🐶⛵️Capt. Caffiend☕️😷
@captcaffiend.bsky.social
She/Her. Likes Coffee, Cake, Canines & Curse-words. Pākehā.
PhD Candidate - women's health & participatory research.
Feminist Killjoy. Living with Long Covid. Born at 336.25 ppm CO2
https://ko-fi.com/captcaffiend
PhD Candidate - women's health & participatory research.
Feminist Killjoy. Living with Long Covid. Born at 336.25 ppm CO2
https://ko-fi.com/captcaffiend
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A new Flutter project.
united4palestine.web.app
This makes it really easy to let your local MP know you want them to stand up for Palestine. Let’s show our government what we really want them to stand for!
You can sign an open letter to your MP about the genocide in Gaza from here:
united4palestine.web.app
You can sign an open letter to your MP about the genocide in Gaza from here:
united4palestine.web.app
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Do I know anyone in #wellington who can help me make a new handle for this broom, with a lathe to do the job? I tried to go and buy one at Bunnings, they were more than happy to sell me a new one but had no replacement handles. #zerowaste
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Do I know anyone in #wellington who can help me make a new handle for this broom, with a lathe to do the job? I tried to go and buy one at Bunnings, they were more than happy to sell me a new one but had no replacement handles. #zerowaste
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If adults ever called you an “old soul” what they meant was “holy shit this kid is already out of seratonin”
July 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
If adults ever called you an “old soul” what they meant was “holy shit this kid is already out of seratonin”
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“Covid testing has declined. We can therefore no longer be sure who has had Covid-19. That creates methodological problems…When very few people test, it becomes much harder to link symptoms to Covid-19”
As govts worldwide intended when they made testing vanish—eliminating accountability & liability
As govts worldwide intended when they made testing vanish—eliminating accountability & liability
Researchers: Not testing for Covid-19 is creating problems (Jan 22, 2026)
"People have become sicker after the pandemic, but without Covid-19 testing it's difficult to understand why."
www.sciencenorway.no/covid19-long...
#Covid #CovidTesting #Testing #Norway
"People have become sicker after the pandemic, but without Covid-19 testing it's difficult to understand why."
www.sciencenorway.no/covid19-long...
#Covid #CovidTesting #Testing #Norway
Researchers: Not testing for Covid-19 is creating problems
People have become sicker after the pandemic, but without Covid-19 testing it's difficult to understand why.
www.sciencenorway.no
January 24, 2026 at 4:35 AM
“Covid testing has declined. We can therefore no longer be sure who has had Covid-19. That creates methodological problems…When very few people test, it becomes much harder to link symptoms to Covid-19”
As govts worldwide intended when they made testing vanish—eliminating accountability & liability
As govts worldwide intended when they made testing vanish—eliminating accountability & liability
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Unreasonably annoyed that both RNZ and One News both ran stories with Teeks as the first musician on stage at the new theatre.
I guess the 450 local performers that were on stage Monday-Wednesday we're just chopped liver then.
I guess the 450 local performers that were on stage Monday-Wednesday we're just chopped liver then.
January 24, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Unreasonably annoyed that both RNZ and One News both ran stories with Teeks as the first musician on stage at the new theatre.
I guess the 450 local performers that were on stage Monday-Wednesday we're just chopped liver then.
I guess the 450 local performers that were on stage Monday-Wednesday we're just chopped liver then.
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TCC, WBOP Regional Council, and the Police might be finding themselves in both the Environment and High Courts on negligence regarding the slips
The Warnings were first there in 2014 after a comprehensive LiDAR was done on the area
Then the 111 call where police went yeah nah contact council
The Warnings were first there in 2014 after a comprehensive LiDAR was done on the area
Then the 111 call where police went yeah nah contact council
Matching bracelets, dress-ups and beach days: Teens holidaying together lost in slip
Police today named missing teens as Pakūranga College students Sharon and Max.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 AM
TCC, WBOP Regional Council, and the Police might be finding themselves in both the Environment and High Courts on negligence regarding the slips
The Warnings were first there in 2014 after a comprehensive LiDAR was done on the area
Then the 111 call where police went yeah nah contact council
The Warnings were first there in 2014 after a comprehensive LiDAR was done on the area
Then the 111 call where police went yeah nah contact council
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Global supply chains are global - no way was the issue going to be confined to Australia and NZ.
January 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Global supply chains are global - no way was the issue going to be confined to Australia and NZ.
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My new pin
January 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
My new pin
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“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.”
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
More frequent states of emergencies a concern for councils
More frequent states of emergencies a concern for councils
www.lgnz.co.nz
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 AM
“Over the past ten years New Zealand has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, New Zealand averaged only 13.4 days per year.”
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
Quick Q - how does recovery work with a rates cap in place and no govt. support🤔
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1News reporting the the average rent has fallen to around $650 a week. Given a full time minimum wage job brings in just over $760 a week after tax and kiwisaver contributions it should probably fall further still
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 AM
1News reporting the the average rent has fallen to around $650 a week. Given a full time minimum wage job brings in just over $760 a week after tax and kiwisaver contributions it should probably fall further still
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When we say tax the rich, we’re not talking about middle income families with a swimming pool & boat, we mean the greedy fuckers who own the world. Stop catastrophising sensible tax reform.
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 AM
When we say tax the rich, we’re not talking about middle income families with a swimming pool & boat, we mean the greedy fuckers who own the world. Stop catastrophising sensible tax reform.
Probably a bit weird but I find it hard receiving gifts from people, or even just having people pay for me (coffee, lunch etc)…. I always end up worrying I did react appropriately or wasn’t grateful enough or something. Silly Brain!
January 24, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Probably a bit weird but I find it hard receiving gifts from people, or even just having people pay for me (coffee, lunch etc)…. I always end up worrying I did react appropriately or wasn’t grateful enough or something. Silly Brain!
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Shane Jones has always been so terrified of young wāhine Māori with integrity
It's why they're so shook by Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clark too
It's why they're so shook by Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clark too
Incredible that Jones got off the paepae in one piece after inviting Kuini Ngā wai hono i te po to “go home young queen” and tell Waikato voters they should have been more grateful to him personally, for some reason, for past government funding decisions. Shameless, self-regarding pompous misogynist
Rātana commemorations marked by political proposals and a government koha, but overshadowed by severe flooding and economic concerns.
January 24, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Shane Jones has always been so terrified of young wāhine Māori with integrity
It's why they're so shook by Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clark too
It's why they're so shook by Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clark too
For the 2nd time this week my Garmin watch has crashed and what worked last time doesn’t seem to work this time 😩
January 24, 2026 at 5:12 AM
For the 2nd time this week my Garmin watch has crashed and what worked last time doesn’t seem to work this time 😩
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The rot has spread to us!!
Just for @dimsie.bsky.social - the restaurant we are at has a whole menu section titled "Hand Helds"
January 24, 2026 at 5:03 AM
The rot has spread to us!!
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"Many people assume that having long COVID means they’re still ‘immune’ to getting the virus again."
Wut? 🤦♀️🤦♂️🤦💀⚰️
Wut? 🤦♀️🤦♂️🤦💀⚰️
"Can you catch COVID on top of COVID? A doctor explains why it is, unfortunately, a possible scenario and what you can do to protect yourself"
"Many people assume that having long COVID means they’re still ‘immune’ to getting the virus again. But sadly, this isn’t the case."
"Many people assume that having long COVID means they’re still ‘immune’ to getting the virus again. But sadly, this isn’t the case."
Can you catch COVID on top of COVID? A doctor explains | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Can you catch COVID on top of COVID? A doctor explains why it is, unfortunately, a possible scenario and what you can do to protect yourself
www.sciencefocus.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 AM
"Many people assume that having long COVID means they’re still ‘immune’ to getting the virus again."
Wut? 🤦♀️🤦♂️🤦💀⚰️
Wut? 🤦♀️🤦♂️🤦💀⚰️
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Content note: food
Ok just today, I’ve seen so many of fellow disabled folks on here talking about HOW EFFN HARD FOOD IS
What’s your fave low effort meal?
Or alternatively, what’s your biggest beef with how fucking inaccessible food is!!??
Ok just today, I’ve seen so many of fellow disabled folks on here talking about HOW EFFN HARD FOOD IS
What’s your fave low effort meal?
Or alternatively, what’s your biggest beef with how fucking inaccessible food is!!??
January 23, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Content note: food
Ok just today, I’ve seen so many of fellow disabled folks on here talking about HOW EFFN HARD FOOD IS
What’s your fave low effort meal?
Or alternatively, what’s your biggest beef with how fucking inaccessible food is!!??
Ok just today, I’ve seen so many of fellow disabled folks on here talking about HOW EFFN HARD FOOD IS
What’s your fave low effort meal?
Or alternatively, what’s your biggest beef with how fucking inaccessible food is!!??
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But still the NZ public service will continue using Microsoft products and cloud services.
🚨 SCOOP 🚨 Microsoft gives encryption keys to the FBI to unlock data on seized computers.
Comes from a fraud case in Guam.
But Microsoft tells me it gets around 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year.
How many keys has it given to feds over the years?
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Comes from a fraud case in Guam.
But Microsoft tells me it gets around 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year.
How many keys has it given to feds over the years?
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:38 PM
But still the NZ public service will continue using Microsoft products and cloud services.
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University of Waikato in Hamilton, NZ, are hiring in English and Writing Studies - pass it on! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The University of Waikato hiring Lecturer in English and Writing Studies in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | LinkedIn
Posted 7:02:29 AM. Job DescriptionNgā kōrero mō te tūranga – About the roleTe Kura Toi School of Arts is seeking a…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 PM
University of Waikato in Hamilton, NZ, are hiring in English and Writing Studies - pass it on! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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'But while this warning was duly reported, it has barely interrupted the largely episodic nature of climate coverage in mainstream media, which continues to look from day to day as though we weren’t on the precipice of irrevocable disaster.'
timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2024...
timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2024...
January 24, 2026 at 2:02 AM
'But while this warning was duly reported, it has barely interrupted the largely episodic nature of climate coverage in mainstream media, which continues to look from day to day as though we weren’t on the precipice of irrevocable disaster.'
timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2024...
timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2024...
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The head of a party in our governing coalition called for us to leave the WHO yesterday and as far as I can see today, there's been absolutely zero critique of that by the press. Fucking fuckity fuck #nzpol
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The head of a party in our governing coalition called for us to leave the WHO yesterday and as far as I can see today, there's been absolutely zero critique of that by the press. Fucking fuckity fuck #nzpol
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Show me a political party that will actively protect renters’ rights to decent, warm, sustainable housing. Just visited a house built in the 70s, with no maintenance done since then. Dodgy oven, impossible staircase to upstairs bedroom, unkempt grounds. $680/week. No standards enforced. 🤬
#NZPol
#NZPol
January 23, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Show me a political party that will actively protect renters’ rights to decent, warm, sustainable housing. Just visited a house built in the 70s, with no maintenance done since then. Dodgy oven, impossible staircase to upstairs bedroom, unkempt grounds. $680/week. No standards enforced. 🤬
#NZPol
#NZPol
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“When you keep criticizing your kids, they don’t stop loving you, they stop loving themselves. Let that sink in.”
~ TinyBuddah.com
~ TinyBuddah.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:05 AM
“When you keep criticizing your kids, they don’t stop loving you, they stop loving themselves. Let that sink in.”
~ TinyBuddah.com
~ TinyBuddah.com
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Slips have always been part of the landscape of Aotearoa but with deforestation and increased heavy rain events under climate change, they are going to become more frequent and widespread. Sadly we have learnt nothing from the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle just 3 years ago. 🧵
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Slips have always been part of the landscape of Aotearoa but with deforestation and increased heavy rain events under climate change, they are going to become more frequent and widespread. Sadly we have learnt nothing from the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle just 3 years ago. 🧵
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We had funding for these types of actions. It was the Climate Emergency Response Fund but the government closed that in 2024 so now there is no dedicated funding to prepare for future floods, slips, fires and other climate disasters www.treasury.govt.nz/information-...
The Climate Emergency Response Fund
The Climate Emergency Response Fund is now closed.At Budget 2024, the Government confirmed its decision to close the Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
www.treasury.govt.nz
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 AM
We had funding for these types of actions. It was the Climate Emergency Response Fund but the government closed that in 2024 so now there is no dedicated funding to prepare for future floods, slips, fires and other climate disasters www.treasury.govt.nz/information-...
Not really into inspirational quotes, but I guess on a rainy day like today, this is apt.
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Not really into inspirational quotes, but I guess on a rainy day like today, this is apt.