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sallyp

@sallypoastes.bsky.social

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Cis, pākehā, adhd person, sometimes disabled with ehlers-danlos stuff. I like making bad jokes and yelling about stuff. Please join me in yelling. 日本語は読めるけどあまり書けない

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 10h

Time to tune in to some analysis from Antifa expert…Chef Andrew…Gruel?…founder of…American Gravy Concepts?

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sallyp @sallypoastes.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks, Wikipedia, for this extremely charming description of a planarian, and boo to your "citation needed"

Locomotion

When at rest, A. triangulatus rolls itself up and can
appear like a very tiny Swiss roll. When
starts tO
move, it uncurls, at the same time as the circular
muscles beneath the epidermal cells at the anterior
end contract. The paler head-end extends forward,
becoming as thin as the lead in a pencil. During

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 18h

Cow Tools comic with a speech bubble coming out of the cow.

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sallyp @sallypoastes.bsky.social · 7h

Why are both of those men benedict cumberbatch?

sallyp @sallypoastes.bsky.social · 8h

Is he trying to do a brexit, but for every international agreement?

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 10h

Re-upping this thread in light of @ben.gracewood.nz uncovering that there is no record of David Seymour ever being told (as he had claimed) that alcohol warning labels hamper craft brewers ... a non-issue that would require us to break from our international agreements to fix ...

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sallyp @sallypoastes.bsky.social · 8h

Oh wow I'm glad i missed that bit of the discourse. Wtf

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g0m @g0m.bsky.social · 11h

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Stu Fleming @thebasement.nz · 14h

This seems fine. I remember what happened last time they did this.

www.stuff.co.nz/money/360854...

Reserve Bank to loosen mortgage lending rules

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has welcomed the changes, saying they will help first home buyers.

www.stuff.co.nz

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

No it doesn't.

A picture saying 'Nursery rhymes with Justin Fletcher'.

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 16h

things bullets say

Ian @brocktoon.bsky.social · 16h

Almost every time I go thru JFK something weird happens.

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Giovanni Tiso @gtiso.bsky.social · 18h

Their hostages. Our detainees.

Cartoon by Tom Gault, showing two people in medieval times on opposite sides of a river. The text reads: "Our blessed Homeland - Their barbarous wates. Our glorious leader - Their wicked despot. Our great religion - Their primitive superstition. Our noble populace - their backward savages. Our heroic adventurers - their brutish invaders."

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sallyp @sallypoastes.bsky.social · 1d

Would you consider not using AI for illustrations?

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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 1d

I thought I’d have a go at answering the question: what’s the flow on effect on emissions budgets from the methane cuts?

The answer was worse than I had anticipated

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Scientists fear weaker methane target signals wider retreat from climate action

After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.

www.rnz.co.nz

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

You can just share my video from me instead of sharing a screen recording of my video from a content farm account that isn’t on the scene btw.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Jennifer Duval-Smith @jduvalsmith.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky NZ FTW! I've just had my first calendar pre-order from a Bluesky comrade! If you'd like a beautiful, mailable locally printed botanical art calendar in 2026 please pre-order before 30 October, I'll sort you! Please feel free to share and thank you! jenniferduval-smith.com/shop/botanic... 🌱🇨🇰

Botanical art calendar for 2026 by botanical artist Jennifer Duval-Smith Preorder now!

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sallyp @sallypoastes.bsky.social · 1d

"Your customer called back"

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Sarah Pallett @sarah4ilam.bsky.social · 1d

Labour promises to repeal the RSB in the first 100 days.
Let’s make sure they are able to keep this promise.
#nzpol

Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 1d

The select committee report on the Regulatory Standards Bill is in.
📝166,000 submissions.
❌98.7% opposed.
Yet National are going to continue supporting it.
🗣New Zealand could not have been louder, but Luxon still isn’t listening.

Regulatory Standards Bill:
Select Committee Report:
166,000 submission total
0.7% supported
0.6% unclear
98.7% opposed

AUTHORISED BY DUNCAN WEBB MP, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS WELLINGTON

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The Pillow Book, by Sei Shōnagon @thepillowbookbot.bsky.social · 1d

A man whom one loves gets drunk and keeps repeating himself.

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Michael Bain @mikejbain.bsky.social · 1d

Something unexpected that I learned on my research trip last week was this: Chairman Mao was gifted a kahu huruhuru in 1957 by Ramai Te Miha Hayward & her husband, NZ pioneer filmmaker, Rudall. It was a gift of goodwill from Māori King Korokī. #nzhistory

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

the boys who landed at Normandy or fought in Stalingrad couldn't have imagined the horrors of 21st century war

A picture and headline from an article: Unicorn bride marries Kenny from south park at Portland ICE protest

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ceej @ceej.online · 1d

caught my vampire neighbor creeping through my front door. he claims my saying “for sure dude, we should definitely hang out sometime” the other night counts as an invitation, but I disagree. we’re on hold with the etiquette hotline

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C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 2d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · 1d

riding in the car when my son (3.5) said “i have something silly to tell you. roll up the windows so nobody hears” and then he told us a clown is coming to our house. to live with us forever

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Hugh Dingwall @objectivereality.bsky.social · 2d

Kia ora New Zealand friends, do I know anyone with lived experience of chronic illness or disability who'd be up to talk to my wife about it on a podcast? The talk would be ~10 minutes (but allow 30 for general chat) pre-recorded via Zoom, and she'll send you a copy post-edit for approval.

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