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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · Apr 13

Just updated my handle to the .com I've been sitting on for a few months! :)

I honestly can't believe I got this domain! Cynethryth was the consort of Offa of Mercia and even got her face put on a coin, pretty unheard of at the time!

I still use queencynethryth in a few other places! 👑💚

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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 22h

Does Dolty Parton want one of my kidneys? I don’t even care if she needs it. She can just have it if she wants.

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Tim @timward2014.bsky.social · 5h

Perhaps a journalist could do a little deep dive into the NZ Salmon industry. Not everyone is aware, but the slight increase in water temperature has already fucked the industry real hard. Currently attempting to relocate everywhere because existing salmon farms are no longer viable.
#nzpol

PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 13h

PERFECTLY NORMAL

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 1h

I wish this article did a better job explaining what endo is...for heaven's sake, I know someone who had endo tissue ON THEIR LUNGS. Their LUNGS!

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Andrew R @andrewr4.womcats.com · 1h

This should be fully funded

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 2h

New treatment for endometriosis now available in New Zealand

An oral tablet taken once daily will set you back about $250 a month.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Brenda @brendadk.bsky.social · 17h

Flotilla member tells about thuer treatment.

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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 1h

I wouldn't mind using a free service, but I actually did ALL of my forms earlier this year through this portal, I just had one or two things left to do. 😭

It's a portal *meant* for expats, too, so the 2FA has and should work with my non-US number!

Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 3h

The two factor authentication for the us tax portal I use is not working 😒😒😒 I almost always get mine extended to October 15th, and I did using this portal, and now it's not workingggg

Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 5h

Beyond the horror of this video, one of these guys is in such a hurry to chase after this man, that he falls over in the doorway, causing the guy behind him to fall over, too, which I hope ruins their fashy propaganda.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 13h

Absolutely bonkers that none of these people consider how abuse will play into this, or MENTAL HEALTH.

They are genuinely saying here that someone with severe depression is capable of work.

Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 13h

18-YEAR-OLDS AREN'T KIDS ANYMORE, LOUISE. THEY ARE ADULTS, AND THEY HAVE NO JOBS TO GO TO.

She said she expected parents to support "all their kids, whether they have a health condition or not," and was surprised there might be an expectation that parents wouldn't do so.

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 18h

Fucksake. It's quite clear now that they only looked at this benefit policy as political marketing and took no advice on who it would impact – which includes young people with serious health issues and disabilities. Just feckless and cynical. Shame on them. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Hundreds of teens with a health condition, disability may be cut from Jobseeker benefit

The government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19 year olds whose parents earn more than $65,000.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 1d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 18h

Omgggg, I didn't know they did that!!! Nature is amazing 😍 lil dudes are awesome

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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 18h

Her vocals in that song are simply incredible ❤️

Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 18h

I assumed their lifespans were too short for this 😭 they are amazing! I had assumed they migrated in like batches or bursts.

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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 18h

This speech is both 🔥 and also so incredibly kind 😭

I would like to personally thank @misswhanau.bsky.social for the water funding. Literally a difference you can see with your own eyeballs. ❤️

2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 21h

Excellent outgoing speech from Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau. 🫶👏

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

‘Members around this table feeding defamatory rumour': Tory Whanau signs off, and hits out

Critics, colleagues and bullies: no one spared in Wellington mayor Tory Whanau’s parting shot.

www.stuff.co.nz

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 20h

There is also a risk that in the short run we will be driving higher inflation. A lower OCR means a lower NZ$. That likely means higher petrol prices and higher imported food, energy, and goods pricing. That will put further pressure on inflation- likely to breach 3% soon.

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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 18h

Omg, butterflies travel THIS FAR?!?

Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 22h

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.

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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 18h

Universe, universe, universe, univEeEeRrRSsSsE, I'm begging of you, please don't take this gaaaaaal 😭

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 19h

Tory Whanau’s final speech as Mayor (in part) called out the racist misogyny, and gendered disinformation that defined her term. The comments on FB had to be turned off. That's what online violence against women politicians looks like in real time. #nzpol

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 23h

If Nicola Willis thinks we “shouldnt be so precious that we can’t use metaphorical speech” can we go back to why Chlöe Swarbrick was punished so heavily for her comments on the government’s spinelessness?

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Public Service Association @nzpsa.bsky.social · 19h

📢 1,700 Policy, Advisory, Knowledge and Specialist health workers have voted to join strike action on 23 October. The strike follows the failure of Health NZ Te Whatu Ora to provide an offer during bargaining that fairly reflects their value to the public health system.

A graphic tile that says Breaking news 17,00 Policy, Advisory, Knowledge & Specialist health workers to strike on Thursday October 23. The Stand Together For Health and PSA logos are in the corners.

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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 1d

AI generated false references.

For a discussion with grad students, I asked ChatGPT for 10 academic papers with summaries on a topic I know well.

6/10 were made up citations that sounded possible (1 by me!).

Of the 4 real papers, the summaries all were over-general and included errors.

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d

And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.

www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...

And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.

#AIisnotresearch

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Cynethryth @cynethryth.com · 1d

(but can I write sentences??)

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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 1d

Here's Winston Peters with the head of Sensible Sentencing Trust mingling with the violent & illegal occupiers of NZ's Parliament grounds, refusing to comment to 3News. His 'minders' pushing reporters strongly away.

Always the fucking victim, never the problem.

GO AWAY OLD MAN

A dangerous old populist politician meeting protestors of an illegal occupation of the NZ Parliament grounds.

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