Simon J. Lambert
@simbit.bsky.social
Indigenous researcher, DRR proponent, homebrewer and gardener. Big Samuel Beckett fan. The 'J' stands for Jay.
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Few DMs on GDP. Meh. It's a stupid consumption measure & the revisions are doing my head in.
I am also much more interested in the real story: the chronic jobs shortage and the 400,000 kiwis wanting work / more work. There's stuff that needs doing ffs! What a waste!
But, OK... jobs *&* GDP [🧵 1/n]
I am also much more interested in the real story: the chronic jobs shortage and the 400,000 kiwis wanting work / more work. There's stuff that needs doing ffs! What a waste!
But, OK... jobs *&* GDP [🧵 1/n]
September 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Few DMs on GDP. Meh. It's a stupid consumption measure & the revisions are doing my head in.
I am also much more interested in the real story: the chronic jobs shortage and the 400,000 kiwis wanting work / more work. There's stuff that needs doing ffs! What a waste!
But, OK... jobs *&* GDP [🧵 1/n]
I am also much more interested in the real story: the chronic jobs shortage and the 400,000 kiwis wanting work / more work. There's stuff that needs doing ffs! What a waste!
But, OK... jobs *&* GDP [🧵 1/n]
The enshitiffication of #Aotearoa #NewZealand continues...
Here's Chlöe Swarbrick's speech, that led the Speaker to throw her out of the House.
Clearly makes the case for New Zealand to recognise the genocide and ethnic cleansing taking place in Gaza and the West Bank, and for it to recognise the state of Palestine.
youtu.be/yc6oLAzbqoQ
Clearly makes the case for New Zealand to recognise the genocide and ethnic cleansing taking place in Gaza and the West Bank, and for it to recognise the state of Palestine.
youtu.be/yc6oLAzbqoQ
August 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The enshitiffication of #Aotearoa #NewZealand continues...
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"The politics of academic deception: A conjunctural analysis"
My response to Matthew Hannah in Dialogues in Human Geography
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
My response to Matthew Hannah in Dialogues in Human Geography
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
May 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"The politics of academic deception: A conjunctural analysis"
My response to Matthew Hannah in Dialogues in Human Geography
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
My response to Matthew Hannah in Dialogues in Human Geography
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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Drunk in charge of BEFU data. Quick 🧵
It's cruel and all that, yes, but we're so back, right? Jobs and growth are coming?
Here's a comparison of Treasury growth forecasts from the last four budgets. 'Growth' keeps moving the goalposts it seems. It gets worse. [1/n]
It's cruel and all that, yes, but we're so back, right? Jobs and growth are coming?
Here's a comparison of Treasury growth forecasts from the last four budgets. 'Growth' keeps moving the goalposts it seems. It gets worse. [1/n]
May 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Drunk in charge of BEFU data. Quick 🧵
It's cruel and all that, yes, but we're so back, right? Jobs and growth are coming?
Here's a comparison of Treasury growth forecasts from the last four budgets. 'Growth' keeps moving the goalposts it seems. It gets worse. [1/n]
It's cruel and all that, yes, but we're so back, right? Jobs and growth are coming?
Here's a comparison of Treasury growth forecasts from the last four budgets. 'Growth' keeps moving the goalposts it seems. It gets worse. [1/n]
Rereading #SamuelBeckett bc what the fk is one to do?
April 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Rereading #SamuelBeckett bc what the fk is one to do?
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The direction of the administration re: emergency management is becoming clear. Let us tour the changes to the hazard mitigation plan process.
#1 - no longer need to document engagement with representatives of NGOs or CBOs working with underserved communities and socially vulnerable populations.
#1 - no longer need to document engagement with representatives of NGOs or CBOs working with underserved communities and socially vulnerable populations.
April 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The direction of the administration re: emergency management is becoming clear. Let us tour the changes to the hazard mitigation plan process.
#1 - no longer need to document engagement with representatives of NGOs or CBOs working with underserved communities and socially vulnerable populations.
#1 - no longer need to document engagement with representatives of NGOs or CBOs working with underserved communities and socially vulnerable populations.
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Disaster Researchers for Justice Meeting: Tues April 8 at 7pm est
Josh Morton from the International Association of Emergency Managers will join us to speak about the current and future state of emergency management practice.
Please register in advance here: kaist.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Josh Morton from the International Association of Emergency Managers will join us to speak about the current and future state of emergency management practice.
Please register in advance here: kaist.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Disaster Researchers for Justice 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Disaster Researchers for Justice 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
kaist.zoom.us
April 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Disaster Researchers for Justice Meeting: Tues April 8 at 7pm est
Josh Morton from the International Association of Emergency Managers will join us to speak about the current and future state of emergency management practice.
Please register in advance here: kaist.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Josh Morton from the International Association of Emergency Managers will join us to speak about the current and future state of emergency management practice.
