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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 10h

To ask a pakeha majority to remove representation of an indigenous minority is ongoing white supremacist colonisation. #nzpol

TheLoyalOrder @theloyalorder.bsky.social · 11h

Preliminary results of the 2025 Māori wards referendums

#nzpol

Map showing preliminary margin of support by council for the 2025 Māori ward referendums

CC BY 4.0 TheLoyalOrder

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Phil Garnock-Jones @theobrominated.bsky.social · 15h

Exactly. The government wants bio economy but won’t fund the basic science that is essential for making sure the organisms are identified and named correctly.

The Cat's Whiskers @thecatswhiskers.bsky.social · 15h

Restructures never ‘solve’ anything. They have loads of money but don’t spend it wisely. Too many managers and icing on the cake staff. Core business of collections, research and exhibitions underfunded (except for art) and visitor experience uninspiring if you’ve already seen it.

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The Cat's Whiskers @thecatswhiskers.bsky.social · 15h

Restructures never ‘solve’ anything. They have loads of money but don’t spend it wisely. Too many managers and icing on the cake staff. Core business of collections, research and exhibitions underfunded (except for art) and visitor experience uninspiring if you’ve already seen it.

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Phil Garnock-Jones @theobrominated.bsky.social · 15h

But *this time* the restructure is going to put TePapa on a sound footing going forward.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Nic Rawlence @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social · 1d

Here we go again 😡. I'm really concerned about this & that the mistakes of the previous disastrous restructure seven years ago will be repeated. A museum is much more than its buildings. It's people that matter. Is central government going to properly fund Te Papa? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... 1/3

Te Papa announces plans for restructure in an effort to cut rising costs

It comes after the museum started charging international visitors to the site due to rising costs of energy, insurance and staffing.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 1d

LEAKED AUDIO has surfaced from Thiel's lecture series, where he railed against AI and financial regulations and called Greta Thunberg the Antichrist.

From the Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Catherine @deleifd.bsky.social · 1d

Such a stunning pukapuka! Am at the launch at Unity Books for ‘He Puāwai’ by @theobrominated.bsky.social 🌸🌼🪻Perfect Christmas present

3 copies of the book ‘He Puāwai’ with beautiful coloured flowers on the front cover

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 1d

It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES.

And there will be others within our lifetime.

That's biodiversity loss.

We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794

XC398794 Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)

Awful wind noise in the original! See sonogram and notes of the recording circumstances on p12 of Gretton A. (1991) The ecology and conservation of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). ...

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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to Winston Peters taking full responsibility for this. That's how this works now, right? #nzpol

The Press @thepress.co.nz · 1d

The 19-year-old will appear in a Gisborne court next week. Doyle stepped down from Parliament in September, citing the intolerable level of abuse.

Teen charged with making death threats against former Green MP Benjamin Doyle

The 19-year-old will appear in a Gisborne court next week. Doyle stepped down from Parliament in September, citing the intolerable level of abuse.

dlvr.it

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Phil Garnock-Jones @theobrominated.bsky.social · 1d

🤮🤮🤮

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

I have two places left on my weird and wonderful carnivorous plants art workshop THIS SUNDAY. No experience necessary and all materials provided, including the most amazing pitcher plants. Message me and save $10 on the additional booking fee. Bring your BFF. Go on, you know you want to!

boal art class n carnivorous pants in Auckland this Sunday

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Phil Garnock-Jones @theobrominated.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Andy. We’ll catch up another time.

Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 1d

I would love to come along Phil but I'm on a bus heading north. Hope it all goes well!

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 2d

Don't threaten us with a good time, Daily Express.

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NZDF Mounted Hilux Division @smithkstead.bsky.social · 2d

massive scoop from Nicky Hager: "Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop" ... "Without any announcement, New Zealand is being integrated into a de facto Anglo military alliance that ties the country into a US/UK-led military build up."

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago Police were ordered to not help ICE Gestapo! 🤣😂✊🏼 #iceout #chicago

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 2d

At least a thousand but most likely more folks marching in Chicago to protest the deployment of the National Guard and continued ICE raids. Chanting "whose city our city!"

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

I keep hearing from people who say they bought my book on Amazon but received something with empty pages or with what appears to be filled with AI crap.

I don’t want you to be defrauded, so please read this for more info. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/because-amazon-wont-police-its-offerings

Because Amazon won’t police its offerings, you’re getting shafted (and so am I)

Here’s direct evidence

robertreich.substack.com

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 2d

We cant trust Trump or Netanyahu. But want Gaza for their own purposes. Jared Kushner is involved in the peace talks. He was the first public figure to describe Gaza as “ great real estate”. These are people with ZERO compassion

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d

One of Russia’s main supply routes from China has been shut down. From today, the border with Kazakhstan is fully stopped.. over 5,000 trucks are stuck, inspections are ongoing, and goods are being confiscated. Drones, EW gear, batteries, components, nothing is getting through.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 2d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

Ellis getting into her concerns over plainclothes agents.

She says she's willing to give some leeway to "undercover" officers, but says other agents, including those doing crowd control at protests, need to have ID that "identifies them numerically and by agency."

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Phil Garnock-Jones @theobrominated.bsky.social · 2d

And the award for the best rhyming slang in a TV series goes to Slow Horses (S5; E3).

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

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