Russell J Smith
@russelljsmith.bsky.social
Originally from Yorkshire, UK, now in Auckland, Aotearoa. In to all sorts of stuff.
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Mac n cheese with ham in latest school lunch programme halal blunder.
When ‘halal friendly’ school lunches come with ham
School lunch provider sends 450 mac and cheese with ham to halal school
www.stuff.co.nz
February 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Mac n cheese with ham in latest school lunch programme halal blunder.
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A sign of our times: New Orleans now has twice as much snow this winter as Anchorage, Alaska. Weather weirding on steroids, fueled by warm oceans.
We are in a climate emergency.
We are in a climate emergency.
New Orleans has received more than twice the snowfall as Anchorage this winter — underscoring Southcentral Alaska’s meager snow season as much as the rare winter storm that pummeled that subtropical Louisiana city this week.
New Orleans has received twice as much snow as Anchorage this winter
Less than 4 inches of new snow has fallen in Anchorage since the beginning of December.
www.adn.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A sign of our times: New Orleans now has twice as much snow this winter as Anchorage, Alaska. Weather weirding on steroids, fueled by warm oceans.
We are in a climate emergency.
We are in a climate emergency.
Sadly I don’t think we’ll see any other projects like this starting for a while…
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-...
The Great North Road upgrade is a triumph for AT – whether the mayor likes it or not
It's taken 10 years to even get to the starting line. Now, at long last, Grey Lynn is getting the road it deserves.
thespinoff.co.nz
January 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sadly I don’t think we’ll see any other projects like this starting for a while…
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/23-...
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Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.
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Skeleton Crew was fun, had a good time watching it 👍🏻 #SkeletonCrew
January 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Skeleton Crew was fun, had a good time watching it 👍🏻 #SkeletonCrew
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NZ Govt has weakened fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, removed incentives for EVs, blocked funding cycleways, cut funding for public transport. Making NZ more dependent on fossil fuel imports - higher climate pollution, inflation, transport costs. Madness. www.stuff.co.nz/money/360547...
Why petrol prices could soon top $3 a litre
Things have been a bit pricier at the pump recently, and it is only expected to get worse.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
NZ Govt has weakened fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, removed incentives for EVs, blocked funding cycleways, cut funding for public transport. Making NZ more dependent on fossil fuel imports - higher climate pollution, inflation, transport costs. Madness. www.stuff.co.nz/money/360547...
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Really bold play to pass legislation that means all future legislation has to broadly vibe with your own party's agenda.
January 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Really bold play to pass legislation that means all future legislation has to broadly vibe with your own party's agenda.
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57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
January 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
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No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
https://www.ft.com/content/fd914266-71bf-4317-9fdc-44b55acb52f6
https://www.ft.com/content/fd914266-71bf-4317-9fdc-44b55acb52f6
World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
Data for warmest year sparks fears climate change is accelerating faster than expected
www.ft.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
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The Halide / Kino 52 week challenge begins today! Week 1’s theme is EARLY LIGHT 🌅
Share a shot here or in our discord to complete 52 weeks of shooting to improve your photography and build a creative habit in 2025 - along with a chance to win some cool Lux merch.
Share a shot here or in our discord to complete 52 weeks of shooting to improve your photography and build a creative habit in 2025 - along with a chance to win some cool Lux merch.
January 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Halide / Kino 52 week challenge begins today! Week 1’s theme is EARLY LIGHT 🌅
Share a shot here or in our discord to complete 52 weeks of shooting to improve your photography and build a creative habit in 2025 - along with a chance to win some cool Lux merch.
Share a shot here or in our discord to complete 52 weeks of shooting to improve your photography and build a creative habit in 2025 - along with a chance to win some cool Lux merch.
Pics for this weeks @halideapp.bsky.social challenge #EarlyLight
#HalideChallenge #ShotWithHalide #ShotOniPhone #ProcessZero
#HalideChallenge #ShotWithHalide #ShotOniPhone #ProcessZero
January 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Pics for this weeks @halideapp.bsky.social challenge #EarlyLight
#HalideChallenge #ShotWithHalide #ShotOniPhone #ProcessZero
#HalideChallenge #ShotWithHalide #ShotOniPhone #ProcessZero
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I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
January 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
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Everyone knows we hand in our best work on the last day.
The justice select committee must reopen submissions & parliamentary services must make sure the website is working.
Maybe if they didn’t make the submission period over Xmas break, it would’ve been easier for people.
The justice select committee must reopen submissions & parliamentary services must make sure the website is working.
Maybe if they didn’t make the submission period over Xmas break, it would’ve been easier for people.
January 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Everyone knows we hand in our best work on the last day.
The justice select committee must reopen submissions & parliamentary services must make sure the website is working.
Maybe if they didn’t make the submission period over Xmas break, it would’ve been easier for people.
The justice select committee must reopen submissions & parliamentary services must make sure the website is working.
Maybe if they didn’t make the submission period over Xmas break, it would’ve been easier for people.
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A lot of the “free speech!” people seem to think their speech stops being free as soon as someone else is free to call BS
PS fact checks don’t suppress speech, fact checks are actually MORE SPEECH. /end
January 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A lot of the “free speech!” people seem to think their speech stops being free as soon as someone else is free to call BS
Heist Guide: The X-Men - popheist.com/heist-guide-...
Heist Guide: The X-Men - Pop Heist
Welcome to the X-Men — we hope you survive the experience! Here's your guide to getting into X-Men comics, and it's only a little daunting.
popheist.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Heist Guide: The X-Men - popheist.com/heist-guide-...
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New post: "Simeon Brown's fanaticism kills Warkworth intersection fix"
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/12/09/s...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/12/09/s...
Simeon Brown's fanaticism kills Warkworth intersection fix - Greater Auckland
I grew up in Warkworth, and the infamous Hill Street intersection has been an issue not just my whole life, but for decades before I was even born. My dad told me stories of how, back in the 80s, he’d...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
December 8, 2024 at 7:29 PM
New post: "Simeon Brown's fanaticism kills Warkworth intersection fix"
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/12/09/s...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/12/09/s...
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After I moved to Canada a couple of years ago I realized that I was no longer constantly running a massive stress routine in the background of my mind worrying about health care and guns. It was weirdly noticeable only when it stopped.
December 6, 2024 at 12:59 PM
After I moved to Canada a couple of years ago I realized that I was no longer constantly running a massive stress routine in the background of my mind worrying about health care and guns. It was weirdly noticeable only when it stopped.