomological collections.
It has five steps at different heights for quick and accurate label setting. The steps are visible from both sides, making it suitable for lef...
cults3d.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Steven Hammer, one of our regular collection users, co-developed a new #insect pinning block, with staff and volunteers from the museum.
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
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‘The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.’ ~ J.R.R. Tolkien. #BookWormSat
🖼️ Tolkien
🖼️ Tolkien
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
‘The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.’ ~ J.R.R. Tolkien. #BookWormSat
🖼️ Tolkien
🖼️ Tolkien
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The Canadien Government has made an ad about the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal & PRGT Pipeline, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Ksi Lisims & PRGT Pipeline
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The Canadien Government has made an ad about the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal & PRGT Pipeline, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
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I’m of the view that certain policies and systems have been put in place to actively hinder progressively transformational policy from succeeding for any significant amount of time.
See Jane Kelsey’s description of an Economics Constitution in AoNZ.
#nzpol
See Jane Kelsey’s description of an Economics Constitution in AoNZ.
#nzpol
Proposed bill 'an ideological project that must be stopped' | E-Tangata
“It is extraordinary that this minister is asserting the power to redefine core constitutional principles to govern future polities, just as he did with the ‘principles of the Treaty’.” — Emeritus Pro...
e-tangata.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I’m of the view that certain policies and systems have been put in place to actively hinder progressively transformational policy from succeeding for any significant amount of time.
See Jane Kelsey’s description of an Economics Constitution in AoNZ.
#nzpol
See Jane Kelsey’s description of an Economics Constitution in AoNZ.
#nzpol
Bandy Lee was the psychiatrist who warned about Trump's condition—but her insight is relevant everywhere—including Israel.
Non violence like violence is culturally constructed
It's supercharged by
*inequality
*the construction of moral narratives in social media
etc
youtu.be/QZcxMD9cna8?...
Non violence like violence is culturally constructed
It's supercharged by
*inequality
*the construction of moral narratives in social media
etc
youtu.be/QZcxMD9cna8?...
Causes and Cures of Violence (Session 5)
YouTube video by World Mental Health Coalition
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Bandy Lee was the psychiatrist who warned about Trump's condition—but her insight is relevant everywhere—including Israel.
Non violence like violence is culturally constructed
It's supercharged by
*inequality
*the construction of moral narratives in social media
etc
youtu.be/QZcxMD9cna8?...
Non violence like violence is culturally constructed
It's supercharged by
*inequality
*the construction of moral narratives in social media
etc
youtu.be/QZcxMD9cna8?...