Please register in advance here: kaist.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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I’m so pleased to announce that our book Transmedia Geographies: Decoloniality, Democratization, Cultural Citizenship, and Media Convergence is now published by Rutgers University Press www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/9781978830066/
Transmedia Geographies - Rutgers University Press
Looking at the US, New Zealand, and Central America, this book considers how cultural politics has been deeply reworked in our contemporary media environment...
www.rutgersuniversitypress.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I’m so pleased to announce that our book Transmedia Geographies: Decoloniality, Democratization, Cultural Citizenship, and Media Convergence is now published by Rutgers University Press www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/9781978830066/
"Based on measurements gathered so far, the asteroid has a 1.3% chance of smashing into Earth on 22 December 2032, or put another way, a nearly 99% probability of barrelling past without incident." #GlassHalfFull #GlassHalfEmpty #Asteroid #DRR
January 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Based on measurements gathered so far, the asteroid has a 1.3% chance of smashing into Earth on 22 December 2032, or put another way, a nearly 99% probability of barrelling past without incident." #GlassHalfFull #GlassHalfEmpty #Asteroid #DRR
Reading = “staring at marked slices of tree for hours on end, hallucinating vividly.”
Problematic Authors: The More You Know, The Less You Wish You Knew
For all that social media has done to create communities and introduce me to like-minded authors, I find myself increasingly nostalgic for the days when they were just a name on a cover.
sallybend.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/p...
For all that social media has done to create communities and introduce me to like-minded authors, I find myself increasingly nostalgic for the days when they were just a name on a cover.
sallybend.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/p...
Problematic Authors: The More You Know, The Less You Wish You Knew
For all that social media has done to create communities and introduce me to like-minded authors, I find myself increasingly nostalgic for the days when they were just a name on a cover.
sallybend.wordpress.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reading = “staring at marked slices of tree for hours on end, hallucinating vividly.”
There's 60 helipads on Waiheke??
archive.ph/79BtW (warning, this is a sick account of an evil individual)
archive.ph/79BtW (warning, this is a sick account of an evil individual)
archive.ph
January 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
There's 60 helipads on Waiheke??
archive.ph/79BtW (warning, this is a sick account of an evil individual)
archive.ph/79BtW (warning, this is a sick account of an evil individual)
Check out this newsletter on disasters...
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Disasterology: October 2024
This newsletter is a compilation of recent disaster ~things~ that I think are cool, important, or otherwise of interest to people who are intrigued with disaster (broadly defined).
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January 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Check out this newsletter on disasters...
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@samlmontano.bsky.social Always enjoy your work. All the best for the New Year!
January 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
@samlmontano.bsky.social Always enjoy your work. All the best for the New Year!
"...but it was up to society and other countries to scrutinise behaviour." Well who is this 'scrutineering' society charged with disciplining errant states? #COP29 #climatechange #carbontrading www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
COP 29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as 'get out of jail free card'
The deal reached in the final hours of COP29 has been criticised as a free pass for countries to slack off on efforts to reduce emissions at home.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2024 at 6:34 PM
"...but it was up to society and other countries to scrutinise behaviour." Well who is this 'scrutineering' society charged with disciplining errant states? #COP29 #climatechange #carbontrading www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#Māori protest march outside #NZ Parliament. #Indigenous resistance displays energy and creativity every step of the way.
November 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM
#Māori protest march outside #NZ Parliament. #Indigenous resistance displays energy and creativity every step of the way.
Photos from today's protest (colleagues attended, I was stuck in the office which if you know which office is very ironic ...)
November 19, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Photos from today's protest (colleagues attended, I was stuck in the office which if you know which office is very ironic ...)
Petition to support Māori Treaty rights our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
Stop the Treaty Principles Bill - TOITŪ TE TIRITI!!
UPDATE: 203,653 Signatures will be handed over at Parliament today! But you can still sign - we'll keep you updated about submissions opposing the Bill so we can turn this milestone petition into a la...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 18, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Petition to support Māori Treaty rights our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries removing Māori flags off passengers and checking them into luggage. Don't want 'movements' on boat offending passengers. Shame on you Bluebridge Ferry! #Maori #Indigenous resistance
November 18, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries removing Māori flags off passengers and checking them into luggage. Don't want 'movements' on boat offending passengers. Shame on you Bluebridge Ferry! #Maori #Indigenous resistance
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Looking for research on post-disaster pro-social/altruistic behavior, i.e. studies that examine whether people act more altruistic in the aftermath of natural disasters, and what influences whether they do or not.
Any tips, links or references?
Any tips, links or references?
November 18, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Looking for research on post-disaster pro-social/altruistic behavior, i.e. studies that examine whether people act more altruistic in the aftermath of natural disasters, and what influences whether they do or not.
Any tips, links or references?
Any tips, links or references?
www.nadineannehura.com/why-is-this-... For those interested in #Maori and #Indigenous resistance #haka
Why is this haka so utterly addictive that even people who don't understand its significance cannot stop watching?
Behaviour in keeping with "good taste and propriety" is not the reason this video has been viewed over 10 million times.
www.nadineannehura.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:47 PM
www.nadineannehura.com/why-is-this-... For those interested in #Maori and #Indigenous resistance #haka
Ok, I want to see this stuff for #IndigenousDRR communities ... Awesome interface.
November 16, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Ok, I want to see this stuff for #IndigenousDRR communities ... Awesome interface.