Emma Hart
@ghet.bsky.social
Medical transcriptionist, erstwhile writer, big on board games, gardening, craft, cricket, social justice and the general superiority of my cat. She/her. Aotearoa/NZ.
"I think what would be a really good idea, given the current international climate, is for NZers to pay extra on their power bills so that we can be energy-dependent on the USA."
And I assume the Winter Energy Payment will be going up to compensate? Pardon?
And I assume the Winter Energy Payment will be going up to compensate? Pardon?
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 AM
"I think what would be a really good idea, given the current international climate, is for NZers to pay extra on their power bills so that we can be energy-dependent on the USA."
And I assume the Winter Energy Payment will be going up to compensate? Pardon?
And I assume the Winter Energy Payment will be going up to compensate? Pardon?
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Put solar panels on state houses. You could probably do the lot for $1.5b, would reduce energy costs for those least able to afford it, increase our grid resilience and save about the same amount in energy costs overall.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Put solar panels on state houses. You could probably do the lot for $1.5b, would reduce energy costs for those least able to afford it, increase our grid resilience and save about the same amount in energy costs overall.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
The birds hang upside down off the sunflower head, pull out the seeds, and then use the back of the head as a table to crack open the seeds and leave the shells.
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM
The birds hang upside down off the sunflower head, pull out the seeds, and then use the back of the head as a table to crack open the seeds and leave the shells.
State of the ANZ health system at the moment: I just had two files in a row that made me yell, "WHAT THE FUCK?!"
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
State of the ANZ health system at the moment: I just had two files in a row that made me yell, "WHAT THE FUCK?!"
Yes, fresh blueberries straight off the bush are delicious, but Emma, you have just brushed your teeth...
February 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Yes, fresh blueberries straight off the bush are delicious, but Emma, you have just brushed your teeth...
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This week's lies, damn lies, and green shoots award goes to Brad Olsen (via Susan Edmunds). This is a particularly disgusting use of data - like so bad that the article should be removed. Let's have a look... [🧵 1/n]
This patient specifically hallucinates kittens, and if I have to have dementia, put me down for that.
February 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
This patient specifically hallucinates kittens, and if I have to have dementia, put me down for that.
Oh no. Even now, I think I am listening to the dying screams of my wonderful 30-year-old washing machine.
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Oh no. Even now, I think I am listening to the dying screams of my wonderful 30-year-old washing machine.
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"Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things."
Pratchett knew what was talking about.
Pratchett knew what was talking about.
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 AM
"Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things."
Pratchett knew what was talking about.
Pratchett knew what was talking about.
Suggestion: Ongoing "wanker" gestures at every appearance of Luxon's face until that firefighter is exonerated.
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Suggestion: Ongoing "wanker" gestures at every appearance of Luxon's face until that firefighter is exonerated.
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Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
Lorde donates merchandise proceeds from Minneapolis shows to immigrant rights groups
Pop singer Lorde will donate money she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups, she shared in a post on Instagram on Tuesday.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
Refusing to turn the heater on because it’s February.
February 3, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Refusing to turn the heater on because it’s February.
So guess who came in from the rain while I was making the bed…
February 2, 2026 at 11:05 PM
So guess who came in from the rain while I was making the bed…
On a less facetious note, when comparing Paediatric and Older Adult files, I do see Paediatric patients coming in supported by their dads. Not as much as mums, but it does happen. I can count the number of Older Adults patients supported by their sons on the fingers of no hands.
February 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
On a less facetious note, when comparing Paediatric and Older Adult files, I do see Paediatric patients coming in supported by their dads. Not as much as mums, but it does happen. I can count the number of Older Adults patients supported by their sons on the fingers of no hands.
Hey, so, for babies, getting around the house by hanging on to furniture is called "furniture cruising", but for Older Adults, it's "furniture walking". Fuck that, I'm calling it "cruising" for old people, too.
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Hey, so, for babies, getting around the house by hanging on to furniture is called "furniture cruising", but for Older Adults, it's "furniture walking". Fuck that, I'm calling it "cruising" for old people, too.
It's been a rough couple of weeks and so I now have two Art Nouveau vases on my watchlist.
February 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM
It's been a rough couple of weeks and so I now have two Art Nouveau vases on my watchlist.
A leaflet for Round the Bays Christchurch just arrived in my letterbox.
“We are pleased to contribute to the liveliness, diversity and identity of Wellington…”
“We are pleased to contribute to the liveliness, diversity and identity of Wellington…”
February 2, 2026 at 1:26 AM
A leaflet for Round the Bays Christchurch just arrived in my letterbox.
“We are pleased to contribute to the liveliness, diversity and identity of Wellington…”
“We are pleased to contribute to the liveliness, diversity and identity of Wellington…”
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We are having a bit of an origin story chat, fittingly for Kikorangi it is in an unrelated several years old thread.
February 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
We are having a bit of an origin story chat, fittingly for Kikorangi it is in an unrelated several years old thread.
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“Oh, new Mock the Week is now on”, he casually drops.
On TLC, which is channel 133 on Sky, and on other free-to-view platforms…
On TLC, which is channel 133 on Sky, and on other free-to-view platforms…
February 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
“Oh, new Mock the Week is now on”, he casually drops.
On TLC, which is channel 133 on Sky, and on other free-to-view platforms…
On TLC, which is channel 133 on Sky, and on other free-to-view platforms…
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He’s the best sleuth there is, but thanks to the crippling emotional damage inflicted by the murder of his wife, he’s unable to leave his hot tub. Thanks to the help of his faithful assistant in both finding clues and inviting suspects, he catches killers. J’ACCUZZI, coming this fall to ABC
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
He’s the best sleuth there is, but thanks to the crippling emotional damage inflicted by the murder of his wife, he’s unable to leave his hot tub. Thanks to the help of his faithful assistant in both finding clues and inviting suspects, he catches killers. J’ACCUZZI, coming this fall to ABC
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This is interesting, because while everything about it is absurdly disrespectful, it sets quite a high price on the training value of a novel (if you make a rough equivalence about work done) to use as a benchmark for (say) future litigation.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
This is interesting, because while everything about it is absurdly disrespectful, it sets quite a high price on the training value of a novel (if you make a rough equivalence about work done) to use as a benchmark for (say) future litigation.
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We are all agreed now that we click on any property link Madeline posts right? Literally never misses.
I keep thinking I’ve seen it all before and then it turns out I haven’t
www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/det...
www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/det...
Windermere Avenue, Farington, Leyland PR25, 3 bed semi-detached house for sale, £130,000 - Zoopla
3 bed semi-detached house for sale in Windermere Avenue, Farington, Leyland PR25, selling for £130,000 from Ben Rose Estate Agents. See property details on Zoopla or browse all our range of properties...
www.zoopla.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
We are all agreed now that we click on any property link Madeline posts right? Literally never misses.
A medical centre website I just had to use for work has a page entitled "Our Compassionate Staff", which just makes me wonder if there's another one somewhere called "Our Staff who have Just Fucking Had Enough".
January 29, 2026 at 1:47 AM
A medical centre website I just had to use for work has a page entitled "Our Compassionate Staff", which just makes me wonder if there's another one somewhere called "Our Staff who have Just Fucking Had Enough".