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Tree man: Aotearoa
@dfromaotearoa.bsky.social
'The person with a narrow vision sees a narrow horizon, the person with a wide vision sees a wide horizon."

‘He rangi tā Matawhāiti, he rangi tā Matawhānui'

Technocrat - and lots of tree stuff.

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If you think ecosystem services are separated from material prosperity, then I've a climate based hurricane/polar blast/drought/heatwave/flood for your consideration.

What is it you're suggesting politicians do about the risk to the commons?
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Anticipating the year of the horse 🐎
omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

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Draw a horse, watch it run!
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February 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ET...
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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How does every union general have a face like he knows what an iPhone is
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Gustave Caillebotte - The Yerres, Effect of Rain - 1875 (Eskenazi Museum of Art)
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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In good news, a little one was born in Utah🦒

www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
February 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Issues have come up as recently as last summer. It's difficult to adjudicate every single claim because Zara always has some excuse. But ask yourself: why has this company attracted so many claims for so long? IMO, the issue is structural: fast fashion is inherently exploitative.
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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'MOVIN' ON', mini art quilt by textile artist Nancy Messier #WomensArt #Monday
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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Camille Pissarro, A Corner of the Meadow at Eragny, 1902
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1114605
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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#Christchurch #NZ Annual Farewell to the Godwits ceremony, Sat. 28 Feb

1 pm: Free sausages, music, drinks.

1.30pm: Welcome & guided walk by CCC park rangers to view the birds before they leave for Alaska.

Suitable for all ages. *Please leave the dog at home*

estuary.org.nz/event/annual...

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Annual 'Farewell to the Godwits' Ceremony 2026 - Avon-Heathcote Estuary Trust
Annual Farewell to the godwits ceremony to “Wish the Godwits a safe return to their breeding grounds in Alaska” Saturday, 28 February 2026 Southshore Spit Reserve (at the very end […]
estuary.org.nz
February 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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Is Railway Pie Aotearoa’s longest-running group? Forming in Palmerson North during the late 60s jug band boom, they are still playing today. Bassist Alan Young: “The blues revival broke out; all of a sudden you could get vinyl reissues of 1920s recordings... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/rai...
Railway Pie - Article | AudioCulture
Formed during the jug band boom of the late 60s, Railway Pie can lay claim to being the last jug band standing. Featuring original members Jack Craw, Jim Crawford and Terry Toohill in the line-up, alo...
www.audioculture.co.nz
February 8, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Industrial heat is one of the hardest parts of the energy transition.

This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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read through this entire thread
Re: Science Mag editorial celebrating mainly the inside/quiet advocacy done this year, I offer this in lighthearted response. 🧪

This is a Myanmar woman doing her usual, longstanding dance routine while black cars speed by to carry out a coup. 1/4
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 AM
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My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me

I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building

There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Liberals getting literally the sports except for like.. NASCAR in the divorce is honestly really funny.
Wow. MAGA admits it is rooting AGAINST Team USA because athletes are using their first amendment rights!
February 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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I found the NZ fairy tern / tara-iti! There are only about 50 adult fairy terns in New Zealand, making them the rarest bird that breeds here by far. It took a lot of trial and error (and some dumb luck) but yesterday, I succeeded! 🪶
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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this is now my whole personality
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Ellen Neel (1916–1966), a Kwakwakaʼwakw First Nations artist and woodcarver, who was the first woman known to have professionally carved totem poles #WomensArt
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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... best by famed US critic Robert Christgau.
Wilkins also loves New Zealand music, so we asked him to select 7 songs from Aotearoa that matter to him. On Aldous Harding's 'Treasure': "the song makes me think of Brian Wilson in the way it continues to find these surprising melodic turns".
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
A metaphor for the world rn
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Compromise.
Name the tunnel for him.

It's way more fitting, as they're both holes of a kind.
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, painter, poet, genius #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM