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It's a genocide www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it

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PRESS RELEASE The Regulatory Standards Bill - a dream wish-list of the ACT Party's far-right principles - passed its first reading in Parliament today. The Bill priortises corporate interests over people, nature, and Te Tiriti. #ClimateCrisis #nzpol www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

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Have you tried the Wiki List tool? Here's the third and last of my series of video explainers of tools related to making lists from #Wikidata and #Wikipedia. youtu.be/FHhvcvvFPsA

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It's rampaging through the Cromwell high school

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Voila.

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🫡 Co-leader of NZ Greens in Aotearoa, Chlöe Swarbrick, 22 May 2025 💚 "WE CHOSE" #AotearoaCanChoose #nzpol

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INFURIATING taking money off underpaid women and unemployed teenagers to subsidise parents who could SIMPLY NOT CHOOSE TO SEND THEIR KID TO A SCHOOL THEY CAN'T AFFORD* *I don't think private schools should exist let alone be subsidised by the rest of us

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This Thursday: Join Wikipedian at Large Dr Mike Dickison to learn about how Wikipedia, one of the most visited websites in the world, provides a useful platform for facts and information that back your message up. 7–8pm, Thursday 22 May Sign up here ➡️ wikipedia-for-activists-may-2025.lilregie.com

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Regulatory Standards Bill, first reading tonite, Wed 22 May 2025. Then the #RSB goes to the Finance & Expenditure Committee (see next post). @greenpeace.org.nz making sure WE READY ✊ #SubmissionSeason2 More info www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/the-regulatory-standards-bill-david-seymour-power-grab

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83% of NZers want to live in a functioning country it turns out ❤️

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Imagine how viscerally disgusted you would be if you'd read that the Nazis killed 14 000 babies in 48hrs in their concentration camps. It doesn't matter who is perpetrating the genocide, it's still genocide.

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"Covid is over. We have the tools" First they took away masks Then they took away tests They stopped distancing They stalled on clean air They stopped tracking data They stopped research Now they are limiting vaccines

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Wake up babe, new swag just dropped (It’s Wikiwashi tape which you’ve never heard of cos I just invented it as part of my Wikifying a Conference project) #Wikipedia #Wikidata #Wikicommons

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psst @pigsonthewing.org.uk you see this? 😁 Altmetric did a thing...

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Had to read a very long way down this article to find the word privacy. Because you cannot have this shit and have any privacy (nor the people around you).

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Well I am now! That’s brilliant thank you so much for adding support for it! 😍

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Using Petscan to create lists from #Wikipedia and #Wikidata youtu.be/CBCgyF-WAP4

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I would have paid so much for a book like this somewhere around 12 years ago! Food aversions and neophobia and strong textural preferences can make family meals very difficult. And written by an Autistic professional chef!

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I just registered for Wikidata and Sister Projects, an event held online over 4 days later this month. Many sessions will be recorded. I see @thneed.bsky.social among the speakers. Who is going to join me? @wmau.bsky.social @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:W...

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New Zealand's only oat mill has submitted against a proposed hundredfold increase to the maximum limit of glyphosate in grains.

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The Speaker is demonstrating why his office, and Parliament more broadly needs to be made subject to the OIA. A refusal to give reasons for shutting Parliament’s public gallery is an affront to democratic accountability and public participation.

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600,000 people got on trains, buses to London to protest against the genocide in Palestine today & it wasn’t even on the news. Such is the power of money, it controls everything & everybody, it’s cost, life itself. Therein the answer, get rid of money in favour of equality & life

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On Thursday I’m running a workshop on how activists can work strategically with Wikipedia and open platforms to get facts in front of the public. But here’s a sneak preview of one issue I come up against all the time: photo names. wikipedia-for-activists-may-2025.lilregie.com

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#PRESSRELEASE ⬇️⬇️ The first commercial shallow seabed mining operation in the world approved right here in Aotearoa. No transparency. No public input. No consent from tangata whenua. We need to make this a #OneTermGovt Because their legacy shouldn’t become ours. @whaeadeb.bsky.social #NZPol

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PRESS RELEASE Wannabe seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources’ Fast-Track application has now been accepted for the next stage by the Environmental Protection Authority, a process Greenpeace slams for being anti-democratic. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

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Singapore: A rise in COVID cases has led businesses to revive COVID contingency plans. Restaurants and transport firms are hiring part-time staff, enhancing cleaning, and giving protective gear. A seafood restaurant in Punggol faced a staff crunch after 2 chefs tested positive before Mother’s Day.

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Pet parrots were taught to do video calls, and it was a hit. The birds not only made friends with each other, and selected who they wanted to call and when, but also picked up new skills from fellow parrots. Good enrichment option for improving captive parrot welfare. 🧪🦜 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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NZ Civil Defence ... The nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert system is happening on Sunday, 25 May, between 6-7pm The alert will be broadcast to over 5.5 million phones. If your phone is turned on, capable, and has up-to-date software, you should receive the alert #Aotearoa #NewZealand

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The Greens ask the daring question, "What if things could be better?" and "What if $11 billion went into public transport in our three biggest cities, instead of drones and weapons?" and "What if corporation tax was at the average level over the last 34 years?" and will be punished for doing so.

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