Lyndon Hood
@lyndonhood.bsky.social
he/ia. Yes, the Aotearoa one.
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For context, these were due to be published in March 2025. The NZ govt prevented their publication because they intended to ban puberty blockers and the guidelines show they are safe, effective, and standard care internationally. Today they were released in an OIA putting them in the public domain.
In some good news, today PATHA has finally been able to release the 2025 Guidelines for Gender Affirming Care in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can read them here: patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
For context, these were due to be published in March 2025. The NZ govt prevented their publication because they intended to ban puberty blockers and the guidelines show they are safe, effective, and standard care internationally. Today they were released in an OIA putting them in the public domain.
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UN report:
Israel has destroyed 69 years of human development in Gaza, “the worst economic collapse ever recorded.”
Israel has destroyed 69 years of human development in Gaza, “the worst economic collapse ever recorded.”
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
UN report:
Israel has destroyed 69 years of human development in Gaza, “the worst economic collapse ever recorded.”
Israel has destroyed 69 years of human development in Gaza, “the worst economic collapse ever recorded.”
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Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Don’t think it can’t happen here | Kerry O'Brien
Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Don’t think it can’t happen here | Kerry O'Brien
Anthony Albanese promised to end the ‘culture of secrecy’. With freedom of speech under attack globally, it’s past time he delivered
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First things first. It would be remiss of me not to refer specifically to the appalling and outrageous casualty list of Palestinian journalists and other media workers in Israel’s war on Gaza since the brutal attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens two years ago.
Having excluded independent global media access inside Gaza, leaving us all to rely on local journalists to bear witness to the devastating effect of Israel’s bombardment on the civilian population of Gaza and the famine that has accompanied it, Israel has failed dismally to explain with any credibility why so many journalists have been killed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Don’t think it can’t happen here | Kerry O'Brien
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Oh the irony. A National MP wants e scooters in bikelanes (fair enough) but her government has stopped all funding to building bikelanes! National MP Catherine Wedd leads e-scooter rules revamp www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
National MP Catherine Wedd leads e-scooter rules revamp
E-scooter injuries have reportedly cost ACC almost $14 million in 2025.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Oh the irony. A National MP wants e scooters in bikelanes (fair enough) but her government has stopped all funding to building bikelanes! National MP Catherine Wedd leads e-scooter rules revamp www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
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Love this. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers
We do judge books by their covers. Illustrations spark young imaginations, solve problems, present information - and shape our world, says the children’s author on National Illustration Day
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Love this. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
So I think a public but unindexed budget leak is worse that an indexed but private budget leak
It’s 2025 and PDFs are still the bain of @ciaranm.bsky.social’s life. Cyber.. cyber never changes. www.bbc.com/news/article...
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
So I think a public but unindexed budget leak is worse that an indexed but private budget leak
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I had no idea our pornography was subject to Canadian content quotas to begin with and I have so many questions
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I had no idea our pornography was subject to Canadian content quotas to begin with and I have so many questions
LLMs basically work on a multi dimensional map of concepts and are also wrong a lot. Platonism refuted.
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
LLMs basically work on a multi dimensional map of concepts and are also wrong a lot. Platonism refuted.
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Among other things, the (nebulous but clearly unconstitutional) attack on naturalized US citizens contained in this screed is a significant escalation.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Among other things, the (nebulous but clearly unconstitutional) attack on naturalized US citizens contained in this screed is a significant escalation.
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In some good news, today PATHA has finally been able to release the 2025 Guidelines for Gender Affirming Care in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can read them here: patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
In some good news, today PATHA has finally been able to release the 2025 Guidelines for Gender Affirming Care in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can read them here: patha.nz/resources-an...
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Flying Saucer Digest, no. 130.
This alien spacecraft looks suspiciously like Parliament to me.
This alien spacecraft looks suspiciously like Parliament to me.
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Flying Saucer Digest, no. 130.
This alien spacecraft looks suspiciously like Parliament to me.
This alien spacecraft looks suspiciously like Parliament to me.
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From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
www.azfamily.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
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Basic #OIA rules: don't rant. Just ask for (specific) information. If you do both, your rant will bury your actual request.
[Response] Ministry of Justice replied about There is a gap in the law which facilitates and condones self represented lawyers to commit crime in the civil jurisdiction
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Basic #OIA rules: don't rant. Just ask for (specific) information. If you do both, your rant will bury your actual request.
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My nephew is dyslexic and his high school offers an alternative learning track for students like him.
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My nephew is dyslexic and his high school offers an alternative learning track for students like him.
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
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Lot of people in the music and screen communities hurting now at the news that Ant Nevison has died. Ant was a member of the Headless Chickens, co-founder of Incubator recording studio and a respected film soundie, and one of the most decent, good-natured and friendly people you could hope to meet.
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Lot of people in the music and screen communities hurting now at the news that Ant Nevison has died. Ant was a member of the Headless Chickens, co-founder of Incubator recording studio and a respected film soundie, and one of the most decent, good-natured and friendly people you could hope to meet.
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Death Cube for Cutie
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Death Cube for Cutie
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Not even misquoted the strategy, misquoted the literature review for the strategy development AND attributed it to the strategy. See page 39 in the lit review www.nzcer.org.nz/sites/defaul... after the discussion of structured pedagogy.
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Not even misquoted the strategy, misquoted the literature review for the strategy development AND attributed it to the strategy. See page 39 in the lit review www.nzcer.org.nz/sites/defaul... after the discussion of structured pedagogy.
So, it is about maths but we can swing back round to whether these people understand what learning is
The full quote if anyone was curious: "Critical pedagogies recognise the importance of mathematics and statistics as tools for understanding, interpreting, and addressing issues of power and inequity, both in the classroom and in the wider world."
New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
So, it is about maths but we can swing back round to whether these people understand what learning is
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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Funniest adult content tag in awhile
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Funniest adult content tag in awhile
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no I'm not "posting through it." it's posting through me
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
no I'm not "posting through it." it's posting through me